The Pixel Slate is Google's latest take on the laptop-tablet hybrid category, as well as the spiritual successor to 2015's Pixel C.
The tablet features a 12.3-inch touch-screen display with a 3000 x 2000 pixel resolution that comes in at 293ppi (pixels per inch). The first thing most will likely notice when they see the device in person is just how impressive the display really looks.
Google says the Slate feature the highest resolution available in this category of devices.
The Pixel Slate also comes with what Google is calling "low-temperature polycrystalline silicon technology" in the screen, which allows for 100 times faster movement of electrons versus a standard display.
The new colour for Pixel Slate is called Midnight Blue (don't worry, there is a Pen to match). The device features rounded corners and a balanced centre of gravity, so when you hold it with one hand there is no awkward balancing. It's surprisingly comfortable to hold the Slate with just one hand.
There are two front-facing speakers for dual-firing stereo sound. Google also created an audio algorithm with a custom profile for "crisp high and lows." That said, it was hard to hear it clearly in the loud hands-on area of the event.
There's also an 8-megapixel camera on both the front and back of the Pixel Slate, which features machine-learning algorithms similar to Google's Pixel smartphones. Portrait Mode is available on the Pixel Slate because of this, as is a wide-angle lens on the front of the tablet-laptop hybrid device.
While the Pixel Slate doesn't come with a keyboard like last year's Pixelbook, you can purchase the new Pixel Slate Keyboard separately. It attaches to the tablet with a snap through built-in connectors, similar to Apple's iPad Smart Keyboard, so you don't need to pair or charge the accessory. The keyboard also features rounded "hush keys," as Google calls them, which are backlit.
The Slate Keyboard is full sized and feels pretty solid to type on. It's a little less sticky and has more travel than the Pixelbook, which was a great keyboard in itself, and the trackpad feels very comfortable to use. Concerning the experience of actually using the trackpad, I found it comparable to a MacBook trackpad versus the one featured in Microsoft's Surface.
The folio of the Pixel Slate Keyboard can be adjusted infinitely due to its kickstand-like apparatus to hold up the screen. You can then also flip it around to act as a case — again, similar to Apple's iPad Smart Case.
Google redid the UI and Chrome OS for Pixel Slate, optimizing it for a touch screen. You swipe up to close apps, like with Android P, and have both a desktop or tablet interface depending on whether the keyboard is attached.
Google Assistant is integrated more deeply, plus machine learning is used in the launcher to quickly recommend apps that you use frequently or may need next. There is a desktop experience that lets the user run developer tools as well as full-powered Linux apps.
Multi-tasking is available for split-screen view, plus there is Do Not Disturb and Night Light features as seen on Android Pie. Family Link is also built in to limit device usage times, content type, apps and more.
Virus protection and background updates come standard in the Pixel Slate, plus Google's Titan Security Chip is inside to store personal information, device passwords and more. The power button also acts as fingerprint sensor.
Though I only spent a short period with Google's new Pixel Slate, the time I did spend with it left me impressed. The build quality felt solid to both hold and look at after first impressions, thanks to the screen's impressive resolution and viewing angles. I definitely could see myself using this throughout the house and on the go for both work and fun, even though Chrome OS can sometimes be finicky to maneuver sometimes.
Google's Pixel Slate also continues the company's Pixel modus operandi of integrating software, hardware and AI for a complete experience.
My biggest concern as it stands so far is using the Slate on my lap. Now that the Pixel Slate uses an optional keyboard accessory, it likely won't rest as comfortably on the lap while typing when compared to its predecessor.
That said, I have been using a Microsoft Surface Pro as my main computer for the last month and I've gotten used to optional keyboards, though I still feel like this is an issue that should be flagged.
Google's Pixel Slate starts at $849 CAD Canadian and is available for pre-order now through the Google Store. The Pixel Slate Keyboard is priced $259 and the Pen, now available in Midnight Blue, is $129.
Mobilesyrup will have a full review of the Pixel Slate and Pixel Slate Keyboard in the coming weeks.


Prestigious Broadmoor area! Well maintained home with 3,608 sq.ft. living space on 7,868 sq.ft. lot. Features very spacious layouts, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, den, 16' high ceiling in living room, dining room and foyer, big skylights overstaircases, bright & open foyer, crown mouldings throughout, huge crystal chandeliers, all granite countertops, maple cabinets, 4 zone radiant heating, large guest bedroom with ensuite down, beautiful garden, brick & electrical gate at front. Walk to Errington Elementary, close to Steveston-London.


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Okay, so, first of all, I'm very sorry. My 2017 Christmas gift guide is so Wong-ly & fashionably late (hehe). But, in all honesty, this pretty much suits my personality.
Last year, you would have found me panicking in the middle of London's Oxford Circus with the rest of London screaming, "what do they f*cking want…?!".
In the hope that you'll find it useful, I've designed this post to give you inspiration on what to gift your loved ones. With the help of my friends & family, I've tried to cover the very best.
Donate to Shelter, as they help our homeless find somewhere to live and get back on their feet.
You can buy a gift at Save The Children who will give food, shelter & love to refugee children in Syria.
Why not support your local Present Appeal and donate new, unwrapped toys and gifts for children. Click here to find your nearest Salvation Army Centre.
Donate/buy dry food at your local food bank at your local supermarket.
Age UK needs volunteers to talk our elderly. Call in Time is a free telephone befriending service for matching volunteers with older people.
Thanks for reading, let me know what you thought of my last-minute Christmas Gift Guide! Did I miss anything?
It's nearly that time of year.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING! *Ahem*, yes as you can tell, I cannot nearly contain my excitement.
As a kid, one of my favourite things about Christmas was counting down the days with a daily sweet treat. But, as an adult, who can resist opening doors to gifts from your favourite brands which are relevant to your interests like luxury beauty, alcohol, and fitness?
Lounge by the fire in your cosiest knitwear, with mince pies & hot chocolate at arms' reach, I've got a cracking advent calendar roundup for you.
Spoil a loved one, or *ahem* treat yourself to a sumptuous pre-Christmas gift with the L'OCCITANE Christmas Beauty Advent Calendar which is filled with shampoos, soaps & eau de toilette. Illustrated by the renowned French artist Kanako, this set is a beautiful way to get excited about Christmas. Also check out their full range of Christmas gifts for women.
Housed in a decadent and decorated case complete with a mirror inside, I love this because you can reuse as vanity unit to store your beloved beauty treats and essentials.
Calling all beauty babes, if you haven't indulged in a Charlotte Tilbury goodie yet, then you're missing out. A mix of full-sized and mini's this one houses the best sellers wrapped up in a glamorous, gorgeous box.
The only male grooming calendar that's got you covered. Packed with 25 full-size products, this luxury men's advent calendar will leave you feeling fresh for the festive season.
A must-have gift for any manicure-addict, 19 carefully packaged mini nail polish paint pots and one full-size beauty.
You have to get this for your beer fan friend. The Beer Hawk Advent Calendar is filled with Belgian classics, crafty cans, German brilliance and British beauties.
This one is for my fellow foodies. Discover the flavours of Italy with this limited edition advent calendar.
Tea lovers! Open the doors to festive limited edition tea bags like 'Mrs Claus' Raspberry Prosecco,' Mince Pie + Spiced Clementine.
Proudly crafted and distributed by Maverick Drinks, Drinks By The Dram explores various alcoholic spirits from around the globe, all in dram size containers.
I'm laughing at the thought of drinking gin every day. Developed by some of the finest distillers, this gin is housed within a charming box.
This one is for the gym fanatics, enjoy Christmas & retain your fitness game. Get your protein fix with cocoa butter and whey protein. It's suitable for vegetarians.
Brands included in this beauty bonanza are Dr Organic, Dead Sea Spa Magik, Pure Potions, Naturint, Weleda, Faith In Nature, Facetox, Sukin, Yes To, Trilogy and Beauty Kitchen.
Hate surprises? Buy a real advent calendar and fill them up with goodies that you know you will love. I've picked the best ones at my funky widget below.
Do keep checking this page as I will be adding more over the weekend and let me know if you recommend any others!
Photo: Big thank you to Not On The High Street for lovely your Christmas press day invite.
Is it just me or does Black Friday start earlier & earlier, each year?
To mark this joyous occasion, I'm wearing all black err-thang coat and boots. Well, it's my excuse for being fashionably late for this blog post, (hehe get it?).
Last year, I gave you a roundup of the best deals here. The sales are similar this year; Selfridges is using the same code.
Avoid the Olly Murs scrum party, stick the kettle on and get comfy. We're going to bag to best deals in our PJ's (if you need some new ones, use code FLASH20UK at Victoria Secret, you also get a free pair of fluffy slippers!).
I know you're desperate to run away from all this Black Friday madness, luckily there's up to 25% off flights from British Airways.
I'll be posting and updating this page throughout the rest of the Cyber weekend.
If you've got any deals to share, please comment below, I'd love to hear from you.
Autumn is wonderful at the moment. Crisp, delicate and golden, this post is decorated with bursts of yellow, orange, brown & pink. In collaboration with the festive TP team, I'm wearing my Tresor Paris Crystal Bangle. Crafted in sterling silver and pave-set with white crystals (I'm allergic to cosmetic metal, I love this brand because they have allergy-free titanium), screw-fix bar bracelets are great because you can express yourself with personalised charms. If you're based in London, visit them in Farringdon or you can shop online here.
Snuggle up in your thickest blanket, sit by the fire (or a candle), with a mug of something steamy; we're about to walk through fear.
Fears. I have them; you have them. At any point in our life, we'll experience debilitating fears. Big & small.
Fear isn't necessarily a bad thing. They alert us, prime us to run away and help us avoid getting hurt. But how do we stop them from holding us back from doing the things that we unquestionably want to do?
I've heard the all of the advice to dive in, head first. While that's commendable, it isn't sustainable long-term. Break down your fear into manageable pieces.
Do what you feel you are capable of doing right now if you had to and work your way up from there.
People struggle to overcome their fears because they believe they are not good enough. As a result, they will give themselves avoidance techniques to avoid the task at hand. But, don't worry, you are not a lost cause. Being aware of your own methods of procrastination is very powerful.
Think of all of the explanations you give yourself for not doing what you're anxious about. What can you do to overcome them? Write it down.
Everything is about perspective. If you have a fear of what people think about you, chances are, people don't think about you to the extent that you're feeling.
The key to is to change our perception of our ability to perform the task. The difference between someone who is a great public speaker and someone who is awful is that the good one believes that they will succeed whereas the person who gets nervous and stifles feels they are not. Believe that you can conquer your fear. Have faith in yourself.
Everyone is different but think of ways on how you can rewire your brain to adopt a different perspective. E.g., for a public speaking fear, instead of thinking 'everyone will think I'm an idiot in this speech,' think about how you're just having a conversation with everyone in the room.
I've had two serious, big fears, which are why I used them as examples in this post. The first was during my teenage years which was a fear of people not liking me. After school, I would go home and ruminate about it, over & over. Then growing up, public speaking became my enemy. Both fears were detrimental to my studies & career. At present, I don't give a sh*t if people like me, and I no longer suffer from attacks before presentations. (I still get nervous, but I can do them without wanting the ground to swallow me up).
2018 should be the year of conquering fears. They are incredibly difficult but overcoming them will make you stronger than ever. You deserve success, to go and get what you want and not let anything stop you.


This second Lake District title includes a number of walks that are either on the periphery of or outside the boundaries of the national park. There are two main reasons for this: the first is to reduce some of the pressure on the more popular parts of the Lake District, and the second is to encourage walkers to visit other areas of Cumbria where there is so much superb, varied scenery. Walkers have the opportunity to explore the atmospheric ruins of Shap Abbey and see St Bees Head, where the clifftops are home to nesting birds and give a grandstand view to Galloway, the Isle of Man and the distant Mourne Mountains.


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DocNetwork Announces New Logo Launch
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, February 12, 2019 – We are excited to launch a new look for DocNetwork that communicates a common visual identify across brands: DocNetwork, CampDoc and SchoolDoc. Our new logo design retains the visual elements and familiar color pallet that reflect our origin, but emphasizes our forward-thinking mindset and growth into new categories.
So why change you might ask? Here is a look at the journey we have taken.
Our first logo for CampDoc.com was created when the company launched in 2009. It was unique, and playful, and the Stoobs font resembled something fun and "campy" never before seen within the technology space. We were forging a new path for electronic health record software for camps, but never wanted to lose the roots of who we were as a startup. We also introduced an identity for the brand, with our friend the CampDoc toon…I'm sure you've seen him around a few places!
But with our market growing, and as we entered new categories, we needed to evolve. As we grew, we developed different versions of the logo. However, that meant depending on the website you landed on, you may have had a different experience. Was the "toon" visible or not? Who was DocNetwork.org? What happened to ChildCareDoc.com? Too many questions for us to answer, without a clear message.
With new categories came new audiences and the same old, same old wasn't working hard enough for us anymore. We needed to tailor the message more specifically to the unique needs of these different audiences.
So today we are starting with the logo.
It uses a bold color palette, featuring the core DocNetwork brand orange and green colors, but still contains the spirit of the original. It's an evolution, and one that can scale easily, and work better, in many more places.
We also created a unique brand identifier, to provide a cohesive look and feel across all three logos, which we affectionately call the "charge".
This is the first step in our new branding journey. Over the next few months you may see other branding changes as well. These changes will create a more cohesive branding experience across all of touch points, focusing on delivering creative solutions where the customer, company and community wins.
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Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings turns 72 today
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The former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings marks her 72nd birthday today.
Unfortunately, her 72nd anniversary has come at a difficult time amidst the pre-burial activities of her late husband.
Born on November 17, 1948, her birthday occurs barely a week after the death of her husband, Jerry John Rawlings.
The former president passed away at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Thursday, November 12 after a short illness.
Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings served by his side as the First Lady of Ghana for close to two decades.
A strong women's rights advocate, she founded the 31st December Women's Movement in 1982 to emancipate women at every level of development to enable them to contribute and benefit from the socio-economic and political progress of the country.
In 2016 she became the first woman to run for President of Ghana. She was billed as "The Hillary Clinton" of Africa. She would have become the first female president of Ghana if she had won with her newly formed party in 2016.
This year, she will contest in Ghana's presidential election in December 2020 December polls as the flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP).
This will be the third time, the former First Lady has been chosen by the party as its flagbearer.
Source: myjoyonline.com
OSP Board convenes emergency meeting over Amidu's resignation
Amidu resignation: The system is against those fighting corruption – Manasseh Azure


May is hoping that this election is the moment that she — and the Green Party faithful — have long been waiting for: many more elected Green MPs in the House of Commons.
And with no clear front-runner, she's expecting a minority Parliament after the Oct. 19 vote, a situation that could make May something of a kingmaker.
But before Canadians turn out to vote, they have some questions about this American-born climate campaigner.
Google Canada has revealed the five most searched questions about each of the main party leaders, based on data from the six months leading up to the election call.
Today, CBC News delivers answers to the most searched questions about May. We started earlier in the campaign with NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, and last week we looked at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
Here's what Canadians wanted to know about the Green leader, and some answers to their questions.
1. Who is Elizabeth May?
She's a real Harry Potter aficionado and master butter beer brewer. But we're going to go out on a limb here and say she's better known for her other job: leader of the Green Party of Canada, a party she's led since 2006.
She has managed to do what few Green Party leaders in the Western world have accomplished: get elected in a first-past-the-post electoral system.
It took her three tries, including two strong second-place finishes, but in 2011 she defied the odds by unseating cabinet minister and longtime MP Gary Lunn. She won the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, on Vancouver Island, with nearly 50 per cent of the vote.
She has brought the party from low single-digit support to a high point of nearly a million votes in the 2008 federal election.
That vote slumped significantly in the last election, something she blames on her exclusion from the last leaders' debate.
Since her election, May has been routinely named one of the hardest-working MPs on Parliament Hill, and parliamentarian of the year. She's sponsored a number of private member's bills including the Lyme Disease Act, a bill that passed the House with a unanimous vote.
Before entering the fray of elected politics, May worked as a lawyer, a policy adviser to Brian Mulroney's minister of the environment and as executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada, one of the country's largest environmental advocacy groups.
Her activism on the climate front is something that runs in the family. Her mother was an anti-nuclear campaigner — she was routinely branded a Communist for her activism in an era of the red scare — and a strident opponent of pesticides.
May says she was drawn to the environmental cause at a young age. In her recent biography, Who We Are, May recounts reading about pesticide poisoning of sheep in Arizona.
She has parlayed that early passion into an impressive track record: stopping pesticide spraying on Cape Breton's forests and preventing uranium mining in Nova Scotia; a move to end clear-cut logging on Lyell Island; and she also had her hand in the creation of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, among other accomplishments.
Now, of course, she's active in anti-pipeline politics.
2. What did Elizabeth May say?
It's hard to decipher what exactly Canadian were searching for when they asked this question. But based on the timeline for this search data, it seems people were asking about her edgy remarks at the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner in May, when her off-colour remarks caused a stir online.
It is a time-honoured tradition for federal party leaders to address the press gallery — and their guests — at the annual dinner. These speeches are usually humorous, a chance for the leaders to poke fun at themselves and the journalists that cover them.
This year's fête — held shortly after Omar Khadr was freed on bail pending an appeal of his U.S. conviction on terrorism charges — was peppered with references to the government's handling of his case.
But May did not hold back, taking it to the next level.
"Omar Khadr, you've got more class than the whole f--king cabinet," May said, referring to the Conservative government, as Tory MP and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt tried to usher her off the stage.
Raitt intervened multiple times and attempted to persuade May to end her speech, but instead, May played a recording of Welcome Back, Kotter, the theme song from the 1970s sitcom.
May blamed fatigue and jet-lag for the eyebrow-raising speech.
But many stepped forward to defend May, including CBC Radio's Michael Enright. In one of his on-air essays he took aim at the news media for blowing it out of proportion.
"Why the mountain of coverage, nearly all of it unsympathetic? Was it because she was appearing before a roomful of journalists? Would the story have disappeared if she had been speaking to environmentalists? Was it because she sometimes has seemed to be holier than thou? Was it because she is a woman? Whatever the reason, May was mugged by the media."
3. Where does Elizabeth May live?
After years of moving around the country for work — she has lived for most of her professional life in Nova Scotia and Ottawa — May has now settled in Sidney-by-the-Sea, B.C., near Victoria.
May is an American by birth. She grew up in Connecticut. But after a summer vacation in Canada, her father, an accountant, and her mother, an artist and sculptor (and an activist as mentioned) uprooted the family in 1973 and moved to Cape Breton Island.
It was an atypical move to say the least, leaving the relative comfort of New England to become restaurateurs in the tiny town of Margaree Harbour, on the edge of the Cabot Trail. It was also a move that nearly bankrupted the family.
May describes this move as a "demarcation," and a tough time in her life when she learned the struggles of living in relative poverty, working as a waitress in her family restaurant. She missed out on an undergraduate education because her parents couldn't afford to pay (she later attended law school at Dalhousie).
But she writes that she quickly absorbed Canada's history, rewiring her brain to "a Loyalist tradition."
4. Is Elizabeth May in divinity school?
May is not in divinity school, but she is a practising Anglican.
After leaving the Sierra Club, she began studying to become a priest. She took theology classes at St. Paul's University in Ottawa — and thought about settling down as a parish priest. She wanted to learn Hebrew and Greek and read original texts of the Bible. But her studies were put on hold when she returned to politics.
Her Christian faith is still strong, however, and she's an unabashed follower of Jesus Christ.
"In the U.S., if you're a not out-of-the-closet practising Christian, you almost have no chance of being elected," May told the Anglican Journal in an interview. "It's the opposite in Canada. I get flak for being a Christian.
"It's the source of my strength in dealing with somewhat insurmountable odds — this profound belief that the impossible is possible."
5. How old is Elizabeth May?
May is 61 years old and doesn't have any plans to slow down. While she has said she doesn't expect to be the Green Party leader forever — or even beyond the end of the next Parliament — she hopes to stay on as a parliamentarian for the foreseeable future.
May doesn't expect to be prime minister after the election — she says it would make "one hell of a TV movie," if she did — but she hopes to add to her party's seat count.
She says that by getting more Green MPs elected, she'll be able to expand the party beyond, what some people perceive as "the party of one."


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The Imer wedge-shaped tipping bucket is ideal for lifting materials, debris, mortar etc. in conjunction with your existing Imer hoist.
Simply attach with using the welded lifting point and go!
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Ернандо де Сото () е испански конкистадор и изследовател, който води първата европейска експедиция дълбоко на територията на съвременните Американски щати – Флорида, Джорджия, Мисисипи, Алабама и най-вероятно Арканзас, и първият европеец, за когото е документирано, че е видял река Мисисипи. Достигайки до нея на 8 май 1541 г., той я кръщава Rio de Espiritu Santo (река на Светия дух).

Ранни години (около 1495 – 1539)
Роден е около 1495 година в Жере де лос Кабалерос, провинция Бадахос, Естремадура, Кралство Кастилия. През 1514 напуска Испания и заминава за Новия свят, където няколко години служи при губернатора на Панама Педро Ариас Авила и се жени за неговата дъщеря. Участва в завоюването на Никарагуа.

От 1530 пребивава в Перу, като участва в походите на Франсиско Писаро при покоряването на страната на инките. През 1536 напуска Перу, връща се в Испания, за да докладва за мисията на Писаро. Същата година се връща обратно в Америка, включва в разпределянето на съкровището на инките и става богат. През 1537 получава титлата управител на Флорида и губернатор Куба от Карл V, като получава правото да завладее Флорида.

Експедиционна дейност (1539 – 1542)

Още с назначението си за управител на Куба Сото започва подготовка за голяма завоевателна експедиция към Флорида и земите северно от нея. По различни данни в експедицията участват между 600 и 900 пехотинци и от 200 до 350 кавалеристи.

На 28 май 1539 достига до западния бряг на п-ов Флорида на 26º 30` с.ш., тръгва по брега на север и през октомври достига до залива Апалачи (30º с.ш.), където зимува.

През март 1540 тръгва на североизток през източната част на Примексиканската низина. Преминава около 500 км, пръв пресича южната част на Приатлантическата низина и открива реките Олтамахо и Савана (725 км). На 33º 30` с.ш. пресича река Савана и завива на север, като достига до откритите от него Сини планини (Блу Ридж) – южната част на Апалачите, от където продължава на югозапад. Открива горните течения на множество реки, вливащи се в Мексиканския залив, в т.ч. – Апалачикола и Алабама, в долината на която провежда второ зимуване.

През март 1541 продължава на запад, а след това на север, като открива средното течение на река Тенеси и на 8 май, на 35º с.ш. първи от европейците достига до река Мисисипи. Пресича реката и тръгва на запад и след две седмици достига до река Арканзас, при устието на десния ѝ приток Канейдиан, където провежда трето зимуване.

През пролетта на 1542 се спуска по Арканзас и Мисисипи до откритата от него на 21 май река Ред Ривър (десен приток на Мисисипи), където умира от малария на 21 май. Погребан е край река Мисисипи. Спътниците му се завръщат в Мексико през 1543.

Четиригодишния поход на Ернандо де Сото се счита от съвременниците му за пълен провал, тъй като не открива така жадуваните от испанците богатства. Независимо то това, че по време на похода испанците проявяват агресивно отношение към местните индиански племена и принуждава някои от тях да напуснат долината на Мисисипи и се преселят на други места, Сото и неговите спътници откриват огромни пространства от днешната южна и югоизточна част на САЩ. Друга интересна забележителност от похода на Сото е, че по време на пътешествието му множеството от конете, които водят със себе си избягват и подивяват и по този начин дават началото на огромните стада диви мустанги в Северна Америка. Освен с конете Сото запознава индианците и със свинете, които са били непознати дотогава на тях.

Памет

Неговото име носят:
 водопад Де Сото () на река Литъл Ривър в щата Алабама;
 водопад Де Сото () в щата Джорджия;
 град Де Сото () в щата Мисури;
 град Хернандо () в щата Мисисипи;
 марка автомобили "Де Сото", произвеждани в периода 1928 – 1961 г.;
 мост "Ернандо де Сото" () на река Мисисипи, свързващ градовете Западен Мемфис, Арканзас и Мемфис, Тенеси;
 окръг ДеСото в щата Мисисипи;
 окръг ДеСото в щата Флорида;
 окръг Хернандо, в щата Флорида;
 природен парк Де Сото () в щата Алабама;
 училище "Де Сото", в град Хелена в щата Арканзас.

Източници

 Магидович, И. П., История открытия и исследования Северной Америки, М., 1962, стр. 105 – 111.
 Панайотов, И. и Р. Чолаков, Календар на географските открития и изследвания, София, 1989, стр. 95, 99, 110.

Испански изследователи
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Using the standard deviation to determine test validity.
Use of binomial probability to predict the odds that an event will take place.
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According to the IEEE Standard 1219 (1999), software maintenance is the modification of a software product after delivery to correct faults, to improve performance or other attributes, or to adapt the product to a modified environment.
In the ISO/IEC Standard 14764 (1999), maintenance is further subdivided into four categories:

Perfective maintenance is any modification of a software product after delivery to improve performance or maintainability.

Adaptive maintenance is the modification of a software product performed after delivery to keep a computer program usable in a changed or changing environment.

Preventive maintenance refers to software modifications performed for the purpose of preventing problems before they occur. This type of maintenance, that does not alter the system functionality, is also referred to as anti-regressive work.

Metamodel.
According to the Meta-Object Facility (MOF) standard, a metamodel is a model that defines the language for expressing a model.

According to the Meta-Object Facility (MOF) standard, a metamodel is a model that defines the language for expressing a model.
Metric.
According to the IEEE Standard 610-12 (1999), a metric is a quantitative measure of the degree to which a system, component or process possesses a given attribute.

According to the IEEE Standard 610-12 (1999), a metric is a quantitative measure of the degree to which a system, component or process possesses a given attribute.
Migration.
Migration is a particular variant of re-engineering. In the context of software systems, migration refers to the process of moving a software system from one technological environment to another one that is, for some reason, considered to be better. Migrations can be very diverse in nature: changing the hardware infrastructure, changing the underlying operating system, moving data to another kind of database (database migration), changing the programming language in which the software has been written, and so on.

Migration is a particular variant of re-engineering. In the context of software systems, migration refers to the process of moving a software system from one technological environment to another one that is, for some reason, considered to be better. Migrations can be very diverse in nature: changing the hardware infrastructure, changing the underlying operating system, moving data to another kind of database (database migration), changing the programming language in which the software has been written, and so on.
Model.
A model is a simplified representation of a system on a higher level of abstraction. It is an abstract view on the actual system emphasizing those aspects that are of interest to someone.
Depending on the system under consideration, we talk about software models (for software systems), database models (for database systems), and so on.

Depending on the system under consideration, we talk about software models (for software systems), database models (for database systems), and so on.
Model-driven engineering.
A software engineering approach that promotes the use of models and transformations as primary artifacts throughout the software development process. Its goal is to tackle the problem of developing, maintaining and evolving complex software systems by raising the level of abstraction from source code to models. As such, model-driven engineering promises reuse at the domain level, increasing the overall software quality.

A software engineering approach that promotes the use of models and transformations as primary artifacts throughout the software development process. Its goal is to tackle the problem of developing, maintaining and evolving complex software systems by raising the level of abstraction from source code to models. As such, model-driven engineering promises reuse at the domain level, increasing the overall software quality.
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Precision. In data mining or information retrieval, precision is defined as the proportion of retrieved and relevant data or documents to all the data or documents retrieved
Precision is a measure of how well the technique performs in not returning nonrelevant items. Precision is 100\% when every document returned to the user is relevant to the query. Being very precise usually comes at the risk of missing documents that are relevant, hence precision should be combined with recall.
Program representation. A program representation consists of properties of a program specified in an alternate means to source code. Kontogiannis, in his article \cite{Kontogiannis93}, states that "Program representation is a key aspect for design recovery as it serves as the basis for any subsequent analysis chosen. Some of the most common program representation methods include (a) abstract syntax trees (...); (b) Prolog rules (...); (c) code and concept objects (...); (d) code action frames (...); (e) attributed data flow graphs (...); (f) control and data flow graphs (...). Most of these approaches represent and refer to the structural properties of a program.
Schema refinement.
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Service-oriented architecture.
According to Thomas Erl \cite{Erl05}, SOA is "a model in which automation logic is decomposed into smaller, distinct units of logic. Collectively, these units comprise a larger piece of business automation logic. Individually, these units can be distributed. (...) (SOA) encourages individual units of logic to exist autonomously yet not isolated from each other. Units of logic are still required to conform to a set of principles that allow them to evolve independently, while still maintaining a sufficient amount of commonality and standardization. Within SOA, these units of logic are known as services.
Software engineering. The term software engineering was defined for the first time during a conference of the NATO Science Committee \cite{Naur&al1969} as "the establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to obtain economically software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines. Alternatively, the IEEE standard 610-12 (1999) defines software engineering as "the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software; that is, the application of engineering to software.


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Former Silk Road Task Force Agent Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Extortion, Money Laundering, and Obstruction
Ex-DEA Agent Used Undercover Status to Pocket More than $700,000 in Bitcoin, Strike Movie Deal with Twentieth Century Fox
SAN FRANCISCO –Carl M. Force was sentenced to 78 months in prison today for extortion, money laundering, and obstruction of justice announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell, Chief Richard Weber of the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson of FBI's San Francisco Division, Special Agent in Charge Michael P. Tompkins of the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General's Washington, D.C. Field Office and Special Agent in Charge James E. Ward of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General. The sentence follows a guilty plea in which Force admitted to using his position as an undercover agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration to steal digital currency during a federal investigation.
Force, 46, of Baltimore, had been a Special Agent with the DEA for 15 years. Between 2012 and 2014, he was assigned to the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force, a multi-agency group investigating illegal activity on the Silk Road. Force was the lead undercover agent in communication with Ross Ulbricht, a/k/a "Dread Pirate Roberts," who ran the Silk Road from the Northern District of California. On July 1, 2015, Force pleaded guilty to charges that he used his position during that investigation to steal money during the investigation and then took steps to cover up his wrongdoing.
"The prosecution and conviction of Mr. Force illustrates that the public and law enforcement alike are subject to the same rules," said Acting U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch. "The vast majority of the men and women in this country who are entrusted to enforce the law to do so honorably, skillfully, and in a manner that instills confidence and trust in government. Mr. Force has dishonored that majority and has today received a just punishment for his criminal conduct."
"Law enforcement officials receive certain powers from the government so they can defend the rights of people and prevent wrong doing," said FBI Special Agent In Charge David J. Johnson. "When individuals working in an official capacity violate the trust of their communities by abusing that power, they undermine the hard work of the entire law enforcement community. The FBI will continue to prioritize corruption investigations and hold those who abuse the public's trust accountable."
"Through a series of complex transactions the defendant stole bitcoins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars," said Thomas McMahon, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation. "The defendant's crimes began with creating fictitious personas. He then stole bitcoins that he received in his official capacity and deposited them into his own personal accounts. This case is an excellent example of the financial expertise of our special agents. Through the analysis of both the block chain and data from the Silk Road servers, we were able to trace the flow of funds, which eventually led to the defendant."
In his plea agreement, Force admitted to being on Ulbricht's payroll in a variety of ways while assigned to investigate Ulbricht and the Silk Road. For example, Force used his official undercover persona, "Nob," to get Ulbricht to send bitcoin payments in exchange for information, including "insider" law enforcement information; ironically, Force duped Ulbricht into making payments in part by claiming Nob had access to a corrupt government employee. Then, rather than disclose Ulbricht's payments or turn them over to the government, Force lied on official reports and stole the funds. Force liquidated the digital currency into dollars and had the funds deposited into his own bank account in order to convert the funds to his own personal use. Further, Force also created other unofficial and fictitious personas that he used to extort payment from Ulbricht. For example, Force convinced Ulbricht he was "French Maid" named Carla Sophia who was willing to sell inside law enforcement information about the government's investigation into the Silk Road in exchange for approximately $100,000 worth of bitcoin. Ulbricht ultimately made the payment and Force, again, stole the funds.
Ulbricht and the government were not the only targets of Force's scheme: Force also admitted in the plea agreement that he extorted "R.P.," a California resident. R.P. maintained a digital currency balance with CoinMKT, a California digital currency exchange. Force directed CoinMKT to seize R.P.'s funds despite there being no legal basis to do so. Force then pocketed those sums belonging to R.P., once again transferring them to his own personal digital currency exchange and subsequently converting them to dollars using his personal bank account.
Force also admitted to abusing his position by engaging in a wide array of outside activities without permission while he was a federal agent, all designed to enrich himself. For example, in March 2014, while still employed as a DEA agent, Force entered into a movie contract with Twentieth Century Fox Film Studios related to a movie deal concerning the government's investigation into the Silk Road. The movie deal called for up to $240,000 in payments to Force. Further, Force also moonlighted as a de facto compliance officer for CoinMKT, the same digital currency exchange involved with Force's attempt to extort R.P. Force offered to help CoinMKT investigate its customers by using his position as a federal agent and his access to government databases. In addition, Force sent an unauthorized but official Justice Department subpoena to Venmo, a mobile payments company, directing them to unfreeze his own personal account. When Venmo did not comply, Force wrote to another agent suggesting a criminal seizure directed at Venmo's accounts.
With the proceeds of his criminal activities, Force engaged in a series of complicated transactions, using the bitcoin block chain and several different accounts, all designed to conceal the true source and nature of the proceeds. In today's plea agreement, Force also admitted he obstructed justice by interfering both with the evidence in the Baltimore case against Ulbricht, and with the San Francisco case into his own illegal acts. For example, Force admitted lying to federal prosecutors and investigators when he, among other things, denied ever using the moniker, "French Maid." In his agreement with the government, Force has agreed to ask the Judge to impose sentencing enhancements for this obstruction. On June 22, 2015, Force was charged in a three-count information with money laundering with predicates of wire fraud and theft of government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A) and (B); obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2); and extortion under color of official right, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951. On July 1, 2015, Force pleaded guilty to all counts.
The Honorable Richard Seeborg, U.S. District Judge in San Francisco, handed down the sentence. Judge Seeborg also sentenced Force to a three year period of supervised release and ordered restitution of $340,000.
Force is one of two federal agents to be charged with illegal activity in connection with the investigation into the Silk Road. Shaun W. Bridges, 32, of Laurel, Maryland, was a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service who also was assigned to the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force. Bridges was charged in a two-count information on June 16, 2015 with money laundering with a predicate of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957, and obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2), related to his diversion of over $800,000 in digital currency to which he gained control as part of the Silk Road investigation. In his plea agreement scheduled to be entered before Judge Seeborg on August 31, 2015, Bridges has admitted to the conduct with which he was charged.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathryn Haun and William Frentzen of the Northern District of California and Trial Attorney Richard B. Evans of the Criminal Division's Public Integrity Section, with the assistance of San Francisco Legal Assistant Daniel Charlier-Smith, Christine Tian and Lance Libatique. Assistant U.S. Attorney Arvon Perteet assisted with Asset Forfeiture aspects of the case. The case was investigated by the FBI's San Francisco Division, the IRS-CI's San Francisco Division, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General and the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General in Washington D.C. The prosecution team is also thankful for the assistance of the following components for their support throughout the investigation of this case: IRS Criminal Investigation – New York Field Office, HSI's Chicago/O'Hare Division, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, the Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia, and the FBI Legal Attaché Office in Tokyo, Japan.
SOURCE: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California
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After nearly 20 years of preparing students for the ACT and SAT, I can say that there's no definitive number of hours everyone needs to prepare. I've had students with whom I worked who were ready in three weeks. I've had students who studied for five months, and I had one student who raised her ACT score 5 points in 5 days because she studied for 15 hours a day. It really comes down to how much time you have and on what you need to focus.
A huge part of studying for these exams is reviewing concepts you first learned in middle school. You have to review fundamental math, and you have to know grammar rules. The only students I've ever tutored who didn't need explicit instruction in grammar rules were students whose parents hounded them at home from an early age and for whom correct grammar became second nature. But that situation is rare, and 99% of students preparing for these exams need explicit instruction on the foundational content tested. If you need some advice about what concepts come up frequently on the exams, then see What is tested on the ACT and SAT?
College test preparation is stressful. It causes anxiety for teens and for their families and can create a tough dynamic at home. Regardless of your chosen approach, please remember to be mindful and to take care of yourself. Remember to prioritize sleep, eat nutritious food, and aim for balance throughout the process. Planning ahead and spacing out review can lower anxiety. Another way to feel more comfortable about the exams is to see them as tests of four skills rather than an indication of intelligence.
I cannot impress enough how important it is to review mistakes; it is how you will learn. Mistakes are not an indication of a lack of intelligence; they are simply an indication of an opportunity to learn and grow. Embrace mistakes. Then, when you do understand the concept, explain it to someone else; tell your sister, tell your parent, tell your friend, tell whomever, and explain what you have learned. That's how you reinforce the content.
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The tests are designed to be challenging to finish in the time allowed. Students I've assessed who do exceptionally well without any test prep are voracious readers: they read quickly, remember what they read, and where they read it. Bottom line: if you need to take a break from studying, don't watch TV. Read a book. It really does help.
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AK 2012 - The Report
Aussie Kiss
This year, Aussie Kiss XI just got bigger and better in every dimension
For student windsurfers, Aussie Kiss X1 offered redemption of the sins of freshers week through the celebration of the lesser known 11th commandment ……… THOU SHALT WINDSURF, to which 600 disciples faithfully abided over one weekend this October
This yearly student windsurf festival, now 11 years old, continues to develop and adapt - in true reflection of the way the sport continues to grow. This year the event proved itself to be not just bigger and better than its previous years, but probably the biggest and the best of its kind.
The masses congregated late on Friday evening in Cornwall, with accommodation, breakfast and party venue provided by Bude Holiday Park over the weekend and excitement at seeing fellow windsurfers from other universities always leads to parting late into the night . Following an unwelcome early start on the Saturday morning, the minibuses and kit laden vehicles made their way to the windsurf spot about 40minutes down the road just across the border in Devon to Roadford Lake which has supported the event for the past 11 years.
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Beginners Rule
There is no doubt that Aussie Kiss attracts some serious talent in the windsurfing world. But it is not just about devout windsurfers celebrating the sport in all its forms- it's about spreading/sharing the love (and we don't just mean at the Saturday night party).
AKXI this year saw 156 beginners take to the water in one weekend - a number unparalleled by any other windsurfing event, making Aussie Kiss the single biggest introduction of beginners to the sport in the world.
An incredible 41 student instructors and powerboat drivers gave up their own time windsurfing (or resisting the allure of a nap in the minibus) to impart their windsurfing wisdom to the new converts. In charge of organising them was SWA's committee member Simon Garrod-Bell, who having learned to windsurf and gained his own instructors course through his own club at University West of England, is himself a testament to the SWA's strength not just in introducing new people to the sport but also developing them into life time enthusiasts who can pass on their skills.
The beginner beach
Probably the biggest balance game in the world by Sam Ross
Another undeniably key ingredient to the energy and enthusiasm on the beginners beach was instructor extraordinaire Sam Ross, on board this year to help with teaching and organising the beginners and responsible for one of the weekend 's most impressive sights: what may well be a record for the largest balance point game ever achieved.
By the end of the weekend, Roadford Lake was awash with the fluorescent glow of 70 beginners rigs lent by various university clubs along with a generous contribution from SWA sponsors Boardwise. The new troops were able to make the most of excellent light wind on-shore conditions to learn the basics of the sport with the reassurance of ample safety cover from Roadford and their instructors.
This year, extra support from sponsors meant that you didn't need to be pulling of flakas to win prizes. Up for grabs was the 'most enthusiastic beginner' title which Adrian Bell from Liverpool University who was was awarded a free ticket to Beach Break Live student festival next summer, whilst Sooz Kellagher, president of the Cardiff University club was recognised for her hard work and dedication instructing beginners over the whole weekend and won a intermediate instructor's course courtesy of Sam Ross.
"I got into windsurfing this year after a friend on my course and I got talking about it last year. I took up kayaking in my first year, so I thought "why not!" to adding another adventure sport to my experience!… AK was an obvious destination as a student windsurfer...I'd be daft as a brush to miss it! And wow, I'm glad I went. I had probably the best weekend of my last two and a half years in uni, got in loads of drinking (and a fair old bit of windsurfing to boot!). And just to top it off, I won the prize for the most enthusiastic beginner, which was awesome to say it was my fourth time out windsurfing! I've got to say, I've caught the windsurfing bug, and now I've been recognised as a stand-out beginner, I can only expect to spend a lot more of my time getting better...and I sure can't wait! Thanks for a great weekend AK and the SWA, you blew my mind! I can't wait till we meet again!" - Adrian Bell
"Although the lack of wind on the Saturday gave me a great excuse to nurse my hangover and listen to the live music, I got a chance on the Sunday to take out some really nice demo kit and got a good 4 hours on the water" - Franki Simmonds, Intermediate windsurfer, University of Bristol
Getting wet whatever
Organising hundreds of students eager to get out on the water and windsurf is no easy task, but slick organisation from the SWA committee headed up by Event Manager Taffy Osbourne meant no one missed out. A huge thanks is also owed to SWA sponsors [Boardwise, Fanatic/North, RRD, Starboard/Tushingham, PatriK/Sailloft] whose offer an impressive selection of demo kit which plays a huge part in the event, getting the intermediate and advanced sailors out on the water, as well as offering a chance to try out the latest equipment.
One way to stay dry...
SWA president Will Jones briefing the assembled crowd
For the less windy lulls and those looking for a bit of variety, this year the lake offered an array of different activities for everyone to try. SUP provided a light wind alternative to try, whilst Roadford Lake offered banana boat rides for those who just hadn't had enough of falling in the water.
"It felt like no one was sat on the side lines of this event and everyone was stuck in. Whether they were learning for the first time, instructing, competing or just testing kit it was great to see over 550 getting stuck into windsurfing.
This is just the beginning of a great series and it's great to think that some of those starting out this weekend will be tearing it up with the best of them by the end of the series. " - Sam Ross
Sam Green
Festival Vibe
This year, the event really expanded it's festival feel. Whilst the need for wellies and chilly students added to the effect, the real festival vibe was down to Jodie Rimmington's hard work in gathering sponsors, trade stands and bands to feature.
Sponsors Red Bull and Beach Break Live kept the atmosphere and the windsurfers energetic with their Tune Trucks pumping out music all day, whilst free red bull and mouthwatering burgers courtesy of Roadford Lake's large barbecue helped re-fuel the cold and hungry windsurfers throughout the day.
Spartan wetsuits were also about for anyone looking to refresh their wetsuit wardrobe - with a huge selection of sizes and styles at brilliant prices, even many beginners were tempted by the investment. Anyone and feeling the chill of the fresh Devon air before even hitting the water had a good excuse to visit trade stands such as Scruff Clothing and Be[anie] Unique, who had a selection of brightly coloured hand made knitted beanies and headbands on sale which proved very popular.
Towards the afternoon, the booming beats from Red Bull were paused and everybody crowed round to enjoy the live performances from talented local artists Sam Green, and Isaac Indiana who played an acoustic set. The afternoon was rounded off by a great performance from innovative music duo De'vide.
The festival even carried on back at the Bude Holiday park on the Saturday evening: if music, food, sport and shopping weren't enough to round off a pretty perfect festival, the UK premier of André Paskowski's film Rewarded following freestyle champion Gollito Estredo made it pretty much unbeatable. The film showed everyone just where the sport can be taken and everyone from beginners to pros were left wide-eyed and totally inspired to get trying some new moves or progress to the next level.
Gollito - UK film premier
And then...
Of course, when the wind dies and the sun goes down and we can no longer feel our hands…windsurfers hit the dance floor. Student Windsurf events have become pretty much synonymous with insane fancy dress and Aussie Kiss Xi was no exception. Possibly some of the best attempts seen to date, this year's theme 'The 11th Commandment - Thou Shalt Windsurf' saw a plethora of expected biblical including devils, vicars, and the nativity, not to mention the Spanish Inquisition, bunches of grapes and jesus on a cross.
Once fancy dress was donned, beer jackets were very much needed and the night began with caravan parties and drinking challenges from an enormous 16-person beer funnel constructed by members of Liverpool's club. You may be wondering where it went from there, and I can confirm that a large proportion of the party-ers are still asking themselves the exact same thing. Drinking did indeed resume through the more conventional vessels of cups rather than funnels, and as the music set in from Isaac Indiana, windsurfers spent the night proving that their dance moves are almost as progressive as their freestyle.
Alongside the beginner windsurfing on offer at Aussie Kiss, which very much remains the focus of the event, the festival is also the first in the series for all the racing and freestyle action in the SWA each year. For many taking part this will be the first chance to see the competition since the summer when many will have spent time abroad training; so the competition at AK usually has the potential to throw out some surprises.
The conditions were a bit on the light side for any planing competition, however the new addition to the SWA of a tow-in event ensured the spectators had plenty to keep them entertained over the whole weekend. The tow-in saw a total of 16 entrants put themselves forward for the qualification session on the Saturday. With limited places for grabs in the Sundays main competition, running alongside the pro demo session, the students had to pull something big out of the bag to be sure of securing a place. After a briefing and quick demo run from Max Rowe (Fanatic/North/ION) and Adam Sims (Patrick Dielheim boards/ Loft Sails) it was the turn of the SWA's finest to have their go. With many finding it hard simply to get up in what is an incredibly technical discipline those impressing the most early on included the usual SWA freestyle suspects of Ollie Action, Nicolas Terenzi and Adam Chubbock. Not to be left behind the list of entrants also saw 3 girls, proof the women's scene is very much alive and kicking.
The victorious Solent boys
With the main beginner sessions and all-important party out of the way Sunday saw the competition get underway in earnest with team racing, a (light wind) freestyle competition and the tow-in final all taking place. University team racing was up first, with 16 teams of 3 taking it in turns on the one design RRD firerace boards in a simple out and back master blaster format. The racing as ever was not without its controversies but after plenty of collisions, shameless blocking and even some dragging of buoys it was to be last year's champions, Southampton Solent, who were to come out on top bagging their club a fanatic board for their troubles.
With team racing out of the way it was the turn of the ever-popular freestyle event to take centre stage. Several competitors were clearly frustrated at the lack of planning conditions but with all the events counting toward the series, albeit slightly less for a non-planing competition, it was definitely all to play for among the 18 guys and girls taking part. With more flic flacking than you can shake a stick at, rail rides and lots of detached sail madness going down in all the 3 minute heats there was plenty for the spectators on the beach to watch. Impressing the all star judging panel the most was Adam "chubby" Chubbock, fresh from a season in Vass he will definitely be one to watch in the rest of the series. In a close second was last year's freestyle champion Ollie Acton and Louis Morris came in third, someone better known for his racing talents but showing he also has the skills to mix it up in the freestlye as well.
Finishing AK was the tow-in final, the last on the water activity of the weekend. Those qualifying from Saturday for the final took their runs with pro's Adam Sims and Max Rowe thrown in the mix. Offering a taste of what the guys can do when it was windy it was a fitting end to the event with last year's champion at Aussie Kiss Nicola taking top honors. Following a disappointing result for the Italian in the light wind freestyle, a big one handed air flaka from behind the powerboat was enough to secure him the tow-in title and prove that he will be one to watch when the wind kicks in at the other events.
Isaac Indiana
This is just the beginning…
For anyone unfamiliar with what the SWA actually does, you may be surprised to hear that Aussie Kiss is just the first in a series of events. With 7 more events to come hosted by various universities over the next 6 months you may wonder when windsurfers even have time to study, but they would certainly argue they have their priorities right. With these events attracting a heavy following throughout the year, it's no wonder that the SWA teaches more people to windsurf every year than any other organisation. Watch this space…
The SWA Race series is pretty awesome, and we're so lucky to have such awesome sponsors. Last year I won 2 spartan wetsuits in the individual racing, and my uni, Bristol, won an RRD Firerace board in the team racing! It's really good fun, and racing is a fantastic way to fast track your windsurfing abilities, if you can do it under pressure, then you can do it when freesailing! - Louis Walsh, 2011/12 Race Series champion


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Q: How does killing He Who Remains in the future change the past? In the last episode of Loki, killing He Who Remains changes the reality in the TVA. And he says that killing him will unleash his evil variants. But how?
How does killing a person in the future undo what they did in the past? It would make sense if Sylvie killed him in the past, before he makes contact with his other variants.
Also isn't it established in Endgame that time-travel can't change the reality? If you travel to the past and change something, you create a new time-line. The other still exists. So Sylvie sends Loki back before killing Khan, then a new time-line is created. This way Loki's reality shouldn't change.
What am I missing?

A: It doesn't. Refusing to police the timeline does.
To answer your question directly, killing He Who Remains changes nothing about the timeline as it exists at that moment. The problem is that the TVA polices and prunes the timeline so that it doesn't branch and create new, alternate timelines.
The show makes it clear that the universe is chock full of possible branching points and that new branching points pop into existence all the time. We know that this can happen due to people time traveling as illustrated by Loki and Sylvie throughout the show but it also seems plausible for variants to be created entirely on their own as a natural occurrence.
Either way, once He Who Remains is out of the picture, no one is left to dispatch the TVA to prevent new nexus events. The timeline branches rapidly from there and the TVA is sent into a scramble.
Thus, the multiverse is born!
This answer does a good job explaining that there have been some mixed signals from Marvel as to how the changes to the timeline are affecting the TVA but the fact that there are changes to the TVA at all actually makes a lot of sense when you think about it.
Here's why:
The TVA is composed entirely of variants, as is Kang himself. If we follow Kang through this process, every time the timeline branches, a new  universe comes into existence with its own potential Kang variant. That variant follows the same path that He Who Remains outlined in his conversation with Loki and Sylvie:

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*He discovers the multiverse.

*He finds a way to communicate with his own variants.

*They share technology.

*They wage war.

*The winner establishes the TVA to secure peace.

It's entirely expected that a new Kang with a new pool of variants to recruit from is going to create a new TVA.

A: The Citadel at the End of Time, where He Who Remains lives, really exists outside of time. As such it isn't in the future or the past in relation to the main timelines and so time travel doesn't really make sense. The Endgame explanation for time travel simply isn't relevant here.
It's also worth highlighting the below quote from the intro quotes in the last episode.

Alan Watts: We think of time as a one-way motion.
Loki, Season 1 Episode 6, "For All Time, Always"

Here the quote is talking about the fact that time simply isn't one way/linear.  That's how we're used to thinking about it but the philosophical theory is deeper than that. I won't pretend to know it thoroughly or understand but in short and generalising it's about another way of thinking on time and how it's circular.
As such then it means time is constantly moving and so it's not that once something has happened it has happened. Time is constantly happening again and again and therefore there really is no concept of past or future. Even more so when you exist outside of said time.
This question may also be relevant for you to look at.

A: Let me add something to what TheLethalCarrot said. From his vantage point in the future/outside of time/whatever, He Who Remains dictated the flow of the Sacred Timeline. Using the TVA, he had every "branch" of the Sacred Timeline which wasn't to his liking reset and pruned - i.e. effectively destroyed.
It seems reasonable to me to assume that, in this way, he prevented there being any branches of the timeline where variants of himself, or anyone else, discovered a way to communicate with other branches, since a multiversal war would quickly follow in that scenario.
Therefore, once he was killed, the TVA stopped functioning (he dictated their moves after all), and a multiversal war started, sometime in the past.
As to why that also changed the TVA, which supposedly also exists in the future/outside of time, see this question.

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Penn State physicists earn second place in annual Buchalter Cosmology Prize
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The winners of the 2019 Buchalter Cosmology Prize were announced at the 235th meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Jan. 6 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Penn State physicists Eugenio Bianchi, Anuradha Gupta and B.S. Sathyaprakash, along with Hal M. Haggard of Bard College and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, took second place for their work titled "Quantum gravity and black hole spin in gravitational wave observations: a test of the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy."
"What I find most exciting about this result," said Bianchi, assistant professor of physics at Penn State, "is that it connects a robust theoretical prediction of quantum gravity — the statistical mechanics of black holes — to the physics of black hole formation in the early universe, with the opportunity of a test via current observations of gravitational waves. I am delighted that this work was recognized by a Buchalter Cosmology Prize."
The annual prize, created by Ari Buchalter in 2014, seeks to reward new ideas or discoveries that have the potential to produce a breakthrough advance in the understanding of the origin, structure and evolution of the universe. The Penn State team's work was recognized by the judging panel as "a remarkable test of the thermodynamic character of black holes, predicting the spin characteristics of an initial primordial population of black holes that thermalize in the early universe, and which could be detectable by current and near-future gravitational wave detectors."
"This is a highly speculative work about the primordial origin of LIGO's black holes," said B.S. Sathyaprakash, Elsbach Professor of Physics and a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State. "If confirmed by future gravitational wave observations, we would have learnt something very deep about physical processes in the very early universe. I am delighted that the work has received the attention of the Buchalter committee, and we are truly honored by this recognition."
Buchalter, a former astrophysicist turned business entrepreneur, created the prize inspired by his own research and experience in cosmology, and the belief that significant breakthroughs in the field of cosmology still lie ahead, but might require challenging and breaking some paradigms accepted in the field today.
"The 2019 prize winners represent bold thinking that can help open up new frontiers in our understanding of physics and of the universe," said Buchalter.
"This is encouraging to know that our work is recognized by the Buchalter committee," said Anuradha Gupta, a postdoctoral researcher in physics at Penn State. "It will motivate us not to shy away from having bold ideas that could allow us to better explain phenomena happening in the universe."
The prestigious judging panel for the prize is comprised of leading theoretical physicists noted for their work in cosmology, including Justin Khoury of the University of Pennsylvania, Lee Smolin of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and Mark Trodden of the University of Pennsylvania.
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IN WORDS: It's Not Over Yet - Toto Toto talks strategy calls a...
United States GP 2018
IN WORDS: It's Not Over Yet - Toto
Toto talks strategy calls and the title battles hotting up after the US GP...
"We mustn't drop the ball"
The Circuit of the Americas produced a thrilling race, but also added another ingredient to the already complicated recipe of the 2018 F1 Championship battles.
Ferrari and Red Bull proved to be incredibly strong in Austin and whilst Lewis extended his lead in the Drivers' standings, we lost a bit of ground in the Constructors...
"This has been the most difficult season so far," said Toto. "You could see, some races were going in our favour and then Ferrari was again very strong.
"Then, we had a good run and now Ferrari had a really good weekend. Imagine Sebastian wasn't spinning out on lap one... I think he would probably have won the race easily.
"In the Drivers' Championship we are in a solid position. We mustn't drop the ball. We've seen this in the past with other teams.
"With the Constructors' Championship that is very important for the team. Nothing is done yet. There are 129 points to be scored to the 66 lead that we have.
"Of course, that is also a good buffer but no reason to think that we have the trophy in our hands because you can see we don't have it in our hands."
'Bite the bullet'
From the moment Lewis pitted under Virtual Safety Car, we went for a two-stop strategy to try and get the maximum offset on tyre life. But, deciding when to pit him for a second time proved tricky.
"When we committed to a two-stop with Lewis, we were running second on the road," Toto explained.
"We thought that by moving to a two-stop at that stage, we would only lose a position to Valtteri, catch Kimi and then effectively be on the same strategy, with one more stop to do, but on a better tyre.
"We also committed to a two-stop at that stage because our car didn't have the pace, and the tyres were degrading.
"The thinking was that if we were to bite the bullet a bit more, we'd have a larger tyre difference at the end, but then we were probably a lap too late pitting Lewis as his tyres really dropped off."
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Jay Panda was a speaker at the conference organized by the Australia India Institute in Melbourne from 31st October to 2ndNovember 2012 entitled "The Argumentative Indian: Critical Debates in the World's Largest Democracy and Perspectives from Australia." The Australia India Institute (AII) is a leading centre for the study of India, situated in the University of Melbourne. Through its programmes, it helps develop better understanding of India and is also a hub for dialogue and partnerships between India and Australia. While at the conference, Jay Panda spoke about India's political system and the way forward. He also presented a detailed paper. The paper can be accessed here.


Anyone approaching Ocean City can't miss the 140-foot giant wheel that beckons families to play at Gillian's Wonderland Pier, a park with an 85-year history of classic amusements. Many flock to Gillian's just for the funnel cake. Co-owner Michele Gillian credits her family's secret recipe. "You can't find better funnel cake," she declares.
Don't miss the latest frights added to their haunted house.
If you're looking for killer waves, hit 14th Street. If you crave just-o;-the-boardwalk privacy, plant the umbrella in the sand at North Street.
Want a great spot in the shade? Set up camp under the Music Pier on 8th Street.
Ocean City, the sand is soft, the boardwalk is close, teens selling water ice are plentiful and the parking situation (usually) isn't terrible.
hotel has much to o;er. Built in the late 19th century, the gracefully sprawling hotel has been updated with modern sensibilities in mind. Each of the 108 guest rooms features bright colors and comfy furnishings—and AC, of course.
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This review was first posted on Music, Books and TeaWhen I first started reading Jellicoe Road, I never thought that I would enjoy it as much as I did. I found the beginning to be confusing - so many characters to be introduced to, as well as those two storylines that soon became tightly interwoven with each other. I also couldn't connect to Taylor, I just really did not like her. Then all of a sudden, seven chapters in, I found myself absorbed with this book, and read the remainder all in one sitting. I began to understand Taylor and the why she acted the way she did. I started connecting with characters from both storylines, and I really could not read this book fast enough.I've seen so many positive reviews of this book, and now that I've read it, I can understand why. This book is nothing short of brilliant, and it just makes me want to purchase every single one of Melina Marchetta's books and read them all. Her writing in Jellicoe Road is excellent, and it doesn't fall flat once. Yes, the first 100 or so pages are slightly confusing, and it's a little slow-paced at the beginning, but that just adds to the excellence of this book. Not only did Marchetta manage to create a captivating storyline, she also managed to create wonderful characters (every single character in this book was realistic, from Taylor and Jonah to the secondary ones like Chloe P and Trini) and backed all that up with her beautiful writing style. This book couldn't have fallen flat, even if it had tried. As I mentioned before, Taylor was a character who grew on me, very slowly at first, then when more of her story unfolded, I fell in love with her. Just like I fell in love with Jonah, Raffy and Santangelo. Although, out of all the characters in the book, I think I loved Ben the most. There was just something about him that really endeared him to me, and I know that if he were real, we would most likely be friends. I loved how he stuck up for Taylor right from the very beginning, and how he was able to understand Taylor's plans without her having to spell them out to him. I also loved the romance between Taylor and Jonah, and how it didn't take away from Taylor's story. It simply added to it. I cannot gush about this book enough. I've barely touched on the plot, namely because I don't want to ruin it for anybody until they experience this book for themselves. I absolutely adored it, and I plan on recommending it to everyone around me until they read it and realise the brilliance that is Jellicoe Road.


Our Looper coverage continues as we prep for Rian Johnson's time-traveling assassination thriller, which opens in theaters on Friday, Sept. 28.
Earlier this week, we sat down with Looper star Joseph Gordon-Levitt to discuss his character, a hit man tasked with eliminating targets from a distant future who hesitates on pulling the trigger when he realizes – in the blink of an eye – that his latest victim is the future version of himself (played by Bruce Willis). While JGL's character goes on the hunt for his older self, his paths cross with a lovely but cautious farmer whose son has a bigger role in the larger Looper story.
The farmer is played by Emily Blunt, who took time at the Toronto International Film Festival to speak with us about chopping wood, her nickname for her fans, and the enormous power of a mother's love. Here's Emily Blunt.
Did you feel that The Adjustment Bureau wasn't confusing enough for your die-hard fans, that you felt like you need to challenge them with a twisty time-bending thriller? And what, exactly, are your die-hard fans called? Blunt-ites? Blunt-heads?
Oh, yes! Blunt-heads would be good. We absolutely need to go with that!
Blunt-heads it is. Are you actively trying to challenge them?
Oh, sure. I think I really just want to challenge myself, more than anything. People have been asking me if I'm gravitating to these sci-fi roles, but I don't feel I necessarily am because they've been sort of sporadic as to when they come out. But I do like the idea of creating a backstop that is high concept for the characters to really have stuff to play with within that.
When writing my review, I normally leave one or two paragraphs for plot synopsis. And that's just not possible with this film.
And your character, in particular, is difficult to explain without giving far too much away.
Oh, that's great. So what are you saying about Sarah that isn't ruining everything?
First off, thank you for not ruining everything. I play Sarah, who is a very, very tough cookie living an isolated existence on this remote farm in the middle of Kansas. I have a child. I'm a single mother. And she's fiercely protective of her child. She never lets the outside world in, really. So Joe's character shows up, and she's very wary and threatened by his presence. But he's actually there to protect them from Bruce Willis, who's coming to get us, for reasons you are going to find out.
Ah ,yes. The farm. I want to thank you for mentioning at the Comic-Con panel the fact that you had real wood flown to your home in California so that in the scenes where you are chopping wood, it didn't look like you'd never done it before.
Yes, that's right. And it worked. I actually do not chop wood like a sissy. I practiced for a few weeks beforehand.
You also wield a mean shotgun. Was that a physical tool that you played around with before the shoot?
No, that they sort of handed to me on the day. I didn't have much time to play around with the shotgun. But I'd been to a gun range before, and have fired those sorts of things before. Badly, I might add. Oh, I had a BB gun – my brother's BB gun – when I was young. That was the only experience with guns that I've had.
The driving force behind the narrative is pre-destiny and the butterfly effect, but that's not what I took away from Looper. I was moved by Bruce's story pertaining to true love, and a man who will change fate to be with the woman he adores. How much of that do you believe in?
I do believe in that. I believe in change. I believe in redemption, and I think that's what this movie is about, too … the redeeming qualities of love, and how profound that effect can be on people's lives. And also, how much that can effect the cycle of things, even breaking the cycle of pain and destruction. I think that's the theme that runs through Looper. Particularly a mother's love. I really connected with that.
Looper opens in theaters on Friday, Sept. 28.
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