TORONTO, Nov. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sparton Resources Inc. (TSXV.SRI) ("Sparton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that VRB Energy Inc.("VRB") (formerly Pu Neng Energy), has reported, on October 31, 2018, the successful commissioning of the initial 1 megawatt hour ("MWh") vanadium-redox-battery energy-storage-system ("VRB-ESS") module of the Phase 1, 12 MWh energy storage project in Zaoyang, Hubei Province, China.
Phase 1 is part of a larger 40 megawatt hour energy storage project awarded to VRB in 2017. (See Sparton News Release dated November 2, 2017, and Pu Neng Energy News Release dated November 1, 2017).
The VRB-ESS is being used to integrate a large solar photovoltaic system into the local electricity grid, and when Phase 1 is completed by the end of 2018, the 12MWh installation will be the largest VRB-ESS in China.
The customer, Hubei Pingfan, will immediately benefit from cost-savings on peak-hour electricity tariffs through energy arbitrage at its industrial park. By charging the VRB-ESS at hours when electricity tariff is low and then discharging that power during on-peak hours when electricity tariff is high, the customer will achieve reduced overall electricity costs.
Sparton is delighted with the progress in Hubei and commends the VRB Staff and Management for achieving this milestone in its development as the VRB-ESS supplier of choice to the overall energy storage market.
The full VRB October 31, 2018, News Release is available on the Company website at www.spartonres.ca, and on the VRB Energy Website at www.vrbenergy.com.
Sparton's 89.8% owned subsidiary, VanSpar Mining Inc., registered in the British Virgin Islands, owns 18% of VRB Energy Inc. ("VRB") registered in the Cayman Islands, (formerly JD Holding Inc.) which in turn owns 100% of VRB Energy System, registered in China, which is the vanadium flow battery manufacturer. Full information regarding the history of the VRB investment interest held by Sparton is in its various news releases and available at www.sedar.com.


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Hans Ferdinand Hult, född 22 november 1828 i Göteborg, död där 3 mars 1908, var en svensk skolledare och latinist.

Hult blev student i Uppsala 1848, filosofie kandidat 1857 och filosofie doktor 1863. Han blev lektor i klassiska språk vid Nya elementarskolan i Stockholm 1864, var rektor för Beskowska skolan i Stockholm 1867–71 och för högre allmänna läroverket i Halmstad 1871–99. Han erhöll åtskilliga förtroendeuppdrag och var bnågra land annat ledamot av kyrkomötena 1883 och 1888.

Hult utgav 1870–90 Pedagogisk tidskrift (1870–80 tillsammans med Ernst Olbers).

Bibliografi
 Corn. Taciti de origine, situ, moribus ac populis Germaniæ liber sueth. redd. et annot. illustr. (1863), doktorsdisputation
 Granskning af Abr. Rundbäcks förslag till ändamålsenlig ombildning af våra läroverk (1870)
 "Ett ord i frågan om skolans förhållande till lifvet" i Pedagogisk tidskrift (1886)
 "En jemförande blick på undervisningsväsendet i Sverige före och efter 1849" i Halmstads läroverks årsberättelse (1876)

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Home Xtras Technology BlackBerry Acquired for $4.7 Billion By Fairfax
BlackBerry Acquired for $4.7 Billion By Fairfax
BlackBerry Acquired By Fairfax Group For $4.7 billion
Toronto: Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday that it has agreed in principle to be acquired by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd for $4.7 billion. Fairfax, led by Canadian investor Prem Watsa, owns 10 per cent of BlackBerry.
It has offered to pay $9 a share in cash for the Canadian company, which last week said it expected to report a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion, along with far weaker sales than analysts had expected.
"We can deliver immediate value to shareholders, while we continue the execution of a long-term strategy in a private company with a focus on delivering superior and secure enterprise solutions to BlackBerry customers around the world." Watsa said in a statement.
Shares in BlackBerry had plunged since Friday, when the company warned of a sharp drop in revenue and massive job cuts. The group has until November 4 to conduct due diligence. The stock was trading up 27 cents at about $9 on Nasdaq after being halted earlier on Monday. The company was expected to explore "strategic alternatives" in hopes of enhancing the company's value and boosting adoption of its BlackBerry 10 platform.
BlackBerry shares were set to open 3 per cent lower on Monday after it warned of a huge quarterly loss and at least 15 brokerages slashed their price targets. BlackBerry said on Friday it expected to report a net operating loss of almost $1 billion in the quarter ended August 31, largely due to writedowns on a mountain of unsold BB10 phones. BlackBerry's US-listed shares, which fell 17 per cent on Friday and have nearly halved in value since February, were trading at $8.23 pre-market.
BlackBerry's BB10 phones, based on a new operating platform, were billed as marking the turnaround in the company's fortunes but it has failed to gain market share. The BlackBerry, pioneered in 1999, had been the dominant smartphone for on-the-go business people and other consumers before Apple debuted the iPhone in 2007 and showed that phones can handle much more than email and phone calls. In the years since, BlackBerry Ltd. has since been hammered by competition from the iPhone as well as Android-based rivals.
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The Marais Players is a community theater group based in Mayville, WI.
We have been entertaining local audiences since 1971.
The Marais Players are excited to announce that they are sponsoring two nights of entertainment on April 5th & 6th at the Mayville American Legion Post 69.
The all volunteer board of the Marais Players received no director prospects for their annual Spring show, but they have worked hard so you can LAUGH! SING! and PLAY! in Mayville.
They invite the public to join in on the (mostly FREE) fun.
Friday, April 5th will kick off at 7pm with an improv comedy performance from the Milwaukee based group, Mojo Dojo (small cover). The Marais Players encourage you to start warming up your shower vocals, because following the comedy show, the evening will continue with open mic karaoke (no cover).
Saturday, April 6th will feature some of Mayville's finest competing for cash with "Mayville Feud" and the "Oldywed Game" starting at 7pm. This is free entertainment you won't want to miss! Come grab a spot in the audience and watch some of your favorite local service providers and couples duke it out for the title and the coin.
The Mayville American Legion will be open for all of your beverage needs.
Our name 'Marais' is French for 'Marsh' and was inspired by the local beauty of the Horicon Marsh wildlife area. Mayville borders the marsh on the east and is known as the "Gateway to the Horicon Marsh".
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When you need a memory to be wiped, call me. Transferring unwanted memories to my own mind is the only form of magic I've ever mastered. But now, I'm holding so many memories I'm not always sure which ones are actually mine, any more. Some of them are sensitive; all of them are private. And there are those who are willing to kill to access the secrets I'm trying to bury... A classic Parker tale with a strong supporting cast of princes, courtiers, merchants, academics, and generally unsavory people.


There is no better way to end successful and highly productive year for Neogoa Records than with the new discovery of our latest artist coming from Israel, GoAtma. This project was founded by Eylon Kadish, a young and passionate Goa Trance musician who wanted to express his love towards this genre in best possible way. Sword In The Darkness is perfect representation of his addiction to Goa trance vibes and, as alluded to in his name ("Atma" is a Hindi word for spirit), it is very spirited and cheerful music. So far it's been tested on many parties in Israel and the music on this release will fit well on every Goa trance floor with it's highly energetic melodies and stomping beats. All tracks written and produced by Eylon Kadish. Mastering by Igor Čeranić (Deimos) at Deimos Soundlabs with artwork design by Ivan Parić (Richpa) at Neogoa Design.


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Programs for Youth with Significant Disabilities
Programs for students with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities are available at a number of postsecondary institutions in Florida. These programs provide age-appropriate opportunities for learning, employment preparation, recreational and leisure activities, social interactions and developing natural supports.
More information is available on the Florida Consortium on Inclusive Higher Education website.
Developing a Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Program to Support Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (pdf)
Replication Guide Based on Project Achieve at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ)
This guide, developed by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, is comprised of two sections. The first section, "An Inside Look at Support Postsecondary Career and Technical Program at Florida State College at Jacksonville" provides an overview of Project Achieve, an inclusive program designed to expand access to Postsecondary Career and Technical programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The second section, "Launching a Support Postsecondary Career and Technical Program", is for those who are interested in replicating a Support Postsecondary Career and Technical Program at a public state college or community college. This section outlines the tasks involved in developing a program that provides a support system that assists students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to attend classes and earn certification alongside their main Postsecondary Adult Vocational (PSAV) program.
Additionally, there are webinars that accompany the Replication Guide Based on Project Achieve at FSCJ. The two webinars explain the replication process and are available on the FSCJ website.
Part A (video)
Part B (video)
Inclusive Florida Colleges for Students with Intellectual Disability
Provides matrix on postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities in Florida.
Parents' Guide: Transitioning Your Student from High School to Colleges (pdf)
Highlights the role of parents in the transition process.
Rethinking College
Explores the growing movement to include students with intellectual disabilities in higher education through a 25-minute film produced by Think College.
Think College! College Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Think College is an initiative of the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, funded by federal grants focused on postsecondary education for people with intellectual disabilities.
Think College! LEARN
Provides self-paced modules using multimedia tools such as videos, publications, interactive learning activities and podcasts to share information on topics related to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
U.S. Department of Education: Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities
Explains the postsecondary student's responsibilities to identify the need and give adequate notice of the need. Gives examples of Auxiliary Aids that may be requested.


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Home Sport Rugby
Blitzboks will be tested by quality opponents – Powell
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell said the fact that all eight teams will be at various stages of preparation will make for a very interesting Oktoberfest 7s tournament.
by (ANA) African News Agency
in Rugby, Sport
South Africa's coach Neil Powell talks to his players after defeating France in the first Day of the Rugby Sevens Series Cape Town rugby tournament on December 9, 2017 in Cape Town. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)
Playing New Zealand, England and Australia on the opening day of the Oktoberfest7s in Munich on Saturday will be as tough a challenge as the South African sevens team can expect to face in the new season.
That was the opinion of Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell, after looking at the fixture list for the first day of the tournament, to be played at the Olympic Stadium in Munich.
A tough start is just what the doctor ordered for Blitzboks
"We would not want it any other way," explained Powell.
"Part of the reason for us travelling to Germany was to be put under pressure and with Australia and New Zealand close to full strength, it will be a proper challenge on the day one.
"We are obviously still not 100 percent prepared, as our focus was more on pre-season conditioning, but we will have no option other than to get into gear very quickly.
"New Zealand have a squad full of regulars and Australia need this tournament to fine-tune for their Olympic qualifiers next month, so they will be pretty keen to do well. England will always be a very tough team to beat, so we can expect a proper challenge."
Powell said the fact that all eight teams will be at various stages of preparation will make for a very interesting tournament.
"Germany will obviously have their best team and will be targeting a win against one of the top sides, France have the ability to beat anyone and Fiji never have a weak side, even if they are bringing a number of younger players on the trip.
"The USA could also be rebuilding their squad, but overall, this will be a very close tournament with close margins," said Powell, who will be looking to make a number of small tweaks in their playing style.
"We are hoping to implement one or two new things this year and this tournament will be a good place to put them in practice. I think other teams will also be trying one or two things out, so we need to be sharp when we play."
Powell said they will not be scared to try new things: "This is the ideal tournament for that as you are tested by quality teams. We need to try some new things, you cannot just keep doing the same things every year and expect the same result. We are excited to get going in Munich and get the season going."
– African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman
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2857 NOT — астероїд головного поясу, відкритий 17 лютого 1942 року.

Тіссеранів параметр щодо Юпітера — 3,513.

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The effects of experimentally induced intraabdominal hypertension on adrenal glands
İLYAS BAŞKONUŞ
AHMET ABDULHALİK BALIK
GÖKTÜRK MARALCAN
FATİH GÖKSEL SEÇKİN
ERSİN BORAZAN
METİN KARAKÖK
YASEMİN BALTACI
CAHİT BAĞCI
10.3906/sag-1106-57
Aim: To investigate the effects of intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) on adrenal glands. Materials and methods: Forty male Wistar albino rats were divided into 4 groups: the control group, sham control group, and 2 study groups. In the study groups, the animals were subjected to IAH of up to 20-25 mmHg for 3 h. At the end of the study, blood samples were collected for cortisol analysis and adrenal gland samples were extracted via laparatomy for histopathological examination. Results: Cortisol levels were decreased compared to the control group (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences demonstrated among the other groups (P > 0.05). Upon examination of the adrenal gland, no pathological alterations were found in the control and sham control groups, while hydropic degeneration and vascular congestion were demonstrated in the study groups. Conclusion: The effects of experimental IAH on adrenal glands were statistically significant. The alterations of the adrenal glands could be the result of the direct effects of IAH, which is a severe trauma for the organ, or could be the effects of other organ systems that were influenced by the IAH.
Abdominal compartment syndrome, adrenal gland, intraabdominal hypertension
BAŞKONUŞ, İLYAS; BALIK, AHMET ABDULHALİK; MARALCAN, GÖKTÜRK; SEÇKİN, FATİH GÖKSEL; BORAZAN, ERSİN; KARAKÖK, METİN; BALTACI, YASEMİN; and BAĞCI, CAHİT (2012) "The effects of experimentally induced intraabdominal hypertension on adrenal glands," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 42: No. 4, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1106-57
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol42/iss4/3


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Mechanisms that maintain core body temperature.
Mechanisms that raise core body temperature during fever.
Benefits to raised core body temperature: Typically Immune Function Enhancement & Harm to Pathogens.
For many years a single thermoregulatory center was supposed to regulate human body temperature. Now, evidence (1) suggests there are several somewhat independent loops, part of a thermoregulatory circuit, that regulate core body temperature.
Located in various parts of the body such as the hypothalamus, spinal cord, skin, and abdominal organs such as the urinary bladder, Thermoreceptor – Wikipedia monitor the body for temperature changes. These thermoreceptors work through negative feedback loops to autonomously conserve or lose body heat, the former via shivering and vasoconstriction, the latter via sweating and vasodilation. However, one site, the preoptic region of the anterior hypothalamus is still considered the major CNS thermoregulatory center that receives and integrates temperature signals from various parts of the body.
Thermoregulatory neurons present in the median preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus are either warm or cold sensitive (2). These neurons reduce and increase their firing, respectively, in cold environments. This leads to activation of mechanisms to conserve heat, skin vasoconstriction, piloerection, reduced sweating, increased muscle contraction, non-shivering thermogenesis, and warmth seeking. Reverse occurs in hot environments leading to activation of mechanisms to dissipate heat such as vasodilation, sweating and cold seeking.
For example, the anterior hypothalamus detects the core body temperature rise during exercise (3) through the temperature of the blood passing through it and when the temperature rises past an internal set point, it triggers vasodilation of peripheral blood capillaries and sweat, both of which promote heat loss.
Thus, current thinking holds that the hypothalamus controls core body temperature the way a thermostat regulates room temperature in a house (4), responding by conserving or dissipating heat depending on external conditions (see below from 5).
Fever arose millions of years back in evolution (see below from 6, 7), giving rise to the notion that it is an ancient defense strategy deployed by most animals.
Fever can be both behavioral as well as physiological. An Ectotherm – Wikipedia depends on the environmental temperature to maintain its thermoregulation. Its moving to a warmer place in response to an infection is an example of behavioral fever (8, 9, 10). However, a human who chooses to swaddle in warm clothes in response to sudden drop in environmental temperature is also an example of behavioral fever.
OTOH, in human physiologic fever, the internal set point of the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center shifts upwards, apparently in response to increased local levels of Prostaglandin E2 – Wikipedia (PGE2), a prominent endogenous pyrogen (11, 12, 13, see below from 14). Such changes in turn activate neurons in the vasomotor center that start the process of vasoconstriction.
Adaptive benefits of fever remain disputed simply because experimental studies and indeed clinical experience of fever in conjunction with serious debilities such as sepsis clearly demonstrate circumstances where outcome of fever (and associated physiological changes) can be unambiguously harmful (15, 16).
Multiple studies have demonstrated fever enhances immune function (see summations below from 15, 16).
Damage to pathogens is another obvious benefit (15, 19, 20).
Substantial scientific and clinical evidence suggests fever improves survival and reduces the duration of infections (7, 14, 21).
From malaria parasites to Salmonella to viruses, sustained high temperature hinders their growth (22, 23).
Malaria parasites are found not to survive 16 hours at 41oC, with majority already dead at 8 hours (24, 25). This is why malaria parasite lab culture is typically 37oC, same as human body temperature.
Iron is critical for normal cellular function, especially for eukaryotic cells. Sequestering it is obviously a cost whose benefit is revealed by examining its effect on pathogens. For example, Salmonella typhimurium is unable to synthesize iron transport compounds it needs at temperatures >40oC and thus stops proliferating at such temperatures. Though poultry are often i carriers, birds are by and large less susceptible to salmonellosis, with their higher body temperature suspected to play a role in such resistance (26, 27, 28).
Streptococcus pneumoniae – Wikipedia can be and often is a serious respiratory pathogen in humans. While it replicates easily at 37oC, at 41oC, it cannot and dies (29).
Local heat experienced by pathogens at an infected site is largely a black box.
Heat exposure in culture is a blunt contrivance that cannot and indeed does not recapitulate the many other 'inflammatory stressors' (17) a pathogen would experience during an infection, stressors that are typically set in motion simultaneously with core body temperature rise in response to an infection and that tend to work synergistically. Consider the observation that neither heat nor iron restriction was found effective in vitro to kill Pasteurella multocida, a pathogenic bacterium, while together they could do so (30).
A mouse model study (see below left from 31) housed them at ambient temperatures ranging from 23 to 35.5oC. Mice were then intraperitoneally injected with Klebsiella pneumoniae. Though the bacteria were growing at identical rates in culture at 37oC and 39.5oC, in vivo, only the febrile temperature yielded better bacterial clearance and survival rate.
A seminal 1975 study (see below right from 32) established just how critical behavioral fever could be in ensuring an ectotherm's survival from an infection. In this study the lizard Dipsosaurus dorsalis was observed to develop a fever of ~2oC when injected with the bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila. Since this bacterial infection is usually lethal, the study explored whether this body temperature increase was related to infection resistance by placing lizards infected with live bacteria either at neutral (38oC), low (34 or 36oC) or high (40 or 42oC) ambient temperature. Elevated body temperature clearly influenced survival from infection. Infected lizards placed at 42oC had maximal survival of ~80% after 7 days of infection while all of those placed at 34oC died within 4 days of infection.
There is even a Nobel Prize-winning experiment associated with demonstrating the benefits of fever. Julius Wagner-Jauregg – Wikipedia, the first of only two psychiatrists to have won the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology, induced fever in neurosyphilis patients, Pyrotherapy – Wikipedia (20, 33), by infecting them with malaria using the least aggressive malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax – Wikipedia, and then treated them later with quinidine. At that time, 1917, neurosyphilis was a terminal diagnosis but this form of pyrotherapy succeeded in curing patients, albeit with a malaria fatality rate of 15% (16, 34, 35).
Microbiota – Wikipedia deserve the final word or more accurately, questions. What is the effect of fever on an individual's microbiota? Do some stay while others go? Could stable residence during and after physiological fever be an indicator of stable association? Could such stable residence be used to differentiate true symbionts or mutualists from pretenders (Janus-faced pathobionts)? Fever as purifying forest fire in other words. Or do fevers determine otherwise, embolden the more combative or even the downright nasty? Intriguing as-yet unanswered questions.
2. Porat, Reuven, and Charles A. Dinarello. "Pathophysiology and treatment of fever in adults." UpToDate, Waltham, MA: Reward House (2004).
6. Hasday, Jeffrey D., Christopher Thompson, and Ishwar S. Singh. "Fever, immunity, and molecular adaptations." Comprehensive Physiology (2014).
11. Engblom, David, et al. "Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 is the central switch during immune-induced pyresis." Nature neuroscience 6.11 (2003): 1137.
15. Shephard, Alexander M., et al. "Reverse Engineering the Febrile System." The Quarterly Review of Biology 91.4 (2016): 419-457.
16. Harden, L. M., et al. "Fever and sickness behavior: friend or foe?." Brain, behavior, and immunity 50 (2015): 322-333.
19. Romanovsky, A. A., and M. Szekely. "Fever and hypothermia: two adaptive thermoregulatory responses to systemic inflammation." Medical hypotheses 50.3 (1998): 219-226.
23. Ruiz-Gomez, J., and A. Isaacs. "Optimal temperature for growth and sensitivity to interferon among different viruses." Virology 19.1 (1963): 1-7.
30. Kluger, Matthew J., and Barbara A. Rothenburg. "Fever and reduced iron: their interaction as a host defense response to bacterial infection." Science 203.4378 (1979): 374-376.
32. Kluger, Matthew J., Daniel H. Ringler, and Miriam R. Anver. "Fever and survival." Science 188.4184 (1975): 166-168.
34. Vogel, Gretchen. "Malaria as lifesaving therapy." Science 342.6159 (2013): 686-686.
How does the immune system know how to raise the body's temperature in response to an infection?
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Question continued: I've read somewhere that when the body is infected by viral or bacterial pathogens, the immune system raises the body temperature to help fight the spread of infection. How does the immune system know how to do such a thing? It almost sounds as if the immune system has a brain of its own. I mean it may sound silly, but – does it? Who designed it to be able to fight off infections or even know what an infection is or when it's inside the body?
Fever results not from the immune system alone but from immune system plus hypothalamus.
Infections typically target specific cells, tissues and organs. This is called Tissue tropism. Some pathogens have a broad range, others narrow. Since infections can target every organ from skin, GI tract and lungs to heart and brain, it stands to reason that every cell in the body is immunocompetent enough to signal its distress to its surroundings. How do non-immune cells raise this alarm call? Some approaches are ubiquitous, others are cell- or tissue-specific. What they have in common is that a ripple effect ensues and brings to the site professional immune system cells such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages and lymphocytes to name just a few (Inflammation). Once at the site, these immune cells get activated locally, responding to by-products of the infection.
When immune cells such as monocytes and macrophages are activated, they release a bunch of chemical messengers, aka cytokines such as interleukin-1, -6, tumor necrosis factor and others. These are collectively called endogenous pyrogens (1) because they influence the thermoregulatory set point. This is the first step necessary for the fever response. What's the thermoregulatory set point? How do endogenous pyrogens influence it? How does fever start and stop?
The hypothalamus has thermoregulatory neurons (2). The thermoregulatory set or reference point is established by the firing rate of these neurons.
The simplified cartoon below summarizes the entire process (3).
Infection causes local cells to trigger their distress.
Local cell distress brings immune cells to the site.
Immune cells get activated by by-products of the infection.
Activated immune cells locally secrete among other things, endogenous pyrogens.
Endogenous pyrogens travel to the hypothalamus.
In the hypothalamus, they cause increase of the thermoregulatory set point.
But core temperature is lower than the thermoregulatory set point (shiver, feel cold, seek warmth, etc.).
Body adjusts to increase core temperature (blood vessels constrict, metabolic heat rises as does body temperature).
Now body core temperature equals the thermoregulatory set point.
When infection's cleared, immune cells stop endogenous pyrogen production.
Thermoregulatory set point reverts back to normal.
Body adjusts (sweat, feel hot, seek cool, etc.) until core temperature equals thermoregulatory set point.
Dinarello, Charles A. "Cytokines as endogenous pyrogens." Journal of Infectious Diseases 179.Supplement 2 (1999): S294-S304.
Cannon, Joseph G. "Perspective on fever: the basic science and conventional medicine." Complementary therapies in medicine 21 (2013): S54-S60.


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Smara (Refugee Camps), 5 March 2016 (SPS) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon arrived Saturday in the Sahrawi refugee camps in his first visit to the region.
Mr. Ki-Moon was received in Tindouf airport by the Sahrawi authorities and then he headed to the Wilaya of Smara, Sahrawi refugee camps, where he was greeted by a large gathering of people.
In the Wilaya of Smara, he will visit 17 June School that sponsored by the UN children's organization UNICEF.
The UN Chief will move to the Shahid Al-Hafed camps, where he will be received by the Polisario Front leadership and hold talks with the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz.
He will also visit the town of Bir-Lehlou in the Sahrawi liberated zones, where he is expected to be received by Sahrawi local authorities, the staff of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). (SPS)
Swedish parties call on their government to recognize Sahrawi State
Permanent Office of National Secretariat reiterates call for immediate release of all Sahrawi civilian prisoners in Moroccan jails
Establishment of Sahrawi-French Center, Ahmed Baba Maska, for Studies and Documentation
UN must set date for self-determination referendum in occupied Western Sahara
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Q: How to clone a classic build pipeline using api's in azure devops I know somewhere i'm doing wrong. I'm new to powershell. I'm trying to automate cloning build pipelines for releases using powershell invoke-restmethod. I'm able to get the list of build pipelines but unable to clone. Here is the code
$resp = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET -UseDefaultCredential -ContentType "application/json" -headers $headers
#Write-Output $resp

foreach($pipe_id in $resp.value.id)
{
   Write-Output $pipe_id
   $build_url = "https://dev.azure.com/$organization/$project/_apis/build/definitions?definitionId=**$pipe_id**&api-version=5.0-preview.7"
   $res = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $build_url -Method GET -UseDefaultCredential -ContentType "application/json" -headers $headers | ConvertTo-Json
   #Write-Output $res

   $JSON =
    {
    "repository":  {
                       "properties":  {
                                          "cleanOptions":  "1",
                                          "labelSources":  "0",
                                          "reportBuildStatus":  "true",
                                          "gitLfsSupport":  "false",
                                          "skipSyncSource":  "false",
                                          "checkoutNestedSubmodules":  "false",
                                          "fetchDepth":  "0"
                                      },
                       "id":  "repo_id",
                       "type":  "TfsGit",
                       "name":  "common",
                       "url":  "https://dev.azure.com/$organization/$project/_git/common",
                       "defaultBranch":  "refs/heads/Releases/Release_branch",
                       "clean":  "true",
                       "checkoutSubmodules":  false
                   },
                   "id":  7,
                   "name":  "common-clone",
                   "path":  "\\Releases",
                    "type":  "build",
                    "queueStatus":  "enabled"
     }

$clone_url = "https://dev.azure.com/$organization/$project/_apis/build/definitions?api-version=5.0-preview.7"
$res = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $build_url -Method POST -Body $JSON -UseDefaultCredential -ContentType "application/json" -headers $headers
Write-Output $res
}

I'm getting the below error
Invoke-RestMethod : {"$id":"1","innerException":null,"message":"Value cannot be null.\r\nParameter name: definition.Process","typeName":"System.ArgumentNullException,
mscorlib","typeKey":"ArgumentNullException","errorCode":0,"eventId":0}
Thanks!

A: To clone a classic pipeline with Rest API, you need to use these two Rest APIs:
Definitions - Get
Definitions - Create
Here is the PowerShell example:
$connectionToken="{pat}"
$base64AuthInfo= [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes(":$($connectionToken)"))
$BuildDefinitionInfoURL = "https://dev.azure.com/{org name}/{project name}/_apis/build/definitions/386"
$BuildDefinitionInfo = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $BuildDefinitionInfoURL -Headers @{authorization = "Basic $base64AuthInfo"} -Method Get
Write-Host $BuildDefinitionInfo.name

$BuildDefinitionInfo.name = $BuildDefinitionInfo.name +" clone"

Write-Host $BuildDefinitionInfo.name

$body = $BuildDefinitionInfo | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 99
$createBuildDefinitionURL = "https://dev.azure.com/{org name}/{project name}/_apis/build/definitions?api-version=6.0"
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $createBuildDefinitionURL -ContentType "application/json" -Body $body -Headers @{Authorization=("Basic {0}" -f $base64AuthInfo)} -Method POST

Write-Host $response.id

Result:

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Q: how to write a module function that overrides imported function in perl I have a question: I want to write a method called "copy" for my module M. This function is a wrapper of the imported function File::Copy::copy. So I have to use File::Copy::copy and define my own copy. But it will have an error saying that copy is redefined. How to achieve my goal?
#M.pm
package M;
use File::Copy;

#... constructor and other methods

sub copy {
  my $self = shift;
  my $target = shift;
  File::Copy::copy($self->{'PATH'},$target);
}

A: use File::Copy qw( );  # Don't import anything.

A: I can think of three approaches

*

*The Subroutine ... redefined at ... message is just a warning, not an error. If you "know what they're doing", call no warnings "redefine" before your redefinition.

*As ikegami suggests, don't import anything. Or don't import everything. You could get away with
use File::Copy qw(move);   # still import move, don't import copy

*Explicitly undefine the function before you redefine it. You'll have to do this at compile time, so this belongs in a BEGIN block:
BEGIN {
    undef ©
}
sub copy { ... # redefinition

A: By prefixing an identifier with ! in the export list you can un-export it.
In the example below move as well as copy is being called. move produces an error because it can't find the files specified. copy is replaced by our definition of copy. If you remove that line you will find that the call to copy will result in an undefined function.
% perl <<'EOF'
use File::Copy qw(!copy);

sub copy { print "Hello world!\n" };

move("a", "b") or print "$!\n";
copy("a", "b") or print "$!\n";
EOF
No such file or directory
Hello world!


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Acrobats challenge their limits to perform, entertain
Acrobats appear to spend most of their lives in uncomfortable positions on stage. But members of the Montreal-based Cirque Eloize who are performing their show, Cirkopolis, in Dunedin for the next three days, have revealed their graceful and agile work can be even more uncomfortable than many people realise.
Cirkopolis performer Rosita Hendry said she broke a rib while doing aerial silk acrobatics two years ago, and continued to perform for six weeks despite the pain, until she realised something was seriously wrong.
"It was sore and I knew something was wrong because the rib was moving in and out.
"Eventually, we found out it was fractured."
The 27-year-old Aucklander said she pushed through the pain for so long because people were paying to see her perform.
But the injury became so painful, she had to take six months off to recover, and spent a further six months working her way back to full-time training and performance.
Fellow acrobat Antonin Wicky (27), of Switzerland, said audiences often forgot how dangerous their profession was.
Acrobats had died on stage during performances, he said.
"We don't like to talk about our injuries, but we are always a bit injured because it is really rough for the body.
"But we know how to work with it, how to take care of it. We always have some pains so it's normal for us to work with that.
"It's our goal to make it look easy. It's a lot of work. We work for many, many years to achieve that. Now, it's kind of easy for us, but we are always working with some danger on stage.
"We are playing with this danger and we know it. We control the danger as much as we can."
Cirkopolis is a family-friendly show, described as a "day-dreaming marriage" of circus, dance and theatre.
And somehow, knowing how much danger surrounds the performers, makes the show even more engaging.
The show is set in the heart of a stern and imposing city, where giant gears and dark portals symbolise a mechanism that crushes individuality.
The 12 performing artists rebel against monotony, reinvent themselves and challenge the limits of the "factory-city".
The inventive stage design, original musical score and video projections transform the performers' world into a place where fantasy defies reality, and anonymity and solitude are replaced by bursts of humour and colour.
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Bumgarner takes no-hit bid into sixth, Giants beat Phillies
by: JANIE McCAULEY, Associated Press
Posted: Aug 9, 2019 / 12:48 AM EDT / Updated: Aug 9, 2019 / 10:39 AM EDT
San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner throws to a Philadelphia Phillies batter during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For much of this week, Madison Bumgarner spent extra time throwing on flat ground as he tried to get his feel back after a forgettable outing at Coors Field.
He sure had some of his best stuff this time.
Bumgarner carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight decision, pitching the San Francisco Giants past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Not that the humble lefty even concerns himself with such things as no-hitters — though he knew he had it going, saying, "I never believe when guys say they don't know."
"Honestly, I don't care about it," he said. "I just want to win the game. I'm not out there for any kind of personal achievements or goals."
Pinch-hitter Cesar Hernandez hit a sharp single up the middle with one out in the sixth to break it up. Before that, the only Phillies baserunner came when Rhys Hoskins drew a one-out walk in the fourth.
Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo homer and drove in three runs to get the offense going after San Francisco scored just four total runs the previous three days in being swept by the Nationals.
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper had his majors-best streak of reaching base end at 21 games with an 0-for-3 night.
The Giants delivered four straight hits against Aaron Nola (10-3) to start the third and back Bumgarner (7-7), capped by Yastrzemski's two-run double before he got caught in a rundown trying to stretch it to a triple. San Francisco left the bases loaded in the fourth.
Big cheers greeted MadBum before the lefty ace's first home start since the trade deadline and the Giants' decision not to deal him. Speculation had swirled for months he might be a trade candidate, then San Francisco put together an impressive winning stretch and opted to move a trio of relievers instead.
Bumgarner kept foiling the Phillies while pitching seven days past his 30th birthday.
"We have to make good pitchers work hard, and fight for every inch, and we weren't able to run his pitch count up at all," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said.
Bumgarner earned only his second victory in seven starts. Against the Rockies on Saturday, he was tagged for five earned runs on eight hits in five innings and was unable to throw the ball where he wanted it.
The 2014 World Series MVP allowed just the one hit and a walk to the Phillies and struck out three in seven innings before giving way to Trevor Gott in the eighth. Will Smith finished the one-hit shutout.
At the plate, Bumgarner lined a single to left in a nine-pitch at-bat in the third.
"He did it all tonight," said manager Bruce Bochy, who took Bumgarner out after 85 pitches given all the extra work between outings. "What a great at-bat to get that base hit to get the rally going."
Brandon Belt hit an RBI single for the Giants during the decisive third inning and Kevin Pillar used aggressive baserunning to add on in the sixth. He reached on a force, stole second for his 10th steal this year, went to third on a throwing error by Sean Rodriguez then scored on Nick Pivetta's wild pitch.
Three-time Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford dove to his left for a snazzy catch on Jean Segura's liner in the seventh.
Harper, pursued hard by the Giants during the offseason, was booed when he stepped in to bat in the first and every time after that, too.
Nola lost for the first time since June 21 against Miami, a span of five decisions and nine starts. It was only his second road defeat in 10 starts.
Philadelphia was swept in a three-game series at San Francisco last season and has lost 13 of 16 in the Giants' waterfront ballpark.
BRUCE RETURNS
Jay Bruce came off the injured list for his first game since July 16 because of a right oblique strain.
The left fielder went 0 for 3 batting fifth.
Phillies: C J.T. Realmuto had the night off before a pinch-hit appearance in the ninth. "We're traveling from Phoenix, where it's pretty easy to get dehydrated, and we got in late last night. Any time you have that kind of travel, it's always valuable to respect your starting catcher, a guy who you really lean on," Kapler said. "J.T.'s caught a lot of games for us. It's important to get him off his feet once in a while, so we're doing that and pairing (Andrew) Knapp with Nola. They've had some success together." … To make way for Bruce's return, the Phillies optioned OF Adam Haseley to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Giants: OF Steven Duggar went on the 10-day injured list with an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder that isn't expected to require surgery. Bochy isn't ready to call it season-ending. Duggar was hurt making a diving catch to rob Juan Soto ending the fourth inning in Wednesday's loss to the Nationals. "He's going to be down for a little while," Bochy said. "We'll wait to see how this thing comes around the next couple weeks." … RHP Shaun Anderson also was placed on the IL because of a blister on his right middle finger. … OF Alex Dickerson (right oblique strain) was set to hit in the cage for the first time to test his injury.
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ROANOKE, Va. – Henry Dill made 29 saves and Jeff Jones scored twice as the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs shut out the Macon Mayhem, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at Berglund Center. Dill registered his first career SPHL shutout and the Dawgs blanked an opponent for the first time this season.
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Virginia fell to 7-11 (2-5).
Both teams struggled in the first 20 minutes, with Virginia holding a 29-18 advantage at the intermission. Tech shot just 7 of 25 and 2-12 from deep during that period and had turned it over 12 times.
But the mood changed quickly in the second half as the team went on a 9-1 run early in the third to come back into the game and force a Cavalier timeout. From there, the teams would battle as the 'Hoos were led by guard Jocelyn Willoughby's 17 points, though she was held to just two in the second half.
Tech had all five starters score in double figures, led by 15 from sophomore guard Mabrey who was an efficient 4 for 6 from the floor, with all four made field goals coming from beyond the arc.
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I'm not even sure what to say this morning, except to join in the national sadness over the shooting in Colorado.
Let's all pray for the families of the victims and hold our loved ones a little bit more tightly today.
Also, I just heard on Fox that there are military "casualties," so please join me in prayer that all of our military survived this tragedy.
"I Built This, Mr. President"
Thoughts and prayers to Aurora Colorado. What horrifying and heartbreaking news to wake up to.
Bristol – You are one amazing lady….
Prayers for all the victims and families involved. My heart breaks for them.
Praying for the victims, their families, as well as survivors of this horrible tragedy. Everyone in that movie theater last night will need our continued prayers.
Oh my gosh. Praying for all involved.
My son and his new bride live in Aurora. He texted me this morning to tell me they had not been at the theater…I texted back, 'what do you mean?' He said, 'turn on the news'…I am so so so thankful. God watches over us. Even the hard times, HE is with us.
Bristol, you are a fine young woman of God. Thank you for standing firm on your faith.
Yes this is time to praying for those who have the lost of loved ones, and a Lord for healing for those wounded, and also for the safety of those in Law enforcement and those reponders as they attempt to dis-arm the bombs found in the shooters apartment.
Thank you Bristol for your love and support today. Those of us who call Aurora our home are deeply saddened today and mourning for our own community. Everyone of us will be effected by this tragedy, and will have our lives changed forever by this. I just want to thank you again for your thoughts and prayers.
How come you are praying for the military to survive? Couldn't you pray that everyone who was wounded survive– and offer your prayers of sympathy for those who unfortunately died, along with prayers for their families?
Bristol said "Let's all pray for the families of the victims and hold our loved ones a little bit more tightly today," so I don't get what you're asking. And is it a bad thing to pray for our military to survive?
It's the way she said it, like military are more important. Pray for the victims but pray the military survive.
Oh come on…really? You are going to make this a war of words and an issue about how she said something or didn't say it…give me a break!!!! Will you please read THE WHOLE post before you jump to conclusions or have a knee jerk" reaction….goodnes gracious!
process & comprehend what you read. Not sure which . . . ?
families, after which, she mentioned the military casualties.
Bristol you should have left the last sentence off…join me in prayer that all our military survived..??? What about the civilians???
the left so quick to jump on that particular bandwagon?
pray for healing & peace for all those grieving families?
Your point is? I have never, ever known any gun to jump up and kill someone. In fact, kids used to take guns to school in early America. Even in more recent years, schools had rifle clubs, gun ranges, etc. It never seems to dawn on libs, that a person that would break the law & commit murder – is not going to be disuaded by a "tougher" gun law.
The 23 year old in Colorado used a weapon that can shoot 50 to 60 rounds per minute. He was able to buy 4000 rounds over the internet. Sarah Palin's statements above make my point for me.
You don't HAVE a point. The bottom line is that these people were not killed or wounded BY a gun, they were killed or wounded by a MAN WITH a gun. Seriously, if this guy had plowed his car through the crowd gathering outside the theater and killed and injured just as many people (or even more), would any of you knee-jerk, anti-freedom liberals be calling for CAR CONTROL???? I think not!!!
You damn vultures are pathetic!! The way you always attempt to exploit the deaths of innocent people to advance your despotic agenda is as disgusting as it is predictable!!! And now, just like after Gabby Giffords was shot, it's apparently also Sarah Palin's fault!!!
Like I said . . . . . pathetic!!!
this story first broke. Well, I am an optimist . . . .
Michael I'm assuming you are equally disgusted with the right wing group American Family Association for politicizing this tragedy? So far they have blamed hollywood, the gay community, the "internets" and liberal bias in the media. If that's not politicizing I don't know what is. In Motherbush's defense at least the person she talked about was at one time a public servant who had the ability to change gun laws in her state.
I've heard that argument before Elizabeth. If it were true then why don't we hear about all these gun-packing heroes who saved countless people by shooting the bad guy? There have been hundreds of shootings in the last decade. You can't tell me that there hasn't been someone in the crowd with a concealed weapon. Why didn't they act?
to promote? Hmm . . . Just food for thought.
No… that's not true, the woman and two men did not have guns…. One man who came out of the store pulled out his gun and almost shot the wrong person. The two men who were able to take the gun from Loughman, one man was holding the gun… When guy came out of the store he saw a man with a gun and didn't see laoughman being held to the ground. he almost shot an innocent man….
In Co… The room was too dark and smoky to see what was going on…. If a couple of people had their gun, there would have been many move victim.
She named her youngest son after a gun trigger?
A tagic day, to see the terrible waste of human potential. My wife and I are truly saddened for all those who were involved, those who were injured, and those who lost their life – and their suffering loved ones. We pray with you, your family, and the rest of humanity for each of them: May God be with them at this time of need.
First, Bristol was just commenting that there were also military people involved, she did not mean to put them in front of any civilians. How many of you have written something that just does not sound quite right to other people and it did not come out they way you meant it. Second, I believe people should be able to hunt and protect themselves, my issue are the submachine guns that fire several rounds, REALLY, should any Joe be able to walk in and buy these things along with all the rounds, why??? The military are the only one s that should have possession of these.
the necessary funding, let alone the connections for some of that stuff?
to mention, the fact that it cost upwards of at least $20,000.
other enemies of Communism & the State" are executed.
an unarmed person becomes a subject.
So what your saying is that our government hasn't "attacked" its citizens yet because we are so well armed? This is 2012. Our government has modern weaponry. If they wanted to exterminate us like the examples you've shown in the past there would be numerous ways to accomplish this more quickly and more efficiently than rounding everyone up and shooting them.
A maniac like the people you've illustrated would hardly be afraid of our stockpile of guns.
Amendment rights to be abrogated.
would have been trained on his soldiers.
in this nation, for now, anyways.
Imagine if just one or two people inside the theater were allowed a carry permit. It's quite possible the very mentally ill young man would not have killed or injured so many. More gun control is not the answer. If this young man was so hell bent on killing people, he could just as easily purchased his weapons illegally. More gun control just means only criminals…or those who are mentally ill…will be the only ones armed.
such a horrible tragedy. And another prime example of how "gun free" zones do not make you safer…If someone had their CCW in that theater, there would've been alot of lives saved. I hope the theater is proud of their "no firearms" policy. ….if only the gunman had seen the 'no firearms' sign, then maybe? To answer MotherBush's question: citizens do use their guns successfully to defend themselves and others all the time. Getting the libral/politicly correct controlled media to report it is quite feat in its self. Although common, you still have to look for those stories. Gun free zone or not, I still keep mine with me. I'd rather be asked to leave than be dead.
So Marie, your fantasy is that in a dark smoke filled theater, full of screaming fleeing people, someone with a concealed weapon is going to save the day. Do you just start shooting Marie? Do you come up with a plan on where you can go to get a clear shot while people are running and screaming? Would your untrained mind be able to make that split second decisions like that? Or would you just start shooting, and hope you don't hit any innocents. Remember it lasted about 1 to 2 minutes. And what if their is another person carrying a concealed weapon and they think you are with the killer and he starts shooting at you?
No Marie, weapon or not, you would be ducking and trying to save your own life first and by the time you got up the courage to dig your weapon out and make a plan to kill the bad guy , it would all be over. That is human instinct.
Thanks!!!! Someone with brain and common sense LOL!
This really is not the time to get into a political arguement about gun control. Its time to focus on those who have lost their lives and remembering them. Also, I don't believe Bristol meant to offend anyone with her comment about praying the military survived. Give the girl a break she never can win shes always got someone on her back no matter what she says. I <3 U Bristol!
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims during this tough time.


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REDUCING INVENTORY — Sunnyside vape shop owner Mark Davick said a bottle like this one will soon cost $5.40 more when the state's new vape tax goes into effect Oct. 1. "I'll be selling smaller bottles to my customers," he explained.
Vape shop owner finds new law taxing
Smoking age going up
SUNNYSIDE — Victorian Vapes shop owner Mark Davick isn't happy about the latest "sin tax" placed on the vape liquids by the State Legislature during the 2019 session.
"It does affect my shop and my customers," he declared of the bill, sponsored by Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle).
The bill was designed to cut underage consumers from becoming addicted to nicotine, Davick explained.
Even though the new tax doesn't take effect until Oct. 1, small shop owners like Davick are already reducing their large bottles of vape product to get ahead of the taxation hit.
"I know a lot of the shops may not make it," he shared.
Davick, along with his wife Carla, has been in the vape business for six years, five of which was in Port Townsend.
"We got into vaping in order to quit smoking," he said with a shrug. "A lot of people use vaping to help them reduce the nicotine, while still going through the smoking rituals."
But a new company that produces a single use product called JUUL is very popular among young people, Davick explained. It isn't being taxed nearly as harshly as the other vape products.
The tax is on nicotine infused and non-nicotine vapor products and includes a wholesale tax on refillable liquid cartridges.
If the cartridge holds more than 5 ml., there is a 9 cent per milliliter tax. In addition, there is a 27 cent tax on all vape instruments.
Davick reckoned one of his $12.60 nicotine-infused vapor liquid bottles will cost about $5.40 more when the tax goes into effect.
In addition to raising the tax on vape programs, the legislature also raised the age at which people could buy cigarettes, e-cigarettes or vape products. The age will go from 18 to 21, as of January 2020.
"We have always carded (I.D.) people when they come in for purchases," Davick reiterated.
"Now, when we see a potential underage client, they disappear pretty quick," he added.
Mark Davick
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Venture capital for startups hard to get
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Business models, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Gerbsman Partners, International Finance, internet, Investments, IPO news, Market research, Social Networks, Startups, Strategy, Venture Capital, Venturebeat, tagged angel rounds, Bay Area Council Economic Institute, boic, business, CalPERS, CB Insights, climate, consumer Internet opportunities, Dow Jones VentureSource, Economy, enterprise funding, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, exit markets, FaceBook, fiscal cliff, funding, Gerbsman Partners, google, groupon, Hans Swildens, Industry Ventures, Initial public offerings, investors, ipo, Joe Dear, Mark Heesen, National Venture Capital Association, Ray Rothrock, science, Series A funding, silicon valley, tech funding, Technology, terms of funding, Thomson reuters, Venrock, Venture finan, venture finance, Venture firms, zynga on December 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Article from SFGate.
It's suddenly a lot harder for venture capitalists and startups to raise funds, as investors fed up with low returns turn their backs on the sector.
Most industry observers agree that lots of young firms will simply not be able to raise their next round of funding, commencing a period of belt tightening, consolidation and closures. At a minimum, it seems to mark the beginning of a more level-headed investment climate in Silicon Valley, after years of insatiable lust for all things mobile and social.
But if the drop-off is too sudden and steep, this new austerity could spill over into an economy highly dependent on the tech sector. Indeed, as The Chronicle reported last week, the industry has an enormous impact, with each tech job creating 4.3 indirect jobs in the community, according to a Bay Area Council Economic Institute report.
The investors and venture capitalists I spoke to insisted that we're not on the verge of anything like the dot-com meltdown, characterizing the shift as a minor and healthy correction, or a "rationalization." One suggested it was little more than the usual process of separating good and bad ideas in the marketplace.
But the numbers suggest something new is afoot. In the third quarter, the amount that U.S. companies raised in venture capital dropped 32 percent from the prior year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Venture capital funds themselves raised 17 percent fewer dollars from the second to third quarter, even as the number of funds grew, according to a joint report from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.
Economic uncertainty
Some partially blame the economic uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the election and the "fiscal cliff." But the main problem seems to be that many of the "limited partners" that fund venture capital are pulling back after years of frustration.
Ever since a brief period in the late 1990s when venture capital burned bright, the industry has been delivering consistently weak returns on the whole.
In fact, despite requiring greater risks and larger capital outlays, venture capital has been underperforming the stock market over the past decade, according to a report this year by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Joe Dear, chief investment officer for CalPERS, told Reuters this summer that venture capital "has been the most disappointing asset class over the past 10 years as far as returns." The huge pension fund for California's public employees didn't return repeated calls from The Chronicle.
Investment horizons have steadily spread out, from five to 10 to sometimes 15 years, as exit opportunities like acquisitions and initial public offerings fail to materialize. This has sometimes forced investors to put in more money to protect their initial funds.
'Pretty grumpy'
"The industry definitely, for the last decade, has been a tough place to be," said Ray Rothrock of Palo Alto venture capital firm Venrock. "We're all pretty grumpy right now."
Some of this is due to macroeconomic conditions outside the control of venture capitalists, notably the housing and banking crises. But at least some of it has to do with poor picks and herd mentality, funding companies with few real prospects and driving up the entry price for legitimately promising companies beyond what they could pay off.
"The market overfunded the number of companies in the system," said Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures in San Francisco. "There's a glut."
Even the grand promise of Web 2.0 companies that lured so much recent money hasn't generated the hoped-for returns. The ones that managed to go public were often disappointments, including Facebook, Zynga and Groupon, in some cases leaving late-stage investors underwater on their holdings.
That was a final straw for some.
Last week, Forbes dug up figures from CB Insights that highlighted a wide and growing gap between the number of companies that raised initial funding and companies securing the follow-on investments, known as a Series A, generally necessary to keep going. This year, there have been 1,747 seed or angel rounds but only 688 Series A deals, underscoring the coming crunch.
Bad businesses
Based on as scientific a survey as the PR pitches in my inbox, there's a tremendous number of silly, redundant and poorly executed companies out there that don't warrant additional funding. The real problem isn't that many of these companies won't raise more money; it's that they raised money in the first place.
For the venture capital industry to get back on track, it needs to embrace a renewed sense of discipline – on company picks, deal terms and total spending.
But hope springs eternal in Silicon Valley.
Rothrock stresses that the industry's trend-line averages mask very strong results and ongoing investment at top firms, as well as growing venture capital activity among corporations like Google. Companies are just being more selective and looking beyond consumer Internet opportunities.
"We're steady as she goes in terms of funding enterprise," he said.
Secondary opportunity
Swildens oversees a secondary fund that buys shares from limited partners and venture firms looking to liquidate part of their holdings. He sees this period as a ripe opportunity for bold investors to get into promising companies at suddenly reasonable rates.
"Ours is one of the few firms aggressively putting money into these funds," he said.
Mark Heesen, president of National Venture Capital Association, is similarly optimistic. He says the industry could be primed for a strong comeback in 2013, as long as the broader economy strengthens.
Above all, what the industry needs are some wins – acquisitions or initial public offerings that put investors clearly in the black and start to restore some lost confidence.
"If we see these exit markets start to generate good returns, I think you'll see limited partners look at this asset class again," he said.
James Temple is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. E-mail: jtemple@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jtemple
Lean times continue for startups, as sales, IPOs wither
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Business models, Economy, Gerbsman Partners, Investments, Strategy, Technology, Venture Capital, tagged Bloomberg, Chestnut Medical Technologies Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., CoreValve Inc., Date Certain M&A, Emily Mendell, EV3 Inc, Flip Video camera, IPO news, ipo´s, Jefferies Group Inc., LogMeIn Inc., Mark Heesen, Medtronic Inc., Mergers and aquisitions, National Venture Capital Association, NVCA, opentable inc, Paul Bard, Pure Digital Technologies Inc., Renaissance Capital, SolarWinds Inc., statesman, tech ipo on July 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Here is an excellent Bloomberg article by way of statesman.com.
"SAN FRANCISCO — Acquisitions of startups fell to the lowest level in a decade in the second quarter as the recession stopped companies from buying smaller competitors.
A total of 59 startups merged with other companies, a drop of 30 percent from a year earlier and dropping to the lowest level since 1999, the National Venture Capital Association said. Five U.S. startups have had initial public offerings so far this year. In 2007, before the financial crisis, there were 86.
Acquisitions and IPOs — the two ways for venture capitalists to cash in their investments — have almost come to a standstill, NVCA President Mark Heesen said. With the IPO market struggling, larger technology companies — confident that prices will fall — are waiting before proposing takeovers, he said.
"The buyers on the merger and acquisition side got smart real fast," Heesen said. "They wait for companies to come crying to them to get bought."
No venture-backed companies went public between September and March — the longest slump since the association began collecting data in 1971. Only 11 startups have had IPOs since the end of 2007, and there is little immediate prospect for improvement, said Paul Bard, an analyst at Renaissance Capital.
Only 10 startups have filed pre-IPO paperwork with U.S. regulators, and none has done so since January, said Emily Mendell, an NVCA vice president. That signals that deals such as the May IPOs of Austin-based SolarWinds Inc. and online restaurant-reservation service OpenTable Inc. failed to spur other young companies to act.
It also means the market won't revive in the next few months, Bard said.
"Unless filing activity spikes in the next two to three weeks, we're unlikely to see a more sustainable pickup in VC-backed IPOs before Labor Day," Bard said. "The bar will remain high for most VC-backed deals to get done."
Even if the 10 biggest venture capitalists had 25 companies ready to go public by early next year, that would still leave IPOs at about a third of their levels from 2004 to 2007, he said.
That means startups lack bargaining power in merger talks, a situation that is keeping offers low and stalling many negotiations that do occur, Heesen said.
Only 13 of the 59 companies that sold out reported how much they were paid, the association said. Prices were higher than in the first quarter, a possible sign of improving conditions later this year, it said.
Cisco Systems Inc.'s $590 million deal to buy Pure Digital Technologies Inc., maker of the Flip Video camera, helped drive up the average merger price to $197.7 million.
Five companies commanded less than venture capitalists had invested, the venture capital association said. Purchases of medical-instrument makers CoreValve Inc. and Chestnut Medical Technologies Inc. were the only ones in which early backers received 10 times their outlay, the traditional standard for a venture-capitalist home run, Mendell said."


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Australia 'in denial' over AUKUS submarines row, as rift with France continues
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Christophe Penot has renewed France's war of words over the scrapped subs deal. (ABC News: Andrew Kennedy)
abc.net.au/news/australia-in-denial-over-aukus-submarines-row-says-france/100688566
France has restored "a degree of trust" with ally the United States but not with Australia after a debacle over Canberra's cancellation of a multi-billion dollar submarine deal with Paris, a French regional envoy says.
Ambassador for the Indo-Pacific Christophe Penot says the road to restoring trust is "difficult"
He says the two sides do not have the "same perception" of what happened
France has rebuilt bridges with the US but not with Canberra
Christophe Penot, France's ambassador for the Indo-Pacific, said the rift with Canberra continued because the Australian government was still "in denial" about the way the decision was communicated.
France accused its allies of stabbing it in the back when Australia opted for nuclear-powered submarines to be built with US and British technology instead of a multi-billion-dollar French submarine program.
Difficult road to restoring trust
The new AUKUS security alliance is designed to give Australia access to nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, but caused a major diplomatic rift after France said it was not informed in advance.
Emmanuel Macron says Scott Morrison lied to him about Australia's intentions over submarines. (Reuters: Guillaume Horcajuelo)
Paris briefly recalled its ambassadors from Australia and the United States in protest.
French President Emmanuel Macron later said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison had deceived him about Canberra's intentions, a charge denied by the federal government.
A flurry of diplomatic contact with Washington resulted in an acknowledgement by US President Joe Biden that the deal's announcement "was not handled in a graceful way".
Mr Biden met with Mr Macron in October ahead of the Group of 20 summit.
"We think that we have restored a degree of trust, mutual trust with our American ally," Mr Penot said in Bangkok.
But he said no such trust had been regained with Australia.
"I don't think we have the same perception of how and why this happened," he said.
"So it is difficult to make progress and restore trust if they are in denial."
Mr Morrison has argued that he had previously explained to Mr Macron that conventional submarines would no longer meet Australia's needs, ahead of the AUKUS deal.
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Diplomats worried as France-Australia spat gathers steam, with possible consequences for the region
'Move on, frankly': PM says he has no intention of apologising to French President over sub decision
France's President is calling Scott Morrison a liar. How did we get here?


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Q: Multiple archives for cpt, taxonomies, terms I have a CPT "corso"
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If possibile somethink I can use for future post_type and taxonomy only changing few parameters.
Thank's a lot

A: I'm not totally sure what you're asking, but if you're asking about the template that would be used by the term, it would be taxonomy-slug-term.php.
So for your taxonomy, the default template for the taxonomy would be taxonomy-argomento1.php
Each of the term archives would use this same template, unless they have a specific template specified.  For example, if you want a specific template for the "geometry" term, the template name would be 'taxonomy-argomento1-geometry.php
What is unclear to me is if argomento1 and argomento2 are actually different custom taxonomies or if they are terms within the same taxonomy.  If they are terms, the template format would be taxonomy-taxname-argomento1.php etc.