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Common Operating Picture Technology and Operational Command and Control
Author: BOB GOURLEY
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Riot control is an odd mixture of high-tech tools (digitized command and control centers) and old-school tools. The basic tactical elements are ancient—shields to block thrown projectiles, bulky body armor, use of mounted officers on horses, and police tactical formations with Greek and Roman pedigrees. Yet as the London riots demonstrate, P2P information technology is aggravating an existing drain on operational command and control, placing a premium on police ability to better manage operational information.
The spectrum of rioting ranges from opportunistic looting by drunk and bored hoodlums to concentrated political violence mobilized and channeled by political instigators. It's the difference, in other words, between inebriated Lakers fans reacting to a loss (or win) by destroying the area around the Staples Center and Mark Antony whipping the crowds of Rome into a rage after the assassination of Julius Caesar. There are, however, some commonalities across the spectrum. First, crowd power is not entirely a "leaderless" behavior. The actions of a few rioters--if unchecked--demonstrate to others that action is viable. Quick and proportionate suppression at the outset can thus stop the riot's momentum. Riots increase in intensity as uncommitted actors make quick cost-beneft analyses that suggest that the costs of participation are marginal.
How does technology change the nature of crowd power? One interpretation of the recent London riots was that BlackBerry, Twitter, and other P2P technologies empowered rioters and made it easier for them to organize--but this is only part of the story. Jack McDonald, a PhD student at King's College London, argues that state-building--the process of states cementing central power--was historically aided by the information dominance of powerful central government organs:
Nascent bureaucracies allowed states to process information better than their competitors, and they had better access to a wider range of information than the populations whom they sought to control. It is notable that the types of actor or political grouping that tended to resist state control the longest were those with similar capabilities such as aristocrats and other networks …[T]he various political forces involved in state building all tended to have better access to, and better ability to process and utilise, information than the "mobs" that they ruled.
Social media and P2P capabilities do not entirely reverse state information dominance, but they do allow small groups to carry out small-scale yet high-impact violence. John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt's netwar literature describe the dynamics of dispersed groups coming together to attack a single point--swarming--on the tactical level, and netwar as a whole describes the process of operational convergence and how it overwhelms less nimble opponents. As McDonald notes, the process of a few thousand throwing a city of millions upside down closely resembles the effect of terrorism.
The problem is mass urban disturbances and the strain they place on police command and control capabilities, not P2P technologies themselves. During the Los Angeles riots--when the most advanced P2P technologies were pagers--police command and control (C2) broke down due to mistrust and lack of communication between police and political leadership as well as operational failures in planning, interagency training, and coordination. Dealing with multiple tactical incidents across a large and dispersed urban space (dealing with mass in time rather than space) calls on operational design skills that are often sparse in more tactically oriented police departments. Additionally, urban spaces are not linear, and include the insides of buildings as well as the underground and spaces between them. While building a more perfect C2 system and the operational concepts to match are more a matter of organizational structure and operational design than technology, having a means of visualizing the entire operational environment would greatly help build police C2.
One example of a C2 technology that I've had the opportunity to see demonstrated is fourDscape. FourDscape is a Common Operating Picture (COP) software that goes beyond a typical situational awareness map to incorporate user-generated data from cameras and sensors and project it into a 4D browser interface. While fourDscape allows users to track the traditional three dimensions of space, it also incorporates time-an undervalued aspect of operations--into the situational awareness map. Linking tactical response to the overall macro picture is also made possible through fourDscape's ability to overlay specific camera feeds, receive tactical updates, and carry out videoconference. The commander thus has the ability to switch between micro and macro levels of the operation, examine both 3D and 4D dimensions of space and time, and manage sensor data in large urban events.
One of the biggest problems with C2 technology, as the late Carl Builder pointed out in a RAND analysis, is that too often commanders become prisoners of their own sensors. Rather than driving the operation with his or her own operational concepts, the commander becomes another decision node in the sensor system and does not actively shape the flow of information. Where fourDscape shines is that the freedom for a commander to go beyond the situation map and the sensor grid to use the diversity of information and fourDscape's modular and scalable interface to actively shape the information necessary for operational command.
Military developments abroad suggest that integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) with the ability to target granular levels of detail is the future of urban operations--and much of this technology has civilian application. But technology will be a handmaiden to strong organizational C2, robust training, and leadership rather than a replacement for it. And even in a high-tech world, low-tech and time tested solutions such as mass arrests and riot shields will remain the bread and butter of crowd control for decades to come.
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Our Craft Beer Marketing Idea of the Week series turns to Lake Charles, La., for something that maybe isn't quite a marketing concept. Maybe it's filed under distribution? All we know is it's innovative enough to get a moment in the spotlight.
The idea, like all great ideas, first starts with a new beer: Crying Eagle Brewing Co.'s A Nice Pear. The Louisiana brewery came up with it special for a partnership it formed with Waitr, a restaurant on-demand platform that connects local restaurants to hungry consumers. Today, Waitr has more than 2,500 restaurant partners and hundreds of thousands of users in more than 100 cities.
And now, it has this specialty beer to offer that will now be available in the restaurants it is working with. You follow that?
The collaboration was Bayou-born, as both companies were founded in Lake Charles, with the initial idea taking shape over "a couple of beers" at an event where Eric Avery, president of Crying Eagle Brewing, and Chris Meaux, founder and CEO of Waitr, were in attendance.
Crying Eagle Brewing, started only a year ago, has quickly become a thriving hub of activity in Lake Charles. The taproom and beer garden are the site of numerous community activities, fundraisers and business-hosted events.
A Nice Pear is a saison brewed with organic pear juice and fermented with Northern French Saison yeast. The beer is then dry-hopped with Bramling Cross hops to add additional orchard-fruit notes. Considered an excellent choice for pairing with food, this style was chosen for the originality of having a food-related item in the beer, thereby tying in Waitr's business. Pear was chosen because it has a floral sweetness and the color reflects the green found in the Waitr logo.


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Esperanza Emily Spalding[2] (born October 18, 1984) is an American jazz bassist and singer. Spalding was raised in Portland, Oregon, and was a musical prodigy, playing violin in the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at five years old. She was later both self-taught and -trained on a number of instruments, including guitar and bass. Her proficiency earned her scholarships to Portland State University and the Berklee College of Music. In 2017, she was appointed Professor of the Practice of Music at Harvard University. See for more.
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The Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 cigar is the newest addition to the well received and highly rated 1990, 1992 & 1999 Vintage cigars. As noted by Rocky Patel Cigars "The Vintage 2003 cigar features a beautifully aged Cameroon wrapper which covers the 8 year old filler & binder. A solid medium bodied cigar with full rich complex flavor, the Cameroon wrapper gives the Vintage a rich complex flavor with hints of sweet spice, cedar, & notes coffee with a nutty finish. Medium to full bodied with full rich complex flavors consisting of white pepper, dark chocolate, espresso with a lingering sweet spice that stimulates the palate."
The Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 received an epic 93-rating from Cigar Aficionado magazine in their December 2017 issue!
Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Churchill is the newest addition to the Vintage lines. Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 features a beautifully aged Cameroon wrapper which covers the 8 year old Nicaraguan binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan filler. This medium body cigar has a rich complex flavor blend of cedar, sweet spice and a nutty, coffee finish.
Rocky Patel Juniors Cigars Vintage 2003 are rich robust premium small cigars with a 10 year old Cameroon wrapper that tastes like coffee, cedar and sweet spice with a nutty finish. These mini cigars have been well received and are perfect for when you only have time for a short smoke but want a cigar that is high quality and truly satisfying. These Rocky Patel minis come in convenient tins and are individually wrapped to ensure freshness.
Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Robusto is the newest addition to the Vintage lines. Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 features a beautifully aged Cameroon wrapper which covers the 8 year old Nicaraguan binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan filler. This medium body cigar has a rich complex flavor blend of cedar, sweet spice and a nutty, coffee finish.
Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 Sixty is the newest addition to the Vintage lines. Rocky Patel Vintage 2003 features a beautifully aged Cameroon wrapper which covers the 8 year old Nicaraguan binder and Dominican/Nicaraguan filler. This medium body cigar has a rich complex flavor blend of cedar, sweet spice and a nutty, coffee finish.
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Allentown, Pa. – The Penn State Beaver men's basketball team dominant first-half performance helped take down PSUAC rival Penn State Lehigh Valley 75-67 on Friday night.
Freshman guard Keon Butler (Annapolis/Star Severn School) led Beaver's scoring list with a game-high 27 points and four rebounds followed by both freshman forward/center Jeremy Redwine (Merced) and PSUAC Player of the Week junior guard John Foster (Austin/Del Valle), who each contributed 16 points apiece.
1st half: Butler set the tone early for Beaver, sinking a 3-point jumper less than a minute in (3-0). At 13:44, a steal by Redwine got the ball back in Butler's hands to sink another 3-pointer which he then followed up with a layup 14 seconds later (12-9). At 4:42, Beaver started to pull away with a double-digit lead over Lehigh Valley thanks to Foster and Butler combining for back-to-back shots from behind the arch (34-20). With only 45 seconds left in the first half, Foster rounded out the scoring for Beaver, with a late 3-pointer to help Beaver led by 12 at halftime (41-29).
2nd half: At 18:49, Butler made a layup to build Beaver's largest lead of 17 points (46-29). However, Lehigh Valley immediately responded with 9 unanswered points to cut Beaver's lead down to only 8 points (46-38) and then down to only a single point at 12:48 (48-47). At 12:02, the Lions took back control of the game with Redwine and contributing back-to-back 3-pointers for Beaver to build back a two-score lead (54-47). The game remained close, but down the stretch, Butler sunk a late 33-pointer to give Beaver a 13-point edge (74-61) at 1:03 and then go on to take down Lehigh Valley by a final score of 75-67.
Box Score Highlights: Beaver outshot Lehigh Valley 50 percent to 40.7 percent from the field and 54.5 percent to 25 percent from behind the arch. Beaver also shot 73.3 percent from the line, hitting 11-15 shots from the charity stripe.
With today's win against Lehigh Valley, Beaver is now (7-4) in the conference standings with an 11-6 overall season record. Beaver is on the road in their next game against conference rival Penn State Brandywine on Saturday, Jan. 26. The game is slated for 3 p.m.


Magnet is seeking talented young professionals from the Madison area to serve on our board of directors. Magnet is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to empowering and uniting young professionals in the Greater Madison region through community involvement & engagement, professional development, and social/cultural opportunities.
Serving on the board of directors provides a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with a diverse group of young professionals in setting the strategic direction of the organization and ensuring our continued growth. A general sense of the board commitment is outlined below.
Time Commitment: 1-5 hours per month, depending on involvement and events. Board members are strongly encouraged to attend a verity of Magnet events and serve on at least one committee.
Board Meetings: First Wednesday of the month at Murphy Desmond 7:45-9:00am. Also attend semi-annual board retreats/strategy sessions.
Financial Commitment: You must be a current member of Magnet or obtain a membership shortly after being elected to the board of directors in order to serve. A professional Magnet membership is $120 annually, and a student membership costs $30 annually. for Additional fees may apply to participate in individual events.
If you would like to be considered for a seat on the Magnet board of directors, please submit your resume and statement of interest to director@madisonmagnet.org no later than Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 5.00pm.
Newer PostWelcome to Magnet's Board of Directors, Laura Doolin!


BlogHer|bet is this week: A live virtual conference pass is available!
This week the inaugural BlogHer|bet Conference is happening. The "bet" stands for "Business, Entrepreneurism, Technology", and the conference targets women who have a big idea in tech or media and want to take it to the next level.
For some women, that means going out on their own and starting a business.
For some women, that means figuring out how to get their idea heard in a corporate environment.
For some women, that means taking their existing small business and scaling it up...via funding, via partnerships...whatever it takes.
The Business track will cover How To Lead Developers (especially if you aren't one), How To Manage Up (to get your ideas heard and acted upon) and How To Think About "Brand" (especially when your idea is so new, there is no brand).
The Entrepreneurism track will cover The Deck, The Term Sheet and The Exit. That kind of says it all...these are the tools you'll be working with, and this is the stuff you need to know to go out there. No one will look out for your interests better than you, so understanding the jargon, and the meaning behind it, is critical.
The Technology track will cover the three areas of tech that anyone launching a new tech or media concept needs to be on top of: User Interface and Experience, Mobile Distribution and Promotion and Online Measurement and Monitoring.
There are a couple of great keynote sessions too, featuring women talking about leadership and how to demonstrate it, even if you only have one minute to make a mark.
And we'll close out the day by letting four great organizations show the women in the room their options to take the next step. We are proud to have the founders of Astia, J-LAB, the Pipeline Fund and Women 2.0 present their organizations. But more than that: Each of these organizations are bringing someone with them. They're each bringing a woman who has gone through their program and can talk about what it was like, how it helped them and what success has looked like for them.
Perhaps the most important part of the day, though, will be the morning. For two hours over 50 amazing women leaders, from across tech and media, have agreed to sit down for two hours and meet two different women, one-on-one and face-to-face, for one hour each to provide their advice and counsel on specific business issues the attendees are facing.
Who are these role models? They are women who fund and acquire businesses. They are women that have been through the start-up wars themselves and lived to tell the tale. They are women who are tasked with leading large companies into new areas and new directions. They are women who are on top of the latest trends and business considerations. Seriously, check out the speaker list...it's crazy the level of talent coming to share their time and wisdom.
We have been working on this event for the last six months, and I cannot wait to see it come to fruition this Thursday.
I can't wait to thank the mentors, in person, for walking the walk to help women succeed.
I can't wait to thank the attendees, for taking a chance on a new event and taking a chance on their own big idea.
I can't wait to thank the sponsors, particularly our host sponsors Microsoft and Cisco, without whom we never could have launched this new event.
I can't wait to see it all come together.
Live and in person: While we're technically sold out, several attendees are there to support women, but not to get mentored. So we have exactly five slots still open to go through the full conference experience, including being matched with a mentor. You can register here.
Live and online: We're working with start-up WMBLY to power a Virtual Conference Pass. During the conference on Friday you can watch all the programming sessions and keynotes via live-stream...and participate in a live-chat while doing so. The videos will remain available for 60 days after the conference.
You can also wait until after the conference and buy a pass to view the videos for 60-days. That saves you $10. (Although I think the $10 is worth it to be able to pop pin during the actual day and watch live...and interact with others doing so in the live chat).
So, will I see you there...in person or online?
We think you should bet on yourself...and your big idea...and make it!


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Revera moves to hybrid Cloud
New Zealand-based data centre provider set to replicate with true disaster recovery
Lisa Banks (Computerworld) 05 April, 2011 14:52
New Zealand-based data centre company, Revera, has partnered with VMware to move its data centres to an enterprise hybrid Cloud.
In-depth: Cloud computing strategy guide.
Speaking at a media lunch in Sydney, Revera chief executive, Gael Hargreaves, said the partnership is part of a shift toward more effective disaster recovery replication and will help the company cope with its rapid growth rate.
"We had two virtualized customers in 2007 and now we have hundreds – that's the rate of growth," she said.
"Our view is that we've got four data centres and we would love to replicate with true disaster recovery… that's our vision and that's the kind of infrastructure we're building."
The company, which Hargreaves said stemmed from Hitachi Data Systems, has one of its data centres housed in Christchurch, but was not affected by the recent earthquake.
"We weren't too affected fortunately… the data centre is outside of the city [of Christchurch]," she said. "… But since then, we're in a fully virtualized environment that backs up to Wellington every night."
Revera is one of the largest companies to partner with VMware, with channel director, John Donovan, saying that it was a significant win for the vendor.
"Optus, Telstra, Macquarie Telecom and others are some of our customers in the Australian marketplace, but now we have Revera in New Zealand," he said.
"Revera is one of the largest partners we have, not just in Australia or New Zealand, but in the entire world."
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Q: C: passing a 2D array to a function First of all: yes, I know this is a common topic and I've tried several proposed solutions. Nothing worked for me (at least nothing with "nice" code), I finally tried the way described here (2nd variant in jxh's solution):
2D array passing to a function
#include<stdio.h>
typedef double real32;

void Multiply_Matrix_Vector38(int n, int m, real32 A[n][m], real32 B[m], real32 Result[n]);

int main()
{
  real32 A[3][8];
  real32 B[8];
  real32 Result[3][3];
  int i;

  for(i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
    A[0][i] = i;
    A[1][i] = i+1;
    A[2][i] = i+2;
    B[i] = i;
    B[i] = i;
    B[i] = i;
  }

  Multiply_Matrix_Vector(3, 8, A[3][8], B[8], Result[3]);
  return 0;
}

void Multiply_Matrix_Vector(int n, int m, real32 A[n][m], real32 B[m], real32 Result[n])
{
  uint8 i, j;
  real32 sum;

  sum = 0;
  for(i = 0; i < n; i++  {
    for(j = 0; j < m; j++) {
      sum = sum + A[i][j] * B[j];
      printf("A %f\n", A[i][j]);
    }
    Result[i] = sum;
    sum = 0;
  }
}

I still get incompatible type errors - how can this be fixed?

A: As arrays decays to pointers when being passed to a function, what's really passed is real32 (*)[8] and real32 *.
You can modify the function appropriately:
void Multiply_Matrix_Vector38(int n, int m, real32 (*A)[m], real32 *B, real32 *Result);

You also calling the function with the wrong arguments. You're calling it with a single value in the arrays, and not the arrays themselves. And remembering that array indexes goes from zero to size minus one, you're also out of bounds.
Instead do just
Multiply_Matrix_Vector(3, 8, A, B, Result);

Oh, and do you really want Result to be an array of arrays too?

A: Your are not passing the arrays when you do Multiply_Matrix_Vector(3, 8, A[3][8], B[8], Result[3]);
Rather, you are passing the element of A at (3,8), the 9th element of B.
Your call should be the following : Multiply_Matrix_Vector(3, 8, A, B, Result[0]);
The error should have helped you with that : your are passing doubles instead of arrays of doubles.
Result is n array of 3 arrays of size 3, thus Result[0], Result[1], and Result[2] have the correct types. Result[3] is out of bounds however.
Finally your function prototype should be void Multiply_Matrix_Vector(...) not void Multiply_Matrix_Vector38(...)

A: You missed a couple of things, like the ) in.
for(j = 0; j < m; j++)

Also you should have called
Multiply_Matrix_Vector(3, 8, A, B, Result[3])

Instead of.
Multiply_Matrix_Vector(3, 8, A[3][8], B[8], Result[3])

Because your arguments A[3][8] and B[8] are real32 variables (you are accesing to an element of the matrix and an element of the vector), instead of that you have to use A and B.
And finally, you have to declare.
void Multiply_Matrix_Vector(int n, int m, real32 A[n][m], real32 B[m], real32 Result[n]);

Above the main function to use it there.
Note: Result should be an array, because if multiply A (3x8) with B (8x1), the result should be an array with dimensions 3x1.

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Abstract: Introduction Pre-operative radiotherapy (RT) has an important role in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer (RC). Tumour regression following RT shows marked variability and robust molecular methods are needed with which to predict likely response. The aim of this study was to review the current published literature and employ Gene Ontology (GO) analysis to define key molecular biomarkers governing radiation response in RC. Methods A systematic review of electronic bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, Embase) was performed for original articles published between 2000 and 2015. Biomarkers were then classified according to biological function and incorporated into a hierarchical GO tree. Both significant and non-significant results were included in the analysis. Significance was binarized based on uni- and multivariate statistics. Significance scores were calculated for each biological domain (or node), and a direct acyclic graph was generated for intuitive mapping of biological pathways and markers involved in rectal cancer radiation response. Results 72 individual biomarkers, across 74 studies, were identified through review. On highest order classification, molecular biomarkers falling within the domains of response to stress, cellular metabolism and pathways inhibiting apoptosis were found to be the most influential in predicting radiosensitivity. Conclusions Homogenising biomarker data from original articles using controlled GO terminology demonstrates that cellular mechanisms of response to radiotherapy in RC - in particular the metabolic response to radiotherapy - may hold promise in developing radiotherapeutic biomarkers with which to predict, and in the future modulate, radiation response.


Student to celebrate at Lannon Poetry Cafe - Hamilton School District.
Lannon Elementary School students will celebrate poetry April 3 from 2:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. as they participate in the Lannon Poetry Café. Second-graders in Andrea Tarantino's class have immersed themselves in poetry for a monthlong unit of study. They have read poems by different authors and published their own.
The Lannon poets will perform their favorite poems for their audience, which includes their parents. Following their performances, treats will be served at the café, and students will share their published poems.
Lannon Elementary School is located at 7145 N. Lannon Road, Lannon.


Thomas Becket (21 December c. 1119 (or 1120) – 29 December 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170.
He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He engaged in conflict with Henry II of England over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III.
Lord, thank you for Tom's example. May we be faithful and humble like him if You call us into confrontation! Amen!


For centuries people have been fascinated yet equally terrified about the idea of paranormal activity. Of course we have all been scared out of our wits or jumped out of our seats while watching a ghost flick, but is there a reality to our fear? Are we truly terrified of the paranormal activity we see in mainstream media for a reason? Many people love the idea of a great horror movie, but would it be so entertaining if we really knew how much paranormal truth can be evident around us?
When it comes to the fear of ghosts and stories of haunting we can go back decades and even centuries to find real life examples. The truth of the matter is that in these modern times, real life ghost sightings and paranormal activity are becoming increasingly abundant. No longer are these situations being limited to old fashioned, creaky and creepy buildings, but there are reports of paranormal activity popping up all over the country. Are our fears simply starting to play tricks on us? Or have the dark and unsettled spirits really begun to interact with us more often?
The best advice you can take on this matter is to not jump to any swift conclusions or you may end up getting yourself worked up over nothing. If you feel a paranormal presence or are hearing unusual sounds, make sure you take a thorough look around your house. Try to find an easy explanation for the noises you hear. If you do not find anything legitimate to explain any changes, then you can confidently go about looking into more serious and efficient measures. Apply common sense to every situation to ensure that you are simply not overreacting to the increased paranormal activity within mass media in today's society.
No easy explanations? Still hearing strange noises late at night or feel an unavoidable presence even after fixing the water pipes and checking for creaks in the floors? Now you can begin to take more drastic measures. First off, try and catch any patterns you can see or find in the paranormal activity. Identify at what exact time you get a feeling of a weird energy or when you hear the noises. It may coincide with certain activities that you are engaging in or certain guests that you have enter the home. If you can determine the source of the problem or the reasoning for it, you will be well on your way to finding the truth and eventually solving the issue.
As with any situation, you should enter this one with an open mind. Of course you may never find solid proof when it comes to the life of the paranormal, but nor will you find solid proof admonishing it. With an open mind you are more capable of dealing with any number of issues that you may run into. At worst, you will be more informed than you were before. You may even have some fun while researching paranormal activity.
What Might You Discover During a Psychic Reading?


Chicago has experienced a reversal in its unemployment rate, moving upward to 6.7% in January of '16 from recent lows in the 5% range in 2015. The industrial sector has been relatively stable and growing, with key industries such as Construction and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities growing at 5.8% and 1.3% annualized rates, respectively. Manufacturing remains flat at –0.2% annualized growth. Chicago industrial space is growing as vacancy falls while new space is being added. Given the location of Chicago and its linkages of rail, airport, and river, it is a natural point for distribution to much of the United States. Hence, it should benefit from the e-commerce growth discussed herein. The risk facing the Chicago industrial market comes from its amount of heavy industrial manufacturers that could lose demand in a global slowdown or face competition due to a strong US dollar.
Chicago continues to lead the country in industrial activity and represent the second largest industrial market in America. This sector shows little sign of slowing down anytime soon. The O'Hare sub-market continues its strong development as a logistics hub to the world and all of the freight distributors and logistic providers are taking advantage of this incredible amenity at the center of rail and highway system supporting it.
There is a tremendous amount of what by modern standards would be considered functionally obsolete industrial property, particularly in the 5,000 to 75,000 square foot size, however the demand for such space at affordable rents and nearly in-fill locations makes this the next product and geography to watch. Owner-user real estate in the industrial product continues to be in high demand and short supply in the market today. Investors are scrambling to buy what they can in nearly all sizes of both warehouse and industrial/manufacturing spaces.
Cold storage and refrigerated space could play a significantly larger role in the new Chicago industrial landscape. The explosive growth in food services, restaurants, bars and hospitality is exponentially putting pressure on existing refrigerated facilities. New construction or adaptive re-use in the "cold" sector is clearly financially feasible today and will only gain in its popularity from both the user and the investor side of the industrial market.


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X-ray and gamma-ray fluxes from SN 1987A
Lih Sin The, Adam S. Burrows, Roger Bussard
Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering
In an attempt to fit the gamma-ray line fluxes and the Ginga (16-28 keV) X-ray fluxes from SN 1987A, we have performed Monte Carlo simulations of gamma-ray transport in published models of the SN 1987A debris. In addition, we have investigated individually the effects in these models of changing the mass density, the velocity profile, and the 56Ni distributions. We have calculated the Ginga and gamma-line light curves, the X-ray (Comptonization) spectra, the zone-by-zone contributions to the gamma-line, X-ray, and ultraviolet, optical, infrared (bolometric) fluxes, and the relative contribution to debris heating of Compton scattering, photoelectric absorption, and positron scattering. Both the 56Ni and the 57Ni decay chains are included as sources. We also calculate the observability and emergence times of X-rays from a buried neutron star. The characteristics of the debris that best fit the observed X-ray and gamma-ray photon fluxes are discussed. We find that the Ginga data beyond day 600 cannot be fitted by any reasonable radioactive model and, therefore, that either background source confusion (or perhaps an additional in situ source) is indicated. We show, in support of the work of Woosley, Pinto, and Ensman, that barring any nonradioactive source in SN 1987A, the observation at late times (>800 days) of the hard X-ray flux below the 57Co lines at 122 and 136 keV will allow us to determine the important 57Co abundance directly. We find that the X-ray continuum between the 57Co lines and 511 keV is now almost exclusively from the Comptonization of photons from the annihilation of the 56Co positron.
Gamma rays: general
Nucleosynthesis
Stars: individual (SN 1987A)
Stars: supernovae
X-rays: sources
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The, L. S., Burrows, A. S., & Bussard, R. (1990). X-ray and gamma-ray fluxes from SN 1987A. Astrophysical Journal, 352(2), 731-740. https://doi.org/10.1086/168575
The, Lih Sin ; Burrows, Adam S. ; Bussard, Roger. / X-ray and gamma-ray fluxes from SN 1987A. In: Astrophysical Journal. 1990 ; Vol. 352, No. 2. pp. 731-740.
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Collection2001.4.21 - August G. Haak Collection
Item001 - Frank Welch at Haak Auto Supply
Collection 2001.4.21 - August G. Haak Collection
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August G. Haak Collection
ca. 1903-1965 (Creation)
5 items [Mixed materials]
Haak, August G
August G Haak lived in Highland Park until at least 1965. According to his recollections, Haak landed the first airplane in Highland Park on Zahlne's farm on Ridge Road in 1927. Haak's father came to Highland Park in 1904 and was an organizer of the Highland Park Businessmen's Association, the forerunner of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce. Haak owned Haak's Auto Supply, 1923-1965, and Willys-Knight and Whipper and DeSoto Car Sales. In 1969, Haak lived in Marthasville, Missouri
Highland Park Historical Society
Items were transferred to Highland Park Historical Society from Chicago Historical Society on April 19, 2001. Previously donated to Chicago Historical Society by Missouri Historical Society. Items donated to Missouri Historical Society by Frank J. Lause on February 29, 2000.
A photo album (Box 1) created by August G. Haak to document early aviation in Highland Park. The photo album contains various ephemera including photographs, programs, ticket stubs, and newspaper clippings. There is also a focus on Haak's life outside of his aviation interests including his business and family life. Of note are personal items of William and Ellen Edwards including records from Royal Neighbors of America, material from Haak's involvement with St. Mary's Church, Deerfield High School commencement from 1903.
Box 2 contains Haak's goggles, pilot's cap, Dictator Sports Goggle container (tin) and Department of Commerce Aeronautics Brange Identification Mark (6953) tag.
Fair. Pieces and pages are missing or removed from the scrapbook (Box 1).
Personal items of William and Ellen Edwards including records from Royal Neighbors of America, material from Haak's involvement with St. Mary's Church, Deerfield High School commencement from 1903.
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We're already more than halfway through Autumn with more rain likely from now on through the winter months.
If your green has Localised Dry Patch (LDP), then this could present you with an ideal opportunity to get it fixed properly.
The very dry summer exacerbated the problem. I've discovered that very dry spells in March and April usually result in dramatic incidences of LDP in June and through the summer months, on affected greens, so it's important to give your soil the best chance to recover through the winter months.
Localised Dry Patch (LDP) is a condition that makes soil hydrophobic or water repellent.
For water to remain present in the soil it must adhere to individual soil particles within the micro pore space.
Water can't adhere to soil particles, remains free in the space between, and is quickly pulled out of the rootzone by gravity leaving the soil powder dry.
Wetting agents or "wetters" are often used to combat the effects of LDP, but they only offer part of the solution.
The waxy coating that causes soil to become hydrophobic can be thought of in the same way as the wax coating you would apply to your car bodywork.
When it's been freshly waxed, your car will repel water easily. If you can see a fine film of water on your bonnet, then this is a sign that it's time to wax it to protect the paint. Water landing on a waxed car will form distinct beads that will blow off the car as soon as you start moving.
The factors at work here are well known properties of water called Adhesion and Cohesion and they are explained in relation to soil water in this article.
The water beading effect is caused by High Surface Tension in the water. The molecules of H20 are more inclined to stick to each other than they are to the waxed car.
When the water forms a thin, continuous film on an un-waxed car, this is a sign of Low Surface Tension and the water molecules are more inclined to stick to the car.
This is a core from an LDP affected green and shows that the water droplets are under high tension. The molecules of water are much more attracted to each other (hence pulling themselves into a pronounced round droplet, rather than being absorbed into the soil.
Wetting Agents mainly help to reduce the surface tension of water, so that it can flow into the soil more easily.
Allowing the water to be absorbed more easily into the surface is only half the battle though and it is important to deal with the underlying cause, which is the waxy coating on the sand particles.
So, for well established dry patch like that in the photos below it's important to make allowance for stripping the waxy coating off as well as breaking down the surface tension to allow better flow of water into the green surface.
Aquacept a new development in dry patch management. Many turf managers experience a hydrophobic layer 4-6cm thick occurring just below the thatch layer. It often occurs in conjunction with or near fairy rings, and causes weak grass susceptible to disease and wear that many wetting agents cannot reach.
The hydrophobic layer is caused by organic hydrophobins excreted by fungi that coat the soil particles. The bacteria in AQUACEPT are chosen for their ability to digest these hydrophobins and outcompete the fungi for nutrient, removing the cause of the problem.
CONTENTS Aquacept contains bacteria chosen for their ability to break down the organic hydrophobins secreted by soil fungi which cause dry patch.
INCISION is a combination of surfactant and polymer technology to ensure the even distribution of water through the rootzone, with polymers to hold the water in a thin film around the soil particle to ensure the all-important airspace around particles is maintained.
My name is Wayne Clarke and I'm President of Haydon Wick Bowls Club in Swindon. Since we had a visit from a professional green keeper, because our green has been having problems over the last 3 years. We really have do rectify this problem. I'm interested in acquiring more knowledge and wondered where I would be able to learn more about looking after our green.
There are over 300 articles on the site here to read, with most common problems covered in detail. Just use the search box to look for the subject matter you are interested in.
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In addition to those there is the Bowls Central Academy which has a growing range of online courses and other benefits for you and your club.
And of course, you can email me anytime with any problems you have and I will try to help.
A good starting point is to use my soil analysis service detailed here.
When LDP is already a problem it will help greatly to get a couple of applications of Incision/Aquacept on the green in the autumn. This helps your soil to make the best use of winter rainfall to recover from LDP.
Start again in early spring to make sure you have enough Aquacept in place to to counteract the traditional onset of LDP symptoms.


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South Africa's Stuart Baxter: 'We can't give the country hope'
Nick Ames in Cairo
British manager has taken Bafana Bafana to the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations despite chaotic preparation and underfunding
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South Africa head coach Stuart Baxter, centre, celebrates with his players after the win over Egypt. Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
There are times when Stuart Baxter surveys the agonies surrounding South Africa's football team and asks himself whether the benefits really add up. "It's not one of those you get used to," he says. "You're constantly wondering if it's worth it. Constantly."
It is easier to answer that question during a week when, against all odds, Bafana Bafana have hauled themselves back among Africa's elite. Baxter calls South Africa "a country of extremes" and he should know, given that he is two years into his second spell managing the national team. On Saturday night the dial swung to paroxysms of euphoria as they outplayed Egypt, host country of the Africa Cup of Nations, in front of a baying home crowd and reached the last eight with a 1-0 win. For the 65-year-old Baxter, taking South Africa through to next Friday's final would be the pinnacle of a globetrotting career that has never been defined by his Anglo-Scottish upbringing.
"Winning this would be the biggest," he says, with Nigeria posing the next challenge in Wednesday's quarter-final. "Without sounding egotistical I think this would represent a massive personal victory for me, partly because it'd be coming far more quickly than it should and partly because this is such a big tournament."
Africa Cup of Nations: Hosts Egypt stunned by late South Africa strike
It was 1996 when South Africa, only four years out of a lengthy Fifa suspension and still buoyant in the early stage of Nelson Mandela's presidency, won their first and only Cup of Nations. Baxter has brought Mark Fish, their defensive cornerstone back then, into his backroom staff to maintain a connection but he is at pains to point out that so much has changed since then. At that time Bafana Bafana, managed by Clive Barker, could ride the wave all the way home; these days they face a smothering pall of negativity that he believes places unrealistic demands on the sport's role.
"The whole country was full of optimism in '96," he says. "Full of hope and belief in the future. I think the team reflected that hope. When we beat Libya to qualify this time, the sports ministry wrote to me and said: 'You've given the country hope', and for me that's where all this negativity stems from.
"If the country is dependent on a result by the national team to give it hope, we fail. We can give it hope for five minutes, but every defeat is met with such negativity because on wider level those hopes and dreams have been flattened. There's too much going wrong in the country: getting the electricity shut down every day, the water shortages, the unemployment, you name it. The country's not hopeful and they're in a mental stage of depression; I think that gets reflected. They cannot accept any more negativity so one bad result is met by a tirade.
"We can't give the country hope. We can't. Only temporarily. I'm just happy we can give them a night off where they can wear the shirt proudly."
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South Africa lost to Ivory Coast and Morocco during the group stage, squeaking past lowly Namibia in between, and only reached the knockouts on goal difference as one of the best third-placed sides. The dissenting voices were deafening at that point; Bafana's early matches had been turgid, although Baxter points out that their preparation for this tournament verged on the disastrous, with funding issues seeing their schedule decimated and only one friendly, against Ghana, eventually being played. An already young, reconstructed squad arrived in Egypt badly undercooked and Baxter says their performance against the hosts, in which they obeyed his instructions to play an aggressive, attacking game to the letter, was the kind that banishes any weariness.
"That's basically why I've hung in there, because the players have shown such an interest in wanting to be better, such a genuine pride in themselves when they get it right," he says. "They've been so loyal and patriotic that I've always gone that extra mile."
Baxter is used to doing that. His story is well told by now but a quick refresher course in his life and times underlines what a journey it has been. He has coached in eight countries, won titles in Sweden with AIK and South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs, bitten his lip when fired after two games in Turkey and contributed significantly to football's explosion in Japan. Were it not for the Midlands inflection – Baxter was born in Wolverhampton – it would feel like a chat with Roy Hodgson, as much for his urbanity and unaffected studiousness as for his winding road here. But unlike Hodgson he has never heard a loud clarion call from home, despite a few offers earlier in his career.
South Africa celebrate during their win over Egypt. Photograph: Samuel Shivambu/EPA
"As it's moved forward there hasn't been the opportunity, and that's because I fall between two stools really," he says. "I'm not the exotic foreigner and I'm not the big-name English knight in shining armour; I'm neither the José Mourinho nor the Frank Lampard, and the game in the Premier League has become about perception.
"I'm not saying that's the alpha and omega of it, but it's why I'm realistic to know I'm not going to have a queue of people saying: 'He's won leagues all over the world and he's a Brit, let's bring him back.' I've become a little, not exactly cynical, but non-expectant. When the phone rings it's from other places: I'm exotic and attractive there but back home I'm not."
He fancies another crack at the Champions League, in which he competed with AIK, but feels confident in his capacity to set down roots anywhere in the world and describes himself as "pretty easily transportable", moulding himself to the project at hand. "I'm not this instructor going round the world teaching football according to the theories of Stuart Baxter," he says. Perhaps there is an extent to which, in an era where philosophies and grand visions tend to seduce more than sheer practicality, that has held him back too.
Not that there will be any sense of regret when South Africa walk back out at Cairo International Stadium, the venue stunned into dumbfounded silence by Thembinkosi Lorch's 85th-minute winner those few short days ago, to face Nigeria. "We have to do it as underdogs again," he says. "They are one of the best, but if we can put together a gameplan that gives them the problems we gave Egypt then we have a chance. At this stage it sometimes takes on its own life. The difference in the squad now, the belief they have, is absolutely night and day." Dawns like that are why, for all the brickbats and moments of doubt, Baxter comes back again and again.
South Africa football team
Egypt football team


Pain is an integral part of labor. Untolerable pain may change normal labor into pathological one. The use of Acupreassure technique can be an alternative of non-pharmacological method to control labor pain during stage I.
the objective of this study was to analyze the effect of Acupreassure technique in change level pain perception during normal labor stage I in primipara and multipara.
This study used pre-experimental with non-equivalent control group pretest and posttest design. The population was primipara and multipara parturient women at stage I of normal labor who reported pain at Rumah Sakit Rajawali Citra Potorono Banguntapan Kabupaten Bantul. Sample size was 60 responden there are 30 responden of experimental group (group I) and 30 responden of control group (group II) who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using interview, questionnaire and observation. Data were analyzed by using Wilcoxon Signed Rank with significance level <0,05.
the result showed that before intervention, the group I mother who perceived moderate pain were 46,7% and 53,3% severe pain. After intervention, those who perceived mild pain 50%, moderate pain were 46,7% and severe pain were 3,3%. The result of statistical test had significance level of p = 0,000. in conclution, Acupreassure technique is effective in helping the mother to cange (reduce) level pain during normal labor stge I.


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Dassault Falcon 6X: Buyer's and Investor's guide
by CJI Team
Widest cabin in its class, good range, short field performance
Still four years away
Until the Falcon 6X has been in service for a few years, it will always be remembered as the aircraft that Dassault was forced to release.
Had the Falcon 5X developed according to plan, it should have entered service by now. Unfortunately, due to continued issues with the Snecma Silvercrest engines that were due to power the 5X, Dassault was obliged to cancel the aircraft.
But the 6X aircraft Dassault has launched instead has benefited from several more years' refinement.
The Silvercrest engines have gone and been replaced by more-powerful and fuel-efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 series engines.
The 6X is also longer than the 5X was due to be, with an additional frame inserted in the forward fuselage, stretching it by 20 inches. The wings have also been strengthened, to handle the additional weights of the fuselage and those of the engines.
The Falcon 6X is one of the fastest Falcons. It has a maximum speed of Mach .90, although long-range cruise is Mach 0.85.It can fly for a maximum of 5,500nm, which is enough to reach Tokyo from London or Kuwait from New York. Its maximum operating altitude is 43,000 feet allowing the aircraft to fly above most weather.
As with most other Falcons, the 6X will be certified for steep approaches. Thanks to its super-critical wing and blended winglets, the 6X will have low approach speeds, allowing it to use airports with smaller runways or difficult approaches, including London City Airport.
Brokers often say that it is the cabin that sells the aircraft. The Falcon 6X has one of the largest cabins in its class and can seat a maximum of 16 passengers.
Dassault say that with the Falcon 6X they designed the aircraft from the cabin out, following feedback from customers.
The cabin itself is the widest in its class, as well as the tallest. Four different cabins configurations were shown at launch, and although the maximum seating capacity is 16 people, Dassault are expecting a typical cabin layout for 12 passengers.
On board, there are four separate air-conditioning zones, including two in the cabin. The cabin altitude at 41,000 ft is just 3,900ft.
The Falcon 5X introduced a sky-light in the forward cabin, which allowed natural light to enter. The Falcon 6X also includes this.
Although owning a new aircraft type is always a risk, Dassault mitigated much of this when it switched to using established engines. Dassault itself has a pedigree going back over 40 years and has over 2,500 business jets currently in service.
Dassault also has a strongly established global maintenance network, both owned and authorised. It also has a history of supporting pre-owned values and, as Dassault builds around 60 aircraft per year, residual values for the 6X should remain high.
On paper, the Falcon 6X is one of the most exciting new aircraft launched in recent years, capable of flying long distances and landing on short runways. If Dassault can bring the aircraft in on target, it could tempt potential Gulfstream customers away from the strong selling G500 – but they will have to wait four years.
Hard facts
Range: 5,500 nm
Maximum speed: Mach 0.90
Typical passengers: 12
Typical crew: 3
Competitor aircraft: Gulfstream G550, G500, G600, Bombardier Global 5000 / 6000 / 7000.
List price for a new Falcon 6X: $47 million
First delivery: 2022
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Shortfall of 330,000 workers in UK due to Brexit, say thinktanks
Immigration from non-EU countries failed to take up slack after 'freedom of movement' ended
Brexit has led to a shortfall of 330,000 people in the UK labour force, mostly in the low-skilled economy, a report by leading researchers has found.
The departure from the EU in 2020 led to an increase in immigration from non-EU countries but not enough to compensate from the loss of workers from neighbouring countries, according to the joint findings of the thinktanks Centre for European Reform (CER) and UK in a Changing Europe.


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