Wow, it feels good to be back on here again. I have had severe withdrawal symptoms these past few weeks I've stayed away from this blog. As you, my dear frequent readers well know, that is not the norm. It's just been busy days- very good busy day, shooting the wedding of one of Africa's finest entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Fred Swaniker and his lovely, super amazing wife Amanda. And for the first time in my life, I watched a bride and her groom, walk on water. Yes, walk on water… but more of that will be in my next post.
Zanzibar is really as close to paradise as it gets here on earth. Wow. I have never seen anything like it; and as much as I love water, the climax of my trip was not the serene, aqua cyan blue waters. It was not Stone Town. It was a tiny incident that happened within the flash of a second, whilst touring this beautiful city that is a fusion of Portuguese, Indian, Arab, English and African cultures creatively woven over many centuries to create a masterpiece. It is adorable. A must see. Stone Town is eye candy for a photographer; and yet even in that overdose of beauty, amazingly, fate surprised me with a once in a life time photograph.
We were on our way to see the Old Anglican church that was built on the premises of the old slave market. You know how sensitive I am about slavery. I dreaded what awaited us. But a few steps through the tiny alleys, a little boy, not more than two years old, runs into view from a corner alley, his cat on his shoulder, being pursued by his dad as he giggles speedily to I-don't-know-where. Everything happened in less than 5 seconds. It was a miracle I got any shots. I am glad I did.
I know some of you are anxious to see some pictures from the wedding. I will share them in good time, with the blessing of Fred and Amanda. I sent them some teasers today, whilst I worked on a pdf they could send to friends and families who can't wait for the whole enchilada. This is what they said when the saw the pictures: "Absolutely fabulous!!! Thanks so much for this teaser.. The PDF would be great. These pics look amazing! Thanks again." Thank you too, Fred and Amanda, for giving me the experience of a lifetime. It was an honour and a privilege to spend such a beautiful week with you.
Tomorrow at 17:00 GMT, I will be on Google hangout, talking about "The New African Image Through The New African Photography" with the African and Afro-Diasporan Art Talks. Do well to join us if you can. Working with Francis has been such a blessing. Daniel, my famous assistant is now married and lives in Seattle, no where close to Accra; and Francis really makes it easier to not miss "Agutti".
Another very important good news is that, today, we officially got electricity at the Kokrobite house. I feel as if a big bad storm just passed and everything is clearing up now. The next big miracle I dream of is to get broad band at home again. I am spending far more on internet than I ever thought I would. Whilst good, fast internet gets cheaper in other parts of the world, it is getting more expensive in Ghana; and with the telecom companies constantly finding new ways to steal from their customers, the future looks dim; but this is not the day for depressives.
Today is a good day, and it is good to be back on here.


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This manual is the culmination of the efforts of many individuals. While some of the experiments are "classics", and appear in various forms in many Quantitative Analysis textbooks and laboratory manuals, much effort was expended to ensure that the experiments work well here at UC Davis and thus each experiment has been extensively tailored for our laboratory program. We view this manual as one of continual modification, and often improvements arise from comments and criticisms. We thus encourage you to discuss ideas for improvements with your TA and instructor.
Experiments have been set up for students working in small groups. Be sure to have a work plan that makes efficient use of your time. Lengthy sample preparation procedures should be started early in the six hours assigned to a given experiment.
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) makes use of a high pressure pump to deliver a mobile phase solvent at a uniform rate at pressures that are typically from 500 to 5000 psi. The most obvious advantage of HPLC over gravity liquid chromatography is that samples can be separated much more quickly.
The FTIR / Vibrational spectroscopy exercise follows the format of a detective story involving solving a series of problems rather than the normal lab format. The experiment is an adaptation of "Pollution Police" by Profs. Jodye Selco and Janet Beery at the University of Redlands, which was presented at the Division of Chemical Education Regional ACS meeting in Ontario, CA 1999.
When a molecule absorbs a photon in the ultraviolet or visible (UV VIS) region (180 - 780 nm), an electronic transition occurs within the molecule. This transition involves moving an electron from the singlet ground state to a singlet excited state.
This lab involves the analysis of different unknown mixtures by high resolution capillary gas chromatography (GC) with an ion trap detector (ITD). The ITD is a variation of a quadrupole mass spectrometer and is designed to function specifically as a GC detector. Due to the design variances of the ITD compared to a true quadrupole mass spectrometer, the ITD mass spectrum of an organic compound may not be identical (but should be very similar) to its classical electron impact (EI) mass spectrum.
Electrophoresis is a class of separation techniques in which we separate analytes by their ability to move through a conductive medium—usually an aqueous buffer—in response to an applied electric field. In the absence of other effects, cations migrate toward the electric field's negatively charged cathode.
In this experiment you will learn the mechanics of electrospray mass spectrometry and use this technique to study the effect of different solvents on the three-dimensional structure of proteins.


The house was packed to attend the Inbound 2018 session by Melanie Deziel, Founder of StoryFuel. Just like the attendees, we too couldn't wait for the session to start!
The talk was about how to create better brand stories for businesses. Melanie Deziel suggests marketers to think like journalists and how!
Really enjoyed @mdeziel talk this morning at #INBOUND18 on how marketers can think like journalists. As a former journalist, it was so on point.
Brand focused stories is what can make a brand soar. This requires skills similar to a journalist's techniques of holding the powerful accountable.
And for a story to be popular, marketers need to have something at stake!
And of course, the human connection! The story needs to be of a true person.
And focused on the audience needs. Always create stories that put your audience first!
The session ended with this key takeaway. Needless to say, a very useful session for marketers to put to practice!


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<?php

namespace Rx\Thruway\Tests\Functional\Observable;

use Rx\Observable;
use Rx\Subject\Subject;
use Rx\Thruway\Observable\TopicObservable;
use Rx\Thruway\Tests\Functional\FunctionalTestCase;
use Thruway\Message\EventMessage;
use Thruway\Message\SubscribedMessage;
use Thruway\Message\SubscribeMessage;
use Thruway\Message\WelcomeMessage;

class TopicObservableTest extends FunctionalTestCase
{
    /**
     * @test
     */
    public function topic_message_never()
    {
        $messages = Observable::never();

        $webSocket = new Subject();
        $webSocket->subscribe(function ($msg) {
            $this->recordWampMessage($msg);
        });

        $results = $this->scheduler->startWithCreate(function () use ($messages, $webSocket) {
            return new TopicObservable('testing.uri', [], $messages, $webSocket);
        });

        $this->assertMessages([], $results->getMessages());

        $this->assertWampMessages([
            [200, '[32,12345,{},"testing.uri"]'], //SubscribeMessage
        ], $this->getWampMessages());
    }

    /**
     * @test
     */
    public function topic_messages_empty()
    {
        $messages = $this->createHotObservable([
            onNext(150, 1),
            onCompleted(235)
        ]);

        $webSocket = new Subject();
        $webSocket->subscribe(function ($msg) {
            $this->recordWampMessage($msg);
        });

        $results = $this->scheduler->startWithCreate(function () use ($messages, $webSocket) {
            return new TopicObservable('testing.uri', [], $messages, $webSocket);
        });

        $this->assertMessages([
            onCompleted(235)
        ], $results->getMessages());
    }

    /**
     * @test
     */
    public function topic_one_no_args()
    {
        $eventMessage      = new EventMessage(54321, null, new \stdClass());
        $subscribedMessage = new SubscribedMessage(null, 54321);

        $webSocket = new Subject();
        $webSocket->subscribe(function ($msg) use ($eventMessage, $subscribedMessage) {
            if ($msg instanceof SubscribeMessage) {
                $subId = $msg->getRequestId();
                $subscribedMessage->setRequestId($subId);
            }
        });

        $messages = $this->createHotObservable([
            onNext(150, 1),
            onNext(201, new WelcomeMessage(12345, new \stdClass())),
            onNext(250, $subscribedMessage),
            onNext(300, $eventMessage),
            onCompleted(350)
        ]);

        $results = $this->scheduler->startWithCreate(function () use ($messages, $webSocket) {
            return new TopicObservable('testing.uri', [], $messages, $webSocket);
        });

        $this->assertMessages([
            onNext(300, $eventMessage),
            onCompleted(350)
        ], $results->getMessages());
    }

    /**
     * @test
     */
    public function topic_one_with_args()
    {

        $eventMessage      = new EventMessage(54321, null, new \stdClass(), [123]);
        $subscribedMessage = new SubscribedMessage(null, 54321);

        $webSocket = new Subject();
        $webSocket->subscribe(function ($msg) use ($eventMessage, $subscribedMessage) {
            if ($msg instanceof SubscribeMessage) {
                $subId = $msg->getRequestId();
                $subscribedMessage->setRequestId($subId);
            }
        });

        $messages = $this->createHotObservable([
            onNext(150, 1),
            onNext(201, new WelcomeMessage(12345, new \stdClass())),
            onNext(250, $subscribedMessage),
            onNext(300, $eventMessage),
            onCompleted(350)
        ]);

        $results = $this->scheduler->startWithCreate(function () use ($messages, $webSocket) {
            return new TopicObservable('testing.uri', [], $messages, $webSocket);
        });

        $this->assertMessages([
            onNext(300, $eventMessage),
            onCompleted(350)
        ], $results->getMessages());
    }

    /**
     * @test
     */
    public function topic_one_with_argskw()
    {
        $eventMessage      = new EventMessage(54321, null, new \stdClass(), [123], (object)[1 => 1, 2 => 2]);
        $subscribedMessage = new SubscribedMessage(null, 54321);

        $webSocket = new Subject();
        $webSocket->subscribe(function ($msg) use ($eventMessage, $subscribedMessage) {
            if ($msg instanceof SubscribeMessage) {
                $subId = $msg->getRequestId();
                $subscribedMessage->setRequestId($subId);
            }
        });

        $messages = $this->createHotObservable([
            onNext(150, 1),
            onNext(201, new WelcomeMessage(12345, new \stdClass())),
            onNext(250, $subscribedMessage),
            onNext(300, $eventMessage),
            onCompleted(350)
        ]);

        $results = $this->scheduler->startWithCreate(function () use ($messages, $webSocket) {
            return new TopicObservable('testing.uri', [], $messages, $webSocket);
        });

        $this->assertMessages([
            onNext(300, $eventMessage),
            onCompleted(350)
        ], $results->getMessages());
    }

    /**
     * @test
     */
    public function topic_multiple_events()
    {
        $e1 = new EventMessage(54321, null, new \stdClass(), [123], (object)[1 => 1, 2 => 2]);
        $e2 = new EventMessage(54321, null, new \stdClass(), [123], (object)[1 => 1, 2 => 2]);
        $e3 = new EventMessage(54321, null, new \stdClass(), [123], (object)[1 => 1, 2 => 2]);
        $e4 = new EventMessage(99999, null, new \stdClass(), [123], (object)[1 => 1, 2 => 2]);
        $e5 = new EventMessage(54321, null, new \stdClass(), [123], (object)[1 => 1, 2 => 2]);

        $subscribedMessage = new SubscribedMessage(null, 54321);

        $webSocket = new Subject();
        $webSocket->subscribe(function ($msg) use ($subscribedMessage) {
            if ($msg instanceof SubscribeMessage) {
                $subId = $msg->getRequestId();
                $subscribedMessage->setRequestId($subId);
            }
        });

        $messages = $this->createHotObservable([
            onNext(150, 1),
            onNext(201, new WelcomeMessage(12345, new \stdClass())),
            onNext(250, $subscribedMessage),
            onNext(300, $e1),
            onNext(310, $e2),
            onNext(320, $e3),
            onNext(330, $e4),
            onNext(340, $e5),
            onCompleted(450)
        ]);

        $results = $this->scheduler->startWithCreate(function () use ($messages, $webSocket) {
            return new TopicObservable('testing.uri', [], $messages, $webSocket);
        });

        $this->assertMessages([
            onNext(300, $e1),
            onNext(310, $e2),
            onNext(320, $e3),
            onNext(340, $e5),
            onCompleted(450)
        ], $results->getMessages());

    }

    // @todo error tests
    // @todo dispose tests
    // @todo remote unsbuscribe tests
}

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It's been a bumpy ride for the Jets this season, as every win has been followed by a loss so far. After the loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN dropped the Gang Green two spots from #18 to #20. FOX Sports placed Rex Ryan's team at #19, down from #18 a week ago. CBS Sports, who had the Jets at #15 last week, also lowered their ranking to #18. ProFootballTalk placed the Gang Green four spots down comparing to last week - from #16 to #20. Finally, CNN SI, who had the Jets at #14, the highest position among all power rankings, put them at #15 this week.


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5 of Kamakura's Most Overlooked Temples and Shrines
Culture, Day Trips from Tokyo, Japanese Culture, Kanto, Travel
November 14, 2017 by Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Located about 40 miles south of Tokyo, Kamakura used to be the de facto capital of Japan after Minamoto Yoritomo, the country's first shogun, chose it as the seat of his power in 1192. But although Kamakura's history is closely linked to samurai, it's mainly known today as a city of a hundred temples and shrines built over the span of 1,000 years. And with so many destinations to choose from, it's no wonder that some of Kamakura's most picturesque and spectacular places of worship get overlooked by tourists year after year.
Some of the most underrated Kamakura temples and shrines include:
5. Jojuin: The Fire God's Matchmaking Temple
Legend goes that the Jojuin Temple (dating back to 1219) is where the famous monk Kukai stopped during his pilgrimage and recited his Buddhist mantras over 1 million times. Fittingly, considering the temple's fiery history, Jojuin's primary deity is Fudo Myo-o, a highly respected fire god in tantric Buddhism … who unfortunately wasn't able to keep the temple's main hall from burning down back in 1333. Despite his fierce appearance and the sword he has in his hand, Jojuin's Fudo Myo-o is primarily known as the deity of matchmaking, said to purify people's souls by cutting off their earthly desires.
Jojuin also offers beautiful views of Yuigahama Beach and plenty of hydrangeas.
Photo by Guilhem Vellut/Flickr, used under CC
4. Kamakuragu: The Execution Shrine
After Japan's balance of power briefly shifted from the shogunate back to the imperial household in the 14th century, the emperor's son, Prince Morinaga, found himself in the bad graces of the powerful Ashikaga samurai clan. In 1335, said graces went from bad to murderous when the Ashikagas "arrested" the prince and later beheaded him in a cave in Kamakura. In 1869, Emperor Meiji ordered a shrine to be built on the grounds of Prince Morinaga's execution site, and thus Kamakuragu was born.
Although the cave is still there today, Kamakuragu has tried to downplay its Poltergeist-ian origin and instead became known as a center for the arts by hosting a series of Noh theater performances by torchlight in the autumn.
Photo by Stefan Kellner/Flickr, used under CC
3. Eishoji: Kamakura's Sole Nunnery
The history of Japan is dominated almost exclusively by men, but Kamakura's Eishoji convent is one of the few places that pays respect to the women that helped shape the country. The Eishoji Temple was established in 1636 by Lady Okachi/Okatsu, one of the main concubines of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu – who considered her one of his closest confidants.
After the death of the man who completed the unification of Japan, Okachi chose to withdraw from public life and become a nun so she could pray for her departed lover's soul. She eventually decided to open a convent on land that used to belong to one of her ancestors, conveniently located just a few short minutes from Kamakura Station. Today, Eishoji is the last surviving nunnery in the city, and is famous for the various flower varieties planted around the temple, which guarantee that its gardens always remain in bloom.
2. Meigetsuin: The Hydrangea Temple
Meigetsuin has a lot of things going for it, such as its unique round windows, rock and sand garden, and the yagura cave tomb dug into the side of a hill next to the temple's main hall. Filled with many Buddhist images, the yagura is actually the largest tomb of its kind in all of Kamakura. But one other aspect of Meigetsuin has beaten all the contenders to become a symbol of this 14th century temple: hydrangeas.
The characteristic blue flowers grow in abundance all around Meigetsuin, most notably lining up the steps leading up to the entrance. The inner garden, however, is more known for its irises, which are only available for viewing for two weeks in June. Fortunately, the garden is also open in November so that visitors can enjoy the temple's beautiful autumn colors.
Photo by Ryosuke Yagi/Flickr, used under CC
1. Tokeiji: The Divorce Temple
Officially founded in 1285, the Tokeiji temple was quickly established as Japan's only shelter for battered women. By the 17th century, thanks to a close relationship between the temple and the ruling government, Tokeiji had gained enough political power to not only shelter women, but to also force their husbands to grant them a divorce if they deemed it necessary.
A popular misconception about Tokeiji is that if a woman sought asylum inside it for two years, she would automatically be granted divorce, but it didn't really work this way. Instead, the temple nuns would hold long marriage counseling sessions between the two parties, and in cases where they saw no chance of reconciliation, they'd decree that a couple should split up. As a thank you, women would then spend two years working and helping out at Tokeiji.
Despite such a rich history, Tokeiji remains fairly unknown among foreign visitors to Kamakura.
Tags: culture, Day trips from Tokyo, Japanese culture, Travel
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thanks to you and TW for your consistent efforts to educate and expand our opportunities to appreciate the amazing culture and history of Japan. TW's informative articles helped me tremendously to make my three years in Japan well spent and filled with treasured memories. Cheers to you all and keep up the good work!
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As human beings, everyone wants to be appreciated. And rightfully so. Our lives are busy and chaotic, which means our time is limited – or should I say, our time is precious.
Many years ago, a psychologist told me that just as employees are evaluated on a yearly basis, it's important to do the same with our personal relationships.
And while no formal documentation is required, the act of personal reflection is a powerful tool.
I'm always astonished, during this time of personal reflection, how surprised the other party is when you suddenly hit the "pause" button on the relationship.
How offended and hurt they seem by the absence, instead of doing some self-reflecting of their own to realize how their lack of appreciation has played a role in the hiatus.
We are only given so much time here on earth, and often learn too late that everyone wants to be appreciated for the love, kindness and support they bring to the relationship.
And as we grow older and wiser, they are the kind of people we long to surround ourselves with. Those who value our presence, respect our opinions, are cognizant of our feelings and show a general interest in our time.
Niemiec goes on to say, "This can be true for many people. But isn't that a sad reality, that so many of us find it personally challenging to label a positive, core quality in another person?
A sad reality indeed and yet pervasive in our society today.
Regardless of our emotional abilities, if we fail to recognize that everyone wants to be appreciated and valued, we run the risk of being alone.
For what you're NOT saying is SAYING a lot.


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A Modern Crucifixion
Posted by JP Bone | Mar 3, 2022 | General, History, National Politics | 0 |
The spectacle of an outspoken social critic tortured while a crowd, thrilled by the ritual blood letting, watches — that is nothing new. History is replete with the persecution of men and women who speak up against injustice and pay a terrible price while the masses of people, misled by their overseers, view the execution as sport.
"How dare he act so high and mighty!" neoliberals and fascists cry, angered that the pageant's main attraction has yet to beg for mercy.
Yet this is exactly what onlookers around the world are witnessing as Julian Assange is tormented and tortured for revealing the evil nature of the corporate state where the wealthy exercise their "right" to conquer other nations and peoples, murder innocents in cold blood, and line their pockets with gold while they defile the entire planet with impunity.
Why is Julian Assange being crucified?
Who better to explain why Julian Assange is in the cross hairs of the neoliberal state than Chris Hedges, another man that has defied the power of the the corrupt ruling class and paid a price for doing so:
"Julian is targeted because his organization WikiLeaks released the Iraq War Logs in October 2010, which documented numerous US war crimes—including images seen in the Collateral Murder video — of gunning down two Reuters journalists and 10 other unarmed civilians.
"He is targeted because he made public the killing of nearly 700 civilians that had approached too closely to US checkpoints.
"He is targeted because he exposed the hacking tools used by the CIA known as Vault 7, exposing that the CIA is able to compromise cars, smart TVs, web browsers and the operating systems of most smart phones, as well as operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux.
"He is targeted because he exposed the more than 15,000 unreported deaths of Iraqi civilians, the torture and abuse of some 800 men and boys, aged between 14 to and 89, at Guantánamo.
"He is targeted because he showed us that Hillary Clinton in 2009 ordered US diplomats to spy on U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and other U.N. representatives from China, France, Russia, and the UK, spying that included obtaining DNA, iris scans, fingerprints, and personal passwords, part of the long pattern of illegal surveillance that included the eavesdropping on UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in the weeks before the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
"He is targeted because he exposed that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and the CIA orchestrated the June 2009 military coup in Honduras that overthrew the democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya, replacing it with a murderous and corrupt military regime. He is targeted because he released documents that revealed that the United States secretly launched missile, bomb, and drone attacks on Yemen, killing scores of civilians.
"He is targeted because he made public the $657,000 paid to Hillary Clinton by Goldman Sachs to give talks and her private assurances to corporate leaders that she would do their bidding while promising the public financial regulation and reform. He is targeted because he revealed the internal campaign to discredit and destroy British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn by members of his own party.
"For these truths alone he is guilty."
FREE JULIAN ASSANGE!
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North DeLand, FL has a population of 1,409 and is the 13,061st largest city in the United States. The population density is 2,636 per sq mi which is 798% higher than the Florida average and 2810% higher than the national average. The median age in North DeLand is 46 which is approximately 11% higher than the Florida average of 42. In North DeLand, 44% of the population over 15 years of age are married, 85% speak English and 13% speak Spanish. 44% of North DeLand residents were born in Florida, 47% were born out of state, 7% were born outside of the United States and 2% were foreign born.
The population density in North DeLand is 798% higher than Florida.
The median age in North DeLand is 11% higher than Florida.
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Applications for observation time for the ESO Telescopes have to be prepared using the ESOFORM package, and uploaded via the web. More details are given below. In order to submit proposals for ESO telescopes the ESOFORM package for cycle 98A should be downloaded.
Applications may be submitted for the usage of the telescopes, instruments and instrument modes specified in the Call for Proposals for Period 98.
Please note that starting from Period 98 the users should change how they specify seeing constraints; the seeing is now defined as the seeing in the V band at zenith. See the Phase 2 Observing conditions page for more information.
In case you need assistance from ESO to prepare your proposal, please send an email to esoform@eso.org.


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Global Conversation: Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit Britain and border backstops
It's been two and a half years since Britain narrowly voted to leave the European union.
But the country is divided on what it should do next, or indeed whether it should leave at all.
Britain, its parliament and its people are split. There's even talk that if this continues it may face a constitutional crisis like it has not seen for decades.
But one man who apparently says he has a solution is the leader of the Labour party and the opposition in the UK, Jeremy Corbyn.
With the clock ticking before Tuesday's crucial Brexit vote, he spoke with Euronews' Political Editor Darren McAffrey.
Mr. Corbyn, you said two and a half years ago during that referendum that you'd give the European Union 7, 7.5 out of ten. At the end of 2018, what would you give it out of 10 now?
That's a good question. I gave it 7.5 out of ten because my criticisms were of the development of free-market economics by the EU, the role of the European central bank had played in the austerity crisis, albeit Britain is not in the euro, and also the competitions policy which I think has brought unnecessary competition to some public services.
So that was my criticism. Although the social Europe idea - the idea of equality across the continent, the idea of the charter of fundamental rights, the idea of a much wider living wage - I support all of that. I support the workers' rights, working time directive type of agenda. And we're now in a position where Britain is negotiating with the EU. And on Tuesday Parliament will be asked to vote on the Prime Minister's negotiations.
Looking forward, could you support something like an EU Army?
I don't think that would be a particularly good idea because I want to see us being an influence of peace around the world and I would want to work – if I was in government – with all countries across Europe both in and out of the EU to promote peace and understanding and dialogue. But also to deal with the human rights abuses that exist on the fringes of Europe. And also to have a much better approach to the refugee crisis.
There is a horrendous refugee crisis in Libya, terrible treatment of refugees in camps in Libya and the exploitation of them. And very large numbers of people, hundreds dying almost every month in the Mediterranean trying to get away from the crisis they're in. We have a responsibility - a moral responsibility - to do something about it.
So it sounds like you might give them a 6 out of 10 now.
I'd give it about the same… I have criticism, yes. But also recognize that there are many people in the Commission who have worked very hard, for a very long time to try to improve social justice, to invest in the most left-behind parts of Europe and also have worked very hard to try to find non-military solutions to conflicts. Think of the Iraq war. Europe was not at the forefront of wanting the Iraq war. In fact, with the exception of Britain, most European countries were against it.
And on Brexit itself we heard from a whole range of European leaders that Theresa May's deal was not only the best deal from their point of view, but the only deal. Have you been told something else in private that you think you can negotiate your own deal?
I'm not saying what I've been told privately, because I'm not doing the negotiations. What I made very clear both publicly and in all the meetings that I've had is that this deal is not acceptable because it does not…
It is to Europe though.
Well it's the negotiation that Europe has concluded with the British Prime Minister. The British Prime Minister brings it back to the British Parliament and every indication is that it's going to be defeated significantly on Tuesday in the British Parliament.
It's going to be defeated because it's not an acceptable deal. Where you have a referendum in which the Prime Minister herself says people voted to take back control, you then have a process that you go potentially into a backstop which you cannot leave without the permission of the other side. There's no way of leaving it. And uh, that's not taking back control.
So if the deal gets voted down, you've suggested what the country needs is a general election and for you to renegotiate a better deal.
That means extending Article 50, because there's no time. So how long would you need for those negotiations?
Well you'd obviously start negotiations straight away and set out the parameters. But the difference is…
But that's not going to happen before the end of March.
Well I was just explaining; the parameters are quite important. Think back to the time Article 50 was invoked in March 2017. The government then set about making all kinds of statements about the trade deals it would do around the world. Liam Fox said he was going to do 40 trade deals and it will all be over in five minutes. And Boris Johnson and others talked grandly about special trade deals with USA. All of which involved undercutting existing conditions, undercutting standards in food and farming and everything else. And so the whole time the European Union would have been looking at Britain saying: "Hang on they're not really negotiating with us, they're negotiating with themselves about something else." We would not be doing that.
It will potentially take you 18 months to two years to negotiate a deal. That means that we will still be in Article 50 for potentially years to come.
It's better to make sure you get a deal that works; that we do have that trade access, we do protect those jobs, and we do ensure those European Union citizens that have made their homes in Britain are able to remain, and their families to remain with them, and that they be recognized for the fantastic contribution they've made to our society.
But it's also understanding why people voted the way they did in the referendum. Because think about it. People voted 'leave' in areas often that have been very left behind - lack of investment, low skilled jobs, severe levels of flexible employment, which in reality often means very low wages and insecure jobs. And they felt that no one was very interested in their communities. Those are not that different from problems all across Europe.
In your deal, can you guarantee that there will not be the free movement of people?
There would have to be movement of people across Europe.
The free movement of people as it currently is.
Well that's going to change for sure. But I'll make this point. Britain relies on a lot of migrant labour working in the health service, education, transport, agriculture sectors. And industry. Think of all the big manufacturers. They rely on the ability to take very high-skilled workers very quickly from one place to the other. Look at big companies: Airbus, Rolls Royce, BMW, Ford, all these…
Can you also guarantee that there would be no backstop in your deal?
There certainly wouldn't be a backstop from which you can't escape. And that's one of the obvious debates…
But then by its very definition, it's no longer a backstop.
Precisely. We will have to come to an agreement on a customs union, a specific customs union with the European Union that does give us the opportunity to have a say in it at all, but also guarantees that level of trade.
Also, we've heard this week that Theresa May's deal, under all the models, means that Britain is going to be a poorer place than it would if it were to remain inside the European Union. Can you make a commitment here and now that the deal you strike will not make Britain a poorer place?
I would not want to make Britain a poorer place, of course not.
But will your deal make Britain a poorer place?
Well obviously I wouldn't be interested in a deal that made the country poorer. Who would?
But will it then be better off than remaining inside?
Well look, we go down a process. We have a vote on Tuesday. I hope the government's proposals are defeated then. What happens then is we have a problem: we have a government in office but not in power. Because it doesn't have a majority in the House of Commons.
Either something else is negotiated very rapidly with the European Union over a matter of a few days and it comes back to Parliament or the government says: "Well, actually we can't govern." At which point there has to be a different government or a general election.
But fundamentally the problem is that it's going to be very difficult for you to strike a deal that means that Britain is wealthier than it currently is inside the EU.
I have made the point about trade. I have made the point about not allowing our conditions to fall below that of the European Union. In fact, I'd like them to be above it. There are many areas on workers' rights I would like to see better than the average for the EU.
On this issue of the Second referendum, which you say is now on the table as an option, how would you campaign now? If the choice is – and this is the choice that everyone seems to be suggesting – is that it is no Brexit, May's deal or remain inside?
Well it won't be a referendum on May's deal because May's deal isn't going to get through the Parliament.
But who's going to offer the second referendum? It has to be the government doesn't it? And they're currently in government.
To have a referendum, there has to be a special legislation anyway, a special law anyway to pass. There's no referendum act in Britain that says the government can call a referendum. It can only be done by special legislation which would take several months to get through anyway.
Would you campaign to remain inside the EU?
It depends what the agreement is at that time, what deal we reach with the European Union. If we were negotiating it, those are the parameters I would set down to negotiation. I want this close working relationship with the European Union, I want to make sure we have a customs union with the European Union. And I want to make sure we have a say in what goes on.
Finally, do you think Brexit was a mistake?
I campaigned to remain and reform. I think the European Union has achieved a lot of good things. But I do think there are a lot of problems with the approach on austerity, the approach on the economics and the free market side of things. And that's why I say the European Union needs to reform and strengthen the social side of Europe. Because there are massive differences in living standards between Eastern and Western Europe. There are massive differences between rights and conditions across Europe. So I support obviously things like the charter of fundamental rights, which I believe is a very important document. So I would want to see a stronger, social Europe, and a more just Europe.
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Q: Need help to transform a column of a dataframe into multiple columns for timestamps Hello everyone need one help regarding the below question,
My dataframe looks like below and I am using pyspark,

the time column needs to be split into two columns 'start time' and 'end time' like below,

I tried couple of methods like the self joining the df on m_id but it looks very tedious and inefficient, I would appreciate if someone can help me on this
Thanks in advance

A: Performing something based on row order in Spark is not a good idea. Row order is preserved while reading the file but it may get shuffled in between transformations and then there's no way to know which was the previous row(start time). You need to ensure that no shuffling happens in order to avoid this but that will lead to some other complexities.
my suggestion is to work on the file at source level and try to put row numbers column like
r_n  m_id    time
0      2     2022-01-01T12:12:12.789+000
1      2     2022-01-01T12:14:12.789+000
2      2     2022-01-01T12:16:12.789+000

later in spark you make a left self join with r_n like
df1=df.withColumn("next_r",col("r_n") + lit(1) )
df_final = df.join(df1,df1.next_r == df.r_n , "left" ).select(df("m_id"),df("time").as("start_time"),df1("time").as("end_time") )

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We are all seeking Freedom in some form or another.
One special form of Freedom is through the gift of Forgiveness.
Have you noticed that in giving the great gift of Forgiveness it offers Freedom on various levels.
1. Forgiveness firstly frees our own mind from the psychological poison and prison of anger, resentment and self- centered concern.
2. Forgiveness frees the perpetrator from our directed anger, resentment and disconnection.
3. Forgiveness frees the troubled relationship from distress and fear, allowing understanding, compassion, healing and resolution.
4. Forgiveness is a gift from the Mind-Heart of real love and wisdom, and becomes a gift to our humanity and our planet, creating freedom from possible reacting and acting out that can have ongoing, long going and far reaching consequences.
May we this week, with the occasion of Valentines Day offer real love through the Freedom Gift of Forgiveness?
Even old wounds can find fresh healing through this possibility. We might even find that much of the forgiveness that needs to be offered is to the person wearing 'our shoes'; our self, our being, since this is the one that we are spending the rest of our life with.


Located at the crossroads between the far east and south Asia, and situated conveniently between the South East Asian hotspots of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and Oceania, Kuala Lumpur is on the route of many inter-continental journeys. And while I obviously love overlanding, sometimes money or time constraints have this pesky habit of getting in the way and these inter-continental journeys are essential to do by air. But something that I always try and do if I have to fly is make the most of any layover countries.
My 'Malaysian layover' was more of a visa run from Bali – I wanted to stay in Asia for six weeks so I could spend time with two separate groups of friends who were also going to be there, but couldn't be in Indonesia for that long on one visa – so I booked a cheaper than chips Air Asia flight to Kuala Lumpur. But rather than fly in and fly out, I thought it would be kinda rad to see what this country had to offer for a week.
After this layover week, I really really want to spend some time backpacking Malaysia – I only saw Kuala Lumpur and Penang (and could easily return to them both!) – but I think I made the most out of my week in Malaysia. I spent three days of my week in Kuala Lumpur, and really loved the city. It's definitely a capital well worth exploring: it's a place with a lot of racial harmony (a lot of countries could take some lessons from Kuala Lumpur!), stunning religious buildings and delicious food.
So, if you've got a layover in Kuala Lumpur, don't waste it, and be sure to get out of the airport and explore the nation's capital.
Firstly, I'd recommend seeing if you can do a stayover rather than a layover. You can see a lot of Kuala Lumpur in a day, but staying overnight will enable you to pack in some more, plus experience an evening in the city. With night markets, a gorgeous skyline, and bars aplenty, exploring KL after the sun goes down is a completely different experience to the daytime.
After landing, you'll need a transfer from Kuala Lumpur airport. Take the bus (14 RN, takes about an hour, recommended if you're on a budget and are not in a rush) or the train (55 RN, takes just over half an hour, recommended if you are more fussed about time than money) into the city.
You'll get off the bus/ train at KL Sentral, which is a great springboard for lots of the attractions of the city.
Firstly, I'd recommend visiting the National Mosque. It's 2.7 kilometres from KL Sentral – I walked it but one downfall of KL is that it's not a very pedestrian friendly city. It was a fun (if somewhat hair-raising) adventure though! There's also lots of taxis from KL Sentral which are relatively cheap – probably the more sane option.
The National Mosque is only open to the public at certain times – 9am to 12 noon, 3pm to 4pm and 5:30pm to 6:30pm every day except Friday – on Fridays it does not open for visitors in the morning. If that doesn't align with your schedule, it's still worth admiring from the outside!
There's lots of information about Islam in Malaysia within the mosque and if you're lucky a volunteer might be around to tell you some more. You need to be covered to enter the mosque – full body coverage and a headdress for ladies – but this is provided on entry. The mosque is free to enter.
The National Museum is nearby and is well worth an hour or two of your time. It's cheap – just 5 RN for entry- and it details Malaysia from prehistoric times to modern day. I'm more of a social history keeno than anything, so I found the colonialization to modern day exhibitions fascinating. But there's lots of natural history information there as well!
Near to Chinatown is the Sri Mariamman Temple. Entry is by donation, and it's a beautiful form of Hindu architecture. I lucked out when I went and met a lovely Hindu guy who told me all about the religion and its history within Malaysia – which was absolutely fascinating! He told me he spends a lot of time in the temple talking to tourists and explaining exactly what it is that they see – so keep an eye out for him! I also got to experience a prayer which was a beautiful and uplifting event.
The temple is very near Chinatown, which is famous for the Central Markets. Here they stock pretty much… everything, from shoes to furniture. It's a great place to go shopping and has a unique atmosphere not really found anywhere else in the city. There's also some amazing street food within the district.
Another fantastic Kuala Lumpur must-see is Masjid Jamek (Jamek Mosque). Jamek is widely known for the beauty of its exterior, and visitors can only enter so far into the temple. There are also volunteers here detailing the history of the mosque, Islam in Malaysia and Islam in general – a guide told me all sorts of interesting information including that the mosque stands on the site where Kuala Lumpur was founded, and the name Kuala Lumpur means 'muddy place where two rivers meet'.
There are lots of local restaurants lining the streets of Kuala Lumpur, or lurking in the food markets. Malaysian food has a distinct flavour and style but takes inspiration from some of its surrounding countries and different ethnic groups as well. It's pretty good for vegetarian dishes, especially in the big cities – much of the food is Indian inspired. Some delicious specialities are ramen, roti and nasi goreng.
If you're only stopping over in Kuala Lumpur for one day, it might be time for you to head back to the airport. You've managed to see a good amount of the city in this time, so give yourself a big pat on the back!
But, if you've managed to wangle a stayover, here's some fantastic things you can do at night in Kuala Lumpur. Firstly, I highly recommend staying at Paper Plane Hostel. They have both dorms and private rooms and a fun, sociable atmosphere but also a quiet at night policy – perfect if you're wanting to catch up on sleep between flights. I'm not a great sleeper, and the fact that I had three fantastic nights' sleep at this fresh and funky hostel, which is perfectly kitted out with all the amenities you could need and more, says a lot! Check out my full Paper Plane Review for more information and use this link to book accomodation.
As evening falls, I'd recommend wandering up to the KLCC district and checking out the Petronas Towers. They're the tallest twin towers in the world, and are iconic to Kuala Lumpur – the Eiffel Tower of Malaysia, if you like. Seeing them at night, when they are all lit up, is a marvellous experience – the architecture is so unusual and it really reminds you of the modern side of Malaysia.
You can also ascend to the the 276 meter observation deck of the Kuala Lumpur Tower, another iconic landmark of the capital, and enjoy a glittering view of the city by night below. I didn't do this during my stay, but here's some more information for visiting the Kuala Lumpur tower.
If you're hungry, check out the 24 hour food market. There's plenty here to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters, with cuisines from all over Asia and other parts of the world. If you're travelling in Malaysia on a budget, head down to the bottom end of the markets (as if you're walking away from the Petronas Towers direction) and there's some really cheap (and delicious) eateries there.
There's plenty of places in Kuala Lumpur to grab a drink after the sun goes down. From Kuala Lumpur's best rooftop bars to speakeasy-style venues, to local streetside bars offering ice cold beer, you won't be short of options within the city.
On the second morning of your stayover in Kuala Lumpur, be sure to get to the Batu Caves if you have time. The caves are both a natural phenomenon and a spectacular Hindu site of worship. They're free to enter and take about 2 hours to explore. There's also lots of street vendors there selling food for you to pick up before your flight! Take into consideration that the KTM Komuter train from KL Sentral to Batu Caves can take a while and the service is often delayed – especially on a Sunday. Make sure you leave lots of time to get the train back to the city and onwards to the airport!
If you're not all templed out, another great option if you have time is the Thean Hou Temple. It's a six tiered Chinese temple dedicated to the sea goddess of the country. It's built in the style of a Buddhist pagoda, with ornate, beautiful architecture and a stunning interior.
To return back to the airport, head to KL Sentral to take the bus or train return. And there you have it – Kuala Lumpur! This layover in Kuala Lumpur guide takes you to the best parts of the city and will hopefully give you a taste of what this diverse and dynamic country has to offer. There's so much more to Malaysia – after a week in Kuala Lumpur and Penang I'm already desperate to return – but a layover in Kuala Lumpur is a fantastic way to scratch the surface of the country.


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Executive Connection Summit Aims to Unite Industry and Move Forward Together
Executive Connection Summit
Mike Stramaglio has accrued many impressive skill sets in his 40-plus years in the technology space. Unfortunately for him, perhaps, but luckily for the office technology dealer space, taking flight to Italy en route to a well-earned retirement was one project that appears to be beyond his scope.
And since Stramaglio just can't quit the industry, the upshot is that the Executive Connection Summit (ECS) he founded is back in 2023, offering the dealer community a blueprint for digital transformation and a roadmap for moving forward during the most challenging business conditions in at least a generation. This ninth event will take place Jan. 15-18, 2023, at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The 2023 edition should prove to be bigger and bolder than its 2022 predecessor, which attracted 220 attendees. An august lineup of nationally recognized dealers is already slated to attend, including DEX Imaging, Marco, Novatech, Milner and Pulse Technology. Stramaglio anticipates as many as 300 people will be attending, with upwards of 130 dealerships represented.
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"One of the objectives was to present the Executive Connection Summit with a more diverse agenda on digital transformation," Stramaglio said. "It will include a mixture of experienced folks, younger people, female leaders and really powerful companies—all people who can help carry the industry forward. We're focused on bringing in new blood, fresh thinking and different perspectives. It's coming together really well."
Stramaglio has also assembled an unassailable cast of keynote speakers (Tony Pater, Mike Marusic, Mike Riordan and Maurice Allen), along with panels and presentations from top-flight technology leaders including Microsoft, Dell, ConnectWise, GreatAmerica Financial Services, DLL, Toshiba, Keypoint Intelligence, Nextworld, HP, Konica Minolta, Katun and others.
ECS has partnered with the Business Technology Association, which will be holding a meeting at the event. BTA general counsel Bob Goldberg will be lending his emcee talents and decades of experience in the dealer space.
With a diverse agenda of topics, Stramaglio is confident ECS will provide an abundance of takeaways for all attendees, with the aim of keeping the industry on a forward-moving track. A golf outing at the Talking Stick Golf Club on the final day provides additional enticement.
"It's a wonderful mix of inspirational speakers, motivational speakers, strategic innovation companies, and tactical companies—all with the mission of digital transformation and business agility," he said. "It'll bring excitement, enthusiasm, knowledge and opportunity into the next generation of business. It's all about learning, helping each other and floating all boats."
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Q: owncloud client does not update in 12.04, asks for partial update Trying to update with
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libocsync-dev libocsync-plugin-owncloud libocsync0

I get the following:
libocsync-plugin-owncloud : Depends: libocsync0 (= 0.90.4-0) but 0.91.4 is to be installed

Any idea how to solve that? I have to stick to 12.04.

A: The following seems to solve the problem:
First, completely uninstall owncloud-client
sudo apt-get purge libqtkeychain0 libocsync-plugin-owncloud libocsync0 ocsync owncloud-client

Then, install again
sudo apt-get install owncloud-client

Now, no partial upgrade messages anymore.


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Andrea Segre's Molecole is the pre-opening film of the 77th Venice Film Festival
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The new film by Venetian director Andrea Segre (Io sono Li, La prima neve, Il pianeta in mare), the documentary Molecole (70'), made in Venice when it was locked down for the coronavirus, will be screened on the Pre-opening night, Tuesday September 1st, of the 77th Venice International Film Festival of the La Biennale di Venezia, in the Sala Darsena theatre (Palazzo del Cinema) at the Lido.
Between February and April 2020, while preparing two projects, one for the theatre and one for film, director Andrea Segre was held up in Venice by the spread of the coronavirus and the consequent national quarantine measures. Many of his projects have been and are based in Venice, his father's city, a complex city from many points of view. This pandemic "froze" and emptied out the city, restoring it to nature and to its history, and – at a personal level – to the family memories of the director, who used that time to gather visual notes and stories in the documentary Molecole. The film brings to the surface his bond with his Venetian father, a scientist, chemist and physicist and the real protagonist of the film, who passed away ten years ago. The isolation of the city merges with the more personal, intimate isolation of the director, who wrote the original screenplay. The film will be released in theatres starting September 3rd 2020.
"To make a film you have to conceive it, write it, organize it and film it. None of this happened for MOLECOLE. I didn't even realize I was making it. It was an experience for me and the film came out by itself, in a timeframe and dimension I could not have anticipated. MOLECOLE just spurted out. Like water. To present it as the pre-opening film of the Venice Film Festival is a great honour for me, the best way to thank the city that gave birth to it."
director: Andrea Segre screenplay: Andrea Segre starring: Gigi Divari, Elena Almansi, Maurizio Calligaro, Giulia Tagliapietra, Patrizia Zanella music: Teho Teardo production: ZaLab Film with Rai Cinema, in association with Vulcano and Istituto Luce Cinecittà, in collaboration with the Teatro Stabile del Veneto Carlo Goldoni distribution ZaLab Film, Italy, 2020, 68'
The 77th Venice International Film Festival will be held on the Lido di Venezia from September 2nd to 12th, 2020 directed by Alberto Barbera and organised by the La Biennale di Venezia.
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Andrea Segre (Dolo, Italy, 1976) is a film and documentary director. Il pianeta in mare (A Planet in the Sea, 2019) was presented Out of Competition at the Venice International Film Festival 2019. His first fiction feature film, Io sono Li (Li and the Poet, 2011), was presented in Venice at the Giornate degli Autori – Venice Days, La prima neve (First Snowfall, 2013) participated in the competitive Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival, L'ordine delle cose (The Order of Things, 2017) was presented at the Festival as a Special Screening. His documentaries include Lo sterminio dei popoli zingari (1998, debut film), Marghera Canale Nord (2003, Special Screening in Venice), Come un uomo sulla terra (2008), Il sangue verde (2010, presented at Venice Days), Mare Chiuso (co-directed with Stefano Liberti, 2012, Collateral Event of the European Council in Venice), and I sogni del lago salato (2015, Special Project at Venice Days).
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U.S. EMBASSY & LEARNING LINKS FOUNDATION organises "CYBER SECURITY HACKATHON"
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The Embassy of the United States of America and the Learning Links Foundation in association with the Centre for Excellence for Cyber Systems and Information Assurance, IIT Delhi organized a NORTH INDIA CYBER SECURITY HACKATHON at IIT Delhi, April 11th -13th on the theme of Cyber Security. The objective of the Hackathon was to create awareness on the opportunities and challenges in the area of cyber security and build capacity among the youth IIT Delhi in North India by encouraging them to build innovative solutions for cyber security issues. The event saw participation from around 64 students, who came across from New Delhi, NCR, Chandigarh & Dehradun to build solutions for cyber security and tackle challenging problems.
During the duration of the event, the participants worked on developing solutions focused on security features for various applications that enable e-transactions and public services. Some teams showcased cyber fraud vulnerabilities and suggested possible solutions. The Hackathon was won by Team 'Fraud Finders' from Lovely Professional University led by Yashraj Choudhary, Sai Krishna Manohar & Ruplal Kumar. Team 'Morning Stars' from Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and studies came second. The winning team received a seed funding of Rs. 50,000 and the runners-up received Rs. 30,000 to further develop their solution.
The event also saw the winning teams from Chandigarh, Dehradun and Delhi being felicitated by the Chief Guest Mr. Pavan Duggal, Cyber Law Expert. The Prominent guests who were present at the event were Ms. Ariel Pollock, Director, North India Office, US Embassy, New Delhi, who commented that "it was very promising to see young minds from different regions in North India come together and innovating solutions which will keep the cyberspace and information safe". Mr. Stewart E. Davis, Head Programs, North India, US Embassy, New Delhi; Dr. Anjlee Prakash/Ms. Nuriya Ansari, Chairperson/President, Learning Links Foundation; Prof. Anupam Joshi, Director, UMBC Centre for Cyber Security; Prof. Ranjan Bose, IIT Delhi; Prof. Kolin Paul, IIT Delhi.
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BioTek to be sold for $1.165 billion
Thu, 07/11/2019 - 8:01am -- tim
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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Winooski-based BioTek Instruments Inc, will be acquired by Agilent Technologies of Santa Clara, CA, for $1.165 billion, or a whopping seven times annual revenues in an all-cash deal. BioTek CEO Briar Alpert made the announcement this morning. The deal between BioTek, a life-science tool and software firm, and Agilent (AJ-i-lent), with whom they've partnered, will close during the fourth quarter of this year.
BioTek will retain its name and operate under the BioTek name, at least initially.
Agilent will make BioTek the centerpiece of its cell analysis division, or what Alpert said would be a "center of excellence."
Briar Alpert, left, in the lab at BioTek. BioTek image.
The business will stay put in Vermont and all the employees will be retained, with the exception of Alpert, 61, who will stay on as a part-time consultant. Agilent will for now lease the building, but could buy it in the future, Alpert said, and even the $1.8 million Vermont solar farm, which provides the equivalent of 100 percent of the plant's power, will go with the sale.
"I'm really thrilled," Alpert told VBM. "We found our best partner."
Indeed it was BioTek who initiated the search for a buyer.
Agilent (NYSE: A) and BioTek signed a definitive agreement for it to acquire the private, family-owned BioTek just last week, Alpert said ("You don't have a deal until you have a deal.").
With anticipated tax benefits for Agilent, the net purchase price is expected to be approximately $1.05 billion.
Agilent has a market cap of $23.2 billion. Its 52-week stock price range is $61.0/$82.27. It closed Wednesday at $73.37. Revenues in 2018 were $4.91 billion. Agilent, a spin-off of Hewlett-Packard Company, broke records on November 18, 1999, as the then largest IPO in Silicon Valley history.
BioTek is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative life science instrumentation. Its comprehensive product line includes cell imaging systems, microplate readers, washers, dispensers, automated incubators and stackers.
These products enable life science research by providing customers with high performance, cost-effective analysis across diverse applications.
BioTek generated revenues of $162 million in fiscal year 2018 ending December 31 and is expected to grow approximately 10 percent in 2019.
The transaction is expected to be completed in Agilent's fiscal fourth quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Agilent expects the acquisition will be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share, contributing $0.02-$0.04 for fiscal year 2020, and compounding growth thereafter.
"They're just so impressed with what we've accomplished," Alpert said.
He said the process to look for a buyer began in early January. It had become apparent, he said, that they'd reached a point where they needed to become part of a larger entity, with an even greater global reach, to maximize BioTek's opportunity to "go to the next level."
Over the years BioTek has received several acquisition offers, he said.
They hired an investment banker, Alpert said, who prepared them for the sales process and put a value on the company.
"In late March we started sending teasers out there," Alpert said.
Having laid the groundwork, he told the employees in April.
"I was frankly nervous," about telling the employees, Alpert said, not knowing how they would react. "But they were so supportive...they trusted me."
"That trust was front and center in my mind and I think I've honored that," Alpert said.
As evidence of the employees trust, no one (300 employees in Vermont and another 200 globally) spilled the beans.
But the corporate world did catch wind of a possible acquisition in April and Bloomberg ran a story without naming sources that indicated that a billion dollar deal could be in the works. Bloomberg didn't say who because there wasn't a deal yet nor a single bidder.
At the end of June, Vermont Business Magazine received a tip that a sale was imminent. Alpert told VBM at the time that he does not comment on rumors.
Alpert said they eventually had five finalist bidders who came to Vermont.
The ultimate price was at the high end of the range their banker had estimated.
But, "We did not pick the offer with the highest price," he said, while conceding the obvious, "They paid a good price."
Agilent has a strong cultural fit with BioTek and, "Agilent has made a real commitment to the employees," Alpert said. "They care deeply about the welfare of our employees."
And, he said, they care about Vermont and the 50-year legacy of the company, which was founded by Alpert's father, Dr Norman Alpert, a University of Vermont physiologist. Briar Alpert's older brother Adam is a recently retired executive of the company.
Agilent to Acquire BioTek, Strengthening Leadership Position in Growing Cell Analysis Segment
Combined portfolio enables Agilent to provide a more complete and integrated solution for customers in the important and fast-growing area of live cell analysis
BioTek is a recognized leader for plate-readers and imaging systems with complementary offerings to Agilent's portfolio
Excellent growth potential; acquisition positions Agilent well in the large and growing immuno-oncology and immunotherapy markets and expands the company's presence in biopharma, academia and research
Strong profitability, expected to be immediately accretive to non-GAAP earnings and compounding growth thereafter
Commonly with such an acquisition, one competitor buys another, but such was not the case here. In their partnership, for instance, Agilent was working on cell metabolism, while BioTek had the imager that could work with the research Agilent was undertaking.
BioTek has been growing two-to-three times the rate of the market segment overall, Alpert said.
Not only will the company grow with a larger global footprint, Alpert said he anticipates employment growth locally.
"The biggest change, after the close," Alpert said, "I will no longer be the CEO."
As a consultant in the short-term, he'll make sure that the "secret ingredients" that makes BioTek what it is has not been lost.
Todd Christen, an Agilent executive, will move to Vermont and run the company going forward.
"I'm so proud of what we've all accomplished together," Alpert said. "I'm especially proud of the employees."
Alpert, his wife and two girls will continue to live here. He's on the board of the University of Vermont, from which his father transfered the technology to what has become one of the state's great success stories. He also is on the board of the Center for Emerging Technologies.
"I have a real commitment and loyalty to Vermont," he said. "My wife loves it here. She's half Norwegian. She already believes she lives in the South."
Mike McMullen, Agilent president and CEO
In a statement released with the announcement Thursday morning, Mike McMullen, Agilent president and CEO, said: "BioTek represents a strong strategic fit with Agilent. The combination of these two companies will accelerate our multi-year growth strategy to expand our position in cell analysis. This is another example of Agilent investing in high-growth segments of the life sciences market to serve new and existing customers. Agilent is committed to continuing operations in Vermont and retaining the great team of nearly 500 employees that have been at the core of BioTek's 50-year history of excellence and success."
"BioTek and Agilent have already been in partnership for over a year, successfully unlocking significant value through joint development of customer solutions," Alpert said. "Both companies share the same focus on customers and employees, as well as a similar purpose, mission and values. I am confident that this is the winning formula for our employees and customers around the world."
Expanding Portfolio and Leadership in Cell Analysis
Agilent entered the cell analysis segment in 2015 with the acquisition of Seahorse Bioscience, a leader in providing specialized instruments and live-cell, kinetic assays. Agilent Seahorse XF technology was a leap in the evolution of cellular metabolism analysis, allowing researchers to better understand metabolic profiles in live cells.
In January 2018 Agilent broadened its portfolio of cell analysis solutions through the acquisition of Luxcel Biosciences. Luxcel's assays use soluble sensors to analyze metabolism, making them a perfect complement to Agilent's Seahorse XF technology, providing researchers with more options to analyze live-cell metabolism.
In September 2018, Agilent differentiated its portfolio further through the acquisition of ACEA Biosciences, a pioneer in the development and commercialization of high- performance cell analysis platforms for life science research. Upon closing, Agilent's cell analysis business will be in excess of $250 million in annual revenues.
"By combining BioTek's offerings with Agilent's, we will deliver a breadth of differentiated workflows, enabling customers to obtain deeper, more reliable insights across a variety of cell analysis applications," said Jacob Thaysen, president of Agilent's Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group. "This positions Agilent well in the large and growing immuno-oncology and immunotherapy markets and expands our presence in biopharma, academia and research as customers seek to understand complex cellular environments and interactions."
About BioTek
BioTek, headquartered in Winooski, VT, USA, founded in 1968, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of innovative life science instrumentation. Its comprehensive product line includes cell imaging systems, microplate readers, washers, dispensers, automated incubators and stackers. These products enable life science research by providing high performance, cost-effective analysis and quantification of biomolecules, biomolecular interactions and cellular structure and function across diverse applications. BioTek espouses a "Think Possible" approach that sets the tone for fresh ideas, unsurpassed customer service and original innovations.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. With more than 50 years of insight and innovation, Agilent instruments, software, services, solutions and people provide trusted answers to customers' most challenging questions. The company generated revenues of $4.91 billion in fiscal 2018 and employs 15,550 people worldwide. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.
Source: BioTek. Agilent. Winosski, Vermont, 7.11.2019.
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