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AI Weekly: When to ship or shelve a coronavirus solution
Apple and Google's common coronavirus contact tracing solution for smartphones continued to attract a lot of attention and debate over the course of the past week, and understandably so. It's an unprecedented partnership between the world's dominant smartphone operating system makers, but people are worried about privacy, and the notion that whatever tracking tool made in the name of coronavirus will outlive the crisis. But debate over Apple and Google's contact tracing solution seems to have opened up an old argument between people who see a tech solution for every problem and those who say tech can't solve all our problems. Those debates certainly carry over to the kind of AI being deployed right now, and the important question of when a company should ship or shelve a coronavirus solution.
A lot of AI is being deployed in the pandemic to save lives and someday soon help us resume daily lives, much of which you've been able to read about here. But they aren't all winners.
In February, a robotics company sent its service robot to Times Square in New York for passerbys to answer questions to help them understand if they had coronavirus, but the experience relied on a touchscreen. Given how bad things are in New York City today, that seems pretty irresponsible.
AI is also being used in more productive ways to understand how coronavirus and social isolation are impacting people's psychological health and well-being. Some AI, like a flu model from Delphi Group at Carnegie Mellon University, is being repurposed to forecast coronavirus models for the United States. An MIT model out this week suggests the effectiveness of social distancing and potential of an "explosion" in cases if those measures were relaxed today.
Of course, also present in this environment is opportunism from startups anxious to remain relevant, raise funding, or attract publicity at a time when much economic activity at a virtual standstill.
Innovation in a crisis can lead to outcomes that better human lives, or distract from priorities like testing, personal protective equipment, and protecting health care workers and the most vulnerable among us.
Some initiatives seem almost outlandish in their ambition, or, however promising, unable to join the fight. One project straddling that chasm between innovation and what can join the fight soon is Coughs Against COVID.
Cough Against COVID, a project by Wadhwani AI in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Stanford University, launched this week. The people behind it collect audio recordings of coughs by people who have confirmed cases of COVID-19. Online submissions for people quarantined at home must be accompanied by a photo of a diagnosis from a doctor. To spur additional research, all data sets collected will be made available in an anonymized, open access data set. In addition to a data collection website, Johns Hopkins University doctors are collecting data directly from patients at a hospital in India.
The hope is the voice recording data can power AI for screening apps being made by public health officials and create an additional diagnosis signal that doesn't exist today. The project was inspired in part by Global Good's work around tuberculosis identification in Madagascar with sound, and the work of Massachusetts' FluSense, which uses cough sounds for health forecasting.
Jigar Doshi is senior researcher at Wadhwani AI, a nonprofit in Mumbai, India. Before moving back to India 3 months ago, Doshi headed machine learning efforts at computer vision startup CrowdAI, a company that worked with Facebook AI Research on multiple projects to assess damage after a natural disaster in order to help government or humanitarian organizations assess need.
Doshi admits he doesn't know if Cough Against COVID will work, or how much data from coronavirus cases they'll need to make a robust and accurate model, because COVID-19 is a novel disease. But an additional way to detect it could be helpful in parts of the world where hospitals, health professionals, or diagnostic testing are in short supply.
"It's sort of a moonshot idea where it may work, and if it works it would really help. We don't know if it will work, but the only way to find out at this point is to collect the data, do our best modeling," he told VentureBeat. "This is all centered on limited testing ability, especially as we move away from western countries."
When we asked what he'd say to people dismissive of the Cough Against COVID as a kind of techno-solutionism, Doshi said "This is one of those things where generally some degree of skepticism towards technical people from their high horse, castle, privilege, whatever you want to call it coming down to help, generally is good."
Doshi continued to highlight the importance of working with medical professionals to keep things grounded and said the project is only asking COVID-19 patients with mild cases for five minutes of their time to find out if it's possible.
Charles Onu is founder of Ubenwa, a company using AI to detect birth asphyxia in the sound of crying newborn babies. He sees a lot of merit in work like Cough Against COVID and called it a valid and intriguing venture for a respiratory disease. Onu said he sees promise from research published in June 2019 that demonstrated the ability to recognize and distinguish between the sound of respiratory diseases like bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia with 80-90% accuracy.
With Ubenwa clinical trials in hospitals on hold due to the crisis, Onu, who is based in Montreal, said Ubenwa is in early talks with Canadian government officials on COVID-19 diagnostics with sound. Onu said he generally agrees with the idea of continuing progress toward experimental efforts, particularly as a way to help in areas where testing and resources are limited.
"One side is making it possible in Canada or the U.S., but also in my village in Nigeria and many places where they may have to go on a very long trip to take a test, so this could definitely close that gap," Onu said.
Like Doshi, Onu thinks companies and developers deploying AI solutions right now should discuss matters with experts.
"I really hope that at the end of the day, people do whatever you like, but at the deploying, you have a gating mechanism with the public health system to make sure that they're not spitting out fancy things that don't solve the problem," he told VentureBeat.
These are unprecedented times, and what's needed from moment to the next can change. For example, a month ago, public health officials told people they don't need to wear face masks unless they're sick or taking care of someone who's sick. Now the CDC and others suggest people wear them whenever they're outdoors and near others.
So when should you ship or shelve a coronavirus-related AI solution? Some of the principles to follow seem similar to ethics principles: speak with stakeholders, and consider societal well-being and the potential impact. The decision should also depend upon whether the tech can deliver immediate results, but what's considered best might change depending on testing and health care resources.
Some solutions and the companies peddling them, as a cryptographer advising the UK government about contact tracing apps put it, may serve best by just staying out of the way.
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Sunita Narain: Portrait of an activist
By Sanjay Kumar | September 1, 2016
Back in May this year, Time magazine named its "100 Most Influential People" of the world for 2016—a list that included such well-known figures as Leonardo di Caprio, Pope Francis, Mark Zuckerberg, and the president of the United States, Barack Obama. And included among them was an environmentalist perhaps best-known to the reading public in the West for a book titled "Excreta Matters."
While not readily known outside her native India, Sunita Narain has cut quite a name for herself in her homeland and the developing world, campaigning to deal with climate change and what she calls "climate justice," fighting for improved water and air quality, championing the dying wisdom of India's traditional systems of husbanding water—and often putting herself at odds with those in power.
Narain is also known as one of the most vociferous voices articulating the interests of developing countries in the global climate debate; she considers the environment an issue of daily survival for millions of poor and indigenous people. As such, her stance on environmental issues in the developing world sometimes puts her in conflict with environmentalists in the West.
She, along with her mentor, the late Anil Agarwal, may well be credited with taking the environment mainstream in India, and making it a household word.
In this interview, veteran journalist and Bulletin special correspondent Sanjay Kumar—who usually freelances for publications such as Nature—sits down with Narain for a one-on-one discussion in New Delhi at her Center for Science and the Environment. They discuss India's plans to build dozens of nuclear reactors, climate change, the country's prospects for solar power, environmental colonialism, and the Paris climate deal—which Narain termed "a cop-out."
(Editor's note: This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.)
BAS: Just a few days back, India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, and Russian president Vladimir Putin dedicated the Koodankulam nuclear power plant in southern India. The Modi government has announced super-ambitious plans to promote nuclear energy and install dozens of nuclear reactors all over India, take it to 63,000 megawatts (MW)—even while much of the world wants to shift away from nuclear energy. We have also seen massive protests against nuclear power in India, especially against Koodankoolam. What's your take on this whole issue?
Narain: I think it's important for us to be technology agnostic—in other words, we do not believe or disbelieve that the solution lies in technology, but await the evidence. I am a technology agnostic. Nuclear power serves a particular purpose; I have no problems per se with nuclear. But I don't think it will happen in India. And I'll tell you why: I think these plans in India are too ambitious and impractical.
For one thing, we will have siting issues unlike other parts of the world where land is available. Many nuclear plants were built at a time when there wasn't enough knowledge. But today everybody has a television set in their homes.
There is also more and more concern about nuclear power, and India is a densely populated country which means any place you site a nuclear plant there will be somebody living next to it.
And there will be issues of how to manage protests. We have seen this happening in the case of the states of Maharashtra and also Gujarat where the plant is being moved to Andhra Pradesh. Now Andhra Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has promised us the dream of bringing a nuclear plant to Andhra, and he will situate it. I think it's a bit of a pipe dream because getting that land is going to be difficult.
Second, I don't think there is enough openness in the nuclear community—the scientist community—to converse with people. Let's say nuclear plants have become even safer. Let's say the issues of safety and radioactive waste have actually been better dealt with in the new generation of plants. But there is no ability to converse with people—and I speak about the Indian nuclear power establishment; I don't have much to say about the global nuclear power establishment. In most cases, and you will forgive me when I say so—they are men, they are old, and they are arrogant. They don't like to talk to people, they talk down to people.
And the fact is nuclear power needs to be understood by larger numbers of people not as a science which should give them horror but as a science that can be used in everyday life. For that, there needs to be a conversation about the risks, about the problems and how they are going to be dealt with. In India, for instance, we have had a really bad conversation about the nuclear accident liability law. And today, everybody knows that the nuclear establishment is forcing our government to weaken the liability law. When you do that, what's the assumption? That they have something to hide. They know the plant is unsafe.
There is a third problem with nuclear, which basically tells me that nuclear will never happen. India already has a huge installed capacity for electrical power, but it is being underutilized.
These power plants are fueled by cheap coal, and our hydroelectric power plants are also cheap to run. It is in this scenario that you are trying to fit in a much more expensive technology—nuclear—which will generate power at much more expensive rates.
BAS: So, where does the Indian energy problem lie?
Narain: The problem with India is not power generation—the problem is the affordability and access to power. So if affordability and access to power is the issue, how can nuclear power be the answer? In my view, nuclear ambitions are masculine dreams dreamed by men, and I don't have the time or interest to fight them. I know these are issues which will never happen and would rather focus my energies on things that will happen.
BAS: Are you happy with the solar ambitions of India? Do you think solar is the way out of energy crisis for developing countries?
Narain: I am happy with the ambition, but I think solar has to be reinvented for countries like India and developing world. In a nation where you are able to generate power at less than a rupee per unit (less than two US cents) in the dirtiest of your coal-based power plants, who is going to buy solar energy?
What the government of India has done—and which I really like and which is something of a game changer—and has not been done anywhere else in the world: The government has actually brought about grid parity through policy in coal and solar. It has done that by creating a larger market for solar, and by providing government support for it.
Meanwhile, the government has also brought in new standards for coal emissions for coal-based power plants—they increased the price and put a higher tax on coal, known as the green tax.
The combination of the green tax and higher emission standards means that you basically make coal more expensive while making solar less expensive. So, you are creating a competition between the two energies. I think that is clearly a good thing the Indian government has done.
The problem in India, however, is not solar. The issue is access to energy for the poorest. And that will only come about when you deliberately think about how you make sure that the poorest can get affordable energy.
In the latest survey by our center's magazine, Down to Earth, we sent our reporters to almost all parts of the country where there are energy problems. In the villages, they essentially tell us that the government's electrification numbers are not working. Basically, the definition of an electrified village means that 10 percent of the village has to be electrified, and you have to get the Panchayat Ghar (Village Council Office) to be electrified. There is no question about regular supply. So what my colleagues found was: Yes, there is a pole, but the village is only technically electrified because there is actually no energy coming down the lines on a regular basis. And there is a huge problem in the unreliability of power; the "last mile" connectivity is extremely poor. [Just as in installing lines for cable television or the internet, one of the most difficult parts of putting up an electrical grid comes in the final connection to the end-user.]
And there are poor people who can't pay. Where there is poverty, and you can't pay for power, what electric company is going to go there and supply the power? That is to me a bigger issue to fix, because if so much of India still remains unconnected to the electrical grid, what are you going to do with all this power? You are going to generate it, but who is going to buy it, who is going to sell it, who is going to pay for it? That to me is a bigger issue.
BAS: India has also witnessed really massive protests against hydroelectricity, against big dams such as the huge Narmada dam protests. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of dams being planned all over India. How do you view this mania?
Narain: The Ministry of Power will talk about hundreds of dams and that's their job. A power minister many years ago had even come out with a directory of the untapped potential of dams. That's their job. But the fact is that in India, when it comes to nuclear or something else, there are processes to decide these things. Processes means that you have an environmental clearance system, you have a social clearance system. In many of these cases you will see a number of projects getting removed just because once you start doing your environmental and social clearances, a number of projects can't make it, they get stalled.
Today in India, you do have a right to public hearings. So, there will be people who will protest under the environment clearance. Under the forest clearance, you have the Forests Rights Act under which people have the right to actually give clearance. So, there are procedures. And many of those projects will not see the light of day.
BAS: So, how do you view hydroelectric power?
Narain: I can easily be an environmentalist who says "no" to all forms of energy. There are many. There are people who are fighting against coal and say that hydroelectric should not happen and nuclear should not happen—which means that the only form of energy they feel acceptable is solar. I am not one of those. I situate solar as one option that we have—perhaps the best option, because of its decentralized form—and if we use it in that way, it's a good option.
But let me be very clear: No country in the world has been able to reinvent its full energy system to move towards renewables. Even Germany—which is outstanding in the way it has pushed solar—is finding that wind and solar are meeting a lot of its needs but not all its needs. So, given that fact, as an environmentalist I actually find that hydroelectric is the most benign form of energy. It's a renewable form of energy that uses water as a raw material. If the project is designed well, and if its environmental costs are minimized, then there is nothing wrong with that project.
The problem in India has been that we have not really got the design part of it right. So, because there was a lot of protest against reservoir-based projects, we moved towards run-of-the-river projects—ones where there is little or no water storage. Technically, run-of-the-river projects are much more benign because you are not impounding water. You are simply diverting water, generating energy, and it goes back into the river: minimal environmental damage.
But Indian water engineers don't seem to be able to design anything unless destruction is a part of it! So, what did they do? They designed these projects bumper to bumper. This means one project ends and another starts, and the river has no place to breathe.
They also designed the projects without taking into account what's the minimal flow for the river. Now, if the river also must at all times have 50 percent of its flow, and if I design my projects keeping that in mind, there is nothing wrong with run-of-the-river. But if I'm engineer, I design my projects with zero percent flow of the river. So, my attitude is: Why does the river need water when I need it for energy? If that's the case, then you have a disaster on your hands. Then you have a backlash and it means all projects are moved, which is also what has happened.
BAS: Where has this happened?
Narain: All over Uttarakhand state. All projects are at a stall now. There is a fight going on between two ministries. So, all run-of-the-river projects now are stopped because the Supreme Court intervened and said no more projects. The Ministry of Environment now says we want more projects. Ministry of Water Resources says no projects. So it's become another chess game.
Instead of that, what if you basically said: I have a goal of generating energy out of hydro, but I will also make sure my hydroelectricity, when generated, does not destroy the river. The formula we gave to the government says we should mimic the river flow. So, in the Himalyan rivers as well as the peninsular rivers, you have huge flow during monsoon period. If I was to over-design and have my turbine designed for generating more energy during that period and less during winter then I am basically mimicking the river. That does mean my cost per unit will go up because I am overdesigning for a particular period and I am underdesigning for another when my turbines will remain idle. But that's the cost we need to pay.
Hydroelectric is still cheaper; at the end of the day, you are not paying anything for the raw material. In other cases you are paying for coal, paying for uranium. You are paying for the cost of your raw material.
BAS: So, does India have a well-thought-out energy policy?
Narain: No. There is no question. We've had it on paper but not in practice. We have all these fancy documents we bring out with regularity—everything from integrated energy to comprehensive energy to holistic energy policies—but we don't even bother to read them. We don't bother to follow them and we don't look at them from the point of view of energy access. Let me emphasize again, in India the issue is not energy, the issue is poverty, the issue is access to energy.
You have about 700 million individuals in India who cook using biomass [such as wood, tree stumps, animal dung, and agricultural waste]. It's criminal. You cannot say to me that that's acceptable in modern India. We don't have a policy keeping in mind that we will have huge unmet demand because of sheer poverty. How do we meet the needs of such people?
BAS: There is serious criticism that ever since the Modi government came into power, environmental concerns are increasingly being thrown out of the window. Your assessment?
Narain: I think in India that won't happen. The only saving grace in India is that democracy in India remains strong. If there is extreme pollution, somebody will raise a voice. The problem in China was that they could throw the environment out of the window and nobody could raise a voice. There is no doubt that when we intensify our industrial production, pollution will go up. It will be at the cost of environment. I think it's going to be for the maturity of both the Indian state and also the Indian people that we are able to raise our voice and make sure that this does not happen.
My worry is that our institutions that should be able to monitor the extent of environmental damage are extremely weak. We have institutions like the National Green Tribunal and the Supreme Court. But none of their cases are leading to any fruition because the monitoring data is so poor. The Central Pollution Board and state pollution boards do not have the capacity to monitor. Everything has been outsourced by them to industry, and industry in turn has outsourced it to third-rate environmental laboratories. So, data is fudged.
If data is fudged, then as a citizen affected by environmental degradation, I can never ask for remedial action to be taken because I don't have the data in my hands to push for that change. And that's where, in my view, this government is doing little to strengthen the database.
We are moving now to what they call Continuous Online Monitoring System, which could be a good thing—but it could also be a disaster because, as you know, technology is a double-edged sword. I am now telling industry to put in the equipment, to monitor their pollution and feed it directly into a central database which comes onto the phone of the minister. Technically, it's brilliant. But that equipment could not be calibrated and it could be faulty. The data that is fed into the system could be fed through an algorithm that says have a cut off and anything that's above the standard should not be picked up by the system. It's basically hugely open to manipulation.
BAS: How happy or unhappy are you with the Paris climate deal? Is it a step forward, or two steps back?
Narain: I am very unhappy with the Paris climate deal. I think Paris is a cop-out. Paris definitely does not keep the world at a safe threshold. And more than that, Paris erases the historical burden of the rich countries. It is not only an unambitious deal, it is an inequitable deal. It could not have got worse. Therefore, I am highly critical of the Indian government that they have signed it. I think the Indian government wants to be the 51st state of the United States of America when it comes to climate agreement. I think it is bad for India, it is bad for the world.
BAS: So, it's not a step forward but two steps back?
Narain: Oh, definitely steps backwards. Because what does Paris do? If it had given you ambition even then I would have said "fine." It basically uses the word 1.5 degree centigrade, but it has no mechanism that we will remain below that figure, because it lets off the hook all the countries which are huge polluters; it does not hold them responsible for emissions before 2020. It uses very weak words to say enhance the level of ambition pre-2020. And we know that's where the major problem lies; if those emission reductions happen, then you can have real emission reductions. So it's unambitious and inequitable. How much worse can it get? You have actually destroyed the idea that you could reduce emissions and still build a fair world.
BAS: You, along with your mentor, Anil Agarwal, were very critical of Western calculations and projections of the contributions of developing countries to CO2 emissions and the global climate crisis. That was some 25-to-30 years back. Has the situation changed for the better? Or is it worse now?
Narain: We published our report, Global Warming in an Unequal World: The Case of Environmental Colonialism, in 1991. In some senses that story has only come true in Paris. And if you look at it, the fact is that in Paris the world has agreed to the carbon budget being appropriated by the rich countries, and the poorer countries who have still not joined the race have no space to grow. And there is this broad assumption that they don't need to grow. They can grow differently. How do they not need to grow or how can they grow differently is not spelled out.
We know that solar is not still that real, that you can't move all of Africa to solar tomorrow and not worry about their development.
So, what Paris has done is actually to tell the rest of the world that the party is over, the cake is already eaten and you don't even get crumbs. And the door is closed on you.
We produced a report last year, Capitan America, where we put forward a very detailed analysis of the US climate action program, and we said it is not even worth the paper it is written on. It is just meaningless. Nobody in the United States has responded to us by saying that we are wrong.
BAS: So, is the West really serious about dealing with climate crisis? Or is it just business as usual?
Narain: I think they are serious about dealing with the climate crisis as long as the action happens on our part of the world, as long as we do something.
BAS: What about the Western NGOs [nongovernmental organizations]?
Narain: It's actually becoming a very intolerant world. Today, the circles of information have shrunk, and the Western NGOs have shrunk the circles to hear and write about the voices they agree with. They don't want to include in their conversation any voice which is divergent to their point of view. And I think this closing of the circles has definitely meant that we are today having less and less of a conversation. I often believe that when I talk to an American NGO, we both live on two different planets. They have no idea what I am talking about and I have no idea what they are talking about. And that's what's happening more and more. We are beginning to see more and more intolerance in the world and a lack of appreciation of each other's positions. That's what's happening on environment as well.
BAS: What about the Western media?
Narain: Western media is a part of that circle. The New York Times will interview me for Ganges river pollution, but they will never interview me for my position on climate change, because that is an inconvenient truth that they don't want to hear. As long as they can hear the voice of an NGO based in Washington who can interpret the climate change message to them from a position of convenience and comfort, then they will hear it and write about it.
BAS: While one may critique the West, what about the local elite in the developing world? Aren't they following the same path, are equally wasteful?
Narain: Oh absolutely! No question about it. We are the local elite, and I am very much a part of it. We are all following the same path. But the fact is that we need to be able to challenge it, question it. If you look at the Indian media, it's the same. Where can we get the issues of floods and droughts and all the distress that's happening or development in general into the Indian media? You get a little bit when the crisis reaches a point where a lot of people die. So, the normal thing is it leads only when it bleeds. And there has to be a lot of blood, and it has to be enough for it to be able to become part of your page 10 of the newspaper. So, it's the same functioning of the elite across the world.
Where is the lever to change it? The lever to change it is to empower more and more communities, strengthen them, and give them a voice that in some ways will challenge this order today or tomorrow.
BAS: How do you see the impact of climate change happening in developing countries?
Narain: We are seeing very bad impacts now. What does climate change mean in a country like India? It is definitely going to mean more variations in weather. That's really what it seems to be boiling down to. More variations, more sub-regional variations, more extremes. Now in India, we are beginning to see already more rain in less rainy days and more extreme rainfall events. We are seeing more extremes of cold and heat.
Last year we had hailstorms and very intense rainfalls in particular periods. You've had cloudbursts that have never been planned for. A lot of this used to do with normal variations of the monsoons. Monsoons are the finance minister of India, but also the most capricious natural phenomena which is also the least understood. But that is getting to be more and more uncertain; now science is learning that what would happen in every ten years is beginning to happen now with increased frequency.
All that has huge impacts on people. There are farmers who are dependent on weather. It's not about urban people who can switch on lights, fans, and crank up their air conditioners. It's really about the people who deal with the elements; for them, if the elements change, they find it difficult to cope. Their livelihoods are at stake.
There was a huge impact last year; we found agrarian distress is increasing because of crop loss. It's also increasing because of faulty policies. We are also beginning to see huge incidences of urban floods. That's also happening because we have destroyed our local water bodies but also because of the extreme nature of rainfall. So, this combination of maldevelopment with climatic changes is beginning to have huge impacts in India; it is taking away our development dividend because at the end of the day any one flood makes it that much more difficult to cope. It has the potential to turn the economy upside down.
BAS: Why is India so dirty?
Narain: India is so dirty because we have been hoping to clean it up in the same way that the rest of the world has tried to clean up, and we will never be able to do so because the rest of the world followed a poorly thought-out and ineffective model that requires a lot of big investments. They got into this cycle of making things dirty and then spending a lot on very costly clean-up technology. That was part of the model. In a country like India, we just cannot afford that economic model.
Therefore, we have to reinvent. We cannot clean up our rivers by setting up costly sewage treatment plants as is done in other parts of the world—most of our cities are not connected to a sewage system. Given that, India has to actually reinvent, rethink how it can clean up.
We think we can use and dispose, but we can't! We have been a less-waste society because we have been a resource-recovery society. We need to actually do more of that rather than less of that.
BAS: Have we neglected our local historical traditions while chasing Western models for solutions?
Narain: I think the West is also learning. Today it's talking about "glocal," or characterized by both global and local considerations. The West is also learning that a lot of the solutions lie in strengthening local economies. India has had tremendous traditions in resource management at the local levels, such as water, for instance. We did a book, Dying Wisdom, several years ago where we documented the amazing treasure trove of traditions that exist across India, in which we learned to live with both scarcity of water as well as excesses of water. Why did we lose it? Because we centralized water management. We didn't lose it because of anything else. When the British came in, they built a bureaucracy which found it easier to use centralized solutions—canals, waterways—rather than decentralized solutions.
Today, the whole world is understanding that decentralized solutions actually put things in the hands of people. This way you are really putting things back into the hands of communities. That's where India's strength has been. I keep saying this: Why do we have to first do it completely wrong and then reinvent? A lot of things we have not got so wrong yet. We are still eating good food, we are eating home-cooked food. Why do we first have to move to processed food and then rediscover cooked food? Can we actually do some self-correction now? There is no one model of growth. But just by doing things in a way where you can put money in the hands of the poorest, you can do sustainable resource management and build the livelihoods of the poorest people. I think for me that would be the new paradigm of growth—whenever and however it happens.
(Photo courtesy of the Center for Science and the Environment.)
Topics: Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Opinion, Special Topics
Sanjay Kumar is a science journalist based out of New Delhi and Mumbai, India. He has reported extensively on science, technology, health, and the... Read More
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and this is my Api response
(1) [{…}]
0:
date: "2018-03-29T13:34:00.000+0200"
holidayGR: {id: 21, holiday: "First Event"}
id: 7
proto: Object
Any help plz? or working example? Thx

A: The calendarOptions object has an events property where you can add events. Just try to add this to your AppComponent.
calendarOptions: CalendarOptions = {
  initialView: 'dayGridMonth',
  dateClick: this.handleDateClick.bind(this), // bind is important!
  events: [ // <= here
    { title: 'event 1', date: '2019-04-01' },
    { title: 'event 2', date: '2019-04-02' }
  ]
};

Copied from the FullCalendar Docs
There is no need to access the @ViewChild in order to change events
Your load events could look something like this. I don't know how your data is defined.
loadEvents(): void {
  this.vacationService.getAll().subscribe((data) => {
    this.calendarOptions.events = data.map(
      evt => {
        return { date: evt.date, title: evt.holidayGR.holiday }
      })
  })
}

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Питер Стетина (; род. , Боулдер, Колорадо) — американский профессиональный шоссейный велогонщик, завершивший профессиональную карьеру в 2019 году. Выступавший за команды Мирового тура «», «», «».

Достижения

 2008
 1-й  - Чемпион США в категории U-23 в индивидуальной гонке
 6-й на Чемпионате мира в категории U-23 в индивидуальной гонке
 6-й на Flèche du Sud - ГК
 9-й на Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs U-23
 10-й на Туре де л'Авенир - ГК
 10-й на Redlands Bicycle Classic
 2009
 1-й  - Чемпион США в категории U-23 в индивидуальной гонке
 1-й  на Vuelta Mexico Telmex в МК
 6-й на Ronde de l'Isard - ГК
 1-й на этапе 2
 7-й на Туре де л'Авенир - ГК
 9-й на Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs U-23
 2010
 1-й на Mount Evans Hill Climb
 10-й на Trofeo Melinda
 2012
 1-й на этапе 2 (ТTT) на Tour of Utah
 1-й на этапе 4 (ТTT) на Джиро д'Италия
 9-й на USA Pro Cycling Challenge - ГК
 2013
 3-й на Гран-при Мигеля Индурайна
 4-й на Туре Лангкави - ГК
 2014
 4-й на Туре Калифорнии - ГК
 8-й на Туре Сан-Луиса - ГК
 2015
 5-й на La Drôme Classic
 2017
 1-й на этапе 3 Cascade Cycling Classic

Статистика выступлений на Гранд Турах

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Stadium devait être le quatrième album studio du chanteur Akon. L'album devait à l'origine s'appeler Stadium Music, toutefois cela n'a pas été le cas. Lors d'une interview, Akon mentionnait le fait que l'album puisse être gratuit afin de remercier ses nombreux fans qui attendent cet album depuis 2009 et qui a été repoussé plusieurs fois. À ce jour, aucune date de sortie n'est encore indiquée.

Production
L'enregistrement a commencé fin 2009 et l'album est d'abord prévu pour sortir au printemps-été 2010.

Akon annonce en  que l'album devrait sortir en quatre versions (Stadium-Island, Stadium-Urban, Stadium-World et Stadium-House) disponibles uniquement via une application mobile. Il justifiait par ailleurs le retard de sortie : « L'album va sortir cette année, c'est sûr. Il y a eu pas mal de problèmes dans l'industrie du disque ces 5 dernières années. Mon dernier album sorti en 2008. Le nouvel album devait sortir en 2010 pendant la Coupe du Monde en Afrique du Sud, mais il y a eu des difficultés dans le business, des gens ont perdu leur travail et j'en ai pâti. Je ne voulais pas sortir cet album sans pouvoir en faire la promo et sans marketing. Alors j'ai attendu que les choses s'arrangent. Et grâce à mes diverses activités en dehors de la musique, j'ai pu racheter mon contrat et faire les choses à ma manière ».

Plusieurs singles sont sortis en 2015 mais l'album n'est toujours pas disponible.

Références

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Home bench	Email Marketing Software For Outlook Benchmark Email Marketing Review – 2019
Email Marketing Software For Outlook Benchmark Email Marketing Review – 2019
by newadmin December 7, 2016
Overview Email Marketing Software For Outlook
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For many a day in 2004, three people sat Around one desk in a small medical office — an office which served as the group's conference room, lunch room, and idea heart. Backed by a small programming group in India, the trio (comprising Benchmark Internet Group founder Curt Keller, his wife Denise, along with an search engine optimization pro ) discussed ideas on how best to implement a deceptively simple concept. Simple email marketing. Many of the thoughts were beyond the means of this fledgling company, but that didn't stop Keller from planning ahead.
The first Customers of Benchmark Email were small companies located in close proximity to Benchmark's one-room HQ in Long Beach, CA. Keller and his staff sold them on the usage of email advertising, while working hard to create a simple user interface that would be easy to operate. All the time, the business uses such novel ideas as customizable templates and applications which adapted to consumer needs. They also made sure from the outset that anyone who needed help would have rapid access to excellent customer support.
Benchmark Has continued to grow and advantagesper. Its current focus. Providing global email advertising services to small and midsize companies while continuing to honor a commitment to assist children in need. This does not mean that Benchmark is a little-guys-only company, however; it's adhered to its core principle of adaptability and functions big organizations like UNICEF and Kaiser-Permanente via its High Volume Enterprise plans.
Today, Benchmark serves up of 73,000 users from across the globe, however, the company has not forgotten its roots. Benchmark still keeps good relationships with little, locally-based businesses. In reality, the company offers a complete page of testimonials from local users of this program. You may read about Benchmark's history and development here.
While most of the attributes Benchmark supplies Are on par with the rest of the business, one of the standout features of the ESP is the fact that nearly all its features come standard with each account — such as the free ones. Here are some of Benchmark's most noteworthy offerings.
· Hundreds of Industry-Specific, Themed Templates. Benchmark provides all customers access to the library of over 400 templates. These are organized into 19 classes, some of which are tailored to specific industries like education, entertainment, and retail. There's also a class for social media-specific templates.
· Video Emails. Perhaps the best-known advantage of Benchmark is its support for video mails. The business explains the benefits of this attribute here.
· Online Surveys. You can create professional-looking online surveys using among Benchmark's 6 templates. Post your survey on your website or build it into an email.
· Dedicated Email Server. All Benchmark's High Volume programs have a dedicated IP address to help increase deliverability rates. Users on other plans have the option of paying for this service ($30/month) to increase their own delivery stats. Read more about the benefits of dedicated servers here.
· Email Delivery Management. Benchmark's email shipping management program is all about getting clients' emails into inboxes. The business is a part of the Email Sender and Provider Coalition and works with ReturnPath, a leading email delivery and delivery support. The business also communicates with ISPs on its customers' behalf. Email Marketing Software For Outlook
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· Mobile App. Benchmark's mobile programs make it possible for customers with an Apple device to access several functions on the road. They can access and add contacts, read reports, send videos via integration with a YouTube accounts, and even design and send fast email blasts with one of 10 templates that are available. That is quite a little more than many other companies offer on their mobile apps, making them considerably more functional.
· Photo Editing. If the pictures you intend to use on your email campaign are not perfectly sized or want some color adjustment, you can use Benchmark's integrated photo editor. This is a fairly handy feature if you don't have photoshop available.
· Code Editor. If you have the know-how to work magic with HTML, Benchmark offers this ultra-customization choice with which you can build your mails from scratch.
· Autoresponder. Every Benchmark customer has the power to design up to eight custom autoresponder messages. These could be scheduled as a series or occasion lead-up, or made as annual messages like anniversary or birthday emails.
· Sign-Up Types . The only way to be prosperous in email advertising is by way of growing your list, and Benchmark really promotes doing so through sign-up forms. The company bases its Free For Life account entirely around website and Facebook sign-ups and provides an easy-to-use tool to create customized templates for each medium.
· Inbox Checker. Because every email program is different and each internet browser includes a signature fashion, making certain your emails look good across the board is crucial. You can use Inbox Checker to have a look at the way your email displays in Gmail using Explorer and Outlook 3. Employing the full program (which assesses everything from AOL to Yahoo, Explorer to Safari, mobile to PC) is a paid add-on provider, available for $14 per 100 checks.
· RSS-to-Email. Regular bloggers may create newsletters from their sites automatically through the RSS-to-Email attribute, which works with any blog which handles an RSS-feed. Users simply need to establish a campaign and template within Benchmark once.
· API Integration. An API (Application Program Interface) allows different software programs to communicate with one another with no formal plug-in link. Benchmark's API Integration feature permits users with XML-RPC, HTTP POST, or HTTP GET skills to recover data from other programs that use JSON, XML, XML-RPC, or PHP serialization strings. In a nutshell, this permits them to play three purposes. Manage contact lists, handle campaigns and campaign sending, and check data. The business describes this function in more detail here.
· Advanced Metrics. Benchmark offers both List Segmentation and AB Split Testing.
· Multiple-Language Interface. Benchmark is offered in seven languages. Chinese, English, German, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Signing up for a Benchmark accounts is fairly straightforward. After entering your name, email, contact number, and company name, you need to confirm your email address. This is a five-minute process for me. Upon logging into my new account (with the free plan) I was greeted by an attractive UI that gave me a very clear direction about the best way best to create my first email campaign. Good beginning!
Email Campaign Creation
On its own dashboard, Benchmark provides users five main choices. Emails, Automations, Contacts, Surveys, and Reports. To make a new campaign, proceed into the Emails segment, then hit on the large blue"Create New Mail" button in the top right-hand corner. Email Marketing Software For Outlook
From there, you must decide if you want an RSS Or classic email message. It is possible to use Benchmark's drag-and-drop editor, or go for more customization with the built-in code editor. If you are someone who codes their own email, then my hat is off to you, but I am not gifted that way, so I went with the drag-and-drop alternative.
I was prompted to enter a subject line for my Email and setup how much observation I wanted on the message, as well as if I wanted an automated tweet once the campaign went out. The following task was to choose which contacts I wished to get the campaign. With that, I was eventually able to start building the email itself. If you want to, you are able to construct your own email designs employing an extremely intuitive editor. On the other hand, you can alter one of Benchmark's templates, that can be great, and much better than I managed to do on my own.
Sending the Email Campaign
If you are just Starting out, you can do as I did and manually input contacts at a time. However, for those who already have a list, there are several ways to import it. You can upload a CSV, xls, or txt file right from the personal computer; import contacts directly from Salesforce.com, Hotmail, or Gmail accounts; or copy and paste large lists of contacts into a text type. Once you make your Benchmark lists, then they will appear on your dashboard, along with a Master Unsubscribe List.
The actual sending of the email is rather simple. When you have completed all of your tweaks, you may save the email as a draft, send it immediately, or schedule a date and time for delivery. If you want to verify all is well before unleashing your email about the planet, it is possible to send it to yourself to preview it as many as 10 times/day. I chose to program my email for shipping to see how timely the automated system would really be. I scheduled my email for 2.45 and obtained it at 2.50, therefore while the timing wasn't exactly ideal, it was probably present in tolerance levels for most users. If you are one of the more rare users who demand on-the-minute email sending, you may need to appear elsewhere. More worryingly, my email didn't go to my main inbox but was mechanically sorted into my"promotions" folder. Definitely not perfect.
Mail Campaign Reporting
First thing I Discovered about Benchmark email reports was something I would read in a few reviews. They're really, really fast. I mean lightning fast. Opens enroll from the Benchmark system virtually immediately. I've worked with a lot of different apps where these reports require hours or even days to appear.
Benchmark provides users with several key Bits of data about every campaign. The possibly most important statistic, the available rate, seems in both pie graph and numerical type. Additionally, Benchmark supplies users with stats such as clicks, forward, bounces, unsubscribes, and misuse. Every stat further breaks down to the exact email addresses related to a given activity. Users may export this data for additional analysis by means of a csv or xls file. There's also a social networking place which reports shares through Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, as well as a map that breaks down, by state, that opens your mails. Email Marketing Software For Outlook
Though all of the information Is Excellent and Necessary, it isn't sufficient to sustain higher level marketers that need more information such as conversions, which links were clicked, and revenue analysis. Though Google Analytics provides a lot of that information with appropriate integration, there may come a time when serious entrepreneurs need more information than Benchmark provides. Whether a small company will get to that point changes, naturally, dependent on the business.
Particular Size Of Business
Benchmark made its 3-tiered pricing Structure with the objective of serving everybody from the tiniest kitchen-table startup to large email marketers. On the other hand, the organization's main focus is on small to medium companies, particularly those just starting out in email marketing. This is especially reflected in the reality that customers subscribing to the medium plans get unlimited mails, while bigger plans have constraints.
Integrations and Add-Ons
Benchmark Offers roughly 20 plug-ins and integrations. If you don't observe the integration you need, there's still hope. You're able to use the API or request a integration by sending an email to [email protected]
· Benchmark Events — Benchmark Occasions is event marketing applications designed to integrate fully with Benchmark Email. Launched in 2012, this app allows users to make and customize occasions, promote and market tickets, and track the success of the events via their Benchmark Email accounts. A variety of subscriptions are available, such as a free option.
· Salesforce.com — This integration allows users to import contacts directly into Benchmark and use Benchmark's email system to keep Salesforce customers participated. Read our review of Salesforce here.
· Twitter — Benchmark Email Lite is a WordPress plug-in which permits users to quickly build an email viewer through their subscribers. The plug-in can automatically produce email variations of blog posts and permits users to connect up to five Benchmark accounts.
· Highrise — Merges Highrise contacts with a Benchmark listing. Read our review of Highrisehere.
· Benchmark Power — This free plugin lets you source images for your Benchmark emails from locations throughout the net. Benchmark Power captures images you find and instantly uploads them to your Benchmark account for future usage.
· Flickr — Users with Flickr accounts can link Flickr to their Benchmark image galleries.
· Shopify — You are able to link a Shopify account to Benchmark and mechanically add Shopify customers to Benchmark lists. You may even add subscribers to various lists based on what they bought. Read our review of Shopify here.
· PayPal — Users may add any of their PayPal customers to their Benchmark email lists bylinking the account. Read our overview of Paypal here.
· Easy List — Know more about this very simple list-making app and download it .
· WordPress — The ever-present blog and website builder provides an integration with Benchmark. Use it to send emails of your blog articles and use the analytics to see how your subscribers react to them. Learn more here.
· Zapier — Gain entry to Zapier's enormous integration library . Email Marketing Software For Outlook
Since Of the key connection between social media and email advertising, it's important to look at the social media features included in Benchmark.
· Social Media Templates — One segment of Benchmark's massive email template list is made of social media-specific templates which directly promote your company's participation in social networking forums like facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
· Facebook"Like" Button — Benchmark provides a very simple function which permits you to add a Facebook"Like" button into your emails.
· Facebook Sign-Up Form — Benchmark provides easy-to-create sign-up forms (see"Characteristics" above) for both sites and Facebook enthusiast pages, so you can convert followers into subscribers.
· Social Links within Mail — After you link your Benchmark account with your Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn accounts, you can add switches to each email which will direct your subscribers to each of your social media pages.
Benchmark Email is a TRUSTe certified website. The organization's privacy policy may be viewed here. Benchmark may use the personal information which you supply so as to send you newsletters and also for advertising purposes, but it doesn't share or sell that info to other companies for their marketing purposes.
The company also fully Complies with the U.S.-E.U. and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks concerning the collection of personal data from citizens of these nations. When clients provide credit card numbers to Benchmark, the business utilizes secure socket layer (SSL) protection to encrypt the information. The whole platform is encrypted to ensure the security of customers' personal details.
Anti-Spam Policy and Protection
Like All valid ESPs, Benchmark takes spam seriously and outlines a clear zero-tolerance coverage for any of the users hoping to take part in spam activities. The business is entirely in compliance with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Benchmark also takes several steps to preserve its standing as a spam-free supplier, among them membership from the Email Sender and Provider Coalition. The business employs the app SpamAssassin to filter messages sent through its server.
To stop users from Unknowingly sending spam-like materials, Benchmark provides a spam check feature which looks for words widely utilized in spam messages. It scores every email on a scale from 1 to 5; 5s are assigned to content that is very likely to be blocked. In case of a top score, the program suggests"less spammy" choices. Individualized IP addresses also assist large-volume senders decrease their spam amounts.
Benchmark Offers its users a lot of support resources. Customer support is usually responsive, with minimal waiting times. The website offers good learning tools, but may be opaque occasionally. Key information is often buried and difficult to locate, especially in the event that you don't know exactly what you're searching for, especially when it comes to minute details about plans. As an example. The Free For Life plan comprises Benchmark branding on each email, however you won't find that mentioned on the Free For Life webpage, not even in the fine print. Nor are you going to see it said when you register. The only place it's mentioned is in the FAQ, here.
Here are some of the resources Benchmark offers. Email Marketing Software For Outlook
· Live Email and Support — Benchmark provides live one-on-one support through the following means.
· Email Service. Contact Benchmark at [email protected] or through the organization's contact form . Accessible 24 hours Monday — Friday and limited hours on Saturday.
· Phone Support. You can reach Benchmark at 800-430-4095 (U.S.) or 001-562-252-3789 (all states ). Available weekdays from 6 am to 5 pm PT.
· Chat Support. Available nearly 24 hours daily Monday — Friday and limited hours on Saturday. Offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
· FAQ — Benchmark's FAQ section is somewhat mislabeled as it is closer to a QandA-format knowledge foundation than a typical FAQ. There are more than 900 entries, sorted into 18 subjects ranging from"Getting Started" to"API." Users may execute a key word search of any subject (or sub-topic) or of the FAQ as a whole. 1 caveat. With such a comprehensive knowledge base, it is pretty much inevitable that some entries will be out of date. Some of the QandAs offer information that's wholly inaccurate, so in some cases, you might need to contact assistance to hash things out.
· Video Tutorials and Webinars — Benchmark provides about two dozen movie tutorials which take users step by step through the features of this program. The company also offers a webinar called"Benchmark Email Crash Course." You can see it live each Friday at 10.00 a.m. PST or watch the recorded version at any moment. You might also ask for a special webinar on a number of different subjects. Live webinars comprise the chance to ask questions throughout the presentation.
· Email Marketing Manuals and Articles — You can find more in-depth information on email marketing generally, as well as the Benchmark program specifically, at the Manuals Section. These downloadable documents also cover industry-specific troubles. Articles, similar to sites, offer users advice beyond that found in the FAQ section, but in shorter, more readable chunks compared to the manuals provide.
· Glossary of Email Marketing Terms — This can be a particularly valuable tool for all those new to email marketing who believe absorbed by all the jargon. Benchmark gives a glossarywith 50 of the very popular email advertising conditions from"above-the-fold" into"whitelists."
· Blog and Newsletter — For current information about email advertising trends, check out Benchmark's monthly newsletter, in addition to its extremely active blog. All subscribers automatically obtain access to present newsletters, and Benchmark also provides an archive of newsletter articles from November 2007-October 2012.
· Benchmark Community — Benchmark users can post their latest newsletters on message boards in the Benchmark Community. This forum allows users to talk about newsletter production approaches, vote for their favourite newsletters, and gain inspiration from other Benchmark users.
Web-Based Or Locally-Installed
Benchmark is completely web-based and does not Require any installation on your computer.
Positive Reviews and Reviews
Benchmark Includes a four-out-of-five star rating on G2 Crowd, using a slightly better showing on GetApp and Capterra. 4.5 stars each. Email Marketing Software For Outlook
Some common points of praise.
· Top Notch Support. This is perhaps the most common monitoring regarding Benchmark, and something I discovered for myself too. People are inclined to find support prompt and beneficial, and a few say it is actually the component that distinguishes Benchmark from its competitors. The company also receives praise for its website posts and videos.
· Feature Selection Across All Plans. Some customers praise the inclusion of attributes including AB testing and surveys from most programs; many firms charge extra for these attributes or only include them into their pricier plans.
· Benefits of Use. Users have a tendency to find Benchmark's interface incredibly user-friendly and intuitive. The program gathers compliments from a broad assortment of demographics, from first time ESP consumers to those who have tried a variety of programs before settling Benchmark.
· Mobile Friendly Emails. Users were impressed with all the mobile-friendly email layout of Benchmark's templates. Since more and more people access their email from mobile devices, this is an increasingly significant factor to consider.
Negative Reviews and Complaints
I was not able to find many people who loathed Their Benchmark experience. However, I managed to discover a few complaints.
· Inconsistent Send-Times. Apparently a few users experienced an issue with Benchmark in which their emails were sent hours after they were first scheduled. One customer theorized the issue might arise from long lists of recipients. Not all customers of Benchmark will possess time-sensitive shipping needs, but others will. Should you want your emails to go out precisely whenever your schedule dictates, you might have to consider this situation.
· Buggy Social Media Integrations. I saw several user reviews that remarked the social networking integrations in Benchmark aren't up to par.
· "Spammy" Templates. Some users were worried that Benchmark's templates may feel like spam email, leading receivers to mark them as spam rather than reading the contents. Since the entire purpose of an ESP is to prevent this from happening, this might be an issue. On the other hand, I never felt this way whilst looking through the template list, so it might not be the most legitimate of complaints.
Benchmark Provides a enormous variety of pricing strategies, including a totally free plan and a huge scale of paid programs which may service anywhere between 600 and 7,140,000 subscribers.
Free Plan.
Benchmark's free plans do not require credit Cards, which is always refreshing. The only catch. There will be a small Benchmark emblem in the bottom of every email you send out. Obviously, you can always choose to upgrade to a paid program in case you don't want the Benchmark branding. The free plan permits you to send up to 14000 emails to up to 2000 subscribers and provides you access to all but not all of Benchmark's features list. Notable absences into the features list for free accounts include email automation and sub-accounts (allowing multiple users to access one Benchmark account).
Paid Strategies. Email Marketing Software For Outlook
Users with small contacts lists and limited Monthly messages have the choice of paying to get their email advertising depending on the amount of emails they send every month.
o Medium Plans. 600-50,000 subscribers, $13.99-$254.99 per month
o Large Plans. 55,000-100,000 subscribers, $285.99-$494.99 a month
o Extra Large Strategies. 125,000-1,000,000 subscribers, $659.99-$4,273.99 per month
o Massive Plans. 1,070,000-7,140,000 subscribers, $4,500-$29,200 a month
Benchmark accepts all Major credit cards and also lets you pay through PayPal. They also offer a 25% discount for nonprofits and teachers.
Benchmark is a good program. It is Simple to Use, Open to invention, and competitively priced. Its free options might just be the very best in the business for anyone who just wants to dive into email marketing (particularly small, neighborhood companies ). For that matter, any Benchmark strategy can work nicely for a small company which perspectives email as a minor aspect of its advertising and does not have any desire to work past the principles just yet.
If you are a small or even medium-sized Business trying to find a easy email marketing program using a multitude of great features, Benchmark is an exceptional option. Even though there may come a time when you outgrow the program, it provides a lot for the price, offers exceptional service, and the business appears to be sensitive to the requirements of its customers. You can not ask for more.
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18. Antoinette S. J. Wood. Daughter of Alexander H. Wood Sr. & Antoinette C. Urann. Born 17 Mar 1890 in Dorchester, Mass.
In the 1900 United States Federal Census, she was listed as "Aneta S. G. Wood", age 10, living in Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, with her sister Ada B. Wood, head of the house, and siblings Jessie G., 25, Francis C., 17 and Alexander H., 8 years.
in 1910 Census, Antoinette S. J., age 20, Mulatto, was living in Boston Ward 20, Suffolk Massachusetts, in the same household as her sister Frances and brother Alexander; and she was listed as stepsister to head of house, John Paulding Made (Meade).


Rana Kapoor, Yes Bank CEO, is being forced out by the Reserve Bank of India.
One of India's most prominent bankers is being forced out of his job after more than 14 years.
Yes Bank announced Friday that India's central bank had ordered its founder and CEO Rana Kapoor to step down in January 2019. Its shares crashed nearly 30%, wiping around $3 billion off the bank's market value.
Kapoor's term as CEO was due to run until September 2021.
Yes Bank's statement did not say why the central bank had ordered Kapoor out, and a spokesperson would not provide further details. India's central bank — the Reserve Bank of India — also declined to comment.
Kapoor, a career banker who spent over a decade at Bank of America (BAC), founded Yes Bank in 2003 with his brother-in-law and grew it into one of India's biggest private lenders, with more than $40 billion in assets.
The bank said its board would meet on Tuesday "to decide on the future course of action."
"More clarity is needed, and we do have questions, but we are not panicking," analysts at Jefferies said in a note on Friday, adding that they thought the bank could survive a change of leadership and had sufficient capital to support its business.
Shares of Yes Bank fell nearly 30% after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked CEO Rana Kapoor to step down from his post.
The bank's future will largely depend on how it manages the succession.
"This would be a test of the governance structure that Rana Kapoor has put through," Vaidyanathan Krishnamurthy, a professor of finance at the Indian School of Business, told CNN. "If it is not in place, then I would expect Yes Bank's stock price to fall even more," he added.
The move comes as India tries to clean up its banking sector, which is weighed down by tens of billions of dollars in bad loans. While the Indian government had to give its state-owned banks a $32 billion bailout last year, private players like Yes Bank have also come under increased scrutiny.
"The [central bank] has told the private sector banks to clean up their books ... and that hasn't happened," Krishnamurthy said. "It sends a very strong signal to the private sector banks to get their acts together."


In DTI 101 we described how diffusion tensor imaging estimates brain microstructure by modeling diffusion of water in the brain. We briefly discuss that this is done by using ellipsoid or ball shaped tensors. This leads to the question; what is a tensor?
In the scanner the diffusion tensor is measured by imaging the diffusion in individual gradient directions, like in the image below. If you are interested a more in depth mathematical explanation of this principle is provided in our post here.
There are roughly two archetypical examples of diffusion tensors. On the left you see the example where the tensor has roughly equal eigenvalues for each main vector, thus showing an isotropic diffusion profile. On the right an example of diffusion primarily in one direction, thus demonstrating an anisotropic diffusion profile.
When you plot the value of each a diffusivity measure in every voxel you can get scalar maps of the quantification of the local tensors. In the image below you see representative examples of each measure. When you look at the MD map it becomes apparent that the mean diffusivity measure is specifically sensitive to cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), which has high values of average diffusion. In voxels with much CSF mean diffusivity is high, and values are thus bright. While AD is only sensitive to diffusion in the longest eigenvalue. Here you see that highly organized structures like white matter pathways are brights. In addition large open cavities like ventricles have general high levels of diffusion which translates to high lambda 1 values. Then RD represents the two shortest eigenvalues and shows dark values in highly organized and dense structures like white matter pathways, intermediate values in gray matter, and high values in regions with CSF. Finally, FA plots the relative length of lambda 1, compared to lambda 2 and lambda 3. This leads to selective brightness in white matter, but not gray matter or CSF.


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A Samsung smartphone with quantum technology is due to launch in Korea next week
Now there's something that I wasn't expecting any time soon: a quantum-powered smartphone. Yet here we are, with an announcement from Samsung and Korean provider SK Telecom that the world's first 5G smartphone complete with a quantum random number generator (QRNG) is due to launch next week.
The current Samsung Galaxy flagship S20 series all come with a new secure element security solution including a dedicated security chip that can prevent hackers from stealing data even if they have their hands on your hardware.
The Galaxy A Quantum, however, turns the security dial up to 11.
Although it's a Galaxy A71 5G at heart, the rebranded and updated smartphone comes complete with one important security extra: a QRNG chip developed by ID Quantique.
When random just is not random enough
Random number generators are a vital part of many security solutions, but they often aren't as random as you might expect. Indeed, "pseudo-random" number generators are not uncommon, but these are a weak spot cryptographically and, as such, are something of a honeypot for hackers. What the ID Quantique QRNG brings to the security party is not only a genuinely random number generator but one able to generate perfectly unpredictable randomness.
The QRNG chip found in the Samsung Galaxy A Quantum is provably random, has full entropy from the first bit, and has been both designed and manufactured specifically for mobile handsets.
The quantum randomness is achieved by way of "shot noise" from a light source captured by a CMOS image sensor. A light-emitting diode (LED) and an image sensor are contained within the chip, and that LED emits a random number of photons thanks to something called quantum noise, ID Quantique explains. Those photons are then captured and counted by the image sensor pixels and provide a series of random numbers fed into a random bit generator algorithm.
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The algorithm further distills the "entropy of quantum origin" to create the perfectly unpredictable random bits. If any failure is detected during the physical process, the stream is disabled and an automatic recovery procedure starts another.
With uses such as two-factor authentication, biometric authentication for mobile payments, and blockchain-based document storage wallets, the QRNG will be put to good use.
A new chapter in quantum security history
Grégoire Ribordy, co-founder and CEO of ID Quantique, said, "With its compact size and low power consumption, our latest Quantis QRNG chip can be embedded in any smartphone, to ensure trusted authentication and encryption of sensitive information. It will bring a new level of security to the mobile phone industry. This is truly the first mass-market application of quantum technologies." Ryu Young-sang, vice-president at SK Telecom, said the Galaxy A Quantum is a "new chapter in the history of the quantum security industry."
The Samsung Galaxy A Quantum will launch in Korea on May 22. Although there is no news of any launch outside of Korea at the moment, SK Telecom and ID Quantique already have quantum communication network-building projects in both the U.S. and Europe. "Going forward," SK Telecom said, it will "expand its footprint in the quantum security business by integrating QRNGs to more devices and networks." If the Galaxy A Quantum proves to be a success, I see no reason why this couldn't be something we see more of securing flagship devices around the world very soon.


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Taddeo Wiel (Oderzo, Treviso, 24 de setembre de 1849 - Venècia, Veneto, 17 de febrer de 1920) fou un musicògraf i compositor italià.

Doctor en Dret i Filosofia i Lletres, s'especialitzà en historiografia musical, arribant a ser una de les autoritats italianes en aquesta matèria.

Fou bibliotecari de Sant Marc a Venècia, i director d'estudis del Liceo Musicale Benedetto Marcello, president de la Societat de Concerts i de la secció veneciana de Musicologi Italiani.

Obres principals
 I Codici musicali Contariniani nella Reale Biblioteca di San Marco in Venzia, (1888)
 I Teatri Musicali Venesiani del Settecento, (1897)
 Estudis sobre el compositor Francesco Cavalli

També és autor d'algunes òperes i melodies per a cant i piano.

Bibliografia
 Enciclopèdia Espasa Volum núm. 70, pàg. 212 ()

Compositors d'òpera italians
Compositors italians del Romanticisme
Musicògrafs italians
Persones de la província de Treviso
Morts a Venècia
Compositors del Vèneto


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BMW X4 could debut at 2014 Geneva Motor Show
Gallery: McLaren P1 at the Geneva Motor Show
Production Lexus LF-NX headed to Geneva Motor Show
Like its bigger X6 brother, the BMW X4 will be a sleeker and sexier X3
by Nick Tragianis	 | November 1, 2013
The BMW X4 Concept was first shown at the Shanghai Motor Show earlier this year. We could see its production version debut as early as the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.Handout
BMW's next niche filler, the X4 crossover, could be headed to the Geneva Motor Show next March.
Inautonews reports BMW has confirmed the X4 for a debut in March of 2014. Considering the Geneva Motor Show is right around then, it is more than likely the baby X6 could make an appearance at the show.
Although no official specifications have been confirmed, the X4 is based on the X3 crossover, which is based on the 3 Series. That means, at least in North America, we could see either BMW's 240-horsepower turbo-four or the 300-hp inline-six under the hood.
The X4 will share the same length and wheelbase dimensions as the X3, but it will be 53 millimetres lower and 34 millimetres wider. There is no word yet on whether an M version is also in the pipeline.
The next Geneva Motor Show opens on March 4, 2014.
2015 BMW M3 spotted completely uncovered
BMW reveals all-new 2 Series
First drive: 2014 BMW X5
Road test: 2013 BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe
First Drive: 2020 BMW Alpina B7
BMW M Festival promises to be a gear head's delight


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Indian swimmers have been amongst the medals at the South Asian Games 2019
The first week of action from the South Asian Games 2019 came to an end as the Indian contingent continued to dominate proceedings on the overall medal tally crossing the 100 mark in gold medals won.
The South Asian Games 2019 Medal Tally now has India at the summit with a grand total of 214 medals - 110 gold medals, 69 silver medals and 36 bronze medals across a wide variety of sporting events through the week.
Swimming continues to bring in the medals for India
A total of nine medals were picked up Indian swimmers on the 7th day of action as India maintained their stronghold on the different events in the pool with a total of 16 gold medals so far.
Richa Mishra won the first gold medal of the day for India in the swimming events with her winning effort in the Women's 800m SC Freestyle with a timing of 9:22.74. Sridhar Siva was the gold medal winner for India in the Men's 400m SC Individual Medley as he clocked a time of 4:27.77. In the Women's 100m SC Backstroke event, India managed a 1-3 finish as Manna Rajiv Patil and Ridhima Veerendrakumar got the gold and bronze medal in the Women's 100m SC Backstroke event.
18-year old Srihari Nataraj was the winner in the Men's 100m SC Backstroke with a timing of 53.63 seconds beating out competition from two Sri Lankan swimmers behind him. Indian women Chahat Arora and Jayaveena Arcot Vijayakumar got a 1-2 finish in the Women's 100m SC Breaststroke event with timings of 33.36 seconds and 33.50 seconds respectively.
In the Men's 50m SC Breaststroke, Likith Selvaraj Prema added a gold medal to his kitty with a time of 28.06 seconds whereas the Women's 50m SC Breaststroke saw Rujuta Deepan Bhatt pick up the gold medal with her winning time of 26.34 seconds.
India continue to add medals in the Athletics events
Mohammad Afsal was the first medalist of the day for India in the athletics events with a bronze medal in the Men's 800m Run with a time of 1:51.25. The Women's 800m Run also produced a bronze medal as Lily Das clocked a time of 2:08.97
The Javelin Throw events also saw India win medals in the Men's and Women's events as Shivpal Singh got the silver medal in the Men's event with a distance of 84.16 metres. The Women's event witnessed Kumari Sharmila settle for the bronze medal with her throw measuring a distance of 53.64 metres. The Men's team composed of Jeevan Karekopp, Santhosh Kumar, Angrej Singh and Jabari Madari managed to get a silver medal for India in the Men's 4x400 metre Relay event with a timing of 3:08.21
December 7 saw the Full Marathon event kick off early morning in the day and India picked up a couple of events in both the Men and Women categories. The Women's category saw the long distance runner Jyoti Gawate win the bronze medal with her timing of 2:52:44.00 to cover the distance of 42 km. Indian marathon runners managed to get a 2-3 podium finish with Rashpal Singh (2:21:57.00) and Shree Singh (2:22:07.00) winning the silver and bronze medals respectively.
The sport of Weightlifting saw Indians add two medals on the day as Anuradha Pavnuraj (Women's 87 kg event) and Sharsti Singh (Women's 81 kg event) picked up gold medals. Anuradha Pavnuraj lifted a combined weight totalling 200 kg (90 kg Snatch and 110 kg Clean and Jerk) wherea Sharsti Singh managed to lift a total weight of 190 kg (82 kg Snatch and 108 kg Clean and Jerk).
Cycling events had India pick up two gold medals and one silver medal on the day. The Women's Individual Road Race saw India's Sonali Chanu and Swasti Singh get the gold and silver medals respectively. Satbir Singh was the gold medal winner in the Men's Individual Road Race event.
Four gold medals for India in Wrestling events
Wrestling has always been a strong sporting event for India at the South Asian Games and the wrestlers delivered yet again for the nation claiming four gold medals across different weight categories. Amit Kumar (Men's 65 kg event), Rahul (Men's 57 kg event), Pinki (Women's 53 kg) and Sheetal Tomar (Women's 50 kg event) were the gold medal clinchers in their respective weight category events.
The second day of action in the Fencing events saw India pick up five medals - 2 gold medals, 2 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. Vinoth Kumar Velautham (Men's Foil Final Ranking) and Kabita Devi Thoudam (Women's Epee Individual) grabbed the gold medals on the day. Rajeshor Singh Thounaojam (Men's Foil Final Ranking) and Sheetal Dalal (Women's Epee Individual) were the silver medal winners whereas Diana Devi Thangujam (Women's Sabre Final Ranking) won the bronze medal.
Shooters continue to aim for glory in Nepal
Anish Bhanwala stayed true to his favourite tag as he got the gold medal in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event and Bhavesh Shekhawat won the bronze medal behind him. Both Anish Bhanwala and Bhavesh Shekhawat teamed up with Adarsh Singh to add another gold medal for India with their win in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team event.
The Indian pair of Mehuli Ghosh and Yash Vardhan won the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event.
India managed to cross the tally of 100 gold medals on Day 7
India continued their domination in Nepal and will look to further extend their hold on the top spot in the South Asian Games 2019 Medal Tally as the action carries on on Day 8.
South Asian Games 2019 South Asian Games Medal Tally 2019 India's Medal Tally at South Asian Games


Beans vs. BeefWhich Keeps You Fuller Longer?
The Journal of Food Science assessed the differences between a beef- and a bean-based meal on appetite and food intake (Aug. 13, 2015). Why? Because protein and fiber are both known to up/support satiety—beef is a protein-rich food and beans contain moderate levels of protein as well as fiber.
A total of 28 adults, 14 men and 14 women ate two test lunches containing a meatloaf made from either beef (the high-protein meal)—providing 26 g of protein and 3 g of fiber—or beans (the moderate protein, high-fiber meal)—providing 17 g of protein and 12 g of fiber. An ad libitum snack was given three hours after the test meal. Hunger, satiety, fullness and prospective food intake were all assessed, as was gastrointestinal (GI) tolerance over 24 hours.
No difference between the beef and bean was observed for appetite ratings more than three hours, food intake at the subsequent meal or sum of GI score. Gas and bloating were reported more often after the bean meal than the beef meal. A beef-based meal with high protein and a bean-based meal with moderate protein and high fiber produced similar satiety, while the bean-based meal resulting in higher, yet moderate, gas and bloating.


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Colonel Ephraim Williams, Jr.
Colonel Ephraim Williams, Jr. (HMBBS)
Location: Queensbury, NY 12804 Warren County
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N 43° 22.533', W 73° 42.033'
On this site in 1755, Colonel Ephraim Williams, Jr. was buried after his death in the battle called "Bloody Morning Scout," a skirmish that opened the Battle of Lake George. Ephraim Williams, Jr. is best known as the Founder of Williams College, a liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Outnumbered and ambushed
On September 8, 1775, after the sighting of French and Indians in the area, Colonel Williams, commander of 1,000 New England sodiers and 200 Indians, was sent from Lake George to Fort Edward to assist in protection of that critical supply base. On the way, his force was ambushed by 1,400 French and Indians, led by one of the most experienced professional soldiers to arrive from France, Baron de Dieskau.
When Williams fell, two soldiers in his regiment concealed his body in the brush so that it would not be disturbed. On the day after the battle, 136 bodies were buried, including that of Col. Ephraim Williams, Jr. on this spot.
Not a final resting place
In 1834, Dr. William H. williams of Raleigh, North Carolina, the nephew of Ephraim Williams, Jr. located his uncle's grave, removed the skull and carried it away. Twenty years later, Williams College alumni placed a large rock over the site and had engraved into it the initials "E.W."
Inn 1920, the Trustees of Williams College arranged for the transfer of the remains of Ephaim Williams, Jr. from this site to the vault of the Thompson Memorial Chapel at Williams College, where they are still interred.
Providing for the future
A few months before his death Ephraim Williams, Jr. wrote a will that provided the funds to start a free school near his home at Fort Massachusetts. That school became Williams College in 1793 and remains a fitting tribute to its Founder.
The Mohawk Chief Hendrick
Also killed during the Bloody Morning Scout was Chief Theyanoquin, a sachem or chief of the Mohawks, named Hendrick by the Dutch. He was renowned for his wisdom and skill as an orator. Born near Westfield, Massachusetts around 1685, reputedly Mahican by birth and Mohawk by adoption, Hendrick supported the British cause in the French and Indian War.
HMBBS
Education, French and Indian War
Williams Society of Alumni
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At or near 5332 Adirondack Northway, Queensbury NY 12804, US
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Lake George Region Veterans Memorial, a War Memorial
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This marker can also be identified by its HM code. You can use the hashtag #HMBBS in tweets, and any other place where you might refer to this marker, including when searching on this site.


George III period mahogany and satinwood secretaire bookcase with maker's mark.
An important George III Secretaire Bookcase to designs by Thomas Sheraton, stamped on the three lower drawer linings by the maker, Lovell of Chichester. The upper part with swag shaped top cornice with central oval inlay of satinwood and six finials above a dental moulding, and two glazed doors with oval cross-grain astragal glazing strips in-front of a lined interior with adjustable shelves. The lower section with fitted secretaire drawer, with satinwood oval inlay panels, consisting of the finest quality satinwood drawers and pigeon hole compartments and golden leather writing surface, this above three graduated drawers with serpentine apron standing on elegant splay feet. In excellent and original condition.
The colour of this bookcase is wonderful and rather richer than appears in these photographs. Please enquire for further details and images.


Now comes summer. What else can be more fun than taking a walk on a sunny Saturday afternoon in a beautiful, shaded, 5-star-rated redwood park with your fellow alumni? Actually, there is one thing that will be more fun. Let's do everything mentioned here and at the same time, make some new friends from Hong Kong University, since this event will be jointly organized by PKUAANC and HKUAANC.
What: A 5.4 mile trail (see more information about the trail on the upcoming Facebook event page) and dinner with the group (optional).
Contact SOFT at pkuslick@gmail.com if you have any questions or demands.


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Cet article fournit diverses informations sur la Copa America de volley-ball masculin de 2001.

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Événement sportif international en Argentine
Compétition de volley-ball à Buenos Aires
Sport en Argentine en 2001
Volley-ball en septembre 2001
Sport en octobre 2001


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Putin Gets a Surprise Birthday Gift on Twitter
By Nikolaus von Twickel
A banner reading "Happy birthday, president!" hanging on a building near the White House on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 59th birthday Friday.	Sergei Karpukhin
Vladimir Putin's friends and fans tried to outdo one another for the prime minister's 59th birthday — but the biggest surprise came from Twitter when a hashtag went viral.
#СПАСИБОПУТИНУЗАЭТО, or "Thanks to Putin for that," sparked a storm after United Russia activist Vladimir Burmatov tweeted on Friday morning: "It's warm and sunny in Moscow — summer! #SPASIBOPUTINUZAETO."
Burmatov, who heads the political science department of Moscow's Plekhanov Russian Economic University, subsequently fired more lines like "Our rockets are stronger than their missile defense" or "There's long been no war in Chechnya" and "The liberals have no chance" — all followed by #THANKSTOPUTINFORTHAT.
But the hashtag was quickly mocked by tens of thousands of not-so-flattering Twitter users, who put it after lines like "No money and no flat #THANKSTOPUTINFORTHAT."
The exchange shot the hashtag up in the ranking of Twitter's "global trends," making it the first Russian-language hashtag to gain global preponderance.
The speed of success was not just because Burmatov is a Twitter enthusiast with more than 33,000 followers, but because his original line is a pun on a classic Soviet rhyme that ridiculed the abundant praise for the Communist Party by using traditional folk poetry. "Proshla zima, nastalo leto — spasibo partii za eto," is still known by heart by most Russians and can be translated as "Winter's passed, summer's here. For this we thank the party dear."
"I wanted to create some action on the prime minister's birthday," Burmatov told the BBC Russian Service. "I was counting on my 30-something thousand readers and wanted to play this game with them. But it wound up drawing in the broad popular masses."
Among the most popular adaptions was one made by blogger and art curator Marat Guelman, who wrote "And Brezhnev rises from the dead #THANKSTOPUTINFORTHAT" — reflecting the widespread disappointment with Putin's decision to return to the presidency next year.
Many others dwelled on Chechnya, where local strongman Ramzan Kadyrov told reporters on Grozny City Day last Wednesday that the money for the lavish celebrations had "come from Allah," prompting tweets like "Allah sent Chechnya a chunk of the budget #THANKSTOPUTINFORTHAT."
Other versions, collected on the quickly inaugurated site Spasiboputinuzaeto.com read "There's no point for us to live in Russia … ." and "We had Medvedev, soon we won't … ."
Many Twitter users noted that President Dmitry Medvedev, who set up his Twitter account during a visit to the company's San Francisco headquarters in 2010, failed to weigh in with his own tweet ending with #THANKSTOPUTINFORTHAT.
Unlike Medvedev, Putin has not shown much public enthusiasm for social networking, and his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that he had decided against setting up accounts on Twitter or Facebook because his prime minister site, Premier.gov.ru, offered enough interaction with the public.
Meanwhile, other Putin fans also sought ways to surprise him on his birthday.
Nashi, the pro-Kremlin youth group, distributed a video of activists holding lit candles to form the shape of the numeral 59 and singing the classic Soviet tune "A Birthday Sadly Is Only Once a Year." (Police detained anti-Putin activists who tried to disrupt the filming Thursday night near Bolshoi Theater.)
Young women with the "Putin's Army" online fan club fed birthday cake to passers-by on Chistoprudny Bulvar and asked them to specify which part of Putin's body was the most sexy.
The Facultet printing house, which published a calendar of Moscow State University female journalism students in lingerie for Putin's 58th birthday, released 25,000 copies of a children's coloring book titled "Vova and Dima" and depicting Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev as best boyhood friends.
Russian Football Union boss Sergei Fursenko raised eyebrows when he claimed after the 1-0 win over Slovakia late Friday that this was the national team's present to the prime minister.
Putin himself divided his birthday between work — he chaired a meeting on propping up the military-industrial complex — and a private celebration in the evening.
Reached by telephone Friday, Peskov would not reveal the location of the birthday party, saying merely that it would be held at one of the prime minister's "out-of-town residences." (He denied, however, that it was in Sochi.)
But Peskov confirmed that two of Putin's closest friends from abroad would attend, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Peskov later confirmed that the party had taken place but gave no further details, telling Vesti television that the Berlusconi and Schröder had attended in a purely private capacity.
Nikolaus von Twickel
Nikolaus von Twickel is a Berlin-based freelance writer focusing on the war in Donbass.	@niktwick


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A mystery is brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer. A brewery in the city says nearly 3,300 cases of beer went missing when two of its trailers were stolen.
SweetWater Brewing Co. said the trailers had been loaded for a morning pickup when they were taken from the plant north of downtown early Tuesday.
Company spokeswoman Tucker Berta Sarkisian said the two trailers carried 3,272 cases altogether – or more than 78,500 bottles – of SweetWater's Summer Variety Pack.
She said both trailers were later located in the Atlanta area by using GPS, but both were empty.
The company is asking retailers to contact them if someone other than the company attempts to sell the beer, which has expiration dates of Sept. 20 or Sept. 21.