Getting an email response from high-profile influencers is tough, and there are plenty of useless cold emailing guides floating around the internet. But the truth remains that if you have something of value and you're willing to fail well, there are very few people you cannot get in touch with. With little more than a keyboard and a book idea, here's how I managed to have a senior partner at Sequoia Capital personally refer my cold email to Sir Alex Ferguson, as well as a post-mortem on other successful cold emails to Southampton FC chairman Ralph Krueger, and NYT best-selling author Adam Grant. I hope this post will inspire you to cold email whoever it is you've been wanting to get in touch with.
Earlier in my career I spent six years in sales, and I'm not afraid to say I was wholly average. I would marvel at the 'naturals' who had the gift of the gab and knew when to flick the switch between playing the sly fox and the cutthroat wolf. I was not a natural, and over time I realized that I didn't have the switch, nor was I a ruthless closer. I was missing the top instincts required in modern sales. I knew my time in the industry would be borrowed.
I learned the ropes of business development by selling advertising — the Brand Power and Medifacts commercials that you might've seen on television. It was a great apprenticeship where I got to prospect North America's dominant packaged goods companies like Kraft, PepsiCo, and Unilever. From there, I moved into technology recruitment, where I was lucky to be able to sell into some Canadian giants like Loblaw, Telus, and Shaw.
Looking back at my sales career, I've realized that I had one elite skill; making meetings. For instance, as a non-agency-of-record I was able to secure two full days of meetings with brand managers at Procter & Gamble's global headquarters. And, during my recruitment career, my most precious statistic was securing the most net new client meetings in a rolling one-year period. I could get to people the agency had never spoken to before.
Making meetings is great, of course, but if none of those meetings turn into sales it's not great for business.
Nonetheless, the skills I acquired through sales have proven incessantly invaluable in my second career as a writer. As I set about writing my first book, Where Others Won't (which argues people innovation is the premium source of competitive advantage for business) I started like any salesperson would; by writing out a prospect list. My book would cross-pollinate ideas from sports and business, so I needed to find ways to get in touch with executives, coaches and players from pro sports, and CEOs from the corporate world. Even with my existing network, contacting these types of people would not be easy, but I was self-publishing so wasn't in a time crunch (which is part of the secret, I believe) and I felt I was bringing some value to the table for the interviewees as well.
Sir Alex Ferguson was one of three coaches on my stretch list (along with Bill Belichick and Roy Keane), but by the time I got around to reaching out we were late into the first edit of the manuscript and I was hesitant, knowing that if I landed the interview we'd need to do a major re-write. That was until my editor, Fredrick Haugen, challenged me to complete my stretch list, having already made multiple failed attempts to connect with Keane and Belichick.
I'm competitive, so I agreed, and I set about figuring out how to get in contact with probably the most famous sports coach in the world.
The first barrier I came up against was that Ferguson is pretty much incognito in terms of contact details. I considered digging for details to be my expertise, but all I could find was his publisher and a booking agents for the speaking engagements he does. Neither of those are high-value avenues to pursue, so I had to try something different.
After more searching turned up nothing, I decided to try a non-linear approach to contacting Sir Alex. It usually only comes in handy at pub trivia, but my photographic memory for useless sports tidbits recalled that Ferguson had co-authored most of his books. Authors, moreso than all-conquering soccer coaches, tend to have their contact details listed on their personal websites. At that point, I had no idea who Michael Moritz was (it turns out he's a tech investor with the famed Sequoia Capital) let alone that his net worth is estimated at $3.8 billion.
Nonetheless, as a former TIME journalist I assumed Moritz would be empathetic towards a fellow writer, and having written a book with Ferguson I assumed he would also be a sports fan. (Sports fans, writers and Australians tend to be my niche). Some basic research into Moritz's background led me to the fact that Sequoia Capital publishes the email addresses of their partners right on their website. This, I decided, was my in. I scripted up my email, hitting send at 2:29pm.
I'm Head Coach of Canada's national Aussie Rules football program and as a writer by trade, am in the process of finalizing a sports-business crossover book.
The concept behind the book is that professional sports have a depository of QA-tested people strategies that could help companies utilize their people better. But, organizations still struggle with setting their people up for success, particularly in areas like recruitment, culture and high-performance. I was struck with how eloquently you wrote about similar topics in Leading.
I've interviewed Southampton FC president (and former Edmonton Oilers coach) Ralph Krueger, former Denver Broncos GM Ted Sundquist, and a laundry list of coaches, CEOs and players from sports around the world.
My ask is to get some time with yourself to speak, and if possible for an introduction to Alex. Below are three of my own articles that shape the book, and I've attached an introductory chapter and list of interviewees to add further context.
At 4:11pm Michael responded, copying Alex Ferguson's son, Jason, who is his agent and coordinates all of Sir Alex's affairs. It took me 101 minutes to get within one step of Sir Alex Ferguson, via one of Silicon Valley's most influential investors.
Once I had Michael's referral (which adds all sorts of clout to the project), I felt it was time to re-up. My reckoning was that if I was going to be declined at this point I didn't want to leave any key knowledge on the table. The final ace up my sleeve was the fact that my uncle was the first non-British player to ever be signed by Manchester United, and there was a report online suggesting a young Alex Ferguson had later played against my uncle for a Scottish XI that was touring Australia.
I had a personal referral by Ferguson's biographer, I'd already interviewed a Premier League peer (Ralph Krueger), and my family had a verifiable link to Manchester United. But, no cigar.
A week later, Jason Ferguson responded to me and politely declined my request, sighting that Sir Alex receives a lot of interview requests and because he cannot do them all, he doesn't like to choose one over the other. Fair call, and fair play to Jason for his transparency and follow-up. I can't speak highly enough of my interactions with him.
One of my more realistic targets for an interview was former Edmonton Oilers head coach and current Southampton Football Club chairman Ralph Krueger. As a fan of coaching, I'd followed Ralph's journey for some time and was familiar with his extracurriculars, like his leadership essays for the World Economic Forum.
Still, Premier League chairmen aren't easily accessible, especially in-season. I'd thought about trying to get a referral through some NHL contacts I had, but rather than lose control of how that introduction was made, I decided to try something off-the-cuff and at least stay in control of my own journey.
One of my general rules of thumb when reaching out to influencers is to avoid the obvious gatekeepers (for instance, in recruitment, you never want to speak to HR). But I threw that rule out for this approach, deciding to email Southampton's general enquiries mailbox, which I found on their website.
With a subject line of 'Please forward to Mr. Krueger', I decided to keep my message succinct, but also be very direct about why I wanted to talk to Ralph. By asking to talk about Ralph's work on the WEF New Models of Leadership, I was able to create differentiation from everyone else who is just asking for football-related interviews. The thing is, I was genuinely interested in his work, and I had personal blogs up to help validate that.
A month and a half later, Krueger's assistant responded to me asking for some times that would work for a call with Ralph. We ended up setting up the interview during a busy April week while Southampton were battling with a number of other teams in mid-table.
To be clear: this was an experiment that came off, but hasn't worked for me since. I'm not sure I'd recommend this as a tactic, but it's proof that something as drastic as emailing the front desk can work…if you are providing value.
On June 24, 2013, perennial New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant posted an article to LinkedIn called 6 Ways to Get Me to Email You Back. In the blog, Adam outlines some of his research into the cold emails he's received and what made him respond the fastest.
almost all of it was about myself.
However, I believe some of my personal email preferences helped overcome the rules that I'd broken. For instance, I believe a strong opening line is better than a perfect subject line. Think about it: regardless of what device you view an email on, your email inbox shows you preview text, so your opening line gives you more real estate to get creative and add context to your message.
My first line to Adam was: G'day Adam, I've been meaning to get in touch to say thank you.
So, while I broke one rule (perfect the subject line), I'd compensated by showing gratitude, which is rule #6.
In the body of my email, it became undeniable that I'd done my homework (rule #3) and had an uncommon commonality (rule #4). In Adam's TED Talk he shows a newspaper clipping of himself in a Detroit newspaper, so the fact that I'd interviewed Detroit Pistons legend Joe Dumars suddenly became as valuable as bitcoin. It was a calculated guess — it was more than possible Grant wasn't a Pistons fan — but it is another example of something that's not worth leaving unmentioned.
Five hours after I hit send, Adam responded.
And, after a number of email exchanges, I ended up introducing Joe and Adam — a really cool experience, and as unique thinkers it's a relationship that is mutually beneficial for them.
It's important to realize that there is no 'hack' to cold emailing, particularly if you're trying to connect with someone who is busy, or has a high profile. As you'll see above, there was nothing formulaic about my emails and each one was tailored not only to the person, but also the situation.
Doing your homework is equally as important as what you write. When an influencer has written a specific blog about how to cold email him (like Adam Grant had) make sure you've read it. You don't need to follow it step-by-step, but you might stumble on a piece of information that leads you to an uncommon commonality.
As entrepreneur Jayson Gaignard notes, it's always handy to have an 'anchor'. When discussing how he attracted a raft of high-profile speakers to the very first Mastermind Talks event, Jayson always mentions that once Tim Ferriss had accepted, it gave social validation to the event and allowed Gaignard to snowball Ferriss' popularity to attract other big speakers (and high-profile guests who wanted to meet Tim). For me, that anchor was former Denver Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist, with whom I'd had a relationship for some time. You don't need to namedrop your anchor every time, but it's a tactic worth using when necessary.
I think the amount of time we spend frivolously deconstructing cold emails to find a 'better way' is completely unnecessary. I'd urge you to be yourself and not put on a persona just because you don't have the same stature as the person you're emailing. You'll notice two of my messages start with G'day, which is because as an Australian that's how I greet people.
Hit send! There's no time like the present, and Barack Obama isn't going to reply to you if your email is stuck in your drafts.


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Why the Public Utility Model Is the Wrong Approach for Internet Regulation
Larry Downes
With President Obama's announcement on Monday urging the FCC to regulate the Internet under a 1934 law that managed the old monopoly Bell system as a public utility, the net neutrality debate has officially descended to the ninth circle of hell.
Ever since January, when a D.C. federal court of appeals rejected the FCC's last effort at passing enforceable "Open Internet" rules, consumers have been whipped into a froth about supposed conspiracies to "end the Internet as we know it" and "kill net neutrality."
Much of this rhetoric is being stoked by self-styled consumer advocates who have long wanted—secretly and otherwise—to see the federal government take over ownership and operation of the Internet infrastructure, or at least turn it into a public utility—you know, like our beloved power, water, and transportation systems.
But given the obvious lack of appeal of saying so directly, the advocates have evolved over the years to fighting proxy wars, refining their ability to sow discontent and even panic among Internet users. The inflammatory rhetoric reached a high water mark this year with a notorious rant by comedian John Oliver, resulting in millions of comments being filed in the ongoing FCC proceeding—nearly all of them form letters and other spam.
As I have testified repeatedly before Congress, public utility rules are the worst possible regulatory framework for industries characterized by constant technological innovation. The effect of such rules would be to offset the speed and flexibility of entrepreneurial innovation with the plodding rigidity of federal and state bureaucrats, more focused on process than on outcomes.
The advocates of public utility rules—now joined by the White House—clearly don't see it that way. But it's worth remembering that they never have. As far back as 1999, at the dawn of broadband Internet access through DSL and cable modems, the same advocates were making the same urgent pleas. Absent immediate nationalization of the Internet, they argued, ISPs were certain to block or otherwise disadvantage start-ups, leaving the Internet in the hands of a few dominant content providers. You know, like AOL, GeoCities, and Blue Mountain electronic cards. (Google search was still in beta.)
Back then, fortunately, the White House, Congress, and the FCC ignored the doomsayers. Instead, a rare bipartisan coalition held fast to the view that for emerging technologies, light-touch regulation was more likely to encourage competition and discipline market participants than the heavy hand of regulators. Broadband providers were left to invest as they saw fit, and to develop services that responded to rapidly changing consumer demands. As wireless networks evolved from voice to data, the light-touch approach was extended to mobile broadband services.
The results, of course, speak for themselves. Despite the lack of any net neutrality rules, Google took over the search market (and everything else), Netflix emerged to provide a serious challenge to traditional cable TV, and AOL became a punchline. Today's tech giants — think Facebook, Twitter, Salesforce and LinkedIn — didn't even exist in 1999. Indeed, of the ten most valuable Internet companies today, six of them emerged well after "the Internet as we know it" was said to be facing the immediate and existential threats that, absent enforceable net neutrality rules, are apparently still just around the corner.
Meanwhile, without the regulators there to supervise investments and upgrades, private investors have binged on competing broadband technologies. Since 1996, when Congress and the Clinton Administration wisely chose to leave the Internet out of the utility regulations the President now wants to impose, over a trillion dollars has been spent building new Internet-based cable, fiber, and mobile broadband networks.
Download speeds, which topped out at 56K in 1999, now average over 38 Mbps, an increase of nearly 100,000%. Transit prices continue to fall proportionately. Trillions more in new value has been generated by entrepreneurs and disruptors across industries, much of it in the U.S.
All without the intense oversight of the FCC, or without enforceable net neutrality rules of any kind.
Today, most U.S. consumers have a choice of at least two wired broadband providers. Recent advances in mobile technology—where the U.S. continues to dominate—are making mobile an imminent competitor to wired, adding to market discipline. Most mobile users have a choice of four or more networks.
Europe, by comparison, which kept its Internet providers on a short regulatory leash, still operates largely on DSL technologies, with almost no significant Internet companies having been created.
Of course we don't have perfect competition in either access or applications, but even the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division acknowledges that perfect competition in capital intensive industries is neither likely nor necessary. Market failures, when they've occurred, have been modest, short-lived, and largely self-correcting. They almost certainly cost consumers less than the imposition of regulations, let alone the full monty of public utility rules.
As every consumer knows, in other words, the Internet ecosystem is working better than nearly any other industry and certainly better than our moribund public utilities, which the American Society for Civil Engineers gives an overall grade of D+. It is estimated that over 850 water mains break every day in North America. In California, where I live, the president of the state PUC recently resigned amid revelations of a too-cozy relationship with a power company, in part the cause of a deadly gas pipeline explosion in 2010.
But now, according to the White House, "the time has come" to regulate the Internet under the same plodding, expensive, and often corrupt model. Why? Because, according to the President's statement, the Internet has become essential, not only to our economy, but to "our very way of life."
Surely it has, but it is a very strange kind of regulatory logic that concludes that when a technology is wildly successful due to a carefully considered decision not to overregulate it, it suddenly requires intensive government oversight.
What, instead, is a well-meaning regulator to do?
Earlier this fall, as part of its ongoing Open Internet proceeding, Chairman Wheeler hosted a series of roundtable discussions, most of which I attended. One of the last brought together economists of all political persuasions, who argued the case for and against additional FCC oversight of the Internet.
Wheeler, clearly frustrated by the lack of consensus, ended the session by asking if anyone could provide him an economic model that would secure the continued and unique nature of the Internet, where entry costs are low and new entrants can scale rapidly thanks to network effects. (What Paul Nunes and I call "catastrophic success.")
I have an answer for the Chairman, and for all would-be regulators of the Internet and other Big Bang Disruptors. The answer is to rely on the very economic principle that is driving the technology, and its adoption, ever forward at accelerating speeds. The answer, in others words, is to rely not on regulatory law but on Moore's Law—Gordon Moore's prescient prediction in 1965 that computing power would continue to double every 12 to 18 months, with prices falling proportionately.
Low entry costs and rapid scaling are the result of a unique set of economic behaviors. Under Moore's Law, the core components of computing have continued to grow faster, cheaper and smaller on a predictable basis for an extended period of time—the first time a core commodity has behaved in that manner in the history of industrial economies.
That's the true driver of the Internet's success, not the vague and largely apocryphal "principle" of net neutrality—a creation of legal academics and not the network engineers who constantly tweak the network to optimize performance as Internet traffic evolves from data to voice and from voice to video.
It is Moore's Law that makes it possible for underfunded start-ups with a superior product to sign up millions of users in a matter of months. It's is Moore's Law that punishes incumbents that fail to continue innovating—think Alta Vista, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, and Bing—or to do so fast enough to hold onto users who in other industries might have been locked in.
The best way to ensure that profound and powerful economic principle continues to operate is to continue leaving it alone, having faith that it will keep driving disruptive innovation that generates consumer surplus and economic growth. When it falters—if it falters—we can talk about regulating a slowed or even stagnant Internet using the imperfect and costly tools developed for industries and commodities that became more expensive and less abundant over time.
But until then, regulators should do what they've been doing since the dawn of the commercial Internet—leaving governance to the engineers, and trusting that the market, and increasingly empowered consumers, will solve market problems faster and more efficiently than any traditional form of government. To preserve the Open Internet, which has indeed become essential, we should…do nothing.
Such "regulatory humility," as the FTC's Maureen Ohlhausen calls it, may be a bitter pill for well-meaning Beltway denizens to swallow. But it's not impossible. It was, after all, the approach taken by farsighted members of both parties in the critical early days of the Internet.
Rather than undoing their legacy with a single stroke, the President should be celebrating their wisdom, and encouraging his Administration to do the same.
Larry Downes is a co-author of Pivot to the Future: Discovering Value and Creating Growth in a Disrupted World (PublicAffairs 2019). His earlier books include Big Bang Disruption, The Laws of Disruption, and Unleashing the Killer App.
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Heinrich Friedrich August Lübbe (* 12. Januar 1884 in Nienburg a. d. Weser; † 14. März 1940 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Maschinenbauingenieur und Erfinder.

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Heinrich Lübbe trat nach seiner Lehre als Uhrmacher der deutschen Handelsmarine bei. Dort begann er eine Ausbildung im Maschinenbau, ein Unfall beendete jedoch seine militärische Laufbahn.

Im holländischen Utrecht betrieb Lübbe zusammen mit Ernst Wulff seit Dezember 1909 das Kino "Flora" und befasste sich mit feinmechanischen und optischen Experimenten.

1911 kehrte Lübbe nach Deutschland zurück und begann bei den Rumpler Werken in Johannisthal eine Ausbildung zum Flieger. Seine Flugprüfung legte er am 6. November auf einem Etrich-Rumpler-Eindecker ab und erwarb das deutsche FAI Patent Nr. 134 – er gilt damit als Alter Adler. im Januar 1913 brach er mit einem Flugzeug der Rumpler-Werke den Geschwindigkeitsweltrekord für die rund 250 Kilometer lange Strecke zwischen Montevideo und Buenos Aires.

Aufgrund einer Lungenerkrankung beendete Lübbe bereits 1913 seine Fliegerlaufbahn und begann für den niederländischen Flugzeughersteller Fokker in Schwerin zu arbeiten. Während des Ersten Weltkriegs entwickelte Lübbe mit Kurt Heber für die Fokkerwerke das Unterbrechergetriebe, mit dem man mit einem Maschinengewehr durch den Propellerkreis schießen konnte. Lübbe wurde Fokkers Waffenfachmann und war in dessen Reinickendorfer Flugzeugwaffenfabrik ab 1916 Betriebsleiter.

Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg betrieb Lübbe in Berlin eine "Versuchsanstalt für Waffen und Maschinenbau". Dort erarbeitete er zwischen 1919 und 1925 Patente für Hebevorrichtungen, Schiffsschrauben, aber auch optische Zielgeräte und Waffen.

Im November 1925 übernahm Heinrich Lübbe mit Felix Wagenführ die Arado Flugzeugwerke in Warnemünde.
Durch Finanzierung von Strohmännern und Aufträge für die geheime Luftrüstung befanden sich die "Arado Flugzeugwerke" seit ihrer Gründung in wirtschaftlicher Abhängigkeit vom Reichsverkehrsministerium.
Während Lübbe in seinem privaten Anwesen im Grunewald die geheime Entwicklung von neuen Waffensystemen für die Reichswehr vorantrieb und wieder mit Ingenieur Kurt Heber zusammen arbeitete, begann er während der Wirtschaftskrise Kapital aus dem Unternehmen Arado abzuziehen. Das und seine Weigerung, der NSDAP beizutreten, sorgte für Differenzen mit der Geschäftsführung und dem Ministerium.
1935 wurde Lübbe verhaftet und nach der Entlassung unter Hausarrest gestellt. Seine Firmenanteile wurden am 25. April 1936 durch die Luftfahrtkontor GmbH angekauft.

Nach der Enteignung war Lübbe als Waffenexperte für verschiedene Firmen tätig.
Am Morgen des 14. März 1940 starb er im Alter von 56 Jahren an einer Lungenentzündung, die er sich auf einer Geschäftsreise zugezogen hatte. Heinrich Lübbe wurde auf dem Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf beigesetzt.

Literatur
 Jörg Armin Kranzhoff: Fokker DR I. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01514-5.
 Jörg Armin Kranzhoff: Arado – Geschichte eines Flugzeugwerkes. Aviatic Verlag, Oberhaching 1995, ISBN 3-925505-27-X.
 Jörg Armin Kranzhoff: Edmund Rumpler – Wegbereiter der industriellen Luftfahrt. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 2004, ISBN 3-7637-6127-6
 Volker Koos: Arado Flugzeugwerke 1925–1945. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-89880-728-9.

Einzelnachweise

Alter Adler
Pilot (Deutsches Reich)
Unternehmer (Luftfahrt)
Maschinenbauingenieur
Erfinder
Arado
Deutscher
Geboren 1884
Gestorben 1940
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A champion. A teacher. A leader. A defender of a family name. A family that would alter the face of a millenia of martial arts evolution. An inspiration. A life lived which would impact thousands and thousands in a most positive way. A hero.


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This was the opening dance for Bintan Cultural Festival 2011, and it couldn't be better. Performed by school-girls from Kijang, East Bintan, it was done in an almost perfect harmony among these young dancers. it was, by far, the best performance of the opening ceremony. And I'm totally in love with the whole outfit!
Sekapur Sirih is a welcoming dance in Riau, used to open events. At the end of the dance guests of honor are given sirih (betel) leaves to chew, as a token of hospitality.


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Katich in line for shock recall: reports
Published: Dec 16, 2011, 13:35 IST | AFP |
Opener Simon Katich could be in line for a shock recall to Australia's Test team, reports said Friday, just weeks after being disciplined for outspoken comments about captain Michael Clarke.
The 36-year-old was reprimanded by a Cricket Australia hearing this month after he accused Clarke of playing a part in his axing from the Australian team, despite averaging 45 runs in his 56 Tests.
Katich was controversially dropped from Cricket Australia's contract list in June and he said at the time he doubted he would play for his country again as long as Clarke was skipper.
But Channel Nine, which televises cricket in Australia, said Clarke was now behind a push to reinstate Katich as the team looks to address their batting woes after a humiliating defeat to New Zealand earlier this week.
Katich's manager Robert Joske told reporters the player would be "willing, ready and able" to assume a place in the top order if selectors recalled him for the Boxing Day Test against India.
"If it's the fact that Michael is talking about Simon in the selection committee meetings I'm very excited and I'm sure Simon would be excited when he hears about it," said Joske.
"The coach and the chairman of selectors both said the door was always open to Simon and probably now is a very good time for him to walk through it."
The potential upturn in Katich's fortunes coincides with a slump in form for opener Phillip Hughes, who scored 41 over four innings against New Zealand and appears likely to lose his place in the Test side.
Katich has previously said he traced his troubles to a 2009 dressing room confrontation with Clarke in which he reportedly grabbed the new skipper by the throat.
Clarke denied playing any part in Katich's axing.
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Richard Henry Tawney, född 30 november 1880 i Calcutta, död 16 januari 1962 i London, var en brittisk historiker, aktivist och socialist. Han var professor vid University of London. Tawney var känd för sina kritik mot kapitalism. Han var en produktiv författare som skrev historiska verk.

Bibliografi (i urval)
 The Acquisitive Society
 Religion and the Rise of Capitalism

Källor

Tryckta källor
 Historia myśli ekonomicznej, Wacław Stankiewicz, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, Warszawa 1983.
 Encyklopedia PWN, Tom 3, Warszawa 1991.

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Brittiska historiker
Brittiska författare
Brittiska socialister
Brittiska ekonomhistoriker
Alumner från Balliol College, Oxford
Födda 1880
Avlidna 1962
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The summary below is from the full report titled "A Low-Carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet versus a Low-Fat Diet To Treat Obesity and Hyperlipidemia. A Randomized, Controlled Trial." It is in the 18 May 2004 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 140, pages 769-777). The authors are W.S. Yancy Jr., M.K. Olsen, J.R. Guyton, R.P. Bakst, and E.C. Westman.
For many years, low-fat diets have been the standard recommendation for weight reduction. Recently, low-carbohydrate diets have gained popularity despite the relative lack of experimental data about their long-term effectiveness or safety.
To compare the effects of a low-fat diet with those of a low-carbohydrate diet with regard to weight loss and levels of fat in the blood in a large group of people over a prolonged period.
120 relatively healthy, mildly to moderately obese people with elevated levels of fat (high levels of cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or triglycerides) in the blood were recruited from the community.
Participants were randomly assigned to a low-carbohydrate diet or a low-fat diet. Both groups were given diet instructions and exercise recommendations. Twice a month, the participants attended group meetings at which they received additional dietary instructions and psychological support while the researchers collected measurements of their physical condition. All participants bought and prepared their own food according to the instructions they had received. The low-carbohydrate diet group also received vitamins and other nutritional supplements. The low-fat diet group was instructed to eat 500 to 1000 calories less than they needed to maintain their usual weight. The researchers measured each person's weight; they also determined how closely each person had followed the diet by listening to what they said they ate and by examining food records they had kept. Because a low-carbohydrate diet changes chemicals in the urine, urine was tested to assess adherence to the diet. In addition, levels of fat in the blood were periodically measured.
76% of persons in the low-carbohydrate diet group and 57% of persons in the low-fat diet group completed the study. During the 24 weeks of the study, average body weight dropped by 12 kilograms in the low-carbohydrate diet group compared with 6.5 kilograms in the low-fat diet group. The low-carbohydrate diet group had more beneficial changes in blood triglyceride levels and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (good cholesterol) levels than did the low-fat diet group. However, 2 persons in the low-carbohydrate group dropped out of the study because of a rise in the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (bad cholesterol) level. Also, the low-carbohydrate group reported more adverse effects (such as constipation, headache, bad breath, muscle cramps, diarrhea, general weakness and rash) than the low-fat group.
Nutritional supplements given only to the low-carbohydrate group may have affected the study results. The effects of the low-carbohydrate diet beyond 24 weeks cannot be determined from this study.
Low-carbohydrate diets seem to be effective and relatively safe. However, people on this diet must be monitored for harmful elevations of bad cholesterol.
Published: Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(10):I-10.
Cardiology, Coronary Risk Factors, Dyslipidemia, Endocrine and Metabolism.
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<?php
namespace phprules\tests;

use phprules\Proposition;
use phprules\Rule;
use phprules\RuleContext;
use phprules\RuleLoader;
use phprules\RuleParser;
use phprules\source\MemorySource;

class RuleParserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{

    /**
     * Test token.
     */
    public function testToken()
    {
        $ruleParser = new RuleParser();
    }

    /**
     * Test parseToken().
     */
    public function testParseToken()
    {
        $ruleStrings = array(
            "( ( C == 'foo' ) AND ( ( B == 'bar' ) OR A ) )",
            "((C=='foo')AND((B=='bar')OR A))",
            "((C       =='foo')             AND((B=='bar')OR A))        ",
        );
        $expected = array('(', '(', 'C', '==', "'foo'", ')', 'AND', '(', '(', 'B', '==', "'bar'", ')', 'OR', 'A', ')', ')');

        $ruleParser = new RuleParser();
        foreach ($ruleStrings as $ruleString) {
            $token = $ruleParser->parseToken($ruleString);
            $this->assertEquals($expected, $token);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Test parseRule().
     */
    public function XtestParseRule()
    {
        $ruleString = "( ( A AND B ) OR C )";

        $ruleParser = new RuleParser();
        $rule = $ruleParser->parseRule($ruleString);
        $this->assertNotNull($rule);
        $this->assertTrue($rule instanceof Rule);

        $ruleContext = new RuleContext(array('A' => true, 'B' => true, 'C' => false));
        $p = $rule->evaluate($ruleContext);
        $this->assertNotNull($p);
        $this->assertTrue($p instanceof Proposition);
        $this->assertNotNull($p->getName());
        $this->assertTrue($p->value);
        $this->assertEquals($ruleString, $p->getName());
    }

}

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Shackleton's Folly is a fast-paced space adventure by Todd Yunker. Racing across a universe teetering on the edge of human existence, an unlikely cast of colorful characters is drawn into a galactic mystery spanning generations. Taking the readers in a number of unexpected directions, this ambitious first volume of the future series The Lost Wonders (published in 2015) sets the scene for many more books to come (a prequel novella titled Shackleton's Burden was published in 2014).
The story's premise follows our protagonist Ernest "Alec" Shackleton, the captain of the space yacht Quest. A combination Indiana Jones and Malcom Reynolds, Alec's ever-expanding backstory rests on the continuation of his late father's search for humanity's past and questionable existence. Accompanied by a charismatic android named Dancer and a mysterious slave girl named Electra, this little oddball crew races against time and an array of daunting challenges in their "quest" to save humanity.
The word "quest" has a much broader meaning in this story than a mere pursuit of a goal. The author's obvious nod to the circular hero's journey popularized by Joseph Campbell's noted book The Hero with a Thousand Faces is evident at every turn. As archetypical monomyths go, Shackleton's Folly follows the narrative pattern almost too closely, at times becoming more of a distraction to the overall flow than a subtle tempo builder. Rest assured there are plenty of surprises within the plot to keep fans intrigued, but readers familiar with the theories of Joseph Campbell or those of Carl Jung may lose out on some of the author's intended shock and awe.
For such a complex storyline, the novel does move along at a fairly quick pace. Though the author tends to break the "show, not tell" rule of writing with an abundant of trivial minutiae which at times can stymie the reader's starving imagination, the attention to social and political intricacies necessary in believable worldbuilding helped sell the plausibility of such a vast universe.
Being the first book in the The Lost Wonders series, this author shows great potential to pen an epic collection down the road. Shackleton's Folly is a fun little read that presents plenty of action and leaves the reader with just enough questions in the end to look forward to author Todd Yunker's the next installment.


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Q: WordPress category & taxonomy loop with pagination I have two taxonomies belonging to the same post type (posts).
Adventure - belonging to the category taxonomy
Adventure - belonging to the holiday-type taxonomy
I want to run two queries:
$args = array(
            'post_type' => 'post',
            'tax_query' => array(
            'relation' => 'OR',
                array(
                    'taxonomy' => 'holiday-types',
                    'field'    => 'slug',
                    'terms'    => 'adventure',
                ),
                array(
                    'taxonomy' => 'category',
                    'field'    => 'slug',
                    'terms' => 'adventure',
                ),
            ),

        );
        $the_query = new WP_Query( $args );

Even though the terms are the same they have different posts associated to them.
This query only returns posts with the holiday-types taxonomy and not the category taxonomy too. If I comment out the array with the holiday types, then the taxonomy category shows the relevant posts.
I need them to both show together as well as with pagination.
'paged' => get_query_var('paged')

I have read that i need to add this to the first array but i guess i cant test this until i get the loop working correctly first.
Any ideas where I am going wrong please?

Ok. I have got somewhere with this now but the pagination doesn't work. It goes to a 404 page when clicking through to the other pages e.g. 2, 3, 4. What is it I am missing?
global $query_string;
$myquery = wp_parse_args($query_string);
$myquery = array(
    'paged' => $paged,
    'numberposts'=>-1,
    'tax_query' => array(
        'relation' => 'OR',
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'category',
            'terms' => array('adventure'),
            'field' => 'slug',

        ),
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'holiday-types',
            'terms' => array('adventure'),
            'field' => 'slug',
        ),
    ),
 );
query_posts($myquery);

while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
    echo '
';
    the_title();
    echo '
';
endwhile;

// Reset Query
wp_pagenavi();
wp_reset_query();

A: Don't use 'numberposts'=>-1 because numberposts is depracated moreover -1 shows all the post on one page.
Instead use posts_per_page and set its value according to how many posts do you want.
$paged= (get_query_var('paged' )) ? get_query_var('paged'):1;
global $query_string;
$myquery = wp_parse_args($query_string);
$myquery = array(
    'paged' => $paged,
    'posts_per_page'=>10,
    'tax_query' => array(
        'relation' => 'OR',
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'category',
            'terms' => array('adventure'),
            'field' => 'slug',

        ),
        array(
            'taxonomy' => 'holiday-types',
            'terms' => array('adventure'),
            'field' => 'slug',
        ),
    ),
 );
query_posts($myquery);

while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
    echo '
';
    the_title();
    echo '
';
endwhile;

// Reset Query
wp_pagenavi();
wp_reset_query();

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The BEST Episodes of Hana Yori Dango (2005)
Network: Tokyo Broadcasting System
Hana Yori Dango is a live-action Japanese drama based on Yoko Kamio's manga of the same name. It was produced by Katsuaki Setoguchi for TBS, and directed primarily by Yasuharu Ishii. Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda, and Tsuyoshi Abe starred in the drama as Tsukushi Makino and the F4. Hana Yori Dango Returns is the sequel to the 2005 drama, also based on the manga by Yoko Kamio. The drama aired from January 5 to March 16, 2007 for eleven episodes. Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda, and Tsuyoshi Abe reprised their roles.
#1 - The World's Best Proposal Ever
#2 - Perilous Battle
#3 - A love triangle of a roller-coaster ride hair-trigger crisis
#4 - The Greatest Last Present
#5 - Declaration of war! The thing which is absolutely more important than money
#6 - First time coming home in the morning
#7 - Confession of life-threatening love
#8 - Tears! Good-bye to the person I like
#9 - Battle F4 Dissolution!
#10 - The strongest rival
#11 - The worst first kiss!
#12 - Now the Female High School Student's "Top of Japan" Decision War
#13 - One year later... At last, it returns!!
#14 - Lost Memories
#15 - Bye bye, stupid guy
#16 - Confession turns Chaotic!!
#17 - We like you
#18 - The Love Square is Settled
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Feb 23, 2007
#19 - Painful Goodbye in the Rain
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Mar 2, 2007
#20 - Once-in-a-lifetime First Love
You're the Worst
NCIS: Hawai'i


PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson is acutely aware his days in Buffalo might be numbered if he doesn't start producing.
After two largely inconsistent and injury-shortened seasons, Lawson is the first to say he's not come close to meeting the expectations that followed the Bills selecting him in the first round of the 2016 draft.
Lawson then readily agreed with several pre-camp projections listing him as being a prime candidate to be one of the team's surprise cuts.
Acknowledging he needs to be better is a start for Lawson.
He's lost about 10 pounds this offseason, and is now listed at 260, which is the lightest he said he's been since high school. Aside from eating better, Lawson spent part of the offseason working on his pass-rushing technique with two-time Super Bowl-winning linebacker Pepper Johnson, who also worked as an NFL assistant coach.
Now it's on Lawson to show what he can do on the field.
Coach Sean McDermott credited Lawson for reporting to camp in shape, something that wasn't the case last year, and likes what he's seen from the player during the first two practice sessions. And yet, McDermott noted Lawson's role is not secure at a position where he's competing for a starting job with veteran free-agent addition Trent Murphy.
Lawson's NFL career has mostly featured a series of missteps, with his struggles resulting from a combination of performance, circumstance and bad timing.
He was a first-team All-American and led the nation with 25 1/2 tackles for a loss during his junior season at Clemson. His 12 1/2 sacks alone in 2015 were tied for fourth-most during a single season in school history.
The Bills selected Lawson with the 19th pick while knowing he'd eventually require surgery to repair a right shoulder injury that nagged him in college. Lawson had the operation in May and missed all of training camp and the first six games of his rookie season.
He finished with two sacks in 10 games, including one start, while playing outside linebacker — a role he was unaccustomed to at college — in former coach Rex Ryan's defensive system.
Lawson was hardly much better last year even though he returned to playing his more customary role of defensive end under McDermott. He managed just four sacks and five quarterback hurries in 10 starts before sustaining a season-ending ankle injury in early December.
Lawson stood out during red-zone team drills Saturday. Shaking off two blocks, he penetrated into the backfield and stopped the running back for what would've been a loss.


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// -*- C++ -*-
// Definition for Win32 Export directives.
// This file is generated automatically by generate_export_file.pl TPCLS
// ------------------------------
#ifndef TPCLS_EXPORT_H
#define TPCLS_EXPORT_H

#include "ace/config-all.h"

#if defined (ACE_AS_STATIC_LIBS) && !defined (TPCLS_HAS_DLL)
#  define TPCLS_HAS_DLL 0
#endif /* ACE_AS_STATIC_LIBS && ! TPCLS_HAS_DLL */

#if !defined (TPCLS_HAS_DLL)
#  define TPCLS_HAS_DLL 1
#endif /* ! TPCLS_HAS_DLL */

#if defined (TPCLS_HAS_DLL) && (TPCLS_HAS_DLL == 1)
#  if defined (TPCLS_BUILD_DLL)
#    define TPCLS_Export ACE_Proper_Export_Flag
#    define TPCLS_SINGLETON_DECLARATION(T) ACE_EXPORT_SINGLETON_DECLARATION (T)
#    define TPCLS_SINGLETON_DECLARE(SINGLETON_TYPE, CLASS, LOCK) ACE_EXPORT_SINGLETON_DECLARE(SINGLETON_TYPE, CLASS, LOCK)
#  else /* TPCLS_BUILD_DLL */
#    define TPCLS_Export ACE_Proper_Import_Flag
#    define TPCLS_SINGLETON_DECLARATION(T) ACE_IMPORT_SINGLETON_DECLARATION (T)
#    define TPCLS_SINGLETON_DECLARE(SINGLETON_TYPE, CLASS, LOCK) ACE_IMPORT_SINGLETON_DECLARE(SINGLETON_TYPE, CLASS, LOCK)
#  endif /* TPCLS_BUILD_DLL */
#else /* TPCLS_HAS_DLL == 1 */
#  define TPCLS_Export
#  define TPCLS_SINGLETON_DECLARATION(T)
#  define TPCLS_SINGLETON_DECLARE(SINGLETON_TYPE, CLASS, LOCK)
#endif /* TPCLS_HAS_DLL == 1 */

// Set TPCLS_NTRACE = 0 to turn on library specific tracing even if
// tracing is turned off for ACE.
#if !defined (TPCLS_NTRACE)
#  if (ACE_NTRACE == 1)
#    define TPCLS_NTRACE 1
#  else /* (ACE_NTRACE == 1) */
#    define TPCLS_NTRACE 0
#  endif /* (ACE_NTRACE == 1) */
#endif /* !TPCLS_NTRACE */

#if (TPCLS_NTRACE == 1)
#  define TPCLS_TRACE(X)
#else /* (TPCLS_NTRACE == 1) */
#  define TPCLS_TRACE(X) ACE_TRACE_IMPL(X)
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THREE TOP HONOURS AT VICTORIAN TRAINING AWARDS
The Andrews Labor Government honoured the outstanding achievements of vocational education and training students, teachers and the businesses who train them at the 65th Victorian Training Awards, with Seymour Health taking out Employer Award for Apprenticeship Development, Jodi Rechsteiner-Sanders from Seymour GoTAFE winning Teacher / Trainer of the Year and Rachael Hilder winning Vocational Student of the Year.
Now in their 65th year, the Victorian Training Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of organisations and individuals involved in vocational education and training across the state.
Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes congratulated Seymour Health, Jodi and Rachael for their contribution and dedication to excellence in training. They were among the 14 winners of the annual awards, dedicated to the state's vocational education and training system.
Seymour Health has been servicing the community for nearly 100 Years. Today it responds to the changing health needs and aspirations of more than 14,000 people across the Shires of Mitchell, Murrindindi and Strathbogie.
Over the past 12 months, Seymour has established and consolidated continual improvements in the areas of governance, clinical governance and communication, warranting them a finalist at the Victorian Training Awards.
Seymour Health successfully secured funding for the redevelopment of the hospital's Urgent Care Centre (UCC), which is a great outcome for one its highest volume services. This includes an innovative Nurse Practitioner (NP) model designed to provide weekend support to the Urgent Care Centre.
Seymour Health was also the proud recipient of the 2018 Premier's Small Health Service of the Year award.
Rachael Hilder returned to education at age 48 after many years as a primary carer and parent.
After commencing on a Diploma of Community Services she realised she was drawn to areas relating to Justice and after completing a subsequent Diploma of Justice at Kangan Institute she now works as a Corrections Officer in remand protection at Ravenhall Correctional Centre. She was offered this role in August 2018 just two weeks after completing work placement.
Finishing both diplomas was a huge achievement for her and It proves that you're never too old to start something new.
Training was never on Jodi's radar as a career option, but later in life she realised it was a great opportunity to combine her skills as a qualified chef and her enjoyment of science amongst other subject areas.
She successfully applied with GOTAFE in 2009 to teach hospitality – both cookery and front of house operations. She has also delivered apprenticeship programs in cookery (both on and off campus); VET in Schools program (Certificate II level); school-based apprenticeships (in both cookery and Hospitality) and short courses in Food Handlers and Responsible Service of Alcohol.
Jodi has also taught the Victorian Certificate of Applied learning at all three levels (Foundation, Intermediate and Senior).
Winners were selected from 39 finalists, with the winners receiving $5,000 each in prize money. Winners from eligible categories will represent Victoria at the Australian Training Awards in Brisbane in November.
Since 2015, the Labor Government has invested more than $1.3 billion to rebuild our TAFE system and ensure students can get the skills they need for the jobs they want.
For more information on the winners, visit education.vic.gov.au/about/awards/vta/Pages/vtawinners.
"The Victorian Training Awards highlight the best-of-the-best in our TAFE and training sector and celebrate Victoria's outstanding apprentices, trainees, students, employers, teachers and training providers."
"Victoria is leading the way nationally in delivering a high-quality training and TAFE system, giving all Victorians the opportunity to develop the skills they need for the jobs they want and our state needs."
"Jodi, Rachael and Seymour Health have made a significant contribution to vocational education and training and I congratulate them on their outstanding achievement."
Quotes attributable to Minister for Training and Skills and Higher Education Gayle Tierney
"The awards set the standards for vocational education and training in Victoria for employers, training providers, teachers and students and brings together stakeholders from industry and training organisations to help strengthen partnerships and encourage collaboration."


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Top mobile phone manufacturers
Gartner has released the results of the worldwide smartphone sales to end users for the second quarter of 2013. The results provide a clear picture of which the top mobile phone manufacturers are in such period. To see which companies consistently make it to the list, we have gathered the data provided by Gartner starting
Vodafone Australia says NO to BB10 devices
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BlackBerry Z10 availability details in the U.K.
BlackBerry has announced two new devices, BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10. The Z10 is a full touch screen smartphone, just like the iPhone, whereas the Q10 follows the classic design of BlackBerry smartphones equipped with qwerty keyboard. The Q10 is more desirable as the keyboard is great and there are people craving for a new
BlackBerry officially announces qwerty equipped Q10
RIM has been working hard on BlackBerry 10 platform from past few months and after rebranding itself as BlackBerry, the company has now officially announced the new platform along with two new devices including BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10. Unlike the Z10, which is a full touchscreen device, the BlackBerry Q10 comes with the signature
BlackBerry Z10 officially announced
30th is here and the biggest announcement in smartphone industry is also here. RIM has finally launched BlackBerry 10, and the company is called as just BlackBerry instead of Research in Motion. Along with BlackBerry 10 operating system, which is completely re-designed and re-engineered, the company has officially announced two new devices running the BlackBerry
BlackBerry PlayBooks Outsell the New iPad in the UK
RIM has just concluded the BlackBerry 10 launch event by launching the BlackBerry Z10 and the Q10 smartphones. And nothing sets the tone right for an announcement like a bit of good news going your way. For RIM, this good news is coming from the UK where a recent survey has shown that its very
More pictures of BlackBerry Z10 leaks
RIM will be launching its all new re-engineered and re-designed platform tomorrow and along with the new operating system, the Canadian technology major will also launch its flagship BlackBerry 10 device, the BlackBerry Z10. A lot has been spoken about the devices that will be launched on January 30th. According to several sources, RIM will
Renders of BlackBerry X10 appears
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RIM reduces minimum price of apps in BlackBerry World
RIM is launching the new BlackBerry 10 platform on January 30th, and it has been rebranding some of the services it offers as a part of its preparation for the launch. In order to make its services more attractive, and due to the fluctuations happening in currency, RIM has decided to keep the prices of
BlackBerry World music and video to roll out in "coming weeks"
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Why BlackBerry 10 will succeed?
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BlackBerry X10 won't be able to run all apps at launch
The launch of BlackBerry 10 on January 30th is a major event in the smartphone industry. RIM is going to redefine the BlackBerry brand with this all new platform. Along with the platform, RIM will also launch 2 new devices based on this platform. For any smartphone platform to be successful in today's smartphone market,
BlackBerry 10 to launch with 70k apps
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Retail page of BlackBerry 10 Z10 for Verizon leaked
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BlackBerry 10 Camera App Demoed in a Video, Packs Tons of Editing Features
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While St Helena has no native land mammals and only one endemic land bird, it is a major hotspot for invertebrates, with around 470 endemic terrestrial species. Invertebrates on St Helena are threatened by invasive plants and animals, reduction and fragmentation of habitat, and infrastructure development. Efforts to conserve endemic plants and habitats have been underway for a number of years, but there has been little focus on the rich invertebrate fauna of the island. The St Helena National Trust is the leading conservation organisation on St Helena and has undertaken an ambitious three-year project to attempt to conserve and protect the island's invertebrates.
A wide-ranging invertebrate survey has been conducted across the island, using over 20 malaise traps at varying sites across the island. Other survey techniques were also employed and experts also visited to undertake fieldwork on specialist groups. The major habitat types on the island were surveyed over a year, making it one of the most comprehensive invertebrate surveys ever attempted on St Helena.
A complete set of resources including taxonomic keys, photos, wet and dry collections, and microscopes and laboratory tools have been assembled which will ultimately be housed at the Museum of St Helena so that terrestrial invertebrate identification and research can be undertaken on-island after the life of the project. A field guide to St Helena's invertebrates is being written and will be published soon. Red Listing of endemic invertebrates has been undertaken as part of the project, and more will be added and updated beyond the life of the project.
The Darwin plus funded project ended in June 2018, but invertebrate work continues with our experienced staff.
The previous "Bugs on the Brink" project outreach program has been a great success and has engaged over 500 children on St Helena. One of the aims was to create an educational invertebrate resource "loan box" for teachers to give them resources, including documents and equipment, to conduct invertebrate lessons based on the curriculum.
The loan box documents consist of six booklets and cover subjects such as science, one of the main areas in which invertebrates can be covered in the curriculum, and gives information on a wide variety of lessons such as food chains and webs, classification, reproduction and habitats, to name just a few. Other documents in the loan box include worksheets, equipment, activities, crafts and games which are also related to science and the curriculum.


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package com.couchbase.spark.analytics

import com.couchbase.spark.DefaultConstants
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.catalog.{SupportsRead, TableCapability}
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.expressions.Transform
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.read.ScanBuilder
import org.apache.spark.sql.types.StructType
import org.apache.spark.sql.util.CaseInsensitiveStringMap
import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
import java.util

class AnalyticsTable(schema: StructType, partitioning: Array[Transform], properties: util.Map[String, String],
                     readConfig: AnalyticsReadConfig)
  extends SupportsRead {

  override def name(): String = {
   if (readConfig.bucket.isEmpty || readConfig.scope.isEmpty) {
     readConfig.dataset
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     readConfig.bucket.get + ":" +
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  }
  override def schema(): StructType = schema
  override def partitioning(): Array[Transform] = partitioning
  override def properties(): util.Map[String, String] = properties
  override def capabilities(): util.Set[TableCapability] =
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  override def newScanBuilder(options: CaseInsensitiveStringMap): ScanBuilder =
    new AnalyticsScanBuilder(schema, readConfig)

}


Intel Capital has announced it has invested $60m (£45.6m) in 15 startups, with a focus around big data, including AI, machine learning and robotics.
The investments mean Intel has invested a mammoth $566m (£430m) this year so far, as it transitions to become a data-led organisation.
"The world is undergoing a data explosion," Wendell Brooks, Intel SVP and president of Intel Capital, said in a statement. "By 2020, every autonomous vehicle on the road will create 4 TB of data per day.
The standout businesses funded by Intel Capital include Bossa Nova Robotics, which is developing a retail-focused robot that can autonomously stack shelves, keeping track of stock as it goes, and Chinese robotics firm Horizon, which develops robot brains for 1000 different devices using AI and machine learning.
Other notable automation and robotics companies benefitting from Intel's cash injection include 3D visualisation platform Echo Pixel, Japanese deep learning platform LeapMind, AdHawk Microsystems, which focuses on human-computer interaction using an eye tracking system, and Trace, a sports AI startup that uses sensors to create performance insights and video highlights.
Just last year, Intel Capital was considering the move to sell off all of its startup investments and close down the funding arm of its business. however, it thankfully decided against the action and instead, restructured the way it operates. Intel's new business focus is on data and investing in AI and robotics businesses clearly demonstrates its commitment to the field.


Just as you would never medicate your children without knowing whether or not they actually have an infection,you need to be able to diagnose nutrient deficiencies in your vineyards. How to do it? Soil and petiole testing can provide a clear picture of what is going on in your vineyard. The soil tests will determine what nutrients are available to be taken up by the vines' roots, and the petiole tests will show whether or not the roots are actually absorbing those nutrients. Once you have the soil tests, you have one sideof the story, and petiole tests will give you the other side of the vine nutrient story. A soil test can indicate that the soil pH, K, Mg, and N levels are all adequate, but if the vines are still puny, something else might be at work. This is where a petiole test comes in handy.


11 June 2018 - Willemse's case illustrates the perniciousness of quota systems. Talent is glossed over, and skin colour rewarded unjustifiably.
Wikipedia describes Gayton McKenzie as "a South African businessman, motivational speaker, author, convicted criminal and president of the Patriotic Alliance political party". His is a certain type of South African story.
McKenzie grew up in the gang-ridden suburb of Heidedal in Bloemfontein. At the age of 16, he was convicted for attempted bank robbery and jailed for 15 years in the notorious Grootvlei Prison. It was here that McKenzie became known for his shocking exposé of corruption at Grootvlei. This exposé eventually led to his early release amid an investigation into prison corruption by the Jali Commission.
McKenzie has worked as a consultant in the mining industry and has diversified business interests in restaurants, logistics and transport, imports, mining, energy, virtual reality, entertainment and events, publishing and farming.
Presumably, it is in his role in mining that he came to head up the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) consortium Invictus. In 2010, Gold Fields Limited, one of the largest gold mining companies in the world, needed to obtain the rights necessary to work its flagship mine South Deep from the then department of mineral resources (DMR), headed by minister Susan Shabangu.
The deal with Invictus was deemed necessary for the company to secure the rights it needed from the DMR. Gold Fields described it as "ground-breaking". It was "broad-based in all aspects", "met the spirit and intent of black economic empowerment" and "set a benchmark for the nature and structuring of an empowerment transactions" company.
Gold Fields chief executive Nick Holland and former chairperson Mamphela Ramphele have also suggested, however, that the company believed the DMR was holding a BBBEE gun to its head. So the company brought in McKenzie and Invictus.
The list of 72 was intended to 'empower' some people because they were personally connected to McKenzie or because they had political status, but all because they were black.
The result suggests that McKenzie had carte blanche to include whomever he pleased. McKenzie and his friend, Quentin Eister, one of the recipients, were unapologetic. "You call it cronyism, but I say it's precedented — it's been done. There are no clear-cut rules about how BEE gets done," Eister said.
"You can't blame me for all of this. I didn't write the Mining Charter and it's not my fault that it is so vague." McKenzie's associates were given benefits worth more than R330-million, a substantial part of the R2.1-billion deal. Sam Sole and Craig McKune of AmaBhungane unpacked the deal in Gold Fields: Ex-con McKenzie's cronies given R330m (Mail & Guardian, January 17 2014).
The 72 Invictus shareholders included an extraordinary combination of beneficiaries: the mother of the woman who had his children; the best man at his wedding; the marketing director of the Dudu Zuma Foundation and head of events at the nightclub ZAR in Bloemfontein; a senior traffic manager; a "manager" to McKenzie and Kenneth Kunene whose website was at ZAR; McKenzie's wife's aunt; four doctors; a field technician for a technical company; an office manager for National Intelligence; a KwaZulu-Natal mayor; an elderly childhood friend from Heidedal; and the general manager of ZAR.
The ANC worthies include parliamentary speaker Baleka Mbethe; ex-SAA chair Dudu Myeni; Chris Hani's widow Limpho; deputy minister of defence Kebby Maphatsoe; James Motlatsi, the non-executive chair of Shanduka; and Glen Mandla Msimang (son of Menzi and Manto, the Treasurer of the ANC and the late Minister of Health respectively).
To round off this extraordinary list is Sebastian Xhosana Ximba, a colonel in the South African Police and a co-accused of Richard Mdluli.
Four people received the largest amount, an eye-watering R61.4-million each.
The fourth person in this elite group was Ashwin Willemse. Willemse was a business partner of McKenzie, and helped McKenzie to structure the deal.
The first three were Paul Helepi, a Public Service Commissioner in Bloemfontein and friend of McKenzie and Kunene; Jerome Brauns SC, who was a friend of McKenzie and previously a lawyer for Jacob Zuma, and Floyd Danny Duke Smith, who had been a career criminal and has been charged with committing two violent cash-in-transit robberies, murder, being in possession of a cache of weapons, and investigated for selling illegal liquor. Smith has faced extradition to Lesotho for his role in an armed robbery in Maseru, and other serious brushes with the law. He was the had of operations of the ZAR nightclub owned by McKenzie and Kunene.
AmaBhungane met convicted criminals who grew up in Heidedal, one of whom claimed: "Danny was our mentor when it comes to doing crime. He was an icon and an elder brother to us." But Smith disputes this: "I was a responsible and locally engaged businessman. I was never a gangster nor involved in gangster activities. I have never been found guilty of any violent crimes or robbery." He claims: "I have contributed both morally and materially to the attainment of our democracy, and believe I bring value as any other shareholder to the [Gold Fields] deal."
The fourth person in this elite group was Ashwin Willemse. Willemse was a business partner of McKenzie, and helped McKenzie to structure the deal. McKenzie stayed at Willemse's home while putting the deal together.
The list of 72 was intended to "empower" some people because they were personally connected to McKenzie or because they had political status, but all because they were black. By virtue of a controversial relationship, Willemse was given an obscenely large amount of money because of the colour of his skin. Whichever way one looks at it, this deal was the worst type of deal that could possibly reflect on the empowerment of previously disadvantaged people with the overriding criterion being skin colour.
After winning an IRB Under-21 World Cup gold medal for South Africa in 2002, Willemse played Super 12 Rugby for the Cats (now the Lions). Willemse's debut was against Scotland and he was included in the South Africa 2003 Rugby World Cup squad.
In 2003, Willemse gained three top awards — Player of the Year, Most Promising Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year. Willemse was badly injured for most of the 2004-2006 seasons. However, he was selected for the Springbok's 2007 international season and the Tri-nations and was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad.
He signed a two-year contract with Biarritz Olympique in France, and thereafter Willemse retired from international rugby. Willemse earned well deserved respect for his rugby career. He came from a hard background in tough, poor, gang-ridden Caledon.
Willemse's benefiting from the Gold Field's BEE deal, however, was his good fortune, not the result of his talent and hard work, and he cannot expect respect for becoming hugely rich on account of being the good friend of the architect of a dodgy deal and for having a black skin.
As regards the SuperSport controversy, Willemse claims he was patronised. Many commentators immediately assumed that this was true and that the reasons were racist. Facts may yet prove that Willemse was patronised.
And facts may yet prove that the basis was racism. If so, he will deserve sympathy and support. But we don't yet know whether these claims and assumptions are true. We know neither the facts nor the circumstances, and making assumptions feeds into a divisive and accusatory narrative. We can respond appropriately once we are apprised of the facts.
Willemse's case illustrates the perniciousness of quota systems. Talent is glossed over, and skin colour rewarded unjustifiably.
Sara Gon is a policy fellow at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), a liberal think tank that promotes political and economic freedom.