You have gone to the doctor's office, maybe it was for a regular check up. Maybe it was because you didn't feel well. Either way you leave and your record has a new title. A new diagnosis.
The provider, did their very best, explaining to you, your new medications, the special diet you should follow and recommendations to lose a few pounds. It all made perfect sense when you were in the office. But… Now your home.
Did you know that approximately 95% of chronic diseases can be prevented or controlled with a health diet, daily activity and the limiting of chemical laden foods (i.e. preservatives and food dyes).
REfocused Wellness is here to support clients navigate and understand their chronic disease, the recommendations the have been outlined by their provider and understand their role in their plan of care moving forward. Here at Refocused it is our mission to support clients towards their optimal state of health.
▪Review your provider instructions with you.
▪Assist you in understanding your condition and medication.
▪Guide you with the needed lifestyle modifications.
▪Support you as you navigate your way through the healthcare system.
▪ Create an exercise plan, routine & training.
▪Provide Individualized competent, reliable and compassionate support.


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Rosewood is an urban lifestyle village full of amenities that support community connectedness and walkability. You can walk the multi-use trails, walk to nearby parks and the Rosenthal spray park, walk to school and walk to convenient shops and services.
Plans for the new Lewis Farms Recreation Centre are on hold, but we trust that the City will find a responsible funding solution to move forward with this project located directly South of Rosewood.
This major community attraction will feature swimming pools, dive tanks, fitness studios, running tracks, three gyms, a rock climbing wall, AND twin arenas. The facility will also be home to your community public library.
Other nearby amenities include K-9 schools, the Lewis Estates Golf Course, and the Lewis Farms park & ride transit centre.
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As part of your master-planned community, we are building a neighbourhood shopping centre right at the forefront of the community, along 215 Street. Leave the car at home and walk to pick-up that last minute ingredient for dinner, grab a coffee with friends, or take advantage of health & wellness services.
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Q: Smooth approximation of the $\max\{0,x\}$ function with controlled derivatives Motivation/Hand-Wavy Question:
In this post, it was asked what the best local approximation of $f(x):=\max\{0,x\}$ is by a polynomial of a given degree; with the answer provided by Chebyshev's Equioscillation theorem.  Instead, I'm looking for a smooth (not necessarily analytic) global approximation of $f$ (which should be possible since I can now leverage smooth bump functions) such that $f$'s Lipschitz constant is also approximated by the smooth function's $C^k$-norms:
$$
\|f\|_k\,:=\,\max_{0\le j \le k} \sup_{x\in\mathbb{R}} \left |\partial^{j} f (x) \right |.
$$

Rigerous Question:
For every $\delta_1,\, \delta_2$ and each $k\in \mathbb{N}$, I'm looking for a smooth (not necessarily analytic) approximation $f_{k,\delta}\in C^{k,1}(\mathbb{R})$ satisfying

*

*$\sup_{x\in \mathbb{R}}\, \big|f(x)-f_{k,\delta}(x)\big|<\delta_1$,

*$\big|\|f_{k,\delta}\|_{C^{k}} - \operatorname{Lip}(f)\big| = \big|\|f_{k,\delta}\|_{C^{k}} - 1\big| <\delta_2$.

Is such an approximation possible?  Atleast can I get $\delta_1$ arbitrarily small even if I cannot get $\delta_2$ to approach 1?

If no, what what is the largest $k$ for which this is possible.  If yes, can we also require that $f_{k,\delta}$ belong to the Sobolev spaces $W^{\tilde{k},2}(\mathbb{R})$ for appropriately large $\tilde{k}$ (given by the Sobolev embedding theorem)?

A: Let us consider $[-1,1]$ instead.
Lemma 1. For any $\epsilon>0$, there exists $f_\epsilon\in C^{\infty}\left(\left[0,1\right]\right)$,
a bijection from $\left[0,1\right]$ onto itself, such that
\begin{align*}
f_\epsilon(0) & =0,\\
f_\epsilon (1) & =1,\\
\forall k\in\mathbb{N},k\geq1,f_\epsilon^{(k)}\left(0\right)=f_\epsilon^{(k)}\left(1\right) & =0,\\
\sup_{\left[0,1\right]}\left|f_\epsilon^{\prime}\left(x\right)\right| & <1+\epsilon.
\end{align*}
A constructive proof is here. With this lemma, you see that for any $\epsilon$, define $f_{1,\delta} = \begin{cases} 0 &\textrm{if } x<0 \\ f_\delta &\text{otherwise } \end{cases}$ then $f_{1,\delta}\in C^\infty[-1,1]$ and fits the bill for $k=1$ (and $\delta_1=\delta_2=\delta$ wlog).
For $k\geq2$ that isn't possible. Pietro Majer in the comments to your question has given a nice counter example, and Giorgio Metafune has explained why this cannot be for the same reason even if you only ask the second derivative to be bounded by an arbitrary constant ($\delta_1\to0$, $\delta_2=10$ for example). By Arzela-Ascoli, the sequence of first derivative would be equicontinuous and (up to extraction of a subsequence) converge uniformly in $C^1$ to $x^+$ which is not in $C^1$.

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Altium has launched a new addition to its NanoBoard family of FPGA-based development boards. The NanoBoard 3000 is a programmable design environment, supplied complete with hardware, software, ready-to-use, royalty-free IP and a dedicated Altium Designer Soft Design license.
• Host (NanoTalk) Controller hosts the NanoBoard firmware.
running as quickly as possible.


One important pillar of the Digitising European Industry strategy is the development a network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH).
DIHs are one-stop-shops that help companies gain a competitive advantage by enhancing their processes, products or services with digital technologies. As competence centres, they provide access to advanced technologies and the latest knowledge, and support their customers in piloting, testing and experimenting with digital innovations. They also serve as doorways to DIH networks across Europe.
This workshop will not focus on what a DIH is, or how to obtain EU or Structural funds. Rather, the discussion will focus on the framework for creating sustainable business plans for DIH and DIH networks. The workshop will study the structural elements of such a business plan, and explore ways to collaborate with existing networks such as EEN or H2020 NCPs.


Misrelying is an acceptable word in Scrabble with 16 points. Misrelying is an accepted word in Word with Friends having 19 points. Misrelying is a 10 letter long Word starting with M and ending with G. Below are Total 312 words made out of this word.
Note There are 3 vowel letters and 7 consonant letters in the word misrelying. M is 13th, I is 9th, S is 19th, R is 18th, E is 5th, L is 12th, Y is 25th, N is 14th, G is 7th, Letter of Alphabet series.


I met Bryttani on FACEBOOK! She booked their May of 2012 wedding with the special of a FREE PHOTO SESSION! I met with Bryttani & Manley in August to take their engagement photos!
Your wedding will be here before we know it! Thank you so much for asking me to capture your love!
I met Becky at the ARNOT MALL BRIDAL EXPO in January of 2010! Unfortunately she was one of the brides that KT had booked with and I needed to find her a different photographer – thank you Dandelion Imagery for helping out with that one! When Becky needed maternity photos of her second child – she called me! I have loved getting to know Becky and her family and am SO thankful for clients like her!
Thank you SO much Becky! I cannot WAIT to see you in December!
I met Alicia when I took Mandy & Jason's wedding photos in 2009! I met Chris at Lael & Mark's wedding in 2010! I met up with both of them at Cornell Plantations in August for their engagement session!
It makes my job so much easier when the people I am photographing are SO in love! I am so excited for the two of you and CANNOT wait to see your wedding photos next year! Thank you SO much for asking me to capture this time in your life!
On the way back from Ithaca I drove past a GIANT sunflower field – and HAD to stop and take some pictures!
I took *K*'s newborn pictures but she was so tiny that none of my cute little hats fit her! I also wasn't happy with her session. It happens sometimes – she is a BEAUTIFUL baby but I wasn't at the top of my game that day and couldn't leave her parents with just those shots! I had a session near *K* and set a little stop at her house! I am SO happy with these shots!
Amanda – thank you SO much for letting me love on your little sweetness and being able to give you images I am proud of!
I met Lauren and Dan when I took their maternity photos in July! I have been looking forward to meeting their sweetness! They chose to be surprised (something I ENVY – but just can't do) and wait till their little one's birthday to find out if they were having a boy or a girl!
Lauren had a quick delivery and they welcomed their son *L* into the world!
OH MY WORD – he is TOO precious!!
Lauren & Dan – he is so sweet! I cannot wait to see you for his 3 month photos – which will be here before we know it!
Mindy booked her wedding with me on FACEBOOK – quite some time ago! She and Steve were married on a BEAUTIFUL August afternoon!
Mindy & Steve – thank you SO much for asking me to share your day with you!
Derik's mom contacted me about taking his senior photos on their family farm – WHICH I LOVE – and I jumped at the chance!
Derik – have a GREAT senior year and good luck with college next fall!
Oh baby baby! Fitzy is getting SO big! Here are some of his 15 week photos!
I just absolutely ADORE this little guy!
First time eating cereal – and he LOVED it!
We are SO blessed to have this little happy baby in our lives!
Jay & Ashley gifted the *W* family with a family session for Lon & Dawn's birthdays!
Lon is our Pastor at Liberty Bible Church! He and his beautiful wife have 4 sweet boys!
Seriously – some of the best behaved kids at a photo session – EVER!
I HATE feet – I've gotten over this weird phobia as I've gotten older – but still don't like them very much – BUT – I do LOVE this photo!
Jay & Ashley – thank you so much for thinking of me in gifting the *W* family!
Lon & Dawn – thank you for being such amazing people and listening to God's direction in your life!
Brenda took over my job as Facility Secretary when I left Phoenix. We have become close over the past two years – and when she started planning her surprise wedding – she asked me if I would capture a few shots for them!
It was a beautiful, breezy day. They had invited their friends and family over for a open house for Roland's business. When the time was right – they thanked everyone for coming and said – "everyone keeps asking when we are gonna get married and I tell them – when we are ready – well – we're ready" – AHHH!
Everyone was SO surprised – they went in the house – got changed – got married – got photographed – and are living happily ever after!
Brenda – I am SO insanely happy for you! Thank you SO much for asking me to join you in your secret!


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from copy import deepcopy
from typing import Any, Awaitable, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING

from azure.core.rest import AsyncHttpResponse, HttpRequest
from azure.mgmt.core import AsyncARMPipelineClient
from msrest import Deserializer, Serializer

from .. import models
from ._configuration import AzureMachineLearningWorkspacesConfiguration
from .operations import BatchJobDeploymentOperations, BatchJobEndpointOperations

if TYPE_CHECKING:
    # pylint: disable=unused-import,ungrouped-imports
    from azure.core.credentials_async import AsyncTokenCredential

class AzureMachineLearningWorkspaces:
    """AzureMachineLearningWorkspaces.

    :ivar batch_job_deployment: BatchJobDeploymentOperations operations
    :vartype batch_job_deployment:
     azure.mgmt.machinelearningservices.aio.operations.BatchJobDeploymentOperations
    :ivar batch_job_endpoint: BatchJobEndpointOperations operations
    :vartype batch_job_endpoint:
     azure.mgmt.machinelearningservices.aio.operations.BatchJobEndpointOperations
    :param credential: Credential needed for the client to connect to Azure.
    :type credential: ~azure.core.credentials_async.AsyncTokenCredential
    :param subscription_id: The ID of the target subscription.
    :type subscription_id: str
    :param base_url: Service URL. Default value is 'https://management.azure.com'.
    :type base_url: str
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        credential: "AsyncTokenCredential",
        subscription_id: str,
        base_url: str = "https://management.azure.com",
        **kwargs: Any
    ) -> None:
        self._config = AzureMachineLearningWorkspacesConfiguration(credential=credential, subscription_id=subscription_id, **kwargs)
        self._client = AsyncARMPipelineClient(base_url=base_url, config=self._config, **kwargs)

        client_models = {k: v for k, v in models.__dict__.items() if isinstance(v, type)}
        self._serialize = Serializer(client_models)
        self._deserialize = Deserializer(client_models)
        self._serialize.client_side_validation = False
        self.batch_job_deployment = BatchJobDeploymentOperations(self._client, self._config, self._serialize, self._deserialize)
        self.batch_job_endpoint = BatchJobEndpointOperations(self._client, self._config, self._serialize, self._deserialize)

    def _send_request(
        self,
        request: HttpRequest,
        **kwargs: Any
    ) -> Awaitable[AsyncHttpResponse]:
        """Runs the network request through the client's chained policies.

        >>> from azure.core.rest import HttpRequest
        >>> request = HttpRequest("GET", "https://www.example.org/")
        <HttpRequest [GET], url: 'https://www.example.org/'>
        >>> response = await client._send_request(request)
        <AsyncHttpResponse: 200 OK>

        For more information on this code flow, see https://aka.ms/azsdk/python/protocol/quickstart

        :param request: The network request you want to make. Required.
        :type request: ~azure.core.rest.HttpRequest
        :keyword bool stream: Whether the response payload will be streamed. Defaults to False.
        :return: The response of your network call. Does not do error handling on your response.
        :rtype: ~azure.core.rest.AsyncHttpResponse
        """

        request_copy = deepcopy(request)
        request_copy.url = self._client.format_url(request_copy.url)
        return self._client.send_request(request_copy, **kwargs)

    async def close(self) -> None:
        await self._client.close()

    async def __aenter__(self) -> "AzureMachineLearningWorkspaces":
        await self._client.__aenter__()
        return self

    async def __aexit__(self, *exc_details) -> None:
        await self._client.__aexit__(*exc_details)

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I would like to urge community members to attend the Franklin Area School Board meeting on Monday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Utica Elementary School and let your voices be heard!
A task force created by Dr. Pamela Dye will be proposing their findings on the three options they were given by the district.
The first option is moving 6th grade students to middle school and the task force is proposing this as not a valid option due to lack of studies completed and room at middle school.
The second option is closing Utica Elementary School. This option would mean closing a building that we just put over 3 million dollars into renovating in 2005 and moving students to Central elementary. This would not only mean a bus ride for many Utica students of almost an hour but I toured Central school and there is NOT one vacant room to add any classrooms without taking one of the two computer labs and converting to classroom. Central is a beautiful school but they should not have to take on any more students. Central students should not have to add more students to their already large class sizes or give up a computer lab to accommodate any more students when there is a newly renovated building not being used to its capacity.
The third option being proposed will be redrawing the boundary lines. This could even out enrollment to all the elementary schools and maintain the small class sizes that offer more one on one education between teacher and student.
It is time our communities took a stand and demand the board does what's best for the children and take a look at other options to cut the budget!


In his opening remarks the President extended a warm welcome to everyone present asking 1 new member present to stand and introduce himself.
Members were informed of the recent death of Derek Spanton. A short silence was held in his memory. Derek's cremation will be held at Randall's Park on Tuesday 12 April at 11.00am.
The Notice convening the 15th Spring General meeting was read.
Minutes of 14th Spring Meeting -The Secretary did not read out the minutes of the last (14th) Spring General Meeting as they had been posted on the notice board and sent out to those members with email. It was agreed that the minutes were an accurate statement of points discussed. No matters were raised.
Minutes of this meeting will be circulated by email and displayed on Men's Noticeboard. There have been problems with some members, who have email addresses, not receiving the information. Both Pam Parker and myself have experienced this and we have decided that it might help if information is posted on the club web site.
A .The Green - Important machinery has been repaired which has allowed a more thorough Autumn/Winter maintenance programme to be completed. Longer solid tines have been purchased the use of which will improve green drainage and consequentially deeper root growth. This should have a marked effect on eliminating the problem of bouncing bowls. Spring maintenance is now in progress. It is proposed, weather permitting, to open the green for bowling on Saturday 23rd April. The ladies section will be informed, a notice to be put on the club web site as well as on the notice board in the club house. Members were again asked to be aware of notices indicating whether protective mats are to be used before starting bowling sessions. This rule does not apply to competitions and matches. There was a marked improvement last year with members being more aware of the requirement.
B. Work to Pavilion – Undergrowth at the rear of the pavilion was cleared along with the gutters. Repairs have been completed to the removable section of timber decking. Replacement of the entire timberwork/decking should be planned for winter of 2017.
Brian Parker and John Newton have completed re-decoration of the male and female changing rooms. Installation of a canopy over the front entrance door has been completed. Consideration is being given to improving the location of the front keypad.
An order will be placed with the Crockford Cleaning Services who submitted the most competitive quotation. Work will be undertaken on 19th April starting at 7am. The floor is not to be walked on until the next morning. Furniture will be move into the changing rooms on evening of 18th. Volunteers are required to move furniture back on 21st April.
Re-decoration of the outside of the pavilion has been commenced and is planned to be completed over 11/12th April. During the same period benches will be treated and mastic pointing, to window frames, will be renewed. Volunteers were requested.
Sample table made out of pallets still to be completed. John Holmes offered a supply of old pallets if required.
C. Playing arrangements – In a recent Board reshuffle, Alan Frost has taken over responsibility for bowling activities from Alistair.
Captain's Report – A request was made for the availability sheets for May and June to be returned as soon as possible. Team selection forms will be posted on the notice boards. Punctuality for attending matches was stressed. The captain asked that selected players if unable to play give as much notice as possible.
It was hoped that everyone would have an enjoyable season.
Match Secretaries Report – Members should have received there fixture lists by now. Anybody who has not please look in the post box. If that is not successful please contact Pam Parker who has a supply.
There are two new matches this year, a NDTL match against Newdigate on 19th June and a mixed friendly with Lower Kingswood on 21st September. Please note that dress code will be greys at the request of Kingswood.
Offer dates for 2017 have been sent and agreement of these dates are starting to come back.
Competition Secretaries Report – The application forms for the internal competitions are due in to Mick Goodson this week. A meeting will be scheduled to discuss handicaps and make the draws for all competitions when all entry applications are received.
The round completion dates are available on various notice boards around the clubhouse. When individuals in a game are known, contact is to be made with each other as soon as possible. The challenged, second named individual or team in a competition, should not wait too long for the challenger to make contact.
The competition secretary will regularly monitor the rink diary to ensure games are being planned and completed.
The organisers of the competitions cannot think of circumstances when a game may be played beyond the appropriate round completion date.
Mixed Triples League – The make of the teams will decided when all competition entry forms are submitted.
The format for the coming season will follow last year's organisation. A request for replacement of 2 team captains.
Men's Invitational Triples Day – The format of this event was explained. It was stressed how important it was to submit their triples( Must contain at least I lady.) as early as possible. Alan to organise the event.
Catering for the event will be organised by the social committee led by Stuart. Costs to be defrayed by the teams.
Any Other Business – An entry form for the Sutton and District Blesma Pairs Competition has been placed on the notice board in the men's changing room for any budding pairs. Entries have to be in no later than 15th May with a £5.00 entry fee.
The Club has entered The Arthur Hughes Triples Competition and it will be up to Alan to put forward 1 triple to play in this competition. Banstead Neville are drawn away against Epsom Court to be played by 5th July. Brian Bilham as club champion is entered into the Paston Cup and plays away against a Sutton Common player by 5th June.
The Bottle Charity was discussed. For a few years the bottle has been standing on the serving counter ready for people to find a home for their small change. It was emptied this week with approximately £41 which was donated to The Surrey Air Ambulance, a charity suggested by the Ladies last year. It was agreed that the same charity, who do worthy work in the local area is sponsored for 2016.
The secretary thanked his fellow committee members for their assistance during the last year and hoped that it will continue through 2016 so as to make this coming season successful and enjoyable for all members.
Thank were also given to all those members who have stood up to be counted when volunteers are required for various tasks around and in the club house.
a. Reminder issued that Ladies changing room not to be used for Men's matches.
b. Error in tea rota list highlighted. Correction circulated to those affected.
c. Forthcoming coffee morning was advertised with request for members to attend and to offer any bric-a brac items.
d. Summer newsletter about to be published.
e. Queen's 90th birthday to be celebrated by club with a fancy dress fun bowls event and a tea afterwards.
f. Volunteers requested by ladies for watering duties during summer.
g. Surrey Year books, club ties, blazer badges and bowls stickers are available for purchase from Mick Goodson.
h. Request for outstanding green fees to be paid as soon as possible.
i. Brian Roberts reiterated need for volunteers for maintenance work.


These ageless beauties welcomed babies to the world in their late 40s — and even in their 50s! Check out sweet pics of their budding bellies.
Kenya Moore, 47, gave birth to her first child in November of 2018, but she is far from the only celebrity to carry a baby so late in life. While some stars over 45 turn to surrogacy or adoption to grow their families, many, like Kenya, pursue the IVF path. The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star only had one round before she found out that she and her husband Marc Daly were expecting! After going to the hospital to get a blood test, she decided to cheat and take a less accurate pregnancy test from the supermarket — and got a positive result in the grocery store's bathroom. Later that day, her doctor called to confirm the exciting news! And after announcing her pregnancy, the mom-to-be started flaunting her baby bump for her followers in skintight dresses and sports bras.
Not everyone has her level of success so soon, though! In fact, Mercedes 'MJ' Javid, 46, actually had polyp surgery to increase her chances of fertility before IVF. Polyps, more common in women over 50, can grow in a woman's uterus, which isn't ideal for someone who's trying to have a baby. So it wasn't until hers were removed that this Shahs of Sunset star conceived through IVF. While news of her pregnancy broke in October, Mercedes' baby bump just made its red carpet debut earlier this month. She sported her budding belly loud and proud in a glittery, sheer dress that featured double thigh-high slits. Gorgeous!
That being said, these two reality stars aren't the only hot moms in Hollywood who have added to their families after the age of 45 — far from it! Who could forget when Brigitte Nielsen, 55, announced that she was expecting last year?
Take a look at the gallery above for more stars and their miracle baby bumps!


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benton's blog
Broadband, Public Safety and Homeland Security
Submitted on August 25, 2009
On August 25, the Federal Communications Commission held a National Broadband Plan workshop covering public safety and homeland security. Split into two panels, the first part of the discussion examined how the National Broadband Plan should reflect the current and potential uses of broadband to improve public safety communications and operations, including the utilization of the Internet and web-based applications. On the FCC's agenda is how best to promote interoperable, wireless-based communications; the relationship between the broadband plan and the FCC's ongoing 700 MHz spectrum auction proceeding; what services are most needed; how to ensure physical diversity and redundancy, and improve hardening of network assets; and how can existing spectrum allocations(e.g.4.9 GHz) meet the needs of public safety. In addition, the FCC hopes to estimate costs for public safety to obtain broadband service, applications, or devices; what funding sources are available; which broadband networks are used for mission-critical communications; what models (e.g.statewide networks) have been successful and what are their limitations; what policies would best promote Next Gen 9-1-1, cybersecurity, pandemic preparedness; and how the FCC can coordinate with other federal agencies, state, local and tribal entities.
Wordle created from this workshop's transcript:
The purpose of the workshop, in part, is to fill holes in the present record. The FCC believes comments filed earlier this summer are too focused on aspirational goals and not enough on ways of getting there. The FCC says it still needs:
More and better data about both current and future broadband needs
Concrete plans and benchmarks on how to improve interoperability
Analysis of the spectrum allocations necessary to support both current and future broadband services
Data on the costs of deployment and other costs
What applications are most needed?
What are the requirements of public safety for their communications networks?
Charles Brennan -- Deputy Secretary, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Office of Public Safety Radio Service -- offered the FCC the following recommendations:
Concentration on wireless broadband to the first responder vehicles in those instances when it is most needed
Ability to create broadband 'hot spots'for situational needs rather than ubiquitous broadband availability
Commercial carriers costs may put broadband out of reach for rural first responders
When viable, state networks can be used to complement broadband service providers or offer services directly to publicsafety users
Grant monies should be focused at state level rather than local level to assist in providing broadband services to public safety
Block grants based upon objective criteria rather than competitive grants
Development of both applications and equipment necessary to take advantage of public safety broadband requirements
Greater focus on the benefits of data interoperability
Qualcomm's Stephen Carter spoke to the virtues of third generation (3G) wireless technologies which he argued supports the entire range of Internet services needed for public safety applications. Questioned by FCC, however, Carter was hard-pressed to cite examples of commercial providers serving public safety personal and admitted that even in local areas where it is happening, it is not a model for the nation. He also touted soon-expected long term evolution (LTE) services which he said boosts data capacity by leveraging new spectrum. His recommendations to the FCC:
Focus on Policy and Operational issues
Commercial 3G/4G standards have the underlying technology you need
Use of open IP standards will allow Public Safety unique applications to be built on top of the underlying commercial technology rather than requiring modifying it
Mission critical usage can be supported with appropriate build-out and equipment choices
Decisions on VoIPand interoperability with legacy systems can be deferred
Commercial industry is first deploying LTE for data -VoIPis being addedshortly thereafter
Public Safety can follow same model -start with data, and follow withother services as needs dictate
Pete Eggimann -- Director of 9-1-1 Services, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, Minneapolis / St. Paul Metro Area -- spoke about creating a next generation 911 service wide area network. The WAN uses wireless and fiber to create two redundant paths.
Ralph Haller, the chair of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council, gave a presentation on the requirements of a national public safety wireless broadband network using 700MHz spectrum. He explored operational, technical and governance issues. He offered a number of suggestions for both Congressional and FCC actions.
Glenn Katz spoke about satellite services. Katz runs Spacenet, which designs, develops, and provides services for satellite, wireline and wireless broadband access solutions. He said that satellite enables high performance networking virtually anywhere with a view of the Southern sky. His recommendations:
1) Public Safety Agencies have a recognized need for continuity of operations planning (COOP) solutions, but can't attain the funding through the normal budget process
Dedicated government grants for satellite COOP programs
Create efficiencies by coordinating the acquisition of telecom equipment and services at the state level by combining a varietyof requirements, e.g. Emergency, public safety, schools, libraries etc.
2) Many state and local governments have implemented terrestrial based COOP solutions that are susceptible to the same vulnerabilities as their primary network
Mandate appropriate public safety agencies have a COOP plan independent of terrestrial infrastructure
Harlin McEwen represented the Public Safety Spectrum Trust, a non-profit selected by the FCC as the Public Safety Broadband Licensee for the 10 MHz of 700 MHz public safety nationwide broadband spectrum. He said that, today, traditional land mobile voice and basic data service to support critical information transfer is a fundamental requirement for the public safety mission. But, as the public safety mission expands, high speed wireline and wireless data networks are becoming more essential to support bandwidth intensive data, video and multimedia that will include VoIP services to augment and backup traditional land mobile mission critical voice systems.
McEwen testified that the public safety goal is to have access to a seamless nationwide broadband system that includes last mile reliable wireless broadband service as envisioned in the currently proposed 700 MHz Nationwide Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network. He said the wireless broadband network should include:
Broadband data services (such as text messaging, photos, diagrams, and streaming video) not currently available in existing narrowband public safety land mobile systems that will support next generation 9-1-1 and public safety services.
A hardened public safety network with infrastructure built to withstand local natural hazards (tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, etc) that would include strengthened towers and backup power with fuel supplies to withstand long term outages of public power sources.
Nationwide roaming and interoperability for local, state, and federal public safety agencies (police, fire and EMS) and other emergency services such as transportation, health care, and utilities.
Access to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) similar to current commercial cellular services.
Push-to-talk, one to one and one to many radio capability that would provide a back-up to (but not replace) traditional public safety land mobile mission critical voice systems.
Access to satellite services to provide reliable nationwide communications where terrestrial services either do not exist or are temporarily out of service.
Seattle's Chief Technology Officer, Bill Schrier, said America's networks lack sufficient bandwidth and he argued that the national goal should be fiber optic delivered to every home and business -- coupled with widespread private and public safety 4th generation wireless broadband.
Laurie Flaherty, from the Office of Emergency Medical Services at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pressed the panel to identify the data needs of first responders. Ralph Haller said that we may not really know until the bandwidth is there for the community to take advantage of it. He said he's not sure there's a consensus list of the top 25 needs and even if there were it would be ever evolving. Harlin McEwen said that the emergency response community does have a good sense and that the applications piece is evolving. Without bandwidth, however, he said, it doesn't matter. Bill Schrier talked about how whenever a Seattle patrol cars make a stop, a digital recording is made of the interaction. He asked the policymakers to consider what it could mean if the dispatcher or, better yet, a sergeant could witness the interaction, too. He defined the data needs as 6MHz/sec x2: uncompressed, high definition, digital video so a patrolman and the control center can see what eachother are seeing.
Charles Brennan said most of what's needed today is low bandwidth and when unserved responders first get access, they love it. But he said the future will be defined as the ability of a patrolman to make a positive ID of anyone pulled over. He said that will take the ability to remotely transmit fingerprints for matches.
FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Deputy Chief John Leibovitz asked what the biggest obstacle is today. Answers varied from interoperability and aggregation of demand, to backhaul connects to command centers, to funding, to figuring out how people from various agencies actually talk together once connected.
Leibovitz also asked who will actually use the network. The first answer was first responders and peripheral players like utility companies. A second answer identified 911 centers, command centers and then first responders in the field. But Bill Schrier insisted that the network must be built with the intent to connect citizens to their public safety agencies.
The second panel focused on how to use broadband technologies to prepare for, respond to and recover from major natural disasters, pandemics, acts of terrorism, and cyber attacks. The panel consisted of:
Andrew L. Afflerbach, Ph.D.; P.E.; Chief Executive Officer; Director of Engineering; Columbia Telecommunications Corporation—(CTC) [Representing National Assn of Telecommunications Officers &Advisors—NATOA]
Emmanuel Hooper, Ph.D., Senior Scholar and Researcher; Harvard University, Leadership for Network World; Harvard-MIT-Yale Cyber Scholar; Founder, Global Information Intelligence
Murad Raheem, Branch Chief, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response; Information Technology, Electronics & Communications
Marc Sachs, Executive Director, National Security and Cyber Policy, Office of Federal Government Relations, Verizon Government Affairs
Steve Souder, Director, Fairfax (Virginia) Department of Public Safety Communication
Afflerbach raised the concern of many cities and counties losing their core fiber infrastructure, paid for by these governments, due to preemption of local franchising agreements. He said market prices of services are 10 to 20 times what is currently paid and could mean millions more in expenses for these governments. Moreover, substituting off-the-shelf carrier-provided "managed services" reduces effectiveness of public safety communications because of security, scalability, capacity and flexibility.
Hooper spoke about cybersecurity. He said the National Broadband Plan should include:
Strategic on-going research on the wider impact of broadband distribution and cyber security as follows:
Ensure responsible broadband use, distribution and management is monitoring astute interceptions of high-speed traffic at various segments of the broadband infrastructures that interface with US cyber and global networks that transmit high-speed data in real time.
Identify legitimate traffic, understand the levels of appropriate thresholds for traffic on broadband networks, and ensuring effective cryptographic key management, ciphers and algorithms are adaptable to handle astute interceptions, evasions and insertions.
FCC coordination with other federal agencies and state and local governments
Coordinated research and intelligence on broadband and cyber security for the FCC, Cyber Coordination Executive, National Cyber Study Group (NCSG), Director of National Intelligence (DNI),FCC regulations,DHS, DNI, DOD,DARPA, IARPA, DHSARPA, etc.
Interoperability between state and local public safety entities and federal government agencies involved in these large-scale event
Development of Effective Management Standards
Research, Development of Distributed Broadband Networks
Strategic Intelligent Hybrid Data Mining for Broadband Network Security
Raheem raised a number of questions:
How do we ensure sufficient reliability and redundancy of broadband communications infrastructure to protect against large-scale events capable of causing extensive physical damage or destruction?
Providing portable/mobile solutions to bring the service to the folks that need it
Electronic Medical Records such as prescription information and patient tracking
How can the feds help?
Help with funding via grants
Help to create national standards such as Project Connect from the National Coordinator for Health IT.
By Kevin Taglang.


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Menachem Brinker () (20 September 1935 – 11 August 2016) was an Israeli philosopher, literary scholar and activist.

Background
Menachem Brinker was born in Jerusalem in 1935. Before entering university, Brinker worked as a shepherd in a left-wing kibbutz. In 1956, he received his B.A. in literature and philosophy from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In 1960, he earned his M.A. in philosophy at Hebrew University, and in 1973, he received his Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University. Brinker's early academic career included teaching in the philosophy and literature departments at Tel Aviv University, editing an Israeli literary journal (), and founding and editing a journal for culture and social affairs (). In 1976–79, Brinker served as the chairman of the Israel Association of Philosophy. In 1978–79, Brinker taught Jewish studies and literature at Harvard University. In 1988, Brinker became a full professor at Hebrew University and became professor emeritus in 2000.

Brinker was the first Henry Crown Professor of Modern Hebrew Language and Literature in Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations at the University of Chicago, established the Modern Hebrew Language and Literature program in 1995 and held the first chair in the program. Brinker also was a prominent political activist who was one of the first to advocate for a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

Some of Brinker's research works address the question of defining the specific nature of artistic literature (or belles-lettres), as opposed to other kinds of texts. In other works, Brinker discusses the social impact of literature. In this context, he wrote two monographs: one on Jean-Paul Sartre and the other on the Hebrew writer Y.H. Brenner. According to Brinker, these two writers had the ambition to make an impact through their works on society and historical processes. Brinker also wrote numerous articles on various modern philosophers and edited about 20 books in the fields of literary studies and philosophy.

Brinker was awarded the Israel Prize in the research of Hebrew and General Literature (2004) and from 2008 he was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Awards
 Israel Prize (2004)

Books

 Representation and Meaning in the Fictional Work (). Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 1980
 Aesthetics as Theory of Criticism: Topics and Landmarks in Its History (). Israel Ministry of Defense Publishing House, 1982
 Is Literary Theory Possible? (). Sifriat HaPoalim, 1989
 Narrative Art and Social Thought in Y. H. Brenner's Work (). Am Oved Publishing, 1990
 Jean Paul Sartre: Roads to Freedom: Literature, Philosophy and Politics in the Work of Sartre (). Israel Ministry of Defense Publishing House, 1992
 About Literature: Essays on the Borderline of Philosophy of Art and Literary Theory (). The Hebrew University Magnes Press, 2000
 Modern Hebrew Literature as European Literature (). Carmel Publishing, 2016

See also
 Iris Parush, Brinker's doctoral student

References

Israeli philosophers
1935 births
2016 deaths

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College men's squash: St. Lawrence University team member Corigliano dies at 23
CANTON — The St. Lawrence University campus suffered a loss Sunday when word came that junior Enzo Corigliano, a member of the men's squash team, had died.
Corigliano was 23 years old.
Corigliano was from La Fleche, France, and was one of five international players on the men's roster a year ago.
The cause of death was not announced. He returned home last spring when SLU's campus shut down at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak but was on campus when the fall semester began.
According to a statement by SLU president William Fox, Corigliano worked as a French tutor and was part of the Peer Tutoring Program along with being a teaching assistant for the Department of Modern Languages.
"Enzo was always willing to offer a helping hand, which was evident last spring when he served on the Theme House Selection Committee and when he volunteered his time to assist others carrying items to their rooms during Move-in Day this fall," Fox said.
Before he began studying at SLU, Enzo captained the French national Under-15 and Under-17 squash teams and was a member of a team that finished second at the European Junior Team Championships.
French national coach Renan Lavigne told the Professional Squash Association website, "The devastating, heartbreaking and unbelievably sad news came in early this morning. Enzo was such a charming and talented boy. The French squash family and community are in complete shock today. I have no words to express our sadness and incredulity."
Corigliano had an 11-2 singles record in 2018-19 for the Saints and was the Liberty League Rookie of the Year.
He made the Liberty League first team last year, finishing with a 15-6 record and went 4-0 in the Liberty League Tournament. He went 5-1 when he was moved up to SLU's No. 1 position and reached the finals of the Molloy North Draw at the College Squash Association Individual National Championships.
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