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The test substancewas tested in two reverse mutation (Ames) assays; in the first, it was negative and in the second, it was positive only in S. typhimurium strain TA1535 in the presence of metabolic activation (no mutagenicity was observed in the otherS. typhimurium strains (TA1537, TA100 or TA98) or the Escherichia coli WP2uvrA with or without metabolic activation). Furthermore, the substance was negative in an in vitro gene mutation assay in mammalian cells and an in vivo mouse micronucleus test.
From 14 Nov, 1984 to 21 Dec, 1984
comparable to guideline study
S. typhimurium: Histidine gene
other: Salmonella typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538, TA 98 and TA 100
S9-mix (Aroclor-1254 induced rat liver S9-mix). This contained 0.10 µL of S9 supernatent (40.7 mg protein/mL) per 1 mL of S-9 mix.
Preliminary test: 50, 166, 500, 1666 and 5000 µg/plate (for 2 strains TA 1538 and TA 100) without metabolic activation
Plate incorporation assay: 50, 166, 500, 1666 and 5000 µg/plate (for tester strains) with and without metabolic activation
- Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: DMSO (spectrophotometric grade)
- Lot no.: 744197
- Supplier: Mallinckrodt Inc, Paris, Kentucky, 40361
- Justification for choice of solvent/vehicle: Test substance was soluble in DMSO
other: sodium azide (10 µg/plate for TA 1535)
Without metabolic activation
other: 9-aminoacridine (150 µg/plate for TA1537)
TA 98 and TA 1538
other: 2-nitrofluorene (5 µg/plate for TA 98)
other: Sodium azide (10 µg/plate TA100)
TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538, TA 98 and TA 100
other: 2-aminoanthracene (5 µg/plate) for all tester strains
With metabolic activation
METHOD OF APPLICATION: in medium; in agar
- Doses of the test substance were tested in triplicate in each strain. Two independent experiments were conducted (preliminary and plate incorporation tests).
COLONY COUNTING: The revertant colonies counting were counted on an electronic colony counter interfaced with an Apple computer for data acquisition
- Method: Reduction of the bacterial background lawn, increase in the size of the microcolonies and reduction of the revertant colonies.
In most tests with the Salmonella/Microsome Assay, results are either clearly positive or clearly negative.
A positive result is defined as a reproducible, dose-related increase in the number of histidine-independent colonies. This dose-response relationship occasionally necessitates slight modification of the original doses in a repeat assay.
- If the solvent control is within the 95% confidence limits of the historical mean for control values and the test chemical produces the highest increase equal to or greater than three times the solvent control value, the test chemical is considered positive.
- A negative result is defined as the absence of a reproducible increase in the number of histidine-independent colonies.
other: S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538, TA 98 and TA 100
All solvent and positive controls used in the evaluation of the test substance were within the acceptable limits of mean historical data.
Refer to attached document under 'Attached background material' for details on results.
Under the test conditions, di-TMPTTA was not mutagenic in Salmonella typhimurium strains TA1535, TA1537, TA1538, TA98 and TA100, with and without metabolic activation.
A study was conducted to determine the mutagenic potential of di-TMPTTA according to a method equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 471. In a preliminary study, the substance was tested up to concentrations of 5,000 µg/plate in Salmonella typhimuriurns trains TA1538 and TA100. No inhibition of bacterial lawn grown was observed at any dose. Based on these results, the substance was tested in strains TA1535, TA1537, TA1538, TA98 and TA100 both with and without metabolic activation with S9 mix at 50, 166, 500, 1,666 and 5,000 µg/plate. No mutagenicity was observed at any dose level. The test substance was therefore not considered to be mutagenic with and without metabolic activation under the conditions of this assay (Godek 1985).
in vitro gene mutation study in mammalian cells
From7 January , 2014 to 31 March , 2014
OECD Guideline 476 (In Vitro Mammalian Cell Gene Mutation Test)
EU Method B.17 (Mutagenicity - In Vitro Mammalian Cell Gene Mutation Test)
in vitro mammalian cell gene mutation test using the Hprt and xprt genes
hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) locus of the V79 cell line.
Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts (V79)
HPRT catalyzes the conversion of the nontoxic 6-TG (6-thioguanine) to its toxic ribophosphorylated derivative. Therefore, cells deficient in HPRT due to a forward mutation are resistant to 6-TG. These cells are able to proliferate in the presence of 6-TG whereas the non-mutated cells die.
S9 preparation form liver of male rats treated with three daily doses of a mixture of phenobarbitone and beta-naphthoflavone.
Preliminary cytotoxicity test: 18.2; 36.41; 72.81; 145.63; 291.25; 582.5; 1,165; 2,330 and 4,660 µg/mL
Mutagenicity test - Experiment 14 h without S9: 0*; 0.25*; 0.5*; 1*; 1.5*; 2*; 2.5‡; 3; 4; 6; EMS 500* and 750* µg/mL 4 h with S9 (2%): 0*; 4*; 8*; 16*; 24*; 30*; 36*; 48; DMBA 1.0* and 2.0* µg/mL (* = dose levels plated out for mutant frequencyMutagenicity Test - Experiment 224 h without S9: 0*; 0.5*; 1*; 2*; 3*; 4*; 5; 6; 8; EMS 250* and 500* µg/mL 4 h with S9 (2%): 0*; 4*; 8*; 16*; 24*; 30*; 32*; 36*; 40*; DMBA 1.0* and 2.0* µg/mL
Dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO)
Solvent treatment groups
True negative controls:
ethylmethanesulphonate
500 µg/mL and 750 µg/mL as the positive control in the 4 h cultures without S9 and at 250 and 500 µg/mL for the 24 h cultures without S9.
9,10-dimethylbenzanthracene
1.0 and 2.0 µg/mL as the positive control in cultures with S9.
Test Substance PreparationThe test substance was accurately weighed and dissolved in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and appropriate dilutions made. The molecular weight of the test substance was 466 and therefore the maximum recommended dose was the 10 mM concentration of 4660 µg/mL. The purity of the test substance was greater than 99% and therefore no purity correction was required. The test substance was formulated and dosed under safety light throughout the study. There was no significant change in pH when the test substance was dosed into media and the osmolality did not increase by more than 50 mOsm at the dose levels investigated.
The test substance was considered to be mutagenic if there was a reproducible dose-related increase in the mutation frequency where at least a threefold increase in the mutant frequency over the vehicle control value was observed. Such evaluation may be considered also in the case that a threefold increase of the mutant frequency was not observed.
A test substance producing neither a dose-related increase of the mutant frequency nor a reproducible positive response at any of the test points was considered to be non-mutagenic in this system.
A single dose level that meets the minimum criterion for a positive response within a range of assayed concentrations was not sufficient to evaluate the test substance as a mutagen.
mammalian cell line, other: V79 cells
non-mutagenic
Preliminary cytotoxicity test
A dose range of 18.2; 36.41; 72.81; 145.63; 291.25; 582.5; 1,165; 2,330 and 4,660 µg/mL was used initially in the preliminary cytotoxicity test. The maximum dose tested was the maximum recommended dose level, the 10mM concentration. However, due to excessive toxicity, with no surviving dose levels in the 4h exposure in the absence of S9 and in the 24h exposure group, these exposures were repeated with a dose range of 0.125; 0.25; 0.5; 1; 2; 4; 8; 16 and 24 µg/mL.
A greasy/oily precipitate of the test substance was observed at the end of exposure at and above 2330 µg/mL in the 4 h exposure group in the presence of S9. In the 24 h exposure group cloudy precipitate was observed at 4 µg/mL at the end of the exposure period. No precipitate was observed at the end of the exposure period in the 4 h exposure group without S9. The cultures at and above 8 µg/mL were discarded in the 4h exposure group and in the 24 h exposure group as there were no viable cells remaining at the end of the exposure period. In the 4 h exposure group in the presence of S9, the dose levels at and above 145.63 µg/mL were not plated due to toxicity and no viable cells remaining at the end of the exposure period.
The results of the individual flask counts and their analysis are presented in Table 1. It can be seen that the test substance was markedly toxic and there was a dose related reduction in the plating efficiency (PE) demonstrated in all three exposure groups.
The maximum dose level selected for the main experiments was limited by toxicity and was 6 µg/mL and 48 µg/mL for the 4 h exposure groups of Experiment 1 in the absence and presence of S9 respectively. In Experiment 2, the maximum dose selected for the 24 h exposure group was 8 µg/mL and for the 4 h exposure group in the presence of S9 was 40 µg/mL.
Mutagenicity Test - Experiment 1
No precipitate of the test substance was seen at the end of the exposure period in either the absence or presence of S9.
The Day 0 and Day 7 plating efficiencies for the without and with metabolic activation exposure groups are presented in Table 2 and Table 3. There was a marked reduction in plating efficiency demonstrated at Day 0 in both the presence and absence of S9. The 4 h exposure group in the absence of S9 demonstrated a dose related reduction in plating efficiency with decreases of 63% and 80% at 1.5 µg/mL and 2 µg/mL respectively. The dose level of 2.5 µg/mL achieved a 98% reduction in plating efficiency and although this dose level was plated, the data has been excluded as it was considered to be too toxic and beyond the acceptable minimum. In the presence of S9 a dose related reduction in plating efficiency at Day 0 was observed, with reductions of 46% and 66% at 24 µg/mL and 30 µg/mL respectively. The dose level of 36 µg/mL achieved a reduction in plating efficiency of 93% which although greater than the ideal maximum, was plated because it provided an intermediate dose level in the toxicity curve. The dose level of 48 µg/mL had no surviving cells remaining at the end of the exposure period and was discarded prior to plating. There was no marked reduction in the plating efficiencies at Day 7 in either the absence or presence of S9.
The mutant frequency counts and mean mutant frequency per survivor values are presented in Table 2 and Table 3. There were no dose related increases in mutant frequency per survivor or any dose level which gave a threefold increase in the mutant frequency in either the absence or presence of S9.
It can be seen that the vehicle control values were all considered to be within an acceptable range, and that the positive controls all gave marked increases in mutant frequency, indicating the test and the metabolic activation system were operating as expected.
No precipitate of the test substance was seen at the end of the exposure period in either the 24 h exposure group in the absence of S9 or in the 4 h exposure group in the presence of S9.
The Day 0 and Day 7 cloning efficiencies for the without and with metabolic activation exposure groups are presented in Tables 4 and 5. It can be seen that, as in Experiment 1, the test substance was markedly toxic and there was a dose related reduction in plating efficiency in both exposure groups at Day 0. The 4 h exposure group in the presence of S9 was marginally less toxic than in Experiment 1 and an 88% reduction in plating efficiency was achieved at the maximum dose tested of 40 µg/mL at Day 0. In the 24 h exposure group at Day 0, there were reductions in plating efficiency of 53% and 66% at 3 µg/mL and 4 µg/mL respectively. The dose levels of 5 µg/mL, 6 µg/mL and 8 µg/mL were not plated as there were no viable cells remaining at the end of the exposure period. There was no marked reduction in the plating efficiencies at Day 7 in either exposure group. A Day 7 viability flask was lost from the 'A' replicate of the 1 µg/mL DMBA exposure due to a technical error. The calculations were therefore based on the remaining two flasks.
The mutant frequency counts and mean mutant frequency per survivor per 106 cells values are presented in Tables 4 and 5. There were no increases in mutation frequency per survivor that gave a dose related or threefold increase over the vehicle control value in either exposure group. The mutant frequency of the 'A' and 'B' replicates of the 2 µg/mL dose level in the absence of S9 were markedly different with the 'A' replicate demonstrating a much higher mutant frequency. However, this was considered to be of no significance as it was not part of a dose related response and was considered to be normal biological variation.
Under the study conditions, Ditrimethylolpropane tetraacrylate was considered to be non-mutagenic to V79 cells at the HPRT locus.
A study was conducted to assess the potential mutagenicity of the test substance on the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) locus of the V79 cell line, according to OECD Guideline 476, in compliance with GLP. Chinese hamster (V79) cells were treated with the test substance at up to nine dose levels, in duplicate, together with the vehicle (dimethyl sulphoxide) and positive controls in the presence and absence of an S9 metabolic activation system. Three exposure condititons were used for the test, i.e. in Experiment 1, a 4 h exposure in the presence of an induced rat liver homogenate metabolizing system (S9), at a 2% final concentration and a 4 h exposure in the absence of metabolic activation (S9). In Experiment 2, the 4 h exposure in the presence of S9 was repeated using the same S9 concentration and a revised dose range and a 24 h continuous exposure in the absence of S9 was performed. The dose range of the test substance was selected based on the results of a preliminary cytotoxicity test and were as follows:
Exposure Group
Final concentration oftest substance(µg/mL)
4 h without S9
0.25; 0.5; 1; 1.5; 2; 2.5; 3; 4; 6
4 h with S9 (2%)
4; 8; 16; 24; 30; 36; 48
24 h without S9
0.5; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 8
4; 8; 16; 24; 30; 32; 36; 40
The vehicle (solvent) controls gave mutant frequencies within the range expected of V79 cells at the HPRT locus. The positive control treatments, both in the presence and absence of metabolic activation, gave significant increases in the mutant frequency indicating the satisfactory performance of the test and of the metabolizing system. The test substance demonstrated no significant increases in mutant frequency at any dose level, either with or without metabolic activation, in either the first or second experiment. The test substance was considered to be non-mutagenic to V79 cells at the HPRT locus under the study conditions (Morris 2014).
in vitro cytogenicity / chromosome aberration study in mammalian cells
Data waiving:
study scientifically not necessary / other information available
Justification for data waiving:
Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
data waiving: supporting information
Based on the negative result in in vivo micronucleus test, the test substance was considered as non-genotoxic (non-clastogenic).
A study was conducted to determine the mutagenic potential of the test substance according to a method equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 471. In a preliminary study, the substance was tested up to concentrations of 5,000 µg/plate inSalmonella typhimuriumstrains TA1538 and TA100. No inhibition of bacterial lawn grown was observed at any dose. Based on these results, the substance was tested in strains TA1535, TA1537, TA1538, TA98 and TA100 both with and without metabolic activation with S9 mix at 50, 166, 500, 1,666 and 5,000 µg/plate. No mutagenicity was observed at any dose level. The test substance was therefore not considered to be mutagenic under the conditions of this assay.
A second study was conducted to evaluate the mutagenic activity of the test substance in a reverse mutation assay according to OECD Guideline 471 and EU Method B.13/14.S. typhimuriumstrains TA1535, TA1537, TA98 and TA100 and Escherichia coli tryptophan-requiring strain WP2uvrA were used. The test was performed in two independent experiments in the presence and absence of S9 mix. In a dose range-finder, the substance was tested up to concentrations of 5,000 μg/plate in the absence and presence of S9 mix in TA100 and WP2uvrA. Precipitation was observed on the plate at 3,330 and 5,000 μg/plate. The bacterial background lawn was not reduced at any concentrations and no biologically relevant decrease in the number of revertants was observed. Based on these results, the substance was tested in the first mutation assay at 33 to 3,330 μg/plate in the absence and presence of metabolic activation inS. typhimuriumstrains TA1535, TA1537 and TA98. In an independent repeat of the assay with additional parameters, the substance was tested at the same concentrations in the absence and presence of metabolic activation inS. typhimuriumstrains TA1535, TA1537, TA98, TA100 andE. coliWP2uvrA. Precipitation was observed on the plates at 3,330 μg/plate. The bacterial background lawn was not reduced at any concentration and no biologically relevant decrease in the number of revertants was observed. In the presence of S9 mix, the substance induced 14.5- and 8.5-fold increases in strain TA1535 in the first and second experiment, respectively. The increases observed were above the laboratory historical control data range, greater than three times the concurrent control, dose-related and observed in two independently repeated experiments. All other bacterial strains showed negative responses over the entire dose range, i. e. no significant dose-related increase in the number of revertants in two independently repeated experiments. The test substance at concentrations up to 3330 μg/plate was therefore mutagenic only inS. typhimuriumstrain TA1535 in the presence of metabolic activation. No mutagenicity was observed in the otherS. typhimuriumstrains (TA1537, TA100 or TA98) or theEscherichia coliWP2uvrA with or without metabolic activation.
A further study was conducted to assess the potential mutagenicity of the test substance on the hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) locus of the V79 cell line according to OECD Guideline 476. Chinese hamster (V79) cells were treated with the test substance at up to nine dose levels, in duplicate, together with the vehicle (dimethyl sulphoxide) and positive controls in the presence and absence of an S9 metabolic activation system. Three exposure condititons were used for the test, i.e. in Experiment 1, a 4 h exposure in the presence of an induced rat liver homogenate metabolizing system (S9), at a 2% final concentration and a 4 h exposure in the absence of metabolic activation (S9). In Experiment 2, the 4 h exposure in the presence of S9 was repeated using the same S9 concentration and a revised dose range and a 24 h continuous exposure in the absence of S9 was performed. The dose range of the test substance was selected based on the results of a preliminary cytotoxicity test and were as follows:
Final concentration of test substance(µg/mL)
The vehicle (solvent) controls gave mutant frequencies within the range expected of V79 cells at the HPRT locus.The positive control treatments, both in the presence and absence of metabolic activation, gave significant increases in the mutant frequency indicating the satisfactory performance of the test and of the metabolizing system. The test substance demonstrated no significant increases in mutant frequency at any dose level, either with or without metabolic activation, in either the first or second experiment. The test substance was considered to be non-mutagenic to V79 cells at the HPRT locus under the study conditions.
Anin vitrocytogenicity study in mammalian cells was not conducted sincein vivotesting was available (mouse micronucleus study).
Anin vivobone marrow micronucleus test was performed with the test substance according to OECD Guideline 474. The study was conducted in two phases: a dose range-finding assay and a definitive micronucleus assay. In both phases of the study, test and/or control mice were administered at a dose volume of 10 mL/kg bw by a single oral gavage. The dose range-finding assay was performed exposing two males/group at 1, 10, 100, 1,000 mg/kg bw, while five male and five females were exposed to 2,000 mg/kg bw. No mortality was observed in any of the treatment groups. All mice at 1, 10 and 100 mg/kg bw appeared normal during the study period. Piloerection was noted in males at 1,000 and 2,000 mg/kg bw, while this clinical sign was noted only transiently in females. No appreciable reductions in mean group body weights were observed. In the definitive micronucleus assay, mice were dosed either with the control (vehicle or positive) or with the test substance at 500, 1,000 or 2,000 mg/kg bw. No mortality was observed in any of the treatment groups. All mice in the control groups and in the treated groups at 500 mg/kg bw appeared normal. Piloerection was noted at 1,000 and 2,000 mg/kg bw. No appreciable reductions in the ratio of polychromatic erythrocytes to total erythrocytes in the treated groups relative to the respective vehicle control groups were observed, suggesting that the test substance did not inhibit erythropoiesis. No statistically significant increase in the incidence of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocyte cells in treated groups relative to the respective vehicle control groups was observed at 24 or 48 h after dose administration. Under the conditions of the mouse micronucleus assay, the test substance was negative (not clastogenic).
Based on the results of in vitro and in vivo testing conducted with the test substance, the substance is not considered to require classification for genotoxicity according to CLP (EC 1272/2008) criteria.


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In the Table of Moveable Feasts, when a year is shown with two letters, it is a leap year.
The first letter is the Sunday Letter for January and February; the second letter is used for the rest of the year.
Every year that's not a leap year, I just choose a day within a week of the end of February to be my birthday.
I actually have met another leap year baby, we were born at the same hospital and the same day.
She brought little frog stuffed animals to all the leap year babies in the hospital(though I happened to be the only one!), and encouraged me to do the same every leap year.
Therefore, the calendar year A.D. 2000 was a normal leap year; its February 29th was a Tuesday (as always for a Gregorian "century" leap year), and was immediately followed by Wednesday March 1st.
The calendar was reformed so that a leap day would occur in any year that is divisible by 4 but not divisible by 100 except when the year is divisible by 400.
Leap Year is a year in which an extra day in added tothe calendar in order to synchronize it with the seasons.
Starting at 4pm participants can purchase a "Playground Style Bouncy Ball" for $10 and then spend some time decorating it using an array of colorful Sharpie pens.
Sunday, February 29th the fun begins at noon with the Prime Time Challenge on Squaw Valley's Exhibition run.
Here is a calendar for any leap year starting on Sunday (dominical letter AG).
In the Georgian calendar, a year having 366 days instead of the usual 365, with the extra day added to compensate for the fact that the Earth rotates approximately 365.25 times for each revolution it makes the Sun.
TWENTY years on the Proclaimers have got the hang of writing at 500 miles an hour.
Leap Day is Sunday, February 29th, meaning there are 366 days in 2004.
Since this only happens once every four years, the bonus time is certainly cause for a few leaps of joy.
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I was fortunate to have a twin sister born on leap year day with me. Fortunately we were born around noon or else we wouldn't have shared the same birth day.
We are fraternal girl/boy twins born on leap year.
Growing up being a Leap Year Baby was a different experience, special attention, celebrating on the 28th, though as all of you, not born yet and March 1st a day old.
The leap year schedule of one leap year every 4th year was changed so that years that are a multiple of 100 are no longer a leap year unless it can be divided by 400.
So 1600 was a leap year, but 1700, 1800, 1900 were not, and 2000 was again a leap year, 2100 will not be a leap year, etc. This was the necessary correction of 3 days per 400 years.
Every year that can be divided by 4 is a leap year, except the century changes, which are only leap years if they are a multiple of 400.
Julius Caesar changed the ancient calendars; decreeing that a year has 365 days, and that every fourth year (starting in 45 B.C.) is a leap year with an extra day.
Caesar's calendar resulted in three leap years too many every 385 years, so Pope Gregory XIII (with help from an astronomer) introduced a new calendar in 1,582 A.D. that called for a leap day in every year that is exactly divisible by four.
To further make things work out correctly, the Pope decreed an exception to this rule: leap years ending in 00 (including 2000) must be evenly divisible by 400 to qualify for the extra day.
The 28-year bridge from one five-Sunday Leap February to another doesn't extend back into the 19th century (1892 was not a leap year), nor does it extend 28 years past the last five-Sunday Leap February of the 21st century, which will occur in 2088; 2116 will not be a leap year.
In case you've forgotten why there are leap years in the first place, here's a quick reminder: About every four years, an extra day is added to the calendar to let it keep pace with what's actually happening with the seasons.
The only discernible pattern is that each of those years was one in which a presidential election was held, as will be the case this year and in 2032, 2060, and 2088.


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Q: Optimization problem whose objective function is a sum of exponentials I have an optimization problem whose objective function I am trying to minimize is
$$0.3^x + 0.4^y$$
Unfortunately, this isn't a linear function. I was thinking of converting it to a linear function by taking the logarithm of each term, i.e., converting it to
$$\log(0.3^x)+\log(0.4^y)$$
The reason I can't take the logarithm of the entire function is because this results in a non-linear function.
Is this a valid way to solve the optimization problem, or will applying a logarithm to each term skew the result? My intuition is that I have to apply an operator to the entire equation, not individual terms, meaning this won't work. Is there a way to solve this optimization problem?

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Rainbow Six Siege beta extended
by Stephen Jackson September 28, 2015
Rainbow Six Siege's closed beta has been extended by three days, Ubisoft has announced.
The beta was due to close later today however Ubisoft have decided to extend the beta until Thursday, October 1. No reason has officially been given but due to many players not receiving their keys at the start of the beta and therefore having less playtime, it seems plausible the extension is to make sure everyone can have a good amount of time with the beta. Besides, all the feedback will be great for Ubisoft regardless of them leaving it up for three more days.
Speaking on Reddit yesterday, a Ubisoft spokeswoman said that all keys had now been delivered and that tools were in place to speed up the process.
"We are now utilizing alternative invite distribution tools that should help speed up the process. Sometimes the emails wind up in your spam folder so be sure to check there as well."
She added, "The GOOD news is that for those who have received their access, the experience has been trending positively! We've been getting good feedback on the content of the beta, and matchmaking and server stability have already been improved. There are still a few issues to work out, of course, and we will continue to do that over the course of the beta. Given the current situation, we've made the decision to extend the Closed Beta by 3 days. It will run through Thursday, October 1st."
The closed beta has only been available to those who have pre-ordered a copy of Rainbow Six Siege already as well as anyone who has redeemed a code for the beta or had an invitation from Ubisoft.
Rainbow Six Siege will launch worldwide on PS4, Xbox One and PC on December 1.
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Q: File Uploading in Selenium Controlled Browser I want to upload a file in Selenium Controlled Chrome Browser using python running over Ubuntu14.
I have seen some answers to select element and send keys but that does not work for Ubuntu/MAC OS since it does not have any element to receive keys. Other solutions suggested Skilui and similar but they are either Jython specific tools and I'm not familiar with them either.
OS: Ubuntu 14 32-bit
Language: Python 3.4
Driver: Selenium Web Driver
Browser: Chrome
HTML code:

        Drag and drop a file here or Select a file from your computer

I tried something similar to following:
driver.find_element_by_id("fileUpload").send_keys("C:\myfile.txt")

Actual code:
mode = '4321'
driver.find_element_by_xpath("//*[@class='iosrRepeaterItem empty' and descendant::*[@class='pid-item' " + "and contains(text(), '" + model + "')]]//div[@class='osInfo']").send_keys("/Users/mushoaib/Downloads/car-for-sale\ \(2\).pdf").send_keys(Keys.RETURN)

Above code works to the point of clicking on upload dialog but after that, it does not do anything.
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The US dollar index surged on a third straight day to 93.7 area, its highest level in two weeks ahead of tonight's US non-farm payroll data.
Markets expect some 200k new jobs to be added this month, slightly lower than the previous month's actual reading of 261k, according to Thomson Reuters. This Wednesday's ADP job data showed that the number of private employment increased by 190k in Nov, suggesting that job market remained stable and strong.
The likelihood of Dec Fed rate hike, according to CME's FedWatch too, is now standing at 100%. This includes 90.2% probability of a 25bps hike, and 9.8% probability of a 50 bps hike.
US dollar is gaining upward momentum against euro and yen against the backdrop of strong job data expectation and fully priced-in Dec hike. Technically, USD/JPY is moving upwards and its immediate resistance levels could be found at 113.35 (61.8% Fibonacci Extension) and then 113.73 (78.6% Fibonacci extension) respectively. EUR/USD is trending lower with its 10 Day SMA and SuperTrend (10,2) both sloped downwards. Its immediate support level could be found at around 1.171 area.
Global equities stopped bleeding and had a relief-rebound yesterday. President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital failed to spark a sustained panic selling in capital markets, as investors remained optimistic and focus on upcoming macro-economic data.
Japan's trade balance and 3rd quarter GDP readings smashed market expectation from the upside, which is likely to kick on a favourable trading start in Asian markets. Later on investors will be watching China's Trade balance to gauge the import and export status of world's second largest economy.
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Closer wor(l)ds – a blog for linguists
Challenges with translating animal metaphors
Author: Alina Cincan, Published on 13 April 2016 , Last updated 18 September 2020
In every civilisation in history, animals have played a significant role. Stories of talking animals, moral lessons using animals as the main characters and a huge body of folklore, all point to the inevitable fact that animals are in integral part of any society – modern or ancient, civilised or otherwise.
From that point of view, it is natural for animal metaphors and other references to make their way into daily usage and, therefrom, the literary legacy of a culture.
Metaphors and idioms can be found in just about any culture you can think of. In order to express ourselves as accurately as possible, we often resort to experiences and feelings that are common to other people. Of course, for that to have the right effect, you assume a person's background is similar to yours. Within a particular cultural group that assumption is fairly safe, but when you speak across cultures – more specifically, across languages – assumptions become unreliable and can break down communication rather than enhance it.
For example, when you say: "I'm dog tired", you make the assumption that the listener knows that it means "exhausted". Dogs are found all around the world, and the lolling tongue and fast breathing of canines are familiar to most people. Of course, this doesn't mean you'll find a perfect equivalent in each language. Sometimes, you may be lucky though. For instance, the English expression 'It's a dog's life' does have a perfect correspondent in Romanian – 'viață de câine' (a life full of hardships and deprivation)
On the other hand, the phrase "He's an eager beaver" might not make sense to most people who've never seen a beaver in their lives.
This type of confusion arises from not understanding that each culture has its own set of expressions, metaphors and idioms relating to animals, and that these are not always in congruence with those of other cultures and languages.
Types of Challenges in Translating Animal Metaphors
Lack of reference
The first challenge is when there is no reference point to understand a metaphor – let alone translate it. As in the example about beavers, there are several animals that are found in one country and not the other.
The absence – or even rarity – of an animal in a particular country means that there's no reference point when translating from the source language. "As warm as sealskin" may not have an equivalent at all in any of the African languages, for example. One reason is that seals aren't that common in Africa – save for Seal Island in South Africa and a few other coastal nations. Another reason is that the idea of using animal skin to keep yourself warm may be anathema to the climate of the region. In Ethiopia, the average temperature is 33.9 degrees Celsius. No need for sealskin or any other skin here!
Connotations
Another major challenge is how people perceive a particular animal in different cultures. Take cows as a typical example. Around the world, this animal has been reared for thousands of years for its milk, meat and skin, and is considered to be useful and of great value to many countries' economies.
In cultures like the United States and the UK, calling a woman a 'cow' is (mostly) derogatory. Do the same in India and you might just get a "thank you" in response! The reason for that is this: across most of India, calling someone a cow means you're saying that they're gentle and harmless – not at all derogatory.
Likewise, a reference to camels may have completely different connotations depending on which part of the world you're in – or llamas or wallabies or chickens, for that matter.
The point is, when you are translating animal metaphors, these are vital considerations. Some metaphors have no reference points in your target language, and some have an entirely different meaning.
Those are both considerable challenges for any translator. To lose the meaning of the metaphor is to have a gap in communication, which can never be a good thing.
When we're talking about translating medical terminology, for example, the point of accuracy comes up quite frequently. It's the same with legal translation. To convey the exact meaning of the source language into the target language, any and every means must be employed to ensure that the accuracy of meaning is maintained.
It's no different with animal metaphors. In order to convey the exact same sentiment, the translator will need to employ every means at his or her disposal. And this is the biggest challenge of all – to maintain the accuracy of the source language while achieving relevance in the target one.
So, these are the questions that translators must necessarily ask themselves after thoroughly reading through the material:
Do I understand what the author is trying to say?
Are there references to unique cultural concepts that need to be taken into consideration?
If so, are there equivalent comparisons in the target language that will convey the same meaning?
Are there better alternatives or devices that I could employ to bring out the essence of the source material in the target document?
These questions are very important because they give you a tremendous amount of confidence in the translation process.
Animal metaphors are one of the more challenging hurdles that many translators face at one time or another. With medical or legal translation, it's mainly a matter of accuracy; with animal metaphors, it's a question of conveying emotional content across a lingual and cultural barrier.
Similar challenges are seen when translating poetry or prose poetry. The appeal of such content often lies in the numerous metaphors and other literary devices employed by the writer, and animal metaphors play a significant role in this process.
Maintaining the integrity of a piece, therefore, hinges on the accurate and relevant translation of gross and subtle emotions evoked by the use of animal metaphors.
What's your favourite animal metaphor, in what language, and what does it mean? I'd love to hear from you!
In her 15 years as a translation professional, Alina has been wearing many hats: translator, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, Chartered Linguist (Language Specialist), member of the Mediterranean Editors and Translators, project manager, member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (Language Services), international conference speaker and author. Her #1 passion? Languages! She speaks six languages with various degrees of fluency. Some of her articles were published in translation journals and magazines, such as Traduire in France, MDÜ Magazine in Germany, La Linterna del Traductor in Spain, the ITI Bulletin in the UK and De Taalkundige/Le Linguiste In Belgium. Her latest project is an extensive research study on the freelance translation landscape. More about her experience and work can be read on Alina Cincan's page.
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The software MYETraining uses the "ANT+" or "Bluetooth Smart" protocol to communicate with the trainer or with the external speed/cadence/power/heart-rate sensors.
The driver installation should be managed automatically from the PC if it is online, otherwise it is necessary to install them manually.
- Click on "Contro Panel"
- Click on "Device manager"
- Right click on "ANT USBStick2" or on "ANT USB-m Stick" concerning the dongle you have and click on "Driver Upgrade"
- Click on "Search on the PC"
Automatically the automatic installation procedure begins.


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Several more or less different dialects exist. Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), the official language of Indonesia, also evolved from the Malay language, and is considered a dialect. Grammar and phonetics are fairly simple, it's easy to learn, and so it was important in colonial times as an intermediary language.
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Q: Setting text of textview in another class doesn't work Using a storyboard I've set up two different view controllers (A&B) where one of them (B) have a UITextView.
How can I access and change the text in the textview from View Controller A?

The code below doesn't give any errors but the text isn't set, even though the function is called correctly.
If I run [self.desc setText:text]; inside viewDidLoad in ViewControllerB it works.
ViewControllerA.h
@interface ViewControllerA : UIViewController
{
}

@end

ViewControllerA.m
#import "ViewControllerA.h"
#import "ViewControllerB.h"
@interface ViewControllerA ()
@end

@implementation ViewControllerA
    - (void)viewDidLoad
    {
        [super viewDidLoad];
        ViewControllerB *bInstance = [[ViewControllerB alloc] init];
        [bInstance setDescription:@"this is some new text";
    }
@end

ViewControllerB.h
@interface ViewControllerB : UIViewController
{
    UITextView *desc;
}
- (void)setDescription:(NSString *) text;
@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UITextView *desc;
@end

ViewControllerB.m
#import "ViewControllerB.h"

@interface ViewControllerB ()

@end

@implementation ViewControllerB
@synthesize desc;

- (void)setDescription:(NSString *)text{
    NSLog(@"called!");
    [self.desc setText:text];
}

@end

A: You should not manipulate another view controller's views, ever. It is bad design in general, and often doesn't work at all (as you've discovered.)
Instead, set up a string property in your second view controller. Set that (in prepareForSegue, if you're using storyboards.)
Then, in your second view controller's viewWillAppear, put the string into the text field.

A: Do the following:
@interface ViewControllerA : UIViewController
{
    UITextView *desc;
@public
    ViewControllerB objB;
}

When you launch:
ObjectOfAToLaunch.objB = ObjectOfBToLaunch;

In view did load
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
   [super viewDidLoad];
   [Objb setDescription:@"this is some new text"];
}

Good Luck.

A: You can implement prepareForSegue method in the controller that launch A and B.
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
{
    // Make sure your segue name in storyboard is the same as this line
    if ([[segue identifier] isEqualToString:@"YOUR_SEGUE_NAME_HERE"])
    {
        // Get reference to the destination view controller
        UIViewController *vc = [segue destinationViewController];
        if ([vc isKindOfClass:ViewControllerB])
        {
            ObjB = vc; // ObjB is a public member you must declare in interface
            if (ObjA!=nil)vc->ObjA = ObjB;
        }

        if ([vc isKindOfClass:ViewControllerA])
        {
            ObjA = vc; // ObjA is a public member you must declare in interface
            if (ObjB!=nil)vc->ObjA = ObjB;
        }
    }
}

Good Luck.

A: bInstance is another instance of the class. not the same one.


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House Passes Bill Mandating DHS Cybersecurity Oversight
Candace Butera
Legislation approved by House of Representatives lawmakers on Tuesday introduced new oversight in the process of disclosing and reporting of cyber vulnerabilities. The legislation adds requirements for the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on its process and policies throughout the evaluation of vulnerable information.
The Department of Homeland Security has a role in the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process (VEP), a charter passed to meet the demands for increased transparency and discussion around risk of information exploitation. The increased required reports have been "widely viewed as a step forward for transparency," the Hill reports.
Previous legislation has only required the Department of Homeland Security to share cybersecurity threat information with private entities. The Department of Homeland Security cleared the new legislation last July, agreeing to share cybersecurity risks with Congress.
In November of 2017, the White House passed the charter outlining the role of VEP. The process measures the risk associated with vulnerable information submitted by different government departments or agency entities. The process evaluates the "legitimate advantages and disadvantages to disclosing vulnerabilities," and discloses potential consequences of information exploitation.
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Osteopathy is the field of medicine that emphasizes on manual readjustments, myofascial release and other physical manipulation of muscle tissue and bones. Osteopathy aims to restore function in the body by treating the causes of pain and imbalance.
To achieve this goal, the Osteopathic Manual Practitioner relies on the quality and finesse of his/her palpation and works with position and mobility of the tissues.
How to prepare for an osteopathic session?
Wear loose clothes to make the treatment process easy. Consider wearing shorts or half pants. If you are visiting to get treated for back pain, you may be asked to take off your clothes. Women are advised to wear clothes that they are comfortable in.
What to expect at the osteopathic clinic?
The initial visit to an osteopath may last a while. Hence, it is advisable to take an appointment for when you can completely dedicate your time to the therapist. You may be asked to take off your clothes for better access and understanding of your issues. Let your osteopath know if you have any kind of discomfort. The osteopath will ask you to stretch and do simple movements to assess your level of stiffness and any underlying problem. These can be performed easily if you wear clothes that you feel comfortable in.
What are the osteopathic techniques used?
Spinal manipulation involves the stretching and lengthening of muscles which removes the pressure on the spinal cords. This treats the herniated discs and any other muscle knots.
Soft tissue technique involves putting a light or firm pressure on the muscles and stretching them to provide relaxation and promote flexibility.
Counterstrain technique puts back the muscles to the normal length and tone by stretching. This releases joints and muscles gently.
Drinking lots of water after a session helps you derive the maximum benefit. It is not advisable to go back to work or any physical activity soon after the therapy session. Do not strain yourself with a heavy workout. Avoid situations which cause high mental pressure.
An osteopathic treatment enhances your mobility. You may experience a mild pain, but it will not last for more than 2-3 days. You will start feeling more energized. Overall you will be able to have a more active lifestyle. If you still feel an imbalance, it is better to revisit your osteopath.
Contact us today to make your appointment with our osteopaths for osteopathic treatment.


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Rnd 3 Grp A - PzKpfw IV (Germany) vs M4 Sherman (USA)
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Originally posted by Nick the Noodle View Post
Even Patton was forced by public opinion to up armour Sherman tanks to Jumbo specifications. These had all the problems that Patton said the Panthers and Tigers had.
No, Public had nothing to do with it.
3rd Army forbade the use of sandbags and other ersatz protection that added tons of weight for little real protection
They were still lighter than real Jumbos.
Jumbos had 1500 miles from the drivetrain, which was 10 times better than the Panther, and the Ford GAA still outlasted the Maybach, which tended to shell out in under 300 miles
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Originally posted by Marathag View Post
Incorrect and correct .
Both the Washington Post and the NY Times in early 45 wrote articles damning the Sherman. Whether they were right or wrong to do so is irrelevant in this case. What is relevant is that Patton quietly allowed uparmouring by using damaged late war second generation Shermans, with welded hulls, to uparmour existing M4A3E8's to Jumbo specifications.
The Panthers final drive remained substandard throughout its career, with the French finding that they needed major work carried out on them after 150km's.
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The Sherman was not a very good tank post WW2, except during the exploitation phase in Korea. That was before the Chinese entered.
We aren't discussing good. We're discussing influence and significance. If a countries obtains Shermans and wins a war then the Sherman has been influential on world events, militarily. A rating of its quality post WWII to other tanks as here we are still comparing to PzIV. Was it more influential after WWII? I would say yes.
It was used, like the PzIV and T-34-76, or even the T-34-85, because it was available when others where not. The PzIV was apparently used as late as 1967. That does not consider it a great tank. For the few decades post WW2, the best tank is almost certainly the Centurion .
We are not evaluating based on greatness. The Centurion being best or not is irrelevant.
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Patton's workshops were turning out up armor kits after the Bulge from Belgian workshops, after tests in late Summer proved that sandbags were worthless.
About 20% of the 4th, 6th and 11th Armored Shermans were converted by February, when the times did their story in March
Patton was hardly influenced by newspaper reports at that point of the war, see his workshops doing field upgrades to 76mm, and co-axial 50 caliber replacing the 30, with no newspaper talking about that, at all.
Mechanical reliability was the problem, from April 1951 to June 1951, 31 of 88 M26 Pershings were lost to mechanical breakdowns - 35% vs 8 combat losses over the same period. The M46 was no better, with 67 of 188 had breakdowns, a 36% with 30 combat losses. The M4A3 had a 20% breakdown rate
You might want to research the T-34 breakdown rate as well.
Then that its combat record vs US tanks was not stellar, either
US Losses vs. T-34 destroyed July - Sept 1951
M24 5 1
M4A3 7 24
M26 3 31
So, what does this say? Life was better if you were not in a Chaffee or T-34, and if your Pershing kept running, it would do better than a Sherman
In actual tactical combat the Pershing was considered about 3x better than the M4. However, while the M26 et al was better at the tactical level, the M4 was completely superior to the M26 in the pursuit/exploitation phase.
The one real word about Shermans in Korea was reliable. This is one of the most underrated elements of a tank I know.
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Perhaps Cult Icon means a greater duration of fighting, at least during WW2? In other words, that the Pzkpfw IV fought for the whole of WW2 whereas the Sherman fought only during the second half of it (give or take a bit)? At least, that's the closest I can get to trying to understand what he said.
On the other hand though, when the Sherman did fight in WW2, it did so in much greater numbers and over a larger area globally speaking; including some very substantial parts of the World that the PzKpfw IV didn't touch.
In any case IIRC, the total production of PzKpfw IV gun tanks was somewhere between 8,500 and 9,000; certainly under 10,000. The figure you have provided may include all other types of AFV on the PzKpfw IV chassis? So, on a purely numerical basis the Panzer 4 is even less significant than the Sherman.
Thanks on the numbers, I was not on my side of the puddle when I wrote that and pulled the number out of the grey matter.
If Cult is indeed referring to duration I would reply that 8000 vehicles fighting for 5+ years versus 49000 fighting for three years, and losing, is not more influential...IMO. The tank which played the more significant role in this comparison hs to be the Sherman.
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Tough call and I am not a big Sherman fan, but I went with it.


It seems that the secular media always finds a new or novel story to herald around Christmas and Easter each year. This Easter it is the Gospel of Judas. If you've heard about it, or have had others ask you questions about it, you might be interested in the article by John Allen from the NCR.
The postmodern world has problems with resurrection. It has problems with anything transcendent.
This life is all there is. You only go around once. Grab all the gusto. It doesn't get any better than this.
Bound by immediate distraction, enthralled by skills of indulgence, we are jarred by talk of heaven. It is inappropriate.
Discomfort with transcendence churns in us Christians as well.
We want to make good sense of our faith, especially to those who think our beliefs a bit outdated. Our own discourse becomes less a matter of heaven and hell, forgiveness and redemption, than of self-fulfillment, illness and recovery, and how to be our own best friends.
Sometimes there even seems to be a hidden assumption lurking in our theology and ritual: This life is all there is. And—although more rarely—complaints can still be heard from premodern survivors that they rarely hear homilies and sermons about the four last things.
We are very much a people of this age, the here and now.
But to the extent that we partake of postmodem sensibility, we are on a collision course with the content of our worship.
In fact, if we ever thought for a minute about the reality we claim is taking place in our Eucharists, we might run for cover.
Do we speak much to each other about the fact that there is something much more astounding than warm fellowship happening in our churches? Do we expend much energy over a sacramental reality that is more stirring than music and crafted homilies? Do we admit that the act of our liturgy is more significant than its style and decor?
The Eucharist is about our salvation and our destiny, or it is nothing. It is the pledge of eternal forgiveness. And Communion is not a mere bread for earthly flesh.
Quite the contrary, it is nutrition for transformed bodies. It is the sustenance of wayfarers on their way beyond this life. It is the bread of angels, the food of heaven.
Easter is Eucharistic because it is the promise of an eternal banquet.
Christ, having entered into the depths of our humanity, even to the extent of dying its death, is claimed as risen.
Of course there are people who say that this cannot have happened. It was projection, a fabrication, a corporate wish-fulfillment. But the accounts of his followers seem quite otherwise. Something most real had happened to them. They said that their master had appeared to them bodily.
It is their witness which is at the origins of our faith.
If we take soberly enough the passion and death of our own lives, of humanity itself, and of Jesus who is the eternal Word made flesh, we will more fully appreciate the radical nature of our faith, especially at Eastertime.
We believe there is more than meets the eye. There is more than the earth in all its might, more than our projects and exploits in all their splendor.
"We believe in the resurrection of the body and the life of the world to come."Say "Amen," somebody.


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Q: Using conda to build and install local or custom R package I would like to install a local R package into a conda environment. The package is not on CRAN or github (and not on any conda channel).
For packages on CRAN this is relatively straightforward:
conda skeleton cran <pckg>
conda-build r-<pckg>
conda install --use-local r-<pcgk>

For packages on github this works similarly: install R package from github using "conda" (apart from some issues of versions requiring tags).
conda skeleton cran <url>/<pcgk>
conda-build r-<pckg>
conda install --use-local r-<pcgk>

However, I cannot get this to work with a local package (the package builds without problems using R CMD build). This is what I have tried:
conda skeleton cran <path>/<pcgk>

Connects to cran and then (of course) does not find the package.
conda skeleton cran --cran-url  <relative_path>/<pckg> <pckg>

throws an error with:
requests.exceptions.MissingSchema: Invalid URL '<relative_path>/<pckg>/src/contrib/': No schema supplied. Perhaps you meant http://<relative_path>/<pckg>/src/contrib/?

conda skeleton cran <absolute_path>/<pckg> <pckg>

Throws:
File "/home/myuser/.conda/envs/myenv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/conda_build/skeletons/cran.py", line 743, in package_to_inputs_dict
    pkg_name = re.match(r'(.*)_(.*)', pkg_filename).group(1).lower()
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'

And lastly:
conda skeleton cran --cran-url  <absolute_path>/<pckg> <pckg>

Throws:
 File "/home/myuser/.conda/envs/myenv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/requests/sessions.py", line 742, in get_adapter
    raise InvalidSchema("No connection adapters were found for {!r}".format(url))
requests.exceptions.InvalidSchema: No connection adapters were found for '<absolute path>/<pckg>/src/contrib/'

Is this not possible with conda? Or am I making a mistake?
Here someone tried to write the skeleton files for a local package themselves, but it seems without success.

A: If you can upload your R package to your private github repository, then you could proceed with the common conda skeleton cran <github_pckg_http_or_ssh>.
conda will ask (internally by git, I think) for your password to retrieve the code.


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The meeting will last until Saturday and the Laotian members will have a chance to visit Yongin City while they are here. The foundation was established in 2004 to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.


In less than 2 years this Canberra-based distillery has revolutionised the definition of refined spirits, with a patented sub-zero, sub-micron filtration process, which creates an unbelievably smooth product. Sourcing and utilizing native Australian botanicals, as well as pristine Snowy Mountains water, the team at Underground have raised the bar for the Australian spirit industry.
Their biggest point of difference is their distillation process. Angstmann has created his own technique - the patent is pending - which they combine with medical grade equipment and surgical precision.
The process involves a submicron, subzero filtration technique - in layman's terms, extreme freezing, and the liquid gets so cold that they can remove the aldehydes from the liquor.
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Pumpelly Trail is a White Mountains taster. It's a mini-WM hike: The distance is a bit contracted, it's less strenuous, and you don't go as high up, but the ambiance and feel is all there.
This gem is now one of my favorite hikes in the area.
Mt. Monadnock is just over the border in New Hampshire and an hour closer than the larger peaks further north.
The trail features rambling dirt paths under a dreamy canopy, moss strewn rocks reside in rivulets of worn roots, and a carpet of ferns distinguishes unbounded nature from footpath.
The forest melds browns and greens and black into a mosaic of silhouetted titans who have no other care than to be there.
About two miles in the earth juts up… then down, then up, then a little less down, then up and up along the ridge of three small rolling hills. Exposure and light, the path gives you vast patches of unobstructed views to the north, of the Whites, sapphire lakes and New Hampshire freedom.
Forest to rock to forest to rock.
Continuing upwards the path bursts open to the exposed granite top Monadnock is known for. Take your pick for summiting, the rocky desert of marauding boulders calls for traversing. The hike culminates in the bald dome with 360 views, and it is oh so glorious.
Where to park: This took me awhile to figure out. As soon as you turn onto Lake Dr., there is a parking area to your left. Along the road there are ample places for parking, but it is all private property, and the signs let you know so.
Total miles: 8.3 according to AllTrails. 9 according to the signs on the trail.


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The company says that enterprises can now deploy a Hadoop cluster in just minutes.
At the Hadoop Summit, MapR Technologies announced the release of the fifth version of its MapR Hadoop distribution. According to the company, the update offers notable performance improvements. It speeds up real-time analytics and application management, and it can be deployed in just minutes instead of hours.
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As little Kahalau lies in her hospital bed surrounded by beeping monitors and machines, her mother Rachael sits next to her, her soothing voice calming Kahalau after every cough and every cry. Despite bearing the weight of the world on her shoulders, she remains positive for Kahalau. There is nothing they can't beat together. And this mentality follows them everywhere they go—from their hospital room at Kapiolani Medical Center on Oahu to their home in Wailuku, Maui.
Just a little over a year ago, Kahalau was a "happy-go-lucky, healthy child," according to Rachael. She was about to start preschool, and she enjoyed baking, playing, and dancing around the house. But soon, Kahalau started to feel sick. She complained of a tummy ache at first and began having trouble walking and keeping her balance. After a number of tests, the devastating diagnosis came back: Kahalau had stage 3, high risk neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer of the nerve cells.
And so began an incredibly difficult journey of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and immunotherapy. Traveling to Oahu three weeks out of every month, the family spent little time at home. They were also often separated, with Kahalau's dad Duke staying on Maui to tend to Kahalau's sister and open the family art gallery.
As Kahalau's family adjusted to their new normal, they never lost sight of the need to stay strong for their little girl. And Rachael's positivity cemented their approach to coping with Kahalau's cancer. "She just has this calmness to her and every time she speaks you can't help but to feel like everything is going to be okay," said Richelle.
For Kahalau, a wish come true would mean the opportunity to be a kid again—to focus on the magic of meeting Mickey and Minnie Mouse and having fun instead of the realities of fighting a critical illness. And it would also allow Kahalau and her family the opportunity to spend quality time together.


If you've ever wanted to learn how to sing, tap dance or perform improvisational comedy, it's never too late. The Acting Loft, a nonprofit theater company, will launch its fall semester of performing arts courses for children and adults on Monday, Oct. 3.
The Acting Loft is known mostly as a children's theater company but artistic director Christopher Courage says the organization is also focused on performing arts educational opportunities for people of all ages and ability levels.
Programs for young performers include both stage and camera acting, improv, musical theater, as well as voice and dance. Classes such as "Broadway Kids," aimed at children ages 5-9, teach young performers the basics of group and solo numbers, reading sheet music and preparing for an audition. The "Popstarz" class for kids 11-16 teaches them how to perform pop songs as solo and group artists.
Classes for adults include script analysis and scene study, beginning stage acting, advanced improv and on-camera acting, as well as hip-hop and jazz dancing. The Loft's faculty consists of an impressive roster of local theater veterans and dancers, including former Miss NH and dance instructor Candice Glickman, Acting Loft's resident choreographer Susan Horne, and actress Leah Belanger.
Courage said the adult classes are popular among people of all ages and backgrounds.
Courage says the adult courses set the Loft apart from other theater educational groups in the area that focus on children only. Many of the adult students go on to star in the Loft's adult theatrical productions. Currently, the troupe is in rehearsal for Batboy, The Musical, which opens Oct. 21 and features many of the Loft's adult and teen students. The performances are held at the Police Athletic League building, located on the corner of Beech Street and Lake Ave.
The Acting Loft's semester runs for 12 weeks, and courses for adults are offered in the evening at the Concord Street location. Classes for kids are held in the early evening and follow the school calendar for parents' convenience. Private voice lessons are also available. For further information, call 666-5999.


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New Nuclear: Financial Risk, Environmental risk or risk to humanity?
SERA Executive member Lydia Meryll argues that the case for new nuclear does not stack up.
The Labour Party continues to endorse a line that energy sourcing is merely a balance of risks – financial risks. Both Japan and past and present UK governments seem determined to plough ahead with contracts where the risk to shareholders of one large multinational – Electricite de France or TEPCO – is reduced so much that they ignore the serious fears and objections of many the public about safety and security, now and for thousands of years to come. The UK proposed "Contracts for difference" are only a subsidy by another name. Agreeing to underwrite a strike price for the next 40 years would look to most marketers as a gift not to be ignored. The tax payer and the consumer will all pick up the debts later, when the current decision makers are long gone – they hope.
They are now talking about having "Fair" subsidies and assure us that all providers of energy, including renewables, will have the benefit of an agreed strike price. Announcing Ed Davey's decision to allow EDF to build new nuclear power stations at Hinkley in Somerset, the Guardian reports, "Under electricity "market reforms", lowcarbon power such as nuclear reactors and offshore windfarms will have long-term contracts with a guaranteed price for their electricity, to give investors certainty to invest in projects with high capital costs." (1) So shareholders in EDF will be pleased then!
How does this go down with competition laws across Europe? Do the financial risks outweigh the risk of accident or attack or decay of long term waste stores? It does make sense to collaborate on nuclear technology, for the sake of increasing safety, but the current players, including EDF, have been instructed NOT to reveal commercially sensitive information about design. So not anybody can come in and fix your leaking power station in 30 year's time. It will still have to belong to EDF. No take-overs or mergers! How does this encourage us to think that the power companies will stay with an agreed financial framework and not simply drive up the price to consumers and tax payers as they discover that the "Fund" supposed to be set aside now for decommissioning in 50 – 60 years' time has just withered away? Does the financial modelling of risk include the impact of severe weather events such as flooding, even if we are not quite so prone to earthquakes as the Japanese islands? Who is accountable?
"Environmentalists" are being depicted as irresponsible and naïve. Small children watching CBeebies are being told in reassuring tones, addressed to their mothers and subliminally to them too, that there HAS to be "Nuclear in the mix". But the people of Cumbria have just voted with a huge majority NOT to host the repository for the EXISTING nuclear waste and the Audit Committee has exposed inefficiencies at Sellafield where so much of the current waste stock is stored (including over 100 tonnes of Plutonium!). This is of even greater concern to local residents as they are at risk NOW from leaking canisters and derailed trains from Scotland. Not to mention the risk of rising sea levels as the planet warms up.
Political alliances have been formed to create a lobby to support nuclear at any price! Climate change is now no longer seen as just rhetoric, but real. CO2 reduction is rightly recognised as the main priority, and not just for DECC (most of whose budget goes on paying the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to take apart 52 old nuclear power stations and make safe the irradiated materials). The promise of re-cycling the plutonium as mixed oxide fuel foundered when the Thorpe experiment was abandoned. So we are now all downwind of a stash of supremely dangerous radioactive material. Is it waiting maybe to turn into war heads? Our arms industry seems to be being given more free marketing by our current prime minister. Does the Labour Party really sanction all this?
It is well known that nuclear power is not "carbon-free", if we take the whole life cycle of electricity production into account. A recent World Future Council Foundation document quotes a Global Emission Model for Integrated Systems (GEMIS) database of the German Oko-Institute as showing that a 1 GW nuclear power reactor plant in Germany causes indirect emissions of 200,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, comparable to hydropower, lower than photovoltaic and higher than for wind-generated electricity or improved efficiency of electricity generation and use.(2)
In Japan the argument continues: "The lesson from the (Fukushima) nuclear crisis is clear, nuclear power generation is a technology that is extremely difficult to control, especially in this quake-prone country. More than 150,000 Fukushima residents still cannot return to their homes due to radiation risks. It is deplorable that Mr. Abe (the new Prime Minister) does not appear to take the Fukushima nuclear disaster seriously."(3) Abe will re-establish nuclear generation again in July this year.
SERA has always drawn attention to the environmental radioactivity risks associated with nuclear power. We have spoken out at every AGM and with our colleague elected members. In Manchester and other cities, the Nuclear Free Local Authorities network is encouraging energetic programmes of public education and behaviour change to seek out genuinely renewable and local ways of providing power to our industries and reducing electricity USE. Indeed, there is a challenge to the assumption of continued desirability of Growth, with Steady State Economics lobbyists taking a thoughtful look at the impact on developing world populations of our obsession with speed, our profligate use of fossil fuels, over- consumption and waste.(4)
The ethical arguments against creating short term gain – doubtful electricity generation NOW- for long term danger, seem irrefutable. Intergenerational responsibilities are vital for all political parties to re-consider. Alternative investment in renewables, and incentive schemes for reducing electricity use, radically reducing CO2 emissions, has to be top of the list of policy-making priorities.
It is vital at this moment in policy development within the Labour Party that we stop and think again immediately about energy and nuclear energy in particular. The feint of Hinkley may still be challenged. There remain EU competition laws, health and safety considerations and public opinion to deal with…
1. . Guardian 19th March 2013, Hinkley nuclear power plant expected to get go-ahead
2. Kalinowski 2009 in Scheffran "Climate Change, Nuclear Risks and Nuclear Disarmament" 2012
3. Editorial – Japan Times – Kowtowing to the Power Companies 13
4. http://www.steadystate.org/the-outlook-for-steady-state-economics-in-2013/
Lydia Meryll is an Executive Member of SERA and an active member of SERA Greater Manchester. She serves on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Stakeholder Group.


For the six months we have traveled south, I've looked forward to being in Latin America. I moved away from Mexico ten years ago and the thought of once more speaking my native language, eating the food that I grew up with, and immersing myself in Latin culture excited me.
A couple of days ago we arrived at the US – Mexico border. As eager as I was to finally cross into Mexico, I was also nervous. Many of my friends and family have expressed concern because of the turmoil that Mexico is experiencing.
My goal for this journey is to use my talents to share beauty in the world, and despite everything that is going on in Mexico I know there is still a lot of beauty to be shared here. Less than a week into Baja California Norte, we already find ourselves surrounded by that beauty and a sense of tranquility.
Besides it's natural beauty, Mexico is full of people with incredible kindness, passion, and laughter. We had the chance to meet Emma Villareal Montemayor, a gracious woman who runs the famous El Palomar Hotel and Restaurant in Santo Tomas, which she inherited from her father. She shared with us her struggles, her views on life, and her relationship with God. One of the things that struck me most was Emma's ability to focus on the beauty of life instead of the bad things that might happen. Below is a glimpse of that conversation.
It was refreshing to find someone so full of life and proud of where they are from. Mexico is filled with people like Emma. I am so honored to once again have the opportunity to meet them firsthand.
With this in mind, I've begun taking portraits hoping to capture that spirit, the pride and joy of living that are so evident in the people here. The following is a photo essay celebrating the people of Baja California Norte, Mexico.
Beautiful friendly looking people. Enjoy Mexico Riley and Ricardo. Great to see you at Thanksgiving. We love you so much Riley – you will treasure this trip for years and years to come. Wish we could have done something like this in our youth but love living it with you. Grandma/Grandpa D.
Keep it coming Ricardo, Dyar, Riley, and Thomas. So great to live your trip through your thoughts, photos, and videos.
hola chicos. i crossed the border from mexico back to the states a few days ago. i miss latin america so much. when am i going to see the footage of that late morning in the little diner?
have you guys taken the ferry from the peninsula to mainland yet? if not, i know a cheap way to do it. you have to talk with the truck drivers. each driver is allowed to have an assistant. the ferry price for drivers and their assistants is much cheaper than a regular passenger. good luck.
Drove from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas in the mid 70′s after the highway was paved about a year.
I am not sure when will release that footage. Some footage we are only showing it for the feature documentary.


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