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Pomnik Holocaustu (hebr. אנדרטה לשואה ולתקומה) – jest pomnikiem położonym na placu Rabina w osiedlu Centrum Tel Awiwu w mieście Tel Awiw, w Izraelu. Znajduje się on naprzeciw Ratusza w Tel Awiwie.

Historia
Pierwotny pomysł wystawienia pomnika na głównym placu miejskim został przedstawiony na Radzie Miejskiej w 1951. Podjęto wówczas decyzję o budowie pomnika żołnierzy, którzy polegli w obronie miasta podczas Wojny o Niepodległość (1948-49). Dodatkowo zatwierdzono plan utworzenia Parku Niepodległości.

W 1965 architekt Abraham Yaski Powsner przedstawił kompleksowy plan zabudowy parku Rabina. Przewidywał on wystawienie na placu pomnika ofiar Holocaustu. W 1972 władze miejskie powołały specjalną komisję, która miała rozstrzygnąć w jaki sposób będzie zagospodarowany plac i w jakiej formie będzie nowy pomnik. Do realizacji wybrano projekt rzeźbiarza Yigala Tumarkina. Został on wystawiony w 1975.

Opis pomnika
Pomnik jest umieszczony na placu Rabina, w pobliżu skrzyżowania ulic Ibn Gabirol z Frishmana. Struktura pomnika została wykonana z metalu, betonu i szkła. Główną część pomnika stanowi odwrócona do góry nogami piramida, którą pomalowano w żółte pasy. U jej podstawy wyrasta z ziemi druga mniejsza piramida. Razem tworzą one gwiazdę Dawida - będąc w kolorze żółtym w sposób symboliczny przedstawiają one znak hańby noszony przez Żydów podczas Holocaustu.

Przypisy

Pomniki w Tel Awiwie
Pomniki odsłonięte w 1975
Pomniki ofiar Zagłady Żydów


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Иманбек Текеев () — киргизский юрист, председатель Главного суда Киргизской АССР (1927).

Биография
Иманбек Текеев родился в 1896 году в аиле Дён-Талаа (ныне —  Иссык-Кульской области).

В 1916 году окончил Каракольское четырехклассное училище, высшее начальное училище. Затем работал переводчиком в Совете солдатских и крестьянских депутатов в г. Фергане, уполномоченным в Семиреченской обл ЧК г. Алматы, уполномоченным Политбюро в Нарыне. В 1926 году одним из первых в Кыргызстане окончил юридические курсы в г. Казане, затем проходил учебу в Москве.

В 1925—1927 годах являлся прокурором по Каракольскому уезду, обл прокурора по Ошскому и Джалал-Абадскому округам, затем — областной прокурор Фрунзенского кантона, председатель Киргизского областного суда, а в 1927 году стал первым председателем Главного (будущего Верховного) суда Кыргызской АССР.

Некоторое время занимал должности первого секретаря Мургабского районного комитета ВКП(б), заместителя председателя исполнительного комитета Кок-Ташского районного Совета. Был соратником Я. Логвиненко, Ж. Абдырахманова, Ибраимова, М. Фрунзе и многих других видных деятелей того времени.

В 1938 году был приговорен к расстрелу. Но в 1943 году его встречают в госпитале под Ленинградом:  и был ранен. Дальнейшая судьба Иманбека Текеева неизвестна.

В августе 1956 года Верховным судом Кыргызской Республики приговор был отменен, и дело прекратили по причине недоказанности предъявленного обвинения.

Источники
 https://centrasia.org/person2.php?st=1273180272

Председатели Верховного суда Киргизии
Юристы Киргизии
Первые секретари районных комитетов КПСС
Репрессированные в СССР
Реабилитированные в СССР

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Marcos 7 é o sétimo capítulo do Evangelho de Marcos no Novo Testamento da Bíblia. Neste capítulo, Marcos explora um pouco mais a relação entre Jesus, os judeus e os gentios. Segundo algumas interpretações, Jesus rejeita a comida preparada de acordo com os preceitos do judaísmo (kosher) e depois cura dois gentios. O debate ainda continua sobre o quanto deste relato reflete os pontos de vista de Jesus e quanto é resultado do conflito entre os judeo-cristãos e gentios convertidos nos primeiros anos da Igreja.

Puro e impuro

Alguns fariseus vindos de Jerusalém para ver Jesus e vêem seus discípulos comendo sem lavar as mãos. Eles perguntam por que o costume não estava sendo obedecido e Jesus responde com uma citação de Isaías ():  Ele os admoesta por permitirem que um homem faça uma oferenda a Deus — dinheiro aos sacerdotes — e deixe de ajudar seus pais, uma violação clara do quinto mandamento.

Jesus pede então ao povo que ouça e explica que . Posteriormente, seus discípulos demonstram não ter compreendido e Jesus explica-lhes que nada que se coma pode tornar um homem impuro e sim o que sai dele: . De acordo com Kilgallen "...em última instância o que está em jogo é o conhecimento da vontade divina: quem sabe mais o que Deus quer que os homens façam". Este ponto de vista deve ser levado em conta à luz da controvérsia da época, como exemplificada pelo Concílio de Jerusalém, sobre o quanto da Lei Mosaica deve um cristão obedecer. Marcos usa esta história para revelar sua opinião na direção paulina (menos judaico, portanto), o que fez com que muitos estudiosos se perguntassem o quanto de seu relato é de fato relativo ao que ensinou Jesus e o quanto ele esperava apenas conseguir converter os gentios. Se o autor é realmente Marcos, então este trecho seria uma indicação que seu grupo, o círculo interno de Pedro, poderia ter se decidido em favor da doutrina de Paulo.

Esta passagem (e não a explicação) aparece também no apócrifo Evangelho de Tomé 14.

Versículo 16
 ("Se alguém tem ouvidos para ouvir, ouça.") não aparece em todas as traduções da Bíblia para o português (como na Tradução do Novo Mundo). Em algumas, aparece marcado por chaves (como a Tradução Brasileira da Bíblia, citada aqui) ou com um nota de rodapé. Trata-se de uma repetição de .

Curas

Marcos em seguida contrasta o conflito anterior de Jesus sobre a obediência da Lei com a cura de dois gentios. No relato, Jesus viaja por duas cidades no território onde hoje está o Líbano. Primeiro, Marcos conta a história de uma mulher de origem siro-fenícia que encontra Jesus na casa de um amigo em Tiro e implora que ele expulse um demônio de sua filha. Ele a pede para esperar dizendo . Neste caso, as "crianças" são os filhos de Israel e os "cachorrinhos", os gentios, uma metáfora encontrada em outras obras judaicas. Ela respondeu que até mesmo os cães embaixo da mesa comem as migalhas das crianças, o que impressiona Jesus. Ele pede a ela que volte para casa para reencontrar sua filha já curada. Esta passagem mostra que, segundo Marcos, a missão principal de Jesus era salvar em primeiro lugar os judeus e só então os gentios, mas reafirma que estes, tendo fé, poderão também ser salvos.

Jesus segue depois para a Decápole e encontra um aleijado que também é "surdo-mudo". Em , ele toca suas orelhas e sua língua com seu próprio cuspe e diz, em aramaico, "Ephphatha!" ("Abre-te"), curando-o. Neste milagre, ao contrário do anterior, Jesus utiliza uma técnica específica (o toque, o cuspe, a palavra) para realizar a cura. É possível que esta passagem tenha por objetivo mostrar a realização da profecia em .

A discussão com os fariseus sobre as lei dietárias e a passagem da mulher canaanita também aparecem em Mateus 15 ().

Ver também

Notas

Bibliografia

 Brown, Raymond E.  An Introduction to the New Testament  Doubleday 1997 ISBN 0-385-24767-2
 Brown, Raymond E. et al.  The New Jerome Biblical Commentary  Prentice Hall 1990 ISBN 0-13-614934-0
 Kilgallen, John J.  A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark  Paulist Press 1989 ISBN 0-8091-3059-9
 Miller, Robert J. Editor  The Complete Gospels  Polebridge Press 1994 ISBN 0-06-065587-9

Ligações externas

Marcos 07


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Voglarji (; ) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. Voglarji includes the hamlets of Zavrh () and Cvetrež.

Geography
Voglarji is located on the high Trnovo Forest Plateau (), overlooking the Vipava Valley. The part of the larger plateau known as the Voglarji Plateau () is named after Voglarji.

Mass grave
Voglarji is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Cvetrež Shaft Mass Grave (), also known as the Cvetrež 3 Shaft Mass Grave () is located south of the settlement on the east side of the road to the hamlet of Cvetrež. It contains the remains of Home Guard and Italian prisoners of war, and Slovene and Italian civilians murdered in May 1945.

References

External links
Voglarji on Geopedia

Populated places in the City Municipality of Nova Gorica


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Passenger Ground Handling
Broadly speaking, ground handling within an aviation context explores the many service requirements of an aircraft, between the time it arrives at the terminal gate and the time it departs on the next flight. Speed, efficiency and accuracy are paramount in order to minimise turnaround time. From a business perspective, lower turnaround times translate into better profits.
It is important to consider that most ground services are not directly related to the actual flying of the aircraft, and instead involve an array of other tasks and activities. One of the major constituents of ground handling includes the branch of passenger ground handling which will be discussed in greater detail in the following article.
Customer service functions with regards to passenger ground handling include:
Ticketing: The modern passenger is likely to arrive at the airport having already checked themselves in via an online system, however there are provisions for on-the spot-purchases.
Check in: In most major airports, electronic check-in kiosks prevail. However, a need remains for customer service agents to assist passengers with the check-in process, verification of documentation, tagging and processing of check-in baggage etc.
Lobby management: Passenger service agents will ensure that the appropriate number of check-in desks are available, that they are adequately staffed and have the appropriate signage. They will also direct and control the flow of passengers in an orderly and efficient manner.
Special Needs Handling: Customer service agents will be required to make the necessary arrangements for wheelchairs or other appropriate means of transport to the departure/arrival gates for mobility impaired passengers. They will also assist with the processing, safeguarding and supervising of any unaccompanied minors from check-in to aircraft boarding, and from aircraft disembarkation to the release of the UM to a parent, guardian or other authorised person.
Gate assignment: Passenger ground handling agents, in co-ordination with the airport authority, will assign aircraft gates and will relay the gate information to passengers.
Aircraft Boarding: Customer service agents will make appropriate boarding announcements, conduct final passenger screening and document verification and provide the final passenger manifest and customs documentation to the aircraft crew. Passengers may need to be bussed to the aircraft or may be required to walk on the ramp. In this instance, ground agents will enforce the necessary safety protocols and procedures.
Aircraft disembarkation: Ground staff will be required to receive any in-bound customs paperwork and accept the arriving passengers at the aircraft. They will also facilitate their transport and transfer to the terminal building, dealing as necessary with any occurrences arising from an in-bound delay or cancellation of connecting flights.
Irregular Operations: Passenger ground handling staff must be available and prepared to accommodate irregular operation protocols. This includes the re-booking of passengers who have missed connections, providing meal and accommodation vouchers, employing crowd-control strategies and making arrangements for overnight stays at hotels in the event of delays/flight cancellations.
Customer service staff can be described as the key interface between airline partners and their passengers and play a crucial role in offering the care that is integral to successful ground handling operations. A team of professionally trained employees ensures the smooth handling of passengers from the initial check-in point to boarding, and from disembarkation to baggage collection. For those passengers that require extra support, customer service agents are skillfully trained to offer assistance to those with special needs, including unaccompanied minors and those with reduced mobility.
Frontline employees are some of the most important people in an organization. These "front facing" staff perform sometimes challenging tasks needed to keep the operation running as smoothly and efficiently as possible. It is often the case however, that this very workforce gets overlooked in the broader framework of ground operations. Failure to integrate frontline employees effectively within a broader business framework may cost the company in the long run. Frontline employees can be a valuable asset in terms of anticipating customer needs as they interact with customers on a daily basis.

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DFW Elite Traveling Basketball Team (DFW Elite) is a competitive girls basketball organization consisting of girls from the Dallas - Fort Worth metropolitan area and other cities throughout Texas . DFW Elite is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our core principles are based in teamwork, academic achievement, developing a positive self-image, loyalty, unity, respect, good sportsmanship, and managing adversity. We believe in the pursuit of excellence in the development of the life skills of the young ladies in our organization as well as their athletic abilities. The DFW Elite organization strives to develop young female basketball players to their fullest potential, while teaching them to compete with courage, play fair, and to be leaders on and off the court. By pursuing excellence in sports, our young ladies develop a work ethic and maturity that will last a lifetime.
DFW Elite is one of the top girls basketball program in the nation. In 2011, DFW Elite won the two most prestigous tournaments on the circuit (Nike Nationals and Boo Williams), something that has not been done before. In addition to those two tournaments, DFW Elite also won the Basketball on the Bayou and was runner-up at the Big State Flava Jam and Nike Summer Showcase. In 2010, DFW Elite won every event it participated in except Nike Nationals, which we lost by 3 points in the championship game.
Marques Jackson founded DFW Elite in 2004 after his daugther, Tiffany Jackson, complete her prep career. Coach Jackson devoted his life to providing a vehicle for young ladies to utilize their basketball skills to obtain a scholarship. His vision was to prove to America that Texas could compete with the best players in the nation. On Sunday, April 11th, 2010, Coach Jackson was called home to glory at the young age of 46.
Prior to his death, his program was one of the top programs in the nation and after his death, his program became even more powerful. His teams won more tournaments, his players obtained more scholarships, his legacy lives on.
Notre Dame must replace five starters who combined to score 10,230 points during their careers and were among the first 19 players selected in the WNBA draft last week.
While Jackie Young?s professional basketball career is just beginning, her decorated college career has concluded. Let?s look back on all Young accomplished while playing for Muffet McGraw?s Fighting Irish.
It?s never too early to look ahead to next season and wonder who might step up as the frontrunner for the 2020 Naismith Player of the Year award.
A number of stars had to watch the Final Four from afar. If they had been there, they could have made the All-Final Four team.
While four of the more dominant teams this season reached the Final Four, while Oregon, Notre Dame, Baylor and UConn backed up their strong regular seasons with deep NCAA tournament runs, there?s no guarantee they?ll return next year. In fact, some teams that failed to advance to their region?s final could take their place.


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Samsung To Cancel Unconfirmed Fold Orders, No Info On Release Date
May 7, 2019 at 11:15 am by Aman Jain
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Samsung's Galaxy Fold was the much-awaited device, but it is now turning into a nightmare for the Korean firm. There is growing uncertainty over the future of the device, and those who preordered it have no information on when (or if) they will get the foldable phone. Clearing up some confusion, Samsung has now revealed it will cancel Galaxy Fold orders if it is not able to ship the device this month.
Galaxy Fold orders – you can retain or cancel
According to Reuters, Samsung will cancel all the Galaxy Fold orders if it is unable to ship the device by May 31, or if it doesn't get any confirmation from the customers who already preordered the foldable phone.
"If we do not hear from you and we have not shipped by May 31st, your order will be canceled automatically," Samsung said in the email sent to the early buyers on Monday.
Just received my Galaxy Fold delayed email. pic.twitter.com/WIUAT3TUMe
— M. Brandon Lee | THIS IS TECH TODAY (@thisistechtoday) April 22, 2019
Samsung's email is really meant to ask buyers to reconfirm the Galaxy Fold orders. In the email, Samsung asks users to either cancel their order or reconfirm it. Those who want to cancel their preorder can cancel it before it is shipped. Such users can cancel their order by visiting Samsung.com and they will get a full refund.
Those who want to continue with their preorder, need to confirm the same to the company. Users who are unable to reconfirm or don't cancel their order by May 31, and the company is unable to deliver it by then, all such preorders will automatically be canceled. Such users will still get a full refund.
Samsung's May 31 deadline suggests two things. First, Samsung is confident that it will be able to fix the issue with the Galaxy Fold by then. Second, it does not want to lose any loyal customers, and thus is seeking some more time to fix the issues.
No information on release date
Last month, Samsung postponed the April 26 release date for the Galaxy Fold indefinitely after early reviewers claimed that their device broke just days after normal use. The company also reportedly recalled the handsets that were sent to the early reviewers so that it could thoroughly investigate the matter.
At the time, the company said it was working to "strengthen the display" based on the feedback from early reviewers, and that it would update the buyers with "more specific shipping information in two weeks."
The two weeks timeline came and went without Samsung revealing anything about the device, including the new release date. However, in its latest email to the early buyers, the Korean firm does mention that they are "making progress in enhancing" the Galaxy Fold, but are not yet in a position to confirm the release date.
"This means we cannot confirm the anticipated ship date yet. We'll update you with more specific shipping information in the coming weeks," the email read.
A leaked email from AT&T recently suggested a launch date sometime in June. However, Samsung's latest announcement indicates that a June launch date is still not certain.
What's the email for?
Samsung's latest email asking the buyers to reconfirm their preorder is not really a development from Samsung's side. Rather, the company is merely following FTC's guidelines. The regulation stipulates that the company must ship the device within the time it promised or within 30 days if it hasn't given any timeline.
If the company is unable to ship within this stipulated time, then it has to get an approval from the customer over their pre-order. In the case of Samsung, it has to get the consent of the early buyers or ship the device by May 31 to retain the preorders.
Therefore to save all the preorder sales, the company wrote that email to the customers requesting them to reconfirm their purchase before the May 31 deadline. It must be noted that Samsung previously had to close the pre-orders due to high demand. In the first year, the Korean firm plans to sell at least a million Fold handsets, compared to the 300 million phones that it produces on average each year.
Tesla faced a similar issue where it had to refund the preorders for the Model 3, which has now launched successfully.


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School board: New leadership turned around South Bend schools' transportation, food departments
Allie Kirkman South Bend Tribune
SOUTH BEND — It's been roughly four months since South Bend schools' transportation and food service directors both resigned in the midst of problems in their departments.
The district's chief operations officer, Rene Sanchez, has temporarily taken on the additional role of director of transportation since Juan Martinez Legus' resignation in September. Additionally, chief financial officer, Kareemah Fowler, has served as a liaison between the corporation and its food vendor, Chartwells. She replaces Victoria Moore, the former food and nutrition director, who left the position in the wake of food shortages that affected three South Bend schools.
On Monday, Superintendent Todd Cummings and members of the school board commended the two for their efforts in transforming both departments.
"I am so proud of both of them and their teams — the bus drivers with transportation and the front-line workers in food and nutrition," Cummings said. "They have developed processes where there haven't been any, they have fed students … it's really been focused on doing what's best for students."
"A lot of it has been a management issue for us in the past," said School Board President John Anella. "It's not the food service workers. We have the same food service workers in those buildings that were there before and look how good our food is now. It wasn't them — they're doing a great job. Same thing with the drivers. I know those drivers spend their time and are committed to helping everyone get to school on time and safely."
The comments came after Sanchez and Fowler presented department updates to the school board.
Sanchez said he spent the last semester analyzing district data and survey results to help determine what new systems would make transportation more efficient not only for the corporation, but for its families and students.
"One of the things we looked at was: how can we get more students to school on time? How can we get more students to their events on time," Sanchez said, "How can we make sure that we are saving the district money in the process?"
Beginning Jan. 27, transportation will begin new bus routes for all students who receive services, Sanchez said, which will cut down on the total routes and buses needed.
Currently, 190 buses cover 881 routes for the corporation, totaling roughly 61,000 miles being driven weekly. With the new routes, only 168 buses will be in service, covering 736 routes and totaling 58,000 miles.
Sanchez said the changes will not impact staffing as the district, "needs every bus driver and every paraprofessional that we have."
Parents will be informed of bus route changes prior to its full implementation, Sanchez said. School district officials will be notifying families via social media, letters and phone calls.
The department's push to install Wi-Fi on buses, giving students the opportunity to do homework to and from school, was also discussed.
According to a district-wide survey, 15% of South Bend students said they don't have consistent access to Wi-Fi outside of school and 10% don't have internet access at home.
In response, the district has installed Wi-Fi on 20 of its school buses.
The ultimate goal is to have internet routers installed on all buses, Sanchez said, but that will be costly. District officials hope to qualify for the "E-rate," a federal grant program that provides discounts of up to 90% to help eligible schools obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access.
In the meantime, Sanchez said buses will be parked next to apartment complexes and in neighborhoods across the city during the school week to provide Wi-Fi. That initiative will begin at the end of this month.
Cummings said Sanchez will remain in his role as interim director of the district's transportation department for now, but a national search for a new temporary director will be launched in the coming months.
Within the food and nutrition department, Fowler reported that lunch participation increased by 6% — about 1,000 students — in both November and December and that the district is currently providing supper in 17 buildings.
A number of South Bend schools remained open during the winter break to provide free on-the-go meals to students in need, Fowler reviewed. Over that eight-day period, 336 lunches were served.
School Board Member Stephanie Ball said the numbers seemed low as it averaged to about four meals per site per day.
"This is a great idea," Ball told the board, "but I wanted to see more participation."
This was the first time the food and nutrition department "pulled off something like this," Cummings said in response to Ball, adding that he believes South Bend schools is the only district in the state to feed students when schools are closed.
"What you did was you took a process that didn't exist and your folks made it happen," the superintendent said. "We're hoping to now that we got the word out … that it just develops naturally and students know where to go for food."
Fowler said even more things are to come in the school year with food services.
The district will launch a chef demo program in secondary buildings that highlights a monthly theme with sampling and food nutrition information. Additionally, a breakfast in the classroom pilot program will begin in a few schools beginning mid-March.


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HomeIndustry NewsEndo to Cease Production and Sale of Qwo (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes)
Endo International plc (OTC: ENDPQ) announced today that it will cease the production and sale of Endo Aesthetics' Qwo® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes) in light of market concerns about the extent and variability of bruising following initial treatment as well as the potential for prolonged skin discoloration.
Press Release - Endo International plc | Dec 07, 2022
For more than a year, Endo worked to address those concerns, including launching an open-label study in June 2022, APHRODITE, to test different interventions and whether they might mitigate bruising. Although certain APHRODITE study cohorts' results reflected a modest reduction of bruising area and severity, none achieved a consistent level of reduced bruising following initial treatment to adequately alleviate the market's concerns.
"After careful consideration, we have determined that QWO does not represent a viable commercial opportunity for Endo," said Blaise Coleman, President and CEO of Endo. "This difficult decision unfortunately results in a workforce reduction. We are grateful for the dedication and hard work of all team members who supported QWO and our Endo Aesthetics business, and we are committed to providing support and assistance to our impacted team members."
This decision is expected to result in annualized pre-tax cash savings of approximately $50 million to $60 million and a reduction to Endo's global workforce of approximately 90 full-time positions. In connection with ceasing QWO production and sales, the Company expects to incur pre-tax cash restructuring charges of approximately $15 million to $20 million and record a total pre-tax restructuring charge of approximately $235 million to $250 million in the fourth quarter 2022. The Company will seek any necessary approvals from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with this decision.
QWO remains an FDA-approved product with clinically proven results and an established safety profile, so practices may continue to use unexpired QWO that they have in stock, as well as order additional supply. Alternatively, practitioners can return unused QWO purchased prior to this announcement for a refund. Practices will be notified about these options.
Qwo® is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe cellulite in the buttocks of adult women.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR QWO
QWO is contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to collagenase or to any of the excipients or the presence of infection at the injection sites.
Serious hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis have been reported with the use of collagenase clostridium histolyticum. If such a reaction occurs, further injection of QWO should be discontinued and appropriate medical therapy immediately instituted. Advise patients to seek immediate medical attention if they experience any symptoms of serious hypersensitivity reactions.
Injection Site Bruising
In clinical trials, 84% of subjects treated with QWO experienced injection site bruising. Subjects with coagulation disorders or using anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications (except those taking ≤150 mg aspirin daily) were excluded from participating in Trials 1 and 2.
QWO should be used with caution in patients with bleeding abnormalities or who are currently being treated with antiplatelet (except those taking ≤150 mg aspirin daily) or anticoagulant therapy.
Substitution of Collagenase Products
QWO must not be substituted with other injectable collagenase products.
QWO is not intended for the treatment of Peyronie's Disease or Dupuytren's Contracture.
In clinical trials, the most commonly reported adverse reactions in patients treated with QWO with an incidence ≥ 10% were at the injection site: bruising, pain, nodule and pruritus.
About Endo
Endo (OTC: ENDPQ) is a specialty pharmaceutical company committed to helping everyone we serve live their best life through the delivery of quality, life-enhancing therapies. Our decades of proven success come from passionate team members around the globe collaborating to bring treatments forward. Together, we boldly transform insights into treatments benefiting those who need them, when they need them. Learn more at www.endo.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.
Certain information in this press release may be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any applicable Canadian securities legislation, including, but not limited to, the statements by Mr. Coleman and any statements related to the Company's efforts to expand and enhance its portfolio or the decision to cease production and sale of QWO, including any estimated expenses, charges, costs or savings, and any other statements that refer to expected, estimated or anticipated future results or that do not relate solely to historical facts. Statements including words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "plan," "will," "may," "look forward," "intend," "guidance," "future," "potential" or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this communication reflect the Company's current views as of the date of this communication about its plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to it and on assumptions it has made. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from current expectations based on a number of factors, including, among other things, the outcome of the Company's contingency planning and restructuring activities; the timing, impact or results of any pending or future litigation, investigations, proceedings or claims, including opioid, tax and antitrust related matters; actual or contingent liabilities; settlement discussions or negotiations; the Company's liquidity, financial performance, cash position and operations; the Company's strategy; risks and uncertainties associated with chapter 11 proceedings; the negative impacts on the Company's businesses as a result of filing for and operating under chapter 11 protection; the time, terms and ability to confirm a sale of the Company's businesses under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; the adequacy of the capital resources of the Company's businesses and the difficulty in forecasting the liquidity requirements of the operations of the Company's businesses; the unpredictability of the Company's financial results while in chapter 11 proceedings; the Company's ability to discharge claims in chapter 11 proceedings; negotiations with the holders of the Company's indebtedness and its trade creditors and other significant creditors; and risks and uncertainties with performing under the terms of the restructuring support agreement and any other arrangement with lenders or creditors while in chapter 11 proceedings. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required to do so by law.
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This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2018 by dk.
If you believe that eating fats and oils is a no-no, you might be in for a surprise. Fat is a vital component to a balanced diet and is a requirement for the body to function properly. But TOO much or the WRONG fats can be a problem. With all the information out there on how to eat, it's important to understand not just fads, diets, and tips but the actual needs of your body.
Given how many protocols and eating lifestyles purport their benefits and dismiss the science of others, it can be tricky to figure out which combinations of foods are best for our own needs. In fact, it can feel like there's a new discovery about the best way to eat every week making us question if we're 'doing it right'!
Lately it's the popularity of the Paleo and Keto diets that has turned prevailing knowledge on its head, largely because of the emphasis these protocols place on eating significant quantities of healthy fats.
No matter what eating lifestyle you follow, newer science is showing us that there are more benefits to eating higher quantities of healthy fats than we previously thought. In fact, research is showing that the body is built to use fats as a major source of energy – some evidence even suggests that fat is a better energy source than carbohydrates! Fat is also important to a wide variety of healthy functions in the body.
Are essential for absorbing certain vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A, D, E, and K, and calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, and zinc among others.
These reasons should be enough for all of us to realize how important it is to include fats in our nutrition plans!
For a long time that was a common way of thinking. The reality is that the reason fats have been stigmatized was because our understanding of how different fats work was still developing – and because we'd been eating too much of the wrong ones!
We understand now that not all fat sources are created equal – just like not all vegetables are equal (just compare iceberg lettuce with it's dark, leafy counterparts, romaine and spinach). There are different kinds of fats and to make understanding them easier, I I/we like to think of fats as being on a continuum. On one end of the continuum are good fats like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and on the other end are bad fats like industrial-made trans fats in processed foods. Saturated fats fall somewhere in the middle.
Choosing mostly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, followed by a moderate amount of naturally present saturated fats in foods is your best strategy. Bad fats should obviously be avoided – which will probably be easier than you think because they're mostly present in treats and junk foods that you wouldn't want to rely on anyway!
Recent studies on Coconut Oil have found it to be useful in the reduction of body fat in the belly as well as helping to reduce Body Mass index (BMI). Just like any other nutrient, consuming a variety of fat sources is key to finding balance in your nutrition. Not only because variety is important in any diet, but because different foods are more than just a kind of fat, they offer different beneficial vitamins, minerals, and fiber too!
I recommend adding fats into your diet slowly, especially if you've been avoiding them until now. Digesting anything well requires that the body has certain underlying requirements met including healthy gut flora and enzyme production. This is true in the case of fats as well. I talked about gut flora at length, but enzymes (like lipase, the enzyme that helps break down and digest fats) are also a vital part of healthy digestion – and are the subject for another time.
Are you eating right for your mind, hormone production, your metabolism? Get out of the "fat free" cycle and into a healthier diet that includes good fats. We have tools to analyze your body's nutrient needs and can help experience optimal health every day through nutrition that's ideal for you. Call me at 905-852-7969.


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Q: How to consume an API response with Swift I am trying to make an API request to get an API response  I am getting all the elements but I am facing braces issue I want a whole response and "order_devices" key, in {} braces but I am getting these in [] braces.
the array in which i am passing value,

var popUpArray :[[String:AnyObject]] = []

then on btn click  i am saving values in dictionary
@IBAction func btnSave(_ sender: Any) {
    let popupDict = (["quantity": Int(txtEnterQuantity.text!), "name": lblDeviceName.text,"id": deviceDict["id"], "region":1, "system_integrated":1 ])as! [String:AnyObject]

and then passing the same  dictionary value as parameter
    let passDict = [
            "dealer_id":dropDownId!,
            "client_id":dropDownId!,
            "distributor_id":searchBarId!,
            "emp_id":UserId,
            "comments":CommentKey!,
            "accepted_by":0,
            "valid_from":strDate!,
            "valid_upto": 0,
            "order_devices":popupDict
            ] as [String : Any]

            if Reachability.isConnectedToNetwork() {
            showActivityIndicator()
            Alamofire.request("http://13.232.230.41/IAC_CRM/public/api/createOrder", method: .post, parameters: passDict, encoding: JSONEncoding.default, headers: [:])
                .responseJSON { (response) in

i am getting this response ,

[
        "comments": "demo",
         "dealer_id": 3,
        "valid_from": "6-3-2019",
        "distributor_id": 72,
        "client_id": 3,
        "accepted_by": 0,
        "emp_id": 33,
       "valid_upto": 0
       "order_devices":
                            [
                                 [
                                     "id": 1,
                                     "quantity": 10,
                                     "region": 1,
                                     "system_integrated": 1
                                  ]
                                  ,
                                  [
                                      "id": 2,
                                      "quantity": 12,
                                      "region": 1,
                                      "system_integrated": 1
                                    ]
                              ]
             ]

i want this response,

{ "dealer_id":"1", "client_id":"2", "distributor_id":"2",
  "emp_id":"1", "comments":"IAC test device comments", "accepted_by":0,
  "valid_from":"2019-01-24", "valid_upto":"1", "order_devices":[
                    {
                        "device_id":"1",
                        "quantity":"1", "region":1, "system_integrated":1
                    }
                    ,
                    {
                        "device_id":"2",
                        "quantity":"1"
                        "region":1,
                           "system_integrated":1
                    }
                ]           }

means i want whole response and   "order_devices" key in "curly braces"{} .

A: There is nothing wrong with request or response, your are getting response what your API is returning, You should ask you backend developer Or Api Provider to Give you response in form of your requirement i mean proper formatted Right now its in form of Array.

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Our company wide People Development team is currently looking for an experienced, proactive, and energetic Recruitment/Human Resources Advisor to join our team of professionals. The focus for this role is to deliver on all facets of recruitment across all our branches to ensure we are hiring the best people for our work environment. In this position you will also contribute to our team by supporting and advising on a range of other people related activities such as learning, cultural stewardship, coaching, employee communications and HR systems.
Our company-wide People Development team is comprised of 4 full-time members who support a variety of activities across our 14 branches located in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Our team is currently based and led from Kamloops, BC, the original home of Urban Systems. However, we're looking to branch out and add a team member who will be based in our Calgary office; currently our largest branch with over 100 employees.
Managing full cycle recruitment activities company-wide including posting, sourcing, pre-screening, interview coordination, and maintaining contact with all applicants throughout.
The ideal person for this role will be passionate about people and is keen to bring their experience and ideas to help nurture a work environment that is considered one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.
Demonstrated experience in problem solving and resolution – ability to effectively frame problems and develop sound solutions through engagement, collaboration and consensus.
Recognized as one of Canada's top employers, Urban Systems is an employee-owned inter-disciplinary consulting firm based in Western Canada. In business since 1975, we have four decades of experience working with a variety of clients including all levels of government, Indigenous communities, commercial and residential land developers, and the natural resource sector. Our team of over 450 people, across multiple branch offices, is committed to helping build vibrant communities of all sizes.
If this describes your background, your skills and your natural talents, please visit our website for more information and submit your resume and covering letter along with a completed Candidate Questionnaire (available for download on our site).


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Southeast Tennessee Council Meeting 5/19/2020
Posted on May 19, 2020 June 23, 2020 by Ashlee Taylor
The Southeast TN Council was excited to have our first virtual Zoom meeting today, 5/19/2020, in replacement of our typical in-person meetings.
This month's meeting was a Panel Discussion on Back to Work Strategies, Onboarding New Drivers, Recruiting Efforts, and New Hour of Service Rules and what they mean to us. Moderator Donna England, TTA. Panelist, Dave Huneryager, TTA, Lindy Henley, Tranco, Grady Phillips, CMS and Jeremy Reymer, DriverReach.
We were able to cover many COVID-19 highlights and questions answered by our panelists. Some key takeaways of this meeting included Dave Huneryager's advice for what the TTA is doing during COVID-19. He states that we communicate, communicate, communicate. When it comes to COVID-19, every single resource that we can use and get information from, it's our responsibility to get that out to our members. We will get out the best and the most up to date info out to you.
Grady Phillips also says the CDC guidelines "Do's" for COVID-19 include social distancing, wearing masks, practicing good hygiene, and proactively encouraging employees not feeling well to work remotely. Wearing masks stops you from spreading the virus through water droplets. "The only real "Don't" of COVID-19 he discusses, is Don't NOT have a policy. Companies need a policy for the employees to go by during this pandemic."
Other topics discussed included the FMCSA's clearinghouse, the rise in TN crash fatalities, drug testing of employees during COVID-19, taking temperatures of employees, the difficulties of hiring / drivers getting their CDL's during COVID-19, ELD's, etc. The Southeast TN Council was pleased to still be able to carry on our meetings among this pandemic and look forward to our future meetings and discussions.
Eston Pyle, Chairman
Matt Holmes, Vice Chairman
Grady Phillips, Secretary
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FMCSA REVISES HOURS OF SERVICE RULES
FMCSA has published new Hours of Service Rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules to increase safety on America's roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.
"America's truckers are doing a heroic job keeping our supply chains open during this unprecedented time and these rules will provide them greater flexibility to keep America moving," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
"The Department of Transportation and the Trump Administration listened directly to the concerns of truckers seeking rules that are safer and have more flexibility—and we have acted. These updated hours of service rules are based on the thousands of comments we received from the American people. These reforms will improve safety on America's roadways and strengthen the nation's motor carrier industry," said FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen.
First adopted in 1937, FMCSA's hours of service rules specify the permitted operating hours of commercial drivers. In 2018, FMCSA authored an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to receive public comment on portions of the HOS rules to alleviate unnecessary burdens placed on drivers while maintaining safety on our nation's highways and roads. Subsequently, in August 2019, the Agency published a detailed proposed rule which received an additional 2,800 public comments.
Based on the detailed public comments and input from the American people, FMCSA's final rule on hours of service offers four key revisions to the existing HOS rules:
The Agency will increase safety and flexibility for the 30-minute break rule by requiring a break after 8 hours of consecutive driving and allowing the break to be satisfied by a driver using on-duty, not driving status, rather than off-duty status.
The Agency will modify the sleeper-berth exception to allow drivers to split their required 10 hours off duty into two periods: an 8/2 split, or a 7/3 split—with neither period counting against the driver's 14‑hour driving window.
The Agency will modify the adverse driving conditions exception by extending by two hours the maximum window during which driving is permitted.
The Agency will change the short-haul exception available to certain commercial drivers by lengthening the drivers' maximum on‑duty period from 12 to 14 hours and extending the distance limit within which the driver may operate from 100 air miles to 150 air miles.
FMCSA's final rule is crafted to improve safety on the nation's roadways. The rule changes do not increase driving time and will continue to prevent CMV operators from driving for more than eight consecutive hours without at least a 30-minute break.
In addition, FMCSA's rule modernizing hours of service regulations is estimated to provide nearly $274 million in annualized cost savings for the U.S. economy and American consumers. The trucking industry is a key component of the national economy, employing more than seven million people and moving 70 percent of the nation's domestic freight.
The new hours of service rule will have an implementation date of 120 days after publication in the Federal Register.
The complete final rule is available here: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-service/hours-service-drivers-final-rule
Posted in Industry News, Press Releases
Adams and Reese Legislative Update 5-01-2020
Posted on May 12, 2020 December 28, 2020 by carol
This month, Governor Bill Lee announced that his safer at home order – which imposed a blanket closure of most businesses across Tennessee – will expire on April 30th and will not be renewed, thus opening the door for a majority of businesses in 89 of the state's 95 counties to reopen on Friday, May 1. This announcement does not necessarily amount to the Governor turning on a statewide "open" sign, however. Six of Tennessee's largest counties – Davidson (Nashville), Hamilton (Chattanooga), Knox (Knoxville), Madison (Jackson), Shelby (Memphis) and Sullivan (Bristol) – have issued
their own stay at home orders. The Governor indicated that he will work with the county health departments and mayors of those counties and Tennessee's largest cities to implement their own reopening strategies. The Governor described his reopening plan, deemed the Tennessee Pledge, as the first step in a phased approach of reopening the state's economy, stating that his administration is "pursuing a careful, measured approach to reopening our economy that does not depend on heavy-handed mandates but instead provides practical tools for business of all sizes," noting that "Tennesseans pulled together to flatten the curve, and it's time for people to begin to get back to work and back to their businesses." On the legislative front, the staff of the Tennessee General Assembly will return to work at the Cordell Hull Building on Monday, May 4th . After passing an emergency budget on March 19th, the General Assembly recessed until June 1st, however, committee meetings could occur in late May in anticipation of resuming the 2020 legislative session. The legislature will reopen to staff under new protocols at the Cordell Hull Building, including wearing masks while in the presence of others and maintaining six feet of distance. However, the Cordell Hull Building which will remain closed to the public, except by appointment not less than one day in advance. Legislative leadership has not indicated the scope of legislative matters that will be taken up in the remainder of session or whether the public will be permitted to attend legislative proceedings. However, we anticipate increased budget cuts due to anticipated revenue shortfalls in the state. As always, we will remain on top of all legislative developments and will keep you informed accordingly. We hope this update finds each of you safe and healthy. It is a pleasure to represent you at the Tennessee General Assembly.
FMCSA Announces the Start of the Crash Preventability Determination Program
The FMCSA announces the start of the Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP). Under this program, if you have an eligible crash that occurred on or after August 1, 2019, you may submit a Request for Data Review (RDR) with the required police accident report and other supporting documents, photos, or videos through the Agency's DataQswebsite.
On July 27, 2017, FMCSA announced a Crash Preventability Demonstration Program to evaluate the preventability of eight categories of crashes through submissions of Requests for Data Review to its national data correction system known as DataQs. On August 5, 2019, based on experiences with the demonstration program, FMCSA proposed a new CPDP with a streamlined process. Based on comments received in response to the August 2019 proposal, FMCSA established the CPDP which will expand the types of eligible crashes, modify the Safety Measurement System to exclude crashes with not preventable determinations from the prioritization algorithm and note the not preventable determinations in the Pre-Employment Screening Program.
The following crash types are eligible for participation in the program:
Struck in the Rear type of crash when the CMV was struck:
in the rear; or
on the side at the rear.
Wrong Direction or Illegal Turns type of crash when the CMV was struck:
by a motorist driving in the wrong direction; or
by another motorist in a crash when a driver was operating in the wrong direction; or
by a vehicle that was making a U-turn or illegal turn.
Parked or Legally Stopped type of crash when the CMV was struck:
while legally stopped at a traffic control device (e.g., stop sign, red light or yield); or while parked, including while the vehicle was unattended.
Failure of the other vehicle to Stop type of crash when the CMV was struck:
by a vehicle that did not stop or slow in traffic; or
by a vehicle that failed to stop at a traffic control device.
Under the Influence type of crash when the CMV was struck:
by an individual under the influence (or related violation, such as operating while intoxicated), according to the legal standard of the jurisdiction where the crash occurred; or
by another motorist in a crash where an individual was under the influence (or related violation such as operating while intoxicated), according to the legal standard of the jurisdiction where the crash occurred.
Medical Issues, Falling Asleep or Distracted Driving type of crash when the CMV was struck:
by a driver who experienced a medical issue which contributed to the crash; or
by a driver who admitted falling asleep or admitted distracted driving (e.g., cellphone, GPS, passengers, other).
Cargo/Equipment/Debris or Infrastructure Failure type of crash when the CMV:
was struck by cargo, equipment or debris (e.g., fallen rock, fallen trees, unidentifiable items in the road); or crash was a result of an infrastructure failure.
Animal Strike type of crash when the CMV:
struck an animal
Suicide type of crash when the CMV:
struck an individual committing or attempting to commit suicide
Rare or Unusual type of crash when the CMV:
Was involved in a crash type that seldom occurs and does not meet another eligible crash type (e.g., being struck by an airplane or skydiver or being struck by a deceased driver).
For more information on the Crash Preventability Determination Program, please visit:
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Eligibility Guide
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Submitter Guide
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Frequently Asked Questions
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Federal Register Notices
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Presentation
Crash Preventability Determination Program: Fact Sheet
For information on the previous Demonstration Program, please visit:
Crash Preventability Demonstration Program


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Environment • Science • Technology
Elon Musk: "If I cared about subsidies, I would have entered the oil and gas industry"
by Heather Peirce
Elon Musk says his companies don't need the estimated .9 billion they enjoy in government support, but the money will help them move faster to transform the dirty business of energy.
"If I cared about subsidies, I would have entered the oil and gas industry," said Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motors and SpaceX and the chairman of SolarCity.
Musk's remarks came in response to a Times story detailing his corporate strategy of incubating high-risk, high-tech companies with government money — estimating the total received or pledged so far at .9 billion, a figure Musk did not dispute. The story noted that his companies have seen a big financial upside from the incentives — helping them build billions in stock value — while taxpayers have shouldered the cost.
The companies at first did not respond to repeated requests for comment about subsidies, but Musk on Monday granted The Times a wide-ranging interview on government money for his companies and their competitors; Tesla's struggle to produce an affordable electric car; and the reasons why his companies are not profitable.
The Times' estimate of government support comprises a variety of incentives, including grants, tax breaks, factory construction, discounted loans and environmental credits that Tesla can sell. It also includes tax credits and rebates to buyers of solar panels and electric cars. The companies have already received large sums and will get more over time as they meet milestones in deals with certain states.
"All three of these businesses get government subsidies and contracts, but none of them get much in the way of profit," said Mark Spiegel, a hedge fund manager for Stanphyl Capital Partners who is shorting Tesla's stock, a bet that pays off if Tesla shares fall. "He is going in to cutting-edge, fringe industries."
Musk said Tesla and SolarCity are tied together by their mission to help the environment. Tesla's electric cars and SolarCity's panels aim to accelerate the development of clean power, he said.
"Ultimately, humanity has no choice but to transition to renewable energy," he said. "It is just a question of when and how much damage occurs between now and that transition."
Government money for Tesla and SolarCity helps speed that transition, Musk said.
Musk called SpaceX an "insurance policy" in the case of an environmental catastrophe. Its rockets, he said, will help colonize new planets.
"We should become a multi-planet species," Musk said.
Musk said the subsidies for Tesla and SolarCity are "a pittance" compared with government support of the oil and gas industry.
"What is remarkable about my companies is that they have been successful despite having such a tiny incentive from the government relative to our competitors," Musk told The Times.
A report late last year by the International Energy Agency said that the fossil fuels industry collects 50 billion a year in global government subsidies. That compares with about 20 billion for renewable energy, including wind, solar and biofuels, according to the Paris-based institution.
Those figures don't account for the vast difference in size between the two sectors.
But they also don't include the costs to society caused by pollution from oil and gas, Musk said.
Another measure, the one cited by Musk, was released by the International Monetary Fund last month and takes a wider view. The IMF said global energy subsidies amount to .3 trillion, including an estimated cost of the damage caused by energy consumption.
SpaceX — which has been awarded billions of dollars in government rocket launch contracts, but relatively few subsidies — also competes against companies Musk says are subsidized. United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, receives an annual payment of about billion for operational costs, even if it doesn't launch a rocket.
Tesla, Musk said, competes with a mature auto industry that has seen massive federal bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler.
"Tesla and Ford are the only American auto companies not to have gone bankrupt," Musk said.
SolarCity, he said, is in a nascent industry that must fight entrenched oil and gas interests that have myriad subsidies.
Many of the incentives for buyers of electric cars or solar panels are scheduled to disappear over the next several years. But Musk believes that his companies would be successful even without the government support.
"Tesla could be profitable right now if we went into low-growth mode and we just served premium buyers," he said. "The reason we are not profitable is because we are making massive investments to create an affordable long-range electric car."
Tesla's only current car, the Model S sport sedan, typically sells for about 00,000. Musk said the development of that high-end car, however, is teaching Tesla engineers how to slash costs for future models. Musk said Tesla is working on a car that will cost 5,000.
Some analysts agree that the companies are on a path to sustainability.
"Tesla doesn't need government subsidies to be successful," said Andrea James, an analyst with Dougherty & Co. "They have helped capitalize the company, but gross margins are better than industry average, even without credits."
Musk said Tesla should also get credit for the jobs it aims to create in exchange for its economic development subsidies, such as those for its Nevada battery factory. Although Tesla will benefit from up to .3 billion in incentives over time, the factory will create 6,000 jobs, the company has said.
Nevada and Musk have often cited a state-commissioned estimate of the economic effect from the factory at 00 billion over two decades, but some economists called that figure deeply flawed. It counted Tesla employees as if they would otherwise have been unemployed, for instance, and it made no allowance for increased government spending to serve the influx of thousands of local residents.
Musk's companies have plenty of company in winning economic development incentives from state and regional governments.
Washington is paying .7 billion to Boeing to ensure that the aerospace giant continues to build commercial jetliners in the state. Oregon gave Nike billion to expand is sports apparel business. Michigan paid Chrysler .3 billion to invest in its Sterling Heights factory.
Whether these tax breaks are good for the communities paying them is another question, said Richard Florida, director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, and global research professor at New York University.
His research has found almost no link between economic development incentives and improvement in economic measures such as per-capita wages or incomes, the number of college grads and highly educated workers in a community, or a state's unemployment rate.
The debate raises different questions for long-term investors — can Musk's companies bring down their costs before the government cash runs out?
The extent to which Tesla depends on incentives is a likely topic at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting June 9, said Dan Dolev, an analyst at Jefferies Equity Research.
"It's a debate between the bulls and the bears," he said. "The bears think Tesla is all about the subsidies. The bulls think the subsidies don't matter."
As reported by The LA Times


Virginia Tech Shootings – The Crisis Response Amme & Associates, Inc.
Once again there seems no limit to the horror in our lifetime. Aside from that, let's see what the rest of us can learn from the misery of our friends at Virginia Tech and how they dealt with it.
Having been inside many crises, although thankfully nothing approaching this magnitude, there are surely good reasons not yet public for why some things happened and some didn't. Also, unprecedented events tax even the best prepared organizations. You blaze trails that others will either follow or avoid. There is a steep learning curve. Smoother and more effective action eventually follows ragged early going.
Go fast. Speed saves in a crisis. In a case where officials first learn of violence and a gunman perhaps on the loose, rapid action and communication are essential. Overreaction is possible, but I say it's ready, fire, aim. Just do something. I know the university initially thought it might have a suspect off-site after the first of the two shootings, but what about flooding the campus with law officers and immediately alerting everyone to prevent the second? What's the worst that could happen? People accuse you of being Chicken Little? That two hour lag before students were officially informed of the first shooting combined with the lack of a campus lockdown may have been deadly.
Accept uncertainty and adapt. The university says that one reason there was not a lockdown between the first shooting and the second was that the university is so big with so many students and faculty. One official even said a lockdown wasn't in his crisis plan. That's what I mean by adapting to uncertainty. Just because you haven't planned or trained for it, do the best you can. Trust your gut and go! I'll bet not one crisis plan in the country anticipates a gunman chaining doors shut from the inside as this shooter did. There will always be something like that.
Have a plan, but have a good one. One network reporter criticized the university's crisis plan for having only four pages dealing with campus violence. It is not the length of the plan that counts, but how helpful it is. Four pages might be fine. Most plans I see are convoluted, unrealistic, out of date, nightmares to interpret and never tested by a drill. Would you believe that not one of my clients has ever, ever pulled out a pre-existing crisis plan to help? They had plans. They didn't trust them. Good plans point you in the right direction so you can act fast. If yours doesn't, throw it out and start over.
Plans are only as good as the team. New Orleans had a great hurricane plan and we saw what happened with Katrina. Others will judge the university team. Some parents are demanding the president and police chief resign.
Always know what you want to say. I commend Tech for its many press conferences. However, because the school initially relied so much on a Q&A format where the chief's facts were few and guidance non-existent, reporters and public had to cobble together the story. It was as though someone threw puzzle pieces on the floor and said, "Put it together." Eventually the school realized this wasn't working and began providing timelines and handouts. Curiously, a later more fact-driven press conference did not allow any Q&A at all.
My intent is not to criticize those amidst our worst mass shooting but to illuminate the darkness you will surely face if you have to manage a "monumental" crisis some day.


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Secret Service Enhances Brawl Video
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 1, 2009 7:40PM
Yesterday, CPD Supt. Jody Weis said he's asked the U.S. Secret Service for help enhancing the video of the brawl that killed 16-year-old Derrion Albert. The USSS has complied and it seems like there are results. As WBBM 780 reports, Secret Service spokeswoman Kristina Schmidt said, "We do have some preliminary results that we have shared with the Chicago Police Department, and we continue to work further to come up with additional results." A CPD spokesman said no arrests have been made and it's too soon to discuss the results of the analysis.
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I am not naturally drawn to florals, never have been, unless they are very exotic which usually translates into very expensive. I don't know, there's just something about the florals that screams commonplace; whenever I see Rose as a note ingredient, I roll my eyes and think, "Oh, God, not again!" And yet I must explore, even though my mind wants to convince me that I already know what Rose smells like, that I already know everything about the olfactive landscape of Rose, I must recognise it as a prejudice that does not work in my favour, push it aside and let curiosity lead.
My favourite floral notes, two of which are not part of the course, are: Osmanthus, Tuberose and Jasmine. The florals on my future "To Buy" list are: Frangipani, Blue Lotus, Jasmine Sambac and Gardenia.
Ylang Ylang III: sweet, floral, a garden. Out of the right nostril it smells even sweeter, warm tender and creamy. I even get a soft green note hiding there. Ylang Ylang III dries down to a soft green, warm sweetness. I can smell tobacco together with this! Volatility: mid to low.
Ylang Ylang Extra: this note is much more piercing, almost medicinal and herbaceous in quality. Strong, green impression, more complex than the Ylang Ylang III, sweet. It dries down into a much softer version than the III less green although it retains its floral outlines; it is much more floral in the dry down. Volatility: mid to low.
Jasmine (grandiflorum): opens with a heavy, rich, sweetness; feminine and flowing even though a bit dark. Lighter and more penetrating, summer soft and happy memories, kindness, round and voluptuous, comforting. I love this note! Creamy and deep. 6 hours later it is still warm, bodaceous, sensuous, thick, creamy and rich. Jasmine is a woman with curves, it's the Monica Bellucci of florals. Volatility: low volatility.
Geranium Bourbon: opens sweetly, sharp, thin and light. That's interesting, I assumed that all floral notes were thick in quality. Slightly herbaceous, light, Lichee fruity, fruity, floral, creamy, trance-like quality, it pulls you in. It dries down to a much brighter feeling than the other florals, green, fresh floral, vibrant! Volatility: mid to low.
Phenyl Ethyl Acetate (PEA): a natural isolate of ylang ylang, narcissus and champaca and occurs naturally in narcissus and jasmine sambac. It opens thin and metallic, light and to my nose a hint of mint. Peppermint, floral petals, vaguely rosy and sweet. 6 hours later and it's still soft , still metallic in quality, sharp, very present. Volatility: mid-low.
Rose Absolute: enters like an "O", round, dry, sweet but only with a faint gesture of rose. Thin, garden, grass, green, rummy(?), gentle, soft, downy, creamy. The dry down is definitely rose heavier now, even woody and it has an intoxicating quality. Volatility: low.
Aldehyde C14: a natural isolate of peach which occurs naturally in fruit and fermented products. Opens creamy soft but to me, one dimensional. Bright, powdery, floral, I only get a few sniffs of this and then it becomes invisible to my nose. The dry down is much more floral but still singular, not complex, softer a bit heavy. Volatility: low.
Linalol: a natural isolate derived from citrus but naturally occurring in citrus, rosewood, aniseed and geranium. Opens light and airy, summery and breezy, lavender. Fresh pungent, green, transparent and lemony. After 6 hours there is a vague scent of lavender, and vaguely herbaceous. Volatility: low.


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Q: Weird flashing when scrolling tex coords of procedurally generated texture The procedurally generated texture appears fine, until I start trying to scroll the texture coords utilizing GL_REPEAT. If I scroll just a normal image that I've uploaded, then it is scrolling fine. But the procedural one does this weird, periodic flashing effect. I'm trying to generate a starfield, so it's just white dots on a transparent background, and with this problem the stars are fading to almost black then back to white and so on. Also, if i generate a substantial number of stars, there are a few that don't exhibit this behavior, but seem normal.
here i just setup the texture for opengl and establish the pixels array.
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D,tex_id);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,GL_NEAREST);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
GLubyte *pixels=new GLubyte[(screen_width)*(screen_height)*4];

here i setup my random number generators and i fill in the pixel data for the number of stars i want.
irngX=new IRNG(0,screen_width-1);
irngY=new IRNG(0,screen_height-1);
for (int i=0; i<count; ++i){
        int x=irngX->get();
        int y=irngY->get();
        int pos=(y*screen_width*4)+(x*4);
        pixels[pos++]=(GLubyte)255;
        pixels[pos++]=(GLubyte)255;
        pixels[pos++]=(GLubyte)255;
        pixels[pos++]=(GLubyte)255;
}

here i upload the pixels to opengl...the pixel store function seems to have no effect on anything, unlike desktop opengl, nor do i understand its usage anyways. ive tried it on and off.
glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT,1); // ??
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0,GL_RGBA,screen_width,screen_height,0,
             GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,pixels);
glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT,4);

here's my tex coord scroller:
tex_scroller+=0.001f;
glUniform1f(tex_scroller_loc,tex_scroller);

and in the shader:
vtex.t+=tex_scroller;

i hope that's all the relevant code, and that i've made my problem understandable. please let me know if you need a better description.
p.s. i apolozie if my code is not formatted properly. i tried.

A: The problem is probably about texture sampling. Your stars are just a single texel in size, and when you're scrolling, the grid of screen pixels is no longer aligned perfectly with the grid of texels, so texture filtering is occuring (GL_LINEAR) which affects the brightness. This is particularly a problem because your transparent texels are presumably black. Some suggestions:

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*Try changing 'GL_LINEAR' to 'GL_NEAREST' in your code above. This should fix any fading, but might replace it with an on/off flickering.

*Try making the transparent texels white, that will improve things.

*Try changing tex_scroller+=0.001f; to tex_scroller+=1.0f/screen_width; to see if you can keep the texel grid and pixel grid aligned

*Try changing your stars to be multiple texels in size instead of single texel.


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This is our first part, after a calibration cube. Very impressed for a 0.4 mm layer with 0.5 mm nozzle. We will try our 1 mm nozzle next time to do it with 0.8 mm layer.
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Deja Vu: In England for two!
Posted byLuke Wickiser August 10, 2020 Posted inSportsTags:70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Auto Racing, British Grand Prix, Formula 1, Red Bull Racing
Formula One recently wrapped up a pair of races at the famed Silverstone Circuit in England: The 2020 British Grand Prix last Sunday, and yesterday, the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, named in honor of the first Formula One season in 1950.
As a new fan, I am still learning what to expect at each track, such as what the layout is like. Like for example, some tracks, like Silverstone in England and Monza in Italy are both wide open, "fast" tracks. On circuits like these, drivers routinely hit top speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour, and there is plenty of room for them to pass. On the other side of things, tracks like the Hungaroring in Budapest, are more technical tracks with tight corners, and where qualifying, good starts out of the gate, and precise driving play a huge role in where drivers finish, since there aren't as many opportunities to drive with the throttle wide open. It's like each circuit has its own unique feel. Almost like different "personalities."
Silverstone Circuit, site of the British Grand Prix, and 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
If that's the case, Silverstone has been in a bad mood! So many blown and blistered tires over the last two weeks, along with a few wipeouts, have made for some really interesting strategy and exciting finishes! At the British Grand Prix on August 2nd, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, the two Mercedes drivers, each suffered blown tires very late in the race. Hamilton coasted home on three wheels, willing his car across the finish line barely ahead of a hard-charging Max Verstappen. Bottas wasn't so lucky. He'd had a great race, until the blown tire caused him to drop from second to dead last. This allowed Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc to move onto the podium in 2nd and 3rd, respectively, and the incident had Mercedes SERIOUSLY questioning their tire strategy heading into this weekend's race.
I'd imagine Mercedes team leader Toto Wolff lost some sleep trying to figure out how to manage his drivers this past weekend! He was probably staring at a possible nightmare scenario, where both Bottas and Hamilton could possibly blow a tire, and not be saved by the checkered flag. Thankfully for Toto Wolff and Mercedes, this never came to pass. But unfortunately for them, Max Verstappen ended up taking the win at this weekend's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
The Flying Dutchman!
Max Verstappen is quickly becoming one of my favorite drivers! The 22 year-old phenom was born in Belgium, but he has dual citizenship from both the Netherlands and Belgium, and chooses to race under the Dutch flag. I initially became a fan of his when I binge watched the Formula One Netflix Series, Drive to Survive. He just came across as a badass, aggressive, relentless when chasing down other drivers, and willing to push his car (and himself) to the absolute limit in pursuit of victory!
Two moments from him stuck out to me yesterday, and made me root for him even more: A funny comment over the radio, and just the way he drove. Early on in the race, about 10 laps in, it seemed like many team leaders were concerned about overheating their tires thanks to the hot British weather yesterday. This was definitely the case with Christian Horner, Max's boss, and the leader of Red Bull Racing.
At the time most teams started pitting to get fresh tires, Max was in 3rd place and absolutely FLYING. He had the throttle wide open, his foot to the floor, and was hot on the heels of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, the two Mercedes drivers leading the pack. When he was told by Christian Horner to hold back and slow down to conserve tires, his comment over the radio made me chuckle:
"Too late, This is the only chance that we could have to finish it and I'm not sitting behind like a Grandma!"
No offense to grandmas everywhere, but I just busted out laughing! This was definitely NOT the time for Max to take an easy Sunday drive, and he knew it! That fired me up, and had me thinking, "Alright! Finally we've got a guy who's willing to challenge Mercedes and make them sweat it out a little bit!"
Folks, for those of you who haven't watched lately, or read up on the recent background of Formula One, Mercedes, and especially Lewis Hamilton, have absolutely DOMINATED the sport over the last 5-6 years! They've won the last six titles in a row for both the Drivers and Constructors Championships, and it hasn't even been close.
A lot of fans (including myself a little bit) have gotten tired of seeing Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton win pretty much week in and week out. Not only that, Mercedes has rarely been challenged by the other teams on a consistent basis. Ferrari is struggling mightily to return to their former glory as F1's most historically successful team. McLaren is trying to rediscover themselves, and are currently a middle of the pack team. Racing Point is competitive, but not at Mercedes' level. Beyond those teams, everyone else is just fighting for whatever they can get.
Hopefully that will soon change with Red Bull and Max Verstappen! Red Bull was the last team to have a run of dominance in the sport before Mercedes took over in 2014. And they did it from 2010-2013, winning four double Championships (both the Driver's and Constructors World Championships), with a young Sebastian Vettel. Vettel in his prime, and Max Verstappen now, seem very similar: They're both incredibly hungry, they push themselves (and their cars) to the absolute limit, and when they're told to hold back, they often don't listen, which is both good and bad.
Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel during his time at Red Bull
But in the case of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix this past weekend, opening up the throttle and going balls to the wall, turned out to be exactly what was needed to knock Mercedes down a peg. At least for one race. Lewis Hamilton wanted to make only one pit stop and conserve tires. But that's hard to do when he not only has his teammate Valtteri Bottas, but also Max Verstappen breathing down his neck!
Max's relentless driving seemed to push both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas into wearing down their tires faster than they wanted. And once both men entered pit row to make unscheduled stops, Max just FLEW past them! To give you an idea of how hard Max was pushing his car and how fast he was going, he was literally gaining anywhere from a half a second to a full second of separation every lap or two. And this was with everyone else going full speed as well! As I was watching the gap increase with every lap, my jaw just dropped! He was in some kind of zone!
Lewis Hamilton tried to make a run at Max with about 10 laps to go, but thanks to Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc holding Hamilton up, as well as his teammate Valtteri Bottas fighting to keep him behind, that allowed Max to pull away. He earned his, and Red Bull's first win of the season, 9th overall win of his career, and he may have just permanently earned a new fan in yours truly! Mercedes may just have a serious new challenger in Max Verstappen, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN!
It'll be interesting to see if Max and Red Bull can keep the pressure on at Formula One's next race, the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on August 16th. This season has been so exciting for me as a new fan, and I hope the excitement gets kicked up a notch! Buckle up with me, ladies and gents. It's gonna be one hell of a ride!
70th Anniversary Grand Prix Results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
Alex Albon (Red Bull)
Lance Stroll (Racing Point)
Nico Hulkenberg (Racing Point)
Esteban Ocon (Renault)
Lando Norris (McLaren)
Daniil Kvyat (AlphaTauri)
Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri)
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
Carlos Sainz (McLaren)
Daniel Ricciardo (Renault)
Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo)
Romain Grosjean (Haas)
Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
George Russell (Williams)
Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
Kevin Magnussen (Haas, DNF)
2020 World Driver's Championship Standings
Lewis Hamilton (107 Points)
Max Verstappen (77 Points)
Valtteri Bottas (73 Points)
Charles Leclerc (45 Points)
Lando Norris (38 Points)
Alex Albon (36 Points)
Lance Stroll (28 Points)
Sergio Perez (22 Points)
Daniel Ricciardo (20 Points)
Esteban Ocon (16 Points)
Carlos Sainz (15 Points)
Pierre Gasly (12 Points)
Sebastian Vettel (10 Points)
Nico Hulkenberg (6 Points)
Antonio Giovinazzi (2 Points)
Daniil Kvyat (2 Points)
Kevin Magnussen (1 Point)
Kimi Raikkonen (0)
Nicholas Latifi (0)
George Russell (0)
Romain Grosjean (0)
2020 World Constructor's Championship Standings
Mercedes (180 Points)
Red Bull (113 Points)
Ferrari (55 Points)
McLaren (53 Points)
Racing Point (41 Points)
Renault (36 Points)
AlphaTauri (14 Points)
Alfa Romeo (2 Points)
Haas (1 Point)
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Link Between Worlds
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Jan 2, 2023 by Tarvis
We have made a couple of changes to the website. We have removed the individual track downloads from the Soundtrack pages, but left the album to download. We have also removed the requirement that you need to be registered on the forums to download for the time being. If it gets out of hand, we may put it back, but for now it will be available for anyone to download. If you have any issues, please post in the comments or on the forums.
Miiverse Has Ended
5 years ago by Tarvis
One of the best features of the Wii U & 3DS has been shut down. Released on November 18th 2012, Miiverse was Nintendo's first social network and allowed users to draw or type messages and share them with game communities. It was also right on the home screen of the Wii U menu as it showed off the most popular communities at that time as random Miis would be huddled around those popular game icons. Often, games would integrate Miiverse posts into the actual game such as the Miiverse stage in Smash Bros or the Tingle Bottle from Wind Waker HD.
Back in June 2013 we added the Miiverse Posts section to the website as an archive for the drawings on the Legend of Zelda community of Miiverse. With the shut down, our final total is 12394 images saved from 2912 different users.
Breath of the Wild Soundtrack
We have released the Breath of the Wild Soundtrack for download to all our registered members. Download and listen to the sounds of the game while real life keeps you away from playing.
Is everyone enjoying Breath of the Wild so far?
Tri Force Heroes Soundtrack
Today, we have released the Tri Force Heroes soundtrack for our registered members to download. You can click here to download. We plan to have the Breath of the Wild soundtrack up soon.
Switch Time and Site News
This is it! We are in the home stretch of the release of Breath of the Wild and the Nintendo Switch. With just a little over three days to go, it has been a very long time between main Zelda titles. With the exception of Link Between Worlds, it has been almost six years since the last real Zelda game. In addition to Breath of the Wild, obviously the Nintendo Switch will be releasing at the same time. Are you getting Breath of the Wild for the Switch or Wii U or possibly even both?
Since last fall we have been working on a complete revamp and design of our website and forums, and we have finally released what we have been working on. There is still a lot to do, but we hope you'll check out our new features and leave your comments!
Zelda Wii U Delayed to 2017, Releasing on Both Wii U and NX
Nintendo has revealed that their next console will be releasing worldwide in March 2017. Nintendo also announced that the NX will be absent from this year's E3 and will be showcased at a later event.
This year's E3 instead will be mainly focused on the new Zelda title that is now confirmed to be coming simultaneously to both the Wii U and Nintendo NX, and will be the only playable title from Nintendo at E3. Unfortunately this also means that the Wii U version has been delayed, a third time, to 2017 after confirming a 2016 release last November.
This means the Wii U will be the first Nintendo console without it's own exclusive Zelda title.
It's likely we will see Zelda Wii U as a launch title for the NX as Twilight Princess was for the Wii, but will Zelda fans flock to the NX to buy the new Zelda title on there? Or will Zelda fans that already own a Wii U feel burned by the move?
It will be interesting to see what, if any, differences will be between the Wii U and NX versions of Zelda. Does this mean that the Wii U gamepad will be compatible with the NX? We will find out later this year.
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Waiting for the last two fixtures to be announced before sending out the November newsletter.
For the penultimate game – Duisburg home – Marianna and I have booked flights already, covering all German SKY options. We're heading out on the Thursday (7th Dec) and returning Tuesday (12th Dec) evening via Gatwick. The Sunday evening flights are very expensive, so this was the cheapest option – luckily we can take laptops and work remotely from Hamburg.
Saturday (16th Dec) or Sunday (17th Dec) game – meet at Brighton train station for a visit to the Zeitgeist Pub in Vauxhall, London. We can catch up with the St Pauli London crew, watch the game on live German SKY and down a few Alt Beers.
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My mission as a scholar: Nurture humanity in and through technology. Foster connections among people, disciplines, and ideas.
My chief scholarly interests lie in the area of human-computer interaction (HCI). I see this area as broadly addressing a scientific question and a design question: How do people interact with computers? And how can we design computer systems to enhance rather than detract from the human experience? My work as a computer scientist emphasizes the latter.
I am particularly interested in how we do design. My dissertation research applied Value Sensitive Design to UrbanSim, a large scale urban planning simulator, with an eye to transparency, fairness, and democracy to support the legitimacy of using UrbanSim as part of the political process. Much of my work has applied participatory design methods that engage future users in the processes and procedures of design, respecting equally the expertise of designers and participants. My current work investigates the design of persuasive technology to influence users' speech and writing.
My mission as a teacher: Create transformative experiences while fostering a supportive learning community.
My teaching interests span introductory computer science, computer systems, design, and the social influences and implications of computing and other technology. In my time at Grinnell, I taught Functional Problem Solving, Computer Organization & Architecture, Operating Systems & Parallel Algorithms, Computer Networks, Software Development, Human-Computer Interaction, Evolution of Technology, and two Tutorials on technology and society.
This year at Whitman, I look forward to continuing to develop the core courses I have taught before, and advising three individually-planned majors involving computing, and advising our first computer science majors.
My personal interests and pleasures include beadwork, knitting, sewing, and other crafts, walking, gardening, cooking, architecture, reading (especially YA fantasy, cozy mysteries, and light nonfiction), and collecting computer science jokes. Ask me about my cats, the home my husband and I plan to build in Walla Walla, or any of my other interests.
Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, August 2006. Advisors: Alan Borning and Batya Friedman. Dissertation: Value Sensitive Design of interactions with UrbanSim indicators [PDF].
M.S. in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, May 2001.
B.S. in Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College, May 1999.
Janet Davis and Christine Alvarado. 2017. Supporting undergraduates to make the most of conferences. ACM Inroads 8, 3 (September 2017), 32-35.
Janet Davis. 2017. Liberal arts academia wants YOU! Communications of the ACM 60, 2 (February 2017), 12-13.
Janet Davis, Jeannie Albrecht, Christine Alvarado, Tzu-Yi Chen, Amy Csizmar Dalal, and Sohie Lee. 2015. Computer science faculty careers at liberal arts colleges. XRDS 21, 3 (March 2015), 13-15.
Samuel A. Rebelsky, Janet Davis, and Jerod Weinman. 2013. Building knowledge and confidence with mediascripting: A successful interdisciplinary approach to CS1. In Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education (SIGCSE '13). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 483-488.
Chase Felker*, Radka Slamova*, and Janet Davis. Integrating UX with Scrum in an Undergraduate Software Development Project. In Proceedings of the SIGCSE 2012 Annual Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, March 2012.
Janet Davis and Henry Walker. Incorporating Social Issues of Computing in a Small, Liberal Arts College: A Case Study. In Proceedings of the SIGCSE 2011 Annual Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, March 2011.
Samuel Mann, Logan Muller, Janet Davis, Claudia Roda, and Alison Young. Computing and Sustainability: Evaluating Resources for Educators. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 41(4):144-155, January 2010.
Janet Davis and Samuel A. Rebelsky. Food-first CS: Starting the First Course Right with PB&J. SIGCSE 2007.
Janet Davis and Tammy VanDeGrift. The Journey to a Teaching-Oriented Faculty Career: A Handbook of Advice for Graduate Students. In Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2006.
Emma Twersky* and Janet Davis. "Don't say that!" An analysis of persuasive systems in the wild. In de Vries, P.W., Oinas-Kukkonen, H., Siemons, L., Beerlage-de Jong, N., van Gemert-Pijnen, L. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2017), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 4-6, 2017. Springer, LNCS 10171, pages 215-226.
Janet Davis. Reframing Persuasive Technology for Sustainability. Presented at the workshop on "Design patterns, principles, and strategies for Sustainable HCI" at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems (CHI 2016), San Jose, CA, May 7-8, 2016.
Bran Knowles and Janet Davis. Is Sustainability a Special Case for Persuasion? Interacting with Computers, February 2016.
Scott Kaitz** and Janet Davis. Facebook Support Groups: Toward Understanding Member Usage. Presented at the Sixth International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2011), Columbus, OH, June 2-5, 2011.
Janet Davis. Generating Directions for Persuasive Technology Design with the Inspiration Card Workshop. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2010), Thomas Ploug, Per Hasle, Harri Oinas-Kukkonen (Eds.), LNCS, vol. 6137, pp. 262-273, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 7-10, 2010. [local PDF] [slides] The original publication is available at http://www.springerlink.com.
Janet Davis. Design Methods for Ethical Persuasive Technology. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2009), Claremont, CA, April 28-30, 2009.
Timothy M. Miller**, Patrick Rich**, and Janet Davis. ADAPT: Audience Design of Ambient Persuasive Technology. In Extended Abstracts of the 27th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2009), Boston, MA, April 2009.
Batya Friedman, Alan Borning, Janet Davis, Brian Gill, Peter Kahn, Travis Kriplean, and Peyina Lin. Laying the Foundations for Public Participation and Value Advocacy: Interaction Design for a Large Scale Urban Simulation. Proceedings of the 9th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, Montréal, Canada, May 2008.
Janet Davis. Engaging and informing citizens with household indicators. In Proceedings of the Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-41), January 2008, Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Janet Davis, Peyina Lin, Alan Borning, Batya Friedman, Peter H. Kahn, Jr., and Paul Waddell, Simulations for Urban Planning: Design for Human Values. IEEE Computer 39(9): 66-72, September 2006.
Janet Davis. Household Indicators: Design to Inform and Engage Citizens. ACM CHI 2006 Extended Abstracts, April 2006.
Alan Borning, Batya Friedman, Janet Davis, and Peyina Lin. Informing Public Deliberation: Value Sensitive Design of Indicators for a Large-Scale Urban Simulation. Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Paris, September 2005.
A.J. Brush, Morgan Ames, and Janet Davis. A Comparison of Synchronous Remote and Local Usability Studies for an Expert Interface. In Extended Abstracts of CHI 2004, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pages 1179-1182. ACM Press, April 2004.
Robert Grimm, Janet Davis, Eric Lemar, Adam MacBeth, Steven Swanson, Thomas Anderson, Brian Bershad, Gaetano Borriello, Steven Gribble, and David Wetherall. System support for pervasive applications (PDF, 1,777 KB). ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, 22(4):421-486, November 2004.
Janet Davis. REP: A communication mechanism for pervasive computing (PDF, 218 KB). Technical report, May 2001.
B. Barden, J. Davis, R. Libeskind-Hadas, and W. Williams. On Edge-Disjoint Spanning Trees in Hypercubes. Information Processing Letters, 70(1):13-16, April 16, 1999.
* Co-authors are Whitman students or alumni.
** Co-authors are Grinnell students or alumni.


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