Prototype of the bioengineered drone.
Autonomous drones can seem like they have minds of their own and that creeps out some people. But a new, NASA-backed research project seeks to create something quite different: A living, breathing, biodegradable drone made out of bacteria and fungi.
The immediately clear advantage is an environmental one: Drones crash all the time and are often unsalvageable, adding plenty of plastic and other trash to the wealth of it we already have. But, long term, biomaterials aren't the most interesting draw here.
Drones are useful because of all the sensors they have on them—ones that can detect pollution, air quality, bombs, movement, and lots of other things on them. But those sensors use up a ton of power and are often pretty heavy, leading to short flight times. Bacteria, algae, and other living things, however, can be engineered to sense many of the things that electronic sensors do, all while weighing essentially nothing and taking up absolutely no electrical power.
It sounds kind of crazy, and the work is still in its infancy, but it's not an unprecedented idea. Synthetic biologists are working on bioengineering plants that can detect bombs for airport security purposes, and there's no reason that technology like that can't be built into a drone from the drone's infancy.
But back to the building of the drone itself: The team, which is mostly made up of Stanford and Brown University students but also includes several NASA Ames scientists, says it can make a drone out of mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi that can be molded into a foam-like structure. The mycelium is protected by sheets of bacteria-grown cellulose, which help resist water. Circuits are printed with silver ink that are relatively biodegradable.
In theory, if these drones crash, you can just leave them there and they'll break down naturally.
What are these biodrones going to be used for? Well, they might be used to look for life in the upper atmosphere, where it's quite tough for us to look for microbial life. They can also be used to do whatever normal drones do, whether it be search and rescue, environmental monitoring, or other aerial sensing.
Obviously, normal drones perform a lot of these functions just fine, so the real added value here would be the synthetic biology component. That aspect isn't terribly easy to pull off: Bioengineered organisms are great in the laboratory, perhaps a little less predictable when you put them on a drone.
In any case, this is crazy, forward-looking stuff.


Famry is the newest addition to the line up of restaurants at Hole in the Wall. This restaurant offers only 6 items on the menu including drinks, but not really dishes that are too generic.
When I first saw a post about Famry, I was curious about trying their bunplings. But when I went to browse their menu, my eyes grew big for their crispy duck rice. So, I ordered both!
Pan-fried, chopped duck pieces on a rice bowl, served with pickles and crispy duck skin. This rice bowl reminded me of a Filipino breakfast dish, except that the duck meat had a different texture that made it more enjoyable. I loved this dish.
A combination of the famous Taiwanese xiao long bao and bao, each pan-fried bunpling (also called the shenjianbao) is filled with pork and soup. If you've been to Binondo and have tried their famous Shanghai fried siopao, then this might look familiar on the inside, although the bun is quite different. I wasn't satisfied with how the bunplings tasted. I'll still easily choose xiao long bao over it.
I'll definitely come back for another bite of their crispy duck rice, and perhaps a taste of their minced pork rice bowl. And the best part about this visit is that I made my boyfriend try this and now he's got a new favorite dish at Hole in the Wall.


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Ryan Schmaltz
Director of Special VR ProjectsMedia + Emerging Technology Lab
schmaltzr@uncsa.edu
Ryan Schmaltz joined UNCSA in December 2017 as Director of the Media and Emerging Technology Lab ("METL"). As the Lab's founding director, he led the lab's overall vision, programs, operations and external partnerships with emerging storytelling mediums such as virtual reality, augmented reality, Web 3.0, metaverse, among others.
Under Schmaltz' leadership, METL:
Conceived and launched the NEA and Epic MegaGrant supported Immersive Storytelling Residency Program
Partnered with Fidelity Investments as METL's first member to produce "The Cost of Admission", a VR and traditional film exploring the impact of student debt
Executive Produced several VR short films, including Black Ice which was selected for 2022 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN)
Held the Future of Reality Summit convening 26 industry leading speakers and 5 exhibitors showcasing the future of immersive technologies across industries including entertainment, education, commerce, home improvement and medicine
Schmaltz presently leads a joint initiative between UNCSA and the Winston-Salem State University School of Nursing to help train the next generation of medical professionals using storytelling and virtual reality.
Schmaltz has been at the forefront of technology since he began his career. He is a technology executive, speaker, advisor and entrepreneur. Previously, he was Executive Vice President at Blippar, one of the world's leading companies for augmented reality. Prior to Blippar, Schmaltz was an early leader at Uber and led cross-functional strategic and growth initiatives for Uber's executive leadership. He has also held roles at Microsoft, Adobe and Deloitte.
MBAJohns Hopkins University
B.S. Management Information Systems & Supply Chain ManagementCalifornia State University, Chico
UNCSA receives $25,000 NEA grant for expanded immersive storytelling residency
METL residents blend expertise to create new immersive experience
Inaugural "Future of Reality" Summit to be presented by UNCSA School of Filmmaking

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Jay Richards, CFP® has been advising successful businesses, individuals and families for over twenty years. He is both managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer of Investment Advisory Group. Jay is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, and has been a past contributor to many periodicals and radio shows where he has shared his views on financial planning and investing.
Jay has perspective as a Certified Financial Planner® and looks at the whole life picture for clients to best understand their goals and their decisions to date, then create a path that fits their particular needs and objectives. Jay holds several General Securities registrations including the Series 7, the Series 63 and the Series 65. He holds a Massachusetts Individual Insurance Broker's License and is able to help clients directly with their insurance needs.
Jay graduated from Hofstra University with a bachelor of science degree in finance. He spent many years working with clients at a large institutional investment firm, and decided that helping clients with an independent focus not tied to specific products or services was a key component of making good financial decisions. He enjoys working with clients and creating portfolios and financial plans around their needs.


Dr. Rakesh Singh is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist and medical director of the pediatric heart failure and transplantation program at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. He is also an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
After graduating from Cornell University with distinction in all subjects, Dr. Singh went on to attend Duke University School of Medicine. Upon completion of his combined internal medicine and pediatric residency at Yale University, he undertook both a pediatric cardiology fellowship and a pediatric heart failure and transplantation fellowship at Columbia University.
Dr. Singh specializes in caring for the child with heart failure due to cardiomyopathy, congenital or acquired heart disease as well as caring for children after heart transplantation. Dr. Singh also has a specialized interest in clinical research and obtained a master of science in biostatistics from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He was a National Institutes of Health loan repayment awardee in pediatric research and NIH clinical and translational science pilot award recipient.
His clinical and research interests include non-invasive cardiac imaging after transplantation, pediatric ventricular assist devices, and heart failure management in congenital heart disease. In addition, he is an active participant in the multi-center Pediatric Heart Transplant Study (PHTS) research group.
Dr. Singh has lectured on numerous pediatric heart failure and transplant-related issues, both locally and nationally. He has also written multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters on various topics in pediatric heart failure and transplantation.


Due to the unattended nature of wireless sensor networks, an adversary can capture and compromise sensor nodes, make replicas of them, and then mount a variety of attacks with these replicas.
These replica node attacks are dangerous because they allow the attacker to leverage the compromise of a few nodes to exert control over much of the network. Several replica node detection schemes have been proposed in the literature to defend against such attacks in static sensor networks.
However, these schemes rely on fixed sensor locations and hence do not work in mobile sensor networks, where sensors are expected to move. In this work, we propose a fast and effective mobile replica node detection scheme using the Sequential Probability Ratio Test.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work to tackle the problem of replica node attacks in mobile sensor networks. We show analytically and through simulation experiments that our scheme detects mobile replicas in an efficient and robust manner at the cost of reasonable overheads.


Grab globs and trot around the world in Glob Trotters, a one-finger game of concentration!
Tap and hold to switch between two adorable jelly forms to match the jelly globs, and grab as many as you can before your globe trotting adventure ends! Unlock a cast of adorable characters, outlast your friends, and gloop all the globs!
Glob Trotters - Endless Arcade Blobber is the new skill and concentration game from the creators of hit music clicker Beat Bop.


A Hip Hop Brunch bringing together music, games and cocktails will be livening up Gas Street Social.
The event takes place on March 25 from 1pm to 6pm at the bar on Wharfside Street at The Mailbox.
Hip Hop Brunch features mixing DJs, party games, bottomless cocktails and a three course 'dirty south' lunch menu of southern fried chicken dishes from burgers and fries to something more spicy.
There are also temporary tattoo artists, dancers and photo shoots with professional photographers to keep guests entertained while the hosting crew give out prizes for the Hip Hop Karaoke and even birthday shots for those celebrating their special day.
Guest DJs for the Brunch are kept top secret but are set to play a blistering soundtrack of Hip Hop classics and anthems that will get people on their feet.
Founded in 2014 in London, and now dubbed as Europe's Busiest Brunch, Hip Hop Brunch LDN has been crowned back to back winners at the prestigious London Club and Bar Awards 2016 and 2017.
As the event celebrates its 4th Year Anniversary in May 2018, it is taking the Brunch to other cities, including this special event in Birmingham. Tickets start at £40 and can be booked on the Hip Hop Brunch website.


There are a lot of things in rural Victoria. Fields. Trees. Flannel shirts. And sheep...lots and lots of sheep. But perhaps something that not too many of us would expect to find are fine dinning restaurants. Very quietly, a fine food movement, focusing on fresh produce and slow food, has been brewing in these somewhat lesser-known places, resulting in the opening of some culinary food gems. One chef that seems ahead of the eight ball is Annie Smithers, who opened her self titled bistro (Annie Smithers...obvs), located in Kyneton Victoria, in 2005. Upon hearing the news that she was selling up to focus on her newly opened cafe, Du Fermier in Trentham, I knew I would tackle bulls and rough my way through Aussie bush just to eat there...though being only an hour and a half (and mostly freeway) drive from Melbourne, my expert orienteering skills were not required. Actually, that's probably a good thing...we may have ended up in Queensland otherwise. For this particular occasion I chose to wear a pretty, appropriately country-seeming frock by Australian brand Fabled and True, paired with simple pastel earrings from Frou Frou.
The Annie Smithers bistro, located on the historic Piper Street in Kyneton, has a seasonally driven menu where much of the produce is grown fresh from Annie's kitchen garden in the close by town of Malmsbury. The result is a small but succinct French bistro-style menu, which has an offering of four entrées, five mains and four desserts, along with side dishes and the option of a cheese course. Even though choice was somewhat limited, it still took me a long time to decide on what to order (this may however have something to do with my indecisive tendencies...just the other day it took me 40 minutes to decide what shoes to wear with my outfit...though this may have something to do with my shoe fetish), but eventually I felt as though I'd frustrated the waiter enough and we made our choices. For me it would be the quail with sage, lemon and prochiutto and for my Country Bumpkin Companion it was the scollops with chorizo, tomato and aioli. My quail was perfectly cooked; tender and juicy with the crispy prochiutto adding that necessary crunch. Though not a big meat eater at all, it's deliciousness made me forget that it once had a face and feathers. I'm sure it was glad to die for the sake of my taste buds, right? We perfectly paired our entrès with a light, crisp and delicately acidic Sauvignon Blanc...though I think it's appropriateness had less to do with my wine knowledge (which mostly comes from picking the bottles that are either A) the cheapest or B) have the prettiest labels) and more to do with luck.
I was just as impressed with my main course as I was with the entrée. The pan roasted Sea Bass was cooked wonderfully, though somehow, it was the simple broth along with the potatoes, broad beans, peppers and mussels that had the biggest flavour. It seems that organic and freshly grown vegetables, just taste, well, more vegetabley. Unless Annie is feeding them some kind of flavour enhancing drug...though this seems unlikely. Dessert was a gooey, alcoholicy, creamy concoction of a trifle with baked rhubarb, savioardi biscuits soaked in Pedro Ximenez (a Spanish liqueur...mmm foreign alcohol) covered in a vanilla-spiked custard and topped with cream. I promise, it was just as good as it sounds. The flavour of the alcohol cut cleanly through the cream and the slightly tart rhubarb perfectly balanced out the sweetness of the dish.
It'll be sad to say goodbye to such an iconic regional restaurant, and there really is something special about the food at Annie Smithers. It's not swanky or complicated and the menu isn't about this fandangled sharing plate business (and it's even recommended that you book a reservation-good God, could it really be!). It's about real, honest, tasty food, brought to you fresh from your surrounds. If you ask me, it can't really get better than that. Even all the sheep agree with me...and they make up a good 86% of rural Victoria's population.


Device intelligence leader Tweakker today announces that Norwegian network operator Telia Company has ordered its cloud self-care Device Guides service for the telco's two mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) OneCall and MyCall. The telecoms operator will open the Tweakker service to its entire customer base and expects to cut costs significantly while providing a higher level of service to the customers.
Telia is Norway's driving force in the sustained migration of households and businesses from fixed to mobile services through its virtual carriers. The telco is now developing LTE and the forthcoming 5G technologies, while providing mobile voice using VoLTE. Telia offers an LTE-A service providing 300Mb/s speeds to about 2.5 million Norwegians, while it has also achieved 1Gb/s data rates using quad-band carrier aggregation technology as a precursor to 5G.
As Telia's services and subscriber base increases with this product roadmap, Tweakker's Device Guides will generate even greater value to the telco in the years ahead.
Tweakker is the world's leading solution of device APN setup, online smartphone care and engagement automation solutions. Over 100 MVNOs base their business on the Tweakker Cloud for customer onboarding, online smartphone support device data and engagement automation.


Ian was most recently a senior editor at the Edmonton Journal, with responsibility for all major sections of the newspaper, including the front page, city, business and sports. He thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and is adept at maintaining attention to detail and accuracy no matter how fast the turnaround. He developed his talent for reporting in a concise, balanced and accurate manner while covering the Alberta legislature, business, and the environment for CP. When he moved from reporting to editing, first at CP and then at the Edmonton Sun, he mentored other reporters, helping them craft stories with clarity, never losing sight of the "big picture."
"Although I studied photography as a part of my journalism program at Algonquin College many years ago, I am largely self-taught", says Ian. "I have had the great good fortune to have been mentored by some of the best photojournalists in the business over the years - the late Marcel Quenneville and Doug Petepiece in Cornwall Ontario, where I started in the newspaper business, Larry Wong, Greg Southam and Ed Kaiser at the Edmonton Journal, Paul Wright and the legendary Joe McNally. I owe all of these photographers an enormous debt of gratitude. Ian is an accredited professional photographer through the Professional Photographers of Canada.


Cyclic 3',5'-guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is a key signaling molecule involved in a myriad of physiological processes, including vascular smooth muscle (VSM) tone, water- and electrolyte homeostasis, platelet aggregation, airway smooth muscle tone, smooth muscle proliferation and bone formation. Increased occurrence of vascular disorders including erectile dysfunction, hypertension, stroke and coronary artery disease, have made it increasingly important to study the dynamic interplay between cGMP synthesis and hydrolysis in VSM cells. This dissertation examines the spatial distribution of intracellular cGMP, [cGMP]i, in response to NO and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in VSM cells. To investigate the spatial patterning of [cGMP]i, we have developed a new generation of non-FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) cGMP biosensors that are suitable to monitor [cGMP]i in response to physiological (low-nanomolar) NO and ANP concentrations and that qualify for real-time, confocal imaging techniques. We have termed these indicators FlincGs, for green fluorescent indicators of cGMP. For the development of FlincGs, we made use of the specific cGMP binding characteristics of PKG. We utilized site-specific mutagenesis, kinetic cGMP binding, dissociation and kinase assays, as well as crystallography, in order to investigate PKG activation and cGMP binding dynamics in greater detail. Based on these studies, our novel, non-FRET cGMP biosensors were designed by attaching cGMP binding fragments of PKG to the N-terminus of circular permutated green fluorescent protein. We applied FlincGs in cultured VSM cells as well as in intact tissue to determine whether two spatially distinct populations of guanlylyl cyclase (cytosolic versus membrane bound) underlie the generation of spatiotemporally-specific patterns of [cGMP]i formation.
Nausch, Lydia, "Novel Insights into PKG Activation and cGMP Signaling in Response to Nitric Oxide and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells" (2008). Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. 158.


From the days of the fur trade, one constant thread weaves its way through the tumultuous history of frontier British Columbia, Washington and Oregonthe war over liquor. Between 1840 and 1917, the whisky wars of the west coast were fought by historical heavyweights, including Matthew Baillie Begbie (the Hanging Judge ) and Wyatt Earp, and a contentious assortment of murderous whisky traders, angry Natives, corrupt policemen, patronage-loving politicians and trigger-happy drunks. Liquor was a serious and life-threatening issue in 19th-century west coast settlements. In 1864 Victoria, there were at least 149 drinking establishments to serve a thirsty population of only 6,500. Despite various prohibition efforts, the trade in alcohol flourished. Recreating British gunboat arrests, the evangelistic fervour of Billy Sunday and the tireless crusade of the Anti-Saloon League, author Rich Mole chronicles the first tempestuous and tragic struggles for and against having a drink in the Pacific Northwest.


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Top U.S. prospects facing off in Pittsburgh
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Is United States Hockey League standout Nick Schmaltz going to be the next American-born elite NHL center? How much hockey sense and talent has Ryan MacInnis inherited from his Hall of Fame father Al MacInnis?
Why is the NHL scouting community excited about the improvement of U.S. National Team Development program winger Sonny Milano?
NHL scouts and fans can start to answer those questions Thursday when the second annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects game is held at Pittsburgh's CONSOL Energy Center at 7 p.m. ET. USA Hockey will offer a free live internet stream of the game through FASTHockey.com. Tori Holt (play-by-play) and Pat Micheletti (analyst) will call the game, which showcases the top U.S. players available for the 2014 NHL draft.
"This is the hothouse of American hockey talent about to blossom on the national scene," said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey.
Most NHL general managers are expected to attend, and all 30 NHL teams will have multiple scouts there to watch the best Americans to play against each other.
"We had seven or eight (scouts) there last year and it was very beneficial," said Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero.
The top 40 Americans were invited, and 26 of those invitees are projected to be taken in the first three rounds of the NHL draft.
NHL connections will be strong in the game. In addition to the MacInnis connect, Schmaltz is the brother of Jordan Schmaltz who was a first-round pick in 2012.
Former NHL player Ted Donato's son, Ryan, will play, as will Jack Ramsey, son of 1980 Olympic gold medalist and former NHL standout Mike Ramsey. Nolan Stevens, son of Los Angeles Kings assistant coach John Stevens, is also in the game.
MacInnis isn't directly following in his father's footsteps because he is playing center, not defense like his father.
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau preliminary ranks just came out this week and Blake Clarke (Wildwood, Mo.), Chase De Leo (La Mirada, Calif.), Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich.), Milano (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Schmaltz (Verona, Wis.) were the A prospect defensemen and forwards.
Schmaltz, who play for Green Bay in the USHL, and Clarke, who plays for North Bay in the Ontario Hockey League, are projected to be the earliest picks. But NHL scouts seem intrigued with Milano, who has committed to Notre Dame.
"He's an offensively gifted player, but he's also hard to play against," said USA Hockey's assistant executive director Jim Johannson.
Schmaltz has committed to North Dakota, and Larkin, who plays for the U.S. National Team Development Program, is headed to Michigan. He's a 6-1 forward. DeLeo is a smallish center from Portland in the Western Hockey League. He had 18 goals and 56 points in 71 games last season.
Goaltenders Thatcher Demko (San Diego) and Alex Nedeljkovic (Parma, Ohio) also are highly rated by Central Scouting. Demko plays for Boston College and Nedeljkovic plays for Plymouth (Mich.) in the Ontario Hockey League.
The two teams are being coached by former NHL players Mark Johnson and Joe Mullen.
Last year, Seth Jones played in this event and then was the fourth pick in the June draft. He's expected to be on the Nashville Predators' roster this season.
Players are making NHL rosters at a much younger age, partly because of salary cap reasons and mostly because players are more physically ready to play in the NHL. That means NHL teams face more pressure in making sure they draft well.
"The players are more prepared physically to play at a young age," Shero said. "These players are so good at a young age. They are prepared to step in. They do their off-ice training and they are very serious about that. They all seem to have personal trainers."
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma will drop the ceremonial first puck
When Johnson was asked what advice he would give his players, he answered: "Enjoy the moment. … I'm sure they are to be nervous and excited at the same time.


Today the province receives some 10,000 visitors each year, most of them foreigners keen to visit this former battleground.
Khe Sanh: Khe Sanh is located in Hướng Hoá District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, located 63 km west of Đông Hà. Khe Sanh Combat Base was a United States Marine Corps outpost in South Vietnam (MGRS 48QXD850418) used during the Vietnam War. The airstrip was built in September 1962. Fighting began there in late April of 1967 known as the "Hill Fights", which later expanded into the 1968 Battle of Khe Sanh. U.S. commanders hoped that the North Vietnamese Army would attempt to repeat their famous victory at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, and the battle ended as a failure for the North Vietnamese Army. The defense of Khe Sanh became one of the largest sieges of the war and commanded heavy international attention in the media one of several climactic phases of the Tet Offensive. On July 5, 1968, Khe Sanh was abandoned, the U.S. Army citing the vulnerability of the base to enemy artillery. However, the closure permitted the 3rd Marine Division to construct mobile firebase operations along the northern border area.
In 1971, Khe Sanh was reactivated by the US Army (Operation Dewey Canyon II) to support Operation Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos. It was abandoned again sometime in 1972. In March 1973, American officials in Saigon reported that North Vietnamese troops had rebuilt the old airstrip at Khe Sanh and were using it for courier flights into the south. As of 2009, Khe Sanh Combat Base is a museum where relics of the war are exhibited. Most of the former base is now overgrown by wilderness or coffee and banana plants.
Khe Sanh Combat Base can today be visited as part of the tours through the Demilitarized Zone starting daily in Huế. In a small museum on the area of the former combat base historical pictures and weapons are shown. Additionally, abandoned helicopters and restored bunkers are part of the area. A remaining rest of the airstrip is also visible.
Camp Carol: Camp Carroll was a United States Marine Corps artillery base during the Vietnam War. It was located 8 km southwest of the town of Cam Lo, Quang Tri province.
The camp was commissioned on November 10, 1966 and became home for the 3rd Marine Regiment. It was one of nine artillery bases constructed along the DMZ and had 80 artillery pieces including M107 175mm guns from the United States Army. From a tactical perspective, therefore, the 175mm self-propelled gun was the most important weapon at Camp Carroll. The 175mm guns put Camp Carroll on the map, particularly the tactical maps of the North Vietnamese forward observers. The most powerful American field artillery tube, the 175mm could fire a 150-pound projectile 32,690 meters and effectively return fire on any enemy gun that could hit it.
Camp Carroll diminished in significance after the 1968 Tet Offensive. The 3rd Marine Division began relying on highly mobile postures rather than remaining in their fixed positions as sitting targets. The Marine Corps began pulling out of Vietnam in 1969 as part of President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization Policy.
Pock pile: The Rockpile is known in Vietnamese as Thon Khe Tri, is a karst rock outcropping near the former DMZ of South Vietnam. It rises to an elevation of 240 m (790 ft) MSL, about 210 m (690 ft) above the surrounding terrain. Its relatively inaccessible location, reached only by helicopter, made it an important United States Army and Marine Corps observation post and artillery base from 1966 to 1968.
Hien Luong Bridge: The historic Hiền Lương Bridge over the Bến Hải River served as a border between North and South Việt Nam from 1954 to 1975 under the Geneva Agreement on Vietnam signed in 1954. The Bridge is now an national historical vestige. It has been reconstructed in period style along with a gateway, flagpole, Negotiation House and Demarcation Police Station on the northern bank and a watchtower on the southern bank.
Vinh Moc Tunnel: Vinh Moc (Vịnh Mốc) is a tunnel complex in Quang Tri, Vietnam. During the Vietnam War it was strategically located on the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The tunnels were built to shelter people from the intense bombing of Son Trung and Son Ha communes in Vinh Linh county of Quang Tri Province in the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
Vinh Linh district in Quang Tri has as many as more than 60 tunnels such as Tan My, Mu Giai, Tan Ly tunnels, among which Vinh Moc is the most solid and firm village tunnel, with 3 floors and round staircase, still remaining as in its past days.
Vinh Moc tunnel was constructed in several stages, beginning in 1966 and coming into use until 1971. The complex grew to consist of wells, kitchens, rooms for each family and clinics. Around 60 families lived in the tunnels; as many as 17 children were born inside the tunnels as well. Finally, the tunnels were a success and no villagers lost their lives thanks to them. The only direct hit was from a bomb that failed to explode, the resulting hole was utilized as a ventilation shaft.
Today, the tunnels are a tourist attraction. In comparision to the Cu Chi tunnels, walking through the Vinh-Moc-tunnels is a lot more comfortable, because they are situated in a less humid climate zone and the height of the tunnels allows even western tourists to stand upright.
The Phong Nha Nature Reserve is situated on the edge of the Phong Nha/Ke Bang Karst plateau in central Viet Nam. It is only part of the total plateau, which extends to and adjoins the Hin Namno karst of the Lao PDR. Phong Nha contains many large and spectacular caves. The karst landscape is an extremely complex and ancient one, with high geodiversity and some geomorphic features of considerable significance. It has an Earth crust development history from the Ordovician period (464 million years ago). This has produced three types of topography and geomorphology. One type is the non-karst landforms, which consist of low, round-top mountains with planation surfaces and abrasion-accumulation terraces along the valleys of the Son and Chay rivers and at the margins of the central limestone massif. The other major type is karst landforms, which are characterized by old tropical karst mainly from the Mezozoic era, but two-thirds of the site consists of karst from the Cenozoic. Extensive transitional landforms comprise an extremely complex intercalation of limestone massifs and terrigenous terrain with a diversity of rock types. The limestone occupies an area of about 200,000 ha, with a similar adjacent area in the Lao People's Democratic Republic and its highest point is 1,290 m above sea level.
The karst formation process has resulted in many features such as underground rivers, dry caves, terraced caves, suspended caves, dendritic caves and intersecting caves. The active river caves are divided into the nine caves of the Phong Nha system discharging to the Son River, and the eight caves of the Vom system discharging to the Chay River. The Phong Nha Cave is the most famous in the entire system, with a currently surveyed length of 44.5 km. Its entrance is the last part of an underground river that connects with the Son River and tour boats can penetrate inside to a distance of 1,500 m. Other extensive caves include the Vom cave at 15 km in length and the Hang Khe Rhy cave with a length of 18,902 m.
Some 92% of the park is covered by tropical forest, 92.2% of which is primary forest. By far the largest vegetation type is tropical dense moist evergreen forest on limestone. Although this was severely damaged by fire during the war, it is recovering rapidly and is now in a healthy state. It has a high level of faunal diversity and there are many vascular plants.
A total of 568 vertebrate species have been recorded in the site, comprising 113 mammals, 81 reptiles and amphibians, 302 birds and 72 fish. The fauna is typical of the limestone karst forests of the Annamite mountains. The high mammal species richness includes threatened species such as tiger, Asiatic black bear, Asian elephant, giant muntjac, Asian wild dog, gaus, and the newly discovered sao la. The site is particularly rich in primates, with 10 species and subspecies forming 45% of the total number of species in Viet Nam.
The Phong Nha-Ke Bang karst has evolved since the Palaeozoic era and so is the oldest major karst area in Asia. It has been subject to massive tectonic changes. The karst landscape of the park is extremely complex with high geodiversity and many geomorphic features of considerable significance.
The limestones of Phong Nha are interbedded with a number of other rocks. There is also strong evidence that sulphurous solution and hydrothermal action have played an important role in shaping the broad-scale landscape and the caves. The incorporation of the Ke Bang forest into the park has added another very important dimension.
This sector has many 'fossil' caves at a high level, which occur when the groundwater and rivers move to a lower level. Only a very few have been visited to date. It is one of the most important eco-regions of the Indo-Pacific. A large number of faunal and floral species occurs in the park, including some endemic to the site.
Phong Nha cave: Phong Nha Cave is a cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. It is 7729 meters long and contains 14 grottos, as well as a 13,969 meter underground river. While scientists have surveyed it to a depth of 44.5 kilometers, tourists are only allowed to explore the first 1500 meters. It is the second biggest cave in Vietnam. Before discovery and exploration of Thiên Đường (Paradise) Cave, Phong Nha Cave was considered the most beautiful cave in Vietnam.
Paradise cave: Thiên Đường Cave (Paradise Cave) is a cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, 60 km northwest of Đồng Hới city. Thiên Đường Cave is located on an elevation of 200 meters above the sea level, near the west branch of Ho Chi Minh Highway, in Son Trach Commune, Bo Trach District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. The cave was discovered by a local man in 2005 and 5 first km of this cave was explored by explorers from British Cave Research Association in 2005, the whole 31 km was explored and publicly announced by the British cave explorers. This cave is 31 km long, longer than Phong Nha Cave which had been considered the longest cave in this national park. The height can reach to 100 m and 150 wide. The limestone formation is also more spectacular than that of Phong Nha Cave. The British cave explorers was impressed by the beautiful and spectacular stalactites and stalagmites inside this cave and they named it Thiên Đường Cave (Paradise Cave).
Hue is not only famous for ancient imperial palaces, the city is also home of traditional crafts villages. These villages remain their production and manage to adapt to modern life in an attempt to preserve and develop these crafts.
About 15 kilometers from Hue City, Tam Giang Lagoon owns pristine beauty with the most beautiful moments as sunset when it turns purple and the skyline separating the water from the sky, with the whole lagoon's surface shaking in the breeze. It is definitely attraction any tourist is dying to catch.
It is 7km from Hue city centre, Thuy Bieu village is a ideal destination of nature and culture along the upstream bank of Perfume River. This is comfortable and enjoyable stay in Hue countryside that tourists cannot afford to miss when in Hue.


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"It's different with Hugo Boumous around' – Miranda
FC Goa is set to welcome three important players back in the squad.
FC Goa trainer Clifford Miranda expressed his pleasure in the return Hugo Boumous, Brandon Fernandes and Edu Bedia for the next leg of the 2019-20 Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final leg against Chennaiyin FC in the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Goa, on Saturday.
"It's always great to have a complete squad. We missed a few players (in the first leg). Their absence was felt not only concerning the score but as a group. We always like to have Hugo and everybody else around. It isn't just the goals that Hugo gives us, it is a different environment when he's about," Miranda said.
The trio was inaccessible for the first leg of this semi-final played in Chennai and the Gaurs suffered a 4-1 defeat. They've brought home an away goal and the prior FC Goa winger insisted that the tie will be determined only in the final whistle.
"We must win to overcome the shortage, but it doesn't mean we go all from moment one. It is 90 minutes and more and whatever soccer I know isn't decided in the first ten to 15 minutes. It will be until the final whistle and we'll take it minute-by-minute," he said.
"If you play a soccer game, you need to defend and attack but this specific game has a different dynamic, a dynamic where we must be very strong in defence and in the exact same time where we need to overcome the deficit to take us into the final. We need to be careful, we've got to powerful. Motivation isn't a factor, it's normal for us now."
"We will try everything we can to find the result in our favour. For me personally, the onus is on Chennai since they start as favourites with a 4-1 advantage. So it is Chennaiyin's game to lose."
"We will play freely and responsibly towards our lovers, our personality and the very integrity of the club. I can't ask anything more from the players as they've given everything throughout the entire year. They've been doing a wonderful job."
FC Goa has made it into the semi-finals for a record fifth time, finishing runners up two (2016 and 2018-19). Miranda concluded, "We've won the league and achieved one of our main targets but also one of our principal targets is to accomplish the final, which we're trying and it is in the procedure."
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by Sid Vandervinne, on April 10, 2019
As the number of mobile cybersecurity incidents continues to increase, it's clear many organisations are failing to protect their mobile assets, even though mobile devices are prone (and potentially more vulnerable) to many of the same attacks as other devices. In fact, mobile users are magnets for phishing attacks, malicious apps and rogue wireless hotspots.
This should come as no surprise to anyone. Yet, every week, another company has to notify its customers (or employees) that their data may have been compromised, and personal information may have been affected. These data breaches could have the potential to inflict serious harm on your customers and employees.
While you would think all business would have been hardening their mobile cybersecurity defences for years, it seems, many organisations, large and small, still have some way to go. Optimising mobile cybersecurity measures must be a priority for all businesses wanting to minimise the potential of becoming a victim of malicious attacks or to avoid common mistakes stemming from human error.
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Financial consequences of poor mobile cybersecurity
According to the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach per compromised record varies depending on the cause:
US$157 per record compromised due to a malicious attack
US$131 per record compromised due to a system glitch
US$128 per record compromised due to human error.
While this doesn't look too scary at first glance, when you multiply this out by 500, 1,000 or even 10,000 records, the immediate cost of a data breach quickly adds up to a significant sum. Plus, the reputational damage to your business can be long lasting.
Legal consequences of poor mobile cybersecurity
In addition, beyond the costs of detection, containment, and reporting, there can be significant legal ramifications.
Along with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, you may have to report such a breach to the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the Federal Police, the ATO and ASIC.
And while the OAIC has yet to slam major financial penalties on business suffering the consequences of a mobile cybersecurity breach, experts say, this is just a matter of time.
In previous posts, we've discussed global mega data breaches at Quora, Marriott International, and Equifax that have run into multi-million-dollar fines, and ongoing lawsuits.
It's also interesting to have a look at some cases closer to home. There's an ever-growing list of businesses – of all sizes, across many industries – that have notified the commissioner of serious data fails.
Here's a round-up of just some of the home-grown data breaches that have impacted thousands of people here in Australia.
Svitzer Australia
Among the first organisations to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner of a data breach, shipping company Svitzer Australia revealed the personal information of half of its employees was leaked outside the company.
Up to 60,000 emails from three accounts in finance, payroll and operations were secretly auto-forwarded to two external accounts between 27 May 2017 and 1 March 2018.
Impacting more than 400 employees at the shipping company, the emails contained information on employees including tax file numbers, next of kin details, and superannuation account information.
PageUp People
Melbourne-based PageUp People is a talent management and HR software business which provides sensitive HR technology services to some of the Australia's biggest organisations. This firm found out the hard way how to deal with a cyber security breach.
In June, the company was forced to alert clients, including Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Telstra, Coles, Target, Reserve Bank of Australia, Medibank, Aldi, Linfox, and Australia Post that their data may have been comprised following a malware infection the previous month. An unknown attacker used the compromise to access the personal details of job applicants as well as the usernames and passwords of PageUp employees.
While I'm not aware of how many client records were compromised, many clients temporarily closed their PageUp-supported careers pages. Others switched providers altogether.
This breach serves as a reminder to all businesses of the enormous ripple-on effects security failures at a software-as-a-service provider could have on its clients.
In November, Australian shipbuilder Austal, which builds patrol vessels and frigates for the Australian Navy, reported it had been the subject of a cyber security breach and extortion attempt. In this case, its Australian data management system had been targeted by an "unknown offender", accessing staff email addresses and mobile phone numbers. The hackers also accessed drawings and designs of its ships.
The offender then tried to sell some of the stolen data online and engage in extortion. This breach triggered an investigation by the Australian Cyber Security Centre which is ongoing.
Aviation ID Australia
NSW-based Aviation ID Australia issues Aviation Security Identity Cards (ASICs) which help prevent unauthorised people from accessing restricted airport zones, was itself hacked in July.
The company sent out an email to people applying for, or renewing, ASICs advising that a section of the company's website has been intentionally accessed by an unauthorised entity.
In this case, which became the subject of an Australian Federal Police investigation, the type of personal information that may have been breached includes name, street address, birth certificate number, drivers licence number, Medicare card number and ASIC number.
Federal Group
In Tasmania, a luxury hotel and casino group had to notify guests that their personal information may have been accessed by a third party. Federal Group – who operates the Saffire Freycinet and the Henry Jones Art Hotel – urged guests to delete emails from the company without opening them after hackers compromised a third-party email distribution service sending spam emails to customers. Affected data sets included names, email and physical addresses, and telephone numbers.
In December, News Corp Australia found itself in the full glare of the media spotlight after a staff member inadvertently sent a confidential email to 157 employees.
That email shared details of redundancy payouts and salaries relating to some of the firm's senior staff. While the breach was put down to human error, this case highlights the enormous damage that can be done without rigorous security protocols for handling sensitive data.
Time to ramp up mobile cybersecurity practices
As a matter of urgency, all businesses must get serious about incorporating mobile cybersecurity practices into their operations. Whether you're the CEO, CIO, or COO, it's important to understand where your businesses vulnerabilities lie and how you can protect your company, your customer data and your employees.
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New mini-doc gives behind-the-scenes look at AHS Drama Club's Mamma Mia! production
Abington High School Drama Club's spring production of Mamma Mia! was canceled hours before the show was scheduled to open on March 12. The weeks of hard work and effort that went into rehearsals, choreography, and technical design became an early victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to disrupt everyday life in the town four months later.
However, a new short documentary by Emily Christian, a member of the Class of 2020 and part of the Mamma Mia! cast, provides a behind-the-scenes look into the production and a glimpse at what patrons would have seen had curtains been able to open. The 13-minute video features footage from rehearsals, shows sets being built and painted, and features interviews with director Steve Shannon and members of the cast and crew.
"Everyone was pretty upset when they found out," Christian said about the Opening Night cancellation.
Christian, who was an intern with Abington Community Access & Media this past spring, had been recording rehearsals with the goal of putting together a post-production video. The project took on special importance after the show — and the in-person school year – came to a sudden end.
"I'm still glad I could make the video to show some of the heartfelt moments," said Christian, who will be studying film at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. "I think it did bring closure."
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Coventry City captain Michael Doyle has all the motivation he needs ahead of Friday night's huge play-off semi-final second leg at Meadow Lane.
The 36-year-old Sky Blues midfielder will simply remind himself of the way Notts County came off the pitch at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday night, having seen their narrow one goal lead cancelled out by a late Marc McNulty spot kick.
"We will keep battling and be ready for the big game come Friday, put that one to bed and make sure we get the win and get ourselves to Wembley because I think they came off thinking they were there," said the veteran of four play-off campaigns.
Doyle has been one of City's players of the season but feels he wasn't at his best in the first leg.
"I am a little bit disappointed with myself personally," he said, "but it was tough; tough in the first half.
"It hadn't rained in weeks and we got it all at once. The pitch was the best it's been all season but then it was a bit water-logged.
"But I thought we played really well in the first half and created some great chances when we played through the lines.
"But the second half was hard. They came at us, they battled and they're a fairly physical side and they got that goal and we kind of went out of the game a little bit, got a bit deep and tired.
"But we got ourselves a penalty and got ourselves back in the game.
"We showed great spirit because we battled hard and I thought the crowd were fantastic when their goal went in, and it was just what we needed because they got right behind us and picked us up.
Doyle admits the second, decisive leg at Meadow Lane will be just as testing and he knows City will need to show more quality overall to get the edge over their rivals.
"I think we'll need to do the same again when we go down there, have to battle hard but I think we need to show a bit more quality on the ball," he admitted.
County's style is also something City will have to combat, added the experienced midfielder, saying: "They are an experienced side and they work hard for each other and are clever the way they play for the free-kicks and things, which is quite frustrating.
"That's the way they want to play off free-kicks and launching it into the box.
"But we have got to deal with that. It's something we were aware of before the game but it was still frustrating.
Doyle knows that the fans will once again play a huge part on the night.
"It was brilliant to get that goal because it gave us a great lift and it was a nice reward with the big crowd we had as well," he said.
"They stuck with us, and that's the main thing, because when they stick with you they drive you on.
Asked about the 4,475-strong following at Meadow Lane, he said: "We've had that all season. We went there a few weeks ago with four and half thousand and it's the same again – great backing!
"I just hope we can show a bit more quality and hopefully take some of those chances. We had great chances in the first half when unfortunately Marc (McNulty) has hit the post and Tom (Bayliss) has hit one across the face of goal.
"These are the fine margins I suppose, whereas they only had one chance and they scored, which was the little bit of difference.
He added: "I expect more of the same from them.
"They will get the ball forward as quick as possible and try to get it in the box and play off free-kicks and make it as difficult as possible and try to hem us in.


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Salvator v. 55 Residents Corp.
The court's ruling as to trespass is instructive. The court declined to adhere to form over substance. The decision's implication is that had the corporation served the plaintiff in accordance with the proprietary lease – by registered mail to the apartment – the plaintiff never would have known that the corporation's agent was going to enter the apartment, since he did not live there. Also instructive is the court's ruling on breach of fiduciary duty. By making the claim only against the board, the plaintiff was able to avoid having the claim dismissed. As to infliction of emotional distress, there was nothing to indicate that the corporation's conduct was "outrageous." Now that the court has sorted out what appear to be the final pleading issues, it is anticipated that the case will go to trial – more than five years after it was commenced.
First published: Dec 2013
Goldstone v. Gracie Terrace Apartment Corporation
This case raises interesting issues in that it specifically acknowledges that the co-op will be in breach of the proprietary lease by reducing the size of the apartment and requiring the reconfiguration of rooms. Notwithstanding, the court would not issue a preliminary injunction because this de minimis "taking" could be compensated by money damages and because the equities were such that the co-op's concerns far outweighed those of the plaintiff. Notably, the court acknowledged the co-op's obligations to all shareholders such that demolition and reconstruction of portions of the building – if other solutions were available – were not required. Given the particular (although not unique) facts of this case – that the space was being taken in connection with a repair to the plaintiff's apartment, where the only other alternative was prohibitively expensive – we do not know how or if this decision will affect other situations where a co-op may wish to "take" a portion of living space from an apartment. Initially, the decision comes to us in the posture of a preliminary injunction, so that there is very limited precedential value. Regardless, we can envision situations where a co-op might want to enlarge a common area hallway (particularly in older buildings) to make it wheelchair accessible by reducing the size of someone's closet or foyer. Will it be permitted (required?) to do so based on the holding here? Unlikely as such an outcome may be, it is certainly something that should be considered by boards and their counsel.
Shapiro v. 350 E. 78th Street Tenants Corp.
In this situation, the co-op apparently attempted to solve its problem of a leaking and deteriorating roof by prohibiting the shareholder from using the area. The court stated that such a position violated the proprietary lease, which clearly gave the shareholder exclusive use of the area. In sum, the court found that – where a shareholder has use of an area of the building that the co-op has an obligation to maintain – the co-op must take steps to make sure that the area is available for its intended use. As the court noted, the plaintiffs paid for the right to use the area when they purchased, and paid for that right in their monthly maintenance charges. The question of what can be placed on the terrace was subject to the co-op's standard alteration procedures, and the shareholders could not simply install what they wanted on the roof. As is typical, the co-op had the right to have its board and professional advisers review and approve any proposed plan to make sure, among other things, that the building envelope would not be damaged by any installation. We found the motion court's reliance on the offering plan interesting. An offering plan is typically a "contract" between a sponsor/developer who converts the building to cooperative ownership and the shareholder who purchases from the sponsor. The plan may, in certain circumstances, be used for the purpose of clarifying an issue if it is ambiguous in the proprietary lease. We do not know why details of the offering plan were reviewed by the court in this case, although we suspect it was raised by one of the parties.
First published: Sep 2010
Baker v. Bay Terrace Co-op Section XII
As we have previously discussed, specific contract language is important and must be reviewed when determining the rights of a co-op and its shareholders. The occupancy agreement required the co-op to maintain the premises in good repair, except under certain circumstances. Those exceptions did not include the situation here – where the co-op required access in order to perform exploratory work to locate a building wide leak. The court did not directly address that portion of the memo attached to the co-op's rules and regulations which stated that painting was decorative and the responsibility of the shareholder. Because the court awarded Baker the full $850 he spent to paint and wallpaper, it is implicit that the co-op was responsible for the cost of restoring what Baker had in place prior to the exploratory work. This is an important consideration where a shareholder installs expensive finishings. Accordingly, we recommend that boards review all their governing documents concerning responsibility for repairs and decorations if repairs need to be made through no fault of the apartment owner. If it is the building's responsibility, it is important that the board understands the cost of restoring the decorations.
First published: Mar 2010
Katz v. Board of Mgrs, One Union Square E. Condominium
The court recognized the long-standing principle that a condominium board cannot be liable for breach of the warranty of habitability or constructive eviction because both require the existence of a landlord-tenant relationship, which is not present between a condominium and its unit-owners. The court also interpreted the bylaws, and the board's actions thereunder, in the context of the Business Judgment Rule. The court explained the well-settled law that the bylaws form a contract between the condominium board and its unit-owners and determined that, because the board acted within its business judgment when carrying out its contractual obligations, it could not be liable for breach of the bylaws. Finally, the court considered a cause of action for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which asserted that the board did not act fairly or in good faith when performing its obligations under the bylaws. Such a requirement – to act fairly and in good faith – is an implicit requirement in every contract. Although claims under this cause of action have been asserted for years in general contract matters, we are seeing them asserted more frequently in cases involving cooperatives and condominiums. As this court explained, however, once a determination has been made that the board acted in good faith so as to defeat a breach of the Business Judgment Rule, it is highly unlikely that a board will be found to have breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Loss v. 407-413 Owners Corp.
This case illustrates the due diligence purchasers should perform if they buy a cooperative or condominium apartment. When buying, it is important to learn whether a prior owner performed work in the unit, whether the work was authorized by the cooperative, and who is responsible if the work requires repair or causes damage to your apartment or any other part of the building.Although not specifically discussed in this case, it appears as if this cooperative's proprietary lease would require the tenant-shareholder to be responsible for repairs and any damage caused in the event the leaks were emanating from alterations performed by a prior owner. In addition, this case explains that a cooperative's diligent efforts to locate the source of leaks, and to make repairs as directed by proper professionals, may create an issue of fact as to whether there is a viable claim for breach of the warranty of habitability, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and other claims. As a practical matter, we propose that, in most situations, if there are leaks into an apartment, a cooperative immediately attempt to address those leaks and leave the issue of who is responsible for paying costs associated with the work until after the repairs have been completed.
First published: Oct 2007
Joan Messner v. 112 East 83rd Tenants Corp.
This situation happens fairly frequently in Manhattan. An apartment is purchased with an existing greenhouse, which was not part of the original building construction. Somehow the purchaser fails to learn for some time, at least until there are leaks, that this structure is one for which the co-op has no responsibility to repair. Then, a dispute with the co-op ensues over the repair responsibility. In most cases, as here, the co-op will prevail, but there are extenuating circumstances in some cases. The best solution would be for the co-op to explain the repair responsibility to the purchaser at closing, making sure to obtain an acknowledgement at that time from the purchaser that the co-op has no such repair responsibility.
First published: Apr 2004
Robert Fleisig v. 75 East End Owners Inc.
This is one of a long line of co-op cases establishing the principle that where there are building repairs to be done by the co-op, the co-op determines the scope of such repairs, including the nature and extent, even if an affected shareholder prefers a different methodology or aesthetic.
157 East 57th Street LLC v. Birrenbach
Although this case did not actually involve either a cooperative or condominium building, it might have and the issues would not be different. This case deals with one of the newest and hottest topics in real estate management. Mold, although arguably a less serious a hazard to most people than asbestos or lead paint, is the latest environmental hazard to receive considerable attention. Moreover, for people with severe allergies or asthma it can be a serious, even life- threatening matter. While mold has existed for centuries, there is a new awareness that water conditions in a residential building must be remediated promptly after occurrence so as to eliminate and prevent the development of mold. This requires well-managed co-op and condo buildings to establish operations and maintenance programs to deal with water conditions before they become mold problems.
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Now, the root / is registered with the handler func. In the first request (GET), I create a form and send it to the user. If the user submits this form, I handle it under the "POST" method. Now, I create a different form in the post method handler, and now I want a way to do some operations based on what the user typed in this form2, when [s]he submits form2.
What is the standard way with go to handle the form2 form submission ? I have done some asp programming earlier and we use form action to submit to a different asp file. How can I do some actions based on parsing the form2 submission request ?

A: If I'm understanding you correctly, you want a way of routing the same URL to different handlers based on the request method rather than just the path? If that's the case...
For comparison, using Python + Django, the way you're doing this is pretty standard:
def my_django_view(request):
    if request.method == "POST":
        try_to_process_posted_data()
    elif request.method == "GET":
        show_a_form_to_user()

If you are trying to do fancier things like URL routing based on path and request method (GET, POST, DELETE, ...), then you might be interested in something like Gorilla.mux
It provides some friendly URL routing methods:
func main() {
    router := mux.NewRouter()
    router.HandleFunc("/", YourGETHandlerFunc).Methods("GET")
    router.HandleFunc("/", YourPOSTHandlerFunc).Methods("POST")
    http.Handle("/", router)
}

If you're looking for more resources for web development...

*

*Mango: http://paulbellamy.com/2011/05/introducing-mango/

*Web.go: http://www.getwebgo.com/tutorial

*Twister: https://github.com/garyburd/twister/blob/master/examples/hello/main.go

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Q: Парсинг блоков при помощи BS4 и requests нужно спарсить блоки BTC, ETH, USDT, ,USC
Вот сайт: https://nominex.io/ru/markets/
Как парсить информацию с таблицы я знаю, но я не знаю, как спарсить инфу с других блоков типа ETH.
Возможно ли без selenium это сделать?


One of the keys to the GW women's basketball team's 66-51 victory over La Salle Thursday was its strong defensive play, led by junior forward Mandisa Turner's record eight blocks.
Turner's blocks were the most ever by a Colonial woman in an A-10 Tournament game and the second most by a player in an A-10 Tournament game. She leads the team and the conference with a total of 40 blocks this season.
GW held La Salle to 17 points in the first half, the Explorers' season low for points scored in a half.
"The last six or seven minutes I thought we really locked them up on defense, they didn't get many open shots," GW head coach Joe McKeown said.
The first half ended with 11 unanswered points by the Colonial women. La Salle finished shooting 21.9 percent from the field in the first half and 29 percent for the game.
"Our defensive effort was pretty solid for most of the game," McKeown said.
The Colonial women displayed their signature defensive play, forcing shot clock violations, turnovers and bad shots.
GW's defense is bolstered by A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Chasity Myers, the first Colonial woman ever to capture that award. She usually is assigned the task of guarding the opposing team's best player.
Myers, who came away with one steal against the Explorers, played just 24 minutes in the game and does not practice because of continuing problems with sore knees and ankles.
The entire team collected a total of eight steals. Guards Marlo Egleston and Elisa Aguilar came away with three apiece.
Khadija Deas, who had two blocks against La Salle, went into the game fourth in the conference in blocks, averaging 0.95 per game.
GW leads the conference in the number of blocks per game and also in defensive field goal percentage and turnover margin.


Lisa and Alex's wedding was one we will never forget. A ceremony lined with linen benches, framed by handmade baskets overflowing with herbs. The Indian Ocean in the backdrop as guests dined at understated feasting tables overflowing with peonies and organdy. And, a band that played, all. night. long. We loved everything about this little celebration. Check out the images from Steve Steinhardt of this lovely affair at the Khayangan Estate.


Resumen : Rare earth elements (REE from La to Lu), Al and Fe were analysed in 35 surface sediment samples from the Marabasco River-Estuary system, located in the active tectonic zone of Cocos Plate near the active Colima Volcano. The Peña Colorada iron mine is found in the Marabasco watershed and the river sediments are enriched by iron oxy-hydroxides. The average REE content is 86.9 ± 26.8 mg·kg- 1 and 95.5 ± 50.3 mg·kg- 1 for river and estuarine sediments respectively, which is low in comparison to other tropical coastal systems. The REE light/heavy content ratios (L/H) of Marabasco sediments are also low with averages of 5.2 ± 0.8 (river) and 5.7 ± 0.9 (estuary) due to the minor presence of LREE. The REE signature of the sediment by normalisation with chondrite indicated a slight negative anomaly of Europium and the absence of a Cerium anomaly. REE concentrations in the Marabasco sediments show a strong correlation with Al and Fe, with LREE having a greater affinity for Fe and HREE for Al. This antagonism is REE-ordered by their atomic number sequence in the river sediment case. This has not been previously observed in the environment and the presence of magnetite and the iron oxy-hydroxide enrichment may enhance it. This did not occur in the estuary of the Marabasco mine region where Al and Fe are both well correlated.


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The use of the ARDL approach in estimating virtual exchange rates in India
Subrata Ghatak
Jalal Siddiki
Jalal Uddin Siddiki
This paper applies the autoregressive distributed lag approach to cointegration analysis in estimating the 'virtual exchange rate' (VER) in India. The VER would have prevailed if the unconstrained import demand were equal to the constraint imposed due to foreign exchange rationing and the VER is used to approximate the 'price' of rationed foreign exchange reserves. We highlight the shortcomings of the existing literature in approximating equilibrium exchange rates in a less developed country such as India and propose the VER approach for equilibrium rates, which uses information from an estimated structural model. In this relationship, black market real exchange rate (E U ) is a dependent variable and real official exchange rates (E O ), the ratio of the foreign (r*) to the domestic (r) interest rate (I), and official forex reserves (Q) are explanatory variables. In our estimation, the VERs are higher than E O by about 10% in the short-run and 16% in the long-run.
Subrata Ghatak & Jalal Siddiki, 2001. "The use of the ARDL approach in estimating virtual exchange rates in India," Journal of Applied Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(5), pages 573-583.
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G8 Response: No Match For Problem, Bono
The scale of the response by the world's most powerful leaders to the crisis in Africa does not match the scale of the problem, says Bono, talking to Peter Mansbridge of CBC TV's The National.
Watch the whole interview on video here www.cbc.ca
Read highlights of the interview below:
CBC'S PETER MANSBRIDGE: Bono, earlier this year you had hoped that this Kananaskis G-8 could produce the Marshall plan for Africa. You've seen the final communiqué now, is that what you're looking at?
BONO: No. No, I'm not looking at that at all. There are a lot of people's hopes and not dreams but real work dashed here as far as I'm concerned. It was an inspired thing, I think, of Prime Minister Chrétien to have the African leadership present. It was inspired to have as a centerpiece at this year's G-8, but really, what I'm looking at is a lot of rhetoric, a lot of the old numbers just kind of fiddled with.
There is, I mean maybe I'm being disingenuous. I'm feeling disappointed. There is some progress here. There are some smart things on the debt they've done, looking at debt sustainability in this. There's a little bit more money going around, but no, none of the vision we were hoping for. Basically, the scale of the response does not match the scale of the problem.
MANSBRIDGE: Well, what do you think happened here? Where did it break down?
BONO: Well, I don't think Mugabe's efforts helped in Zimbabwe. I mean when you have a crackpot like that, it just reinforces what a lot of people think about Africa, that it's a hopeless case.
But it's not a hopeless case. There is new leadership. There are some great people like Obasanjo, who are there in Kananaskis. There's Thabo Mbeki, even though he's been slow to turn on the AIDS problem, he's a very brilliant man. There is a great new African leadership and they deserved, in my opinion, a new and historic approach to this problem. And you know, it's all our problem.
That's the thing. People say, 'Well why should we care? It's a long way. It's Africa.' And there is some sort of I guess inherent racism in the fact that we can let this problem go on and on and on. But I think also, being fairer, it's more just to do with the fact that people think it's a hopeless case. Well it's not.
MANSBRIDGE: Well, who's not getting it then? You've met with many of these leaders. You've had access, unprecedented really for somebody who's been as concerned about an issue as you have. Who's not getting it?
BONO: You know, they're not bad guys. They're just busy guys. It's just bureaucracy. It's just, it's heart breaking really. I know how much Tony Blair has put into this and Gordon Brown has put into this. I've been on a tour of Africa with the secretary of the treasury of the United States. I'd like to tell you these people are the devil. Well they're not. They're people who want to put this right.
The problem is, when it comes down to it, people are dying for the stupidest of reasons. Money. I mean since last year's Genoa, the G-8 in Genoa, 2.3 million Africans have died of AIDS. I mean there are drugs available. We have interventions that are great advertisements for our ingenuity and innovation in the wealthier countries. They're not getting to the people. They'll always say, 'Oh, the delivery systems aren't in place. It's too difficult'  that classic line. Africans don't have wristwatches so they can't take these medications. I've been in Africa. I've been in clinics in South Africa where the nurses and the doctors are saying to us, 'We could do 200 per cent more than we're doing now, if we had the money.' Others saying, 'We could do a thousand per cent more if we (had) the money.' But these are the old excuses and it comes down to money.
MANSBRIDGE: I've got to tell you, you not only sound disappointed, you look disappointed. But one assumes you're not going to give up as a result of this. What happens now?
BONO: No, I think I wanted for especially in Canada, Prime Minister Chrétien said to us a year ago, 'I'm going to give you your voice and I'm going to give you your chance' meaning the movement. And it's a worldwide movement that wants to put the relationship between the developed and the developing countries right. I mean it's a relationship that's been wrong for so long. This is the time and stop.
The message we are trying to get to the politicians is don't move in baby steps. Make a giant leap here. We'll give you the applause. This money that we're asking for, I think they're talking about $6 billion a year en masse if the Americans agree, and that's still I think $24 billion less than what the UN are saying is necessary to deal with AIDS and hunger and starvation in that continent. But $24 billion, it sounds like a lot of money, but when you think of the cost of, for instance, the war in Afghanistan and you realize what happens, it's cheaper to prevent the fires than to put them out. There are another ten Afghanistans potentially in Africa. I just thought they'd have the imagination to make a giant, giant leap here.
MANSBRIDGE: But do you still think that something can happen? You're not going to give up. People who agree with you are not going to give up.
BONO: No, no, we're not going to give up. We're not going to give up. And guess what? It's such a strange panoply of characters here. You have the churches. You have student activists. We're people who don't normally all hang out together. And people are waking up to what George Bush himself described as a genocide, referring to AIDS, and I see us as complicit by our inaction in that genocide. And it's bewildering to me that we're not treating this as an emergency.
I think the penny is slowly dropping. I think people are getting out on the streets. People criticize the anti-globalization people. They feel that they haven't figured out an agenda. There are some nut cases, I agree, out on the streets, but a lot of these people are responding at a gut level to what they see as the ever-widening gap between the richer countries and the poorer countries. In history, within our own borders, we know that when that happens, revolt is around the corner.
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Rep. Kevin Cramer Introduces Bill To Prohibit Future Clintonesque Email Server Shenanigans
October 13, 2015 Rob Port
With the Democrat presidential candidates set to debate tonight, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email shenanigans certain to be a topic, North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer has introduced legislation aimed at prohibiting the use of private email servers by cabinet level officials in the future.
Cramer's arguments for the legislation are motivated by both security and transparency concerns.
"Our nation's electronic communications and records are under constant cyber-attack by terrorist organizations and more frequently by foreign governments," Cramer says in a press release today. "This legislation ensures no Department Secretary may use a private server for emails and storage of electronic data. It is in the interest of national security to ensure our nation's secrets and communications between our top leaders receive the highest level of protection."
[mks_pullquote align="right" width="300″ size="24″ bg_color="#ffffff" txt_color="#000000″]…the consequences for violating this law would be stiff. There would be fines, the possibility of up to three years in prison, and violators would lose their office and would be disqualified from holding any future office in the United States.[/mks_pullquote]
"The use of private email servers may inhibit the preservation of all records and electronic communications which may be needed for Congressional, civil or criminal investigations," Cramer continues. "The SERVER Act will help ensure all records and communications are maintained and stored in compliance with federal law."
The "SERVER" part stands for Securing Every Relevant and Vital Electronic Record. No word on if Congress uses a special server to create clever acronyms for their bills.
Anyway, the consequences for violating this law would be stiff. There would be fines, the possibility of up to three years in prison, and violators would lose their office and would be disqualified from holding any future office in the United States.
So, you know, ouch.
In 2014 Congress passed, and President Obama signed into law, the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014. That law requires that federal officials send any official business email communications they receive with private accounts to their official accounts by copying the official account on the email or forwarding the emails there within 20 days. But that legislation apparently doesn't prohibit the use of a private email server, which is what Cramer's bill does.
Really, though, you'd think it'd be simpler to just make it law that official business be done through official email accounts managed on official servers. Period.
Anyway, I wonder if Cramer's North Dakota colleague Senator Heidi Heitkamp, who is a supporter of Clinton's for President, will sign on to support this legislation in the Senate?
You can read the text of the legislation below.
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