If Hayne delivered any surprises, the expansion of a Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) type regime to all APRA-regulated entities was not one of them. Senior accountability is an unstoppable force, and will march well beyond the borders of financial services, just as it is already becoming real elsewhere in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Africa.
After banks finish their transition into BEAR by 1 July, insurers and superannuation trustees are next in line. Many are already preparing to implement similar reforms, and expect it to arrive sooner rather than later.
In many ways, accountability regimes like BEAR makes complete sense. They call for establishing and documenting what Directors and the most senior executives are accountable for, setting up standards of conduct, and being held to account through remuneration and reputational consequences.
Those standards of conduct are difficult to argue with, even though their true meaning will only be clear with time.
They are to act honestly and with integrity; take due care and diligence; be open, co-operative and constructive with APRA (and soon ASIC), and take steps to protect the organisation's prudential standing and prudential reputation.
Since BEAR is a regulatory change, it is tempting for organisations to imagine it is a compliance project. But this veers wide of the point.
BEAR is – at its heart – about cultural change.
It pivots around making sure organisations and their most senior people prevent, detect, and properly fix problems. Since BEAR is about the personal impact on the executive, when we work with them to drill into each of their accountabilities, and test the strength of their governance, their decision-making and the systems underneath each one, what needs to be improved becomes much clearer.
While the remuneration aspects of BEAR – the deferral of part of variable pay – has gathered particular attention, this is in reality the least important aspect of what is really driving cultural change. The reality is no-one wants to fail, or to be seen to have failed.
Much of BEAR's potency is not just what is law; it is also the environment. Regulators are ramping up their powers and asking 'Why not litigate?' Boards and executives are being held to community, and not just legal, standards, in an atmosphere fuelled by overwhelming regulatory reform, waves of painful cost-cutting, and the setting adrift of corporate problem children.
There are heads on sticks, all around.
With the good, then, comes the bad. Senior leaders will be judged in the harsh glare of hindsight.
Coupled with the broader environment, BEAR can create risk-averse behaviours and cause executives to want everything to be signed-off and documented to within an inch of its life before they are comfortable making a decision. It can shift culture from a lack of accountability to heightened paranoia.
Regulators are already asking accountable executives under BEAR for attestations on compliance. Executives are loaded with more and more responsibility, creating a genuine bandwidth challenge. As we have helped transition executives to the regime, it seems they have no time to worry about the risks and problems they don't know about, because what's on their plate is already overwhelming.
One of the least prominent obligations in BEAR is that the ADI – the Authorised Deposit Taking Institution or bank itself – has almost the same obligations as the individuals caught by the regime. It also has to take reasonable steps to ensure both Accountable Persons and Subsidiaries meet certain obligations.
This makes it clear. A bank can't just set an executive adrift and say: "It's your accountability, make sure you comply." Their fates are deeply entwined. The bank and their 'Accountable Persons' need to be in every problem or issue together in order to solve it.
Accountabilities should be systematically made clear at least one level below the executives to ensure they can meet their obligations. And systems and expectations should be set up to support the right outcomes.
Accountability regimes like BEAR can drive meaningful cultural change. But they must be tackled in the right way, with persistent focus and investment on getting it right and delivering the upsides, while being alive to – and addressing – the cultural danger zones.


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Reilly, Rick. "Double Whammy: You Just Know Serena and Venus Will Trade the No. 1 Ranking Back and Forth Like a Dress That Fits Both. "Sports Illustrated, (July 15, 2002).
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3 Mary Adams wife of John Adams 1807 1856 49 id: 5141 366956 1074 Interred in North Shields.
10 James Allen son of James Allen 1842 1875 33 id: 5137 366952 1124 Drowned off Bamburgh Castle.
11 James Allen first name on the monument 1880 1912 32 id: 5138 366953 1142 Accidentally killed at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
12 James Allen first name on the monument 1818 1875 57 id: 5137 366952 1124 Drowned off Bamburgh Castle.
13 John Allen son of James Allen 1851 1875 24 id: 5137 366952 1124 Drowned off Bamburgh Castle.
17 Thomas Allen first name on the monument 1806 1875 69 id: 5136 366951 1120 Drowned off Bamburgh Castle.
20 Anderson James Anderson husband of Prudence Patterson Anderson 1836 1878 42 id: 5164 366984 1074 Lost at sea.
28 Baines W B Baines first name on the monument 1892 id: 5147 366961 1071 1 Lost in the wreck of the S.S. Holmrook off Holy Island.
29 Barran Dorothy Barran mother of John Patterson Barran id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
30 Isabella Barran sister of John Patterson Barran 1857 1866 9 id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
31 James Barran father of John Patterson Barran id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
32 James Barran brother of John Patterson Barran 1855 1878 23 id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
33 John Patterson Barran first name on the monument 1844 1846 2 id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
34 Richardson Barran brother of John Patterson Barran 1851 1859 8 id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
35 Richardson Thomas Barran brother of John Patterson Barran 1860 1875 15 id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
36 William Johnston Barran brother of John Patterson Barran 1860 1865 5 id: 5163 366983 1098 1 Alt.sp.Barron.
47 John Brigham son of Mary Brigham 1854 1879 25 id: 5153 366975 1075 2 Died at Sunderland.
56 George Douglas Cromarty first name on the monument 1899 1918 19 id: 5175 366992 1088 Fell in action at Harricourt.
67 William Cromarty first name on the monument 1863 1917 54 id: 5186 367000 1102 Died at Newcastle.
68 Crossman Francis Lindisfarne Morley Crossman first name on the monument 1888 1947 59 id: 5073 366902 1094 Lord of the Manor of Holy Island.
69 Robert Crossman first name on the monument 1803 1883 80 id: 5183 366997 1070 1 Lord of the Manor of Holy Island.
71 William Crossman first name on the monument 1831 1901 70 id: 5072 366901 1070 Lord of the Manor of Holy Island.
84 Flowers Fanny Maria Flowers sister of Field Flowers 1843 id: 5184 366998 1097 5 Drowned when the Steamer Pegasus was wrecked off Holy Island.
85 Field Flowers first name on the monument 1830 1843 13 id: 5184 366998 1097 5 Drowned when the Steamer Pegasus was wrecked off Holy Island.
(2 images) 366996 1116 Born Dublin.Died Berwick.
(2 images) 366996 1116 Born Ballyhosset; Co.Down; Ireland. Died at Greenwich.
96 Grey Catharine Dodds Grey wife of James Grey 1821 1898 77 id: 5174 366991 1079 1 Interred at Berwick.
97 Catherine Dodds Grey mother of Eleanor Lilburn Grey 1821 1898 77 id: 5120 366935 1084 Interred at Berwick-on-Tweed.
Above are the names that appear on the photographs or records held by the GPR for St Mary the Virgin's Church burial ground, Holy Island, Northumberland, England.
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What is the main reason behind the unique shape of the Leadenhall Building?
August 5, 2022 By Michael Simons Popular tips
How much did the Leadenhall building cost?
Who built the Leadenhall Building?
How many floors does Leadenhall building have?
How much is the Cheesegrater worth?
Can you visit the Leadenhall Building?
What businesses are in the Leadenhall Building?
Can you go up the Leadenhall Building?
The distinctive tapered shape (1) offers the best balance between preserving the view of St Paul's dome from the west, providing flexible office space and fitting the City planners' vision for the eastern cluster.
122 Leadenhall Street, also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a 225-metre-tall (738 ft) skyscraper in central London….
122 Leadenhall Street
Cost £1.15 billion
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Roof 225 metres (738 ft)
Who owns Leadenhall Building?
British Land and Oxford Properties owned The Leadenhall Building in a 50/50 joint venture formed in 2010. The headline price achieved of £1.15 billion represents a premium to the valuation preceeding exchange of contracts.
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The "Cheesegrater", the tallest building in the City of London, has been sold to a Chinese property tycoon for £1.15bn, the second-biggest ever sale of a UK building.
The Leadenhall Building, aka 'The Cheesegrater' is based at 122 Leadenhall Street and is home to property developers and insurance firms, but visitors can take in its 30m high atrium forming an enclosed public space with shops, cafes and restaurants.
How old is the Leadenhall Building?
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MS Amlin. MS Amlin is a leading independent insurer operating in the Lloyd's, UK, continental Europe and Bermudian markets.
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With a height of 737ft and 47 floors to ascend, the views from the top of the Leadenhall Building are rather spectacular. You can now look inside the striking structure in the City of London – dubbed the 'Cheesegrater' for its distinctive shape.
What companies are in the Cheesegrater?
Ipsoft (Floor 31) Servcorp (Floor 30) TBC (Floors 28-29) Kames Capital (Floor 26) Rothesay Life (Floor 25) Amlin (Floors 19-24) With its offices on floors 19 to 24, insurer Amlin takes up one fifth of the total office space at the Leadenhall building.
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Robotic therapy helps children's coordination
Researchers from the University of Leeds are developing an innovative new robotic device that helps children to practise and improve their hand coordination.
The robotic arm uses haptic technology – meaning it applies forces, vibrations or motions to the user – to guide a child's hand as they play computer games designed to help writing.
The games the children play require them to practise hand and wrist movements commonly made during handwriting and other manual tasks. As the child plays the games, the robot's arm helps them learn the correct movements by pushing and pulling the pen in the direction required to make the right moves.
The research has been led by Professor Mark Mon-Williams and Dr Liam Hill at the University of Leeds, in partnership with the Bradford Institute for Health Research and colleagues at Indiana University in the United States.
Dr Hill said: "In trying to support a child with handwriting and coordination difficulties one of the major challenges teachers and occupational therapists come up against time and again is the limited time they have to work one-to-one with each child. In this respect haptic robotic technologies have huge potential efficiency benefits.
"They provide a means by which children can receive supported practise, at a level which adjusts to their growing abilities, without the need for one-to-one interaction with a therapist. Banks of these systems could be used simultaneously by multiple children in a clinic or in the classroom setting, under the supervision of a single overseeing professional."
The first United Kingdom pilot of the device has just been completed, demonstrating its feasibility for use in the classroom. This was carried out with a small number of five- to seven-year-old children in Bradford with a wide range of manual abilities.
The researchers investigated their level of motivation and enjoyment whilst practicing for 20 minutes on a variety of robotic arm tasks presented previously in US-based studies using the system.
All the children found the tasks highly enjoyable and were able to perform them to an acceptable level. Differences in performance between children previously identified by their classroom teachers as having handwriting difficulties were also noticeable.
Plans are now under way to run a larger intervention study within schools in Bradford that will formally investigate whether earlier research findings from the US can be replicated in younger schoolchildren in the UK.
Professor Mon-Williams and Dr Hill presented their findings at the British Psychological Society's Cognitive and Developmental Sections Joint Conference, in Reading.
Ben Jones, Press Officer, University of Leeds on 0113 34 38059 or email B.P.Jones@leeds.ac.uk


How can François-Paul Journe justify making a quartz watch when he is considered to be one of the greatest watchmakers alive? Simple: Perspective! Or, more to the point: How could he not? Watchmaking history had a major breakthrough when the quartz movement was invented and one doubts that even Abraham-Louis Breguet would not have jumped on this system if he had the know-how. Quartz movements are not as recent a development as many people think. The first quartz clock was built in 1927 by Warren Marrison and J.W. Horton at Bell Telephone Laboratories. Large and impractical in use, it nonetheless offered superior accuracy. Note that the first Swiss quartz clock only came after World War II, followed in 1969 by the first quartz wristwatch movement, Caliber 35A, Nr. 00234, from Seiko in Japan.
This revolution almost killed the Swiss watch industry, which was controlling more than 50 percent of the worldwide market. Mr. Journe – being so infused with horological history – could not ignore this major innovation. But he had to bring to it something new in his new quartz-powered ladies' watch collection, the Élégante. The beauty of the quartz movement is that it gives a low-torque, constant energy. But where does the energy come from? The battery. So there were two ways to go about it – either change the source (the battery) or change the way it is used. The problem with creating a new battery is that there is no way to know whether it would still be produced in 30 years' time. Thus, Mr. Journe decided to select a robust, yet easily accessible battery. But he set about working on limiting the consumption. When the watch is not worn, the battery stops (meaning the hands come to a standstill while the internal memory keeps track of the time) after about 30 minutes. During the standby mode, the microprocessor continues to keep time, while the mechanical parts – gears, rotors and hands – stop moving in order to save energy. When the Élégante is again worn, it automatically sets itself to the correct time, taking the shortest path – either clockwise or counter- clockwise – again, for the purpose of energy conservation.
Another very "Journe-like" innovation is the addition of an additional movement. In a typical quartz watch, there is one movement moving the second hand, which also, through a train of gears, moves the minutes and hours. This causes friction, and friction equals loss of power. By totally separating the seconds from the minutes and hours, Mr. Journe does not need the train of gears. It is interesting to note that, whether the complication is a Grande Sonnerie or the Chronomètre Optimum, the same problems emerge – logical causes and effects. With those systems, the Élégante may last up to 18 years! Problem solved.
It did not come easily – hence the necessity for eight years of research and development. Even the rose-gold plating on the circuit board is a novelty that created many conductivity problems. But of course, Mr. Journe would never use a yellow gold plating with a rose gold case in the Souveraine or Octa collections – especially when exposing the movement through a sapphire crystal (unlike any other quartz watch on the market).
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At present there are nearly 80 ideas arranged in alphabetical order. You will see that a brief description is offered, kept brief just as a reminder. It is useful if we can develop a shorthand way of describing activities so that we restrict the need to spell everything out in the medium-term plans. The aim here is to bring you a much wider repertoire of ideas than you currently use. We often stop using strategies we may have used in the past often for no good reason, so in many cases the ideas will simply jog your memory.
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Being actively involved in democracy, engaging with our government and policy-makers on a daily basis can be a furiously frustrating process. The challenges you are taking on are so dangerous and important and serious that almost everything you do can end up feeling ineffectual, inconsequential, small. You want to take action that matches your outrage, or your fear – and the genuinely impactful action that's available to you frequently just doesn't seem equal to it.
The lack of emotional reward for the work that's most effective at helping an individual pull the levers of power is a serious problem for staying motivated, and I don't really know how to fix that.
One thing I do think is important to bear in mind when it gets hard is that just because it's not emotionally rewarding in and of itself doesn't mean it's not working. The feedback you get from advocacy is almost never immediate. You build to it.
The feedback you get from advocacy is almost never immediate. You build to it.
Winning an election, winning a policy change, winning over a population to your point of view – it's like throwing sticks in a rushing river. If you just toss in yours, the water carries it away and seconds later it's like nothing ever happened, like you didn't do anything at all.
But if you throw in yours, and I throw in mine, and your friend from high school who follows your Facebook feed throws in hers, and your neighbor who hasn't been paying much attention to politics but who has been asking you more questions throws in his, and that swing state infrequent voter whose door you knocked on throws in theirs, and that frequent voter who never volunteered for anything before you phonebanked them throws in theirs, and we all do that day after day after day after day after day after day… somewhere, downriver, the sticks start to pile together, and a dam forms. And the water which absorbed them with barely a ripple when you threw them in is stopped as surely and as sharply as if you turned off a faucet.
It's time-consuming. It's draining. It's often unclear whether it's actually working, and oftentimes it's not. But if everyone keeps doing their own little piece of it, eventually the sticks will add up.
This guest post is brought to you by Joe Katz, an activist ally and all around awesome human being. Thanks for sharing, Joe!
This was reinforcing to read. We need all of the uplift we can muster! Thank you!
Bravo to those who call their legislators, to those who march, to those who register people to vote, who write letters, who talk to their neighbors, and to those who care enough to work for our democratic processes.
Much appreciate this broader insight right now….thank you for shining the light.
Hopefully, all states will have confirmed the security of their voting software by the 2018 and 2020 elections.
Thank you for the post. I needed it.
Thank you for this encouragement. Mind visuals help especially to sustain our small efforts!
I needed that as I am re engaging after a hiatus of a few weeks. Fired up to throw some sticks tomorrow!
Thank you for the words of encouragement and the visual!
I have been feeling very discouraged and defeated lately!
Thank you for reminding us to keep on trying. Your words always ring true. Thank you!


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Wave City - A first of its kind project that truly personifies the concept of creating a city that thinks for you. Spread over an impressive terrain adjacent to National Highway 24, Wave City is one of India'S largest Hi-Tech City based on "Hi-Tech City Concept". Undertaken and promoted by "Uppal Chadha Hi-Tech Developers", the project focuses on creating an entirely new way of living with contemporary infrastructure and facilities. The city promises to offer a nurturing environment to its residents and is being developed to provide an entirely new living experience that will be unparalleled.
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The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Education and Communications portfolio includes products, events, and programs aligned with priority areas identified by the federal Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education (CoSTEM). This portfolio of activities engages audiences in the story, the science, and the adventure of NASA's scientific explorations of our home planet, the solar system, and the universe beyond.
This Projects Tab contains links to individual project descriptions, including overviews, audiences served, reports, evaluation information, contact information, websites, and other features, organized by CoSTEM goals. The list of projects can be narrowed using the filters on the left sidebar. Click on a project's name to view details.
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Afterschool Universe
Afterschool Universe is a nationally recognized hands-on astronomy program targeted at middle school children in out-of-school-time settings. The rigorously evaluated curriculum explores basic astronomy concepts through engaging hands-on activities and focuses on the Universe outside the solar system.
Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA)
The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project aims to measurably enhance student STEM achievement & engagement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) astrophysics & planetary science content & pedagogy delivered via webinars & in-person workshops; (2) a week-long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow-through involving continuing webinars fostering connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts. AAA impact on student STEM learning & engagement is evaluated by WestEd.
Amazing Space STEM Projects Website
This site serves as a repository of current and future STEM opportunities available from the Space Telescope Science Institute. Currently, the site features overviews of the Hubble Space Telescope Student ERO Pilot Project and the James Webb STEM Innovation Project. The site will be updated with additional information and opportunities over time.
Amazing Space Website
This award-winning website includes a comprehensive collection of standards-based, space science education materials. Site visitors can explore a variety of resources such as A Hubble Gallery, Online Explorations, Tonight's Sky, and Star Witness News science content readings. The "For Educators" side of the site includes support materials such as science background information and overview pages that provide strategies for using Amazing Space activities in educational settings.
Astro-H is an X-ray observatory, scheduled for launch in 2015, that will explore extreme phenomena such as black holes, supernovae explosions, and clusters of galaxies. Astro-H is Japan's sixth X-ray astronomy mission, and is being developed at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA) with significant collaboration from U.S. (NASA/GSFC) and Japanese institutions. The Astro-H Education and Public Outreach portfolio will include elements to cover a range of audiences from formal and informal to outreach to the general public.
Astronomy Summer School of East Texas (ASSET)
ASSET is a summer workshop program for grades 6 - 12 in-service and pre-service science teachers from academically underachieving school districts. ASSET will instruct teachers on how to convey the nature of science to their students, as well as cover astronomy concepts, using NASA data. Each year 15 teachers will be selected from a group of applicants to participate in a two-week astronomy workshop. They will be instructed on the use of a number of lesson modules that incorporate NASA data, in a format that will allow them easily incorporate the material into their classroom lesson plans.
Big Explosions and Strong Gravity
Big Explosions and Strong Gravity is a curriculum for a day-long event for middle-school aged children in out-of-school-time. During the event, students spend a day doing a series of hands-on activities on spectroscopy, cosmic abundances, supernovae, and black holes.
Chandra X-ray Observatory Education and Outreach Program
Chandra provides a multifaceted Education and Public Outreach (EPO) program encompassing press relations, public outreach and education that reaches a large and diverse audience of national and international scope. Chandra's program plays a key role in NASA's EPO portfolio, synthesizing and disseminating results from NASA's exploration of the high-energy Universe into a broad suite of programs and activities focused on increasing science literacy and contributing to science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) education.
Reaching for the Stars: NASA Science for Girl Scouts:
• Create a new sequence of Girl Scout Space Science badges for all program levels, ages 5-18 • Develop Volunteer Tool Kit Space Science badge online support for girls and leaders • Provide Train-the-Trainer experiences for GSUSA leaders at authentic observatory and NASA sites • Enable a network of NASA SMEs and astronomy and space science volunteers (e.g. Night Sky Network) to connect with and support Girl Scouts • Offer GSUSA Destinations including 2017 total solar eclipse • Provide interactive experiences in person and online with NASA SMEs • Develop a sustainable relationship between NASA and GSUSA
The purpose of the Fermi E/PO program is to increase student and public understanding of the science of the high-energy Universe, through inspiring, engaging and educational activities linked to the mission's science objectives. The E/PO program has additional more general goals, including increasing the diversity of students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pipeline, and increasing public awareness and understanding of Fermi science and technology. Fermi's multi-faceted E/PO program includes elements in each major outcome category:
Frontier Fields: Pushing the Limits of the Hubble Space Telescope
This Wordpress blog follows the science of the ongoing Frontier Fields program. Hubble is embarking on the Frontier Fields program to image 12 new deep fields. With help from NASA's other Great Observatories, the Frontier Fields program will provide a sneak peek at the first billion years of the universe.
Galileo Educator Network
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific and partner organizations are carrying out the "Galileo Educator Network" project, creating distributed and leveraged professional development nationwide with the primary goals to: (1) Help teacher educators and teacher professional development providers engage and educate teachers of astronomy (and general science), especially in grades 3-9, using effective instructional strategies and educational resources, with engaging and inspiring content; and (2) Promote the effective use of NASA-developed and NASA-supported resources by teacher educators and teacher professional development providers, through integration of astronomy/space science content with Galileo-inspired science inquiry and exploration
HEASARC Education and Public Outreach Program
Using data in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) archive, scientists throughout the world study black holes, stars, supernovae, and the big bang. Through its Education and Public Outreach program, the HEASARC brings these objects to teachers and students using our Imagine the Universe! and StarChild websites, print materials, and educator workshops.
The physical processes of our natural world are on constant display. They shape our surroundings on scales large and small. Across the Universe, Nature does the same.
This series helps us better understand cosmic phenomena by looking and studying what we see close to home. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS HERE, HAPPENS THERE, AND EVERYWHERE.
Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is the home of the Hubble Space Telescope and the future James Webb Space Telescope. E/PO programs for the Hubble and Webb space telescopes are designed to bring the wonders of the universe to the general public and the formal and informal education communities, and engage our target audiences in the adventure of scientific discovery.
Hubble Hangouts
Hubble Hangouts are weekly live online talks using Google+'s video hangout feature. Hubble Hangouts feature a panel of astronomers discussing the astronomical topic of the day. Viewers are encouraged to participate by asking questions in the comments sections of YouTube and Google+, or on Twitter. Hangouts are subsequently posted to YouTube for future viewing.
Hubble's Magnificent Universe
This traveling exhibit, dedicated to the Hubble Space Telescope's imagery, provides an opportunity for visitors to contemplate the symbiotic relationship of art and scientific exploration. The exhibit was created through a unique collaboration between the Walters Art Museum, the Johns Hopkins University, and scientists and other experts at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Standards-based support materials are available for host institutions.
IMPRESS-Ed
IMPRESS-Ed provides an enriching STEM-oriented summer research experience in the space, earth, and atmospheric sciences for pre-service K-12 educators. This project is designed to give future teachers specialized training in research techniques in the physical sciences, in pedagogical techniques for teaching science, and to provide participants with an authentic research experience. Students participate in a two-week common module composed of interactive lectures and activities followed by a mentored research experience with physics faculty conducting research related to NASA missions.
James Webb STEM Innovation Project (SIP)
This standards-based, interdisciplinary STEM project focuses on the engineering aspects and potential science of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) while incorporating elements of project-based learning. It allows students to apply STEM processes, answer scientific questions, and develop cooperative learning skills. The SIP is underway in all 50 states and we are recruiting additional schools to participate.
JWST-NIRCAM
Kepler Education and Public Outreach Program
Most of the products of Kepler E/PO and the resources we use in our presentations and teacher workshops are freely available on the Kepler website (http://kepler.nasa.gov). These include:
http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/activities/
http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/ModelsandSimulations/
Computer Interactives:
http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/ModelsandSimulations/interactives/
Planetarium shows:
http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/planetariumProgramsAndVideo/
Presentation archive:
http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/PowerpointFile/
The Arts:
http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/fun/
Media Galleries:
http://kepler.nasa.gov/multimedia/
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Since 2009 the Music and Astronomy Under the Stars (MAUS) program has brought astronomy to 50,000 music lovers (800 - 5000 participants per event) throughout Long Island at classical, folk, pop/rock, opera, Caribbean, or county-western concerts in parks assisted by local astronomy clubs (55 events; 28 parks, 83% free, most festivals had low-cost admission and free admission for children). The Long Island based astronomy club, the Amateur Observers' Society of New York , is a partner with MAUS and has assisted with 48 of the MAUS events. MAUS also had events at the Central Park Jazz, Newport Folk, Ravinia music, the Tanglewood Music festivals and the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (location of the 1969 Woodstock Festival).
NASA All-Stars
NASA All-Stars is a summer STEM research experience for teams of students, teachers, and librarians from Chicago-area public, private, and parochial schools. Assisted by program staff, four experienced teacher-mentors, and scientists from the Astronomy & Astrophysics Center, teams undertake authentic research projects using astronomical data as they discover astronomy across the electromagnetic spectrum. The program makes use of our Multiwavelength Astronomy website, which presents the history, science, tools, and impact of astronomy across the electromagnetic spectrum, through story-based lessons told by scientists who are pioneers in their field. The story-based lessons include personal accounts of scientists' early life, education, and career to highlight the various pathways into the scientific enterprise. NASA All-Stars program elements include small-group, hands-on activities led by teacher-mentors, labs and demonstrations provided by scientists, Skype sessions with scientist-contributors the Multiwavelength Astronomy website, tours of campus and the University libraries, and presentations by college bridge and admissions staff. Students who participate in the program receive a computing device for reading lessons, doing research, presenting their work, and blogging. The blogging is an important component of the program for documenting students' experience. Each student also receives a family membership to the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum.
NASA Family Science Night
Family Science Night (FSN) is a curriculum in which middle- school-aged children and their families explore the importance of STEM in our daily lives by engaging in activities that make these concepts more practical and approachable. It covers a broad range of topics, from basic scientific processes to specific concepts such as the electromagnetic spectrum, the life cycles of stars, the reasons for Earth's seasons, exploration of the Moon, and the ways in which we detect and study extrasolar planets.
NASA Night Sky Network
The purpose of the NuSTAR E/PO program is to increase student and public understanding of the science of the high-energy Universe, through a multi-faceted education and outreach program that capitalizes on the synergy of existing high-energy astrophysics E/PO programs to support the mission's objectives. Science content goals of the E/PO program are aligned with mission science goals and include: Facilitate understanding of the nature of collapsed objects; Develop awareness of the role of supernovae in creating the chemical elements ; Facilitate understanding of the physical properties of the extreme Universe. The E/PO program has additional more general goals, including increasing the diversity of students in the STEM pipeline, and increasing public awareness and understanding of the NuSTAR science and technology program.
Physics of the Cosmos and Cosmic Origins
The overall strategy of Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS) and Cosmic Origins (COR) Education and Public Outreach is to infuse PCOS and COR science topics into established programs, as well as develop new projects to reach audiences from formal and informal education and the general public.
Planck Education and Public Outreach Program
The Planck Mission education and outreach projects focus on three main areas:
Developing curricula and supplementary materials in the form of lecture notes and simulations for use in undergraduate (university and community college) education;
Developing outreach materials in the form of interactive displays for museums and science centers and videos for distribution on the internet (YouTube);
Citizen science projects in which global citizens can contribute directly to cosmology research that benefits the Planck Mission and allows individuals to become stakeholders in the data analysis and mission results.
Planck Mission in Virtual Reality
With this interactive simulation you can follow Planck on its mission to map the microwave emissions of the universe, and 'fly' through a virtual solar system, or fly inside Planck and explore the inside of the satellite.
For PC's or Laptops running Windows XP or higher, or Linux
See http://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~jatila/Planck-Mission-Sim/ to download the simulation and manual.
Sky Rangers
Small Satellites for Secondary Students
Space Forensics
NASA's Space Forensics project takes students in formal and informal education settings through astronomy problem-solving narratives that parallel crime scene forensics. Each standards-aligned Space Forensics case fuses STEM and literacy, using mystery narratives and hands-on activities to take students through the process of scientific problem-solving. This approach tells the story of "doing science" and meets educators' needs for resources that encourage reading, writing, and speaking outside of the English Language Arts classroom.
Space Telescope High School Internship Program
This program for high school students underrepresented in STEM is implemented by the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach in partnership with select local schools. The program is designed to reinforce science content and process skills, as well as provide opportunities to apply STEM processes through mentoring and job shadowing. Current partner schools include Towson High School and City Neighbors High School in Baltimore City.
Space Telescope Professional Development Program
The Space Telescope professional development program is designed to support the needs of formal and informal educators and enhance educators' science content and pedagogical knowledge. Scientist and educator teams present STEM topics and the latest educational research, while emphasizing real-world connections. The purpose is to share information about the James Webb Space Telescope mission, support the teaching of standards-based science, and incorporate Hubble discoveries into educational settings.
Space Telescope Star Parties
During the summer months, the Space Telescope Science Institute hosts star parties for Baltimore-area families in partnership with local astronomy clubs. Star parties feature science presentations along with an array of fun and interesting activities, such as WorldWide Telescope, hands-on activities related to light and color, visits to a portable planetarium, and night sky viewing opportunities provided via amateur telescopes and the Maryland Space Grant Observatory.
Space Telescope Undergraduate Internship Program
This program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to extend their high school experience at Space Telescope Science Institute, participate in STEM-related activities in consultation with Office of Public Outreach staff, and serve as role-models for high school interns. In order to provide sustained and intensive experiences for students, prior participants in our high school internship program are selected as candidates.
Spitzer Space Telescope/Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
SOFIA mission public engagement & public outreach efforts, including maintaining the Science Center website and producing social media output, are jointly managed & implemented by SOFIA staff employed by USRA, the SETI Institute, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a telescope with an effective diameter of 100 inches (2.5 meters) at altitudes up to 45,000 feet (14 km), above the obscuring layer of water vapor in Earth's atmosphere. The SOFIA program is a partnership of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). NASA's Ames Research Center manages the SOFIA science mission in cooperation with USRA and the German SOFIA Institute (DSI). The SOFIA aircraft is based at NASA Armstrong's research aircraft operations facility in Palmdale, California.
Suzaku Education and Public Outreach Program
Swift E/PO Program
Tactile Astronomy
Tactile Astronomy supports efforts in bringing the wonders of the universe to everyone, regardless of their visual ability. This section of the Amazing Space website features "Images of the Month" — a collection of the latest Hubble images that can be printed in a tactile format. The images are specifically designed to be downloaded and printed on a thermal paper expansion machine, thus allowing the visually impaired to feel what they cannot see.
The Navajo Sky: Education Modules for Digital Planetariums
Using the Big Ideas in Cosmology to Teach College Students
Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery
This traveling exhibit was developed in collaboration with the American Library Association and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. It consists of six two-sided panels that include images and captions that highlight relevant, historical discoveries in astronomy. The exhibit is supported by a connected suite of standards-based educational resources. Also, each exhibit panel is available as a downloadable, poster-size file.
WISE Education and Public Outreach Program
X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton
Synergistically combining resources from several other high-energy X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy missions, the XMM-Newton E/PO program from 2003-2010 was aligned with all three of NASA's Education Outcomes. Outcome 1: We have contributed to the development of the STEM workforce by working with dozens of students at the community college and university levels in partnership with SSU's new MESA Engineering program and similar programs at other local community colleges. We have also engaged dozens of high school and college students in authentic XMM-inspired research experiences through our Global Telescope Network. Outcome 2: We have attracted and worked to retain hundreds of underserved students in STEM disciplines through after-school programs in partnership with local schools, where we use NASA-approved products to enhance science and technology education. We have also trained thousands of K-12 teachers with our highly popular and NASA-approved formal educational products. Outcome 3: We have built strategic partnerships with informal education providers to promote STEM literacy and awareness of NASA's mission, inspiring tens of thousands of the public and young people through multi-media presentations, websites and the Night Sky Network and bringing exciting XMM-Newton mission science to diverse audiences.
Beginning in 2010, due to significant reductions in the XMM-Newton E/PO program budget, we have chosen to strategically focus our efforts on highly-leveraged and demonstrably successful activities, including the wide-reaching Astrophysics Educator Ambassador program, and our popular website Epo's Chronicles. We have also continued to make major contributions working collaboratively through the Astrophysics Science Education and Public Outreach Forum (SEPOF) on identified high-need activities: the on-line educator professional development course "NASA's Multiwavelength Universe" and the Astro 4 Girls program.


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Elko County Jail: This week's felony arrests
The charges listed do not imply guilt. Under the law, everyone is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Andrea J. Rodriguez, 43, of Elko was arrested Oct. 31 at 1349 Idaho St. for felony possession of a controlled substance and use or possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $5,640
Brandon Alen
Brandon M. Alen, 34, of Elko was arrested Nov. 6 at the High Desert Inn on a warrant for three counts of conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, two counts of trafficking a controlled substance, and felony possession of a controlled substance. Bail: $360,000
Brian Yacks
Brian E. Yacks, 50, of Minden was arrested Nov. 4 at Stockmen's Casino for violation of probation or condition of suspended sentence.
Christian Salasar
Christian J. Salasar, 26, of West Wendover was arrested at 680 W. Wendover Blvd. for domestic battery by strangulation. Bail: $20,000
Christopher Shappert
Christopher G. Shappert, 36, of Elko was arrested Nov. 7 at State Route 766 and Poplar St. for felony possession of a controlled substance, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and on a warrant for failure to appear after bail on a misdemeanor crime. Bail: $6,850
David Lavy
David Lavy, 35, of Greeley, Colorado was arrested Nov. 3 at The Dove Tail parking lot on a warrant for failure to appear after bail on a felony crime. Bail: $10,000
James Little
James N. Little, 30, of Elko was arrested Nov. 6 at 595 Ash St. for violation of probation or condition of suspended sentence.
Jorge Maya
Jorge Maya, 59, of Elko was arrested Nov. 4 at Maverik for violation of probation or condition of suspended sentence, and fugitive felon from another state.
Joseph Berumen
Joseph M. Berumen, 60, of Tempe, Arizona was arrested Nov. 1 at Elko County Jail on a warrant for failure to appear after bail on a felony crime, and violation of probation or condition of suspended sentence.
Justin Shaul
Justin R. Shaul, 37, of Indianapolis, Indiana was arrested at Elko County Jail on a warrant for failure to appear after bail on a felony crime and failure to appear after bail on a misdemeanor crime. Bail: $26,385
Lynwood Hisbadhorse
Lynwood J. Hisbadhorse Jr., 22, of Owyhee was arrested Nov. 3 at 602 Elm St. for fugitive felon from another state.
Noel Wells
Noel L. Wells, 40, of Las Vegas was arrested at 820 W. Wendover Blvd. for felony possession of a controlled substance, violation of probation or condition of suspended sentence, and on a criminal justice detainer. Bail: $6,000
Reyna Villanueva
Reyna L. Villanueva, 28, of Elko was arrested Nov. 6 at 3015 Idaho St. on a warrant for two counts of trafficking a controlled substance and two counts of conspiracy to violate the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. $115,000
Troy Nielson
Troy P. Nielson, 42, of Saratoga Springs, Utah was arrested at the Peppermill for forgery and intent to utter a fictitious bill, note or check. Bail: $5,000
Tyler Severson
Tyler D. Severson, 34, of West Valley, Utah was arrested Oct. 31 on West Wendover Boulevard for failure to appear after bail on a felony crime. Bail: $25,000
Christopher Beeson
Christopher J. Beeson, 55, of Elko was arrested Nov. 6 at the Travelers Hotel on a felony warrant for intent to utter a fictitious bill, note or check. Bail: $5,000
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HomeNewsShield AI Acquires Martin UAV through a Definitive Agreement
Shield AI Acquires Martin UAV through a Definitive Agreement
Shield AI aims to integrate Martin UAV's platform with its own solution named Hivemind to develop airplanes capable of performing vertical landing and takeoffs for the United States Army and airforce.
By Dipayan Mitra
Defense technology startup Shield AI acquires Martin UAV through a definitive agreement on 28th July 2021. Martin UAV is a Texas-based startup that specializes in developing unmanned aircraft and provides cost-effective aerial services to its customers.
Shield AI aims to integrate Martin UAV's platform with its own solution named Hivemind to develop airplanes capable of performing vertical landing and takeoffs for the United States Army and airforce.
Shield AI's platform uses reinforcement learning, computer vision algorithms, and artificial intelligence to train various sorts of crewless vehicles to perform military operations. Martin UAV has developed one of the world's best unmanned aerial vehicles that are capable of delivering a whopping eleven hours of fly time and is equipped with a single ducted thrust vectoring fan.
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Company officials claim that its aerial vehicle can fly more than ten times than its competitors. The vehicle can carry a maximum of twenty-five pounds of payload.
Chief Executive Officer of Martin UAV, Ruben Martin, said, "GPS and communications on the battlefield are no longer assured. A great aircraft without an AI to make intelligent decisions will be sidelined against China, Russia, and an increasing number of adversaries who are fielding electronic warfare and anti-air systems. Shield AI is one of the only companies that has operationalized advanced aircraft autonomy on the battlefield."
He further mentioned that this acquisition would make the company's V-BAT UAV the world's first vehicle capable of performing sustained operations in denied environmental conditions. Martin UAV's vehicles have already been tested for two years by the US military to perform numerous operations. V-BAT also won a competitive selection round of the US military earlier this year.
Co-founder of Shield AI, Brandon Tseng, said, "Expeditionary. Intelligent. Collaborative. Expeditionary means capability on edge, within the control of the units who need it most. V-BAT is expeditionary today. Intelligent means aircraft that make their own decisions to execute the commander's intent to accomplish missions with or without reach-back."
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CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson men's soccer team will play host to fourth-ranked Maryland on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field.
The Tigers are now 2-4-2 overall and 1-1-1 in the ACC. Maryland, ranked fourth nationally, have a 7-2-0 record overall and a 2-1 mark in league play.
Clemson is led in scoring by Hassan Ibrahim with two goals and one assist for five points. Greg Eckhardt has two goals for four points.
Maryland is led in scoring by Casey Townsend with five goals for 10 points. Rodney Wallace has two goals and three assists for seven points. Matt Kassel has one goal and five assists for seven points.
This will be the 48th meeting between Clemson and Maryland on the soccer field. The Tigers lead the overall series 29-17-1. In matches played at Clemson, the Tigers lead the series 16-5-1.
Since his arrival at Clemson in 1995, Head Coach Trevor Adair has 50 wins over top 25 teams. Last year, Adair coached the Tigers to three wins over top 25 teams.


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MainAll NewsForeign AffairsPompeo: North Korea dismantling test site as promised
Pompeo: North Korea dismantling test site as promised
Secretary of State says reports that North Korea has started dismantling facilities at rocket test site are consistent with its commitment.
Elad Benari, 25/07/18 04:13
Reports that North Korea has started dismantling facilities at a rocket test site are consistent with a commitment Pyongyang made at a summit last month, but it must go further and fully denuclearize, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
On Monday, new commercial satellite imagery was published of North Korea's main satellite launch facility, the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, indicating that the North has begun dismantling key facilities.
Pompeo said Tuesday after meetings with his Australian counterpart in California that the United States had been pressing North Korea to allow inspectors on the ground when the Sohae site was dismantled, something also "consistent" with a commitment by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Singapore summit in June with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Asked at a joint news conference what further steps were needed by North Korea, Pompeo said, "They need to completely, fully denuclearize. That's the steps that Chairman Kim committed to."
During the historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore last month, the two leaders signed an agreement including a commitment to achieve total denuclearization of Korea, with promises to pursue "vigorous negotiations" to that end.
Subsequent reports suggested that despite its commitment to denuclearize, North Korea has continued to expand infrastructure at nuclear and missile sites.
Last week, Trump voiced confidence that Kim would "honor" his commitment to denuclearize.
U.S. officials have repeatedly said North Korea has committed to abandoning the program, but Pyongyang has offered no details as to how it might go about this.
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The advancement of technology has made everything more convenient, including golf caddies. Golf caddies these days are being replaced with remote controlled, electric powered ones. Electric golf caddies such as the Cart-Tek Remote Control Power Caddie are great option if you don't want to physically carry your golf bag full with clubs or pushing and pulling of your golf cart.
Cart-Tek GRX-1200R Remote Control Power Caddie is battery powered allowing you to effortlessly move around the ground with your golf bag and clubs in it. Moreover, the electric golf caddy comes in with electronics package that allows the user to do some adjustments depending on specific course conditions. Its remote control features 4 preset speed buttons that are programmable according to your walking pace.
The rise of electric golf trolleys such as the GRX-1200R from Cart-Tek brings big relief to elderly golfers who find it hard to carry a heavy golf bag full with clubs while walking the ground. It takes the stress off having to lug around all that equipment and have the energy to focus more on the game.
Cart-Tek remote control power caddie golf cart is made of a solid and strong frame that makes it durable and long lasting. Furthermore, it not only holds your golf bag and clubs, it also comes in with holders for your scorecard and golf balls, for your drink and umbrella.
Cart-Tek GRX-1200R Remote Control Power Caddie is one of the most popular choices for those looking for a portable and convenient way of bringing your golf clubs and golf accessories around the course. More than just a convenient partner during your golf playing, this remote controlled electric golf trolley is easy to use and assemble requiring you the least amount of time.
This electric golf trolley is powered by a lithium ion battery and controlled by a remote control with features allowing you to adjust the speed and direction of the trolley distantly. With that kind of feature, you can walk casually according to your pace and not according to the golf cart's pace, even on very hilly courses.
The electric powered golf cart from Cart-Tek is not only good for forward pacing and climbing up on hilly courses they also do good when rolling downhill. If you are to descend on a descend incline, you can simply push the "reverse" button on the remote control to keep your electric caddie in a controlled descent.
One of the electric golf cart's best features is its stability and guaranteed long-lasting life. It has been created with much strength enough to carry everything you have bring around while playing, the center of gravity to keep walking even on unfriendly grounds and responsiveness allowing you control it even from a distant.
All buyers found the built of this electric golf caddie of high standard. It's pretty tough to carry baggage as much as 65 pounds. Moreover, its durable tires combined with its electronic package make it a good golf trolley that can handle uneven terrains without tipping.
The lithium ion battery doesn't take much weight and space from the entirety of the golf caddie. It has been strategically made so that carrying it from your car to your spot is pretty savvy and easy. You wouldn't have to worry about space either as the battery doesn't take much; in fact, it's small enough to snug into your car's trunk.
Another good thing about this electric golf cart is that you can customize your remote transmitter according to your preference. You can program the cart's speed setting, electronic tracking and turn setting. Also, the remote transmitter can keep controlling the caddie in as far as 100 yards, giving you a hassle free walk around the golf ground.
It holds not only your golf clubs, but also more. In addition to its strength in carrying your golf bag with clubs as heavy as 65 lbs, it also has more storage areas to keep your drink in place, umbrella and scorecard/ball. It actually is highly efficient and multi-functional.
The Cart-Tek Remote Control Power Caddie is indeed a big relief for most golf players in that it saves them from straining after a day's whole day of playing. While it's true that it benefits a lot of golfers for many reasons, it has a few disadvantages, too.
The remote control unit is a bit hard to use at first. Learning new things is not always an easy thing but learning would have been easier if its buttons and functions are easier to become skilled at. Its different functions should be placed in a manner that will be easy for the user to course through.
Since the Cart-Tek GRX-1200R is battery-operated, it will run out of power. A user should be aware that it takes 5-6 hours of charging before you can take it in full operation. If it will run out of power you'll be going back to manually pushing/pulling of the trolley.
What really pulls people in buying an electric golf cart is the convenience it brings, keeping them from experiencing health issues associated with carrying golf bags for long distances. The Cart-Tek GRX-1200R Remote Control Power Caddie just does that and more as it offers more accessories for holding necessary items other than your golf clubs. Since it's so easy to maneuverer around the golf course, you'll never want to play golf again without using an electric golf trolley!
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Probabeel beats $1.20 favourite in 2021 Might And Power Stakes
All honours were with Probabeel after the running of the Might And Power Stakes, but the big talking point out of the race was that...
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Golden Eagle aspirations put to the sword on Saturday
Jamie Richards will once again have a strong contingent racing in Australia this weekend, with two runners apiece at Randwick and Caulfield on Saturday. Last...
October 7, 2021 2:46 am.
Joshua Smith
MRC to honour Might And Power during Spring Carnival
Might And Power is one of the greatest racehorses to ever grace an Australian racecourse, and this year the Melbourne Racing Club is set to...
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Jim Cassidy remembers Might And Power
Jim Cassidy has remembered his greatest moments on champion racehorse Might And Power who has died aged 26.
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Might And Power dies aged 26
Might And Power, winner of the 1997 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, has been euthanised after a bout with colic.
Murray Baker, Chris Waller & Veandercross added to NZ Hall Of Fame
Premiership-winning trainers Murray Baker and Chris Waller are among the 2018 entrants into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. They will be officially inducted...
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Q: Serve a static web page within my Vaadin 7 web app? How do I get my Vaadin 7 app to serve a static page (a .html file) stored within my Vaadin 7 app?
Scenario: I want to occasionally generate a freshened version of a static web page. For example, when a user finished entering data into my Vaadin app, that app generates a report with content written to a report.html file. The initial version of this report is stored in the Web Pages folder of my Vaadin project, alongside the WEB-INF, VAADIN, and META-INF folders.
How can I get the web server to serve that report.html page?
In my case, I am using Tomcat 8 to run my web app both in development and in production. But surely there must be a non-Tomcat-specific way to serve that page.
I know how to open a second browser window using the BrowserWindowOpener class.
Button button = new Button ( "Show Report" );
BrowserWindowOpener browserWindowOpener = new BrowserWindowOpener ( new ExternalResource ( urlStringGoesHere ) );
browserWindowOpener.extend ( button );

While running my Vaadin 7.6.4 app from NetBeans 8.1 in the Safari browser, the URL is http://localhost:8080/AwesomeApp-ui/. So I tried hard-coding that urlStringGoesHere to http://localhost:8080/AwesomeApp-ui/report.html. But the new window displays my Vaadin app's UI rather than display that static report page.
What is the proper way to store a static page within my Vaadin app and then display upon demand by the user?

A: Vaadin handles requests at the URLs which you set it up to listen on. Your app seems to be configured to handle all URLs inside it's web context. That means you probably have a servlet-mapping similar to this one:
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>Vaadin Application Servlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

Note the part where you map your vaadin servlet to all URLs matching the pattern /*.
If you're using the new Servlet 3.0 API, you're not required to define your servlet mapping in a web.xml file, you might not even have a web.xml at all. In that case search for a subclass of VaadinServlet and look at the annotations of that class, the same metadata can be given through those annotations as in a web.xml. See the Deploying an Application chapter in the Vaadin documentation.
You might want to change the mapping of the Vaadin Servlet to something like this:
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>Vaadin Application Servlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/VAADIN/*</url-pattern>
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Now the catch-all URL /* is not assigned to the Vaadin Servlet anymore, so you're free to assign it to another servlet of your choice or let the default servlet serve static resources from your static web resources folder. I recommend creating a servlet if you're planning on serving dynamic resources.

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KOKO Junior: Meet Quaden Bayles, The 9 Year Old Bullied For Being A Dwarf
Quaden Bayles is an Australian boy with Achondroplasia dwarfism, a rare bone-growth disorder that makes him shorter than other kids. Reports has it that (as at when he was five) while the average five-year-old boy is around 3'3′, Quaden is almost a foot shorter at just under two-feet-five-inches tall.
Quaden Bayles has come to limelight yesterday when his mom shared an emotional video of him crying for being bullied in school. He had been suicidal, asking for a rope and a knife for him to kill himself, so sad!
Quaden was said to have been diagnosed with dwarfism since he was three days old and had undergone surgery as a result. Though she must have been saddening by the news at first, his mother Yarraka Bayles, 34, who is an advocate for dwarfism awareness became determined to help her son accept who he was and to help him realise he wasn't alone.
Quaden Bayles was bullied on several occasions, both by children and adults since he was about 4 years old, and his spirit was starting to crash until Buddy, his dog was bought for him and helped him find acceptance. A vet friend had contacted Quaden's mother to say she had a dog her son had to meet. Quaden and Buddy have become an inseparable pair after meeting and according to the mom, their bond was instant, more of love at first sight.
With Quaden being the only person in his community living with dwarfism, Yarraka became determined to help raise awareness of the condition that affects 1 in every 30,000 children born in the world.
"Quaden has always looked different to other kids his age, which has made him an easy target for bullies. When I brought him home from the hospital, I didn't know much about his condition. But as he's grown up, I've seen first-hand how people respond to his appearance. Strangers in the street stop and stare at him and he's been called 'ugly', a 'freak' and a 'midget' by others. It's heartbreaking. All I've ever wanted for Quaden was for him to be happy and healthy. But by putting ourselves out there, it also gave bullies an opportunity to put him down.
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I've been able to shield him from most of it, but I can't stop people gawking at him in the streets or pointing and laughing. As soon as Quaden realised he was different from everyone else, I tried really hard to make him see it as a positive. I'd tell him 'It's good to stand out in a crowd. You're really cool' but nothing I said helped boost his confidence. The jibes really got him down. Things got particularly bad when Quaden started school this year and was around young kids who regularly pointed out his physical differences", Daily Mail reports that Quaden Bayles mom, Yarraka disclosed.
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Your day begins around 6am at which you'll be picked up from your chosen points. Reach Chitradurga campsite around 8am. Post breakfast, expert guides with the knowledge of caving and security parameters can take you throughout the winding paths within the Chandravalli Caves. Following this tour, take a break for lunch and continue with a visit to the historic Chitraduraga Fort; rediscover and relive the golden era of the mighty kings and warriors. By evening, you'll be guided back to the campsite, where one will spend the day at leisure. Admire the beauty of the evening with a lively bonfire. The day will conclude with dinner served at the campsite. The next morning, the camping out tour will wind up with your return travel to Bangalore.
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Reconstructing Climate and Environment from Coral Archives
Tropical Coral Archives—Reconstructions of Climate and Environment Beyond the Instrumental Record at Society-Relevant Timescales; Bremen, Germany, 28 September 2017
by J. Zinke, M. Pfeiffer and T. Felis 9 April 2018 8 March 2022
A coral reef in the northern Red Sea has massive Porites colonies that are often used in paleoclimate research. At a workshop last fall, scientists met to foster a more coordinated approach to coral paleoclimate research. Credit: Thomas Felis, MARUM
The tropics are a region of heat gain for the globe: Tropical ocean sea surface temperatures influence atmospheric circulation, which redistributes heat and moisture from the tropics around the world. Warm-water currents such as the Gulf Stream, Kuroshio, and Agulhas carry excess heat from the tropics to higher latitudes (Figure 1).
Fig. 1. Atmospheric and ocean circulation transports excess heat from the tropics toward higher latitudes. This map of global sea surface temperature was produced using daily Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. Red indicates warmer surface temperatures, yellows and greens are intermediate values, and blue indicates cold water. Most reef-building corals grow in tropical waters, delineated here by a solid black line. White boxes show the major climate phenomena in each ocean basin, brown arrows show the resulting ocean-atmosphere-land interactions, and white arrows show major ocean currents. Abbreviations are ENSO, El Niño–Southern Oscillation; PDO, Pacific Decadal Oscillation; NAO, North Atlantic Oscillation; AMO, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation; IOD, Indian Ocean Dipole; ITF, Indonesian Throughflow; ITCZ, Intertropical Convergence Zone; and SPCZ, South Pacific Convergence Zone.
Despite their importance, however, the extent of past climate fluctuations in the tropical oceans is still poorly understood. To bridge the knowledge gap, shallow-water corals have emerged as crucial climate archives. The data they provide cover long periods before the start of instrumental observations, and the study of these corals is known as coral paleoclimatology.
Last September, 34 experts from seven countries (Germany, Japan, the United States, Switzerland, Brazil, Indonesia, and Austria) gathered for a 1-day workshop at the MARUM–Center for Marine Environmental Sciences as part of the international conference GeoBremen 2017. The scientists, including 11 early-career scientists, represented such various disciplines as geochemistry, paleoclimatology, geochronology, statistics, climate dynamics, and coral ecology. The workshop was convened to build on the momentum of the successful Future Earth Past Global Changes (PAGES 2k) initiative and foster a more coordinated approach to coral paleoclimate research.
Tropical corals offer a precise reconstruction of marine climates and environmental change on a monthly timescale. Corals are a key archive for understanding variability over seasons, years, and decades, the timescales most relevant to human societies (Figure 2). Coral reconstructions extending back centuries provide a link between the period of instrumental observations of the past 50–150 years and coarse geological archives that do not relate to human scales.
Fig. 2. This time axis illustrates the diverse timescales of climate variability that tropical corals record from various time slices in the past.
These reconstructions are highly relevant when comparing ocean data with model simulations of global and regional climate change. Fossil corals provide snapshots of past seasonality and year-to-year change during glacial-interglacial cycles and across millions of years stretching from the Holocene, through the Pliocene, and into the Miocene (Figure 3).
Fig. 3. Three views of a coral core showing annual density bands: (top to bottom) ultraviolet image, X-ray image, and visible light photo.
Discussions at the workshop focused on identifying key scientific priorities for the coming decades and promoting future joint research activities to understand the long-term impacts of future changes on tropical oceans and reef ecosystems. Participants reviewed the motivations for the new PAGES CoralHydro2k project, temperature estimates from a variety of geochemical proxies and their uncertainties, the challenges with fossil corals, novel proxies for global biogeochemical cycles, and data management and sample exchange.
The workshop emphasized the unique opportunity of coral paleoclimatology to foster collaborations between various disciplines. The group highlighted the added value of measuring paired coral strontium/calcium ratios (Sr/Ca) and oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O), two key proxies for sea surface temperature that are often referred to as paleothermometers (δ18O also reflects sea surface salinity). Pairing these records enables scientists to infer past hydroclimatic variations under changing climatic states like the industrial period, the Little Ice Age, and the Last Interglacial.
Two divers drill into a giant Porites colony off Madagascar. The coral cores are used to research past climate and environmental change. Credit: Jens Zinke, Freie Universität Berlin
Attendees also discussed complicated problems, including hydroclimatic responses to situations where anomalous events like the 2015–2016 El Niño are superimposed onto long-term heterogeneous ocean-warming patterns. Although these concomitant situations severely affect human societies, at present they are difficult to predict.
Workshop participants made several suggestions on how to further strengthen multinational collaborations, including the following:
extend a call for participation in PAGES CoralHydro2k to analyze new paired Sr/Ca and δ18O records from key locations of the tropical oceans on various timescales
begin extended in situ monitoring to capture reef-scale sea surface temperature and improve coral–sea surface temperature calibrations and how these measurements relate to large-scale climate phenomena
improve quantitative sea surface temperature estimates from corals (including uncertainties) as a prerequisite for proxy data assimilation with climate models
reduce uncertainties of fossil coral reconstructions by replication studies and numerical modeling.
further develop novel proxies for global biogeochemical cycles
convene a joint session at the European Geosciences Union 2018 General Assembly to foster international collaboration
convene a PAGES CoralHydro2k side meeting on 1 September 2019 in conjunction with the 13th International Conference on Paleoceanography (ICP13) in Sydney, Australia
—Jens Zinke (email: jens.zinke@fu-berlin.de; @coralmannie), Institute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; Miriam Pfeiffer, Geological Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; and Thomas Felis, MARUM–Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Germany
Zinke, J.,Pfeiffer, M., and Felis, T. (2018), Reconstructing climate and environment from coral archives, Eos, 99, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO096071. Published on 09 April 2018.
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More wedding guests allowed after some COVID restrictions lifted
Much needed relief for events biz in Orange Tier
New guidelines for wedding industry in Orange Tier
By: Rina Nakano
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- As San Diego slides in the lighter shades of the state's color-coded system, COVI-19 restrictions for the events industry are easing up. For the wedding industry, this is a much needed relief.
Who doesn't love love?
"We want to celebrate it with our family. We want everyone to be a part of this," Rob Farrow said.
Farrow is the CEO of aisleplanner.com, a Solana beach software company with products that help wedding planners plan. But during the purple and red tiers, planners were not able to do what they do best.
"As planners, it is our job to know everything about everything, and what we don't know we find the answer to, and there was no answers to be found," wedding planner Laura Schwandt said.
Schwandt's company, Serendipity Events, had 30 weddings in 2019. Last year, they only had four. She said navigating the changing guidelines in the different colored tiers has been the biggest challenge. Venues and vendors went under, clients canceled, and others downsized their dream wedding.
"They postponed twice, they had two different venues, and ultimately ended up with ten of their immediate families who had all been vaccinated there," Schwandt said about a micro-wedding she had planned.
Thursday, the state updated its COVID-19 guidelines on weddings. Now in the Orange Tier, outdoor gatherings are limited to 100 people, and capacity can increase to 300 if all guests show proof of a negative covid test or full vaccination. With the same rules, indoor capacity maxes out at 150.
For the industry, this is a game-changer. But for planners like Schwandt, this still requires a lot of work, especially with couples now wanting last-minute modifications according to new rules.
"Can we have a dance floor? Can we see eight people at our table instead of six people at our table? Can we stand during cocktail hour? How do we make that happen in the next seven days?" Schwandt said of all the questions she received.
Farrow and Schwandt both predict Fall 2021 will be a wedding extravaganza for all the couples who have been waiting patiently to say 'I do.'
"I think there is a pent-up demand right now, and so I think everyone is really excited to get back into it," Farrow said.
Guests are still required to wear masks and practice social distancing at all events.


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