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How is authentication handled with OSPFv3? Select the best response.
Refer to the exhibit. EIGRP has been configured on all routers in the network. What additional configuration statement should be included on router R4 to advertise a default route to its neighbors?
You have implemented mutual route redistribution between OSPF and EIGRP on a border router. When checking the routing table on one of the OSPF routers within the OSPF routing domain, you are seeing some, but not all of the expected routes. Which two things should you verify to troubleshoot this problem? (Choose two.) Select 2 response(s).
C. The administrative distance is set for OSPF and EIGRP.
D. The missing EIGRP routes are present in the routing table of the border router.
E. The subnet keyword on the border router in the redistribute EIGRP command.
Refer to the exhibit. EIGRP is configured on all routers in the network. On a basis of the show ip eigrp topology output provided, what conclusion can be derived? Select the best response.
A. Router R1 can send traffic destined for network 10.6.1.0/24 out of interface FastEthernet0/0.
for a second successor to network 10.6.1.0/24.
Using the rules for IPv6 addressing, how can the address 2031:0000:240F:0000:0000:09C0:123A:121B be rewritten? Select the best response.
What is the difference between the IPv6 addresses ::/0 and ::/128? Select the best response.
Which three restrictions apply to OSPF stub areas? (Choose three.) Select 3 response(s).
A. No virtual links are allowed.
B. The area cannot be a backbone area.
C. Redistribution is not allowed unless the packet is changed to a type 7 packet.
D. The area has no more than 10 routers.
E. No autonomous system border routers are allowed.
F. Interarea routes are suppressed.
Refer to the exhibit. Which three statements accurately describe the result of applying the exhibited route map? Select 3 response(s).
A. The map prohibits the redistribution of all type 2 external OSPF routes with tag 6 set.
B. The map prohibits the redistribution of all type 2 external OSPF routes.
40000, 1000, 255, 1, and 1500.
D. The map prohibits the redistribution of all external OSPF routes with tag 6 set.
F. The map permits the redistribution of all type 1 external OSPF routes.
be the hexadecimal equivalent of the IPv4 address.
will be the hexadecimal equivalent of the IPv4 address.
Which IPv4-mapped IPv6 address is equivalent to IPv6 address ::ffff:AC11:AC11? Select the best response.
The Dev-1 and Dev-3 routers are OSPF neighbors over the Ethernet 0/0 connection. Based on the show ip ospf neighbor output from the Dev-1 and Dev-3 routers, which statement is true? Select the best response.
A. Dev-1 is the DR because it has a higher OSPF router priority.
B. Dev-1 is the DR because it has a lower OSPF router ID.
C. Dev-3 is the DR because it has a higher OSPF router priority.
D. Dev-3 is the DR because it has a lower OSPF router ID.
E. Both Dev-1 and Dev-3 are using the default OSPF router priority.
By default, which statement is correct regarding the redistribution of routes from other routing protocols into OSPF? Select the best response.
A. They will appear in the OSPF routing table as type E1 routes.
B. They will appear in the OSPF routing table as type E2 routes.
C. Summarized routes are not accepted.
D. All imported routes will be automatically summarized when possible.
E. Only routes with lower administrative distances will be imported.
Type E1 external routes calculate the cost by adding the external cost to the internal cost of each link that the packet crosses while the external cost of E2 packet routes is always the external cost only. E2 is useful if you do not want internal routing to determine the path. E1 is useful when internal routing should be included in path selection. E2 is the default external metric when redistributing routes from other routing protocols into OSPF.
A. A hub router prevents routes from being advertised to the remote router.
B. Only remote routers are configured as stubs.
C. Stub routers are not queried for routes.
D. Spoke routers connected to hub routers answer the route queries for the stub router.
E. A stub router should have only EIGRP hub routers as neighbors.
F. EIGRP stub routing should be used on hub routers only.
What should be done to correctly set up OSPF? Select the best response.
A. 20 packets are being sent every 30 seconds.
B. The monitor starts at 12:05:00 a.m.
C. Jitter is being tested with TCP packets to port 65051.
D. The packets that are being sent use DSCP EF.
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A photo from 2017, of Nuchatlaht First Nation members outside court after filing a land title case in B.C. ( Submitted photo/Nuchatlaht First Nation).
Vancouver Island First Nation calls on B.C. to honour UNDRIP in historic title case
Nuchatlaht First Nation says Crown counsel continues to stall the case using the 'distasteful' argument that the Nation 'abandoned' their land
Binny Paul, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Almost a year into B.C. adopting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) the Nuchatlaht First Nation (NFN) is calling on the province to honour its legislation with regards to an ongoing land title case.
The Nuchatlaht called on Premier John Horgan, Attorney General David Eby and the newly appointed cabinet ministers to "correct the long-standing government policy that Nuchatlaht abandoned their territory," to abide by legislation to uphold the UNDRIP, and to drop its legal argument.
Since Jan. 2017, NFN has been legally pursuing a land claim for territory including Nootka Island, along the northwest coast of Vancouver Island.
"British Columbia's lawyers have stalled the case by raising absurd—and expensive—arguments that the Nation abandoned their territory in an effort to disprove continuous use of the land," read the statement.
Nuchatlaht house speaker, Archie Little told the Mirror that "the case is a classic example of how the province does not understand how our chiefs owned and operated the land."
NFN's chief (Tyee Ha'wiih) Jordan Michael's lineage can be traced back to the 1700's, said Little, adding that their ancestors have owned the land for thousands of years. The nation claims it was forced out of its traditional territory on Nootka Island, and the land was licensed by the province to logging companies without the consent of the First Nation. Western Forest Products runs its operations there now.
"British Columbia is trying to silence the Nuchatlaht Nation so that it can do whatever it wants to our land," said Michael and added,"We will not be silent while our cultural sites are destroyed, salmon creeks are degraded, and old growth forests are clearcut."
The Nation issued the statement in response to Horgan's new cabinet, sworn in yesterday, which includes a new Minister for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Murray Rankin.
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After taking office yesterday, Rankin also tweeted yesterday about the significance of being sworn in on the anniversary of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act passed in B.C. in Nov. 26, 2019.
"There's a great deal of work ahead in order to move reconciliation forward. As a first step, we'll be establishing a Secretariat, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples, in order to ensure that new legislation and policies are consistent with the UN Declaration," said Rankin in a tweet.
With Rankin's appointment to the cabinet, and Horgan emphasizing on the importance of relationship between First Nations and the province, NFN wants to bring to light this historic case once again before the province, said Little.
"We have some hope that they will do the right by us, correct their ways and understand where we're coming from," said Little.
NFN's attorney, Jack Woodward, said the province "now has an opportunity to advance the project of reconciliation by giving new instructions to Crown counsel to put aside the distasteful defense of abandonment used by previous administrations against First Nations."
"Now is the time to build on the promises made in UNDRIP, which were adopted as part of B.C. law in 2019," said Woodward in the statement.
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Ettay Nevo
February 20, 2020 זמן קריאה משוער 12 דקות 12 min
Malfunctions that led to the crash-landing, communication problems with the lander, the failed scientific mission, the limited government funding, the American investigation over a possible moon contamination – and also the profoundly positive impact of Israel's first spacecraft to the moon: A year after the launch of "Beresheet": Previously unpublished information about the mission
In the pre-dawn hours of February 22, 2019, hundreds of thousands of Israelis eagerly followed the launch of Beresheet – the Israeli spacecraft about to make history by landing on the moon. Beyond making Israel the fourth country in the world to do so, if successful, the mission had additional historic aspects: It was the first privately funded lunar lander, the smallest and most affordable spacecraft to serve in this capacity, and the first to be sent as a "hitchhiker" or secondary payload. The primary payload of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was an Indonesian communications satellite.
Beresheet's trajectory consisted of increasingly larger elliptical orbits of the Earth. Each orbit-changing maneuver required operating the spacecraft's engine for short periods of time – up to several minutes – in order to accelerate it. On April 4, the spacecraft made its most complicated maneuver, aside from the landing itself, this time using its engine and thrusters to slow down and enter lunar orbit. One week and several small maneuvers later, Beresheet began its descent, using all its power to decelerate in order to softly land at Mare Serenitatis ("Sea of Serenity").
At first, everything proceeded according to the plan, but about ten minutes to the scheduled touchdown, a series of technical glitches caused the engine to shut down, sending Beresheet on a hard landing on the surface. Later that night, SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) representatives explained that the cause of the malfunction was one of the accelerometers and pledged to conduct a detailed investigation and make their findings public. Although the investigation has concluded, its details were never published officially; we bring them here, for the first time, with substantial new information about the mission.
A crater was left on the moon: Pictures of Beresheet's crash-landing site before and after the crash | LRO satellite photos, courtesy of NASA
A chain of malfunctions
As with most space accidents, Beresheet's crash-landing was caused by a series of malfunctions, rather than a single problem. Some of the issues stemmed from the original design of the spacecraft, which was very small and built on a relatively low budget for comparable space missions ($100 million, including launch and operation costs). Others originated in human error.
Almost immediately after launch, Beresheet's engineers reported a problem with its star trackers – a pair of cameras designed to take pictures of the sky, identify specific stars, and thus determine the orientation of the spacecraft in space – i.e., whether it was flying "forwards," "backwards," or "sideways." This information is crucial for engine operation, because a wrong angle can significantly alter spacecraft's trajectory. It is probable that during the separation from the Falcon 9 rocket, dust particles landed on the dark shields protecting the cameras from direct sunlight, and reflected sunlight, thus "blinding" the cameras.
Bold and creative solutions. The mission's control room during Beresheet landing | Photo: Eliran Avital, SpaceIL
Initial attempts to work around this problem with new software commands failed, prompting the engineers to seek creative solutions, such as rolling the spacecraft during maneuvers, and using the accelerometers instead of the star trackers in maneuvers where sunlight could not be avoided. However, these changes made it difficult to pinpoint the spacecraft's location and also spelled much extra work for the team, since each small tilt can also shift its trajectory.
Another complication emerged a few days after launch, when the computer unexpectedly rebooted itself and canceled a planned orbital maneuver. This problem continued to plague the lander on its journey to the moon, probably due to a malfunction in the electronics box connecting the computer to the other spacecraft systems. The box may have been damaged as a result of its exposure to radiation in space. This is part of the price paid for a small, light spacecraft with minimal radiation protection and relatively inexpensive components, some of which, like this electronics box, were designed exclusively for Beresheet and never tested in space.
The minimal budget meant that the spacecraft only had one computer. Therefore, any software patches designed to address problems that emerged during the mission were not coded into the computer's hard-drive but only into its working memory (RAM). As a result, the patches were deleted upon each reboot and had to be uploaded again in a command file.
During the descent to the lunar surface, with the engine running, one of the accelerometers (dubbed Inertial Measurement Unit, or IMU), suddenly shut down. There were two accelerometers aboard Beresheet, which could function well with only one. So the control team had to make a quick call: Continue with a single IMU – and hope it doesn't stop too – or try to restart the IMU that had shut down. They opted for the latter. However, because of the spacecraft's design, restarting one IMU briefly blocks communications with the other, functioning IMU. For less than a second, the computer did not receive acceleration data and, as programmed, declared it was a navigation malfunction, and rebooted. The reboot lasted less than two seconds, but after the restart, the computer did not have the new software add-ons, which were supposed to load every minute. As a result, the computer rebooted repeatedly, and only after about five such reboots, did the software patches finally load.
The computer reboots caused the spacecraft's main engine to shut down, which, at this point, was supposed to be continually running in order to slow the descent. The computer should have started the engine immediately, but now a malfunction that was discovered just before launch, without sufficient time to repair it came into play: To restart the engine, it must receive voltage from two sources, but following the reboot, only one was functioning, so the main engine did not turn on. The spacecraft continued its plunge towards the lunar surface, only the small directional thrusters operating and keeping it on course. Beresheet hit the surface at more than 3,000 kilometers per hour, and probably shattered to pieces.
Altitude 149m, horizontal velocity 946.7 m/sec, vertical velocity 134.3 m/sec. The last data received from Beresheet | SpaceIL
Cheap things come at a cost
As mentioned earlier, some of Beresheet's problems were caused by the use of relatively inexpensive components that had not been tested in space. Even the IMUs, which operated properly prior to the critical malfunction, were not developed specifically for space flight, and available information about their function in satellites was incomplete. Concerns over the IMUs would function in deep space were behind the fact that they were of the few redundant components on the craft.
"In an ordinary mission, we would not have launched a spacecraft in such a condition," said Opher Doron, until recently, General Manager of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Space Division, which collaborated with SpaceIL on the project. "There was little redundancy of components and systems, most of the parts were never tested in space, the likelihood of a successful lunar landing was very low, and we weren't sufficiently prepared. Usually, we do not launch unless there is high likelihood of success, but Beresheet was launched because it was a "New Space" mission (small, low-cost space missions; EN), and that's how things work in this field. Similarly, the mission team, despite their substantial training and preparation, were not sufficiently trained. With an ordinary satellite, we would have postponed the launch, but when you're a hitchhiker and not the main payload, that isn't an option. We decided that it was good enough and launched not as ready as we would have liked."
We thought that there was no public interest. Ofer Doron (left) and Ido Anteby in the control room during landing | SpaceIL video capture
But Doron also emphasizes that building the spacecraft in such a short timeframe and troubleshooting it in real-time were tremendous accomplishments. "A marvelous group of individuals made a great effort to execute an almost impossible mission and almost succeeded. They deserve considerable credit. The landing failed not because of human error, but due to a series of malfunctions."
"The spacecraft wasn't designed to withstand two separate malfunctions; otherwise, it would have cost $1 billion instead of 100 million", adds Ido Anteby, SpaceIL CEO during the mission. "It is impossible to test how a spacecraft functions on the moon before it actually goes to the moon, but we performed all possible tests and simulations ahead of time and would not have launched if we weren't ready."
So why was the full investigation report not published? "By the time we finished it, everything was already known and clarified, and there seemed to be no point in publishing," says Anteby. Doron adds, "We came to the conclusion that there was little interest in continuing to discuss this, among ourselves as well as the general public."
We conducted all possible tests. The spacecraft tested in an ultrasound chamber | Israel Aerospace Industries
The exhausting search
Would avoiding to restart the shut down IMU have prevented the chain of malfunctions and enabled a soft landing? That is obviously impossible to answer, and other problems may have occurred. In the control room video of the landing procedure, shortly after the command to restart the IMU was given, voices can be heard objecting to this decision. Was it a human error? Failure to share information among teams? An accumulation of issues in the spacecraft? Different people in the project have different views. One fact remains undisputed: During the mission's seven weeks, the team worked much harder than expected to solve a completely different issue.
In addition to the computer reboots and star tracker issues, the team encountered a significant problem figuring the exact location of the spacecraft, a fact that wasn't readily shared with the media and the public. The precise location of the spacecraft was calculated through the communication with it: The time a signal sent from the spacecraft took to reach ground stations was measured to determine Beresheet's distance from Earth. Measuring the Doppler effect, i.e., changes in the frequency of radio waves, allows calculating the spacecraft's speed and direction. This data, together with the angles calculated by the star trackers, provide the information needed to know how to orient the engine during maneuvers.
Communications with the spacecraft relied on an array of antennas of the Swedish company SSC, but were fraught with problems, especially during the early weeks, and the engineers had to constantly check and recheck their data. This was compounded by the problem with the star trackers, as operating them sometimes required rotating the spacecraft, which could result in a slight change of trajectory. Determining Beresheet's location every time took much longer than planned. The extra work on software patches was similarly time-consuming. Engineers were forced to cancel planned vacations or cut them short, and often had to sleep on-site.
The workload increased significantly in the final week of the mission, during which a series of maneuvers in lunar orbit was planned. In addition to the engineers' fatigue, the immense amount of work led to the cancellation of several landing drills planned to take place during the mission. Would these drills have revealed the glitches that led to the crash? No one can tell. The number of possible scenarios is immense, and there is no certainty that they would have actually practiced the scenario that ultimately crash the spacecraft.
The unsuccessful scientific mission
In addition to the challenge of successfully landing on the moon, Beresheet also planned to carry out a science experiment, led by Prof. Oded Aharonson from the Weizmann Institute of Science. The mission was based on a magnetometer used to measure local magnetic fields, with the goal of better understanding the moon's geology and formation. The magnetometer was supposed to measure the magnetic fields, especially during the landing sequence, when the spacecraft passes over the lunar surface at a relatively low altitude, and transmit the information and images in real-time via NASA's Deep Space communications network. After the crash, scientists and engineers were hopeful that they could still use the collected data, but it is now clear that there isn't any new information.
"We tried out the magnetometer early on in the mission, and it worked well during the landing. We obtained information from an altitude of 20km, but not the more interesting measurements from lower altitudes. The probe probably continued to measure, but no longer transmitted the data," says Aharonson. "From the data that was collected, we weren't able to extract any useful information. Since the moon's magnetic fields are relatively weak, and the spacecraft itself produces a strong field, the magnetometer operated partially outside of the intended range, making it difficult to extract information from the data and draw new conclusions about the moon."
Another scientific device added to the mission just prior to the launch, following the agreement signed with NASA to use its communications network, was a reflector – a small, 5-cm-diameter dome, coated with special mirrors and designed to reflect a laser signal from the American Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) satellite orbiting the moon. It would have enabled to accurately determine the satellite's altitude, as well as the spacecraft's location. For several weeks, Aharonson and the satellite operators scanned the crash area in an attempt to detect the laser reflector, but in vain. "It may have broken into pieces, it may have remained intact but buried in the ground, and we may have just missed it," Aharonson concluded.
We weren't able to extract any useful information. Prof. Oded Aharonson with Beresheet | SpaceIL
Tardigrades and investigations
Beresheet carried to the moon a Lunar Library holding information about Earth and Israel, as well as children's drawings, and other symbolic items chosen by the spacecraft's operators, with public help. The library is not digital, and the microscopic texts are engraved on thin nickel sheets. This archive was fabricated by Arch Mission Foundation, which also paid SpaceIL a hefty sum for of the library to the moon; the foundation defines itself as a non-profit organization with the goal of creating a backup for Earth. In their words: "to continuously preserve and disseminate humanity's most important knowledge across time and space." About four months after the crash, Wired magazine reported that the organization had also included human DNA samples as well as tardigrades ("water bears"), tiny creatures known for their ability to survive in harsh conditions.
SpaceIL members were unaware of the initiative taken by the organization's founder, Nova Spivack, to place biological material in the Lunar Library. Its presence on board the spacecraft raised concerns about a possible contamination of the moon by the biological material. The tardigrade story was widely published, but we are now reporting for the first time that following this incident, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened an investigation against SpaceIL and SpaceX, which launched the Falcon 9 rocket. The inquiry was held even though the only evidence that there was any biological material on board is Spivack's comments. SpaceIL had to hire legal representation in Israel and the U.S., at considerable cost. The proceedings ended several months later, without any action taken against the parties, in part, after Spivack himself explained in a letter that he alone bears the responsibility.
Microscopic texts engraved on thin nickel sheets. The Lunar Library | Arch Mission Foundation
On top of the considerable expenses, the incident also cost SpaceIL and IAI a missed opportunity of providing Beresheet with a handsome picture of victory. "We sent the spacecraft's model to the International Astronautical Congress in Washington DC last October, and the plan was to arrange with NASA a joint photo of the model with all the living astronauts who had walked on the moon," Doron explains. "It could have been a fantastic grand finale."
According to SpaceIL, "The founder of the Arch Mission Foundation has stated in various forums (such as this) that the SpaceIL was not aware of the issue. As we have stated, up until now, we are not certain if tardigrades were indeed on board. The FAA determined that the organization acted appropriately and in accordance with all accepted procedures."
"This was blown massively out of proportion," Spivack said in correspondence with him for this article. "Keep in mind the Apollo astronauts left nearly 100 bags of human excrement on the Moon, without a permit. The Chinese landed seeds and grew a plant on the Moon last year. Many spacecrafts have crashed on the moon, contaminating it with highly toxic fuels. The alleged tardigrades were never proved to exist but were said to be non-living and encased in epoxy, and moreover the alleged quantity of tuns was invisibly small. It was nothing but a poetic 'signature' from Earth."
Spivack, however, declined to explicitly confirm that there was indeed any biological material in the spacecraft. "Even I am unable to prove that there were or were not any tardigrades. I can only say: The probability that there are tardigrades alive on the moon today is zero. It's a mystery that will only be scientifically resolvable by going to Moon and seeing if there are any in the wreckage of Beresheet and the Lunar Library – if there is any."
An examination of the full Lunar Library's technical specifications, a 107-page document available on Arch Mission's website, reveals that it also included "vaults" – a list of 23 collections, of which only eight have been listed, and 15 are "not revealed yet." The eight that are detailed include, alongside the tardigrades and DNA, religious writings, material on indigenous peoples and tribes in various areas, relics of saints, and soil samples from holy sites. Spivack declined to comment on the other collections but claimed they did not contain any biological material.
"We have been very supportive and helpful to SpaceIL in many ways over many years – and the tardigrades story has been positively received among the target audience of the mission: Kids and students around the world. Just look at the Tweets about the possibility of tardigrades on the moon that continue to this day," Spivack added. "I think that on the whole, it was a net positive for SpaceIL's image and place in history. I hope to help SpaceIL capture even more of the public's imagination on a future mission if they want to do it. SpaceIL did absolutely nothing wrong and no rules were actually broken. A few feathers got ruffled, however, and I apologize for that."
Not everyone agrees. "It was a bizarre event, and I don't understand how he didn't end up in prison," Doron says. "It's infuriating and, as far as I'm concerned, it stains the project's reputation; it contradicted the spirit of Beresheet," adds Yigal Harel, who headed SpaceIL's Engineering team. "The engineering team did not participate in determining the contents of the disc – we just had to make sure it met the requirements for space launch. If there were tardigrades in the disc, I assume they did not survive the explosion that occurred when the fuel burst into flames following the crash."
Harel adds that one of the reasons for ending the proceedings was SpaceIL's systemized work vis-à-vis the FAA. "They saw how serious we were all along, and when this deception was exposed, they took it into consideration."
Resistant to radiation and extreme conditions. Tardigrades as seen in an electron microscope | Science Photo Library
SpaceIL is an non-profit organization established in 2011 to participate in the Google -sponsored Lunar X-Prize contest, which offered a prize of $20 million to a private venture that would be first to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon. Along with developing the first versions of the spacecraft, the three founders – Yariv Bash, Kfir Damari, and Yonatan Weintraub – also worked to establish SpaceIL as an educational organization, which uses the spacecraft project to encourage children and youth to study science and engineering.
At the end of 2014, entrepreneur Morris Kahn, who supported the founders in the early years, decided to increase his investment and help engage additional donors. This enabled the organization to recruit a professional team of aerospace engineers and advance the venture. SpaceIL was the first participant in the competition to sign a launch contract (with SpaceX), and the work progressed rapidly, with the assistance of IAI, in whose facility the spacecraft was constructed.
By the end of 2017, the budget was running out, and the moon seemed farther than ever. Despite this, work continued while the organization accumulated a $10 million debt to the IAI. Another blow came in early 2018, when Google announced – after several postponements – that it is ending the competition without declaring any winners. The prize money, which was part of the project's planned budget, was subtracted, and the project was on the verge of collapse. SpaceIL and IAI sought additional donors and applied for increased financial aid from the government of Israel.
According to Google's competition rules, groups were allowed to receive government support of up to 10% of the project's total cost. At first, the Ministry of Science pledged NIS 5.5 million to the project, about 10% of its estimated budget, but paid only some NIS 2 million. The ministry agreed to increase the budget, adding NIS 7.25 million, to a total of just under NIS 10 million. But since the project's budget had reached $100 million by this point, the government could more than quadruple its support, particularly after the decision to go ahead with the launch outside the competition's framework.
Although the Ministry of Science and Technology and Minister Ofir Akunis have boasted Beresheet's great achievements, it is now clear that at the moment of truth, the ministry did not respond to appeals for increased funding in an attempt to save the Israeli spacecraft project. Minister Akunis, who even flew to Florida to attend the launch, repeatedly emphasized Beresheet's accomplishment and its significance to the State of Israel, along with his ministry's contribution to the project, which he said was limited by the contest rules. Eventually, it was Kahn, once again, who saved the day and increased his donation to more than $40 million, provided that the IAI would write off the debt. Finally, IAI agreed under two conditions: Gaining ownership and intellectual property rights to all Beresheet knowledge, and a full partnership in mission management and public relations.
Avi Blasberger, Director General of the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology, pointed out in response to our inquiry that increasing Beresheet's budget by more than NIS 7 million in 2018 would account for one-tenth of the agency's budget, on top of the agency's and Ministry of Science's numerous activities on behalf of the project. "Our budget increase was an important factor in Kahn's decision to continue the project," he said. "We also added NIS 1 million for educational activities and NIS 700,000 to fund the scientific mission. In addition, we signed on their behalf an agreement with NASA to use its Deep Space Network, which was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and would not have been possible without our involvement. We are also working with NASA to assist with the next mission."
The Ministry of Science and Technology further stated: "The Space Agency initiated and promoted, in collaboration with SpaceIL, educational activities to encourage the exposure of young people to space and science and technology studies. The agency also presents SpaceIL's activities at major Ministry of Science events, including the Israel Space Week and Science Day, and in various educational programs. The broad collaboration with the Ministry of Education and SpaceIL serves as a force multiplier for the main goal, of creating a 'Beresheet effect' among the younger generation". The ministry added that Minister Akunis has pledged to double government support for Beresheet 2, to NIS 20 million.
L-R: Kfir Damari, Morris Kahn, Yariv Bash, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Yonatan Weintraub | Amos Ben Gershom, SpaceIL
Spacecraft and other vegetables
Officially, the Beresheet mission aimed to demonstrate Israel's technological capabilities and create a public impact similar to the "Apollo Effect" – the enormous interest in science and technology that the manned lunar landings generated among young Americans. Indeed, much of the project's efforts were turned to public relations, as part of a clear media strategy: to present a success at all costs.
"To ensure public solidarity, we designed a media campaign intended to portray the spacecraft as our spacecraft – with the goal of recruiting the entire Israeli population to the venture," Doron says. "This also led to our decision to share with the public the problems and difficulties that we encountered during the mission."
"At the heart of the media strategy was the assumption that there was a reasonable chance that we would not be able to land on the moon and that we might not even reach it. That is why we decided to publicize a sequence of successes even before the launch, so that if the mission would end prematurely, we would still be able to present it as a success. That's the reason we held a huge event to announce the launch, even before a final launch date was set; initiated a presentation of the spacecraft in the media; ran a public campaign to select its name and asked the public to suggest contents for the Lunar Library.
"The ceremony of installing the disk containing the Lunar Library in the spacecraft was a publicity stunt – the actual disk installation in the spacecraft was performed a few days later by the technical team. Delivering the spacecraft to the launch site was also a show for the media – from the transport to Ben Gurion Airport with the completely unnecessary police escort, to its loading onto the cargo plane. The public did not know that in order to cut costs, the cargo plane that transported Beresheet to the U.S. had a stopover in Liege, Belgium, to unload a shipment of vegetables."
Likewise, during the mission, considerable resources were allocated to promoting the media strategy and public relations. "The spacecraft's selfie with Earth was meant to serve as a 'victory image,' in case we don't make it to the moon, and in order to take it, we had to negotiate with the FAA, which initially did not approve of taking photos so near Earth, but eventually relented," Doron adds. "The selfie in lunar orbit incurred a significant price, because a computer command file had to be 'wasted' on it."
In October 2018, about four months ahead of the launch, an agreement was signed with NASA allowing SpaceIL to use the U.S. space agency's Deep Space Network to communicate with the spacecraft using broadband and transmit information rapidly. The network consists of an advanced array of antennas located at several sites worldwide, and the engineering teams put in a tremendous effort to establish the communications interface with the NASA system in a short time. "We completed a two-year job in just four months," says one of the engineers who worked on the project.
"Insisting on investing extensive resources in the communications system with NASA's network was primarily intended to enable us to send real-time images from the landing site. We put in a lot of effort and preparation to convey a message of success even if the success was only partial," Doron adds. In the end, this may have been the right decision: The selfie image from the beginning of the landing, against the moon's background, is the closest thing to a landing that the mission has left behind.
"Although we didn't land, the mission was a huge success," he concludes. "Both the Americans and the Russians failed multiple times before completing a soft landing. Only China made a successful soft landing in the first attempt, and we are the only ones crazy enough to have the audacity to try to land on a first mission. Despite the numerous difficulties, we have come a very long way.
Closest to a successful landing: A selfie of Beresheet from the beginning of the descent to the lunar surface |Source: SpaceIL
The Beresheet effect
Despite the justified anger over Spivack's step and the cost of his conduct, there may be something in his remarks about the public effect of the tardigrade affair. It seems that the debate over whether tardigrades can survive on the moon has reached well beyond the space buffs' circles, including children and young people. The question of life outside Earth following the revelations about Beresheet's mission continues to engage people on social networks even today.
SpaceIL also sought to emphasize the educational impact of the mission: "Beresheet led the State of Israel to an unprecedented achievement by making it the seventh country in the world to orbit the moon. While it didn't make a soft landing on the moon, it is important to remember that the primary mission was actually here, on Earth, to create an Israeli 'Apollo effect.' Beresheet's mission reached unprecedented success when all Israeli children thought, learned, and dreamed of space and of the moon. The boldness and capabilities demonstrated by the engineering team were groundbreaking on a global scale".
Has the 'Beresheet effect' also reached the higher education? The only institution in Israel that offers an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering is the Technion in Haifa. Its Faculty of Aerospace Engineering revealed that 110 undergraduates were enrolled this year, in comparison to 97 last year – a 13% increase. According to the faculty's dean, Prof. Tal Shima, the increase may be due to the success and public exposure of the Israeli lunar mission, but he also notes that the faculty has opened a new program in collaboration with the IDF, which is attracting students as well.
In addition to the educational and public impact, the Beresheet mission has made a direct impact on space exploration, demonstrating that the moon can be reached by a small, inexpensive spacecraft. "When you look at the companies that have won NASA tenders for unmanned space travel to the moon, you see that their budgets are on our scale – tens of millions, rather than a billion dollars," says Anteby. "It's a huge influence on the area of New Space, thanks to the X-Prize and our achievement."
According to the original plan, SpaceIL was scheduled to end its space operations upon completion of the Beresheet mission. All the engineers were notified that their work will be terminated after the lunar operation, and the organization planned to continue its educational activities and leverage the space mission. But soon after it became clear that the spacecraft had crashed on the moon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised, "We will try again. We have reached the moon, but we want to land more softly." Two days later, Kahn, who serves as SpaceIL's president, announced, "As of today, we are working on Beresheet 2." As a result, the employment of several members of the engineering team was extended, to enable them to work on the crash investigation and begin formulating the next mission.
Some of the engineers also tried to initiate new projects based on the knowledge gained in Beresheet. But since the intellectual property belongs to IAI, and without additional funding, everyone was eventually fired. About two months later, SpaceIL's management announced that Beresheet 2 had been canceled and that "Trying to repeat a journey to the moon is not challenging enough."
Some of the mission's engineers have joined other organizations related to space, while others have established, or are currently establishing, space-related start-up companies. One of these is Yigal Harel, who recently founded WeSpace – a commercial venture to develop innovative vehicles for exploring the moon's lava tubes. These are natural caves created by early lunar volcanic activity which were not explored so far, although they hold great potential, for example, as shelters for astronauts. Harel also hopes to find in them ice that has not evaporated because the caves are not exposed to sunlight.
"We are developing the technology that will allow us to access these places. At this point, former SpaceIL employees are volunteering with us. Once we'll raise the funds, most of them will join the company," Harel promises. "The space investment market is huge, and we have an advantage because few companies operate in the realm of deep space – and that's what's next."
The American Genesis
It appears that SpaceIL's next mission will be to the moon anyway. "We are planning a very similar spacecraft to Beresheet, but with greater emphasis on scientific missions, and possibly with an additional component, such as a satellite that will remain in orbit around the moon. We want to provide added value to the mission, besides the landing itself," emphasizes Kfir Damari, one of SpaceIL's three founders and the organization's VP of Education. "The previous statement did not accurately represent our outlook. It was assumed that we are not interested in repeating an identical mission, but developing and constructing another spacecraft is a challenge of an entirely different order of magnitude."
"We are not looking to repeat the exact same mission, but to lead one that will move and inspire," adds Yonatan Weintraub, another SpaceIL co-founder, who is involved in planning the new mission. "We have the opportunity to join an international effort to land humans on the moon, and the question is how Israel can contribute to that."
Although they did not win Google's Lunar X-Prize, SpaceIL received a $1-million award from the organizers.
Last month, the Blavatnik Family Foundation announced its own donation of $1 million to the project. "The money from the X-Prize will be channeled to continuing educational activities, while the recent donation will finance initial work on the next spacecraft," Damari explains. "It has also enabled us to recruit a new CEO, Shimon Sarid, who will assume the role next month and begin planning the next mission. Even if we can raise funds from other sources – government support or charges for carrying scientific payloads on board the spacecraft – I expect most of the budget will still come from philanthropy."
A new incarnation: Arist's concept of the Genesis lander, the American version of Beresheet, that is bidding on a NASA tender | Firefly
An incarnation of Beresheet may eventually land on the moon. The IAI has partnered with Firefly Aerospace, a U.S.-based company that is bidding in a NASA tender with the spacecraft Genesis (English for the Hebrew word "Beresheet") to launch unmanned spacecrafts to the moon, ahead of the resumption of manned flights as part of the Artemis program. Firefly's spacecraft is an almost identical version of Beresheet, and is based on the knowledge and intellectual property that now belongs to IAI. "We wish them success, " concludes Damari. "We have developed the spacecraft to advance the knowledge of all mankind."


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Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Chino Hills named Best Martial Arts by IE HOT LIST voters
By Ralph Gracie Chino Hills | October 28, 2013 - 4:18 pm | General News
Year: 2013 and 2014
Category: Best Martial Arts
There's more to Martial Arts than learning how to kick. It's about growth and respect. Who's the best?
Voters named Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Chino Hills the Best Martial Arts in the Inland Empire area for 2013 and 2014. To determine the winner, voters had more than 10 nominees to choose from. Congratulations to Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Chino Hills!
For the full article, follow this link: http://ie.cityvoter.com/award/ralph-gracie-jiu-jitsu-chino-hills-best-martial-arts-2013/705774?utm_source=admin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cv0065
Sean Roberts Receives His Black Belt!!!
By Ralph Gracie Chino Hills | March 13, 2013 - 6:35 pm | General News
After almost 8 years of training, Sean Roberts received his much awaited black belt on March 12, 2013 in San Francisco. Sean has been training in the Bay Area for the past few years with Ralph Gracie, Kurt Osiander and Eduardo Fraga. He started jiu-jitsu at the age of 16 with Brad Jackson. Sean has competed in over 150 tournaments and has been featured in Gracie Magazine, Jiu-Jitsu Magazine, Budovideos.com, onthemat.com, and most recently competed and was 12-1 in the gi division in the BJJ Kumite, where he submitted several of his opponents with the now famous "Sean Roberts Calf Slicer." The BJJ Kumite can be seen in the Kumite Episode Section of this website. Sean's early "claim to fame" was when he tapped out current UFC Lightweight Champion, Benson Henderson with a triangle choke, a submission for which Sean is known for using to tap out many of his opponents. Ralph Gracie Chino Hills awaits his return sometime within the year to teach.
Ralph Gracie Kids Shine at the All America's Tournament
By Ralph Gracie Chino Hills | January 29, 2013 - 2:37 pm | General News
On January 26 & 27, our kids competed in gi and no-gi at the NABJJF All America's Tournament in Los Angeles. Bringing home the gold in the kids division were Ruben Martos-Reyes for no-gi, Carson Contreras and Robbie and Ryan Allen for both Gi and No-Gi. Since they are brothers and had both defeated the people they went against, they shared the honors of 1st and 2nd place in both Gi and No-Gi. Bringing home silver in the Gi Division were Ruben Martos-Reyes and Victor Bonato. In the Juvenile Division, McKenna Hutchison, who is a 13-year-old orange belt, had to compete in a higher division with 15-year-old blue belts. McKenna was able to defeat everyone in those divisions taking home gold medals in Gi and No-Gi and Gi and No-Gi Absolute Divsions for a total of 4 gold medals! I don't think we have ever had someone bring home quadruple Gold! Congrats to everyone who competed and a big thank you to our black belt Gabriel Costa, who spent his entire weekend coaching our students at the tournament. Next up is the Kids Pan Ams! Go Team Ralph Gracie!
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If I could change one thing about myself, I would be a patient person. Not to be confused with a more patient person; I would need to become a patient person first before I can ask for more patience.
As I've gotten older, my level of patience has dwindled to non-existent. I think a lot of it stems from years spent in high-productivity jobs. Can't have the patience of Job when the clock is ticking and quotas have to be met.
That's my mantra. I don't like to wait for people to do things, especially when I know I can do it in less time. I would be a liar if I said that I was working on it. Sounds good in theory but attempts to execute the theory would fail.
Sometimes a theory should remain just that, a theory.


I really liked the interview with Tana Umaga before Saturday's test. He spoke about the importance of family and stuff like that.
I think that's one of the reasons he has so much mana. Tana's support for good family values and things like educating kids has gained him a lot of respect.
I just hope All Black captains of the future will continue the tradition started by Tana. Let's have some real leadership - not just on the field but in life.


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Kylie Minogue to star in new Sky comedy-drama
Kylie Minogue is set to star alongside Peter Serafinowicz in a new comedy-drama, as part of Sky's Playhouse Presents series.
The pop star, who started her career in Australian soap Neighbours, is set to make her acting comeback in Hey Diddly Dee.
"When the script was sent to me, I read it and knew instinctively I wanted to be part of this project," Kylie said.
"In Hey Diddly Dee, Marc [Warren, Hey Diddly Dee's writer] has created a beautiful and quirky story. I have also enjoyed many of the Playhouse Presents… series and love that they have created a platform for this type of work."
Marc Warren added: "Writing and directing for Playhouse Presents… has been one of the most magical experiences of my career.
Kylie Minogue is here to save 2020 with new album, 'Disco', as she discusses comparisons to Jennifer Aniston & competing with herself
All these years on, Kylie still has us spinning around.
"To give myself the best chance I called in every favour to surround myself with a dream cast and an incredible crew. And then by some miracle, Kylie appeared, and the fate of our film was sealed."
The Playhouse Presents series will see not only Warren make his directorial debut, but also Doctor Who's Matt Smith.
Smith said: "Sky Arts offers creative opportunities that many other channels don't. To collaborate with Simon Stephens in this capacity was a thrilling and rare opportunity and one we both were keen to embrace."
Other big names to be taking part include Kathy Burke, Julia Davis, Anna Friel, Rebecca Front, Sharon Horgan, Mathew Horne, Suranne Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, Johnny Vegas, Jack Whitehall and Reggie Yates.
Hey Diddly Dee will premiere on Sky Arts on Thursday 14 March 2013.
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Combine the pork, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium bowl, mix well. Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, oyster sauce, and lime juice in a separate bowl; reserve.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the pork and cook, stirring often, until lightly browned and cooked through, 2-3 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate and reserve.
Return skillet to the stove and heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, garlic, and scallions; cook, stirring often, 1 minute. Stir in the bell pepper and carrots; cook 1 minute. Add sugar snap peas and cook until bright green, about 2 minute. Add reserved pork and soy sauce mixture, cook, tossing, 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in cilantro; serve over rice.


We often take calls or receive emails from pet parents with a new puppy needing puppy sitting or visits during the day while they are at work. These visits are for potty training breaks, playtime, and love.
For puppy visits, at Rufus and Delilah, we often recommend 2-3 daily visits evenly spaced throughout the day to help the puppy form a routine for when to go potty. Generally speaking puppies can only hold their bladder for the number of hours that corresponds to how many months old they are from 1 month up to 6 month. This means a 2 month old puppy would generally need to go potty every 2 hours during the day time.
By booking two to three daily puppy visits during this transitional time for potty training, you can make sure your puppy has the opportunity to go potty either outdoors or indoors where acceptable (for example, on a wee wee pad or artificial turf). These visits are also used for play time to help burn off some of their energy and to give your new pup some love and one on one attention.
Until puppies have all their shots which is usually around the time they are 16-20 weeks old, they cannot walk or play in public areas used by other dogs. It is then often advised by veterinarians to wait an additional 5-7 days before going freely in public areas. If you live in a house with a private backyard, we recommend having your sitter take your puppy in the backyard on a leash to allow them to get used to walking on a leash and going potty while on the leash until they are able to go for walks in public areas.
If you live in an apartment, condo, or townhouse where you don't have a private strip of grass for your puppy, we advise walking your puppy within your home on a leash to help your puppy get used to walking on a leash. We can then walk your puppy using the leash to their indoor wee wee pads or strip of artificial grass where it is approved to go potty indoors or outside on a balcony until they can go outside in public areas.
Once your puppy can hold his/her bladder for longer periods of times and is able to go outdoors on walks after having all shots, we then taper down visits to once or twice daily depending on each client's needs.
This is Baron. He is one of many puppy clients at Rufus and Delilah who successfully used this plan for puppy visits. His parents first booked twice daily 45 minute puppy visits evenly spread out during the day. Once we he was fully vaccinated and able to hold his bladder for longer periods or time, his parents changed his schedule to be one daily 60 minute walk/visit.
If you've never hired a dog walker before you may find our articles useful on Tips For Finding A Dog Walker and Why Should You Hire A Dog Walker.
If you have personal experience as a parent to a puppy, what worked best when training your puppy when you were away from home for extended hours?
Dog Walking Versus Doggy Day Care – How To Decide Which Is A Better Fit?


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Travelog | Going somewhere? Some places offer trips to the unknown
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Maria Bedolla, left, and Alfred Ting stepping off a tour bus that arrived at Canaan Valley Resort State Park in Davis.
When Dena Espenscheid answered an advertisement on social media offering a weekend vacation to an unknown destination, her sister warned her she was going to get kidnapped.
As it turns out, not only was the offer legit, Espenscheid said she "had a blast."
The West Virginia Division of Tourism arranged the free trip earlier this month to promote the state as a perfect fall destination. The only clues: Show up in layered clothes and hiking boots and have a sense of adventure.
Five hundred people applied; 33 were chosen. They were told to show up at a Washington, D.C., bus station at 7 a.m. for the trip that would return them the next day.
The next clues came when they saw the bus, which was labeled "Destination Unknown" but had a West Virginia license plate. The sides were covered in a photo of red, orange and yellow fall foliage, "and we're heading west," Espenscheid said.
That gave them a general idea, but still, what was there to do?
Plenty. And that was the point of the trip, which was open to residents of Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
"I had never thought 'Hey let's go to West Virginia for the weekend.' Outside of Harpers Ferry I did not know what West Virginia had to offer," Espenscheid said.
Mystery trips have grown into their own industry, both for individual and group travel. Whether traveling by bus, train or plane, these vacations vary widely in length, expense and destination.
Often, clients are given a general idea where they're going. Others aren't told until they arrive at the airport. Some trips are even bought as gifts for others.
Jennifer Wright, from foreground, Anthony Bolgnese and Asher Groeschler hiking along a guided path at Nelson Rocks near Circleville
Alicia Tenise horseback riding in Canaan Valley near Davis
Mystery trip organizers can help clients who have a hard time making a decision, are overwhelmed with where they want to go or have done so much research that the excitement is gone, said Denise Chaykun Weaver, who started Magical Mystery Tours nearly a decade ago after she arranged a trip for a friend on a whim to San Francisco. Her firm now books hundreds of trips per year.
"There's this magical thing about a mystery trip in that you don't have control. You don't know where you're going," she said. "Surprises are really fun."
Many companies offer trips based on clients' interests, so there's no arm twisting. Travelers aren't going to be sent on a skydiving trip if they're afraid of heights.
"We definitely get a lot of 'I want a beach, I want something warm,'" she said.
Pink Bus Mystery Trips of Fargo, North Dakota, started in 2007 as a fundraising event for ALS research and now plans vacations for women. It took groups on sold-out trips to Michigan in June and Texas in October and plans a two-week trip to Scandinavia next September.
Among other online trip organizers are Pack Up + Go and SurpriseMeTrips . Upscale vendors include The Travel Mechanic and the Black Tomato while Rustic Pathways specializes in summer group packages worldwide for students.
Espenscheid, a public speaker from Quantico, Virginia, said the West Virginia trip was especially attractive because her busy work schedule is already mapped out and involves a dress and high heels. She recently went to Miami for speaking engagements and had another one in the works to Nashville.
"How nice would it be to travel on a weekend and not have to plan it?" she said.
A few hours into the West Virginia mystery trip, her group stopped at Blackwater Falls for a gourmet lunch.
"Something out of a dream," Espenscheid said.
There also was horseback riding and hiking to Seneca Rocks that took them nearly 900 feet above the valley floor.
The group enjoyed dinner, poking around shops, cafes, breweries and other nightlife in the former coal mining and timber towns of Davis and Thomas. They watched musical acts at a general store-turned-cafe and concert venue, and spent the night at Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center.
By the next evening, Espenscheid was back home — her sister didn't have to worry any longer.
"I would absolutely do it again," Espenscheid said. "It got me out of my comfort zone. If I can sign up for another destination unknown where I'm not planning anything? It's part of the adventure." John Raby, AP
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Business & Retail Briefs
by Collin Kelley October 1, 2009
Global Living, a new home furnishings store located in Buckhead's West Village at 3106 Early St., is now open. Designed as a fusion of cultures, the store includes one-of-a kind pieces and antiques mixed with new and modern furniture creating an urban old-world combination."India is our first stop on our global journey with our customer," stated owner Rupal Mamtani. "India's riches are found in many forms and Global Living is proud to bring unique finds from this wealthy country. Each piece tells a story and is hand selected and hand crafted by regional artisans using skills that have been passed down from generation to generation." Mamtani began her career in home furnishings 10 years ago importing one-of-kind antiques and developed a business selling them to the retail and design communities. Now, she offers these treasures to her customers and creates a new global experience in her retail store. (404) 841-9800.
Intaglia Home Collection is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Intaglia opened in Amsterdam Walk in the fall of 1999 to overwhelming success, receiving numerous "Best of …" awards from local media. Last year, Intaglia moved to a larger space at Ansley Mall, offering customers an even larger array of fabrics for custom upholstery choices on sofas, loveseats, chairs and ottomans. A variety of classic contemporary dining room sets and bedroom furniture fill the two floors of showroom space. Decorative accents are constantly updated to provide unique options in lighting, pillows, and home accessories. (404) 607-9750 or www.intagliahome.com.
Inc. Magazine has ranked Atlanta-based Ticket Alternative at number 2,815 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Ticket Alternative provides a wide range of ticketing and box office solutions for hundred of venues nationwide. www.ticketalternative.com.
Allstate Insurance Company has opened a new agency in Atlanta, owned and operated by Parminder Singh Saini, offering auto, property, commercial and life insurance. The Saini Allstate agency is located at 2342 Perimeter Park Dr. (770) 455-1205 or www.allstate.com.
Chuck Perry, a well-known landscape architect with a decade of experience in Greater Atlanta, has opened his own firm, C Landscapes, Ltd. Perry most recently worked for Land Plus Associates in Atlanta as a landscape designer and project manager. He has extensive landscape experience in notable Atlanta single- and multiple-dwelling residential projects including Inman Park Lofts, The Luxe condominiums, Park at East Paces, Embassy Suites Hotel of Buckhead as well as at the Blue Valley Development in Cherokee County. www.clandscapesltd.com.
Career Fashion Consignment is now open on Bennet Street in Buckhead. The shop, owned by Judi Gerhardt, focuses on business attire. www.careerfashionconsignment.com.
firstPRO Staffing and Executive Search announced today that its CEO April Nagel has been named 2009 Woman of the Year by Choices Atlanta: Women Balancing Life. Nagel will be honored at the 2009 Woman of the Year Luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Marriott Alpharetta. For more information, or to purchase tickets online, visit www.choicesatlanta.com.
The First Tee of Atlanta has announced the addition of Tom Hughes to its board of directors. Hughes is the senior vice president of Hope-Beckham Inc., an Atlanta-based public relations and events marketing firm. Hughes came to Hope-Beckham in October 2007 from Atlanta Spirit LLC, parent company of the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena, where he was senior vice president of communications. The First Tee of Atlanta's mission is to positively impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. www.thefirstteeatlanta.org.
The Atlanta-based Bahamas Consulate General Office, 2970 Clairmont Road NE, Suite 690, officially opened for business last month with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by dignitaries and diplomats, including the Prime Minister of Bahamas, Hubert Alexander Ingraham. Later that evening the Bahamas Government hosted a private reception at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's JB Fuqua Rooftop Pavilion that was co-sponsored by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Vulcan Materials Company and Delta Air Lines. A performance in Centennial Olympic Park by the world-famous Royal Bahamas Police Force Marching Band and Grand Bahama Youth Choir highlighted the festivities. Atlanta was selected for a Consulate office in response to the growing demand for services by Bahamian residents in the area and by businesses in the southeastern United States with interests in expanding trade and investment in the Bahamas. Ten southern states will come within the jurisdiction of the Atlanta office including Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee. (404) 214-0492.
Edgewood Avenue Storage & Wine Cellar will soon begin development at 653 Edgewoood Avenue. The state-of-the-art, climate controlled storage facility will be a six-story, 133,000 square-foot mixed use building will include storage, a wine cellar and retail shops along Edgewood. "We're very excited about the project, which was spurred by the continuing re-birth of The Old Fourth Ward," said one of the developers, John McElderry of Nickles Enterprises. The site was formerly the home of Atlanta Metal Inc., a scrap metal recycling facility. Construction is slated to begin before the end of the year.
Emilie Sennebogen, owner of Mama Bath + Body, will host a grand opening event on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the shop at 743D East College Ave. in Decatur. In addition to her own line of all-natural soy candles, body lotions, sugar scrubs and artisan soaps, she will feature complimentary mar-tea-nis by local tea maker Just Add Honey and sweets from the neighboring Cookie Studio. The first 25 customers will get swag bags loaded with Mama samples and goodies, or you can stop by and watch product-making demos throughout the day in the wide open workshop. www.loveyourmama.com.
Coronet Way Park in northwest Atlanta has been renamed the Sara J. González Memorial Park, the first-ever Hispanic memorial in the State of Georgia. González, was an entrepreneur, advocate and leader for Hispanic and immigrant- and minority-based economic growth and rights. Working on the grassroots level and with corporate America, including some of the country's largest blue chip companies, González, pictured, established pioneering services and programs to aid the newly arrived as well as those seeking betterment through entrepreneurship. Before her death in 2008, González was the president and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Bryan Kirkland, of Bryan Alan Kirkland Designs, is the designer and owner of Maison Atlanta, located in the Westside Provision District, 170 Howell Mill Rd. in Suite 1100. Kirkland's style is European traditional with an edge. Expect to find colorful fabrics, eclectic accessories, lighting, fine art, rugs, custom upholstered furniture, bedding and draperies and much more. www.MaisonAtlanta.com or visit their Facebook page.
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Hi, you could use it as a file server. If you want ata100/133 or scsi then get an adapter card to let you use them.
I currently use mine as a file server, but with linux not windows 2003.
or maybe there is someone out there interested in making me an offer!
My BP6 machine is running as a fileserver/SETI cruncher. I installed a promise ATA100 FastTrak controller and it's really performing well.
It's running two Celeron 466s@540MHz and 384Megs of RAM.
Edit: I thought I saw your post too, David?


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Łąki Wielkie – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie kujawsko-pomorskim, w powiecie włocławskim, w gminie Boniewo.
Wieś od średniowiecza należy do parafii Boniewo. W księgach metrykalnych tejże parafii nazywana czasami Łąki Walentyny (przełom XVIII i XIX wieku).

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa włocławskiego. Według Narodowego Spisu Powszechnego (III 2011 r.) liczyła 143 mieszkańców. Jest ósmą co do wielkości miejscowością gminy Boniewo.

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Afghanistan 'priority', says UN
Other News Materials 4 February 2009 15:17 (UTC +04:00)
The UN's secretary-general has begun a key regional visit in Kabul, with a pledge that Afghanistan will be a priority this year.
Ban Ki-moon's visit to Kabul was unannounced. He said the UN was strongly committed to delivering peace in Afghanistan, reported BBC.
He is later due in Pakistan where he may announce a probe into the murder of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto.
Her supporters have consistently called for a UN probe into her death in 2007.
In Kabul, Mr Ban pledged Afghanistan the UN's full backing ahead of elections due in August this year.
"For the United Nations, Afghanistan will be a priority in 2009," Mr Ban said at a joint news conference with President Hamid Karzai.
"I am here to demonstrate and to convey my strong commitment and support for peace and stability for... Afghanistan's people," he said.
He said there had to be improved co-ordination among Afghanistan's many international donors to maintain progress and make "tangible changes" to people's lives.
Increasing violence in the country has become a major concern for the UN and Western powers.
Mr Ban will also meet Nato commanders and international officials to discuss improving security.
The new US administration of President Barack Obama is trying to persuade allies to send more troops for the Nato-led operation there.
Mr Ban's visit to Pakistan will be the first since he took office in 2007.
A foreign ministry spokesman told the BBC Urdu service that Mr Ban may announce the formation of a three-member commission to investigate Ms Bhutto's killing in December 2007.
Ms Bhutto was killed shortly after addressing an election rally
She was the victim of a gun and bomb attack as she was leaving a rally of her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the garrison town of Rawalpindi.
The Pakistani government and US officials have accused tribal warlord Baitullah Mehsud of plotting the attack on Ms Bhutto, although he denies the charge.
In December, a spokesman for Mr Ban said that the UN leader was optimistic that a commission into her killing could be established, but more consultations with Pakistan were needed to examine its "scope and mandate".
However the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says that the announcement is by no means a certainty because Mr Ban only has a short time in the country to address several pressing problems, including the kidnapping of a UN official in the province of Balochistan on Monday.
Mr Ban has called for the "immediate and safe release" of John Solecki, the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the city of Quetta who was snatched at gunpoint after his driver was killed.
Mr Ban will meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari before leaving for India.
His visit comes amid growing unrest in Pakistan's border areas, with Taleban rebels attacking Nato supply routes into Afghanistan while government forces engage the Taleban in the Swat valley of North West Frontier Province.
Officials say that Mr Ban is also expected to discuss last year's attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) which left more than 170 people dead.


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Q: How to convert NSURL to JSON using Swift I'm trying to take the response from the graph url (which is in JSON) and save it in a variable, but the thing is that I don't know the syntax to do that and I couldn't find it online, what I have is this line and it's working in getting me the information I need when I type it in a browser:
let usercontexturl: NSURL = NSURL(string: "https://graph.facebook.com/\(facebookContext)/mutual_friends?access_token=\(access_token)")!

And what I want to do is to save the content of the url in a variable, how can I do that?
UPDATE:
Thanks to @JHZ's answer I figured it out, the code I used to do so was this:
let myrequest: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: usercontexturl)
let mysession = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
let task = mysession.dataTaskWithRequest(myrequest) { data, response, error in
    do {
        let jsonresult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers)
        print(jsonresult)
    } catch {
        print(error)
    }
}
task.resume()

A: You're looking for NSURLRequest, NSURLSession, and NSJSONSerialization.
You'll want this initializer.
You should feed that into this NSURLSession method.
From the completion handler, you can call this method to obtain JSON.

A: Thanks to @JHZ I could make it work, the code I used to do so was this:
let myrequest: NSURLRequest = NSURLRequest(URL: usercontexturl)
let mysession = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
let task = mysession.dataTaskWithRequest(myrequest) { data, response, error in
    do {
        let jsonresult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers)
        print(jsonresult)
    } catch {
        print(error)
    }
}
task.resume()

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Tonight was the 2nd half of my Twilight Movie Marathon with "The Moms." We watched Breaking Dawn Part 1 - and it was the first viewing for my friend Kris. (She has not read the books yet, but we've given her the challenge.) Once again, they schlepped over to my house (I live the furtherest away) and we probably (not probably, certainly) spent more time eating and laughing than we did watching the movie.
It dawned on me today (pun intended) that even though we've had numerous dinners... almost the same thing happens every time. We all laugh at each other. We really make fun of each other. Anyone with real insecurities wouldn't last very long around us. We're ruthless. Brutally honest. (And I 'm laughing as I write this.) These are my kind of people... tell it like it is, sarcastic, teasing broads!
From the outside looking in, we must really appear to be quite passive aggressive... but in truth, there is no aggression at all. We've all come to know each other so well we truly do appreciate our differences. (And believe me, there are A LOT of differences between us.) Some subjects that are taboo among friends are common conversation with these ladies. Nothing held back.
No wonder I love them (and our monthly gatherings) so much.


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Duke Failing to Make the Final Four With Zion Williamson-Led Superteam is Fully on Coach K
Scott Rogust 01 Apr 2019
The Duke Blue Devils entered the NCAA Tournament with a National Championship on their minds. With Zion Williamson leading the way, the nation was waiting for Duke to cut down the nets on April 8.
They'd been waiting for nearly a year, in fact.
Michigan State had other plans, however, as they stunned Duke on Sunday to advance to the Final Four. Now, one of college hoops' most prominent super teams of the one-and-done era was sent home by Michigan State during the Elite 8, a team that, outside of Cassius Winston, doesn't exactly rely on NBA talent.
With four 5-star freshmen on his roster, two of whom are guaranteed top-five picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, head coach Mike Krzyzewski simply couldn't get the job done. And any other attempt at framing this is disingenuous.
Mike Krzyzewski couldn't take a team with four 5-star freshmen, including a generational talent, to the Final Four.
— 12up (@12upSport) March 31, 2019
Just think about it: almost every sports media pundit and basketball fan had Duke winning it all in their March Madness bracket. Many of those same people thought the Blue Devils, Williamson, and R.J. Barrett would steamroll their way throughout the tournament with relative ease.
That wasn't the case, most of which had to do with Krzyzewski's coaching scheme. In fact, they didn't have a single "elite" game out of the four they played on the biggest stage.
Mike Krzyzewski had the most talented team in America (by a good margin) and almost lost in the second and third rounds and then failed to make the Final Four with them. If you're going to crap on John Calipari for underachieving, rack up K too.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) March 31, 2019
In the Round of 32, the UCF Knights gave them a run for their money, as 7-6 center Tacko Fall stood as a formidable challenge against Duke. Luckily for the Blue Devils, Fall would foul out, and Aubrey Dawkins' final layup attempt would (barely) fail. Without a bit of rim luck, the Blue Devils would've spent 40 full minutes failing to game plan for Fall's presence, or adjust to the reality of his size.
Then there was the Sweet 16, where they were pushed around by the Virginia Tech Hokies. Again, fate was on Duke's side, as yet another layup gaffe in the final seconds allowed them to advance.
Even Williamson and Barrett openly admitted that luck was on their side, and they were puzzled that Virginia Tech didn't tie things up with a bunny as the buzzer went off.
Virginia Tech was THIS close to overtime against Duke
(via @CBSSports) pic.twitter.com/1WCiQC5GiV
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 30, 2019
With the amount of talent on this Duke team, they should not have had this difficult of a time in the NCAA Tournament. Krzyzewski's game plan was flawed throughout, and Tom Izzo took advantage of it. Nowhere was this better exemplified than on the final few sequences. Down two, with the ball, shots repeatedly went to RJ Barrett, who is not Zion Williamson and never will be. We thought we'd solved this once and for all late against UCF. We were so wrong.
Duke lost three games with Zion Williamson in the lineup this year.
RJ Barrett went ***0-for-9*** in the final minute of those three games. The rest of the team had three total shots. Zion had one.
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) March 31, 2019
And, in one final taunt, with 4.7 seconds remaining and a few fouls necessary for Duke to get MSU into the bonus, Coach K somehow forgot to protect against Cassius Winston's breakaway speed. Like the Miami Miracle, with Gronk as the last line of defense, this was purely deficient.
If there is anyone to blame for Duke's failed tourney run, it's Mike Krzyzewski. Full stop. There's no reason we should be here right now.
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TIM DUNCAN: 'I THOUGHT THIS WAS DEFINITELY OUR TIME'
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Spurs All-Star Tim Duncan battles Thunder center Kendrick Perkins in the Western Conference finals. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Before Tim Duncan walked off Chesapeake Arena Wednesday night he took the time to hug Kevin Durant and whispered something in his ear. Durant said Duncan basically congratulated the 23-year-old Thunder star for reaching the NBA Finals and wished him good luck.
It was a typical Duncan move. His whole NBA career has been one classy move after another. But at 36 years old time is unfortunately not on his side. He knows full well that the hour glass is almost empty and the clock is ticking on his remarkable Hall-of-Fame career.
"It's very disappointing . . . very disappointing. I thought this was definitely our time. Our time to get back to The Finals and our time to push for another championship," said Duncan, who has had a rebirth of sorts this season thanks to an offseason exercise program that helped him drop some weight.
However, Duncan becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer and he should priority No. 1 for the Spurs management headed by general manager R.C. Buford and head coach Gregg Popovich.
The core of the team should remain intact. Parker, Manu Ginobili, Stephen Jackson, Tiago Splitter, Matt Bonner, and Kawhi Leonard are all under contract for next year. Patty Mills has a player option while DaJuan Blair has a team option. But the biggest offseason move that needs to be addressed is Duncan's contract. Based on several reports, all signs point to Duncan agreeing to an extension and will likely finish his career in San Antonio.
"We've been always old, we've always been criticized for that and we still compete," Ginobili said. "We won the West, regular season of course. We are fine. We trust Pop and R.C. to make good decisions, bring good talent. I think they did an unbelievable job this year. I mean we had the best record in the league. We just faced a great young team."
Although the Spurs does not employ the same post-heavy offense it did 4-5 years ago, make no mistake about it, they will only go as far as Duncan — arguably the greatest power forward in NBA history — takes them.
"He is getting older just like you are and all of us. Tim Duncan is still the backbone of the program," said Popovich.
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Popovich and Duncan have been together for almost two decades, and they know each other so well that they could probably finish each others' sentences. It's like the perfect marriage. The taskmaster and the willing pupil. Popovich knows he can't win a championship without a healthy Duncan, and Duncan knows he's not the same 20-something player who could dominate the regular season as well as the postseason. But despite all the talk of Duncan's advanced age and his diminishing numbers, he remains the most important cog in the Spurs machine.
"He's the guy that we build around. He sets the tone for us, Tony [Parker] and Manu [Ginobili] know that full well," Popovich said. "We've shifted the offense a bit so it's a little more perimeter oriented the last couple of years. Timmy understands that. But he continues to rebound and play defense.
"We've gone to him quite a bit in these playoffs," Popovich added. "He has taken care of his body, he's disciplined. He's a competitive son of a gun, and he's still one hell of a player."
Much like Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, Duncan has discovered the Hot Tub Time Machine. He has had a rebirth of sorts in the 2012 playoffs and believes he has a couple of good years left.
"I feel unbelievable. Better than I've ever had in the last four, five years," Duncan told ESPN's Ric Bucher in the second round of the playoffs. "For whatever reason I'm healthy and I feel great."
Former Spurs player and current TNT analyst Steve Kerr said two years ago he thought Duncan was close to being done. Now Kerr thinks Duncan still has a few good years left. "I hadn't imagined [Tim] playing at this level," Kerr said of the three-time MVP.
"He still looks like he's got plenty left in the tank."
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Robinsons Brewery announce launch of their apprenticeship programme partnered with Charnwood
Robinsons launch Hospitality Apprenticeships!
Robinsons has announced plans to launch a series of apprenticeships, in partnership with Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and quality assured professional training providers Charnwood, to meet the needs of modern retailing. The Cheshire brewery has spent the last 12 months developing the offer with licensees and will aim to have 130 candidates on the programme by the middle of 2014.
"The first thing we did was ask licensees is what sort of staff development would be most useful to them," Director of Marketing David Bremner told us, "and the response was consistent; bar staff service skills, chef development and assistant managers. We then met with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and their support has been overwhelming including them funding a consultant for 18 months to get the whole programme up and running and cost neutral. When I meet with colleagues in other regional brewers they are amazed at the support we have had and the way the rules have been adapted to meet the needs of our sector. The BII too, could not have been more supportive and we are jointly developing plans for the next phase."
Apprenticeship consultant Beverley Ashton has run focus groups with licensees, co-ordinated with other local pub companies and regional brewers. She has also run the tender process to narrow down the 29 training providers to Charnwood who will provide the training for those in the hospitality sector in the North West who wish to join with Robinsons.
"Charnwood's pedigree came shining through and they have some great people ready to get started on this," commented Beverley. "We have also bolted on some additional qualifications to add a PLUS to our apprenticeships. There is extra training on Customer Services as we all agreed this is crucial these days, as well as a wine qualification and a personal licence. We have 24 Robinsons apprentices ready to start from just 16 pubs visited so far and we are sure we are going to hit all the targets the Chamber have set us – we even have new licensees who are signing up to get themselves extra training post-induction."
Initially Robinsons will offer two level two cooking apprenticeships, a level 2 for front of House (BII licensed hospitality)and a level 3 for management who wish to progress. All courses are expected to take 12 months to complete and are fully funded through GM Chamber EOS (Employer Ownership of Skills) for participating licensees and candidates. Licensees will play a mentoring role with the on-site training being delivered by Charnwood via monthly visits to the pubs.
"There are so many apprenticeships it can be quite confusing," David explained, "we have started with five to simplify things but we see this as a real career in hospitality and we hope to eventually take some apprentices through to degree level. Working with the Bii and Charnwood we will continually adapt our offering to keep it fresh and relevant. We will be running normal one day and two day courses too for other training needs but this is all part of a bigger process to really raise the bar in the North West for a pub company, brewer, restaurant, hotel or bar that is interested."
This approach has also attracted the interest of local MPs and David has explained to them the historical difficulties in becoming involved due to the mass of red tape. "We really think we have something here which could be taken to other regions of the country and prove equally successful. Those involved love what we do – running pubs and bars and we want to see the next generation viewing this as a career decision with clear development opportunities and not just a temporary position."
With around 340 pubs, Robinsons has a vested interest in delivering distinctive training opportunities to young people wishing to work in the hospitality industry in the North West.
"Too often hospitality is overlooked as an industry with progression possibilities," explains David, "these new apprenticeship schemes will help young people learn skills and responsibilities that will facilitate their next step up the career ladder."
Testimonial: "We've had great success investing in training for our team. We currently have 3 of our 6 chefs and 2 of our FOH team on Apprentice Training Programmes. For me, there are two major benefits for training - lower staff turnover and being attractive as an employer. Not only do we get the best members of staff, we retain them as well. As a business the most fundamental value is'Consistently Top Notch Customer Service' - a stable, high performing team helps us to achieve this."
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In 1958, Siep Wijsenbeek, Rotterdam 1938, studied Industrial Design at the KABK Royal Academy of Fine Arts The Hague and from 1959 to 1963 at the Royal College of Art in London. Back in the Netherlands, he worked at the architectural firm Van der Grinten in Amersfoort and as scientific assistant at the Department of Industrial Design of the Delft Technical University. In 1965, in addition to his work in Delft, he started working part-time for the Dutch Railways in Utrecht. Here he started with the set-up of the NS House Style, arranged the design, joined the company in 1968 and supervised the introduction of the NS House Style. In addition, he was the industrial designer for the NS trains, buses station equipment etc. Because of the great pressure of work at the NS, he left the Delft University of Technology, but returned as a lecturer in the period 1970-1974.
In 1984, Wijsenbeek moved to Great Britain, worked there for a short time as Director of Transportation Design at Ogle Design and started his own design office in 1986. This design office developed into Design Triangle, a consultancy in Design, Engineering and Ergonomics. Design Triangle was a partnership that grew rapidly with contracts in Europe, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia and the United States. As a partner, Siep's work responsibility as a designer increasingly often turned into the task of a "Design Manager". In 2010, after 47 years of work, he left Design Triangle.