The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is ending up in our news again, the model being showcased in a new rendering signed by Top Speed.
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro was spied in shots for many times in the past few weeks, and now the legendary sports car is showcased here in a new rendering.
The rendering with the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is highlighting the model with a revolutionary design, a fresh front fascia, a more spectacular and aggressive look, sloping roof and much larger wheels.
The upcoming Chevrolet Camaro will be standing on the Alpha platform, which is the one also used on the new Cadillac CTS, coming with some weight loss as well.
Inside, the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will come with a lot of interesting and new features, while under the hood, the muscular car will sport a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline burner, developing a good 272 horsepower and 399 Nm of torque.
The engine will compete against the one found on the new Ford Mustang, with the 2016 Camaro to be unveiled next year.


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Putting People First: McConville Looks to Revolutionize How Soldiers Serve
Michelle Tan, Deputy Editor in Chief
In his first day as the 40th Army chief of staff, Gen. James C. McConville declared that people are his No. 1 priority.
From soldiers and family members to veterans and Army civilians, the Army is about people, McConville said during his Aug. 9 swearing-in ceremony, and he's not wasting time putting his promise into action with sweeping initiatives designed to better identify and manage soldiers' and civilian employees' talents and skills.
He also has identified five priorities to improve quality of life for soldiers, veterans and their families, including better housing and health care.
"People are the Army," McConville said. "Without our people, we're just a bunch of combat equipment sitting in motor pools, hangars and arms rooms."
Over the past two years, the Army has worked hard to restore its readiness levels, and as it transitions from almost two decades of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the service is at an inflection point, McConville said.
"At the tactical level, the Army is ready to fight and win on any battlefield tonight, so I feel very, very good about that," he said. "But what I would tell you is the Army also, I feel, is at an inflection point … where we're entering an era of great-power competition with China and Russia."
To meet the challenges of fighting a near-peer adversary, the Army must not only modernize its equipment, but it also must adopt a new concept for the way it fights and put in place a 21st-century talent management system, McConville said.
"Winning matters," he said. "You send the United States Army somewhere, we don't go to participate. We don't go to try hard. We go to win because there's no second place or honorable mention in combat."
And the Army can't win without investing in its people, McConville said. "It's the people that are going to allow us to win on the battlefield. It's the people that are going to allow us to have readiness and modernization and reform, and that's what we're committed to as we move forward."
One major focus is to make sure the Army is putting the right people in the right jobs, McConville said, and much of that effort hinges on getting the three Army components onto one personnel system.
The Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A) is an online, data-driven human resources system that will combine personnel, pay and talent management capabilities into a single place.
The Army has fielded it to the Army National Guard in nine states, with plans to have it in every state over the next year. The rest of the Army will follow suit over the next few years, McConville said.
"The value of this is it'll allow us to see the talents of all our soldiers with one system," he said. "We'll be able to incentivize them with pay for their knowledge, skills and behaviors."
The Army is also putting in place the Army Talent Alignment Process, which allows active-duty officers to showcase their talents, knowledge and skills to commanders who are looking to fill jobs within their formations.
"It's almost like applying for a job," McConville said about the talent alignment process. "We believe that in order to keep the best talent, we have to compete for it."
Today's soldiers—and the young people the Army is trying to recruit—don't want to be treated as "interchangeable parts" in an industrial age system, McConville said.
"They want to be recognized for their knowledge; they want to be recognized for their skills," he said. "The other thing they want us to recognize is their preferences, which is a change in the Army, where if we can put someone in a place where they want to go, doing what they want to do, then we're absolutely going to try to do that."
Hidden Talents
The Army is filled with soldiers who have talents and skills beyond their rank and MOS, and the Army needs to find a way to harness those abilities, McConville said.
For example, he said, the Army needed a one-star general to lead a newly formed joint task force on artificial intelligence. "We went through all of our leaders, and we found out that we had a one-star general who had a Ph.D. in computer science and artificial intelligence, and he is leading that effort right now."
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville, far right, talks with ROTC cadets at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
To lead a new Chicago-based organization tasked with building the Army brand and marketing, the service tapped a U.S. Army Reserve logistics officer who is a vice president for marketing in civilian life, McConville said.
McConville has some experience in tapping into soldiers' additional skills.
As a one-star in Afghanistan, as the U.S. military prepared for the troop surge in 2008, McConville tasked the Army National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers assigned to him with filling out a spreadsheet listing their civilian jobs.
"I found out I had a sergeant who owned an engineering design firm and was an engineer. He's the one that actually designed most of the combat outposts and forward operating bases in Afghanistan for that time," McConville said.
A major who worked for the Texas highway department was tasked with helping design roads, while farmers from Nebraska and Iowa were called to help Afghan farmers.
Gen. James C. McConville, then Army vice chief of staff, swears in recruits at the 2018 Army-Navy football game.
"We found that if we could take their talents and actually apply them to the problem set, we were much better off," McConville said.
Another initiative McConville is assessing now is a pilot program to test a new way to select battalion commanders. Under the Battalion Command Assessment Program, the Army brought the 30 or so officers chosen as alternates on the infantry and armor battalion command list to Fort Benning, Georgia, for a four-day assessment.
The assessment included cognitive, noncognitive, physical and leadership tests, "almost like a combine," McConville said.
Battalion commander is arguably one of the most important leadership positions in the Army, he said. Battalion commanders and command sergeants major "influence the future of the Army probably more than anyone else because all the new soldiers, all the new officers, new NCOs, they're coming to these battalions, and when they look up, the type of leadership they receive is usually going to determine whether they stay in the Army or they get out of the Army," McConville said.
These officers also are the Army's future leaders, he said, adding that only about 10% of officers in a year group will be selected to command a battalion.
Shaking Things Up
The Army continues to assess the success or viability of the pilot program, but the recent test did shake up the alternate list. An officer who had a "piece of paper that was not well written because of circumstances" came out on top after the four-day assessment, and he will go on to command a battalion, McConville said.
Gen. James C. McConville greets Pfc. Javonn King of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, at Fort Bliss, Texas.
"What I think will happen is people will start looking at it and they'll go, 'I'm more interested in developing my talents and being a good leader' than worrying about a zero-defect piece of paper," McConville said.
McConville isn't afraid to shake up the system, citing as an example a highly trained cyber soldier who was nearing the end of his enlistment.
"We had this young person who had the opportunity, probably, to make mid-six figures if he left the Army, and he made one request," McConville said. "He said, 'I will stay in the Army if you make me a GS-13.' There are 10 people that have [his] skill set in the world, and our system had a hard time with that."
The way he was being managed, that soldier would typically have only been able to enter the civilian system as a GS-6 or -7. But McConville stepped in, adding that "if you have anyone else with that talent, I will make them all GS-13s."
McConville knows it's going to take time to implement such a fundamental shift in how the Army manages its people, but he is convinced it's critical to the service's success.
"It's important because the Army is people," he said. "Why wouldn't we have a fifth-generation talent management system just like a service may have a fifth-generation fighter?"
McConville also is focused on soldiers outside work.
"One of the things, when you're talking about people, is recognizing the type of force that we have," he said. More than 50% of soldiers are married, and a little more than that have children, he said. Many soldiers have spouses who have careers and want to continue their employment.
To tackle those issues, McConville and other senior Army leaders have come up with five quality of life priorities: housing, health care, child care, spouse employment and permanent change-of-station (PCS) moves.
At the top of the list is housing, to include the barracks. "We've had problems with housing, and we're owning it, we're fixing it," McConville said. "We're holding our private partners accountable and making sure that they invest and recapitalize the housing."
The Army also is paying close attention as the service transitions its medical treatment facilities to the Defense Health Agency under a sweeping DoD reorganization. "We're watching that very closely because we realize that quality health care is very, very important to our soldiers and families, and we want to make sure, along with our retirees, too, that we maintain that."
Gen. James C. McConville, 40th chief of staff of the Army.
The Army also is looking for ways to provide more access to quality child care and overcome, in some locations, a shortage of qualified child care providers. "We have good child care, but it can be better," McConville said. "I'm never happy with what we have. We want to be the best, the best there is."
Working for Spouses
Another ongoing effort looks to make it easier for spouses to get or keep employment, whether it's transferring licenses from one state to the next or looking for ways to keep soldiers and families at the same duty station for longer periods of time.
The fifth priority is improving PCS moves, in response to widespread problems during recent moving seasons, when families dealt with delayed or broken furniture and other issues. "There's a trucking crisis in the country right now," McConville said. "We don't have enough people in the country that want to drive trucks and move heavy furniture."
The Army has two options, he said. It can incentivize people to do their own moves or it can move them less frequently.
Just as it's doing with housing, the Army is looking to hold private vendors and contractors accountable for the services they provide. "We're paying them to provide quality moves, and they're just not doing it," McConville said. "We've just got to have enough oversight in the system where if they don't do it, they're not getting paid. Guess what? You don't provide quality housing, you're not getting paid. You don't provide quality moves, you're not getting paid."
Looking ahead, McConville said he's confident the Army is on the right track.
"We've made some good gains over the last two years," he said. "We don't want to lose any momentum on what we're doing. We're at a good place in the United States Army right now, and we're trending up."
The Army must continue on this track, to include pushing ahead with its six modernization priorities, to stay ahead of the competition.
"We need to make sure that we have an Army that's ready now and is fully modernized," he said.
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03.09.2021 Author: Vladimir Platov
Whom is Ankara and Kyiv Developing Cooperation Against?
Region: Middle East
Recently, Ankara and Kyiv have actively sought to demonstrate to all their intentions to develop and deepen bilateral relations on various fronts.
First of all, a certain anti-Russian vector is conspicuous, demonstrated in particular by the positions of both countries being close in not recognizing Crimea as Russian, which Turkish President Erdogan never misses a chance to make a defiant statement about in every conversation with the Ukrainian side. Erdogan has also repeatedly said that Ankara supports the "Crimea Platform", an anti-Russian British project pushed by Kyiv to bring the international community together to discuss the territorial affiliation of the peninsula. Nevertheless, Ankara's loud statements have never stood in Turkey's way when it comes to actually cooperating with the Russian peninsula. Turkish delegations visited Crimea every year from 2014 to 2019, with the only exception being 2020, the year of the pandemic. The delegations invariably included officials, although the Turkish Foreign Ministry stressed that the trips were private in nature. Moreover, Turkey was for a long time the only NATO country to maintain direct transport links with Russian Crimea; ferries stopped running only in 2017.
The second area is the military sphere, as evidenced by the signing of "military-financial cooperation" agreements between the countries in 2020, as well as a "framework military agreement", on the basis of which Ankara provided financial aid of 22 million euros to Kyiv.
The third area, which has been actively promoted by the countries and also has a certain anti-Russian component, is Turkish-Ukrainian cooperation concerning the Black Sea and NATO. Back in autumn 2018, the countries agreed to joint patrols of the Black Sea and support the prospect of Ukraine's membership of NATO.
Reaffirming Turkey's intention to actively participate in Ukraine's development, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu attended the 4th International Conference on Reforms in Ukraine in Vilnius in July this year. Citing remarks made by the Turkish foreign minister there, the Habertürk newspaper stressed Ankara's intention to continue its "comprehensive support for Kyiv".
Given the US CAATSA sanctions, which limit military cooperation between Turkey and Russia, the partnership with Ukraine is particularly important for Ankara, said retired Admiral Cihat Yayci, a former Turkish naval chief of staff. According to him, "the two countries need each other very much", especially in the military sphere, where Ukraine has useful Soviet-era know-how, in particular interesting technologies like engines for ships, tanks and UAVs. In addition, Turkey is selling its Bayraktar UAVs to Ukraine, which Kyiv intends to use in its military operations in the east, and a $200m loan has already been opened for this purpose, Yayci recalled.
As a result, military-technical cooperation in the production of Turkish combat drones and helicopters has been stepped up lately. In this regard, the Turkish media even reported that the Ukrainian company Kharkiv Machine-Building Plant FED would supply units for a Turkish-designed ATAK-II heavy attack helicopter. There are also reports of the Ukrainian authorities' plans to sell the Motor Sich plant recently seized from Chinese investors to Ankara, although journalists already called Ukraine a risky partner. After all, in their view, the decision to nationalize the plant and break Ukraine's earlier agreement to sell it to China was made by Kyiv under pressure from Washington. Therefore, according to experts, by offering to buy shares in the Motor Sich plant to Turkey, not only has Ukraine's President Zelensky gotten himself involved in the US-China conflict and caused a public insult to China, but simultaneously intends to drag Ankara into this shady predicament. At the same time, Ankara's reaction to Kyiv's proposal remains unclear; still, if he defeats Beijing with the obvious support from Washington, Erdogan would clearly want to set for himself the prospect of a confrontation with China in Central Asia, where Turkey's and China's interests are also deeply intertwined.
As the European Council on Foreign Relations notes, Turkey is clearly attracted to the value that Ukraine represents to the West, as Erdogan now increasingly needs to mend his tainted relations with both the US and the EU. The Biden administration has been giving Turkey a cold shoulder since day one, with the obvious reason being the many problems in Turkish-American relations. First and foremost, it is Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in 2019, which resulted in the US applying the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act against the Turkish Ministry of Defense. Turkey also has problems with other NATO members, many of whom have become suspicious of it since its unilateral actions last summer in the eastern Mediterranean.
Furthermore, Erdogan realizes that Turkey's economy is in recession and his own popularity is declining. He knows that normalizing relations with Western allies and raising Turkey's profile in the eyes of the West is the only way to ensure positive economic prospects and take Turkey out of isolation. Ankara therefore hopes that by supporting Ukraine it will woo Joe Biden, whose pro-Ukrainian stance is well known to all.
At the same time, Ankara is trying to avoid making Ukraine an irritant in uneasy Russian-Turkish relations and has so far limited itself more to rhetorical support for Kyiv, refraining from anti-Russian sanctions and military assistance to Ukraine in its conflict with pro-Russian forces in Donbass. But this did not rule out the fact that the situation has changed from time to time, partly because Ukraine became a useful counterweight in Turkey's balancing act between the great powers, as well as a useful tool to be used against Russia.
Of course, it is difficult to make a clear-cut assessment of Ukraine-Turkey relations. Turkey is a highly controversial ally. On the one hand, Ankara disputes Crimea's reunification with Russia and uses the term "annexation"; on the other though, the Turkish media often show Crimea and even Donbass as a zone of Turkish influence, clearly hinting at its own claims to part of Ukraine's territory.
The contradictory nature of the Ankara-Kyiv "alliance" is also clearly visible in the gas sector. While Ukrainian President Zelensky has been pressing the UN, the OSCE and Germany to stop Nord Stream 2, Kyiv's ally Recep Tayyip Erdogan has increased the capacity of Turkish Stream, thus taking about 50 per cent of Ukraine's gas transit. This was made possible after Serbia and Hungary completed the interconnector at the border, connecting the onshore extension of Turkish Stream through Bulgaria and Serbia to the Hungarian gas transmission system. As a result, Russian gas will bypass Ukraine as far as Austria, where one of Europe's gas hubs is located.
The result is that Ankara, like the rest of the West, is pursuing its main goal in its contacts with Kyiv – to enrich itself at Ukraine's expense and to use Ukrainian chaos and crisis to its own advantage.
But the harmful nature of this alliance with Turkey for Ukraine's national interests seems to be becoming more apparent for certain political forces in the latter, This was particularly evidenced in a recent article by the Ukrainian publication Korrespondent, which noted that Ukraine has been "goggle-eyed" in its "pursuit" of Russia, and in that pursuit it has not noticed that it became a target of another state, Turkey. For Ankara, there is a unique combination of stars in the Ukrainian sky: the Kyiv authorities are full of fears but not particularly bright or experienced, so Turkey stands a good chance of getting a big bite out of the "Ukrainian pie".
Vladimir Platov, expert on the Middle East, exclusively for the online magazine "New Eastern Outlook".


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Open Meeting interviews: lights, cameras, action!
Six key opinion leaders have been interviewed during the Open Meeting of Tirana and have shared with us their points of view and their direct experiences in contributing in the DEEP study as well as working in a European context.
The interviews offer an interesting picture of what the clinical research in Albania has achieved so far and what its legacy will be, in particular in light of a more tight international collaboration within a European research Network, as the DEEP project is.
Massimo Gaiani, Italian ambassador to Albania, opened the interview pointing out the importance of developing strong ties and networks as well as fostering the international cooperation to tackle the competition both at EU and global level.
At this YouTube channel, you can download Massimo Gaiani interview.
Amal El Beshlawy, Professor of Paediatric Hematology at Cairo University (Egypt) and President of the Egyptian Thalassemia Association talked about the cooperation between the EU and the Mediterranean countries, emphasizing the great results achieved in iron chelation therapy using deferiprone.
At this YouTube channel, you can download Amal El Beshlawy interview.
Vitangelo Dattoli, General Director of University Hospital Polyclinic of Bari (Italy), highlighted the success of the collaborative efforts in medicine and research between the two University Hospital Centres: "Mother Teresa" (UHCT) and Polyclinic of Bari.
At this YouTube channel, you can download Vitangelo Dattoli interview.
Etleva Refatllari from University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa" of Tirana (Albania) shared her experience in applying Good Laboratory Standards in a context characterized by the absence of any comprehensive guidance from regulatory and monitoring authorities.
At this YouTube channel, you can download Etleva Refatllari interview.
Gjeorgjina Kuli-Lito, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Medicine, University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa" (UHCT) presented the critical issues in developing pediatric trials and the main points to be considered to ensure that a clinical trial could be successful.
At this YouTube channel, you can download Gjeorgjina Kuli-Lito interview.
Anila Godo, Professor of Paediatrics and Head of Onco-Haematology Service at the University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa" (UHCT), talked about the solid partnership between Albania and the DEEP consortium, focusing on the positive impact that the project brought to the Albanian pediatric research and on the importance of unifying diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic strategies at international level.
At this YouTube channel, you can download Anila Godo interview.
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Uptown Cares: Giving Back to School
In the season of going back to school and celebrating a new school year, Uptown Center has made it our mission to facilitate change and give back to the community. While this changing season brings joy and excitement for many parents and their children, some families don't feel the excitement that comes with buying new school supplies. We feel it's our duty to change young children's perception about school; to help them feel confident and positive about school; to help change their attitudes and futures. We can do so by donating school supplies to those underprivileged children in need this year. Please join Uptown Center in our efforts to help every child feel happy and excited about the new school year. We have partnered with Roy's Kids, a local philanthropy, to give back to the community and ensure no child feels the weight of financial hardships.
Local philanthropist, Michael Sean Powell, has vowed to make a difference and help single mothers and those families who struggle with limited income, making sure no child is left out due to these challenges. Michael, the youngest of a single mother, watched his own mother work double shifts, second jobs, and struggle to provide for her family. Committed to changing the narrative for so many children after him, he founded Roy's Kids in his brother's memory in 2010. Roy's Kids aims to provide to those families who have trouble during significant times like Christmas, when every parent wants their child to have all the presents in the world but can sometimes not afford to give them. Roy's Kids has since grown to include many other endeavors for underprivileged children throughout the year and is committed to helping children as they enter this new school year.
Please consider bringing school supplies to Uptown Center on Saturday, August 18th from 9:00am – 12:00pm to benefit Roy's Kids. Donations of any size from pencils to backpacks are appreciated.
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Uptown Center Receives 2018 Best of Shreveport Award
National Read-A-Book Day


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Karla Charvátová
Anti-communist rebel, Illegal border crossing, Political prisoner in the 1950's (ČSR), Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Svědci lokálních událostí z éry komunismu
26. 5. 1946 – The last "free" parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia,	1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age,	25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d'état in ČSR
What the group did
"There were plans for who was to be guided across, politicians who had to disappear or else... Say, Professor Bušek taught canon law at our school, the Communists hated him, if he hadn't escaped, they'd have executed him for sure. But he managed to get out, and we were the ones who organised that. Apart from that we published a magazine, which contained kind of anti-Communist things, though not all that much, it wasn't... For instance, that we mustn't all leave, that there has to be some kind of bastion here, a few people who'll watch over things. I had one of those Rotaprints, that's what we printed it on. There were nigh on fifty people in total in the group."
The rape
"There wasn't a soul on the whole floor. He sent the other guard to the theatre on purpose. In other words, he had prepared for it, it was qualified murder. I don't know if it was his own thinking or if there was someone pulling the strings from behind. Defend yourself, when he's pointing a pistol at you. You can't. I was young, I wanted to live, I guess I wouldn't have... They way they did it was they massacred you, and then they claimed you had attacked them. Yeah, right."
The arrest
"I studied here all the way until my final exams. I was supposed to take the last, I think, two exams around Christmas, except State Security came and arrested me on 17 November. This one irate State Security midget yelled at me: 'I was your secret admirer.' I said: 'Not much of an admirer, but the secret part fits.' 'You'll lose that smile.' I said: 'I heard you treat people worse than the Gestapo.' 'Has someone done something to you here yet?' 'That's my business.' They were rabid primitives."
Praha, 29.04.2016
There's no point in wallowing in a sense of injustice
Karla Charvátová, née Grollová, was born on 26 March 1925 in Josefov as the elder of two daughters. Her parents owned a cloth shop and a textile mill, their business was confiscated following February 1948. Karla began studying at the Faculty of Law in Prague in 1945. While studying she joined the illegal resistance group Czechoslovak Freedom Movement, which organised border-crossing groups and published an anti-Communist magazine. On 17 November 1948, shortly before her final exams, Karla was arrested; after three days in Prague she was taken to the prison in Pilsen. There she was raped by a prison guard and conceived a child. She then waited seven months on remand for the trial, which took place in June 1949 and which acquitted her taking note of her unwanted state of pregnancy. She stayed at the house of friends' of hers for the two months before birth - she gave her newborn baby girl up for adoption. She had difficulties finding a job after her release, after her (their?) divorce she looked after her parents and her sick sister, with whom she lived in one flat. Karla Charvátová was rehabilitated in 1990, and she is a laureate of the Stories of Injustice Awards. In 2011 a documentary film about her life, called K. Ch., was made by documentarists of the Political Prisoners project. Karla Charvátová passed away on March, the 20th, 2017.
Karla Charvátová 2016
photo: foto A. Jelínková
With sister
K. Ch.
Tomáš Bouška
www.jsns.cz
K. Ch. – portrét politické vězeňkyně
www.sanquis.cz
Jaroslav Vaňous
Politictivezni.cz
Kristýna Bušková
Zločiny komunismu: Vyhodili ji ze školy, pak ji znásilnil dozorce
Marek Pokorný, Jana Machálková


In this project, we focus on a framework to characterize and leverage people movement to improve sensing tasks in opportunistic mobile social network. As the first part of the project, motivated by the lack of sensing devices in crowd event, we attempt to solve the problem of recovering the wireless contacts between non-sensing participants. Particularly, we propose a context-aware approach that incorporate contextual information of the study (e.g., length of sensing interval, density of the crowd) into a classification model, together with other pairwise features between two participants, to classify if there is a missing contact between them or not. The results show that the context information plays an important role in identifying potential missing wireless contacts.
For the second part of the project, we aim to improve the way sensing tasks are deployed in crowd events. Traditionally, the sensing devices are usually distributed and configured in an ad-hoc manner. For example, the number of devices is fixed, people register for the devices on a volunteering basis, and the sensing interval is static. We, on the other hand, consider all those assumptions as costs or constraints and model the crowd-sensing problem as an optimization task. We propose a two-stage approximation algorithm with bootstrapping and contextual feedback adjustments to solve the optimization problem.
Long Vu, Phuong Nguyen, Klara Nahrstedt, Bjorn Richerzhagen. "Characterizing and Modeling People Movement from Mobile Phone Sensing Traces." Pervasive and Mobile Computing (Available online, December 2014).
Phuong Nguyen and Klara Nahrstedt. "Context-aware Crowd-sensing in Opportunistic Mobile Social Network" (Poster), The 12th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2015), Dallas, TX, USA.


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Q: Printing a .NET webpage that contains linkbuttons My client has a ASP.NET (SharePoint) intranet which contains a page that contains a gridview with a column that contains linkbutton.
Now on screen this looks fine, but when they print that page, the linkbutton looks like this:
FieldValue (javascript:WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions
(new WebForm_PostBackOptions("ctl00$SPWebPartManager1
$g_01343441_bee8_4bd4_a7da_ee1e235a9042$ctl00
$gvDisassemblingHeaders$ctl02$lbDetails2", "", true, "", "",
false, true)))

This script html for this page looks like this and of course it contains that javascript as well.

     FieldValue

  217,3 mm
  € 181,97

  8-12-2011

Of course we only want to see the FieldValue other columns and not all the JavaScript behind that button. Any ideas?

A: I waited a while hoping for a better answer, but none appeared. So we fixed it by adding all columns that contain linkbuttons twice, with css classes that hide/show the columns while on screen/printing. By now i'm quite convinced that this is the way to do it, although it's quite a bit of work. I don't think that there is a way to fix this with scripting.

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We'll talk with you extensively before your trip; even in the early planning stages and even if you decide not to join us in the end. We're in Pakistan and we've always got time for a yarn (chat)! We'll talk through what you're looking for and give you the best advice. We'll be here to talk to when you need us and we'll make sure you have all the information you require and that you're well prepared, if you do decide to join us.
Your adventure vacation is your time to relax, rejuvenate, have new experiences, laugh, meet new people and feel amazing.
Pack your bags (a detailed gear list is supplied), get to the airport, jump on your plane, look forward to some great food on arrival at your destination and we'll take care of the rest. Too easy! Our trip and tour packages are all designed to take the load off.
The variety of activities on our trips is part of what makes them so popular and perfect for many people. You can take on a new challenge. Whatever you're level of expertise, there's a new experience waiting for you.
Each one of our adventures provides you the opportunity to challenge yourself. Whether you're new to overnight hiking trips, have never been this far away from home before or you have never travelled in a group, you'll find yourself arriving home slightly different from when you left.
We'll take great care of you. Everyone at Hunza Adventure Tours is really nice! We are here to welcome you, make you feel comfortable and ensure you're experiencing the very best hospitality.
We'll take good care of you from the moment you get in touch with us, through the excitement of the planning, the anticipation of the decision, soothing the nerves once you've booked, sharing in the excitement afterwards and perhaps doing it all over again in a few years.
If you haven't done so yet, feel free to read the trip reviews from our past travellers who are now part of the Hunza Adventure Tours. It makes a great conversation piece! Call us or drop us a line to talk through your travel dreams at any time.
On behalf of Hunza Adventure Tours Pakistan, we take great pleasure in warmly welcoming you to our beautiful country Pakistan. Situated in the heart of South Asia, Pakistan has been overwhelmingly well endowed by nature: snow-capped mountains, the lush green valleys, longest glaciers. Breathtaking water falls, virgin lakes & many more. Those of you coming to the Shangri-La for the first time will experience pleasure, comfort and joy that will always cherish. At Hunza Adventure Tours we constantly strive to redefine the frontiers of customer satisfaction. And in our quest we have built up an enviable infrastructure that will cater to your varied needs. We have packages that will suit all interests and budgets, and we specialize in offering customize packages. And we realize how little it takes to destroy a perfect vacation. So while you enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the Karakoram,Himalaya & Hindukush of the nerve-wracking excitement of hiking, trekking, Jeep Safaris, cultural trips, white water rafting, we will quietly take care of all the niggling and troublesome details behind the scenes. We invite you to come and discover paradise in the 'abode of the gods'. And on your return, we will burden you with a little extra luggage - a bag full of cherished memories. Hunza Adventure Tours has been involved in tourism travel for almost a decade now. We believe in quality tourism so that every tourist's visit is an enriching one vis-a-vis the environment. While wishing you a pleasant stay, we welcome you again.
Exciting Adventures for our Valuable Clients.
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Expedition to All 7000 / 8000 m. Mountain in Pakistan.
Trekking over all High passes in Pakistan.
Trekking + climbing 6000 meters and above peak.
Domestic flight Booking + Reconfirmation.
Wild life National Park Jeep Safari.Short trek with panoramic view of Mountains.
Long trek in to remote and restricted areas of Pakistan.
Rafting in to all suitable Rivers in Pakistan.
City Sight-seeing / Mountain flight over the Karakoram Mountain Range.
Guarantees of Service for all above mentioned Activities.
Providing the highest quality travel experience for each of our Clients.
Small groups of like-minded travelers.
Competitive prices and excellent value.
Sensitivity to the environment - we live here.
Highly-trained, English-speaking guides who are knowledgeable about the geography, history and culture of the areas where you will visit.
Providing fair wages to our guides and porters.
Stress free, safe and relaxing trip.
Assistance of certified travel consultants on every step.
Various price options for same trip.
Well Researched Trekking /Expedition /white water Rafting.
Best Equipment/ Health and Hygiene to Guarantee your Enjoyable Holiday.
For your Safety and Security is our first priority then after Destination.
For your Comfortable trip with our well trained and Experience staffs.
For your Successful and unforgettable trip in the High Karakoram Mountain Range.
Panoramic views of mountains with support of our friendly /familiar staffs.
We do our best for your enjoyable trip with us with Guarantee of Service.
Expedition to All 7000 / 8000 m. Mountains in Pakistan.
Trekking + Climbing 6000m and above Peaks.
Wild life National park Jeep safaris.
Short trek with panoramic view of mountain.
City Sight-seeing / Mountain flight over K2.


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Historic Rialto Poolroom and The Jack London Bar to Shutter Come Christmas
The bar opened 1920
by Mattie John Bamman@ravenoustravelr Sep 22, 2016, 9:34am PDT
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Has Portland been bad this year? Because the city is poised to get a plate of coal instead of $5 happy hour burgers and oyster shooters. The nearly 100-year-old Rialto Poolroom Bar and Cafe and its subterranean Jack London basement bar are closing on Christmas Day. Many generations of Portlanders have passed through Rialto's doors, so for many the news is stinging — especially when paired with the recent closing of another historic downtown bar, The Lotus Cardroom and Cafe.
The announcement comes via Rialto Poolroom's Facebook and The Jack London's Twitter. Here's Twitter:
Sad news to report guys.
Jack London is closing. Scheduled events in October and November will happen, but nothing for December.
— The Jack London Bar (@jacklondonbar) September 22, 2016
Located at 529 SW 4th Ave., Rialto Poolroom opened in 1920, and the basement space beneath the pool hall, which has had many incarnations over the years, was reopened as The Jack London in 2011. In a discussion on Rialto's Facebook page that's heated at times, the restaurant says it's closing due to "inflation."
WWeek's coverage of Rialto's closing ends on an upswing: The weekly reports the general manager of Rialto, Michael Ackerman, is opening The Lombard Pub in the old Foggy Notion venue, at 3416 N Lombard St. The bar is aiming to open in the coming weeks. For now, there are still three long months to visit Rialto Poolroom Bar and Cafe before it closes.
Rialto Poolroom Bar and Cafe [Official Site]
Another Nearly-Century-Old Downtown Bar Will Soon Be Closed [WWeek]


Blue Express Courier & Cargo Ltd. is one of the fastest growing express courier companies in India covering worldwide which is incorporated in the year 2013. It is in its first year of operations in India though it has a large delivery network in India and abroad to provide its customers the best service all over the world. It is one of the best Courier and cargo companies in near future with global reach. District Franchise: District Franchise covers 10 km of its radius or District for Booking and Delivery of Courier & Cargo District Franchise works directly under Zonal In which all District Franchise booked courier has to leave in Zonal Hub. If there are some or countless packets for delivery in your area then you have to bring those packets from District Franchise and you have to deliver all those packets in your area. There will be minimum 100 Booking Counter Franchise under District Franchise and District Franchise has to collect courier packets from all Booking Franchise and after entry in computer of those packets he leave all those packets to Zonal Hub Franchise. District Franchise is who works in his area only for Courier Booking and Delivery and that could be any shop keeper. Work and Responsibility District Franchise has to make Booking Counter Franchise with the help of company staff in his demarcated area and booking counter could be countless. If you make any Booking Counter Franchise then you will collect the security amount cheque in Company name. District Franchise has to work with the Booking Counter Franchise in his area and to collect courier packets from them and has to send all those packets in Zonal Hub's office. District Franchise has to train all Booking Counter Franchise in his area for fill up the shipment, booking of packet, shipment search on internet and provide the information of Banned items in courier services. By becoming franchisee, you have to Book packets yourself also and you have to entry all those packets in computer and after that you have to send those packets in Zonal Hub Franchise's office. You have to also work for delivery of packets in your area for which you have to bring the packets from Zonal Hub Franchise and delivered packet's POD has to be update in computer and RTO packets has to send in Zonal Hub Franchise's office. Company will bill you in every 15 days and you have to pay that payment within next 5 days. You have to purchase shipment from the company in advance on company decided rates and shipment once purchased will never be taken back for any reason. Investment Investment of District Franchise will be between Rs. 2 Lac to 5 Lac. And it will depend upon his demarcated area whether it is Rs. 2 Lac or Rs.5Lac. It will be deposited interest free refundable security in company's account. Interest Free Security deposit will be 100% refundable. District Franchise has to take a office of approximate 300 sq. Ft. To 500 sq. Ft. District Franchise also has to keep a computer and a computer operator for operation. District Franchise has to keep 24 hr. Internet facility in his office because company software runs from internet. Weighing machine should be there to take the weight of shipment. You should have a printer in your office so that you could give the bill to your clients and also you could give the print manifest for Zonal Hub. You will have to keep a scanner in your office, if there is a packet to deliver in your office then you can scan the POD of that packet and send it to the cliene through email. You will have to keep a Bar Code Reader also in your office for Bulk Courier Entry. Company Support Company appointed Channel Sales Manager will help you to make Booking Counter Franchise in your area. Company provided BDM will help you in tie up with the Corporate Clients. Marketing Support Company will also provide you a glow sign board for your office. Company will give the advertisement in news papers for your promotion. Company will give the advertisement in all TV Channels for your promotion. Company will also provide you pamphlets to distribute in your area for your promotion. Company will also give the advertisement on internet website for your promotion. Company will upload your Franchise details on company website for your promotion. Company will register your Franchise on Just Dial also. Company will also provide you other stationary as MRP Chart, Pin Code List, Franchise Kit, pamphlet etc. For your business increments company will tie up with corporate clients also in your area. Your Earnings as a Franchisee: You can earn through various aspects:- 1.) District Franchise will earn 40% profit on special plans. 2.) District Franchise will earn 60% profit on normal plans. 3.) Franchise will earn Rs. 10/- to Rs. 15/- each packet on picking the packets from Booking Counter Franchise. 4.) Company will give you 10% to 20% profit on Corporate Billing. Rs. 2.5/- profit per packet on delivery of one packet (Below 1 kg.). Rs. 4/- profit per parcel on delivery of one parcel (Above 1 kg.). 5.) Company will give you Rs.10/- per packet profit on delivery of special plans. Example - If you book packets yourself – If you book a packet for Rest of India on Rs. 100/- MRP and you have to deposit Rs. 40/- to the company then your profit will be of Rs. Rs. 60/- per packet. If you book 50 packets per day then your profit per day will be – 50 (packet) x Rs. 60/- (profit per packet = Rs. 3000/ per day. Rs.3000/- (per day profit) x 30 (days) = Rs. 90000/- per month Profit from Booking Counter Franchise - There will be minimum 100 Booking Counter Franchise in your area. If you bring 5 packet (Rest of India) from each Booking Counter Franchise and you get Rs. 15/ - on each packet then your profit will be - 5 (packet per franchise) x 100 (Booking Counter Franchise) = 500 packet. 500 (total packet) x Rs. 15/- (profit per packet) = Rs. 7500/- profit per day. Your profit through Booking Counter Franchise Rs. 7500/- x 30 (Days) = Rs. 225000 /- per month. Profit on Corporate Clients Bookings Districts will be having 20-25 corporate clients. If each corporate client is giving you the business of Rs. 2 lacs. Then you have at least 40 Lacs business in hand. Company will be giving 10% profit on each Corporate Client. Rs.4000000 X 10% = 400000 per month profit. Profit on packet delivery If you bring 500 packet per day for your area delivery from your Zonal Franchise and company gives you Rs.2.5/- per packet on its delivery then 500 (packet) x Rs. 2.5/- (per packet) = Rs. 1250/- per day x 30 days = Rs.37500/- per month. If you deliver packets in your area then you can earn Rs. 37500/- per month. Bonus Earning If any of company staff make Booking Counter Franchise in your area then company will give you Rs. 1000/- profit per Booking Counter Franchise. If there are 100 Booking Counter Franchise then you will get 100 (Booking Counter Franchise) x Rs. 1000/- (per Booking Counter Franchise) = Rs. 100000/- you get. Note: -For this you will have to train Booking Counter Franchise for courier services as Rate Calculate, Customer support, Banned Items, Online Tracking etc. If you make booking counter Franchise yourself – If you make Booking Counter Franchise in your area then company gives you Rs.1000/- per counter and for the training of that counter you get Rs. 1000/-. If you make and train a Booking Counter Franchise then company gives you Rs.2000/- per counter. If you make 100 Booking Counter Franchise then company gives you 100 X 2000 = Rs. 200000/- If you make flex board for Booking Counter Franchise in your area then company gives Rs. 1000/- per Booking Counter Franchise.


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Q: Validate yaml path in Ansible Jinja2 template I have Cloudformation template in yaml format.
The template is rendered by Ansible Jinja2.
I need to find a way to add validation of some elements inside the template. Something like this ("if" statement is a pseudo code of what I want to get):
Parameters:
  EnvironmentType:
    Default: {{profile}}

    Mappings:
        Environments:
            dev:
                DbSnapshotArn: ""
            test:
                DbSnapshotArn: "AAA"

           Type: AWS::RDS::DBInstance
            Properties:
             {% if Mappings.Environments.{{profile}}.DbInstanceClass %}
                    DBSnapshotIdentifier: !FindInMap [Environments, !Ref 'EnvironmentType', DbSnapshotArn]
            {% endif %}

Is it possible?

A: Not if Mappings.Environments.{{profile}}.DbInstanceClass references something inside the template.
But if you define a variable like this:
Mappings:
  Environments:
    Dev:
      DbInstanceClass: "..."

And another variable that contains the value of profile, then inside your template you can create an if statement like this:
{% if Mappings.Environments[profile].DbInstanceClass is defined %}
...
{% endif %}

See also:

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The bass-music world is seeing new heights in 2018, with more festivals, more supporters, and overall improvement of the events. For those who are familiar with the festival scene, the biggest names will return this year, but attending may be costly to your wallet. This Blog will take a closer look into which of these festivals are actually worth going to, for those trying to save a little extra.
10. Paradiso – Forget what you know about the typical festivals at music halls, sporting arenas, and theaters; Paradiso returns to the Gorge amphitheater for its 7th annual show. This venue sits above Washington's Columbia river with 360 degree views of breathtaking scenery. With this festivals combination of light shows, visual screens, and natural scenery, this is one event that wont escape your memory. Plus the amenities include free water stations, multiple merchandise tents, and food vendors. The value Paradiso is ever increasing with bigger lineups each and every year, and although this years lineup has yet to be announced, previous years have held big names like Seven Lions, Zeds Dead, Porter Robinson, Getter, and Flux Pavilion. And if you've taken a look at the entire lineup you'll notice that Paradiso has had an increasing influence of bass music, something to look out for when choosing your music scene. At this point you're likely wondering where this festival sits in your budget. Ticket prices started at $120 during the pre-sale, and rose to $220 upon final sale; compare this to bigger festivals such as EDC and Coachella where ticket prices range from $350-500. In addition, Paradiso offers big competition to these big names as it grows each and every year, competing in music production and ambience. Further, Paradiso offers on-site camping which can be a much cheaper option for those who options are limited. Hotels can cost upwards of 300$ for the weekend and requires the need to pay for your travels to the venue, but this years camping includes several options/tiers of $107, $209, and $299, depending on which type of campsite suits your wants and needs. Plus, all campsites are within walking distance to the venue and allow you to spend your days with all other festival attendants. Overall, the value of this event is ever apparent making it a must, especially for those living on the west coast.
9. Bassnectar Spring Gathering – Bassnectar is back in 2018 with a brand new event for all the dedicated bass-heads out there. Spring gathering is the perfect way to start off the spring season and heres why; If you have yet to see a live show from Bassnectar, then this one is quite the privilege seeing the recent and final release of his new albums Reflective and Naux Faux. Over the past decade Bassnectar has been touring all over the US and is credited for his massive fanbase known as the "bass network". As he lands in Chicago on March 30th and 31st, spring gathering will include back to back nights of bassnectar sets as well as some opening performances by Rezz, Troyboi, Ivy Lab, and others. On the Spring gathering web page, they described it, "For this first seasonal gathering we will celebrate the dawning of Spring: rebirth, regeneration, and a radiant gratitude for life. And the whole team is amping up on all levels: art, music, interactivity, and community (Bassnectar)." As one can tell, this festival is all the hype in this years talk, and from reading the websites info it's easy to see just how much though and effort he puts into his festivals. Now, where does this one sit in the budget? Ticket prices start at $119 for both days and vip tickets sit at $239 and according to the website, "The VIP experience includes: One VIP Ticket to the Chicago Spring Gathering, limited edition poster, early entry, exclusive space inside the venue including, viewing platforms with seating, VIP restrooms,and VIP Bars (Bassnectar)". These tickets are relatively inexpensive in comparison to other two-day festivals, and with the money you save you can afford to pay for hotels and transportation. Those Living in the region have a significant price advantage, but for those further out a plane ticket is most likely needed. With great quality, support, and pricing, Spring gathering sits strong at number nine.
8. Lightning in a Bottle – Now for something a little different… Lightning in a Bottle is an up and coming festival thats attracting a lot of attention to the west coast. This festival hosted by The Do Lab includes four nights of entertainment on may 23rd-28th and is located on the edge of lake San Antonio, Bradley California. It's unique on all aspects; for starters this event is well known for its venture into the artistic world. LIB includes activities such as live painting, art installations, artistically designed stages, and what they call "art performances". Further attractions include lake access, family workshops, yoga/wellness, and other side activities. Sitting in wine country, the festival a vast natural beauty in addition to the modern beauty of art installations. All this entertainment summed up will cost anywhere from $295-$325 depending on the date of purchase. Noted, this price range is slightly above previous festivals, but taken into account that this festival is twice as long, it's well worth the leap. To make the festival all the more comfortable, they offer camping for all nights of attendance which includes access to all amenities/entertainment listed above. Unfortunately this camping pass starts at $130, but campsite includes all the people fit into one car and a parking spot and divided amongst several others, a lot of money can be saved. In addition the lineup has already been announced and came back harder than ever with bass, come-up artists like Tipper, Bleep Bloop, Esseks, and Partywave. In addition, those looking to go here for the musical performances wont want to miss out on the Android Jones live visual set behind Tippers' musical set. Seeing how unique and creative this event is, puts in in the number 8 spot with very fair pricing.
7. The Untz – Yet another hidden gem, the Untz is especially grand in 2018, taking place in Mariposa, California. "The underground bass community will reunite once again in this beautiful mountain community less than an hour from the mouth of Yosemite National Park and just 3 hours east of the Bay Area. The best and brightest up-and-comers in the bass scene will return to Mariposa next summer (TheUntz)". Some of these bass artists include UKF icon, Caspa and and lesser known producers such as Chee and DMVU who have been putting serious time in the bass music industry. Ticket prices start at $130 and extend to $200, a relatively cheap purchase for a weekend festival. In addition you can purchase camping passes for $150 which can be shared with anyone you show up to the event with. They even offer an early-bird pass that includes extra live performances a day before the main event starts, but unfortunately adds another $70. This festival is well worth the pricing though as featured artists are hard to find anywhere else. The vibes here are the most valuable attribute, with limited amount of tickets sold to 3,000 people, it avoids the typical hectic festival lines that most festival goers have experienced. To out this in comparison, Coachella experiences roughly 50,000 per day. Lots of personal value is seen in the festival and is a huge go-to for those who like to avoid the large crowds. Overall with its natural beauty of the Yosemite national forest, low prices, and bonus options, The Untz is a high value festival keeping it here at number seven.
6. Bass Canyon – Back at the Gorge amphitheater in George, Washington; a new festival comes this summer 18′ bringing a huge lineup of heavy-bass artists. "3 Days of non-stop Bass Music featuring Excision and friends. No conflicts single stage festival; See ALL your favorite artists!" This years lineup includes names such as Excision, Nghtmre, Liquid Stranger, Rusko, Zomboy and Herobust, all taking the new stage for one hour each night. If you don't know why the Gorge is appraised, just check out their website, or read the number 10 post of Paradiso. Now backed up by a stacked lineup and one of the best venues in the world, Bass Canyon offers even more value in price: 125$ for a 3-day GA wristband (three day access). Even further, "4 Nights of camping at the gorgeous Gorge Amphitheatre", passes starting at 109$ which includes your car and all who can fit inside. But for those staying in nearby hotels, houses, etc., Bass Canyon has partnered with BUS.com to shuttle festival goers back and forth to these nearby destinations. Finally, the stage, such a simple concept that makes all the difference. This stage takes a classic style with wide floors to fit an entire band inside, for those playing with a live band. But although classic, the stage contains "Paradox stage production with extra lasers, lights and madness", a popular addition for the rave crowd. With all this value summed up into 125-234$ its an absolute must for those preparing to make big memories this summer.
5. Holy Ship 12.0 & 13.0 – Diving into the Top 5, Holy Ship is the left turn. It is exactly what it sounds like, a festival on a ship, as it says "Step onboard the Norwegian Epic and prepare to be amazed by our home at sea. On top of all the services and amenities each Shipper receives as part of their Holy Ship! reservation, the Epic offers a ton of additional perks to make the experience even better!" These two events start and return to Cape Canaveral, Florida, while traveling to Great Stirrup Cay in between. If you're thinking that this event is the best of both worlds at sea with a performance, you'll be even more impressed with the lineup. This year includes special guests such as Rezz, Whatsonot, Excision, and AC Slater, a good mix all around with several different genres and live performances. Better yet, all performances are split up into seven stages based on genre, so you can stay in your own scene. Moving on, This Events value has several key points, for starters it cuts the cost of nightly accommodations with a 2 in 1 ticket; following, the event includes "On your fourth sailing, you are invited to attend the exclusive OG Party. Receive the coveted Holy Ship! robe and party amongst the most seasoned shippers with free drinks, snacks, and sick beats to keep the party bumping." All in all a great value for your money and time.


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Q: Toggle default between Imessage and Text for specific recipient? My wife currently has no roaming data available and so I need to text her rather than imessage.  I know I can hold down on the blue imessage and choose Send as Text, but is there a way to toggle my phone to default to sending as a text until she has roaming availability?  And then toggle it back to default for imessage?
I have XR, she has 7+, both fully updated.

A:
is there a way to toggle my phone to default to sending as a text
  until she has roaming availability?

No.  This is not possible.
There is no way for your iPhone, Mac, or even Apple's iMessage servers to know whether your wife's phone is roaming or not.
Roaming is a carrier function designed to allow the user to seamlessly use their home carrier services on a different carriers network.  The phone doesn't notify any other phones it's not on its home network.

roaming refers to the ability for a cellular customer to automatically make and receive voice calls, send and receive data, or access other services, including home data services, when traveling outside the geographical coverage area of the home network, by means of using a visited network.

If roaming is an issue, you should use a 3rd party app like WhatsApp or have your wife turn off roaming altogether.


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An 11-part podcast series from Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment.
Photograph by Nick Simonite
https://www.texasmonthly.com/boomtown/?utm_source=texasmonthly.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sharebutton
In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it's reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.
Boomtown is an eleven-part podcast series from Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment, with new episodes publishing every Tuesday starting December 10, 2019. Find the latest episode here, or dive deep into the Texas Monthly archives to read more about the Permian Basin and the Texas oil industry.
Boomtown, Episode 11: The Last Frontier
February 2020 — By Christian Wallace
Record-breaking oil production in the Permian Basin has brought the boom to the Big Bend's doorstep for the first time. Is it too late to save this pristine landscape?
Boomtown, Episode 10: The Mitchell Paradox
No oil and gas baron since John D. Rockefeller has made more of an impact on society than George P. Mitchell. But this son of poor Greek immigrants who died a billionaire wanted to leave a legacy beyond oil and gas.
By Christian Wallace
Boomtown, Episode 9: A Dark Horizon
Christian talks with renowned business writer Bethany McLean about how the finances of fracking aren't what they're cracked up to be.
Boomtown, Episode 8: Wild West Texas
The uneasy alliance between ranchers and the oil industry goes all the way back to the early wildcatting days in West Texas. But today, that relationship is more fraught than ever.
Boomtown, Episode 7: Mojo Magic
The Permian Basin is the birthplace of Friday Night Lights. But the historic oil boom threatens beloved high school football traditions.
Boomtown, Episode 6: A Thin Line
During booms, the Permian Basin sees a rise in prostitution charges. But misperceptions and stereotypes about sex work have led to policies that may actually harm the women involved.
Boomtown, Episode 5: Boobtown
We explore a different kind of boom in the Permian Basin. Meet the women working at a lingerie coffee shop, a "breastaurant," and two area strip clubs.
Boomtown, Episode 4: Life and Death on the Rig
Working in the oil patch is incredibly dangerous. But March 10, 2015, brought unimaginable tragedy for one Andrews family.
Boomtown, Episode 3: Dust to Dust
A devastating bust transforms the Permian from the promised land into a wasteland.
Boomtown, Episode 2: The Rise of the Permian
The Santa Rita oil well, named after the patron saint of impossible dreams, launched the first Permian Basin boom and has been fueling the dreams of West Texas wildcatters ever since.
Listen to the First Episode of Boomtown: "Highway to Hell"
In the first episode of our new podcast series, host Christian Wallace takes us back to his hometown in the Permian Basin, which is nearly unrecognizable to him today. We meet a few of the people whose lives have been upended by the biggest oil boom in U.S. history.
Wildcatters, Roughnecks, and Boll Weevils
How One Desperate Energy Executive Launched the Fracking Revolution
When his Houston-based company was on the ropes, George Mitchell pushed his engineers to resuscitate a declining North Texas gas field. The solution they came up with transformed the world.
By Loren Steffy
The Wildcatters
Can a 1960s novel with a cult following finally become the blockbuster film its fans believe it should be?
Learning to Roughneck
Growing up in the Permian Basin, I thought I had a sense of what it was like working the oilfields. Turns out I didn't know a damn thing.
The Wildcatter's Wildcatter
Glenn McCarthy still roars like a lion.
By Lynn Ashby
There Will Be Boone
Our most iconic oil and gas man, lately a water marauder and now a celebrated windcatter, has saved himself a couple of times in his eighty glorious years. Who's to say he can't save America?
The Lonely Search for Oil
Of doodlebugs, boll weevils, rockhounds, and wildcatters.
By Bill Porterfield
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That's Oil, Folks!
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In Memoriam: John Cavazos
Nov 12, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
John Cavazos Jr., an associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware, died on Nov. 3, 2018. He was 49.
"John left us all too soon," said Kathy McCoy, chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. "Throughout his courageous battle, he remained incredibly optimistic and continued to work on his passion at the University and at his company. He cared deeply about his work and his students and his colleagues. He will be sorely missed."
Dr. Cavazos was born in Harlingen, Texas, on July 3, 1969. He received a doctoral degree in computer science from the University of Massachusetts and joined UD in 2007. During his time at UD, he was a JPMorgan Chase Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Financial Services Analytics. He was also founder and CEO of AI Cyber Security start-up Cyber 20/20 Inc.
As a researcher, Dr. Cavazos published extensively in the areas of cybersecurity, machine learning, high performance computing and compilers. He was one of the first researchers to work on applying machine learning to improve compilers, a field of research that has since grown and flourished. In 2010, he received the prestigious NSF Career award for his research on applying machine learning to compiler optimizations. Later, he focused on large-scale static and dynamic analysis of malicious applications.
"John has left quite a mark on the University of Delaware and on his research field," said McCoy. "He has had a wide variety of collaborations resulting in funding and publications with people from across campus to around the world. In addition, he has made significant marks on several fields — often applying machine learning techniques — to parallel programming, high performance computing, compilers (optimization), financial analytics and cybersecurity. In recent years, cybersecurity was his passion, and in 2015 he founded and launched a company, Cyber 20/20. He had great vision and passion for his work and led with a great deal of creativity. He shared some of that passion and vision in a cutting edge graduate class in Cyber Analytics in spring 2017 — applying machine learning techniques to cybersecurity."
McCoy continued "John thoroughly enjoyed working with students — from Ph.D. students to undergraduates. When in the middle of a great project, he would be in almost constant contact driving the project on — in the middle of the night if that is what it took. John also had a softer, mentoring side. He has some education and mentoring grants to his credit and has participated in workshops in that area. He several times attended the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference — most recently he went in 2017 accompanying a group of students from our department."
Babatunde Ogunnaike, former dean of the College of Engineering and William L. Friend Chair of Chemical Engineering, said, "To me, John was that rare academic 'tri-athlete' who excelled in each of the three modern academic missions of Knowledge Transmission (i.e., teaching), Knowledge Generation (research) and Knowledge Translation (practice and entrepreneurship). As a teacher and mentor, John loved interacting with students and students loved interacting with him; as a researcher, John is known globally and well-respected in the community for his expertise in machine learning, high performance computing, predictive analytics and more recently in cybersecurity. And as an entrepreneur and visionary leader, John took the unusual step (unusual in today's academia) of translating his significant contributions to cybersecurity into the start-up company, Cyber 20/20, for which he served as CEO until the very end. We will miss him for a long, long time."
Dr. Cavazos is survived by his wife, Victoria Stephanie Emma Kumaran of London, UK; two sons: John Matthew Cavazos of New Castle, Delaware, and Louis John Cavazos of Germany; daughter, Emma Luisa Cavazos of Germany; father, Juan W. Cavazos of Brownsville, Texas; mother, Maria Reyna Cavazos of Trenton, Illinois; and three sisters: Patricia Cavazos-Rehg (Mike) of Trenton, Illinois, Jessica Cavazos-Rochat (Ross) of Chesterfield, Missouri, and Roxanne Vara (Robert) of Kingwood, Texas.
A visitation and graveside service were held on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Contributions can be made in memory of Dr. Cavazos here, on University of Delaware's secure website. Because of Dr. Cavazos' care for and mentoring of students and his love for travel, contributions in his memory will be used to fund student conference travel in his name. If you wish to contribute to this effort, please select "CIS Student Enrichment Fund" here. Contributions can also be mailed to the University of Delaware, Gifts Processing, 83 East Main St., 3rd Fl., Newark, DE 19716. Please make checks payable to "University of Delaware" and include on the memo line "in memory of Dr. Cavazos."
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Discover some of the best fishing on Fraser Island.
One of the most popular Fraser Island experiences is, without doubt, fishing.
This Heritage-Listed island is surrounded by a gloriously refreshing lagoon which is teeming with virtually every type of fish that you can imagine. Most of the time, tourists choose to use sandworms, yabbies, bloodworms and pilchards as baits, all of which are readily available across Fraser Island.
Indian Head is one of the most coveted fishing spots on Fraser Island.
This coastal headland is located on the eastern side of the island. According to popular legend, this beach received its name in 1770 from Captain Cook when he crossed the headland and saw an assembled tribe of aboriginal people. This spot is flanked by an outcrop of rhyolite.
The calm lagoon offers the perfect experience. Some tourists also choose to brave the more turbulent waters beyond the reef, where they will most likely encounter different types of fish.
This area also offers plenty of scenic photography opportunities. The headland actually offers a 360 degree view over the ocean, providing you with the chance to spot elusive mammal wildlife such as Manta-Rays, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Whales.
As far as Fraser Island experiences go, Eurong Beach Resort has quickly become a favorite among tourists who are eager to try their hand at beach fishing.
With particular emphasis on angling, Eurong Beach offers fishing opportunities throughout the year. Tourists should pay attention to the bag and size limits as they participate beach fishing sessions. It is also advisable to only take what you need to sustain the fish resources.
If you visit this area in the summer, you might be lucky enough to catch breams or whitings. Snowtails are quite abundant in these waters, regardless of the season.
After an enjoyable fishing experience, Eurong Beach Resort offers guests the chance to kick back and relax on the beach as they enjoy the sunset with a cold beverage in hand.
75 Mile Beach can easily be considered the most popular fishing spot on Fraser Island.
Like its name suggests, this glorious stretch of sand measures 75 miles long, which easily prevents overcrowding as you enjoy a nice session of beach fishing. Home to the world-famous Maheno shipwreck, 75 Mile Beach's abundant fish shoals means that the odds of you returning home empty-handed are quite slim.
While most tourists choose to indulge in beach fishing, it is also possible to rent a small boat that will take you further out into sea. In fact, it is possible to catch Tuna and Mackerel right along the shorelines.
Because of the vibrant and healthy shoals of fish that frolic beyond the lagoon, reef fishing is another popular pastime among Fraser Island tourists. The artificial reef is teeming with different species of fish such as Snapper, Mackerel, Tuna, Marlin, Queenfish and Trevally, among others.
If you want to experience something different, you can also try your hand at fly fishing.
This activity is best experienced alongside the eastern side of the island.
Fraser Island's refreshing creeks are actually brimming with Mangrove Jack and Bream fish.


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Aug. 11: Exclusive Tour of New York City's Largest Green Roof
New York City has over 30 square miles of rooftops. And they're not just for satellite dishes and fireworks-viewing.
Did you know that greenery on dark, barren rooftops can
help cool the city in summer
insulate buildings in winter
improve air quality
reduce rain water runoff to sewers, preventing sewage from polluting NYC waterways.
The 2.5 acre roof of the U.S. Postal Service's 9th Avenue sorting facility is our city's newest and largest green roof project and research site. Join Science Writers in New York on August 11 to explore this unique environment, in Chelsea, overlooking the Hudson River. We've arranged an up-close and personal guided tour, and an exclusive preview of the research about to begin on this extraordinary green roof.
Our guide, Stuart Gaffin, a scientist at Columbia University's Earth Institute, is part of a team measuring the benefits of greening the city skyline. He'll show us how scientists measure the benefits of putting specialized plants on impervious rooftops — including the potential for added rainwater absorption, carbon dioxide uptake and biodiversity. Gaffin will also discuss a city parks project involving 10 recreation center rooftops. They'll be planted with native grasses designed to restore endangered local meadow habitat that once thrived on Long Island and in the Hudson River highlands. Other experimental rooftops are being studied at Fieldston School in the Bronx, Columbia University and Con Edison headquarters in Queens.
Check out this related video: Ingenuity Sprouting from the Rooftops
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Ninth Avenue and West 30th Street
(near the North end of HighLine Park)
Don't miss sunset over the Hudson at the end of the program
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Tenant Improvements that Convert Office Vacancies to Long-Term Occupancy
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Office Design Trends for the New Workplace
By James Simeo, FAIA, LEED AP
At a recent CRE symposium on the Los Angeles market, CBRE Executive Vice President Grafton Tanquary offered, "CBRE expects that we'll have a full occupancy recovery in between four and 4½ years, in comparison—by the way—to about six or seven years for the dot-com bust in 2001 and the financial-crisis correction in 2008. As many companies transition to a hybrid in-person/remote working approach, architects and interior designers are devising tenant-improvement strategies that help property owners and building managers maximize occupancy.
A case history: our firm's relocation to a new office effectively made us our own client, providing an opportunity to implement design solutions. While most companies are condensing their footprints, our office move resulted from unanticipated growth during the pandemic, going from about 120 people in March 2020 to 160 currently. We outgrew the 19,000-square-foot office space in a midrise building in the Miracle Mile district in Los Angeles, where we'd been for the past 30 years.
Irrespective of square footage, priorities for our new office follow the process we use for clients' return-to-workplace recommendations. Step one in optimizing office design is a tip that CRE professionals can borrow from architects to better understand tenants' needs: define the company's culture. For example, collaboration is the single word we use most often at our firm. Although more space was available at our existing location, growth would have required expanding to multiple floors. This isn't optimal for us—creative solutions often originate from chance interactions between individual teams.
Our previous office's large terrace was also an integral part of our culture. With views of the Hollywood Hills, it served as an ideal lunch spot, place of respite, all-hands meeting area, and after-hours social space where the firm hosted many guests over the years. Outdoor spaces are increasingly important for elevating physical and mental health in all built environments and are particularly valuable assets that are increasingly expected in the workplace by a new generation of employees.
We outlined our priorities for a new location: a Class-A building in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, approximately 25,000 square feet on a single floor, a large terrace area, and amenities that would elevate enthusiasm for returning to the office. We were looking for space that would allow for flexibility to adapt and change our office layout as new paradigms in workplace environments evolve. Savills helped us find Wilshire Courtyard, a few blocks west of our current office: Class A, with an Equinox health club in the building, 27,241 square feet on a single floor with an option to expand, and terraces on four sides with expansive views to all of Los Angeles that allow for convenient outdoor access and views from anywhere on the floorplate¾the catalyst that sealed the deal. The Wilshire Courtyard campus is also certified LEED O+M Gold, which resonated with us as sustainable-design practitioners. Thanks to favorable market conditions, we were able to add nearly 50% more space at only a modest increase over our previous rent by signing a 10-year lease.
Building owner Onni Group and leasing agent Cushman & Wakefield approached our tenant improvement as a team project. Our requests generally fit within the landlord's build-out criteria, but as designers we chose many "over-standard" upgrades tailored to our specific aesthetics. Areas where we exceeded Onni's building standards and absorbed the extra costs included upgraded lighting, carpeting, and sliding-glass partition walls. As a general concept for our new office, we wanted to keep the built space very neutral to appeal to staff and visitors alike.
Our approach to our own workplace is consistent with how we design office environments for clients. Compared to two years ago, economic factors, such as inflation and supply-chain concerns, have increased budget-consciousness. How and where people work have also changed, requiring more flexibility in companies' approaches to workplace design.
First and foremost, lower workplace budgets follow the current corporate trend of doing more with less. Downsizing office square footage while accommodating pre-pandemic staff sizes led many companies to explore hybrid working models. Design-wise, hoteling stations are a popular solution for lowering office density as well as square footage by rotating staff through the office on different days. Demand for assigned desks is declining as more employees work remotely.
Further, companies are pushing back on open-office footprints, placing more emphasis on social distancing and private areas. The original open-office goal—the ability to hear all conversations and increase collaboration as a result—compromises concentrated work. Investment in technology, one area where we're seeing clients' budgets increase, provides solutions. Company-issued laptops allow staff to work from home, while traveling, or at various locations throughout the office. For employees who are still based in open-office environments, company-supplied headsets bolster concentrated work.
Along these lines, acoustics are increasingly important in modern office design. Research shows that quieter spaces reduce stress; people remain in them longer. We incorporate additional absorptive materials with STC ratings wherever possible, particularly floor coverings instead of the previously popular bare concrete.
Conference accommodation is another high-importance area. Virtual meetings are here to stay. As a result, varying-sized conference rooms are an alternative to the former practice of fewer, larger rooms. Depending on company size, requested conference-room configurations typically accommodate in-person groups of 1-2, 4-6, and 8-12. Very small, soundproof meeting rooms are in high demand. One-person phone booths have evolved to include a small desk for a keyboard, monitor, and camera for individual online calls.
An emphasis on concentrated work combined with social distancing has re-elevated the importance of private offices. However, the trend is toward smaller offices, so tenants are looking for more wall allowance in building standards for offices as well as conference rooms. Pre-pandemic, we estimated 130-150 square feet per private office. Demand is now in the range of 110-130 square feet. Office space allocations are still hierarchical, but we are seeing a flattening of the curve where higher-ups are closer to overall individual office square footage.
Budgets for furnishings are also trending lower. One way to address these reduced budgets is to pepper in select specialty pieces where possible to serve as accent points in the office design. An emphasis on "home away from home" furnishings, such as comfortable chairs and sofas, helps employees transition back to the office. Paying particular attention to coloration with something as simple as paint is another way to improve the design impact in tight-budget projects. Each client has its own tastes with regards to office colorations, so getting to know the client and how they want to project their corporate image is very important.
Also noteworthy is that, contrary to popular reports, we're finding that younger employees are excited about returning to offices. Their at-home working conditions are often cramped, they miss social interaction, and in-person work is more equitable: equal access to senior leadership, tech isn't limited by home internet bandwidth, and work hours are more defined. Amenities are more important than ever for a positive office atmosphere. Employees want a relaxed space for eating/break areas, whether in their company's office or as an extra amenity in the building.
Safety protocols also bear repeating. Public areas of both the building and company offices, particularly lobbies and bathrooms, need appropriate signage and to be cleaned regularly to demonstrate a commitment to health. Hand sanitizer should be prevalent in public areas.
These insights are intended to help CRE professionals familiarize themselves with current TI design priorities (such as an emphasis on acoustics) that tenants are currently seeking. On-the-move companies have abundant options, as we found during our relocation process. Knowing prospective tenants' beyond-square-footage needs helps commercial realtors, landlords, and property managers become valued partners in the process, filling vacancies with long-term leases.
James Simeo, FAIA, LEEP AP, is a principal at CO Architects in Los Angeles and leads the firm's Interior Architecture and Design Team.
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I usually blog about New Jersey unemployment cases and determinations but there is an interesting case that was just decided in New York that is worth noting. Although the legal standard for entitlement to unemployment benefits differs between the states, both New Jersey and New York ultimately look to see how much "control" the business exercises over the worker in making its determination on how the relationship should be classified. The more control a business has over the worker in the nature and manner of the work performed, the more likely it is that he or she will be considered an employee who is entitled to unemployment benefits.
In the New York case, Yoga Vida NYC, Inc. v. Commissioner of Labor, No. 130 (N.Y. Oct. 25, 2016), the New York State Court of Appeals issued a rare decision, concluding that the employer yoga studio did not exercise sufficient control over certain of its instructors to create an employment relationship, thereby disqualifying the workers for unemployment compensation benefits.
The Court found that the "incidental control" the studio exercised over the non-staff workers, such as determining if the instructors had the proper licenses; publishing a master schedule on its web site; providing space for the classes; and providing a substitute instructor, if necessary – did not warrant a finding of employee status. The Court did not view as dispositive that the studio generally determined the fee it charged to students and collected it directly from the students. Finally the Court held that students providing feedback on the non-staff instructors did not render the instructors employees.
Employers and workers need to understand that all employment classifications determinations are fact-dependent. I recommend that businesses conduct a self-assessment of their independent contractor models, with the supervision of counsel, to determine the risk of a classification challenge from their independent contractors or government agencies.


Edmond FUMC had an incredible turnout for the 2016 CROP Walk! 53 Walkers represented Edmond First, and helped us to raise $4,558! Thank you to everyone who walked, donated and prayed for all those involved. We look forward to walking again next year!
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Thats exactly how I did it, used a stanley knife to cut into the bottom of the U channel section, and removed enough to simply glue it on with contact adhesive. Will try to find you a photo over the weekend. This is the only one I can currently find, shows the seal being cut down.
Calipers went off to Bigg Red last week And came back this week... Great service and quality, for £129. sunroof repair and final paint in two weeks time. Hopefully back on the road permanently, first week of June.
It could be 4 to 6 weeks before it gets done as the roof and panel all need to be repainted before it is ready to fit the seal. You may have to go first...!
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