The people brought to Jamestown in 1619 from Angola, having been taken off a slave ship by a pirate ship, apparently all ended up free one way or another, although some of their descendants remained enslaved. The English settlers over the next eight or nine decades gradually made it harder for black people to gain freedom, although slavery did not reach its full legal status until 1705.
I do not fully understand this whole process, even after finishing the book. The authour writes only what can be documented, and sometimes people's motives are not clear from the written records. I can only say that the book is well worth reading, even if, like a lot of history, it is often depressing. The hope that the Angolan people in Virginia might have developed was gradually taken away by changes in laws and customs during the course of the 1600's.


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Calif. trains collide; no serious injuries
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By 6abc
RIALTO, Calif. (AP) - November 20, 2008 The commuter train, carrying 15 passengers and crew, was heading east from downtown Los Angeles toward San Bernardino at 11:30 a.m. when it collided with a westbound BNSF train pulling onto a side track, authorities said.
The accident occurred about a half-mile from the /*Metrolink*/ station in Rialto, about 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
"Although this incident occurred at a low speed, any incident on the Metrolink system is unacceptable," Metrolink Board Vice Chairman Keith Millhouse said. "This incident will be fully investigated to determine the cause, and measures will be taken to ensure that incidents like this do not happen again."
The accident came just about 10 weeks after the deadliest crash in Metrolink history. On Sept. 12, a Metrolink train and Union Pacific freight train collided head-on in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles, killing 25 people and injured 135. Both trains were going about 40 mph.
The deadly crash was blamed on the failure of the Metrolink engineer to stop at a red light so the oncoming Union Pacific train could go by. Investigators have said the engineer, Robert Sanchez, sent a text message seconds before the impact, which killed him.
It's unclear whether the Metrolink engineer in Thursday's crash missed a signal. Metrolink spokeswoman Joanna Capelle said the locomotive was staffed by an engineer and one other person, in accordance with new safety procedures instituted after the Chatsworth crash.
The 102-car freight train had almost made it onto the side track when the Metrolink struck a flatbed car hauling iron, BNSF spokeswoman Lena Kent said.
According to Metrolink, the trains "came into contact at low speed" in a "minor sideswipe, not head-on." The collision did not damage the passenger coaches, freight cars, tracks or signal facilities, the agency said.
Capelle said four people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Salvador Lara, 37, said he was waiting in his truck at a railway crossing shortly before the collision and saw the Metrolink train coming up the tracks.
"I was waiting for (the train) to pass and I heard a boom," Lara said in Spanish, standing on the tracks and watching railroad employees survey the collision site.
Lara said he later saw ambulances arrive and several passengers taken off the train on stretchers.
The freight train's three crew members were not hurt, Kent said, nor were the two people in the Metrolink locomotive.
Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Administration were investigating.
Twitter goes into frenzy after Empire State Building honors Eagles
Nearly 53K pounds of sausage products recalled due to listeria concern
ATM explodes in another theft attempt in Philly

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Home Tennis US Open Believe it or not, Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting...
Believe it or not, Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting the line referee with a ball
Tennis may have never witnessed such an incident ever before or it may never witness something like this ever again. World number one Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after he hit the line referee with the ball. Top seed Novak Djokovic entered the round of 16 match against 20th seed Spanish player Pablo Carreno Busta as a huge favorite. As expected he got a decent start to the match. He served well and even creates 4 break points early in the match.
But he failed to convert his breakpoints, then Busta comes with some really good returns and broke Novak when the first set is tied with 5-5. Falling behind the set and conceding the break really brings the anger and frustration from the world number one. With this frustration, he hit the ball with his racket really hard. The ball accidentally hit the throat of the line person who was officiating the match, she fell down immediately.
Djokovic immediately reached the line person and made sure she is okay and apologized. The chair umpire immediately stops the match and the judge also entered the court. Then after around 10 minutes of discussion between officials and Djokovic. World Number One argues the point that it was not deliberate but the officials ruled against him and disqualified him. Djokovic was really unhappy with the decision but he shakes hands with Busta and concedes the match. It was the first defeat for Novak Djokovic in 2020.
Later Novak Djokovic apologized to everyone at the US Open for his behavior with a social media post. He also thanked the fans who supported him. He said that learning from the incident makes him a better player and person, he also said he will work even hard to come back from this. Meanwhile, Djokovic is fined $250,000 and he will lose all ranking points he earned so far in the tournament. With Novak Djokovic out of the championship, this US Open will see a new Grandslam champion after a very long time. It was Marin Cilic in 2014 US Open last won a grand slam for the first time.
Also, we will see a champion outside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic after 2016, it was Stan Wawrinka who won the 2016 US Open to win a Grandslam outside the so-called big three in the last four years.
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What a match! Dominic Thiem lift US Open after epic come back.
Osaka lifts her second US Open title after coming back against Azarenka


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MARIA MAKES MAIDEN SPEECH IN THE HOUSE
June 2 2015.
Maria Caulfield, has made her Maiden Speech in the House of Commons. The MP spoke during the debate on the Queen's Speech which focussed on Britain's role in the World.
During her speech, Maria spoke on her family's history in moving to the UK from Ireland, how those early experiences, such as hard work, formed her Conservative philosophy and how she is committed to the NHS because of her own experience and her 15 years working in the service as a nurse.
She praised her predecessor for his assiduous constituency work and mentioned the towns in the constituency, Newhaven, Seaford, Polegate and Lewes, as well as the surrounding villages. Maria also drew attention to the bonfire societies in Lewes, and that a number of her colleagues in the House had been burned in effigy in previous years! Simon de Montfort and the Battle of Lewes were also mentioned.
Maria also spoke of the need for firm but fair immigration, to acknowledge those who come to the UK, like her parents, to work and contribute and the need to ensure the economy continues to grow steadily to afford the development of public services and the security of a pay packet for families.
After her speech, Maria said: 'I was delighted to be able to speak in this important debate and to make my Maiden Speech. The Lewes constituency has an important role in our history and I wanted to highlight that, as well as the current issues facing the area. I am now looking forward to participating in debates in the House, on behalf of my constituents, and for holding Ministers to account.'


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#endif

static const char* sWebServerName = PERFSERVERNAME; ///< Webserver name

char g_MicroDLLPath[ PS_MAX_PATH ]; ///< micro dll path name

//--------------------------------------------------------------
/// Is micro dll allowed to be injected into this process?
/// check the current executable with the filelist specified. If
/// it is in the list, or the list contains 'all', then injection
/// is allowed.
/// \param modulename name of the executable being started
/// \returns true if injection is allowed, false otherwise
static bool InjectionAllowed(const char* modulename)
{
    // if not using AppInit_DLLs registry key, always allow injection
    if (SG_GET_BOOL(OptionAppInitDll) == false)
    {
        return true;
    }

    // get the filename from the path. If there's an error here, don't inject
    char path[PS_MAX_PATH];
    char* filename;
    DWORD res = GetFullPathName(modulename, PS_MAX_PATH, path, &filename);

    if (res == 0)
    {
        return false;
    }

    gtASCIIString fileString = SG_GET_PATH(AppInitDllFileList);

    // if 'all' specified, always inject
    if (fileString.compareNoCase("all") == 0)
    {
        return true;
    }

    // split the list up and see if the current exe is in the list
    std::list<gtASCIIString> fileList;
    fileString.Split(",", false, fileList);

    for (std::list<gtASCIIString>::const_iterator it = fileList.begin(); it != fileList.end(); ++it)
    {
        if ((*it).compareNoCase(filename) == 0)
        {
            // file is in list, inject
            return true;
        }
    }

    return false;
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------
///   DllMain
/// \param hModule Module
/// \param ul_reason_for_call Reason for call
/// \param lpReserved Reserved
/// \return True or false
//--------------------------------------------------------------
BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD  ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved)
{
    PS_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(hModule);
    PS_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpReserved);

    if (AMDT::InitHookDLL(ul_reason_for_call) == false)
    {
        return TRUE;
    }

    BOOL retVal = TRUE;
    char modulename[MAX_PATH];
    GetModuleFileNameA(NULL, modulename, MAX_PATH);

    switch (ul_reason_for_call)
    {
        case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
        {
            if (OSWrappers::IsProcessRunning(sWebServerName, true) && InjectionAllowed(modulename))
            {
                Log(logMESSAGE, "Attaching to %s\n", modulename);
                Log(logMESSAGE, "DllMain DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH module %s\n", modulename);

                if (SG_GET_BOOL(OptionDllReplacement) == true)
                {
                    UpdateHooksOnLoadLibrary();
                }

#ifdef _WIN32
                {
                    // Initialize and register the unhandled exception handler:
                    bool rc1 = UnhandledExceptionHandler::init();

                    if (rc1)
                    {
                        Log(logMESSAGE, "Registered unhandled exception handler\n");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Log(logERROR, "Failed to register unhandled exception handler\n");
                    }
                }
#endif

                // @Note: Do we need to do this? Overwriting it doesn't seem to break anything?
                // get current directory so we can specify as a location for DLLs to be loaded from
                char curDir[PS_MAX_PATH];
                GetCurrentDirectory(PS_MAX_PATH, curDir);

                // SetDllDirectory requires XP SP1 or later.
                SetDllDirectory(curDir);

                sprintf_s(g_MicroDLLPath, PS_MAX_PATH, "%s", SG_GET_PATH(MicroDLLPath));

                CollectWrapperInfo();

                if (SG_GET_BOOL(OptionNoProcessTrack) == false)
                {
                    HookCreateProcess();
                    Log(logMESSAGE, "Process Tracking is ON\n");
                }
                else
                {
                    Log(logMESSAGE, "Process Tracking is OFF\n");
                }

                // At the moment, dxgi.dll is implicitly loaded from HookLoadLibrary
                // Force the Dll folder to point to our replaced dll's so the replace version
                // of dxgi.dll is loaded
                if (SG_GET_BOOL(OptionDllReplacement) == true)
                {
                    // Get architecture of parent application (32 or 64 bit)
                    osModuleArchitecture binaryType;
                    OSWrappers::GetBinaryType(modulename, &binaryType);
                    DllReplacement::SetDllDirectory(binaryType == OS_X86_64_ARCHITECTURE);
                }

                if (SG_GET_BOOL(OptionManualDllReplacement) == false)
                {
                    HookLoadLibrary();
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // set return value to FALSE. This will indicate a load error so the loader will
                // next unload this dll
                retVal = FALSE;
            }

            break;
        }

        case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
        {
            Log(logMESSAGE, "DllMain DLL_THREAD_ATTACH to %i %s\n", GetCurrentProcessId(), modulename);
        }
        break;

        case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
        {
            Log(logMESSAGE, "DllMain DLL_THREAD_DETACH to %i %s\n", GetCurrentProcessId(), modulename);
        }
        break;

        case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
        {
            if (OSWrappers::IsProcessRunning(sWebServerName, true))
            {
                Log(logMESSAGE, "DllMain DLL_PROCESS_DETACH from module %s\n", modulename);

                if (SG_GET_BOOL(OptionNoProcessTrack) == false)
                {
                    UnhookCreateProcess();
                }

                UnhookLoadLibrary();
            }
        }
        break;

        default:
        {
            Log(logMESSAGE, "DllMain Unhandled switch case module %s\n", modulename);
        }
        break;
    }

    return retVal;
}

#if 0
// This is an example of an exported function.
MICRODLL_API int fnMicroDLL(void)
{
    return 42;
}
#endif

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Until the recession began in December 2007, the construction industry was booming in Florida. New buildings appeared all over the state and builders had their pick of projects. Even as the economy begins to pick up in 2010, the construction industry in Florida remains sluggish, but a builder who is a licensed general contractor has the edge over his colleagues when he is looking for work and bidding on projects.
Gain the required education and work experience. You may graduate with a four-year construction-related degree from an accredited college and have one year of proven work experience. Alternatively, you can complete three years of accredited college-level coursework and work as a foreman for one year, or do two years of accredited college-level coursework and work as a foreman for two years, with one year of proven work experience. You can complete one year of accredited college-level coursework and work as a foreman for two years, with one year of proven work experience. The final alternative is to have four years of experience as a workman or foreman, with at least one year as a foreman.
Study for and pass the General Contractor Examination administered by the state of Florida. Topics include estimating, bidding, permitting, site conditions, soil, masonry, framing, building codes and standards, inspections and safety standards.
Prepare your financial data. Your list of assets must include cash, securities, stocks, bonds, cash value of any life insurance, real estate and the value of other tangible assets, such as vehicles and equipment. The liability side must include all payable notes, mortgages, and bonds, unpaid taxes, wages and interest owed, and all other financial liabilities. Subtract liabilities from assets to compute your net worth.
Obtain a credit report from a nationally recognized credit reporting agency. The credit report must include a public records statement that records have been checked at local, state and federal levels.
Purchase public liability and property damage insurance coverage for a minimum of $300,000 bodily injury and $50,000 property damage. Obtain workers' compensation insurance, or file for an exemption with the Division of Workers' Compensation.
Contact a professional reference who is willing to attest to your work experience. This person must be a licensed Florida contractor and must sign the affidavit in the presence of a notary.
Arrange for Pearson VUE to process your electronic fingerprints and submit the processing fee of $57.25. As part of the application process, you will be subject to a criminal background by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Complete and sign the application form, and submit it, along with all supporting documentation and a check for the processing fee, to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
A certified general contractor has taken and passed a state examination, and can practice throughout Florida.
A registered contractor has taken and passed a local competency examination, and can practice only within that locale.
Lesley Boughtlower began her professional life as a German translator and later wrote training and user manuals for translation software. Boughtflower holds the Bachelor of Science in translation from Salford University, and the Bachelor of Science in computer systems from Florida Atlantic University.
Boughtflower, Lesley. "How to Become a Florida General Contractor." , https://careertrend.com/how-6245583-become-florida-general-contractor.html. 05 July 2017.


The apartment in Llafranc, Girona, has 3 bedrooms and has capacity for 6 people.
The accommodation is very iluminated and charming, and has 60 m2.
It is located 0,01 kms from sand beach, 20 kms from golf course, 0,15 kms from supermarket and 52,4 kms from airport and in an ideal for families neighborhood by the see.
The accommodation is equipped with bathroom with tub, deposit to be paid upon arrival time, cleaning tax to be paid upon arrival time, parties and events are forbidden, kitchen, american kitchen, bathroom with shower, dishes and tableware, freezer, microwave, washing Machine, refrigerator, dining room, linen – bed sheets, towels, TV, terrace, young people group not allowed, cots available, key collection at agency, beach, ocean view and beach walks.
– Cleaning fee: 69 Euros.
– Bedsheets fee: 48 Euros.
– Crib Fee: 35 Euros.
– Internet Conection Fee: 50 Euros/h.
– Pet Fee: 35 Euros.
– Towel Fee: 48 Euros.


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La donna e la scimmia è un romanzo scritto da Peter Høeg nel 1996.

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L'opera racconta la storia d'amore fuori dal comune di una donna, Madelene, moglie di un noto zoologo con il quale vive una esistenza coniugale infelice, con una scimmia, Erasmus.

La scimmia, tuttavia, sembra mostrare una intelligenza fuori dal comune, quasi migliore di quella dell'uomo. Inizia così una avventura per Londra, in cui si vede Madeline impegnata in una lunga fuga per salvare la scimmia dalle mani dei ricercatori scienziati.

Traspare così il tema dell'opera: perché la scienza non riesce ad amare le cose che studia, ma deve impossessarsene (e privarle quindi della libertà)?

Edizioni

 Peter Høeg, La donna e la scimmia, traduzione di Bruno Berni, Mondadori, Milano 1997, ISBN 8804420812

Donna e la scimmia

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Seacoast Banking Corporation stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SBCF.
Remember to mention Seacoast Banking Corporation in any written correspondence. List both your account and tax identification (social security) numbers, as well as the registration name as it appears on your stock certificate/account.
Access will require an ID number and PIN. New members may set up their account access using the First Time Visitor tab at the top left of the link. Should you need additional assistance, please contact Continental at 800 509-5586.
As a registered shareholder, you can avoid the inconvenience of a lost dividend check by enrolling in our direct deposit program. The program is free and often provides faster access to your dividend since it is deposited directly into your personal bank account on the payment date. You can sign up for direct deposit of your dividend by completing the Dividend Direct Deposit Enrollment Form, and mailing it to our Transfer Agent listed above.
Seacoast offers a convenient way to invest or increase your investment in the Company through its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
Enrolling in the Plan is easy. Call Continental at 800 509 5586, or if you are signed up for Internet Account Access, you may register online. Please review the Prospectus carefully before enrolling.
If your Seacoast stock certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed, please notify Continental immediately. Continental will place a stop transfer on the lost certificate and send you an affidavit of loss and indemnity bond. You will be required to pay the cost of the indemnity bond (currently three percent of the fair market value of the shares to be replaced, with a minimum fee of $100) at the time of replacement.
Newly issued stock certificates lost in the mail must be reported within one year of issuance.
Commonly used shareholder forms are available at our Transfer Agent's website at www.continentalstock.com.


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Day two of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2017
1 Jun, 2017 08:17
© TASS Photo
The 21st St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2017) has become Russia's foremost gathering of business and government leaders, and world experts representing science, media, and society. They will discuss the key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets, and the world as a whole. The theme of this year's forum is 'In Search of New Balance in the Global Economy.' Here are some of the highlights from day two of the Forum:
Russia continues to attract foreign investors as a result of the growth the country is demonstrating, the CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev told RT.
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said Western sanctions against Russia cost his country 0.3 percent of GDP.
Rosneft and Thailand's state-owned energy company PTT have signed a long-term contract for the supply of up to 200 million tons of oil until 2037.
Leading Russian oil company Rosneft and the government of Iraqi Kurdistan have signed a number of agreements to expand cooperation. Rosneft will get access to an extensive regional transport system in Iraqi Kurdistan with a capacity of 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), the company said. It is planned to expand capacity to more than 1 million bpd by the end of 2017.
Russian oil company Bashneft and US multinational General Electric have signed a long-term after-sales service contract for biological treatment plant services.
Russia's largest manufacturer of steel pipes for the energy sector TMK is restarting its US operations, said the company's majority shareholder Dmitry Pumpyanskiy. The plants were closed following the sharp decline of oil prices.


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Wow...Ruth...thank you for sending me this link.

(On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Ruth Hartsell wrote:)
watch the video.....this is the guy that you met on the plane previously.....guess they are going to get married.....nice story......

http://www.ksdk.com/story/life/2014/06/10/circus-flora-wedding-bells-claire-kuciejczyk-kernan/10291007/

Lynx, Duck, Tonty...I'd first met Alex Wallenda on a flight out of St.Louis:

 here

And last year, when I voluteered at Circus Flora with Ruth (who has introduced me to so many volunteering opportunities in St.Louis!), I met Claire and Alex:

 here

almost exactly 2 years ago! (15th of June!)

Alex, Claire...it's lovely to see you getting together in the holy bonds of matrimony....I will be in St.Louis from August; I do not know if you two will be in St.Louis there, or practising elsewhere...but wherever you are, our good wishes go with you, for many more happy years of togetherness!

My family, including my grandchildren, came and watched the circus a few days ago...so I thought they, too, would be interested in the wedding bells ringing out!

Lots of love, Deepa.


Can open source be a kick starter for mobile in the enterprise?
In the face of an explosion in demand for responsiveness at-scale, high-availability and security, IBM's Wesley McDonald discusses how modern IT professionals are feeling pressures to build solutions based on open source technology.
The Internet has created radical changes in our personal lives. We now live in a "consumerised" online world where we shop for products and services with a few taps on a smartphone.
The ongoing economic instability plaguing developed economies has impacted many vertical markets and the legal sector is no exception. Law firms need to innovate and grow despite reduced demand.
TradeMonster uses a hybrid HTML5 approach to develop a mobile app that closely resembles the company's Web trading platform.
Amid a White House directive to scale back underused data centers, an effort that will take years to complete, federal CIOs begin to tackle the challenges involved. Among those challenges are incomplete inventories and cost concerns.
New Role for the CIO: Chief Process Officer?
CIO's Publisher Adam Dennison wonders why all the burdens of IT process-creating and policy-making for new technologies must fall on the CIO's shoulders. Should vendors be stepping up to help?
IT departments can keep employees from using malware-infested mobile apps by creating an internal store of company-approved apps. The store can also collect feedback from users about their preferences.
We've heard it many times in many forms -- expect to be breached, expect that you've been breached, expect that you are being breached.
Disaster recovery and the cloud should be a match made in heaven. Take a function that enterprises love to hate and address it with an outsourced, efficient cloud service that makes it easier and less expensive to reach recoverable nirvana, and presto - instant success. Well, not so fast.
Is 2010 the year of location-based services?


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Q: What's the English equivalent for the French expression "veille technologique"? In French, the expression veille technologique means the act of following the current trends in technology. Is there such a phrase in English?
I can only think of expressions like keeping up to date or keeping current with technology, but find them too wordy and colloquial.

A: The term cutting edge is regularly used to indicate being attuned to the most advanced form of technology.

at the latest or most advanced stage of development; innovative or pioneering:
  cutting-edge technology

A related term, bleeding edge is often used to refer to technology that is even more advanced

the very forefront of technological development:
  [as modifier]:
  an architecture that many people believe is still too bleeding edge for large mission-critical systems

This may be used to describe technology that is innovative to the point that it is not fully refined or developed.  The "injury" metaphor suggests that the adopter may suffer, either because she or he invest time, money in the trend that may not take firm root, or that the use is somewhat painful because it is being used before "the rough edges" have been polished off.

A: You could say: to keep an eye on technology, as it appears that veille also stands for vigil, watch, and keep watch over. But a more idiomatic expression than  technology watch, and less cliché than cutting edge, could be the: keep abreast of the times  and its various forms.

Collins: up-to-date, as in ideas, fashions, etc.; modern
Word Reference thesaurus: up-to-date; informed; aware; modern; updated; in the know (slang); apprised; clued in (slang); clued up (slang); enlightened; well informed;  to be abreast

There is no business in the world which can hope to move forward if it does not keep abreast of the times, look into the future and study the probable demands of the future.
Thomas J. Watson,Sr.

keep abreast of to have the most recent information about something

*

*Keep Abreast of Emerging Technology Trends

*How do you keep abreast of changes in technology?

*Keeping Up With Technology: If you want to compete in todays business world, then, its important to keep up with technology in order to get the most out of the technology you have, to keep abreast of emerging new technology...

*With the explosion in event technology, savvy event and meeting planners realize the importance of keeping abreast of emerging technological trends and tools.

*Companies need to keep abreast of the latest technological innovations if they are to take advantage of new business opportunities…

stay abreast of to have the most recent information about something (TFD)

*

*Computing Survival Skills effectively addresses this need at the University of Virginia by training staff to stay abreast of technology.

A: The term appears to be technology watch:

Known as "technology watch", this essentially means gathering and analyzing technological information and using it to help grow your business. Technology watch also costs 5 to 25 times less than intensive internal research, especially when acquiring new equipment.
Originally applied only to technology, this practice (also called "competitive watch", "strategic watch" and "technology and standards watch") now also includes commercial and competitive environments, finance, and applicable laws and regulations. By using technology watch, you can keep an eye on markets and new innovations, both of which are critical to your company's success.

The ITU publishes technology watch reports. French sites using the term "veille technologique" appear to consider "technology watch" as the equivalent term in English.

A: Wikipedia translates to
Technology forecasting
but following the current trends is also understandable

A: The examples you give, "keeping up to date" and "keeping current with new technology", are the conventional phrases for expressing this idea. They are not inappropriate for formal writing. As to being wordy, well, that's just how it is, I don't know of any more concise phrases.
If you mean the very latest technology, we refer to that as the "leading edge". In this context, you might say someone is "staying on the leading edge".

A: "Veille technologique" (this was my role in France) would be literally translated as "Technology watch".  I haven't come across a commonly used literal translation.  This is related to an R&D role, feeding observed technology trends into an organisation's strategy, with a view to adoption.
The term I see most often in English is "Staying current" in reference to technological/IT advances, which shifts the emphasis to being up to date, (see also "early adopter", as mentioned in another post), rather than just following trends as a passive or active observer.

A: The direct translation of OP's expression is eve of technology (the implication being that technology isn't quite here yet in the fully developed form expected soon (tomorrow?).
I don't know any English expressions to convey that nuance, but a common term for someone who enthusiatically embraces such technology as has already arrived (and by implication, will be an early adopter of any new developments) is...

technophile - a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.

A: Consider trendsetting, after trendsetter, "someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular", and early adopting, after  early adopter.  Per wikipedia,

An early adopter or lighthouse customer is an early customer of a given company, product, or technology; in politics, fashion, art, and other fields, this person would be referred to as a trendsetter. The term originates from Everett M. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations (1962).

Note, an innovator is "someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas".  Innovators typically get on the bandwagon before early adopters / lighthouse customers / trendsetters, and indeed often create the things that others later pick up on.

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Is it worth being an F1 reserve?
The reserve driver role gets a pretty bad rep among Formula 1 fans sometimes. This is hardly a surprise, because in these days of heavily restricted testing, it seems they do very little actual driving.
It's easy to look at drivers in these positions and think that all they do is stand around in branded team gear with headphones on, but of course there is a bit more to it than that.