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I gave my friend an elephant.
"Don't mention it," I said.
The elephant in the room: I'm sure I can't be the only one who prefers to ignore him. I can't be the only one who lets stuff build up emotionally, who prefers to act as if in ignorance of issues I just don't want to deal with.
I don't want the confrontation. I don't want the anger. I don't want the answers I fear I might get.
So, I put the elephant in a (large) cardboard box. I can ignore him better that way.
Yes, I carry on in fear and worry and in denial which isn't denial at all. And it takes its toll. It's like a medical condition which won't get better by itself. It's something that time won't heal. It can really drag me down.
Experience tells me that, when I do finally face the elephant, he proves not to be so scary after all. He proves not to be that mad African bull elephant with enormous tusks, but a well-mannered Indian elephant; he's rather embarrassed to be found in my living room at all.
But it doesn't get any easier, does it?
Last Summer I had a family issue I had to bring out into the open and address. It turned out to be much, much simpler than I had expected. What I didn't know, was that for my long-suffering husband (who dislikes confrontation even more than I), the elephant was not only bigger, but multi-coloured too. In fact, so gigantic and hideous was his elephant, that we both ended up in slightly hysterical laughter, and banished it with giggles from our room.
Yet – recently, I wimped out of asking a close friend about our own personal elephant. I still haven't. I don't know if I ever can; I'm scared of the answer I might get.
So often our elephant is imaginary, however – a bit like the Heffalump in Winnie the Pooh.
The trouble is, we don't know if he's imaginary – or at least bigger in our imaginations than in reality, until we deal with him. A bit like Schrodinger's cat, we must open the box to find out his state.
I don't have any easy answers. I know that last Summer I had to make a plan and schedule the conversation. I had to choose a time for that conversation when we wouldn't be interrupted. Then – I just had to draw a deep breath and launch in. "I want to talk to you about something..."
In most cases, the other person is pleased to have the conversation. If you get met with a frosty, "I don't want to talk about it," then I suppose you just have to let that elephant be. If you force the issue, you might end up squashed.
But on balance, I think it's healthier to open the box.
And much kinder to the elephant.


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Is it true that mongols, inuits, and northern native americans have the highest cold tolerance out of all races?
To know that one would have to test all "races" (which are merely constructs anyway).
I know a study of Inuit was conducted in the 90's by a University. In all activities the Inuit body temperature was 4 to 6 degrees warmer than the caucasian scientists...I bet you could Google it and find exact study results.
My Desmond was an idol, now he's bit idle?
Do you know anyone who studies some African and Asian language?


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New Orleans minister defends new 'Emoji' R&B single
Switching genres is any creative space isn't an easy task. Artists, writers, and musicians who do so seamlessly can often be met with resistance. There is always the expectations of fans to create better books, music, or art but often within the scope of the performers' known area. Recently, Kanye West was met with criticism following his Sunday Service performance at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.
Critics said West's project is blasphemous–among other things.
"We really have to unlearn what we have been trained to believe is ministry," said New Orleans minister Roosevelt Wright III who recently released an R&B single, "Emoji." The song is mainstream, pop, and high-energy—not quite what people have come to expect for ministry music.
"Emoji is a fun song with a nice Afro-beat groove but if you listen to the words carefully, you'll see it's really just a song about communication. I believe the root of a great relationship is the ability of two people to let nothing hinder them from being able to talk to each other. More importantly, tell each other how they feel. Check up on each other and lift each other's spirit," Wright said.
The song was released mid-August on more than a dozen platforms including iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Tidal, Spotify, Amazon, and Deezer. It is the first single for Wright's upcoming full project release, "How To Love".
The music was produced by Skirmisher Beat Squad. Wright wrote and arranged it while producer Brandon Barre mastered and engineered it. Wright clarifies the message of his latest–and 11th–project.
'Emoji' doesn't fit the praise and worship, Gospel music genre but sits smack in the R&B, love song mix. As a minister, why would you create an R&B love song and album without the mentioning of God or salvation?
WRIGHT: We've been taught that ministry is Worship music only. Worship music is a resource for ministry, and a very vital ingredient, but it is not the only tool God can use. If ministry is truly about healing and building all of God's people, then that includes those who may not be members of a particular church and may not gravitate to the Worship arena. My God is not in a box and if God is really going to reach this generation then Chance the Rapper is just as important as Tye Tribbett. Kanye West is just as anointed as Kirk Franklin. If my marriage is going through a rough spot and I need to relight the fire in my relationship, why exclude God from that? R&B has the power to make people love and care about each other. Isn't that what God asked us to do? R&B music can be just as anointed as Gospel when it is created with purpose.
How can you say this single, "Emoji," and the "How to Love" project is God-led? What's the message or messages you're delivering?
WRIGHT: Well it's definitely God-led… These songs are definitely from the soul and written with a purpose.. People fall in love in one minute and in less than a month they are already done with each other. It says to me there is a deeper issue in our community that we seem to avoid and ignore.
We don't know how to love. We have workshops and retreats and forums but many times they are so "churchy" that the people who really need the advice don't even participate. If the church is serious about saving marriages and building young adults, then we have to seriously look at measures which go beyond the parameters of the traditional version of ministry. I want every child to grow up in a great family structure. I want every woman to leave her house confident that her man is being faithful. I want every man to be excited about being a husband, a father, or just a good dude who cares about his lady. Most people have good intentions. We simply lose focus.
Can you be more specific?
WRIGHT: I want this project to make couples give it another shot. I want this project to give hope to people who feel they are successful yet still single. We all have a lot to learn about love. Even us. But we hope our journey can help our peers understand how to make it work in a way that has truly helped us.
How have you addressed those people who challenge your message in this project?
WRIGHT: I learned a long time ago… I will never fit into religious boxes. I don't think what I am doing will surprise any of the clergy because I have always been an outsider anyway. I am strategic and purposeful in everything I do and most times they don't understand it until they see the results that I have ALWAYS produced. I love the culture…I'm cut from a different cloth and I do not play with my purpose. I think churches should invite my wife and me to speak. The way we are structured makes sense. We are cultivated in the Word yet we are not so religious that we can't connect with our peers. We love being who we are… young, free, eclectic, and saved.
How welcoming do you expect churches or congregations to receive these messages around love? Is a church tour a possibility?
WRIGHT: I'm an optimistic person. I think people who are truly Kingdom-minded will understand that this is an emergency. Our churches and families are failing because we neglect to talk about the things that are urgent in their lives. Sexual frustration is tearing up Christian relationships. Lack of communication is destroying families.
Misunderstanding of our roles in a relationship kills it before it really gets started. Most importantly, being over religious ain't never kept a fire burning. Many of us are imprisoned and so indoctrinated by improper religious teachings that we think we'll go to hell if we make love with our own spouses. We don't have those problems in my house! We truly believe you can love God as a priority and love each other with exclusivity and it is supposed to be exciting. We can't say God created everything but exclude Him from intimacy. That is important to God too and the more we avoid it the more issues we will have with broken families and heartbroken adults who really want to share their life with someone.
Your style has been highly charged for 20 years, how is this an extension of what you've done creatively and as pastor in New Orleans?
WRIGHT: I don't look at any project as an individual entity. Everything is just another chapter in a collective body of work…I've wanted to do this for a very long time. Much of my success is centered my work with building relationships. I've produced a movie about it ("Get The Ring Keep The Ring") and I've also written books about it. Through social media I connect with thousands of people daily and we are all growing together. This is just an extension of all of that… a continued effort to keep spreading positive vibes and light.
How important has it been for you to do so many facets of creating and not just focus on one thing?
WRIGHT: I've always been told I had to be a certain way to thrive within a genre and I have let that strip me of who I am. If you are a minister you're supposed to dress like this. You can't say this. You can't listen to this. You can't be seen over there with them. It's a bunch of rules that God never orchestrated. I'm free in my mind and in my spirit and I'm going to do what I'm supposed to do. Everybody won't be used the same way. We are all built and cultivated for the assignment on our lives. If you know me or have ever met me then you know I am built for this. I don't have to be a preacher to preach.
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Mladá Boleslav, 1 October 2018 – ŠKODA AUTO is making a confident appearance at the 2018 Paris Motor Show: in the first half of the year, the long-established Czech brand delivered more vehicles to customers than ever before in its 123-year history. With its 2025 Strategy, the company has also set the course for further growth.
ŠKODA AUTO currently employs more than 35,000 people worldwide and is active in over 100 markets. The company operates three production sites in the Czech Republic: the vehicle factories at the Mladá Boleslav headquarters and Kvasiny as well as the component plant in Vrchlabí. In addition, ŠKODA manufactures cars in China, Russia, Slovakia, Algeria and India through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine and Kazakhstan with local partners. ŠKODA currently offers eight passenger-car model ranges: CITIGO, FABIA, RAPID, OCTAVIA, KAMIQ (in China), KAROQ, KODIAQ and SUPERB.
The company is in good shape and is continuing its success. In the first six months of this year, the Czech car manufacturer increased its deliveries to 652,700 – an increase of 11.6% compared to the same period last year. ŠKODA has thus achieved a new record result in the first half of the year. Worldwide demand also increased in the third quarter. In August, the Czech brand delivered 91,800 vehicles to customers, surpassing last year's result by 6.6% (August 2017: 86,100 vehicles).
ŠKODA AUTO also achieved record results with its financial figures for the first half of 2018. The car manufacturer increased its sales revenue by 5.1% to 9.161 billion euros, surpassing the nine-billion-euro mark for the first time in the first six months of a year. At 821 million euros, operating profit remained high.
The ŠKODA KODIAQ and ŠKODA KAROQ SUV models remain the drivers for growth. In June, ŠKODA successfully launched the KAMIQ compact SUV in its largest single market, China. Delivering 165,500 vehicles, ŠKODA sold almost twice as many vehicles in China in the first half of the year as in its second-best sales market, Germany (93,000 vehicles). The home market of the Czech Republic ranks third in ŠKODA's top-10 sales regions. This is followed by the United Kingdom, Poland, Russia, France, Italy, Spain and Austria.
The company is currently active in 103 markets and plans to expand this to 120 countries. Internationalisation is part of the ŠKODA 2025 Strategy. With this policy, the company has set its course for growth and is well prepared for the upcoming challenges facing the automotive industry.
'INDIA 2.0' serves as an example of the brand's progressive internationalisation. Experts predict India to rise to the world's third-largest automotive market. Volkswagen Group is therefore investing one billion euros between 2019 and 2021 in a model campaign on the Indian market. ŠKODA will be responsible for implementing this project for all Group brands.
"With our 'INDIA 2.0' project we are now creating the right conditions for sustainable growth there", said Maier. "Our objective is ambitious, but achievable: together with the Volkswagen brand, we are seeking a market share of up to five per cent in the long term, depending on market and segment development", he added.
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ŠKODA AUTO has also been delivering its vehicles to Singapore since May 2018. Although the city-state government introduced a cap on private car registrations, Singapore's automotive market is seen as a stepping stone to entering Southeast Asia. The manufacturer plans to win over customers in the Southeast-Asian city state with ŠKODA models the RAPID SPACEBACK, OCTAVIA and OCTAVIA RS, SUPERB, as well as the KAROQ and KODIAQ SUVs.
The core topics of the future-oriented 2025 Strategy also include electromobility and the digitalisation of the company, products and production as well as new mobility services and connectivity. With this strategy, ŠKODA intends to grow in two dimensions: firstly, by increasing vehicle sales, and secondly, by expanding its offerings with new business segment solutions such as digital mobility services.
ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab, which was founded at the beginning of 2017, plays a key role in this by strengthening the Czech carmaker's innovative capacity and digital development expertise, amongst other things. Designed as a responsive IT start-up, the think tank explores and develops new business models, solutions and products. The innovation centre is constantly looking for new digital approaches to create modern mobility services for ŠKODA AUTO customers.
ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab's tasks include working with external innovators, start-ups and partners. For example, ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab has also been present in Tel Aviv since January 2018. The city is considered a hotspot for the young start-up scene and IT experts of tomorrow. ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab Israel Ltd is always looking for innovative projects that have the potential to become business models for the long-established Czech brand. The focus of these partnerships is on big data, cyber security, car sensors, Industry 4.0, connected car, electromobility and infotainment. ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab Israel Ltd is currently working locally with ten partners, including the recently founded Volkswagen Group Campus Tel Aviv. ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab is already in an advanced phase of project development with four partners.


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LAUTECH wins First Edition of Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition PAADC
The University of Lagos Engineering Society (ULES), the student body of the Engineering Faculty of the school, hosted the first ever Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition (PAADC) on Friday, July 14 2017, in honor of the late professor. Late Professor Ayodele Awojobi, who lectured in the faculty for 18 years until his death in 1984, was an inventor, social reformer and considered a genius. The event was held at the Main Auditorium, University of Lagos.
From over 100 applications, only 26 teams made it to the semi-finals of the competition. Ultimately, 7 teams from five Nigerian universities pitched their designs and inventions to judges at the competition. The following are the seven finalists according to ranking:
7th POSITION: Team CUMESA of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State
The five-man CUMESA team of Chidiebere Ogbuehi, Daye Omuna, Nwenji Emmanuel, Obuekwe Chukwunonso and Udombana Nsikak represented Covenant University with a design for a multipurpose farm equipment which performs basic operations in smallholder farms, such as ploughing, weeding and watering of crops. Team CUMESA referred to the equipment as The Cartor. While the judges and panelists agreed the design was a nice concept, they doubted the probability of the design to effectively implement all the activities for which it was meant.
6th POSITION: Team SUCCESS of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State
Traffic is a persistent problem in major Nigerian cities. This informed the decision of Akanmu Sodiq, Akanda Ridwan and Olatunji Eniola to design an Intelligent Road Transportation Control and Monitoring System which they believed would improve efficiency in road traffic control and improve safety on Nigerian roads. According to them, the system will notify motorists of traffic-congested roads and recommend alternative routes. Also, the system is expected to run on both solar power and batteries. Apparently, this team did not think through how the device should switch power source from solar to batteries, thus failing to convince the judges.
5th POSITION: Team BIORAYS from the University of Lagos, Lagos State
This team proposed an innovation to bridge the deficit in the power transmission capacity of Nigeria, using residents of Tarkwa Bay (in Lagos) as a case study. The innovation will take waste from major cities close to the rural areas and re-purpose it as Biogas and Solar energy, distributed through micro grids, thus reducing the burden of the national grid and its periodic shutdowns, there by enhancing better power generation and distribution in the country. Adeniran Adebayo, Omolaja Emmanuel, Ikuenobe Osenele, Ojelere Oyinlola and Ogunlusi Emmanuel were team members on this project. The cost of the project ran into millions of naira and the judges did not think the invention feasible. Also, the transition from solar power to biogas appeared hazy, as proposed by the team.
4th POSITION: Team ALPHA Excel of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State
Moshood Muyideen, Olajide Sodiq, Igbayilola Abiodun, and Ezennia Chukwudi believed global warming contributes to incessant flooding in Nigeria. For instance, recent flooding in some parts of Lagos led to the displacement of persons. According to them, this challenge can also be found in other parts of the country. The teammates presented their designs for a shelter made from bamboo sticks and reinforced aircrete (which is lightweight and does not burn). The end-product is expected to provide 47% thermal comfort for its occupants.
3rd POSITION: Team PPG (Photo-Plethysmography) of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
The PPG team from LAUTECH proposed, designed and constructed a mobile health monitor. The team has Lawal Teslim Alao and Oyeranmi Sheriff as partners. The portable blood pressure and body temperature-monitoring system measures continuously, without the need for a cuff and ECG signals.
The device facilitates rapid assessment of patients in acute conditions and emergencies and allows ambulatory self-monitoring, because it does not require a pneumatic cuff. It also reduces the stress and discomfort experienced by patients due to cuff inflations. The monitor requires no pre-operational knowledge, is cheap and transfers readings directly to the doctor or patient's phone, depending on which mobile phone number is pre-installed on it. The team made a demonstration with the prototype. No doubt, the judges and panel were quite pleased with Team PPG's efforts and awarded them the third position with a cash prize of N100,000.
2nd POSITION: Team ECO of University of Lagos, Lagos State
According Iyogun Toluwalase, the United Nations has proposed a ban on the use of plastics, because it is not bio-degradeable and 35 years from now, the volume of plastic waste in the world will exceed the number of stars in the galaxy, if people continue to use plastics at the current rate. Iyogun is a member of the trio which makes up Team ECO. The other two members are Emehin Ezekiel and Ajibiye Tobiloba. Team ECO proposed the Recycler 1000, a piece of equipment which completely takes plastics out of the environment. This equipment is designed to decompose certain types of plastics in the absence of oxygen and at an elevated temperature, in a thermochemical process known as pyrolysis. The output of this process is usable fuel and biogas for cooking. This design will reduce land and water pollution and provide alternative energy for Nigerian households. Though apparently complex in its process, the feasibility and usefulness of its design earned this team a second position, with a cash prize of N150,000.
1st POSITION: Team Mufasa of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State
In case you never knew, 'Mufasa' is Swahili for 'King'. So, it was no surprise to some members of the audience at PAADC 2017, when the Mufasa team was crowned king and took home the sum of N200,000 for their invention. Really, this team worked hard, showed ingenuity and had a ready prototype to demonstrate for the judges, panel and audience. Its invention was an ultrasound reversing guide and micro controller for vehicles. This device estimates the distance between a vehicle and any object which is at least 4 meters away, turns on a red light and gives a buzzing sound, once the car gets less than 80 centimetres close to any surrounding object or another car. This is expected to minimize road accidents. Olagunju Hammed, Aleshinloye Saheed and Oyewole Babajide were the team mates on this winning project.
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Today individuals must not only build new and different capabilities, but actively manage their capacity for exercising leadership. Developing resilience to handle complexity is not a luxury, but a strategic advantage for both individuals and organisations.
Fostering resilience in the workplace – an important business strategy in today's fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, individuals must be resilient – able to confidently face challenges, embrace change and recover from disappointment and defeats.
There will be times when as a female, your resilience will be tested, where you may struggle with behaviours and beliefs which constrict your ability to thrive. Fostering resilience is a vital trait for all people in the workplace and fostering this skill in you, your team and your fellow colleagues is an imperative in order to progress in our complex and relentless workplaces.
In our workplace, as in our personal life, we have a preference to surround ourselves with people who respond to daily demands with enthusiasm and determination rather than fear, anger or resistance.
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Turkmieniec Stawropolskij () – rosyjski krążownik torpedowy, (pierwotnie "Truchmieniec Stawropolskij"), a od 1907 roku kontrtorpedowiec typu Ukraina. Sfinansowany z dobrowolnych składek, zamówiony  a zwodowany  roku. Brał udział w I wojnie światowej, wojnie domowej i II wojnie światowej. W służbie w Marynarce Wojennej ZSRR nosił też nazwy "Mirza Kuczuk", "Alfatier" i "Sowietskij Dagiestan".

Historia powstania
Przyczyną zamówienia krążowników torpedowych typu Ukraina był wybuch wojny rosyjsko-japońskiej  roku. Pierwsze starcia wypadły dla Rosjan niekorzystnie, w związku z czym postanowiono jak najszybciej wzmocnić flotę wojenną nowymi okrętami. W tym celu odwołano się do patriotycznych uczuć obywateli i zorganizowano zbiórkę pieniędzy. "Truchmieniec Stawropolskij" został zamówiony  roku, około 330 000 rubli zebrali na niego koczowniczy Turkmeni znad Morza Kaspijskiego. Wodowanie okrętu odbyło się  roku.

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Stan przy wejściu do służby
Wyporność standardowa "Turkmieńca Stawropolskiego" to 500 ton. Okręt charakteryzował się długością całkowitą 73,2 metra (między pionami 70 metrów) i szerokością 7,23 metra (7,14 na linii wodnej). Największa odległość między stępką a pokładem wynosiła 4,4 metra, z czego średnio 2,3 metra było zanurzone. Kadłub nitowany, stalowy. Wręgi rozmieszczone co pół metra (poza maszynownią) miały wymiary 65 × 50 × 5 mm i 55 × 45 × 5 mm.

Okręt napędzały dwie maszyny parowe potrójnego rozprężenia o pionowych cylindrach. W dwóch przedziałach znajdowały się łącznie cztery opłomkowe kotły parowe systemu Normana, o ciśnieniu roboczym 16 atmosfer. Dwie śruby wyposażone były w trzy łopaty o średnicy 2,8 metra i skoku 2,63 metra każda. Przy 350 obrotach na minutę siłownia nominalnie powinna osiągać 6200 KM, co przełożyć się miało na prędkość 25 węzłów. W czasie prób "Truchmieniec Stawropolskij" osiągnęła jednak nieco lepsze rezultaty. Uzyskana moc wynosiła 6491 KM, a prędkość 26,1 węzła. Zapas 80 ton węgla pozwalał jednostkom przebyć 600 mil morskich przy prędkości 9 węzłów, lub 200 mil morskich przy 25 węzłach. Dwa turbogeneratory o mocy po 16 kW i napięciu 105 V zasilały w energię elektryczną okrętową radiostację, oświetlenie i dwa reflektory bojowe (średnica 60 cm).

Główną artylerię okrętu stanowiły dwa działa kalibru 75 mm z zapasem 320 pocisków. Uzupełniały ją cztery działa kalibru 57 mm z zapasem 1080 pocisków oraz dwa karabiny maszynowe "Maxim" kalibru 7,62 mm. Działa większego kalibru zamontowane były pojedynczo na dziobie i rufie okrętu, zaś pozostałe ustawiono symetrycznie w środkowej części obu burt. Do montowania "Maximów" przygotowano cztery cokoły. Okręt uzbrojony był również w trzy wyrzutnie torpedowe kalibru 350 mm (jedną podwójną i jedną pojedynczą), do których zabierał 6 zapasowych torped.

W celu odróżnienia od okrętów typu Ukraina na środkowym kominie "Turkmieńca Stawropolskiego" namalowano w górnej ćwiartce wysokości jeden niebieski, poprzeczny pas.

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W 1908 roku jednostka została przystosowana do trałowania i stawiania min, których mogła zabierać 16 sztuk.

W 1907 roku dowódca dywizji kontrtorpedowców Floty Bałtyckiej – kontradmirał Nikołaj Essen zwrócił uwagę, iż niszczyciele o wyporności 500–600 ton posiadają artylerię okrętową tego samego kalibru, co torpedowce o wyporności 350 ton. Stało się to powodem zamówienia nowej, większokalibrowej artylerii, która na okrętach typu Ukraina została zamontowana w 1910 roku. Armata morska 102 mm po zamontowaniu na okrętach typu Ukraina mogła wystrzeliwać 10 pocisków na minutę na odległość około 9600 metrów (na "Turkmieńcu Stawropolskim" magazynowano 300 jednostek amunicji). Oprócz dwóch armat 102 mm na okręcie zamontowano także pojedyncze działko kalibru 37 mm i 4 "Maximy". Pod wpływem doświadczeń z I wojny światowej w 1916 roku zdecydowano się na wstawienie trzeciego działa 102 mm kosztem rufowej wyrzutni torped. Zamontowano również działo przeciwlotnicze kalibru 40 mm, oraz zwiększono zasób min.

W 1926 roku okręt przeklasyfikowano na kanonierkę. Oprócz 3 dział 102 mm zamontowano na nim dodatkowo cztery działa przeciwlotnicze: po dwa 45 mm 21-KM i 37 mm 70-K oraz cztery karabiny maszynowe 12,7 mm. Zamiast uzbrojenia minowego i torpedowego jednostki wyposażono w parę zrzutni bomb głębinowych z zapasem 18 bomb. Zmiany spowodowały przyrost masy jednostek: wyporność standardowa osiągnęła 624 tony, a pełna 740 ton. Układ napędowy został zamieniony na zasilany paliwem płynnym, nie uległa zmianie moc, prędkość maksymalna spadła natomiast do 19 węzłów, zaś zasięg wzrósł do 1300 mil morskich przy 12 węzłach.

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Jeszcze przed wodowaniem, 11 września 1904 roku, okręt został zapisany na listę Marynarki Wojennej Imperium Rosyjskiego jako "Truchmieniec Stawropolskij" . Do służby we Flocie Bałtyckiej fizycznie wszedł w 1905 roku. Między sierpniem a wrześniem 1905 roku eskortował wraz z czterema innymi krążownikami torpedowymi jacht "Polara Zwiezda" na którym car Mikołaja II odbywał rejs po szkierach Bałtyku. Przeklasyfikowany na kontrtorpedowiec 27 września 1907 roku, w latach 1907–1909 jego dowódcą był kapitan II rangi (komandor porucznik) Siergiej Worożejkin. Nazwa okrętu została 6 października 1908 roku za sugestią cara zmieniona na "Turkmieniec Stawropolskij" . W 1909 roku wszedł w skład 1 dywizji torpedowej. W roku 1910 przeszedł przezbrojenie.

W okresie I wojny światowej wchodził w skład 6 dywizjonu dywizji torpedowej. Uczestniczył w licznych akcjach dozorowych, minowych i eskortowych. Z przeciwnikiem starł się 13 czerwca 1916 roku w czasie bitwy w zatoce Norrköping. Celem dywizjonu niszczycieli było zaatakowanie niemieckiego konwoju, jednak wszystkie okręty skupiły się na eskortującym statki patrolowcu "Hermann", co też spowodowało ucieczkę transportowców na wody terytorialne Szwecji. W trakcie obrony archipelagu Moonsundzkiego, 17 października 1917 roku zatopił torpedą ciężko uszkodzony rosyjski pancernik "Sława". W tym okresie dowódcami okrętu (w stopniu kapitana II rangi) byli kolejno: Michaił Berens (1913–1915), Aleksandr Gawriszenko (1916) i Lew Galler (1917–1918).

Przejęty przez bolszewików po przewrocie październikowym. W dniach 10–18 kwietnia 1918 roku okręt brał udział w pochodzie lodowym z Helsingforsu do Kronsztadu. Poprzez Mariński System Wodny przeszedł do Astrachania (30 października–21 listopada 1918 roku), gdzie wszedł w skład Wołżańskiej Flotylli Wojennej. W ramach zmian organizacyjnych przechodził kolejno do Azowsko-Kaspijkiej Flotylli Wojennej (13 maja 1919), Wołżańsko-Kaspijskiej Flotylli Wojennej (31 lipca 1919), Morskich Siły Morza Kaspijskiego (5 lipca 1920) i Flotylli Kaspijskiej 27 czerwca 1931 roku. Okręt 15 czerwca 1920 roku otrzymał imię "Mirza Kuczuk" lecz już 28 lipca powrócił do wcześniejszej nazwy. Od lipca do września 1920 roku walczył z siłami powstańczymi nacjonalistów z Lenkoranu.

W okresie międzywojennym okręt ponownie zmienił nazwę – 31 grudnia 1922 roku został przemianowany na "Alfatier". Przeszedł generalny remont oraz modernizację, został też 23 sierpnia 1926 roku przeklasyfikowany na kanonierkę. W czerwcu 1922 roku odwiedzał perskie miasto Pahlevi, stacjonował tam oraz w Astarze w dalszej części roku.

Od 9 sierpnia 1942 do 2 lutego 1943 roku pełnił służbę eskortową. Pod koniec wojny, 4 maja 1945 roku, okręt zmienił nazwę na "Sowietskij Dagiestan". Dnia 18 lipca 1949 roku został przekazany astrachańskiemu oddziałowi organizacji DOSFŁOT jako okręt szkolny 3-DOSAAF. Służbę w niej zakończył 30 lipca 1962 roku, kiedy to został oddany na złom Gławwtorczermetowi.

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Prosecutor v. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
Relevant Sections:
Art. 7(1)(g); Art. 8(2)(b)(xii); Art. 8(2)(c)(ii); Art. 8(2)(e)(vi); Art. 8(2)(c)(ii)
▪ Rape as a crime against humanity and war crime
▪ Sexual slavery as a crime against humanity and as a war crime
▪ This case was joined with that against Katanga prior to the Confirmation of Charges hearing and subsequently severed prior to the Trial Judgment.
▪ Charges including sexual slavery, rape, use of children below 15 years of age to actively participate in hostilities were confirmed by the Pre Trial Chamber I.
▪ Trial Chamber I on Ndugjolo's role or function in the attacks stated that there was not evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Mathieu Ngudjolo was the commander-in-chief of the Lendu combatants from Bedu-Ezekere who were present in Bogoro on 24 February 2003. Most witness accounts attesting to his rank were hearsay and therefore must be taken with some circumspection.
▪ Since his rank or position as commander of the Lendu combatants could not be proved, the Chamber did not progress to the question of existence of a common plan.
▪ Regarding the use of child soldiers, the Trial Chamber stated that 'presence of children in combatant groups in Ituri was, at the material time, a widespread phenomenon' and they were even present in Bogoro attack but there was not sufficient evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused had himself trained/ used as personal bodyguards or for any other purpose children under the age of fifteen.
▪ While the Chamber affirmed that the events as alleged, including the crimes, had taken place, it concluded that, in the absence of sufficient evidence, it could not find beyond reasonable doubt that Ngudjolo was criminally responsible as a direct/ independent co-perpetrator.[The credibility of the three main witnesses for the prosecution were put to question].
▪ Ngudjolo was unanimously acquitted of all charges. Appeals' Chamber confirmed this acquittal in 2015.
Notable Points:
▪ This was the first case in which charges of sexual and gender-based crimes, specifically rape and sexual slavery, were confirmed. The Ngudjolo case was also the first ICC case in which the accused was acquitted of all charges during the trial proceedings.
▪ Unanimously acquitted and released in 2012.
Read the full judgment here.


While spending Sunday afternoon exploring the stacks at the local Borders whilst sipping on caramel mochas, I came across the first sure-fire sign of spring. Others had insisted it had not yet arrived, but I slipped over to the periodicals and had a look, perhaps inspired by an unrealistic and naive optimism.
But there it was... The first fantasy baseball guide of the season.
And so begins another year of the obsessive nerdery, frustration, exhilaration and clever team names that is OBFBL. Well, I supposed by some measure my obsessive nerdery began last week when I created an official statistics website for the league.
In fact, it's probably more accurate to say that my obsessive nerdery is without beginning or end, but what the hell: Kurt says I'm the "the coolest guy I know" because of it.
Pitchers and catchers report in 24 days.


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How Etsy handcrafted a big data strategy
Derrick Harris Nov 2, 2011 - 10:23 AM CDT
Etsy, the e-commerce site specializing in homemade and vintage goods, has grown to more than 11 million users, resulting in 25 million unique visitors and 1.1 billion page views per month, and it's generating the data volumes to match. Today, for example, Etsy detailed some of its work with Splunk to manage and analyze up to a terabyte of machine data per day.
This is a huge increase — about 200x — since 2007, when Etsy signed on with Splunk, and was capturing a mere 5GB of data per day. Etsy's usage of Splunk has probably evolved, too, from a focus on troubleshooting (i.e., noticing a problem and tracking down the cause) to a focus on what Splunk calls "operational intelligence." Because users can search and analyze server logs and other machine-generated data pretty much as it streams in, they can, for example, monitor traffic patterns in real time to uncover ongoing issues that might be causing visitors to drop off pages or leave the site.
Splunk isn't Etsy's only big data solution — it's also a big Hadoop user. Etsy runs dozens of Hadoop workflows each night on Amazon's (S AMZN) cloud-based Elastic MapReduce Hadoop service. According to this very detailed (and technical) presentation (PDF here, video here) explaining Etsy's Hadoop usage, it ran nearly 5,000 Hadoop jobs in May 2011 to analyze both internal operational data as well as external activity such as customer behavior. Etsy actually uses MATLAB within its Elastic MapReduce clusters to analyze the data and perform predictive analytics. The presentation also highlights Etsy's experimentation with Tableau to visually display the results of its internal data after it has been cleaned up by Hadoop.
At the product level, Hadoop powers Etsy's Taste Test feature that helps the site determine what products best suit a particular customer's tastes. It also helps with a feature that analyzes Facebook profile information in order to let visitors shop for their friends. At Hadoop World next week, an Etsy engineer will discuss how Etsy uses Hadoop to improve its search recommendation engine.
Operationally, Hadoop helps Etsy analyze server logs to figure out what customers are doing on the site and how they're accessing it.
Etsy, like so many other companies — especially on the web — is both drowning in data and trying to leverage it. That's why we're seeing such a huge focus on Hadoop among all varieties of enterprise data-management vendors, and why you can't escape the omnipresent references to "big data." Although, as Etsy proves, dealing with big data requires a multi-pronged approach that goes well beyond simply deploying a Hadoop cluster and watching the insights pour in.
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3 Responses to "How Etsy handcrafted a big data strategy"
Harinderpal Hanspal November 21, 2011
How Etsy handcrafted a big data strategy http://t.co/hQOUv3aO
Neil Redding November 18, 2011
@hideh Etsy comes to mind first – perhaps they'd be interested in hosting a big-data-focused gathering. See here: http://t.co/9sqsl4lt
Big Data November 3, 2011
Is there anywhere I can get a big data solution like what etsy has built for my company?
DataH November 8, 2011
@ Big Data: There are many Hadoop alternatives out there that may be suitable for your company. The HPCC Systems platform is among them for tackling Big Data problems. Unlike Hadoop distributions which have only been available since 2009, HPCC is a mature platform, and provides for a data delivery engine together with a data transformation and linking system equivalent to Hadoop. The main advantages over other alternatives are the real-time delivery of data queries and the extremely powerful ECL language programming model. More at http://hpccsystems.com
Emilia Palaveeva November 2, 2011
Very interesting case study from an unexpected big data user. Underscores the pervasiveness of big data…


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Vikings fall in the quarterfinals
Postedby Jessica Wiege
The Eastern Washington Eagles recovered from season-ending back-to-back losses at home to knock the Vikings women's basketball team out of the Big Sky Championships. The Vikings were defeated in round one, 71-64, at Weber State's home court in Ogden, Utah.
This was PSU's third trip to the tournament since joining the league in 1996, but it was not their most successful. In 1999, the team made it all the way to the finals before being defeated by Cal State Northridge.
This season, the Vikings' 13 wins qualified them for the fourth seed in the tournament, a position that was almost captured by the fifth-ranked Eagles. The teams met twice in the regular season and both were able to garner a win on their home courts. Perhaps hinting at what was to come, the Vikings just narrowly edged out EWU, 78-69, in overtime at the Stott Center in January. The Eagles paid them back at Reese Court in February with an authoritative 65-45 win. In addition, the Eagles had won five of their past six match-ups with PSU.
The third meeting between the teams on March 13 in Utah belonged to the Eagles. Eastern Washington opened both halves with 6-0 runs and never relinquished the lead. The Eagles shot the ball well, posting a 52.1 field-goal percentage in the game. PSU ended the game at 41.8 percent.
"We didn't have any energy out there. It's a do-or-die game, and when Eastern Washington turned and fought, we stood still," said head coach George Wolfe in a recent press release.
Even so, several Viking players made their marks in the game. Center Carrie Spencer led the team with 14 points, five rebounds. Forward Sarah Hedgepeth, who was named to the All-Big Sky first team, had an impressive 10 points and 16 rebounds. Nikki Petticrew and Niki Sadowski also had 10 points apiece.
Eagle Kathleen Nygaard had a solid game with 18 points and eight rebounds. Stephanie Ulmer boosted the Eagles with 16 points and seven rebounds, and Janelle Ruen had 10 points and four rebounds. Eagle head coach Wendy Schiller sang the praises of senior point guard Michelle Demetruk, who had eight points, five rebounds and six steals.
"Michelle hawked their point guard up and down the floor the entire night," Schiller said in a recent press release. "She gave her fits in terms of handling the ball. When it came time for us to handle the basketball, she did a good job of making decisions."
The Eagle excitement was short-lived. In a virtual repeat of last season, the Eagles went on to lose to Weber State in the semis. For the second year in a row, the Wildcats continued on to defeat Montana State for first place in the championships and an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament.
Weber State was knocked out of the first round of the NCAA tournament by Ohio State (66-44) on March 23.
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CAPTAIN'S BLOG: TOS 1.6-1.7
TOS 1.6: The Naked Time
Captain Kirk vs. the Sweat of Madness
The Mission:
Observe the disintegration of planet Psi 2000 at close range, and discover what killed the scientists stationed there.
Planets visited: Psi 2000: Once a planet much like Earth, now frozen due to the dimming of its sun. Now it is breaking up completely, undergoing unpredictable changes in size, mass and other properties. It is also home to a unique polymer of water, which infects humanoids, intoxicating them. This aggravates their emotional responses, and is passed from person to person via perspiration. Or, to put it another way: everyone goes sweaty and crazy.
Space Bilge: OK, I've just got to get this one out of the way right now: Crewman Tormolen is entirely to blame for the entire situation here. He beams down to the planet with Spock, both in full-body isolation suits to avoid contamination with whatever killed the scientists. Then, when he's alone, in a stunning display of idiocy and unprofessionalism, he takes off his glove, touches one of the bodies, then touches his face. Is it any wonder he dies? It's amazing the ship is even running at all with people like that on the staff.
Why don't Uhura and Kirk contract the infection when they're handling sweaty topless Sulu? It's ages before they show symptoms.
Captain James T: Manfully holds himself together for a good while, before becoming thuggish and angry, before finally sobbing about how much he fancies Yeoman Rand. He gives Spock a good slapping to try to knock some sense into him; one slap from Spock sends him flying across the room.
Shirtless Kirk Alert: Nope, it's Sulu this time. Kirk does get his sleeve ripped off though.
Green-Blooded Hobgoblin: Leonard Nimoy is clearly the best actor on this show. He's amazing here in his portrayal of Spock as he's torn apart by his uncontrollable emotions, both ashamed at showing them and expressing a secret longing to let them show at all times like the rest of the crew.
Spock's pulse rate and blood pressure are much lower than human normal.
Funny Bits: Sulu goes completely nuts, turning into a swashbuckling fencer, ripping off his shirt and running topless down the corridor. He attempts to 'rescue' Uhura. "I'll protect you, fair maiden," he exclaims, to which she replies, brilliantly, "Sorry, neither!"
Crewman Riley gets his Irish going, locking himself in engineering and ordering ice cream for the whole crew between bouts of drunken Irish caterwauling.
"Sulu's been chasing crewmen!" Oh, not again Takei…
Cliché Count: Scotty gets to say "I can't change the laws of physics!" for the first time.
Time Travel: When escaping from the gravity well of the planet, the Enterprise enters a time warp and is thrown back in time by 71 hours. This is the first example of time travel in the series, but it won't be the last. This technique will come to be known as the slingshot effect and will be used several times in the future (off the top of my head, in episodes "Tomorrow is Yesterday" and "Assignment: Earth" and the movie Star Trek IV. The journey back in time causes the chronometer to roll backwards, which makes no sense - surely time should be moving in the same direction for the ship and the crew?
Verdict: Awesome. Unlike the later TNG version "The Naked Now," this shake-up of the crew's emotions actually lets us get to know their personalities better, brilliantly exploring hidden sides to their characters: Spock is torn between his Vulcan upbringing and his human emotions; Kirk feels cut off by his command; Sulu is stifled by his life in Starfleet; Nurse Chapel is in love with Spock. Not all of these elements will be fully explored in the future, but they set up much needed characterisation early in the series. Plus it's truly funny in parts, without losing a real sense of jeopardy.
TOS 1.7: Charlie X
Captain Kirk vs. the Psychic Teen
The Mission: Transfer Charlie Evans, the only survivor of a spaceship crash on the planet Thasus, from the starship Antares to Earth Colony 5 (aka Alpha 5).
Planets visited: None, we see neither Thasus nor Colony 5.
Future History: UESPA is given as the organisation to which the crew is answerable. It stands for United Earth Space Probe Agency. It's exact relationship to Starfleet, which was invented for a later episode, is uncertain, but it seems that they may be separate organisations which operate together for some missions.
They're still celebrating Thanksgiving on Earth.
Captain James T: Acts as a father figure for Charlie. Amusingly, for such a hot-blooded male, he gets embarrassed talking to Charlie about the facts of life. He isn't afraid to stand up to the boy, even when he knows he has the power to destroy him, and correctly deduces when his power is waning. Even after all he's done, Kirk defends Charlie when the Thasians arrive to take him away.
Shirtless Kirk Alert: Jim in the gym. That's three episodes now.
Green-Blooded Hobgoblin: Spock is surprisingly upbeat and emotional in this story; exchanging banter in the recroom and even putting up with a serenade from Uhura for the crew's entertainment - which describes him as appearing "satanic." Charlie takes a severe dislike to him after he beats him at 3D chess, and makes him spout poetry.
Charlie Boy: Robert Walker is excellent as Charlie, gaining the viewers' sympathy in the early acts before turning the character into a potent threat. The young man's adolescent nervousness and temper become a frightening trigger to his great powers. Apparently, Walker deliberately didn't associate with the other cast members in order to maintain a sense of isolation for his character.
Some of Charlie's 'punishments' are horrific, notably the sudden ageing of a young female crewmember, and a truly disturbing moment when he removes a laughing woman's face, leaving her completely blank (a sequence that ends very suddenly, implying that it was perhaps originally longer but was cut back by censors). Seemingly, all the affected crew are returned to their original states by the Thasians, although they aren't able to restore the dead crew of the Antares starship.
Sexy Trek: Charlie gets a crush on Yeoman Rand, slapping her on the asteroid and following her about, before she rebukes his advances in her quarters and he "makes her go away."
Earlier, Rand tried to get Charlie to transfer his attentions to a younger crewmember, Tina. Personally, I preferred her, but Charlie turned her into an iguana.
Trivia: On a related note, 'Charlie X' became the basis, very loosely, for an instalment of the infamous porn parody Sex Trek. Titled 'Charlie XXX.' Seriously.
Author, Author: This is the first script by the excellent writer Dorothy Fontana.
Future Fashions: I really like Charlie's big, tweedy, furry jacket. It looks snug.
Alien life forms: The Thasians are a near-mythical race of beings native to the planet Thasus. All surveys of the planet have shown no native life, but the Thasians exist there as incorporeal energy beings. The Thasian who communicates to the bridge crew appears as the shimmering green face of an older man, claiming it to be his form of "centuries ago." Their ship appears to made from the same green energy (it's a fuzzy blob in the original episode, but given a more distinct, yet still nebulous, structure for the remastered version). They have incredible psychokinetic powers, which they granted to Charlie to allow him to survive as a child. He is terrified of returning to them, claiming they have no emotions, but it is clear he would never be able to live among humans.
Verdict: Another very strong episode for Star Trek's early run. The combination of fine writing and careful characterisation by the actors keeps our sympathies with Charlie, even as we begin to fear him and his power. It could have done with a little more clarity regarding the limits of Charlie's powers, but the sense of threat would perhaps have been lost. It's tempting to wonder what happened to Charlie down on Thasus after this.
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