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Q: Why does the process handle the blocked signal? Consider the following program:
void handler(int signum){
    printf("handling %d\n", signum);
}

int main() {
    signal(SIGINT, handler);
    sigset_t *ss;
    sigemptyset(ss);
    sigaddset(ss, SIGINT);
    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, ss, NULL);
    for(;;);
    return 0;
}

After running this program in the terminal, when I press ctrl-c, i always get "handling 2" as output, but I would expect to get no output, as SIGINT was previously blocked. Am I blocking SIGINT wrongly? Am I misunderstanding what it means for a signal to be blocked, by assuming that a blocked signal will not be handled on entering the process from kernel mode to user mode?

A: @Useless has rightly answered the question stating that you are invoking UB by passing an uninitialized pointer to sig* functions.
As to why it works and doesn't crash or doesn't block SIGINT can be made clear if you add the line -
printf("%p", ss);

This will most probably print (nil) or 0.
Luckily the uninitialized variable is set to NULL and from the documentation of sigprocmask

If set is NULL, then the signal mask is unchanged (i.e., how is
         ignored), but the current value of the signal mask is nevertheless
         returned in oldest (if it is not NULL).

So your blocking of SIGINT is in fact being ignored. But yes, you might also see crashes or some other (even correct behavior) if you are not lucky.

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O grupo de exércitos é a maior unidade militar de campanha das forças terrestres. Resulta do agrupamento, sob o mesmo comando, de dois ou mais exércitos e outras unidades especiais, com o objetivo de empreender uma ação militar em grande escala numa determinada região geográfica. O efetivo de um grupo de exércitos pode variar muito, indo dos 200 000 soldados aos mais de um milhão. O seu comando é atribuído a um oficial general de alta patente, frequentemente com o posto de marechal.

A criação do grupo de exércitos ocorreu para facilitar a coordenação dos enormes exércitos de massas do início do século XX. Ao invés de dez ou mais exércitos em operações subordinados diretamente ao estado-maior central de um exército nacional, os mesmos são divididos por vários grupos de exércitos. O comando de cada grupo de exércitos passa a preocupar-se com as questões táticas operacionais, deixando essa preocupação de sobrecarregar o estado-maior central que passa assim a estar mais livre para dar atenção às questões logísticas e estratégicas.

Hoje em dia, o grupo de exércitos constitui uma grande unidade mais teórica do que real. A tendência dos exércitos reduzirem os seus efetivos fez com que os grupos de exércitos tendam a desaparecer. Atualmente, a maioria das forças armadas do mundo tem um efetivo global inferior ao de um único grupo de exércitos de tamanho médio da Primeira ou Segunda Guerra Mundial. Operações que, no passado, eram realizadas com um ou mais grupos de exércitos, são hoje realizadas com forças de efetivo muito menor. Um bom exemplo foi a Invasão do Iraque em 2003, na qual as forças terrestres empenhadas pela Coligação corresponderam aproximadamente às de pouco mais que um simples corpo de exército.

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Já em alguns grandes conflitos do século XIX, como foi o caso da Guerra Civil Americana, ocasionalmente foram agrupados vários exércitos separados sob o mesmo comando para a realização de grandes operações militares. Contudo, esses agrupamentos geralmente não foram referidos como "grupos de exércitos", bem como dispunham de efetivos muito menores que os dos grupos de exércitos que viriam a ser formados nos grandes conflitos do século XX.

Primeira Guerra Mundial
O grupo de exércitos apareceu durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, conflito em que os exércitos participantes atingiram as maiores dimensões de sempre, com milhões de efetivos mobilizados. Os Alemães criaram cinco grupos de exércitos na Frente Ocidental e oito na Frente Oriental. Cada grupo de exércitos alemão era designado pelo nome do seu comandante. Os grupos de exércitos foram também utilizados pelos Aliados na Frente Ocidental, bem como pelos Russos e Otomanos. Algumas grandes formações aliadas, como a Força Expedicionária Britânica e as Forças Expedicionárias Americanas, apesar de nunca terem tido essa designação, acabaram por atingir o escalão de grupo de exércitos, com vários exércitos sob o seu controlo. Por sua vez, os Japoneses formaram os chamados "exércitos gerais", equivalentes aos grupos de exércitos ocidentais.

Segunda Guerra Mundial
Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, o método de dividir as forças armadas em grupos de exércitos foi aplicado com sucesso pelos  Alemães na invasão da Polônia, em 1939. Com os grupos de exércitos Norte e Sul, os Alemães foram capazes de articular melhor suas forças e derrotar as tropas polonesas em apenas três semanas. Na invasão da França, os Alemães dividiram suas 150 divisões em três grupos de exércitos (A, B e C), cada um com uma região e com um objetivo determinado. Ao norte, o Grupo de Exércitos B combateria na Bélgica; ao sul, o Grupo de Exércitos A, o maior de todos, teria por objetivo invadir a França pelas Ardenas e cercar as forças aliadas estacionadas nos Países Baixos e o Grupo de Exércitos C teria por objetivo atacar a Linha Maginot. Na Rússia deu-se a mesma divisão, com três grupos de exércitos (Norte, Centro e Sul), cada um com uma região definida. Os Soviéticos, por sua vez, também dividiam suas tropas em grupos de exércitos, mas com a denominação de "frentes".

Os Aliados dividiram suas forças em grupos de exércitos, só que com a diferença de que eles não ficavam subordinados ao estado-maior de seus países e sim ao Supremo Quartel General das Forças Expedicionárias Aliadas (SHAEF, em inglês), que congregava representantes de todos os países combatentes e coordenava as forças francesas, polonesas, canadenses, britânicas norte-americanas. Ao todo, foram formados quatro grupos de exércitos (três na França e um na Itália), que lutaram na libertação França e, depois, na Alemanha.

Guerra Fria
Durante a Guerra Fria, as forças terrestres da OTAN na designada "Região Central" (correspondendo à maioria do território da Alemanha Ocidental) deveriam ser comandadas, em caso de guerra, por dois grupos de exércitos designados "Grupo de Exércitos do Norte (NORTHAG)" e "Grupo de Exércitos Central (CENTAG)". Subordinadas ao AFCENT (Comando das Forças Aliadas na Europa Central) e em conjunto com elementos das forças aéreas, os dois grupos de exércitos seriam responsáveis pela defesa da Alemanha Ocidental contra uma invasão das forças do Pacto de Varsóvia. Em tempo de paz, os comandantes dos grupos de exércitos tinham uma autoridade muito limitada, com os aspetos da instrução, doutrina, logística e regras de empenhamento a constituirem responsabilidades dos exércitos nacionais e não tanto da Aliança.

Por padrões das Primeira e Segunda Guerra Mundial, o NORTHAG e o CENTAG eram apenas unidades de escalão exército, uma vez que continham quatro corpos de exército cada um, sem nenhum escalão intermédio. Os dois grupos de exército incluiam um total de três corpos de exército alemães ocidentais, dois norte-americanos, um britânico, um belga e um neerlandês. Na sequência do Novo Conceito Estratégico da OTAN lançado em novembro de 1991, os dois grupos de exércitos foram desativados em 1993.

Bibliografia
 WILLIAN, John, França 1940 - A catástrofe, Ed. Renes, RJ.
 MCKSEY, K.J., Divisões Panzer - os punhos de aço, Ed. Renes, RJ.
 ZALOGA, Steven J., Poland 1939 The birth of Blitzkrieg, Osprey, 2002.
 SHEPPERD, Alan, France 1940 Blitzkrieg to the west, Osprey, 1990.

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Ordem de Batalha (Linha Gótica) de Grupos de Exércitos.

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The painting depicts the major events of Helen Keller's life and is one of the biggest paintings done based on Helen Keller's life. Helen Keller was a blind and deaf woman who changed the world by speaking out for what she believed in. Among her friends were author Mark Twain and inventor Alexander Graham Bell. The daughter of poor Irish immigrants, she entered Perkins at 14 years of age after four horrific years as a ward of the state at the Tewksbury Almshouse in Massachusetts. President from to and was friends with many famous figures, including , and.
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She also met every U. Also, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act which offered them unemployment insurance, retirement funds, and child assistance. She supported Socialist Party candidate in each of his campaigns for the presidency. In 1952, Keller was awarded with The National Order of the Southern Cross by Brazil; and the Legion of Honour, the highest French order for military and civil merits. A service was held in her honor at the in Washington, D.
Language teacher ,and to my fellow classmates. In 1896 Keller and Sullivan moved back to Massachusetts and Helen entered The Cambridge School for Young Ladies. During classes, Annie spelled lectures into her hand. In fact, she was a better typist than her companions Anne Sullivan Macy and Polly Thomson. Kellerlearned how to read and write and form sentences, eventuallymastering braille and gradually learning to form sounds intodiscernible words.
When she was an infant, illness robbed her of her vision and hearing. Johnson awarded Keller the highest American honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her books and speeches have inspired millions including many well-known individuals such as Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Roosevelt. She also toured in a vaudeville show and would field questions from the audience. In addition, she was a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers, writing most frequently on blindness, deafness, socialism, social issues, and women's rights. She later received several eye operations that restored some of her vision. My first week here I met some of my co-workers and we introduced ourselves and got to know each other.
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Companions Helen Keller in 1899 with lifelong companion and teacher Anne Sullivan. When Helen, who was both blind and deaf, learned to communicate, Anne Sullivan, her teacher, decided that it was time for her to hear about Jesus Christ. She owned a variety of dogs throughout her life. This film, a semi-sequel to The Miracle Worker, recounts her college years and her early adult life. Now imagine what she could have accomplished if she would have had access to a computer! Patty Duke played the part of Keller and also won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Helen Keller gave speeches about how blind and death people should get more.
When these injured soldiers could see how much Helen Keller could accomplish with her deafness and blindness, it gave them a great inspiration to find their own path of success. What kind of causes and charities did Keller advocate for? She worked on the school newspaper. This feeling began to agitate me with a vexing, forward-reaching sense of a lack that should be filled. Close your eyes, block out the sounds of the world around you, and taste each flavor that hits your tongue. Spring 1909 Helen joins the Suffragist movement, demanding the right to vote for women. Her father's name is Captain Arthur Henley Keller and her mother is Kate Adams Keller. She then spent a year at the Cambridge School for Young Ladies to prepare for Radcliffe College.
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By Kevin Parrish	 September 28, 2016
This week during the Ignite 2016 conference in Atlanta, Microsoft said that it is the first global cloud service provider to appear on the Privacy Shield list. That means the personal data Microsoft transfers across the Atlantic must abide by the European Union (EU) data protection requirements. The Privacy Shield framework went into effect on July 12, and replaces the older mechanism used to transfer data between the EU, Switzerland, and the United States.
"The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework was designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic with a mechanism to comply with EU data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States in support of transatlantic commerce," the Privacy Shield site states.
The previous platform used to transfer data was called the International Safe Harbor Privacy Principles. These were created by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the EU, and the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner of Switzerland in 2000 to protect the personal data of EU/Swiss citizens passed to and from the United States.
Safe Harbor was based on seven principles: notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. Essentially, individuals must be notified if their data is collected, and they must have an option to opt out of the collection process. Data transfer must adhere to certain standards, data must be secured, data must be reliable and relevant, and data must be accessible by the owner. All of this must be enforced in the process.
However, Safe Harbor was overturned by the European Court of Justice in October 2015. The decision led to consumer complaints about the protection of their data, which then ignited new talks between the EU and U.S. authorities to establish a new foundation. That's where the new Privacy Shield platform begins.
"Microsoft's participation in the Privacy Shield applies to all personal data that is subject to the Microsoft Privacy Statement and is received from the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland," Microsoft states. "Microsoft will comply with the Privacy Shield Principles in respect of such personal data. Microsoft also maintains an affirmative commitment to the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework and its principles, which will not be affected by our participation in the Privacy Shield."
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Gemma Arterton, Andrea Riseborough and Naomie Harris are among those set to bring activist guests to the awards ceremony, while hundreds of industry figures having signed an open letter calling time on sexual harassment.
The BAFTA Awards looks set to have its own Time's Up moment, mirroring the Golden Globes in serving as a major public platform for an industry-wide protest against sexual harassment.
Numerous guests are reportedly set to wear black on the red carpet, with many others planning to wearing Time's Up pin badges to offer their support. Meanwhile, Gemma Arterton — who The Hollywood Reporter understands has, alongside Emma Watson, been one of the chief organizers of the Time's Up activity surrounding the BAFTAs — plus Andrea Riseborough, Gemma Chan, Naomie Harris and Tessa Thompson will be accompanied by activist guests.
In advance of the awards, industry figures — including Arterton, Chan, Harris, Riseborough, Watson, Noma Dumezweni, Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Sophie Okonedo, Florence Pugh, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Saoirse Ronan and Emma Thompson — have signed an open letter to call for an end to harassment, abuse and impunity across all industries.
The letter, published in The Observer newspaper, has been drafted in unity with organizations and activists working to advance equality and women's rights, who have also penned their own open letter envisioning a safe and just society and highlighting the multiple forms of abuses of power that persist in the U.K. today.
"This movement is bigger than just a change in our industry alone," it reads. "This movement is intersectional, with conversations across race, class, community, ability and work environment, to talk about the imbalance of power."
It goes on to say: "In the very near past, we lived in a world where sexual harassment was an uncomfortable joke; an unavoidable awkward part of being a girl or a woman. It was certainly not to be discussed, let alone addressed. In 2018, we seem to have woken up in a world ripe for change. If we truly embrace this moment, a line in the sand will turn to stone."
A second open letter, welcoming recent support and advocacy from women in the entertainment industry, has been signed by more than 160 service providers, academics and activists, including people who work in rape crisis centers, specialist Black and minority ethnic women's organizations, disabled women's organizations, refugees, helplines, trade unions, universities and community organizations.
"We bear witness each day to the ways that adult women, young women and girls are subjected to violence in every sphere, from the home to the workplace," it reads. "We know that many women are subjected to abuse, which is not only about sex and gender, but also about factors such as race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, disability, age, and more; and we know that this compounds the marginalization that women have to face. We recognize that the ways in which women in the entertainment industry have been silenced, mirror the ways that women are silenced by individual perpetrators, by companies, by families, by institutions, by communities, and by the state.
The letter concludes: "For each woman in the entertainment industry who has spoken out, there are thousands of women whose stories go unheard. … These are not isolated incidents. This is about power and inequality; and it is systemic."
Outside Royal Albert Hall before Sunday's show, protestors jumped the rope and made their way onto the red carpet to support the Time's Up movement.
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Outside of Time's Up, both groups of women have united to support a new fund, the U.K. Justice and Equality Fund, which will resource an expert network of advice, support and advocacy organizations and projects across the U.K. The fund aims to make workplaces and other contexts just, safe and equitable for all and ensure that anyone who has been subjected to harassment and abuse, including sexual violence at work, is better able to access support and justice. It will be managed by Rosa — the U.K. Wide Fund for Women and Girls — and donations are being collected via a GoFundMe page.
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Car-Free Streets, City Control of Transit: New York City Council Speaker's New Platform
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson had a busy week, releasing an ambitious plan to "break" the "car culture" of New York.
March 7, 2019, 10am PST | James Brasuell | @CasualBrasuell
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New York City Council Corey Johnson delivered an all-transportation "State of the City" address this week. Writing for Streetsblog NYC, David Meyer claims the speaker "hit all the right notes."
Yes, he mapped out a pie-in-the-sky plan for city control over the subways, which is unlikely to happen in the immediate future, as Streetsblog reported today. But even discussing such an idea — not to mention the eminently doable sweeteners like safer street redesigns, more plazas, better bike lanes, improved bus service and even removing part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — shows just what can be accomplished by a New York City leader with persistent concern for, and consistent interest in, improving the city's transportation system.
According to Meyer, Johnson is talking about breaking the car culture, and is willing to take matters into his own hands if Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo aren't willing to take action. Speaker Johnson also called out MTA's oversight (from a board appointed by the governor). Meyer has more to say about the ways Johnson showed leadership as compared to the other political leaders controlling these issues in the city and state.
For a deeper dive into Johnson's agenda for the city's streets, Julianne Cuba writes a follow up article that claims car-free streets are just the start of Johnson's ambitious agenda, which includes "a mix of car-free streets, 50 miles of protected bike lanes per year, more slow 'shared' roadways and more dedicated bus lanes." That story also links to the complete document of Johnson's transportation plan, called "Let's Go: A Case for Municipal Control and a Comprehensive Transportation Vision for the Five Boroughs."
Corey Johnson Just Exposed NYC's Leadership Gap on Transportation
Published on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in StreetsBlog NYC
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Halfway through this year's race, we're celebrating the Tour de France with a timeline of its 114-year history.
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race in France, which occasionally passes through neighbouring countries too. It started in 1903 with a 2,428km round-trip route from Paris and has been held every year since, with the exception of the years during World War One and World War Two.
This year's Tour de France started from Düsseldorf in Germany on 1 July, following a 3,540km route to the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 23 July.
Our Tour de France timeline shows the evolution of the race and the sport, as the route has lengthened, the moustaches have shortened and the clothes have tightened. Follow the story from the first race, via the World Wars, Lance Armstrong's doping controversy, right through to Britain's Chris Froome winning the 2016 race.


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The Centre for Historic Houses is part of the School for Art & Architecture at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana. They preserve, research, document, revitalize and promote historic houses, their interiors, collections, objects, inhabitants, environment and culture as well as the associated creative industries. As such the centre is an interdisciplinary effort drawing support from the diverse expertise and research interests of the faculty at O.P. Jindal Global University ranging from law, to business, architecture, international affairs, journalism to liberal arts.
One of the main aims of is the Centre for Historic Houses of India is the development of innovative management schemes for historic monuments and sites with a focus on family owned properties. It provides a platform for the exchange of expertise and ideas relating to historic houses. The centre is dedicated to advocacy and to the development of partnerships between higher education, owners of historic houses and heritage experts to foster knowledge exchange and entrepreneurship stimulating economic growth through tourism and local business in the heritage sector, the built environment and associated creative industries. It also focuses on non-visitor related business schemes for historic houses -something they particularly accentuate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To date, Iconic Houses had some of the modernist houses of the 20th century in India on the radar, such as the Villa Shodan in Ahmedabad (1951-56) by Corbusier with Balkrishna Doshi, the Villa de Madame Manorama Sarabhai in Ahmedabad (1951) by Le Corbusier and the house of Le Corbusier's cousin and collaborator, Pierre Jeanneret (House N. 57), designed by Jeanneret in 1954 in Chandigarh, which can be visited nowadays as the Pierre Jeanneret House Museum.
Villa Shodan, Le Corbusier, Ahmedabad, 1951-'56. Photo: John Gollings ©.
Villa Sarabhai, Le Corbusier, Ahmedabad, 1951-1955. Photo Architectural Digest India.
Pierre Jeanneret House Museum, designed by Jeanneret in 1954, Chandigarh. Photo The Heritage Lab.
According to Dr. Esther -aka Mimi- Schmidt, Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Historic Houses, there are a number of interesting buildings dating to the 20th century. 'Some of them are accessible to the public but the concept of historic house museum is still rare. One of the best-known houses would be the former President's Estate, Rashtrapati Bhavan (aka Viceroy House) by Sir Edwin Lutyens in New Delhi (1929). It is now used by the Indian president but it is possible to book guided tours. The former horse stables and car garage as part of the complex have been transformed into a museum. The Centre for Historic Houses of India is currently developing heritage interpretation schemes for the building.'
Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sir Edwin Lutyens, New Delhi, 1929. Credit: ThinkStock Photos.
'At around the same time several princely palaces were built in the vicinity - some of them by Sir Edwin Lutyens as well, others by the architect Charles G. Blomfield- such as Bikaner House New Delhi or Jaipur House. Bikaner House is the former residence of the Maharajah of Bikaner State. Jaipur House is an art museum and Bikaner House is used for exhibitions and various other cultural events - the former princely houses are now in the possession of the state governments (the former princely states).
Bikaner House, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Delhi, 1939. Image source: Glowingthoughts.com.
The National Gallery of Modern Art at Jaipur House in Delhi. Architect Arthur Blomfield, 1936. File photo: IANS.
Some of these palaces can also be found on Google's Arts and Culture.
Centre for Historic Houses of India
The centre for Historic Houses champions the idea of design and social entrepreneurship connecting historic houses with the larger social and environmental questions of our world. It believes that especially in India the heritage sector must be combined with development strategies and a concern for local communities. The centre has formed alliances with heritage organizations and academic institutions and owners of historic houses worldwide. It offers a platform for owners of the historic houses of India and abroad and also organises workshops. While the focus is on historic houses and heritage in India the centre is committed to more general aspects of global heritage and topics related to the built environment and society allowing for meaningful connections with the scholarly community and the heritage sector globally to share research and best practices.
Activities: free online lecture series
The lecture series 'Resilience: Historic Houses of India and their Custodians' is organized every Friday at 8 pm IST by the Centre for Historic Houses of India, OP Jindal Global University, and moderated by Dr. Esther.
The series is part of the Centre's 'Knowledge Transfer' initiative to offer a first-hand account of the life, architecture, art, and design of India's historic houses and palaces told by the owners and family members or those responsible for their care, upkeep, and rejuvenation. This fascinating insight offers a glimpse behind palace doors not normally found in history books. Each historic property has a different and unique story, and it is the symbiosis between house, owners, and their interests and initiatives that shapes the context of communities - which has not received much attention. From heritage advocacy to protecting living heritage such as Marwari horses; or specific local martial arts to cuisine, education, crafts, sustainability, or innovative business ventures in the area of social entrepreneurship, the historic houses of India have a positive impact on society at large.
These popular lectures are attended by heritage enthusiasts, heritage professionals, academics, owners of historic houses, architects, designers and museum professionals from all over the world and you are invited to engage with the speakers, to visit these beautiful palaces and to get involved, offer consultancy, participate in initiatives or even invest in the social entrepreneurial campaigns to both help preserve and revive historic monuments while impacting local communities. The Centre for Historic Houses of India would also like to invite you to travel virtually with them to many beautiful palaces in India at a time when travel is not possible.
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The project aims to cover 75% of the cities of Bari and Matera with 5G by the end of 2018
Italian mobile operator TIM, together with Italian broadband provider Fastweb and vendor Huawei, have announced the activation of the first 5G antenna in the city of Matera as part of a 5G trial being promoted by the Italian government.
The BariMatera5G project will allow the Italian cities of Bari and Matera to be among the first areas in the world to be covered by the new generation of mobile technology.
The 5G data connection, implemented through the use of 3.7-3.8 GHz frequency bands made available by the Ministry of Economic Development, represents the first installation of the project's network development plan, which expects to achieve 75% coverage of the two cities' testing area by 2018.
BariMatera5G is the project with which TIM, Fastweb and Huawei jointly won the call for tenders announced by the Ministry of Economic Development to test 5G technology in the two cities.
Thanks to an investment of over 60 million euros ($ 73.8 million) within the next four years, Bari and Matera will be among the first "5G cities" in Europe where innovative services will be tested.
Some areas to be covered by this 5G initiative in the coming years include smart city, public safety, environmental monitoring, industry 4.0, 5G healthcare, as well as media education and virtual reality, automotive, mobility and road safety. As part of the project, 5G technology will be tested in Bari to create one of the first Industry 4.0 ports in Italy, improving its security, access control and logistics by using IoT solutions coupled with digital automation.
In addition to the three main partners, the project involves 52 partners, including 7 universities and research centres, 34 large businesses and 11 agencies.
TIM said that the testing of the 5G network in these two cities will involve over 70 use cases.
Last month, Huawei announced the completion of the first 5G trial in the city of Turin, in Italy, in partnership with TIM and Fastweb. Huawei said a net throughput of more than 3 Gbps has been achieved using 100 megahertz of spectrum. The 5G trial also reached a spectral efficiency of 30 bits/second/hertz, which is about 7 times higher as compared to the more advanced 4G technology.
The Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) had provided spectrum frequencies in the 3.6-3.8 GHz bands for this 5G trial.
Vodafone is also engaged in 5G trials in Italy. In December last year, the telco launched its project to test 5G technologies via the 3.6-3.8 GHz band in the city of Milan. Vodafone Italy's CEO Aldo Bisio said Vodafone will be working with a total of 28 partners on the project, which is budgeted at 90 million euros.
Vodafone Italy said the network will cover 80% of the city and surrounding metropolitan areas by the end of next year and 100% by 2019.
Vodafone and Huawei recently announced the completion of a technique to improve the range of high frequency spectrum as part of their pre-standard 5G trials in Milan.
The companies revealed they had reached download speeds of 2.7 Gbps and a latency of just over a millisecond in the first live end-to-end 5G data connection in Italy.
Huawei and Vodafone have completed the verification of the uplink and downlink decoupling solution based on the end-to-end 5G network, including RAN, core network and terminals.
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Der Asteroid wurde am 14. November 2016 nach Lemmy Kilmister (1945–2015) benannt, dem Sänger und Bassisten der Rockband Motörhead. Nach Motörhead war 2014 ein Asteroid benannt worden: (250840) Motörhead.

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Both eBooks can easily be downloaded to and read on mobile devices or simply perused online.
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Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of Storing Energy: With Special Reference to Renewable Energy Sources by Trevor Letcher, a comprehensive volume covering the various types of renewable energy storage for engineers and scientists. This up-to-date book on energy storage developments, along with seven additional new alternative and renewable energy titles, will be featured in Elsevier's booth # 307 at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME Power & Energy Conference & Exhibition, June 26-30, in Charlotte, NC.
Storing Energy discusses the needs of the world's future energy and climate change policies, as well as the various types of renewable energy storage, allowing readers to conveniently compare the different technologies and find the best process suitable for their particular needs. Numerous systems are addressed, including mechanical/kinetic, thermal, electrochemical and other chemical, as well as other emerging technologies. Incorporating the advancements in storing energy as described in this book will help the people of the world further overcome the problems related to future energy and climate change.
Dr. Trevor Letcher is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is a past director of the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics and his research involves the thermodynamics of liquid mixtures and energy from landfill. Dr. Letcher was awarded the South African Chemical Institute's Gold medal in 1999, and in 2000 he received the South African Gold medal from the South African Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published more than 250 papers in peer review journals and has edited, co-edited and written eleven books on his research and related fields.
Elsevier will be giving away a book a day at its ASME Exhibition booth, and will offer special conference discounts on new and related books.
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We have some upcoming ex-dividend dates for the Dividend Champions, Dividend Contenders and Dividend Challengers Index.
There are a few Dividend Champions, Dividend Contenders and Dividend Challengers with ex-dividend dates in the next few weeks. ex-dividend dates are the date that you need to own a stock before to be considered a "holder of record" on the record date and receive the dividend.
Dividend Champions are stocks that have increased their dividend each year for the past 25+ years. Dividend Contenders are stocks that have increased their dividend for the past 10 – 24 years. Dividend Challengers are stocks that have increased their dividends for the past 5 – 9 years. For more information, read about the Dividend Champions Index.
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A U.S. Army veteran left a football game with a new best friend.
The New York Jets partnered with America's VetDogs to present a veteran named Rodney with a service dog during the first half of their game against the Carolina Panthers last Sunday as part of the team's "Salute to Service" events.
Maggie, a yellow Labrador Retriever, greeted Rodney — who asked that his last name be held for privacy reasons — in an end zone to lots of cheers from the crowd at MetLife Stadium. The former soldier, who was a Sergeant First Class and has various military commendations including a Bronze Star, spent a few moments petting Maggie before walking off the field with her.
The Jets donated $25,000 to co-sponsor Maggie, who was raised and trained by America's VetDogs to help veterans deal with the effects of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. According to a release issued by the team, Maggie has specific skills, such as being able to turn lights off and on, provide nightmare interruption retrieval, and give comfort in social situations.
Service dogs cost more than $50,000 to be raised and trained over a two-year period, and then matched with a military veteran who has disabilities. The Smithtown, New York-based America's VetDogs provides its services at no cost through contributions from various sources.
Rodney's home was prepared for Maggie's arrival by Island Federal Credit Union. Long Island Cares will supply the service dog with a year of specialized food, and VCA Sunrise Veterinary Group will provide complimentary wellness visits.
WING MAN: For all the adventures and exotic places he's visited, the ever colorful Rob Gronkowski still has a few things to check off his bucket list.
His chicken wing bucket list, that is.
Growing up in suburban Buffalo, the New England Patriots tight end said he's a big fan of wings, and tried many spots around town. The one Gronkowski said he hasn't yet patronized is Duff's, whose wings are generally regarded as being among the best in Buffalo.
"Everyone always says Duff's or Anchor Bar, but I've never been to Duff's in my life, which is so crazy," Gronkowski said during a conference call with Buffalo-area reporters in advance of the Bills (6-5) hosting the Patriots (9-2) on Sunday. "So I actually want to try Duff's."
His favorite place is the Amherst Ale House, though Gronkowski acknowledged most any corner spot has good wings.
And just as important: "Good bleu cheese. The bleu cheese is crucial," Gronkowski said.
It's considered taboo in Buffalo to serve wings with anything but bleu cheese.
Gronkowski broached the topic of wings when discussing how he's adopted some of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's workout and nutritional methods. That doesn't mean going cold turkey on wings.
"I've got cheat days, now," Gronkowski said, laughing.
TOUCHDOWN JIMMY: The Seattle Seahawks have finally figured out how to use tight end Jimmy Graham in the red zone: play basketball.
Graham is on a run of touchdowns unlike any other point in his three seasons with the Seahawks. Graham leads NFC tight ends with eight TDs, six coming in the past five games. It's the best stretch of touchdowns for Graham since 2014 with New Orleans, when he also had a stretch of six TDs in five games and finished the season with 10 touchdown catches.
Seattle has made Graham its primary passing target inside the 10-yard line. Usually the Seahawks try to get Graham in one-on-one matchups with smaller defensive backs and let him use his size to either post up the defender or outleap them on a jump ball. Last week against San Francisco was a new wrinkle: The Seahawks used motion to get Graham into a one-on-one matchup with no help. Graham ran a quick slant and easily caught a 1-yard TD pass from Russell Wilson.
"I have to find ways to get him the football. It's not just him, it's everybody, but I think that he really stands out. He can do some special things," Wilson said.
MUTUAL ADMIRATION: Carson Wentz has fans everywhere, including the NBA.
Before the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, LeBron James told reporters Wentz is his favorite player.
"I just love the way he plays the game," James said. "The way that he's able to get to progressions throughout the course of a three-step drop or a five-step drop, and if everything breaks down, his ability to run, get outside the pocket, either make passes or get yards with his feet. He's a very smart player from the outside looking in, obviously, and they've got a really good team.
"I'm a Cowboys fan, I'm a Browns fan, but I'm a fan of sports and I know sports."
The second-year quarterback has led the Eagles to a 10-1 start and leads the NFL with 28 touchdown passes . He's also leading the voting for the Pro Bowl.
"It's pretty cool," Wentz said about praise from James. "Ton of respect for a guy like LeBron. I was a kid watching him tear up the league when he was a rookie. I love watching that guy play. He's unbelievable, quite the talent, one of the most impressive athletes in the world. It's pretty humbling to hear that stuff."
GRATEFUL GRIFFEN: Minnesota defensive end Everson Griffen , who entered the week tied with Arizona's Chandler Jones with an NFL-leading 12 sacks, was especially grateful after a Thanksgiving Day victory by the Vikings at Detroit.
His third son was born about a month early, shortly before kickoff against the Lions. The unexpected labor left Griffen unable to return to Minnesota in time for the birth, so he watched via FaceTime from Ford Field. Then he went out and sacked Matthew Stafford twice.
After the first one , in the second quarter, Griffen pulled down his undershirt from behind his jersey to reveal for the national TV audience a message scrawled in marker: "I just had a baby boy. What should I name him?"
Naturally, the wise-guy crowd on social media, offered suggestions like "Thunderbolt" and "Mike Zimmer" and "Zygi Wilf." But Griffen and his wife settled on Sebastian.
"He's a little 'Sea Bass,' and he's doing great," Griffen said this week.
AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner, Rob Maaddi, Dave Campbell and Dennis Waszak Jr., and Sports Writers Tim Booth and John Wawrow contributed.


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Sighteeing
There are lots of beautiful sites in and around Copenhagen. We have picked out some highlights below. And you can also find lot's of inspiration and information our partners, the local tourisme authorities Visit Copenhagen and Visit North Sealand.
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Kronborg Castle
Kronborg Castle, worldwide known as Hamlet and Shakespeare's castle, is one of Northern Europe's finest Renaissance castles. But the history of the castle goes way back before Shakespeare's time.
For 400 years, the castle was the headquarters for the collection of the Sound Dues. Kronborg was a legend in its heyday in the late 1500s. With its menacing guns pointing directly at the ships in the Sound, sailors did not dare to sail past the castle without paying the king his Sound Dues.
The Sound Dues filled the king's coffers, and Frederik II adorned the castle with spires, sandstone and copper roofs. Kronborg Castle became one of the most beautiful castles from the Renaissance period.
In 2000 Kronborg Castle became a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Frederiksborg Castle
Frederiksborg Castle is situated in Hillerød, in the heart of North Sealand. This impressive and unrivalled Renaissance castle was built in the first decades of the 17th century by the legendary Danish King Christian IV and incorporates the best of Renaissance architecture and craftmanship. Frederiksborg Castle is a unique place for superb cultural experiences, scenic walks and boat tours.
Since 1878, Frederiksborg Castle has housed the Museum of National History. A tour through the museum is a tour through 500 years of Danish history illustrated by portraits, history paintings, furniture and decorative art.
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Fredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace was built as a hunting seat for King Frederik IV by the architect J.C. Krieger. Construction began in 1719. The main building was first used in 1722 and the chapel in 1726.
Fredensborg Palace is often the setting for important events in the life of the Royal Family. It is here they celebrate weddings, silver wedding anniversaries and birthdays. The Queen receives heads of state from all over the world at Fredensborg during official visits, and here too, ambassadors from foreign countries present their credentials to The Queen.
The palace gardens cover just under 300 acres and were originally designed by J.C. Krieger. It was reorganised by N. Jardin in the 1760s and has since been adapted frequently to the changing tastes of the times. Today, the main features of the original garden have been recreated. In 1995, an orangery was built adjacent to the Palace kitchen garden. It serves as storage for tender plants in the winter, and flowers are grown here to decorate the various palaces.
Fredensborg Palace and church are open to the public through guided tours. There is an admission fee. The vegetable garden and orangery are open to the public through paid admission. The palace garden, including the Valley of the Norsemen, is open to the public without an admission fee year-round, 24 hours a day.
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The sprint final will take place in the centre of Copenhagen. It gives you a chance to see this lovely and lively city. You can visit The Royal palace, go on a harbour cruise or why not do as the locals and go for a swim in the harbour?
You must visit Tivoli Gardens. Try some of the amusements or look at the flowers and the beautiful lights. Watch out for the thousands of cyclists when you are in Copenhagen or grab a "bycykel" and bike around the city. Eat at one of hundreds of restaurants. Copenhagen has restaurants at any price range from world class gourmet to cafes.
This is what the traveller guide Lonely Planet writes about the Danish capital: Copenhagen is not only the coolest kid on the Nordic block, but also gets constantly ranked as the happiest city in the world. Ask a dozen locals why and they would probably all zone in on the hygge which generally means coziness, but encompasses far more. But it is this laidback contentment that helps give the Danish capital the X factor. The backdrop is pretty cool as well: its cobbled, bike-friendly streets are an enticing concoction of sherbet-hued town houses, craft studios and candlelit cafes. Add to this its compact size and it is possibly Europe's most seamless urban experience.
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is a leading international museum of modern art. Located on the coast it strikes that rarest of balances between landscape, architecture, and art in a unique interaction that attracts visitors from around the world and makes a visit to Louisiana something special throughout the year.
The museum, which is located 25 miles north of Copenhagen, with a panoramic view of Sweden across the Sound, presents six to ten special exhibitions annually and has a distinguished art collection with over 3,500 works. Louisiana is also a vibrant cultural centre open in the evening Tuesday to Friday until 22:00 and offers a rich variety of activities and events.
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The Danish Riviera
The old coastal and seaside resorts lie there like pearls on a string. Life is still just as charming in Sletten, Hornbæk, Lynæs, Liseleje, Gilleleje and Tisvilde. Spa worshippers, culture vultures and foodies will not be disappointed with what's on offer, and the family-on-the-go can easily fill several weeks with outdoor experiences above and beneath the waves.
The beaches on the Riviera are some of the best in Denmark. Clear water. Clean sand. Shallow water and child-friendly with lifeguards. Sit at one of the many cosy cafés along the coast and watch the harbour life going on around you and the children catching crabs.
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The Par Force Hunting Landscape
Heritage list in 2015. Store Dyrehave close to Hillerød, Gribskov, and Jægersborg Dyrehave are now officially part of the worlds cultural heritage.
The landscape design was made by King Christian 5th who was inspired by the magnificent palace of Versailles in Paris. He shaped the royal hunting grounds in North Sealand to fit the par force hunting system. In par force hunting the riders and dogs hunt a royal stag to its exhaustion whereupon the king or his distinguished guest have the honour of killing the animal by sword or spear. The landscape was shaped with ruler-straight forest roads in a star shaped pattern surrounded by squares in the Baroque style. It was thus a magnificent staging of the absolute monarch's power over Nature.
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Copenhagen Jazz Festival
While your visiting Copenhagen for the WMOC 2018 the city and surroundings have lots to offer. Besides the sightseeing highlights the city is sprawling with events in the summer time.
Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a traditional musical highlight of the year with live music filling the streets and squares, and both classic and new experimental venues are taken into use. The festival this year coincides with the dates of WMOC 2018 with the music program spanning 6-15 July.
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House of Bijoux is a French-style antique dealer and interior decorator in Pretoria, South Africa.
With the opening of a new showroom, they requested sign writing that would communicate their services effectively.
Design for the new signage is based on vintage illustrated trade cards from the Victorian era that was used to advertise products and services.
The sign comprises of steel plates fitted within a frame, with the design printed on UV coated vinyl.


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First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants
Neuroscience News June 20, 2019
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Summary: Using EEG and brain-computer interface technology, researchers have created a robotic arm that can be controlled without brain implants.
Source: Carnegie Mellon University
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, has made a breakthrough in the field of noninvasive robotic device control. Using a noninvasive brain-computer interface (BCI), researchers have developed the first-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm exhibiting the ability to continuously track and follow a computer cursor.
Being able to noninvasively control robotic devices using only thoughts will have broad applications, in particular benefiting the lives of paralyzed patients and those with movement disorders.
BCIs have been shown to achieve good performance for controlling robotic devices using only the signals sensed from brain implants. When robotic devices can be controlled with high precision, they can be used to complete a variety of daily tasks. Until now, however, BCIs successful in controlling robotic arms have used invasive brain implants. These implants require a substantial amount of medical and surgical expertise to correctly install and operate, not to mention the cost and potential risks to subjects, and as such, their use has been limited to just a few clinical cases.
A grand challenge in BCI research is to develop less invasive or even totally noninvasive technology that would allow paralyzed patients to control their environment or robotic limbs using their own "thoughts." Such noninvasive BCI technology, if successful, would bring such much-needed technology to numerous patients and even potentially to the general population.
However, BCIs that use noninvasive external sensing, rather than brain implants, receive "dirtier" signals, leading to current lower resolution and less precise control. Thus, when using only the brain to control a robotic arm, a noninvasive BCI doesn't stand up to using implanted devices. Despite this, BCI researchers have forged ahead, their eye on the prize of a less- or non-invasive technology that could help patients everywhere on a daily basis.
Bin He, Trustee Professor and Department Head of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, is achieving that goal, one key discovery at a time.
"There have been major advances in mind-controlled robotic devices using brain implants. It's excellent science," says He.
"But noninvasive is the ultimate goal. Advances in neural decoding and the practical utility of noninvasive robotic arm control will have major implications on the eventual development of noninvasive neurorobotics."
Using novel sensing and machine learning techniques, He and his lab have been able to access signals deep within the brain, achieving a high resolution of control over a robotic arm. With noninvasive neuroimaging and a novel continuous pursuit paradigm, He is overcoming the noisy EEG signals leading to significantly improve EEG-based neural decoding, and facilitating real-time continuous 2D robotic device control.
The technology is directly applicable to patients, and the team plans to conduct clinical trials in the near future. The image is credited to College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.
Using a noninvasive BCI to control a robotic arm that's tracking a cursor on a computer screen, for the first time ever, He has shown in human subjects that a robotic arm can now follow the cursor continuously. Whereas robotic arms controlled by humans noninvasively had previously followed a moving cursor in jerky, discrete motions–as though the robotic arm was trying to "catch up" to the brain's commands–now, the arm follows the cursor in a smooth, continuous path.
In a paper published in Science Robotics, the team established a new framework that addresses and improves upon the "brain" and "computer" components of BCI by increasing user engagement and training, as well as spatial resolution of noninvasive neural data through EEG source imaging.
The paper, "Noninvasive neuroimaging enhances continuous neural tracking for robotic device control," shows that the team's unique approach to solving this problem not enhanced BCI learning by nearly 60% for traditional center-out tasks, it also enhanced continuous tracking of a computer cursor by over 500%.
Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.
The technology also has applications that could help a variety of people, by offering safe, noninvasive "mind control" of devices that can allow people to interact with and control their environments. The technology has, to date, been tested in 68 able-bodied human subjects (up to 10 sessions for each subject), including virtual device control and controlling of a robotic arm for continuous pursuit. The technology is directly applicable to patients, and the team plans to conduct clinical trials in the near future.
"Despite technical challenges using noninvasive signals, we are fully committed to bringing this safe and economic technology to people who can benefit from it," says He. "This work represents an important step in noninvasive brain-computer interfaces, a technology which someday may become a pervasive assistive technology aiding everyone, like smartphones."
Funding: This work was supported in part by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and National Institute of Mental Health.
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Emily Durham – Carnegie Mellon University
The image is credited to College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.
Original Research: Open access
"Noninvasive neuroimaging enhances continuous neural tracking for robotic device control". B. J. Edelman, J. Meng, D. Suma, C. Zurn, E. Nagarajan, B. S. Baxter, C. C. Cline and B. He.
Science Robotics. doi:10.1126/scirobotics.aaw6844
Noninvasive neuroimaging enhances continuous neural tracking for robotic device control
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) using signals acquired with intracortical implants have achieved successful high-dimensional robotic device control useful for completing daily tasks. However, the substantial amount of medical and surgical expertise required to correctly implant and operate these systems greatly limits their use beyond a few clinical cases. A noninvasive counterpart requiring less intervention that can provide high-quality control would profoundly improve the integration of BCIs into the clinical and home setting. Here, we present and validate a noninvasive framework using electroencephalography (EEG) to achieve the neural control of a robotic device for continuous random target tracking. This framework addresses and improves upon both the "brain" and "computer" components by increasing, respectively, user engagement through a continuous pursuit task and associated training paradigm and the spatial resolution of noninvasive neural data through EEG source imaging. In all, our unique framework enhanced BCI learning by nearly 60% for traditional center-out tasks and by more than 500% in the more realistic continuous pursuit task. We further demonstrated an additional enhancement in BCI control of almost 10% by using online noninvasive neuroimaging. Last, this framework was deployed in a physical task, demonstrating a near-seamless transition from the control of an unconstrained virtual cursor to the real-time control of a robotic arm. Such combined advances in the quality of neural decoding and the practical utility of noninvasive robotic arm control will have major implications for the eventual development and implementation of neurorobotics by means of noninvasive BCI.
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Banning Barefoot, Adding Xero
Posted by SGB Media | Jul 5, 2016 | Feature, Footwear, SGB Today
A footwear designer flips the script on minimalist shoes to secure shelf space alongside outdoor giants.
By Jahla Seppanen
Feel The World Inc., better known as Xero Shoes, was put on the map at the precipice of the barefoot running phenomenon thanks to an eclectic appearance on the TV show Shark Tank. The brand initially hoped to strike it big with make-them-yourself huaraches, but has since grown to make it to the shelves of REI come 2017.
It seems almost unthinkable for a D-list brand to rise through the ranks to sit alongside the Patagonias and The North Faces of the outdoor industry, but Xero Shoes' story is nothing other than one designer with big ideas and a knack for knowing what's in.
Dennis Driscoll, a former Converse, DKNY, Wilson sporting Goods and Crocs mastermind was tired of the corporate world when he found Xero to rally behind.
"You can't afford me," Driscoll told Xero Owner Lena Phoenix and husband CEO Steven Sashen, who were tirelessly trying to get the "barefoot" shoes to catch fire.
Phoenix and Sashen, who began their company in 2009, were ready to jump on the barefoot bandwagon, when in 2011 Christopher McDougall's book (or shall we call it a runner's bible) Born to Run came to print. Suddenly the barefoot/minimal running scene was in the spotlight. And it became more than a trend, but a way of life. However, the big brands were quick to jump on claims of injury caused by suddenly running without the cushioned support our feet grew up with, and the term "barefoot" took on a dark image.
After two months of joining Xero in the fall of 2012, Driscoll knew the word "barefoot" had to go if the company wanted to keep moving forward. Four years later, he is still very deliberate about prefacing the product as "zero cushioning."
"Barefoot running is not our message," he told SGB in an exclusive look at the new and completely reinvented Xero line coming to market in 2017. Instead, the shoes reinforce the "natural movement," of our feet.
Driscoll teased that the brand is making significant SKU infiltrations at REI, Christy Sports and specialty, with a strong presence in Japan, Australia and Great Britain, while entering talks with retailers such as MEC, Journeys, Zappos and the Forzani Group. And retailers aren't just dipping their toes in the water. REI will bring in 13 SKUs to 60 to 80 stores, staggering the release of Xero's newest running and lifestyle collections through February and April 2017. Driscoll and Emilio Torres, vice president, sales & marketing, made the presentation to their buyers and said the main thing they're looking for is buzz.
Torres, another former Croc's employee, opened 17 specialty accounts in two days by going to a small footwear Expo in Denver, CO in mid-June. Torres, who is also a pro slackliner, even sold a pair to pro snowboarder Shaun White during a Redbull event in Colorado. Yes, $50 out of Shaun White's pocket. White expressed the Cloud Xeros would be perfect for stand-up paddle boarding.
"We've been busy," Driscoll laughed. "As for convincing the min/max crowd to transition, we're picking them off one at a time."
Ipari Prio running shoe (left) and Ipari Hana lifestyle (right).
All the buzz exciting retailers isn't from the old iterations of Xero, but Driscoll's newest line creations — "his babies," as he called them — the Ipari Prio running shoes (men's and women's) and Ipari Hana lifestyle (men's). Both have absolutely no midsole and zero drop, but feature a closed toe, whereas all Xero shoes until now have been sandal-style.
The new collections are meant for the outdoor consumer, which Driscoll honed in on following an updraft in sales from a 2015 sandal release of the Amuri Z-Trek and Umara Z-Trail. "Outdoor understood it the best," Driscoll said. "That's because outdoorists are a multi-sport tribe. They need shoes to slip on after a long bike ride, then use during SUP, hiking, running then at basecamp. Now we have everything from light activity footwear to the hearty outdoor stuff retailers go goo-goo eyed for."
Xero will also release its first super lightweight hiker in 2017, meaning new consumers drawn to the sandal will likely buy the running shoe, then expand with the hiker and lifestyle options.
It's a solid plan Driscoll has been working the last 1,460 days to achieve. "Building a little company, you get hit in the head a lot," he told SGB. "It took time, slowing adding line extensions, which can be one of the most dangerous ventures if done wrong."
Within four years at Xero, Driscoll transformed the company, designing and bringing to life 31 different shoes in seven models and six collections (and counting). "We're selling real shoes now," he told SGB. His timeline is astounding as the turnaround for new products ordinarily takes 18 to 24 months. (Driscoll's doing it in 10.)
"If you're little, agility should be one of your advantages," he said, also alluding that we'll see more casual and running shoes to come from Xero.
Taking a minute to sit back and look at the evolution of Xero, SGB caught itself traversing from "I get it, I like it, to I need it." Its new Ipari Prio running shoes and Ipari Hana lifestyle shoes will have no trouble bringing new consumers into the camp of zero cushioning, and the spirit of simplicity, from understated laces, canvas neutrals and slick reflective performance strips will be appreciated.
Photos courtesy Xero Shoes
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A strength of this study was the foresight to choose kindergarten and younger children. They were chosen partially because they would not have been served school meals under the former guidelines so they wouldn't have rejected the new meals solely because they were used to the old menu. One limitation discussed by the author was that the school menu was set by the school district, and although it was compliant with the new National School Lunch Program guidelines, the food served under these guidelines can vary greatly. The author also mentions that according to research, younger children may waste more than older children, so the results may overestimate the amount of food wasted if generalized to all school children.1 A final limitation is the lack of previous research done on waste before the new guidelines.
Many chronic diseases that affect adults throughout this country are related to diet and nutrition. The onset of these diseases comes far before any symptoms arise and an effort should be made to stop these diseases before onset. The new guidelines were implemented in an effort to better the nutrition and health of the school children across the country. The National School Lunch Program decreases food insecurity2 and helps children get the foods rich in vitamins and minerals that they need. 80% of school children consume less than the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables daily and the average student consumes over half of their fruit and vegetable intake at school3. School lunch does promote the nutrition of students, as found in a study comparing the nutrition of packed lunches to that of school lunches. This study found that packed lunches provided more calories, fat, saturated fat and sugar (along with more vitamin C and iron) and less protein, fiber, vitamin A, and calcium (and sodium) than school lunches under the new guidelines4. However, the argument can also be made that the new guidelines decrease food consumption in general and support an increase in food waste because of a lower perceived desirability to the children. A study that observed milk consumption, before and after chocolate milk was removed from cafeterias, found that total sales of milk (white and chocolate) fell 9.9% and waste of white milk rose5.It also found that sales of school lunch fell 6.8%5, a potential problem for schools that receive benefits from serving a specific number of students. This new study on food waste in schools supports the idea that the new guidelines could possibly be leading to an increase in food waste1.
The findings of this study on food waste are a good foundation for future research to compare the amount of food wasted as the guidelines continue to be implemented throughout schools. It can also be used as a background for future school lunch requirements. As these standards continue to be modified in the future, these results can be used as a comparison to identify trends in food waste.
1- Byker C, Farris A, Marcenelle M, Davis G, Serrano E. Food Waste in a School Nutrition Program After Implementation of New Lunch Program Guidelines. Journal Of Nutrition Education & Behavior [serial online]. September 2014;46(5):406-411. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed January 13, 2015.
2- Arteaga I, Heflin C. Participation in the National School Lunch Program and food security: An analysis of transitions into kindergarten. Children & Youth Services Review [serial online]. December 3, 2014;47:224-230. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 4, 2015.
3- Robinson-O'Brien R, Burgess-Champoux T, Haines J, Hannan P, Neumark-Sztainer D. Associations Between School Meals Offered Through the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Children. Journal Of School Health [serial online]. October 2010;80(10):487-492. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 4, 2015.
4- Farris A, Misyak S, Atzaba-Poria N, et al. Nutritional Comparison of Packed and School Lunches in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Children Following the Implementation of the 2012–2013 National School Lunch Program Standards. Journal Of Nutrition Education & Behavior [serial online]. November 2014;46(6):621-626. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 4, 2015.
5- Hanks A, Just D, Wansink B. Chocolate Milk Consequences: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Consequences of Banning Chocolate Milk in School Cafeterias. Plos ONE [serial online]. April 2014;9(4):1-7. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 4, 2015.


For many of us, these last few weeks since the election have not been easy ones. The (surprising) election results were shocking, horrifying and so very hard to understand and take in. And the news since then continues to make me shake my head and my fist in the air… But even in the swirl of controversy, the Electoral College has made it official. We are left asking…what now?
When I find myself struggling, I often think of yoga, not only as a way to soothe and help regulate my weary soul, but I ask, what has this practice genuinely taught me? How does my time on the mat teach me to live my life?
Breathe. If I can breathe through the difficulty and discomfort, I'm able to remain more present.
Align skillfully. By figuring out how to align the various parts of me (physical and otherwise), I am able to align with greater clarity to the world around me.
Direct, loving action. When I am well-aligned internally, my feet and heart move me to the places where I can make the biggest difference. Being loving doesn't mean being a doormat and not speaking the truth. It means fully showing up, even when it makes me uncomfortable. (See first note…).
Strong back. I use the practice to remind me of my utmost strength and ability to reside in this deep place of internal fortitude. I know that within me is my center and home base, wherever I might be.
Opening towards. Where I shut down, I can no longer access my deepest intuition and wisdom. When I can accept where I am, I can move forward in curiosity and with heart.
Community. The deep, extraordinary gift of connection with like-hearted and like-minded friends is life-building, sustaining, and necessary.
Take my elegant, dignified seat. The meditation posture is one that simply makes me smile. It is a posture of inner beauty and dignity that I practice to help me recognize this beauty in all other beings (even those I struggle to understand or seem to be 'enemies'),as well as myself.
Courage friends, courage. We must allow our practice to infuse our life, and to make our lives and society greater, more just, more inclusive and kind.
What sits with you as you think about your yoga practice? What can you share with us?
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