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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state
Professionals in Lagos Stand up for Ambode
byPremium Times
A coalition of professionals, civil society advocacy groups, artisans and market people has come together to lend support to sustained excellence in governance in Lagos State.
According to Jide Ayobolu, Chairman, Editorial Board, Enterprise Africa Magazine, who spoke on behalf of the group, "We Stand for Lagos", after a meeting on Saturday January 31, the collective was formed to champion informed and issues-based dialogue/conversation in Nigeria, and – importantly – Lagos State, particularly at this period of the jostle for political offices in the country.
This, he said, is targeted towards a repositioning of issues at the heart of our electoral competitive process and political choice, and as a way of encouraging Nigerians to speak wisely with their votes in the effort to enthrone quality leadership in the polity.
The coalition claims to have thoughtfully come to the decision to stand up for and endorse Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, due to the fact that "people might be swayed to vote for the wrong reasons", as put by Ayobolu.
Hence, "We Stand for Lagos" " has decided to assist many other Lagosians in making evidence-based choice, and realizing that our commonwealth is best protected and collective welfare best guaranteed by a tradition of truly tested and trusted leadership. As such, our decision is to speak up and defend what we are convinced is in the best interest of most stakeholders in Lagos State."
Furthermore, Jide Ayobolu pointed out that "good governance is not about having a wish-list or making hollow promises of what to expect when in office, which is just about sound bites that might not be feasible, but it is about understanding the system, and extending on it by executing plans that are well thought out within the ambit of available resources."
For him and the group, "Lagos needs a leader who knows his onion and will hit the ground running, not a person who will first waste time in understanding what the system truly entails before struggling to match his plans with the reality on the ground."
Equally, the group believes that effective leadership is not about showmanship or oration, otherwise comic merchants would have risen to statesmen.
Another member of the group, Nerus Ekezie, urged Lagosians to use their votes to wisely determine their fate, as their voters' cards are an instrument of ratifying the best possible choice and taking a stand on the direction of their future in the long run, and within the next four years, on the short haul.
He more so stressed his belief in the continuity of progressive governance, represented by APC in the State, as the best option for Africa's rainbow 'nation' and sixth largest economy.
In the words of the coalition, "We stand for a Lagos that has been growing steadily and progressively since the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999; a Lagos in which a succession of good administrations and leadership has tipped the human development index upwards, promoted an increase in jobs and livelihoods, offered opportunities and rewards for the keen and steadfast; and a Lagos that continues to guarantee the security, peace and well-being of its people, while advancing on their qualities-of-life and safeguarding their continuous prosperity."
Also the coalition's "vision is to see the deepening of a Lagos that truly works as a Centre of Excellence in all respects, and which keeps supporting the legitimate aspirations of people and businesses to the fullness of their potentials. And we are prepared to achieve this through partnership with all relevant stakeholders and institutions, for the continuous attainment of a Lagos hinged on good governance, accountability, effective leadership, service delivery, and equal opportunities for all."
Shina Loremikan, a member of the "We Stand for Lagos" collective, describes the group's support for Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the APC noting that, "by their fruits are they known. He is part of those who enabled the progressive template of government that has taken Lagos this far, as a seasoned and entrusted erstwhile Accountant General of the State."
"We Stand for Lagos"' resolution to support the continuity of APC administrations in Lagos is borne of its observation of good governance at close quarters, because "if 16 years of governance have taken Lagos out of the rot and woods of three decades to become one of the six largest and steadily growing economies on the African continent, with a huge educated and skilled citizenry, one of the highest school completion rates in Nigeria, an expanding mean household income, as well as an enlarging middle class, in addition to many other positives, then we are convinced that the consolidation of this over another progressive governance cycle can only deepen the success story in a fundamental way."
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Year-Round Cheers for the Periodic Table @ Georgia Tech
By Laura Mast, Contributing Writer
A unique treat awaits fans at the Yellow Jackets' Jan. 22 men's basketball home game. The Georgia Tech team will battle Notre Dame's Fighting Irish for the hoops amid element cards, games, and prizes to celebrate 2019, the International Year of the Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements.
Born 150 years ago, the periodic table is one of the most important and recognizable tools of science. To celebrate the table's staying power, the United Nations proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements.
At Georgia Tech, the College of Sciences is leading an all-year-round celebration, #IYPT2019GT. It has partnered with other units to engage students, faculty, and staff in reconnecting with the periodic table, through athletics, art, and academics.
Kicking off the celebration is "The Periodic Table at Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame" men's basketball match on Jan. 22. Partnering with Georgia Tech Athletics, the College of Sciences will bring #IYPT2019GT to McCamish Pavilion. Fans will have a chance to play games with the periodic table and element cards featuring the Yellow Jackets basketball team and Georgia Tech researchers. Prizes await lucky winners.
"This kick-off event for Georgia Tech's year-long celebration of the periodic table is a great opportunity to bring chemistry to the public's attention and to illustrate its relevance to all of us – scientists, sports fans, and athletes," says David Collard, the College of Sciences' interim dean.
"Georgia Tech Athletics is proud to partner with the College of Sciences to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the periodic table of elements," Director Todd Stansbury says. "Such a collaboration is uniquely 'Georgia Tech,' as we offer our student-athletes the opportunity to compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics, while they receive an education at one of the nation's leading research universities. We celebrate this combination, as it has proven to produce young people who change the world."
Brief History of the Periodic Table
Using a set of notecards à la classic card game solitaire, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev sorted and resorted the cards, each representing one element, trying to find a pattern using the elements' weights and properties. He cracked the code after several sleepless days.
For decades before Mendeleev, scientists had been searching for patterns in the elements. Many other arrangements had been proposed, including one cylindrical design. Mendeleev succeeded where others failed – his table correctly placed more elements than any other.
Critically, too, Mendeleev's table left gaps for elements yet to be discovered. His table included just over 50 elements, and it wasn't imminently clear: Were there more elements? How many?
As we now know, many more elements came to light. Thanks to those empty spaces, Mendeleev's powerful theoretical tool predicted newcomers with startling success. His spot-on predictions of hypothetical elements' basic properties – atomic mass, atomic number, and reactivity – guided researchers into discovering new elements.
Major changes to Mendeleev's design occurred as more elements were discovered. For example, the discovery of the noble gases in the 1890s led to the addition of an entirely new column (also called a group). The lanthanides and actinides, those two rows (or periods) at the bottom, were placed below the existing table to retain its basic shape. The periodic table is still being updated to this day: elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 were added in November 2016.
#IYPT2019GT Activities and Events
Every week, the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry will highlight two elements in social media through videos and haikus. And every month, a student, faculty, or staff will expound on a favorite element in a short video.
The periodic table and chemical elements will be a topic in Georgia Tech's GT 1000 and various Writing & Communication courses. Classes in the School of Music and the School of Industrial Design will use the periodic table as inspiration for projects. The 2019 Clough Art Crawl will have a special section and prizes for submissions inspired by the periodic table or chemical elements.
In February, the Frontiers in Science Lecture Series on the periodic table will commence. Lectures will explore topics from the origin of the chemical elements to the economic, societal, and geopolitical consequences of elements yet undiscovered or in scarce supply. Among the lecturers is bestselling author Sam Kean. His book "The Disappearing Spoon" reveals the periodic table as a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession.
Here is a partial list of events. Full information is available at periodictable.gatech.edu.
January 22 The Periodic Table at Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame. Go Yellow Jackets!
Frontiers in Science: How the Universe Made the Elements
Water, in Three Movements, Georgia Tech Laptop Orchestra, School of Music
Frontiers in Science: Celebrating Silicon: Its Success, Hidden History, and Next Act
Periodic Table and the Chemical Elements in Clough Art Crawl
Periodic Table and the Chemical Elements in Atlanta Science Festival Expo
Frontiers in Science: Mathematical Mysteries of the Periodic Table
Frontiers in Science: The Periodic Table: A Treasure Trove of Passion, Adventure, Betrayal, and Obsession
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Frontiers in Science, The Geopolitics of the Rare and Not-So-Rare Elements
Periodic Table Celebration Exhibit
Keep up with #IYPT2019GT by checking periodictable.gatech.edu periodically. Follow the College of Sciences on Facebook and Twitter. We look forward to celebrating #IYPT2019GT with you!

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FODO Scotland announces new Chair and Vice-Chair
Hal Rollason has announced he will be retiring as Chair of FODO Scotland in the New Year after playing a leading role in the organisation for more than 18 years. Two people succeed him. Kathryn Trimmer of Duncan & Todd steps in as FODO Scotland Chair while Stuart Laird of ASDA takes up a new role of Vice-Chair.
Kathryn has worked for both independent and multiple practices, supervised pre-registration optometrists, held senior professional management roles and has been an active part of Optometry Scotland Executive and Council in previous roles. Today she is a lead clinician at Duncan and Todd Group, Council Member at the College of Optometrists, and Grampian AOC Chair.
Kathryn said: "It will be hard to step into Hal's shoes, but Stuart and I will give it our best shot. Working with FODO Scotland and Optometry Scotland members is always beneficial for patients and the profession and I am looking forward to that very much. Having chaired an AOC, I also know the importance of AOCs and their links with health boards in what we do. I will try, as FODO Scotland Chair, to work closely with and through them to take us all to the next level of eye care in Scotland."
After graduating from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2009, Stuart has worked as a locum and resident optometrist. Today he is a Glasgow AOC committee member and Optometry Compliance Manager at ASDA Opticians.
Stuart said: "I always enjoy FODO Scotland meetings and am looking forward very much to supporting Kathryn and working more closely with FODO Scotland and Optometry Scotland colleagues in this new role."
Commenting on the appointments, Hal said: "I am delighted to be handing over to Kathryn and Stuart, two excellent clinicians, managers and leaders with a wealth of experience. I wish them every success in the roles they are taking on."
Kathryn will also become FODO Scotland's representative on the OS executive committee, and Stuart as Vice-Chair will step into FODO Scotland's seat on the OS Council.


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IPL 2020: Who did Steve Smith blame, as RR's lose to KKR ends their run for playoffs
First Published Nov 2, 2020, 1:40 PM IST
Rajasthan Royals suffered their eighth loss of the season in 14 games, as they have unfortunately managed to finish at the bottom of the table. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders scripted their seventh win in the same number of matches as RR, as they leapfrog to the fourth spot from eighth.
Former champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) could not capitalise on their two-match winning streak, as they succumbed to their eighth loss of the season. They were drubbed by 60 runs, by fellow former champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), on Sunday, as the loss pushed them down to the bottom of the table.
Match summary: Winning the toss, RR skipper Steve Smith elected to bowl first. However, the decision backfired, as KKR batsmen were relentless in their approach. It was skipper Eoin Morgan's unbeaten knock of 68, along with Shubman Gill's 36 and Rahul Tripathi's 39, as KKR raced to a challenging total of 191/7. In reply, Pat Cummins' terrific spell of 4/34 was enough to derail RR's approach, as KKR won by 60 runs.
As RR are out of the race for playoffs, Smith was naturally disappointed with the loss, while he blamed his batsmen for not stepping up to the occasion. "I thought it was around a 180 wicket. There was a bit of dew. Losing four in the Powerplay, it was always going to be tough from there. Cummins bowled nice lengths, made us play some good shots. We got off to a flier, but then, we lost wickets in a clump. Unfortunate way to end," he said after the match.
"We started off really well, won the last two before this one. In the middle, we lost our way. Our batters, the top four or five, didn't take responsibility perhaps. A couple of real positives. Jofra has been exceptional pretty much every game. Tewatia, obviously, has pulled a few out of the hat throughout the tournament. He has bowled exceptionally well throughout the tournament. Not enough support for them," added Smith.
Meanwhile, KKR skipper Eoin Morgan was watchful of the net run-rate (NRR), as he gave credit to Pat Cummins' four-wicket haul, that set the pace. "Pat set the tone early on. Winning the game was about taking wickets, especially early. RR are a side that are top-heavy, and you need to get them early. Having that aggressive mindset was important for us. Yes, I was aware of the numbers (about net run rate), but you need to first get yourself into a winning position. I don't think we could have done anything more today. So, whatever happens from here, is up to the Gods," he said.
Consequently, Cummins was delighted with his performance, as it earned him the Man of the Match award. "A lot goes through your mind. First few balls weren't great. As long as you go back to bowling your best balls, it's alright. Top of off is always that area for me, there was a bit early in there with the new ball. So, I was trying to get as many in there as I can. Not really, don't think I expected to get all wickets like that," he said.
"Some days you bowl well and don't get luck, some days you get a bit of luck as well. Today, everything fell into place. I guess early on in the season, I put a lot of pressure on myself. As the tournament has gone on, I've got better and better. You're always learning," added Cummins.
KKR fans were also delighted to see big-hitter Andre Russell back in action, who had missed out the past few games owing to a Grade II hamstring tear. "It's a good feeling to be back on the field. It's been a tough two weeks doing rehab three times a day, was a bit painful. But I'm happy that I'm back. It's a grade two hamstring tear, which usually takes eight weeks to heal. The scan was very ugly. With KKR physio and doctors around me, it helped," said Russell.
"I was bowling a few walk upon balls before the game tonight, and it felt good. When it (hamstring) is feeling good, that's when it's healing, and I don't want to disturb the healing process. We have a good bowling (attack), so I can chip in with the yorkers at the backend, but for now, I'm going to take one game at a time," Russell concluded.
KKR might have lept frog to the fourth spot from the bottom place. But, they could still miss out, as their only hope now is for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to lose their final tie against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) on Tuesday, since the former have a better NRR. Also, if either of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) or Delhi Capitals (DC) lose by a significant margin during their clash on Monday, it would aid KKR.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, keen to restrain rising food inflation, took steps in its national budget on Monday to spruce up fresh food distribution systems by building cold storage facilities and making more loans available to farmers.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is struggling to rein in food inflation that hit a one-year high in December, said cold storage chains would be given infrastructure status, giving them tax benefits to drive construction of new facilities.
Industry officials welcomed the step.
"The move will certainly bring private investment into the sector," said Patit Paban De, an official of the northern region of the Federation of Cold Storage Associations Of India.
State-run agencies own more than a third of India's cold storage and warehousing capacity of about 60 million tonnes, and there is shortfall of about 32 million tonnes, industry officials said.
"In the warehousing and cold storage business the gestation period is lengthy and the profit margins are small," said Sanjay Kaul, chief executive of National Collateral Management Services Limited (NCMSL), which aims to invest 4 billion rupees to set up 800,000 tonnes of storage capacity in the next 24 months.
"After getting infrastructure status, the business will get tax benefits and will attract private investment," he added.
As much as 40 percent of India's fruit and vegetable production goes to waste because of inefficient networks and a lack of cold storage facilities, with much produce still sold on flat-bottomed carts by smallholders, even in the heart of its large cities, like the capital Delhi.
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The farm sector is likely to grow at 5.4 percent in the financial year to March 2011.
Mukherjee said he wanted loans to the sector to increase to 4.75 trillion rupees in 2011/12 from 3.75 trillion a year ago and said the government would raise the subsidy on cheaper farm loans to 3 percent from 2 percent.
The minister said a food subsidy was expected to run to 605.7 billion rupees in the next financial year, marginally lower than the 606 billion figure for 2010/11.
Government compensates state-run procurement firms such as Food Corp of India for buying staple grains such as rice and wheat from local farmers to supply to the poor at subsidised rates.
The budget estimates India's 2011/12 fertiliser subsidy at 500 billion rupees, down from 550 billion a year earlier.
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In an interview to Reuters in January, Food Secretary Prabeer Kumar Basu said India's palm oil output should surge in five years to 4 million tonnes from about 60,000 currently as the government encouraged largescale oil palm cultivation.
Mukherjee, who began his budget speech by expressing concern over high food prices, said his government would spend 4 billion rupees to usher in a green revolution in the country's eastern rice-growing areas.
He also allocated 3 billion rupees each to promote cultivation of pulses, cereals and vegetables in a bid to cut import dependency.
The budget has cut basic customs duty on micro irrigation equipment by 2.5 percent to 5 percent to promote dryland farming.


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Nick Gentile - mafioso
Sicilian mobster defied code of silence by publishing memoirs
Nick Gentile was
rarely photographed
The mafioso Nicola Gentile, known in the United States as Nick, who became notorious for publishing a book of memoirs that revealed the inner workings of the American Mafia as well as secrets of the Sicilian underworld, was born on this day in 1885 in Siculiana, a small town on the south coast of the Sicily, in the province of Agrigento.
Gentile's book, Vita di Capomafia, which he wrote in conjunction with a journalist, was published in 1963 and provided much assistance to the American authorities in their fight against organized crime.
As a result Gentile was sentenced to death by the mafia council in Sicily for having broken the code of omertà, a vow of silence to which all mafiosi are expected to adhere to protect their criminal activities. Siculiana, in fact, was a mafia stronghold, where the code was usually enforced with particular rigour.
Yet the mobsters from the city of Catania who were tasked with carrying out the sentence declined to do so, for reasons that have not been explained. In the event, Gentile died in Siculiana in 1966 of natural causes, having spent his last years as an old, sick man who appeared to have very little money and was kept alive by the kindliness of neighbours.
The file the American FBI kept on Gentile's
criminal activity and personal details
The book was also a source of embarrassment for the American government, revealing how US forces collaborated with criminals across Sicily to help facilitate the invasion of the island in 1943 and the subsequent push up the Italian peninsula, helping the Sicilian Mafia rebuild after the damage it suffered during the Fascist era.
Gentile - known in his home country as 'Zio' or 'Zu Cola' (Uncle Nicola) - went to America as an illegal immigrant at the age of 19, having been invited there by a small crime clan made up of Sicilians from Siculiana, acting in New York as well as Philadelphia and Kansas City.
He developed a reputation for being able to mediate in disagreements between rival Mafia families and subsequently travelled regularly from state to state as a peacemaker, while at the same time capitalising on the respect he gained from others by forming strategic alliances.
In the 1920s. Gentile was the head of criminal smuggling cartels plus the mafia families of Kansas City, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Gentile returned frequently to Sicily, sometimes to visit relatives, at other times to escape his enemies and the law. Ultimately, his criminal activities in America were based in New York, where he became involved with narcotics operations headed by Charles 'Lucky' Luciano.
He returned to Sicily permanently after being arrested in New Orleans in 1937 on drug charges, fleeing the country on $15,000 bail.
Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an associate of Gentile
both in the United States and in Sicily
Gentile then rose to a top-level position in the Sicilian Mafia and was one of the mob figures who collaborated with the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943, helping the military set up a new civil administration in return for being appointed to prominent positions in local government.
He became involved with a Sicilian separatist movement and claimed to have been approached by a US special agent to rally support for the monarchy in the referendum on June 2, 1946.
When Lucky Luciano was extradited to Italy in 1946, he also is said to have been a collaborator with the US military. In Sicily he was again able to team up with Gentile and questions have been raised since over how he and Gentile had the freedom to organise drug trafficking routes to the US.
Quite why, in 1963, Gentile decided to write his memoirs, with the help of Italian journalist Felice Chilanti, is not clear. In describing the internal organization of the Mafia, or l'onorata società - the Honoured Society - as Gentile called it, he ignored the code of omertà in a way not seen until the pentito Tommaso Buscetta began to reveal secrets more than 20 years later.
Ultimately, the American law enforcement agencies used the detail in Gentile's book to corroborate the evidence of another repentant mobster, Joe Valachi, who told them that Gentile's descriptions were accurate.
The marina area at Siculiana is part of an unspoilt stretch
of Sicilian coastline in the southeast of the island
Siculiana, a town thought to have Greek and Arab roots, is situated on the south-facing coast of the island, about 24km (15 miles) from Agrigento. The Chiaramonte family built a castle, parts of which are still visible, on the ruins of an Arab fortress that was destroyed in 1087 during the conquest of Sicily by the Normans. A 13km (8 miles) stretch of unspoilt coastline northwest of Siculiana is now a protected nature reserve.
A view across the port of Porto Empedocle, where
Andrea Camilleri based his Montalbano novels
Only 13km (8 miles) from Siculiana along the coast in the other direction, on the way to Agrigento, is Porto Empedocle, the birthplace of the author Andrea Camilleri and the port town on which he based Vigàta, the fictional home of his famous detective, Inspector Montalbano. Camilleri's Montalbano books have become international best-sellers, with many of them turned into episodes of the crime drama TV series starring Luca Zingaretti as Montalbano. Many scenes from the TV series were filmed around Porto Empedocle, which has now changed its name to Porto Empedocle Vigàta to encourage Camilleri fans to visit the area.
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Since the late 1950s, some ethicists have been advocating a revival of an Aristotelian approach to ethics, an approach called 'neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics.' This course will consist of an examination of themes in Aristotle's ethics in light of the contemporary revival of virtue ethics. We will get up to speed with Aristotle through reading (parts of) the Nicomachean Ethics, and, for each book, we will look at contemporary literature that explicates and debates issues in contemporary ethics related to that book. Some issues addressed will include: can we ground ethics in a conception of human happiness or well-being? Can we revive an Aristotelian approach to ethics given that contemporary biology seems to contradict the possibility of the appeal to human nature that appears to ground Aristotle's ethics? In addition to Aristotle, we will read contemporary works by Rosalind Hursthouse, John McDowell, Bernard Williams, Martha Nussbaum, and many others.


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Mr. Sun is the founder of the firm. His philosophy is that, in business, law is an instrument to accomplish clients' business goals. Commercial lawyers should always focus on the overall picture and adopt a problem solving approach to their practice. Every decision should be constantly re-evaluated in line with clients' ULTIMATE OBJECTIVES.
Mr. Sun also believes that quick turnaround time and high quality of service are prerequisites for a lasting lawyer-client relationship. He spearheads the set up of standard and control over RESPONSE-TIME and SERVICE QUALITY in the firm's entire practice.


The order effectively puts Cambodia's entire internet-using population under surveillance and co-opts the private sector to do so. All Internet Service Providers are now obliged to "install software programs and equip internet surveillance tools to easily filter and block any social media accounts or pages" deemed illegal. Internet users could be eavesdropped on at the government's behest by the very services they are paying for. Following the enactment of the 2015 Law on Telecommunications, rights groups warned that the new law could form the basis for suppression of online expression. This order empowers the authorities to put that into practice.


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Erich Fried (1921-1988), one of the foremost German poets in the post-War era, was born into a Jewish family in Vienna. After killing of his father by Gestapo, he had to flee from Austria and took refuge in England where he spent rest of his life sticking to and writing in his mother tongue; German.
I am the ashes
of my flames
whose firewood
I became
which knocked me to pieces
as I was an ax
by my hands
which burned me
untill I searched
in my ashes
( Ashes)
Erich Fried had been associated with BBC as a political commentator. He translated from English into German; rendered Shakespeare into German, he wrote essays, but he is primarily known by his poems that are terse, epigrammatic and have a certain playfulness of language about them.
Don't doubt of
who's saying
he has fear
but be fear
he's without a doubt
(Fear & Doubt)
Erich Fried tried his hand at composing poetry in English too, but such efforts leave a lot to be desired.
In the closing years of his life he regained his Austrian nationality, but also retained his British citizenship and continued to live in England. He died in Baden-Baden, Germany and was buried in England.
A literary prize is named after him in his country of origin – Austria.


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To: USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
RETURN NORTH CAROLINA FARM UNJUSTLY SEIZED BACK TO BLACK FARMER
Gary Grant
We understand the entire process that Farmer Eddie Wise endured with Farm Services Agency was and continues to be highly problematic and a potential threat to small and Black farmers everywhere. We, the undersigned, thus demand:
1. Return Farmer Eddie Wise and Dorothy Wise's farm to them immediately.
2. Halt all proceedings around the auctioning of their farm (scheduled for April of this year).
3. Conduct a FULL independent investigation to uncover how Mr. Wise's case escalated so rapidly and so unjustly and investigate how Mr. Wise was forcibly removed.
4. Ensure that all measures are taken to protect small farmers so no other farmer will be treated as violently, inhumanely and unjustly as Mr. Wise.
We are very concerned what appears to be a glaring and very violent assault on small farmers, Black farmers, and the right to self-determination in this country, via the recent seizure of North Carolina Farmer Eddie Wise's land. On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, around 7:30 a.m., at least fourteen (14) Federal Marshals in full military gear with full-scale military guns drawn, along with several county sheriff officers, descended on the 106 acre farm in Nash County, NC, and forcibly escorted Eddie Wise and his wife, who was still in bed and suffers from a debilitating medical condition, out of their home and off the land that they have owned for more than 20 years.
Reportedly, farmer Eddie Wise had been working on his loan with Farm Service Agency (FSA) until Farm Services Agent Paula F. Nicholls and Mike Huskie took over his case. Not soon after, Mr. Wise's loan increased and sky rocketed to almost $60,000 more within only a month's span of time, thus lending to an escalated foreclosure process and, the seizure of property and an incredible number of subsequent questions and outrage from people all across the country.
Mr. Wise and his wife Dorothy have suffered the height of indignity and racist degradation. This process is highly problematic and we see this seizure as a major threat to family farms nationwide.
Not only did the Federal Marshals render Eddie and Dorothy immediately homeless and landless, they did not allow them to take any of their belongings except the clothes on their backs. They also insisted on "securing" every firearm legally owned by Mr. Wise. Mr. Wise was in fear of his life and the life of his wife. "I believe if I had shown one ounce of resistance, the Federal Marshals would have killed me. I actually believe that's what they came to do" said Mr. Wise, his eyes moist with tears.
Saving their land has been a long and exhaustive process for the Wise family. The ugliness of the one dimensional unfairness, racial characterization, and mental traps set for this family and thousands of other Black farmers by USDA, and a corrupt legal system, defy reason and logic. Black farmers are a racial minority and do not represent a large political power block, therefore they are unfairly treated like terrorized slave captives in their own country, a country they were vital in building.
MORE BACKGROUND ON FARMER EDDIE WISE:
1. In 1993 the Wises applied for a loan to purchase a 106-acre hog farm. Wise said that at first the FmHA (now FSA) County Loan Officer didn't let him know that the farm had been "earmarked for minority farmers." Then officials tried to reappraise the farm to increase the value, but the value actually dropped. Last, a White farmer who wanted the farm paid a Black woman to apply for him. She was one of the final two applicants whose names were drawn from a hat. "We won the draw," Wise said.
Wise continued to face resistance from the county loan office, which is now demanding that he provide a production history going back five years and a production plan for the new farm.
2. Eddie and Dorothy Wise raise hogs on 106 acres near Whitakers, in east-central North Carolina. Eddie is a fourth-generation hog farmer but the first to own a farm; his father and grandfather were sharecroppers. During a 20 plus career in the military, and as an ROTC instructor at Howard and Georgetown Universities, Eddie raised hogs in his spare time. It was his dream to return home to North Carolina and farm full-time. When he retired from the Army in 1991 at the age of 48, that's what he set out to do. Dorothy Wise grew up in Washington, D.C., but she too hoped to one day live on a farm. When she and Eddie met at Howard University in the 1980s and she discovered he was a farmer, it seemed that her wish had come true.
Still, it took the Wises five years, until 1996, to secure the loans they needed to buy their farm. They were repeatedly turned down by local government loan officers who, the Wises are convinced, did not want African-American farmers to succeed. It was only through determined effort and much research and legwork that the Wises were able to receive the financial help for which they qualified.
Prior to them being ordered off their property, the Wises had 250 hogs, which they raised from birth and would sell to a black-owned pork processor in the area. Eddie's lean pork, raised without hormones or antibiotics, is sold at a premium in area supermarkets. Finding such a market niche is the only way the Wises can compete with the much-larger farms that mass-produce hogs for the large meatpacking companies.
For the last 40 years American Black farmers have lived a hellish nightmare deliberately orchestrated by the USDA and its local Farmers Home Administration (FmHA – now the Farm Service Agency, FSA) offices to confiscate Black-owned land and homes. A review of the now historic Pigford v. Glickman Class Action by Black farmers will help one to understand the extremely vicious attack against black farmers and the USDA's own Civil Rights Action Team report, (CRAT February 1997). (For details on the Black Farmers Class Action, See https://www.blackfarmercase.com/Background.aspx or http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/pigfordmonitor/index.htm).
We demand a full investigation, a halt to all land seizure and illegitimate farm sales and to return Eddie and Dorothy Wise's farm and property to them immediately.
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How Conservative MEPs can stop the EU Parliament breaking its own legal rules.
It's easy to forget while the UK Government is engaged in fulfilling the democratic will of the British people – removing us from the European Union – our representative MEPs in Brussels continue to have a seat at the table when and where decisions are made. There are 73 British MEPs sitting in the EU Parliament. These MEPs still vote on decisions that affect our daily lives.They continue to have an essential vote on issues dear to the hearts of Eurocrats and federalists alike. Although, the EU Parliament may be going too far in what it is proposing in the coming weeks.
The EU Parliament is proposing to break it's own legal rules in pursuit of far-reaching energy legislation. Conservative MEPs, through the ECR Group, have an opportunity to either support, or oppose, this proposed rule-breaking. What will they choose to do? Consider their options.
Will they support the Renewable Energy Directive (known as RED)? RED sets targets, regulations, restrictions, bans, and provides many other types of interference in energy policies across all 28 EU countries. Essentially it provides more red tape for UK businesses. It legislates renewable energy levels by 2020 and 2030. The goals that are set have wide-reaching implications as key energy legislation is being used to treat all member states equally. Yet, Malta barely uses renewable energy at 10% compared to almost 50% produced in Sweden. The disparity is huge. Once again it appears that legislation and the implications for member states are not being thoroughly thought through. It also suggests that those unable to comply by the specified deadlines may face penalties or fines.
If MEPS reject RED, as they should do, they will arguably strengthen the hand of Theresa May during ongoing Brexit negotiations. The idea of increasing the amount of renewable energy member states use is a noble one. Much akin to integration of the eurozone members and Pesco members. Yet, repeatedly the same mistakes are being made. The disparity between North and South in the EU is ever present.
Of the 2 options acceptance will provide the EU Parliament an olive branch on yet another piece of policy AGAINST the interests of the UK and others. Approval from Conservative MEPs including the UK would be a disaster for our government during Brexit negotiations. It would inadvertently strengthen the hand of Brussels and provide yet another form of legislation that would need to be integrated or rejected by the Houses of Parliament post-Brexit. The EU Parliament would just have to indicate UK MEPs supporting such widespread policy to further undermine the position of our Prime Minister. It would also provide plenty of ammunition to those who evidently oppose Brexit. It may be argued that in supporting the EU on such a draconian policy would contravene the Brexit vote and put many of our MEPs in conflict with their voters.
Proponents of the RED aim to bring the vote forward to January 2018. Simply put, they are ramming it through the EU Parliament before opposition can be raised against it. Yet, it was originally up for a vote by MEPs in February 2018. The main problem is that the EU Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee has not pronounced on the legality of RED under existing EU's Treaties. The Chairman of the Parliament's Industry Committee has written to other senior MEPs warning them that this legal opinion is key to any vote.
It is crucial therefore that UK MEPs do not support RED until that legal judgement is made. For the EU Parliament to vote on legislation that does not adhere to its own rules would be self-defeating. It could be seen as hypocrisy. Why should member states like Poland and Hungary adhere to EU law when the EU Parliament itself fails to do so?
The proponents of this massive piece of energy legislation simply don't care. They are pushing ahead for a vote on January 17th 2018. They are doing so without the legal affirmation from the proper Committee, and without a properly assessed Legal Base. Political differences are to be expected. They are normal: but surely we can agree to live by the rule of EU law? Apparently not in Brussels.
Historically the EU legislature has created pillars of law to secure external borders, domestic markets and most aspects of our working lives. As the leading political party within the ECR Group, the Conservatives may remind the EU Parliament of the consequences of such a vote on members who have troubled economies and are struggling to meet the requirements of other legislation. We do not wish to see our European allies suffer via yet another ill-thought out piece of rushed legislation.
Conservatives have a powerful seat on all Parliament decision-making bodies, including the Conference of Presidents. Such a position is an opportunity to make a stand for the rule of law, and to stop the crass and politically-motivated rush to vote on a massive piece of legislation without due consideration. This needs proper legal scrutiny. It also requires proper Parliamentary scrutiny as well. The EU Parliament is not adhering to ECJ procedures and Tory MEPs must ensure it does.
The fact that the UK is leaving the EU doesn't mean we stop paying attention to what it does. Nor does it suggest our MEPs are all demob happy and lacking sound judgement on this issue. Tory MEPs must continue to stand up for the UK. They must oppose EU Parliamentary over-reaching wherever and whenever they find it. Not giving RED a green light is a good place to start.
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IU Kelley students wrap up a remarkable string of victories in case competitions around the world
'We have proven that we can compete with anyone'
By George Vlahakis
Noel D'Souza, center with glasses, a student at the University of Auckland, welcomes, from left, IU Kelley School students Michael Kokot, Rachel Sun, Caroline Cronin and Michael Liu and undergraduate program director Lukas Leftwich to the Champions Trophy Case Competition in New Zealand.
Each year, there are about 50 major business case competitions worldwide, where students apply their real-world grasp of business concepts under tremendous pressure. For those in Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, it's been a remarkable year, bringing home 13 top-six finishes and seven victories.
Case competitions are to business schools what moot court competitions are to law schools. They require teams of usually four students to review and analyze a business issue -- under a tight deadline -- and present their best solutions to judges in presentations.
The events usually bring together students from top schools across the nation and sometimes the world. In addition to prize money, students winning the contests receive attention from corporate recruiters looking for top talent and, of course, bring prestige to their schools.
Originally an element of the MBA experience, case competitions are viewed as crucial for a growing number of undergraduate business students.
"We are building an incredible reputation among business schools nationally and internationally, spreading word of our outstanding school, curriculum and students with each one of these competitions," said Jeanette Heidewald, a senior lecturer of business communication, who coached Kelley's winning team at the inaugural National Women's Case Competition in April at the University of Texas.
IU Kelley School students Jada Haynes, Jade Haynes and Siphiwe Muze, from left, won the Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Case Competition, qualifying them for the National Black MBA Association Case Competition this fall.
The win at the National Women's Case Competition by four Kelley School students -- Allie Newell, Caroline Cronin, Clare Wang and Vritti Sethi -- capped off an academic year in which students returned victoriously from similar contests in Hong Kong and Canada and against IU's rival, Purdue University.
Lukas Leftwich, director of Kelley's undergraduate program, noted the school's success in the breadth of disciplines and types of competitions. Many other schools only perform well in contests where they have a specialty.
"You watch our students and you see that they are ready to enter any industry," he said.
"Case competitions provide our students with a way to measure themselves against students from many of the top business schools in the world," added Joel Rubin, clinical professor of business law and ethics and director of the Undergraduate Consulting Workshop. "Over the past couple of years, we have proven that we can compete with anyone."
In 18 competitions this year, Kelley School students placed among the top teams 13 times. Rubin also serves as faculty coordinator and coached eight teams and "kibitzed" another team.
In October, students Michael Kokot, Rachael Yi Fan Sun, Man Hei Lui and Cronin traveled to Hong Kong for one of the most prestigious contests in business education, the Citi-HKUST International Case Competition. They not only finished first but also qualified to be one of just 12 teams to participate in the Champions Trophy Case Competition in Auckland, New Zealand, in late January and early February.
"We came in as perceived underdogs. We were a little too friendly and enthusiastic, so no one saw us as the formidable team to beat," Cronin, a graduating senior from Westfield, Indiana, told Poets & Quants. "But that's also why we work so well together; 'Mikey' is a whizz at financials, Michael keeps his cool under pressure and plays devil's advocate, and Rachael is an all-around star, but we never take ourselves too seriously.
"We went in well-prepared with plans to do our best, meet other teams and enjoy the beautiful city of Hong Kong," she added.
While the Kelley team did not emerge as one of the four finalists at the Champions Trophy Case Competition, the experience was invaluable to the students. In addition to exercising their analytical and communication skills on a range of scenarios, they got a taste of Kiwi culture. They spent a day at a Waiheke Island beach, bungee jumped off the Harbour Bridge, tried their hand at lawn bowling and visited where "The Hobbit" was filmed.
In February, three students -- Newell, Wang and Grace Hahn -- helped Kelley become the first school from the United States to win the CaseIT competition, hosted by Canada's Simon Fraser University, in its 14-year history.
Teams often reflected the Kelley School's emphasis on creating a more diverse enrollment, which includes more women and people from underrepresented groups. At left, Heidewald celebrates with the second-place winners at the Marshall International Case Competition at the University of Southern California. At top right is Kelley's second-place team at the National Diversity Case Competition, held at IU. At bottom right are the winners of the National Women's Case Competition at the University of Texas.
In October, the school came out victorious in the Kelley-Krannert Case Competition, held at IUPUI (the Kelley Indianapolis team came in second). No oaken bucket was on the line, but the competition was nearly as fierce as it is on the gridiron.
Another victory came in November in the Spanish division of Brigham Young University's Language Case Competition. Kelley's team of Martin Aguinis, Alex Roesch and Newell had to present and answer the judge's questions entirely in Spanish.
Kelley students also performed well at competitions designed to attract students from underrepresented populations.
In February, Kelley students Jade Haynes, Jada Haynes and Siphiwe Muze came in first at the Culverhouse Leadership Diversity Case Competition at the University of Alabama. As a result, they also will compete in September at the National Black MBA Association Case Competition in Philadelphia, which a Kelley team won in 2016.
In January, four freshmen -- Breana Owens, Nailah Owens-Johnson, Dorothy Vincent and Simone Watts -- represented Kelley at the National Diversity Case Competition, which the school hosts, finishing second among 34 teams.
When they didn't finish first, teams of Kelley students came in second at the Marshall International Case Competition at the University of Southern California and the National Undergraduate Supply Chain Case Competition at the University of Minnesota. They also came in third at the Diversity & Business Ethics Case Competition at the University of Colorado and sixth in two other events.
While the events require students to think fast on their feet, teams go through hours of preparation and planning beforehand.
"We spent many evenings together over these past months with planning meetings, team building, pizza nights and practice cases, including rounds of questions and mountains of feedback," Heidewald said of her team. "It was a real honor to spend time with these amazingly smart women at the conclusion of their Kelley undergraduate education (although Sethi is a junior) and at the beginning of their careers."
Participation in case competitions also represents a strong commitment by Kelley, as it requires resources to send students and faculty advisors to events in New York, Vancouver, New Orleans and elsewhere.
"It's such a great win for the four women on the team," Heidewald said, "but it is also a collective win for our school."
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Savage Sinusoid is the third album by Gautier Serre, under his alias Igorrr, released on Metal Blade Records on June 16, 2017.

Background
Igorrr signed with Metal Blade Records in early 2017.  The album was preceded by the singles "ieuD", "Opus Brain", and "Cheval".

Unlike previous albums, the album did not feature any samples. Travis Ryan from the band Cattle Decapitation guests on three tracks.

Serre cited Taraf de Haïdouks, Cannibal Corpse and Aphex Twin as inspiration for the album.

Critical reception

The album received critical acclaim.

Metal Injection, as well as giving it a perfect 10/10 score, named it the "Batshit Crazy Album of the Year". They concluded in their review, "Igorrr is a project with no boundaries, and the personal belief of creating the art one wants to. In a world where we argue from the mainstream radio to the underground scene, Igorrr is a breath of fresh air. Savage Sinusoid isn't just a breath of fresh air in musical technicality and emotion though, but an excellent reminder to just enjoy music." Additionally, they ranked the album 9th on their year end rankings of every album.

Allmusic stated " Serre's fusion of acoustic and electronic instruments is tighter and more refined than ever, and while Savage Sinusoid sounds unmistakably like an Igorrr album, he hasn't come close to sounding predictable yet."

Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer wrote, "Igorrr exist in a world where borders between genres are non-existent and anything is possible, albeit with a preference for being wildly unpredictable", and saw "much subtlety offsetting the shifts of pace and mood and some spellbinding moments of serene but subversive finesse", concluding: "If only more metal records were this barmy."

Track listing

Personnel

Igorrr
 Gautier Serre – music, recording, mixing, mastering

Additional musicians
 Laurent Lunoir – vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10)
 Laure Le Prunenec – soprano (2–8, 10, 11)
 Sylvain Bouvier – drums (1–4, 6–11)
 Katerina Chrobokova – harpsichord (2, 4, 8, 9)
 Erlend Caspersen – bass (2–4, 7–11)
 Travis Ryan – vocals (7, 8, 10)
 Morten Iversen – guitar (1), bass (1)
 Benjamin Violet – strings (4–7, 11)
 Pierre Mussi – accordion (3, 7)
 Antony Miranda – sitar (4), additional drums (4), surf guitar (2)
 Nils Cheville – classical guitar (3, 4, 6, 11)
 Yann Le Glaz – saxophone (3, 10)
 Benjamin Bardiaux – piano (11)
 Nicolas Seguin – piano (11)
 Adam Stacey – accordion (3)
 Pedrou Lacasa – mandolin (7), balkan vocals (7)
 Yasmina Barra – balkan vocals (7)
 Stuart Dickson – percussion (3)
 Aymeric Thomas – 8 bit sounds (3)
 Patrick – chicken (3)

Technical personnel
 Hervé Faivre – recording
 Metastazis – artwork

Charts

References

External links
Savage Sinusoid on Youtube (streamed copy where licensed)

Metal Blade Records albums
2017 albums
Igorrr albums


This is the last route between you and Stark Mountain. Even the wild Pokémon here will give you a hard time if your Pokémon aren't at least level 60 or higher. This is a great place to level up before you go to Stark Mountain if you feel that you're not tough enough.
Note: the fully evolved Pokémon (i.e. Rhydon, Weezing) are levels 54-56. However, the first form Pokémon (i.e. Gligar, Poliwag) are levels 20-23.
since he is immune to Electric moves like Thunderwave, he is hard to inflict with a status condition. You will risk a Grass Type Pokémon as Camerupt knows Fire moves. Your best bet is to either catch one at night with Dusk Balls, or use a Quick Ball at the very start of the battle and hope for the best.
Banette is easy to catch, but Ground-type moves aren't recommended.
There's a house much like the Old Lady's Rest Stop in R/S/E that will heal your Pokémon. Handy to do before heading off to Mount Stark.
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Q: Android - take Picture in Service I am trying to develop an app that would take picture when you light the screen.
I created different method to do so, and different logs. When I call the method supposed to take the picture : this is in a Service
public void photo() {
    try {
        cam.setPreviewDisplay(new SurfaceView(this).getHolder());
        cam.startPreview();
        cam.takePicture(null,null,new PhotoHandler());
        Log.i("photo","end");
    }catch(IOException e) {e.printStackTrace();}
}

In the logs, the "photo","end" is displayed but the logs I put in PhotoHandler are not.
I also have the "Camera" "app passed NULL Surface" log.
So I am asking you guys why is the picture not taken ? The PhotoHandler works fine, I tested it in a basic app.
Hope you'll help me !
EDIT : The camera is selected in the onCreate method of the service and gives no error.
EDIT : The problem was that my PhotoHandler wasn't called so camera.release() too. My photo() method looks like this now
public void photo() {
    Camera cam=null;
    try {
        cam=Camera.open(Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT);
        cam.setPreviewTexture(new SurfaceTexture(0));
        cam.startPreview();
        cam.takePicture(null,null,new PhotoHandler());
        cam.stopPreview();
        cam.release();
        Log.i("photo","end");
    }catch(IOException e) {e.printStackTrace();stopSelf();}
    catch(RuntimeException re {e.printStackTrace();stopSelf();}

Now, the problem is that the takePicture method is called when the service end, must be a thread problem I assume. But what is more bothering is that the takePicture method is not always called after the service end. And when the method is called, it's called once, whereas I light the screen more than one time during the life of the service.

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The Mumbai Indians lost more than half of their cricket matches last year during the 11th season of the Indian Premier League. It was a disappointing finish for one of the most successful teams in the history of the IPL: The Indians had previously racked up three league titles.
But while the results on the field lagged, 2018 was another banner year for Mukesh Ambani, who owns the Indians through his Reliance Industries. Ambani increased his net worth by $10 billion, to $50 billion, over the past 12 months, and it has more than doubled over the past two years. He is the 13th-richest person on the planet, the richest person in India and the richest sports team owner.
Ambani runs $60-billion-in-revenue oil and gas giant Reliance. The company was founded by Ambani's late father, Dhirubhai, in 1966 as a small textile manufacturer. The company expanded into oil and gas, refining, retail and telecom.
The company's Jio phone service has signed on 280 million customers by offering free domestic voice calls, dirt-cheap data services and virtually free smartphones. The firm's stock soared 35% over the last year, pushing Ambani's net worth up.
Ambani bucked the trend of many billionaires who took it on the chin this year, relatively speaking. By Forbes' latest count, there are 2,153 billionaires, with a combined net worth of $8.7 trillion. The total number of billionaires and their total wealth shrank for only the second time in the past 10 years. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos topped the annual Forbes billionaires list for the second straight year, with a current fortune of $131 billion.
The richest sports team owners fared slightly better than billionaires as a whole. The top 20 richest owners featured 13 rising fortunes, two static and five decliners. There are 58 billionaire owners of teams in major sports leagues around the world who are the majority shareholder or managing partner of a team. They collectively own 70 teams and are worth a combined $359 billion.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer remains the second-richest sports team owner in the world and the wealthiest owner of an American sports team. His net worth rose 7% to $41.2 billion during the past year. The longtime Microsoft CEO, who bought the Clippers in 2014, has kept most his shares in the software giant after retiring as CEO in 2014, and the strategy has paid off. Microsoft's stock has doubled over the past four years, and so has Ballmer's net worth.
Ballmer has ramped up his philanthropy since 2014, putting over $2 billion into a donor-advised fund, with a focus on lifting Americans out of poverty.
Red Bull billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz is the third-richest team owner, at $18.9 billion. In 1987, he cofounded the company behind the ubiquitous energy drink, which sold 6.8 billion cans last year. Mateschitz's current stake in the company is 49%.
Red Bull owns three sports teams, and all serve as marketing opportunities for the core business. The company owns the New York Red Bulls in MLS, as well as Formula One teams Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Toro Ross Honda.
Notable drop-offs from the rolls of billionaires in sports include Paul Allen, Richard Devos and Tom Benson. The three longtime sports owners, who cumulatively owned five NBA and NFL teams, all died over the past 12 months.
Newcomers to the richest sports team owners list include David Tepper and Robert Pera. Tepper, a hedge fund titan and longtime minority shareholder in the Pittsburgh Steelers, bought the Carolina Panthers from Jerry Richardson for $2.3 billion in July (Tepper still needs to divest his share in the Steelers per league rules). After Allen's death, Tepper is the NFL's richest NFL owner, at $11.6 billion, and the sixth-richest team owner in the world.
Pera originally bought the Memphis Grizzlies in 2012 with partners Stephen Kaplan and Daniel Straus. Pera bought out his two main partners last year in a deal that valued the club at $1.3 billion. The Grizzlies are headed for a second straight losing season, but Pera's net worth jumped 60%, to $6.9 billion, thanks to a surge in the stock price of the networking gear company he founded, Ubiquiti Networks.
Overall, there are 106 sports teams around the world worth at least $1 billion. Of course, not everyone in the owner's suite is a billionaire, as debt and minority ownership knock the numbers down.
The names below are based on the Forbes billionaires list, which does not include families or royal fortunes unless we can clearly see who owns the fortunes. This prevents Manchester City owner Sheik Mansour from making the cut.


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Genetic analysis of the human infective trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: chromosomal segregation, crossing over and the construction of a genetic map
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Trypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of human sleeping sickness and animal trypanosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and has been subdivided into three subspecies: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which cause sleeping sickness in humans and the non-human infective Trypanosoma brucei brucei. T.b.gambiense is the most clinically relevant sub-species, responsible for over 90% of all human disease. The genome sequence is now available and a Mendelian genetic system has been demonstrated in T. brucei, facilitating genetic analysis in this diploid protozoan parasite. As an essential step towards identifying loci that determine important traits in the human-infective subspecies, we report the construction of a high-resolution genetic map of the STIB 386 strain of T.b.gambiense.
The genetic map was determined using 119 microsatellite markers assigned to the 11 megabase chromosomes. The total genetic map length of the linkage groups was 733.1 centiMorgans covering a physical distance of 17.9 Megabases with an average map unit size of 24 Kilobases per centiMorgan. Forty-seven markers in this map were also used in a genetic map of the non-human infective T.b.brucei subspecies permitting comparison of the two maps and showing that synteny is conserved between the two subspecies.
The genetic linkage map presented here is the first available for the human-infective trypanosome, T.b.gambiense. In combination with the genome sequence, this opens up the possibility of using genetic analysis to identify the loci responsible for T.b.gambiense specific traits such as human infectivity as well as comparative studies of parasite field populations.


Dr. Lucy Stannis leads a quiet life as the chief biologist in the remote human colony on Eden until an alien spaceship arrives. She is thrilled to meet the captain, the formidable Blue, Sa Kamizan Veedak. But, the arrogant scaled Atrapako disdain the puny humans and plan to seize control. Conflicts between the cultures threaten the whole planet as well as her tenuous friendship with Sa Kamizan. Lucy must employ her skills as a covert Terran spy to discover the aliens' secret and save the colony.
When the Blue Atrapako, Sa Kamizan Veedak, and his mate, Dr. Lucy Stannis, receive a distress call from his sister, they must undertake the perilous mission to rescue her from the war-torn planet of Vkani. As an exile, Sa Kamizan risks death if he is recognized, while the humans face slavery or worse if they are captured. The motley crew of Atrapako and human scientists will need all their skills to combat treachery by brutal warlords and survive the hostile environment.


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The Complete Guide to Temperature Sensors
Anil Mamillapalli
Temperature sensors are a specific type of sensor that measures the temperature or temperature gradient. They typically consist of a measurement element that detects the change in temperature. Temperature sensors work based on different principles and react to temperature changes differently. A few common temperature sensors include RTDs(Resistance Temperature Detector), thermistors, thermocouples, infrared measurements, and thermostats - each of these has a range of temperature that is more accurate, with advantages and disadvantages.
This tutorial will cover some of the most commonly used thermometers and some ways of interfacing them with PLCs. To follow along, it is important to understand the concepts of temperature and heat; PLCs, current, and voltage connections.
Types of Temperature Sensors
Temperature sensors can be classified as contact and non-contact sensors.
Contact temperature sensors need the sensing element to be physically in contact with the surface whose temperature is being measured. For example, when thermocouples are used to measure the temperature of a furnace, they need to be in physical contact with the hot surface whose temperature is being measured. This is because heat flows from the hot surface being measured to the thermometer that causes a change in electrical signals. A change in these signals can be measured and converted into a change in temperature.
Non-contact temperature sensors do not need the sensing element to be in contact with the surface being measured. As an example, an IR radiation thermometer can be used to measure the temperature of a boiler from a safe distance and without needed physical contact. This is a key difference between the contact and non-contact type of measurements.
Contact Temperature Sensors
This section will cover some common industrial contact type temperature sensors.
Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) Sensors
The sensing element of RTDs is a fine metal wire whose resistance changes with temperature. Therefore, measuring the change in resistance shows us the change in temperature. RTDs can be made from various metals such as platinum, nickel, and copper. Their range of accurate temperature measurement varies from -200 C to 1000 C. For example, PT100 is a platinum RTD with a resistance of 100 Ohms at 0 C; 138.5 Ohms at 100 C. By measuring the resistance and applying a basic formula, we can calculate the temperature.
High accuracy, ease of installation, wide operating range, precise measurement, and stability over time are some of the advantages of using RTDs for temperature measurement in industrial applications.
Higher costs, power supply requirements, slower response, and low sensitivity to temperature changes are some of the disadvantages of using RTDs. Even though RTDs can measure up to 1000 C, the accuracy is low for temperatures above 850 C. PLCs have RTD expansion modules for reading RTD signals. RTDs can also be connected to PLC analog modules after converting the RTD signals to a current or a voltage signal using a signal converter. RTDs are used in applications such as in automobiles and industrial measurements below 600 C.
An RTD type thermometer TN2313 from ifm. This thermometer has a local display and push buttons to configure it per requirements. Source: shorturl.at/txE36
A thermocouple is two different metallic wires that are joined at one end (hot junction). As the temperature at the hot junction changes, a voltage is induced at the other end (cold junction). This principle is called the Seebeck effect. By measuring the voltage across the open ends of the cold junction, we can calculate the temperature. Typically the hot junction is in contact with the process being measured. The cold junction is maintained at a fixed temperature - traditionally 0 C.
Thermocouples have a very wide range of measurements from -330 C to 3100 C. The relation between temperature and generated voltage is not linear. Unlike RTDs, thermocouples are passive sensing elements and do not need a power supply.
Thermocouples are cheaper than RTDs and are very rugged and responsive. But they are not as stable or accurate as RTDs. Since the voltage doesn't change linearly with temperature additional signal manipulation is necessary to linearize the outputs. When thermocouples are used to measure temperatures of corrosive fluids it is necessary to insulate the measuring end to prevent corrosion, this slows the response of the temperature. There are various types of thermocouples - E, J, B, K - they are made of different metal combinations and ratios. Different thermocouples are suitable for use in different environments such as for inert materials, oxidizing or reducing environments.
PLC manufacturers have input expansion modules designed to read thermocouple voltages. Due to the non-linear temperature-to-mV relation, it is necessary to have specific PLC modules in order to get reusable results. The below PLC code shows analog input reading from a thermometer converted into a human-readable temperature used to control a heater power.
A type J thermocouple probe with conductors protected in a flexible metallic conduit. Source: https://www.grainger.com/product/3AAA5
The Siemens sample code above shows how to convert the raw value to a scaled and human readable temperature value. The temperature is then used for checking a condition that controls a PLC digital output to turn off a heater.
A key difference between thermostats and the other temperature measurements is that there are only two states, ON & OFF, around a certain temperature as opposed to a range of temperatures. A thermostat is made of a bimetallic strip that changes shape at a certain temperature. These are purely mechanical and do not have a voltage or a current output. The construction of bimetallic strips is very simple - two metals with different temperature coefficients are stuck together. As temperature changes, the strip bends one way or another causing the on/off action. These are inexpensive and are used where accuracy is not critical such as in household room heater control. Due to their relatively simple construction, they are inexpensive and easy to maintain.
Connecting a thermostat to a PLC input is similar to a switch. Below is a sample code showing how a thermostat input can control a heater's power. In this example "Heater1" represents a relay that controls power to the heater being controlled.
The Siemens sample code above shows how a thermostat output controls a PLC digital output to turn on or off a heater.
The word thermistor is a combination of thermal and resistor - thermistors are made of materials whose resistances are very sensitive to temperature. They differ from RTDs in a few different ways. RTDs are made of pure metals and thermistors are made of ceramics or polymers with impurities that determine how they react to temperature. There are broadly two types of thermistors, PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) thermistors, and NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) thermistors.
The resistance of PTCs increases with temperature and it is the opposite for NTCs. PTCs are used in inrush current limiters as the resistance increases with the current and the current flow is limited above a certain current value.
Thermistors have an operating range of -90 C to 150 C. Their range of measurement is much lower than for RTDs, but they are preferred when high accuracy is desired.
Non-Contact Temperature Sensors
Two of the most commonly used industrial non-contact temperature sensors are IR/Radiation thermometers and Optical pyrometers.
IR/Radiation thermometers
Objects emit heat and radiation of different wavelengths. Infrared radiation emitted by an object can be measured and the intensity measured corresponds to temperature. Since this type of thermometer measures the radiation being emitted by objects, they do not need to be in contact with the objects. There are several reasons why this makes an excellent choice, some of them include: object surfaces being too hot for a contact type thermometer, requiring a fast and accurate response, or just simply for the fact that they do not need contact - such as for measuring a patient's temperature during COVID.
Different radiation thermometers have different sensitivities and can measure temperature accurately from shorter or longer distances. These are also excellent options when mobility is needed such as for fire-fighters or volcanoes or moving objects. This will ensure the safety of personnel allowing them to work from a safe distance. Some radiation thermometers also have a laser to help aim at the object for ease of use.
The temperature range of this thermometer is from -70 C to 540 C. Handheld radiation thermometers usually have a display to show the temperature reading. Industrial radiation thermometers usually support one of the standard protocols such as RS485 or PROFIBUS compatible with most PLCs in the market. Radiation thermometers are also called infrared pyrometers.
Optical pyrometers
Just like radiation thermometers, optical pyrometers measure the surface temperature of objects. However, they are preferred for applications with high temperatures such as furnaces and molten metals.
The disappearing filament type optical pyrometers have a filament that is powered by an adjustable current source. As current through this filament circuit is manually adjusted, the brightness of the filament varies. Light from the object being measured is directed onto the filament. The goal is to vary the current passing through the filament until the brightness of the filament matches that of the light from the object being measured. When the filament outline disappears it means they are at the same temperature. The temperature of the object's surface can then be inferred from the amount of current flowing through the filament circuit. Optical pyrometers work well at very high temperatures but they are not accurate at temperatures lower than 700 C.
This is a typical schematic of an optical pyrometer, also called disappearing filament pyrometer. Source: https://circuitglobe.com/optical-pyrometer.html
Wiring and Connecting a Thermometer to a PLC
Instruments use different communication protocols, currents, and voltages to transfer signals.
4-20 mA current loops are some of the most common signals in industrial applications. 4 mA corresponds to the lowest value of measurement and 20 mA corresponds to the highest value. The reason 4 mA is used instead of a 0 mA signal is to differentiate between a reading of the lowest value and a broken wire connection. Most PLCs have a built-in 4-20 mA connection or have expansion modules that can measure 4-20 mA signals.
Below is an image of how thermocouples are connected to a Siemens SM 1231 module
A Siemens thermocouple module SM 1231 with 8 thermocouple inputs. Source : https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/mdm/91696622?c=61290143627&lc=en-US
Below is one example of a Siemens module used for RTD measurements. The numbers 1-4 represent an RTD. These are some different ways an RTD can be connected.
A Siemens RTD module - SB 1231 with one RTD input connection. The highlights show 4 ways of connecting an RTD to this module. Source: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/mdm/91696622?c=61291894923&lc=en-CO
1-5 V DC signals are also some of the oldest and widely adopted, just like 4-20 mA signals. For example, RTD resistance changes can be translated into 1-5 V signals by signal manipulation. This voltage signal can then be wired to a PLC analog input module and the PLC can be programmed to convert the voltage into temperature.
In addition to analog modules, PLCs also come with expansion modules for protocols such as RS485, PROFIBUS, and IOLink that are commonly supported by various instruments.
We have discussed different temperature measurement principles, types of sensors, ranges of temperature, accuracies, costs, advantages, disadvantages, and popular ways of connecting them to PLCs. RTDs can be connected to current or voltage analog modules with some signal manipulation. RTDs can also be connected directly to PLC modules made specifically for RTD measurements. Thermocouples require PLC modules (or alternative ways) that can linearize the output.
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Amazon just brought one of Google Home's more useful features to the Echo.
The company introduced Alexa Announcements, a feature that effectively turns your Echo into an in-home intercom system if you have multiple speakers in your house.
Rolling out to Echo devices in the U.S. and Canada today, the new feature lets you broadcast a message to multiple Echo speakers at once. Just say "Alexa, tell everyone to come upstairs," and "come upstairs," will play on every Echo in your house. The command also works with "Alexa, announce…" and "Alexa, broadcast…".
Amazon's update comes five months after Google introduced a similar feature called Broadcast, which lets you, well, broadcast messages to your Google Home speakers using Google Assistant.
Of course, one of Amazon's relative strengths over Google is the number of third-party Alexa-enabled devices. An Amazon spokesperson says they don't yet have a way for third parties to integrate the Announcements feature, but it's something the company's working on.
Volcano eruptions are impressive and photogenic, as we've seen many times before. But a very unusual and spectacular photo was recently shared on United States Geological Survey's Twitter page. It shows a lava dome rising up to 65 feet (20m), and it looks like a scene from a sci-fi movie.
As USGS writes, this photo shows an eruption of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii and it was captured between 10 and 13 October 1969. The amazing "fireball" we see is a formation called "dome fountain." According to USGS, symmetrical dome fountains like this are rare. This particular one is 65 feet (20m) high, but according to another photo on USGS's website, it's possible that it reached as much as 245 feet (75m). To compare, it's approximately like a 22-story building.
Many people (including myself) were wondering why there is no steam in the photo because it looks like the volcano is surrounded by water. However, the foreground isn't water, but cooled lava.


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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that its land borders will be closed to most travellers until 15 February, in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.
In a televised address on Monday night, President Ramaphosa said the pandemic in South Africa is currently at its most devastating, with infection numbers far exceeding the peak experienced in the first wave.
He said there have been nearly 190,000 reported infections since New Year's Day, and there are currently more than 15,000 people in hospital with Covid-19.
The province of KwaZulu Natal has seen the most cases per head of population in recent weeks, but Mr Ramaphosa said infection numbers in Gauteng are growing exponentially and are expected to increase further as travellers return from their holidays.
Many restrictions put in place at the end of December will be extended.
The ban on alcohol sales remains in force, beaches and parks in hotpots remain shut, and social gatherings are still banned.
President Ramaphosa warned that funerals continue to be super-spreader events.
"Funerals have become a death trap for many of our people," he said, as he urged people to stay at home.
President Ramaphosa said the vaccine programme that South Africa plans to undertake will be the most ambitious logistical project in the country's history.
He said that 20 million doses of the vaccine had already been secured, for delivery in the coming months, and that negotiations are ongoing with a number of different manufacturers.
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Hurricane Sandy releases fury on east coast; LTC facilities evacuate
A map showing the thousands of LTC facilities in the path of Hurricane Sandy. (Source: Google Maps)
Updated 11:00 p.m. The coastal areas along the New Jersey shore and low-lying regions of New York are experiencing high winds, heavy flooding and power outages while witnessing the inner bands of Hurricane Sandy.
The lessons learned from Hurricane Irene seem to have prompted better advanced planning by businesses and faster compliance with evacuation orders, according to ongoing Twitter reports from local governors.
General evacuations began Sunday from Connecticut to southern New Jersey. By Monday, most vulnerable New York hospitals canceled elective surgeries to free up beds for emergencies. New York Downtown Hospital was evacuated completely because of backup power concerns, according to local media reports.
Nursing homes and hospitals in New Jersey quickly followed suit. Approximately 900 elderly residents were evacuated without incident in New Jersey, the American Health Care Association (AHCA) told Long-Term Living. "Our folks were tracking this storm and reaching out to the authorities last week," said Greg Crist, AHCA's director of communications. "We feel good about the plans we have in place and our ongoing collaborations with our state and federal partners."
New Jersey's Gov. Christie ordered evacuations this morning for the Barrier Islands, closed the Holland Tunnel, and will close the Garden State Parkway in both directions near Woodbridge Twp. this afternoon, according to Tweets from the governor's office (@GovChristie).
An unusual collision of weather fronts will cause Sandy to make a sharp turn toward the west instead of continuing up the east coast. Residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia should be preparing now for the possibility of power outages and sustained flooding.
Elderly seniors in those states, especially those near flood-prone areas, should pack a small bag now in case a move to higher ground becomes necessary. Check on medication and other supplies, pack a spare pair of glasses and don't forget some fresh water and high-calorie snacks, suggests Linda Fodrini-Johnson, executive director of Eldercare Services, San Francisco, in an article written in advance of the storm. Those who require refrigeration for their medicines should be sure to have a small cooler or box on hand and should freeze ice-packs or zip-top bags of water in advance.
Rx Response (www.rxresponse.org) is monitoring the status of pharmacies across the affected region. Click on the map to see if your local pharmacies are open. If you see anopen pharmacy near you, be sure to call before travel to ensure it is still open.
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As 2022 winds down and 2023 begins, what will you be wearing? Be ready to ring in 2023 with style with these outfits! There are others who don't see much of a difference between the pressure to find the finest birthday costume and the pressure to find the best New Year's Eve outfit. Some people let their New Year's Eve outfit serve as a fashion statement for the whole year. Whether you identify more with the former or the latter, while picking out an outfit for New Year's Eve, it's important to strike a balance between dazzling beauty and comfortable ease.
Intimate house party, right? It's a great time to break out a dress, and in 2022, we saw a lot of daring design choices like plunging necklines, bright colors, and intricate patterns. Alternatively, you could buy yourself a new "going out" blouse to wear with jeans (denim is acceptable attire for New Year's Eve) for a more relaxed look. On chilly nights, hostesses can stay warm with little or midi skirts and sweaters. Even if you're staying in and watching the ball drop or having a movie marathon on New Year's Eve, you can still dress the part. Swap out your go-to sweats and sweatshirts for a laid-back knit or silk outfit this holiday season. Additionally, I have one word for you: sequins. Don't be hesitant about dazzling others on New Year's Eve.
This New Year's Eve is extra special since it's the first in many years that people may safely celebrate their most treasured traditions, such as going out in fancy attire. On December 31, we can add a touch of glitz to even the most understated parties. Here are some outfit suggestions for New Year's Eve that will put you in a celebratory mood no matter what you have planned. Time to start thinking about 2023.
1. Crocodile Peep Toe Stiletto Heels
Your all-black outfit needs a splash of color, so focus on your shoes. Mini block heels in bright pink velvet are sure to turn heads. We find it works equally well to dress up a casual outfit as it does a more dressy one.
2. One Shoulder Chain Decor Cutout Bodycon Dress
A night on the town calls for this figure-hugging knit dress. The fishnet pumps add a sensual touch to the outfit, while the cutaway gives just a glimpse of skin.
3. Fuzzy Over The Knee Chunky Boots
Knee-high boots are a versatile accessory that may be worn with a number of different New Year's Eve ensembles. They're versatile enough to be worn with anything from a mini to a midi dress, from dress shorts to denim, and because they cover so much of the leg, they're great for keeping the cold out. This pair not only meets those criteria but also has a block heel, making them comfortable to stroll around in.
4. Velvet One Shoulder Ruched Bodycon Dress
If you're spending New Year's Eve away from home, remember that your comfort is just as important. This party dress removes a potential source of discomfort while allowing for unrestricted movement on the dance floor. Accessorize with a pair of peep-toe heels, a pair of chandelier earrings, and a bold bracelet.
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Q: Java applet compile time error When compiling this code from the command prompt
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Main extends Applet{
    public void paint(Graphics g){
        g.drawString("Welcome in Java Applet.",40,20);
    }
}

I get the error Access denied.

A: I think you're trying to put your source files in the Java/jdk/bin directory. Try to make your own directory for your source files in different drive or folder, instead of putting them in the system path.
You might be not having permission.

A: Compile it to a folder where you know you have write access:
javac -d "C:\Temp" Main.java


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Toothache- If you are suffering from a toothache, call your dentist and set up an appointment immediately. Before visiting the dentist you can use a cold compress on the cheek where the pain is. Also try wash your mouth with warm water to dislodge any food trapped in between your teeth.
Chipped or Broken Tooth- Don't panic! Call your dentist immediately and rinse your mouth out with warm water. If there are any broken bits try to save them as they can be used by your dentist. If you are experiencing bleeding use some gauze and lightly apply pressure to the broken tooth. A cold compress can be used to manage pain.
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