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Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford, and his students have developed a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets. Their goal is to design a new class of computers that can precisely control and manipulate physical matter.
By Bjorn Carey
The fluid-based chip resembles a Pac-Man maze. Individual water droplets infused with tiny magnetic nanoparticles are drawn in a new, predetermined direction every time the magnetic field flips. (Photo: Kurt Hickman)
Computers and water typically don't mix, but in Manu Prakash's lab, the two are one and the same. Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford, and his students have built a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets.
The computer is nearly a decade in the making, incubated from an idea that struck Prakash when he was a graduate student. The work combines his expertise in manipulating droplet fluid dynamics with a fundamental element of computer science — an operating clock.
"In this work, we finally demonstrate a synchronous, universal droplet logic and control," Prakash said.
Because of its universal nature, the droplet computer can theoretically perform any operation that a conventional electronic computer can crunch, although at significantly slower rates. Prakash and his colleagues, however, have a more ambitious application in mind.
"We already have digital computers to process information. Our goal is not to compete with electronic computers or to operate word processors on this," Prakash said. "Our goal is to build a completely new class of computers that can precisely control and manipulate physical matter. Imagine if when you run a set of computations that not only information is processed but physical matter is algorithmically manipulated as well. We have just made this possible at the mesoscale."
The ability to precisely control droplets using fluidic computation could have a number of applications in high-throughput biology and chemistry, and possibly new applications in scalable digital manufacturing.
The results are published in the current edition of Nature Physics.
For nearly a decade since he was in graduate school, an idea has been nagging at Prakash: What if he could use little droplets as bits of information and utilize the precise movement of those drops to process both information and physical materials simultaneously. Eventually, Prakash decided to build a rotating magnetic field that could act as clock to synchronize all the droplets. The idea showed promise, and in the early stages of the project, Prakash recruited a graduate student, Georgios "Yorgos" Katsikis, who is the first author on the paper.
Computer clocks are responsible for nearly every modern convenience. Smartphones, DVRs, airplanes, the Internet – without a clock, none of these could operate without frequent and serious complications. Nearly every computer program requires several simultaneous operations, each conducted in a perfect step-by-step manner. A clock makes sure that these operations start and stop at the same times, thus ensuring that the information synchronizes.
The results are dire if a clock isn't present. It's like soldiers marching in formation: If one person falls dramatically out of time, it won't be long before the whole group falls apart. The same is true if multiple simultaneous computer operations run without a clock to synchronize them, Prakash explained.
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United States v. Maasen
United States of America, Plaintiff,
Scott Allan Maasen, Defendant.
DAVID G. CAMPBELL, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
On November 14, 2018, the Court sentenced Defendant Scott Allen Maasen, with restitution to be determined. Doc. 125. Defendant's former spouse, Julie Holm, seeks restitution pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3663A, the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act ("MVRA"). Doc. 124. For the following reasons, the Court will deny Ms. Holm's motion.
I. Background.
In November 2009, Defendant filed two petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona: one in his individual capacity and one on behalf of his wholly owned limited liability company, Massen Realty Investments, LLC. Doc. 126 at 9. In June 2011, Defendant began purchasing an engagement ring priced at $89, 926, making periodic payments to the jeweler. In February 2012, Defendant reversed the charges and had his father pay for the ring to appear as if his father was the owner. Defendant insured the ring through his personal insurance policy with his fiancée. Id.
As part of his ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, Defendant was required to file monthly reports of all of his expenses, signed under penalty of perjury. Defendant never reported his purchase of the engagement ring, and he knowingly and fraudulently concealed the purchase from his creditors and the United States Trustee. Id. at 9-10. In April 2018, Defendant pled guilty to Concealment of Assets in Bankruptcy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(1), a Class D felony offense (Doc. 83), and the Court accepted his plea in November 2018 (Doc. 126). Sentencing information indicated that Defendant hid substantial additional assets, income, and expenses from the bankruptcy court. See, e.g., Doc. 119.
Ms. Holm seeks restitution from Defendant pursuant to § 3663A of the MVRA for forensic accounting fees, dissipation of assets during her and Defendant's divorce, the value of concealed community property, and dissipation of assets during other civil matters, all totaling $178, 097.60.[1] Doc. 124-1 at 1-2, 13.
II. The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act.
The MVRA requires a court to order restitution when sentencing a defendant convicted of (1) "an offense against property [under Title 18], including any offense committed by fraud or deceit, " and (2) when there is "an identifiable victim or victims [who] suffered . . . pecuniary loss." 18 U.S.C. § 3663A(a)(1)-(2), (c)(1); United States v. Thomsen, 830 F.3d 1049, 1065 (9th Cir. 2016); United States v. Luis, 765 F.3d 1061, 1065 (9th Cir. 2014). The party asserting a claim for restitution must prove the claim and the amount due by a preponderance of the evidence. United States v. Gamma Tech. Indus., Inc., 265 F.3d 917, 924 (9th Cir. 2001).
A. Offense Against Property or Committed by Fraud or Deceit.
The MVRA does not define "offense against property." See 18 U.S.C. § 3663A; Luis, 765 F.3d at 1065. But the Ninth Circuit has defined an offense against property as any offense that "infring[es] on a victim's property interest." Luis, 765 F.3d at 1065. Under this definition, the Ninth Circuit has found offenses against property from a failure to pay child support that involved pecuniary loss, United States v. Stephens, 374 F.3d 867, 871 (9th Cir. 2004); mail fraud, United States v. Hunter, 618 F.3d 1062, 1064 (9th Cir. 2010); money laundering and conspiracy to launder money, United States v. Lazarenko, 624 F.3d 1247, 1249-50 (9th Cir. 2010); and offenses arising out of a mortgage fraud scheme, including bank fraud and loan fraud, United States v. Rizk, 660 F.3d 1125, 1134-37 (9th Cir. 2011). Physical damage is not required. Luis, 765 F.3d at 1066. The MVRA also applies to offenses "committed by fraud or deceit." 18 U.S.C. § 3663A(c)(1)(A)(ii).
Ms. Holm does not explain how Defendant's concealment of the engagement ring or other assets from the bankruptcy court in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(1) constitutes an offense against her property under the MVRA. She does not argue that she was one of Defendant's creditors in the bankruptcy cases or otherwise explain how Defendant's count of conviction infringed her property interests specifically. Ms. Holm also does not expressly argue that § 152(1) constitutes an offense committed by fraud or deceit, but because the language of § 152(1) prohibits "fraudulently conceal[ing]" property, the Court finds that Defendant's count of conviction falls within the text of the MVRA.
Ms. Holm seems to argue that she is entitled to restitution for uncharged conduct based on a fraud scheme by Defendant. See, e.g., Doc. 124-1 at 5-6. The uncharged conduct appears to include concealment of assets from the domestic relations court, concealment of assets from Ms. Holm, and prolonging the litigation and expenses in the domestic relations court. Id. Ms. Holm also makes vague allegations about "other litigation on multiple fronts" and "improper equitable distribution of property." Id. at 5.
The MVRA allows a victim to receive restitution for harm caused by "related but uncharged conduct that is part of a fraud scheme, " but only when "the crime of conviction includes a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of criminal activity as an element of the offense." Thomsen, 830 F.3d at 1065-66. "Such restitution is not limited to harm caused by the particular counts of conviction (as it would be absent the scheme element)." In re Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 785 F.3d 1273, 1276 (9th Cir. 2015). Ms. Holm is not entitled to restitution for Defendant's uncharged conduct, however, because his crime of conviction does not include as an element "a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of criminal activity." Thomsen, 830 F.3d at 1065-66.
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Manchester United are plotting a £50m bid for John Stones and one of the game's global superstars, but could lose Wayne Rooney to China, while Arsenal have made Victor Wanyama their No 1 transfer target, claim Friday's papers.
Manchester United are plotting a £50m summer move to beat Chelsea to Everton's John Stones.
The Daily Star claims the Old Trafford outfit have made the Everton and England centre-half their No.1 transfer target next summer – whether Louis van Gaal remains in charge or not, and they are willing to make him the most expensive defender in the world.
United have already drawn-up a list of post-season targets and Stones tops the list.
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Rooney's likely destination – if he decided to leave Old Trafford – would be Shanghai SIPG, who are managed by former England manager Eriksson.
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Daily Mirror claims Arsenal boss Wenger is determined to strengthen his squad after reaching the Champions League knock-out phase and to also make a push for the Premier League title.
Wenger has seen his squad depleted by injuries and is particularly short in midfield, where Francis Coquelin, Santi Cazorla and Mikel Arteta are all sidelined.
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'My Spy' Trailer: Dave Bautista is a Super Spy Who's Met His Match
Posted on Thursday, April 4th, 2019 by Hoai-Tran Bui
Dave Bautista is well enough into his transition from wrestling into acting that we can confidently call him a good actor. After making a splash in Guardians of the Galaxy, Bautista has bucked expectations for the typical wrestler-turned-actor, instead carving out a path as one of the most interesting character actors working today. But duty calls, and Bautista is doing what many a wrestler-turned-actor has done before him: a family comedy. Bautista is starring in the Peter Segal-directed comedy My Spy, as a hardened CIA agent who finally meets his match in a pint-sized girl (Chloe Coleman). Watch the My Spy trailer below.
My Spy Trailer
Though Bautista has been diligently making bold character actor choices in action films like Blade Runner 2049 and Spectre, the actor seems to be finally making his way to comedy. In addition to earning raves in the buddy-comedy Stuber with Kumail Nanjiani, a pairing which /Film reviewer Meredith Borders said in her review "might feel unlikely on paper but registers as instantly legendary onscreen," Bautista is finally doing his first family comedy. It seems like the fate for every wrestler-turned-actor — or at least, every muscular dude — to star in a comedy in which they deal with unruly children because, hey, what's funnier than a huge gruff guy haplessly try to control kids! From Vin Diesel in The Pacifier to Dwayne Johnson in The Tooth Fairy before him, now comes Bautista in My Spy.
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Blackwell proposes transit oriented development around Provident Mutual Life Insurance building
Jake Blumgart
(Ashley Hahn, EOTS)
On Thursday, West Philadelphia's Jannie Blackwell became the first City Council member to take advantage of new zoning language to promote transit oriented development (TOD). Blackwell introduced a bill to encourage dense developments around the Market-Frankford line's 46th Street Station.
That Blackwell is the first council member to embrace TOD in their district is a bit of a surprise. Throughout her 25-year tenure on City Council, Blackwell has clashed frequently with developers and other pro-TOD interest groups, who generally back efforts to allow taller buildings with reduced parking minimums near mass transit stops.
Blackwell has opposed progressive parking policies and updates to the zoning code. In August, Blackwell tried to backtrack on the Chestnut Street protected bike lane she herself authorized, suggesting at the ribbon cutting that it should only remain open on a three-month "trial basis." (The city has no plans to remove the bike lane.)
Blackwell has turned to TOD in an effort to spur interest in the Provident Mutual Life Insurance building at 4601 Market Street. The city sunk $50 million into rehabbing the gargantuan building as part of Mayor Michael Nutter's plan to move the Philadelphia Police Department headquarters there, but the proposed move was unpopular among police brass. Now that the police will move to North Broad Street instead, the Provident Mutual building's fate is uncertain.
"4601 is like a building on a hill and it is one of the main developments in my area," said Blackwell. "When the issue came up to try and do some transit oriented development, to allow more density and development in the area, people were interested in us giving it a try."
The area around SEPTA's 46th Street stop is notably underdeveloped, especially given its proximity to both University City and the booming neighborhoods to the west of the University of Pennsylvania.
Blackwell's bill would apply a TOD zoning overlay in the area immediately around the station, allowing developers to construct multi-family buildings of greater height, with more density and less parking. The new zoning category, adopted by the city earlier this year, would also encourage ground floor retail, affordable housing, and public space.
TOD backers say the policy generates a virtuous cycle: by allowing more density and requiring fewer parking spots near transit stops, more residents will chose to rely on transit for their main means of transportation. That will, in turn, allow them to give up their cars, reducing the overall number of cars on the road and resulting in cleaner air and safer streets.
And the more people who live in an area, the more of a market there will be for shops and restaurants.
"Transit oriented development directs development at a higher density towards major transit assets," said Mason Austin, a city planner with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. "It is a means of lowering the costs of transit for residents, lowering the need for automobiles, and better connecting residents to jobs. It ends up benefiting the economy, the environment, and creating more lively spaces."
The idea of encouraging such development at 46th Street Station isn't new. The Enterprise Center sponsored a TOD study for the area almost a decade ago. The University Southwest District Plan adopted in 2013 also urged transit oriented development at the site.
Austin said that the Planning Commission saw TOD at 46h Street station as a means of lessening the growing pains for surrounding neighborhoods, which have recently seen more middle-class residents moving in.
"We are seeing an influx of new residents and the renters among those them tend to have fewer automobiles," said Austin. "Given that there's a lot of housing demand in the area, and pressure on parking, this would be a very good way to make sure a lot of that demand be consumed near a station where people are less likely to have cars. Hopefully that will take some pressure off of the surrounding neighborhoods."
By early next year, the city expects to solicit proposals for 4601 Market Street after narrowing down a the list of qualified developers who responded to a Request for Qualifications issued over the summer. "We intend to be working with the selected developer by late spring," Planning Commission spokesman Paul Chrystie said in an e-mail.
Blackwell's TOD bill is part of the preparation for the administration's push to ensure that tens of millions spent on the Provident Mutual building were not wasted.
"We'll see what it [the TOD zoning overlay] can bring," said Blackwell. "When I called about it after the administration sent the bill down, people near it said it was a good idea, let's try it. It's an opportunity to do more density, to get more money, more people. We'll see what happens."
Austin and his colleagues at the Planning Commission hope that Blackwelll's bill will be the first of many TOD overlays and that the concept will become more popular after she demonstrates its viability.
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20 November 2018 Technical Information Posters on humane handling of livestock translated into Chinese
In line with the HSA's objective of raising welfare standards for food animals worldwide, the charity's simple, but effective, posters on the humane handling and stunning of livestock have now been translated into Chinese.
16 October 2018 Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) opens applications for funding through its awards and scholarships
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is inviting applications for a special Travel Award for 2019 and its Student/Trainee Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships.
15 October 2018 Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) invites applications for the 2019 Humane Slaughter Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is inviting applications for its prestigious 2019 Humane Slaughter Award for significant advances in the humane treatment of farmed livestock during transport, marketing and slaughter.
28 June 2018 Recognition for ground-breaking work to improve the welfare of food animals
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) announces winner of its 2018 Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the winner of its 2018 Humane Slaughter Award. The award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made major scientific advances in the welfare of livestock during slaughter, transport or killing for disease control, has been given to Professor Bo Algers of Sweden in recognition of his exemplary work to improve the welfare of food animals.
28 March 2018 New research aims to find a more humane way to stun pigs
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) joins forces with Defra to fund key research
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has jointly funded with the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) a new two year programme of research to determine whether Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning (LAPS) might be a more humane way to stun pigs during commercial slaughter.
13 March 2018 HSA announces £1.7 million funding for research and development to improve the welfare of fish, crustaceans and cephalopods at slaughter
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) supports research to better understand and improve the welfare of these species at slaughter
The Humane Slaughter Association has announced up to £1.7 million of research funding to improve the welfare of farmed fish, crustaceans (eg crabs and lobsters) and cephalopods (eg octopus, cuttlefish and squid) during slaughter.
28 February 2018 Monitoring animal welfare at slaughter - new CCTV legislation
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) to hold one day seminar ahead of new legislation coming into force
As legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare starts its journey through Parliament, plans for the Humane Slaughter Association's (HSA) seminar for the meat and livestock industry to discuss the animal welfare implications of the implementation and use of CCTV in abattoirs gathers pace.
9 February 2018 Monitoring animal welfare at slaughter - CCTV and beyond
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) to hold one day seminar in May
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) will be holding a one-day seminar on Wednesday 9th May 2018 for the meat and livestock industry to discuss the animal welfare implications of the implementation and use of CCTV and other technology in abattoirs.
16 January 2018 Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) develops new online guide for humane killing during disease control
As part of its strategy to promote the highest standards of welfare worldwide for food animals, the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has produced a new online guide which covers the humane killing of livestock during disease control operations.
22 September 2017 HSA to undertake livestock market survey to evaluate animal welfare provisions in place
Survey marks 200th anniversary of first purpose-built livestock market
200 years ago this year an important milestone in the history of the UK's meat and livestock industry was made, with the opening of the first purpose built livestock market in Hawick, Scotland.
11 July 2017 HSA commits to new research and development to improve the welfare of pigs at slaughter
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) joins forces with Defra to fund research into a more humane stunning method for pigs
The Humane Slaughter Association and the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) are jointly offering up to £400,000 of research funding for a project to develop a more humane way to stun pigs during commercial slaughter.
28 June 2017 Recognition for pioneering work to improve the welfare of food animals
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the joint winners of its 2017 Humane Slaughter Award. The award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made major scientific advances in the welfare of livestock during slaughter, transport or killing for disease control, has been given to Mr Peter Kettlewell and Professor Malcolm Mitchell of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) in recognition of the developments they have made in improving the welfare of food animals during transportation.
24 March 2017 Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) funds project to assess CCTV in slaughterhouses
The HSA is pleased to announce that it has made a grant award to Ellie Wigham, a PhD student at the University of Bristol for her project "Analysis of the use of CCTV data to monitor and improve slaughter plant welfare in the US – what can we learn from our American friends?"
8 February 2017 Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) develops new online training resource
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has produced a model syllabus on animal welfare at slaughter, which references HSA publications and training materials.
10 November 2016 Seminar on Welfare of Animals at the Time Of Killing (WATOK) Regulations
On the 12th of October some 100 people involved in the slaughter industry attended the HSA WATOK One-Year-On seminar held in the East Midlands. Delegates came from across the UK to discuss the challenges faced since the new Welfare at the Time Of Killing (WATOK) regulations were introduced in England in November 2015.
8 July 2016 Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) announces 2016 Award Winner
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the winner of its 2016 Humane Slaughter Award. The award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made major scientific advances in the welfare of livestock during slaughter, transport or killing for disease control, has been given to Professor Neville Gregory in recognition of the developments and technological developments he has made over 37 years which have led to significant and considerable advances in humane slaughter.
22 April 2016 HSA assists Chinese vets with poultry welfare
Following a presentation on the welfare of poultry at slaughter to the 5th Chinese Veterinary Conference, the HSA was asked by the editor of China Animal Health Inspection - the leading national journal of the Ministry of Agriculture of China - to write a paper for Chinese vets on poultry welfare at slaughter.
21 April 2016 Guidance notes on electrical waterbath stunning of poultry translated into French
The HSA's Guidance Notes No 7 on Electrical Waterbath Stunning of Poultry are now available in French following a request by the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry.
28 October 2015 New guidance from the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA)
A new online technical information poster has been added to the HSA's series of information and guides to best practice in the handling and slaughter of livestock and poultry. The posters can be used for quick reference in the work place or during training to help ensure best practice.
26 October 2015 HSA online guides now available in Spanish and Chinese
The HSA has long been recognised internationally for being a knowledgeable and practical organisation, with a sound understanding of livestock and livestock handling. Now, as part of its role to promote the highest standards of welfare for food animals during transport, marketing and slaughter, the HSA has had its informative online e-learning series translated into Spanish and Chinese.
4 September 2015 Poultry producers' assistance required
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) would like to hear from any poultry producers who are dispatching farmed poultry with free-bullet weapons (particularly air-powered) using a head shot to destroy the brain instantaneously.
Whilst the use of free-bullet weapons for humanely killing poultry has not previously been a recommended technique, it might, if reliably successful, provide an alternative humane method for small-scale producers to slaughter poultry for direct supply to local consumers or retailers, or to kill sick/injured birds.
4 September 2015 HSA releases new guidance notes on electrical waterbath stunning of poultry
New publication provides comprehensive guidance for a variety of personnel working with live birds to optimise welfare during waterbath slaughter
As part of its work to promote the highest standards of welfare for food animals during transport, marketing and slaughter, and following ongoing research into bird welfare during electrical waterbath stunning of poultry, the Humane Slaughter Association has published new guidance notes.
18 August 2015 HSA presents award for significant advances in humane slaughter
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has presented its 2015 award for significant advances in humane slaughter to the Danish Meat Research Institute (DMRI).
The award, made annually by the HSA, recognises individuals or organisations that have made significant scientific, technical or other advances that have led to improvements in the humane slaughter of livestock. This year's award was presented to DMRI during the HSA's international symposium held recently in Zagreb, Croatia.
8 June 2015 HSA announces two Research Training Scholarships
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the awarding of two Research Training Scholarships, each for three-year research projects, at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Bristol respectively. The research will focus on two important areas for the advancement of humane slaughter of cattle and of turkeys, ducks and geese, with potentially very significant benefits to producers and to animal welfare.
7 May 2015 A signficant step forward for animal welfare: `The changing role of the Animal Welfare Officer in the light of EC Regulation 1099/2009'
The new requirements relating to the appointment, training and certification of Animal Welfare Officers in meat production operations, contained in EU Regulation EC 1099/2009, and soon to be implemented in England, were described as a significant step forward for animal welfare at a recent meeting entitled 'The changing role of the Animal Welfare Officer in the light of EC Regulation 1099/2009' organised by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) to discuss the requirements and implementation of the legislation.
9 February 2015 HSA announces Programme for International Symposium
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has published the full programme of speakers for the upcoming HSA International Symposium being held in Zagreb, Croatia, in July. There will be 31 presentations over the two-day event, covering a wide range of topics relevant to the welfare of food animals during transport, marketing and slaughter or killing.
22 January 2015 Animal Welfare Officer Seminar
A one-day seminar for the meat and livestock industry on "The changing role of the animal welfare officer in the light of EC 1099/2009" is to be held by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) on Wednesday 29th April 2015.
19 January 2015 HSA Dorothy Sidley Scholars present their work
Two of the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholars presented their work at the 16th annual UFAW/HSA Animal Welfare Student Scholars Meeting which took place recently at the University of Newcastle.
14 January 2015 Promoting humane animal handling and slaughter in Liberia
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has funded a six-month project in Liberia to promote humane methods of slaughter and handling of animals in markets and during transportation. The project, delivered by the Liberia Animal Welfare and Conservation Society (LAWCS) received funding through the HSA's Grants Scheme.
6 October 2014 Online guide to humane harvesting of fish
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has added a new title to its series of Online Guides freely available to view and download at its website (www.hsa.org.uk).
2 October 2014 HSA invites applications for the 2015 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is now inviting applications for its 2015 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships.
26 September 2014 On-farm slaughter of poultry training course
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is teaching a poultry welfare training course 'On-farm slaughter of poultry' at Plumpton College, East Sussex, on 19 November 2014.
24 September 2014 Applications invited for the HSA 2015 Humane Slaughter Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – an independent charity that works through education, training, research and technical developments towards achieving high standards of welfare for food animals at markets, during transport and at slaughter – is now inviting applications for its prestigious 2015 Humane Slaughter Award for significant advances in the humane slaughter of farmed livestock.
22 September 2014 Humane Slaughter Association invites applications for Animal Welfare Research Training (PhD) Scholarship
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is now inviting applications from veterinary or science graduates for its 2015 Research Training Scholarship to enable a three-year programme of research leading to a degree at the doctorate level.
6 August 2014 International Symposium announced by the Humane Slaughter Association
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is to hold an International Symposium on recent advances in food animal welfare during transport, marketing and slaughter on the 16th and 17th July 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia.
15 July 2014 HSA announces award for significant advances in humane slaughter
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the winner of its 2014 award for significant advances in humane slaughter. The award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made significant scientific, technical or other advances that have led to improvements in the humane slaughter of livestock, has been given to Dr Bert Lambooij DVM of the Animal Science Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
05 March 2014 Two new online guides from the Humane Slaughter Association
Two new titles, 'Humane Handling of Livestock' and 'Emergency Slaughter', have been added to the HSA's series of Online Guides to best practice in the handling and slaughter of livestock and poultry.
22 January 2014 Charles Mason receives AMI Award
Charles Mason, Technical Director of the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA), has received the Robin Irish Award from the Association of Meat Inspectors (AMI).
26 November 2013 New DVD addresses animal welfare needs in road traffic accidents
A new training DVD has been produced in conjunction with the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) intended for emergency personnel responding to road traffic incidents involving farm animal transport vehicles.
18 October 2013 HSA invites applications for the 2014 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships
14 October 2013 New stunning method may significantly improve animal welfare
A new method for stunning livestock at slaughter may have the potential for significant animal welfare benefits, as well as having operational and economic advantages, concluded a recent workshop convened by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA).
11 October 2013 Applications invited for the HSA 2014 Humane Slaughter Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – an independent charity that works through education, training, research and technical developments towards achieving high standards of welfare for food animals at markets, during transport and at slaughter – is now inviting applications for its 2014 Humane Slaughter Award for significant advances in the humane slaughter of farmed livestock.
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the winner of its 2013 award for significant advances in humane slaughter. The award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made significant scientific, technical or other advances that have led to improvements in the humane slaughter of livestock, was won by the IRTA/UAB Animal Welfare Research Group, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
30 April 2013 On-line guide to stunning now available
New on-line guides to 'Electrical stunning of red meat animals' and 'Captive-bolt stunning of livestock' have been produced by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) and are now available for viewing and free download.
11 March 2013 HSA Director awarded Associate Fellowship of Royal Agricultural Societies
Charles Mason, Technical Director of the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA), has been awarded an Associate Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Societies for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in recognition of his 'distinguished achievement in agriculture and land based industries'.
28 January 2013 New on-line guide to the slaughter of poultry
An on-line guide to the humane slaughter of poultry has been produced by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) and is now available for viewing and free download on the Association's website.
24 January 2013 New legislation: the implications for slaughterhouses
New legislation intended to protect the welfare of animals at slaughter came into effect on 1 January 2013. The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has made freely downloadable information available on its website which describes the key points of the new legislation and the implications for slaughterhouses and knackers' yards.
5 November 2012 New legislation: the implications for poultry producers
New legislation intended to protect the welfare of animals at the time of their killing comes into effect on 1 January 2013. The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has produced an information leaflet which summarises the key principles of the new legislation and the implications for producers killing poultry on-farm for commercial purposes (to supply meat either to the final consumer directly or to retailers).
18 October 2012 HSA invites applications for the 2013 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Awards
The Scholarships were established in 1986 as a memorial to the late Dorothy Sidley MBE, who was General Secretary of the HSA for 48 years. They support students and industry trainees undertaking research projects that are aimed at improving the welfare of food animals during transport, in markets or at slaughter.
2 October 2012 Applications invited for the 2013 Humane Slaughter Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the winner of its 2012 award for significant advances in humane slaughter.
2 September 2011 Poultry stunning training - places available
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is teaching a poultry stunning course 'On-farm slaughter of poultry' on 18th October 2011 at West Somerset Community College, Minehead.
The course includes a theory element and a practical session which covers restraint, stunning and slaughter of poultry. Participants are assessed and those who are successful will receive a certificate of competence to slaughter poultry using a variety of stunning methods, which may be required for the sale of poultry meat.
12 July 2011 Humane Slaughter Association announces two awards at International Symposium
The two winners of the 2011 Humane Slaughter Award presented by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) were announced at the Association's recent Centenary International Symposium held in Portsmouth.
27 May 2011 HSA awards Centenary Scholarship to develop humane mechanical methods for killing chickens
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has awarded its first Research Training Scholarship, commemorating the HSA's Centenary this year, to Jessica Hopkins of the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC). Jessica will undertake a three-year research programme at doctoral level to address the major welfare problem of the need for a humane method for killing chickens.
25 February 2011 International Symposium to Focus on Advances in the Welfare of Livestock at Slaughter
Plans for the international symposium marking the Centenary of the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) are well advanced with the meeting set to bring together internationally recognised speakers for the two-day event at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyards, UK on the 30th June and 1st July 2011.
14 January 2011 HSA student scholar battles through snow to present research
Despite hostile weather conditions the annual UFAW/HSA Animal Welfare Student Scholarship meeting, where UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholars and HSA Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholars present their work, took place at the University of Glasgow on the 8th December 2010, albeit in truncated form.
7 October 2010 HSA invites applications for the HSA Centenary Humane Slaughter Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – an independent charity that works through education, training, research and technical developments towards achieving high standards of welfare for food animals at markets, during transport and at slaughter – is now inviting applications for its 2011 Centenary Humane Slaughter Award.
The Scholarships, established in 1986 as a memorial to the late Dorothy Sidley MBE, support student and industry trainee research projects that are aimed at improving the welfare of food animals during transport, in markets or at slaughter.
20 September 2010 HSA Introduces New PhD Studentship for Food Animal Welfare
As part of its activities to mark its Centenary in 2011, the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is launching an Animal Welfare Research Training Scholarship and is now inviting applications for this award.
The Scholarship will enable a promising veterinary or science graduate to undertake a three-year programme of research leading to a degree at the doctorate level. The research project must have a clear relevance to improving the well-being of farmed food animals in livestock markets, during transport or at the time of slaughter or killing.
16 August 2010 HSA Centenary International Symposium Recent advances in the welfare of livestock at slaughter
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced an International Symposium on 'Recent advances in the welfare of livestock at slaughter' to be held on 30th June and 1st July 2011 at the Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, UK, and is now seeking contributions and expressions of interest in attending.
3 August 2010 HSA team up with MVP Training on duck welfare
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) teamed up with MVP Training recently to provide a welfare training course to Cherry Valley Farms Limited, one of the UK's leading growers and processors of ducks.
27 July 2010 HSA gives advance notice of a research scholarship leading to a degree at the doctorate level
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has given advance notice that it intends to offer a Research Training Scholarship later this year. Potential applicants will have time to consider ideas for possible projects over the summer before the award is open for application in autumn 2010.
17 December 2009 Applications invited for the HSA 2010 Humane Slaughter Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – an independent charity that works through education, training, research and technical developments towards achieving high standards of welfare for food animals at markets, during transport and at slaughter – is now inviting applications for its 2010 Humane Slaughter Award.
2 November 2009 HSA invites applications for the 2010 Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarships
The Scholarships, established in 1986 as a memorial to the late Dorothy Sidley MBE, support student and industry trainee research projects that are aimed at improving the welfare of food animals at slaughter, in markets or during transport. Undergraduate and postgraduate students in agricultural, veterinary or meat sciences, or trainees in the livestock, meat and fish industries in the UK, are eligible, as are students registered at universities outside the UK that have a UFAW/HSA University 'LINK' person (see the ufaw website). Each Scholarship is for up to £2,000.
12 October 2009 Humane Slaughter Award winner provides evidence for pain in slaughter without stunning
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has presented its inaugural Humane Slaughter Award to Dr Craig Johnson and his colleagues at Massey University, New Zealand, for groundbreaking research investigating pain in cattle slaughtered without prior stunning.
24 September 2009 How many animals are slaughtered in the UK?
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) is frequently asked this and many other questions by members of the public, those with a working interest in livestock and, with questions of a more technical nature, by the meat processing and retailing industries. As part of its ongoing educational, scientific and technical work to promote high welfare standards in livestock transport, markets and at slaughter, the HSA – an independent registered charity, has now posted a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section on its website.
28 April 2009 Essential Information for Horse Owners
A new edition of the publication 'Farewell – making the right decision', a guide for horse owners on the humane destruction of aged, sick or injured horses, has been produced by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) and is available for free download:
27 January 2009 Education and Training Services from the HSA
The comprehensive range of education and training services provided by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) are described in a new brochure which is now freely available from the HSA office or by download.
8th December 2008 New Award for Advances in the Humane Slaughter of Livestock launched by the HSA
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – an independent charity that works through education, training, research and technical developments towards achieving high standards of welfare for food animals at markets, during transport and at slaughter – has launched a new award to recognize and encourage significant advances in the humane slaughter of farmed livestock. Applications are now invited for the inaugural, 2009, award.
1 September 2008 Humane Handling of Livestock: new publication from the HSA
A new publication in the HSA's Guidance Notes series, `Humane Handling of Livestock' has been produced by the HSA.
4 March 2008 Humane Harvest of Halibut: new publication from the HSA
A new publication in its Technical Note series, 'Humane Harvesting of Halibut' has been produced by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA).The new Technical Note draws on the results of several scientific experimental projects on the humane harvesting of sea fish and follows the HSA's participation in the Defra-funded LINK project on the humane harvesting of halibut. The publication discusses the legislative...
4 March 2008 Slaughter of minority species included in new publications from the HSA
A new Technical Note on the 'Slaughter and Killing of Minority Farmed Species' is among several new publications produced recently by the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) which also include 'Best Practice Guidelines for the Welfare of Ducks and Geese in Processing Plants', a Technical Note on 'Humane Harvesting of Halibut' and new editions of two HSA Fact Sheets for the general reader on transport of animals and on the history of the HSA. Over recent years significant numbers of livestock farmers have diversified...
26 February 2008 Study highlights best practice in group stunning
A two-year Defra-funded project to determine optimal design and operational parameters for group stunning systems in abattoirs has now been completed by ADAS UK Ltd in collaboration with the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) and Industrial and Agricultural Engineers Ltd (IAE). Group stunning, in which a group of animals are brought to a stun pen and stunned individually before being bled, is relatively common, particularly in small to medium-sized...
15 October 2007 Advice on transport of animals
Following the implementation earlier this year of the new Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and the Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006, the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has produced a new series of Technical Notes detailing the requirements for those involved in the transport of livestock, horses, poultry and fish. The EU Council Regulation on the...
08 October 2007 Caring to the End Booklet for smallholders, hobby farmers and those that keep livestock as pets
With growing numbers of people keeping livestock in small numbers, including as pets, the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – a registered charity that works for the welfare of farm animals during transport, at markets and at slaughter – is increasingly being asked for advice on what to do or what to expect when the time comes for animals to be put down because of age, illness or injury, when they die of natural causes or need to be killed for a specific purpose...
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De gruwel der verwoesting of verwoestende gruwel (Hebreeuws: הַשִּׁקּ֥וּץ מְשֹׁמֵֽם, šiqqûṣ šōmēm) wordt genoemd in Daniël 9:27 in de Hebreeuwse Bijbel. Volgens het Nieuwe Testament zei Jezus toen hij de eindtijd beschreef, dat als de 'gruwel der verwoesting' staat op de heilige plaats, men moet vluchten naar de bergen (Matteüs 24:15; Marcus 13:14). In de brontekst hiervan staat de Griekse term βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως, bdélugma tèis eremōseōs.

In zowel het klassieke als het rabbijnse Hebreeuws wordt hetzelfde woord voor gruwel ook gebruikt voor een afgod. Het kan dus deze betekenis hebben in Daniël, wat zou leiden tot een vertaling met de "onbeweeglijke gruwel" of "verschrikkelijke gruwel".

Interpretatie
De gruwel der verwoesting wordt vaak geïnterpreteerd als een object dat zorgt voor heiligschennis en volgens Daniël en de evangeliën in de tempel geplaatst zou worden. In verscheidene bewegingen wordt deze gebeurtenis geïnterpreteerd als een beschrijving van het voorval in 168 v.Chr. waarbij Antiochus IV Epiphanes bevel gaf om het altaar van Baäl Hasjamaïm (het Syrische equivalent van Zeus) op te zetten in de Joodse tempel te Jeruzalem.

Eindtijdbewegingen stellen dat deze gebeurtenissen nog moeten komen, omdat Jezus de profetie van Daniël citeerde toen het beeld Zeus al jaren was verwijderd uit de tempel. Soms wordt de aanduiding gezien als verwijzing naar de antichrist.

Daniël (Bijbelboek)
Evangelie volgens Marcus
Evangelie volgens Matteüs

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Heavy slate of races coming to I-76 Speedway
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Zac Taylor pilots his 305 sprint car through the back turn at I-76 Speedway.
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2018 at 1:55 pm | UPDATED: April 24, 2019 at 11:24 am
I-76 Speedway will host its third race of the month this Saturday, but it will be the first of three races in a span of eight days that will take place.
The track will host a third race for June this Saturday at 5 p.m. with seven divisions of racing scheduled to compete. Highlighting the field will be the 305 Sprint Cars, who will make their first appearance to the track this summer. The Colorado 270 Outlaw Micro Sprints are also scheduled, along with the weekly IMCA divisions.
In a quick turnaround, the track will then host a special Independence Day race on Tuesday, July 3 at 6 p.m. This race will include six divisions of racing. After the races, a special fireworks show will take place for race fans to enjoy. There will also be a special appearance from NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader at the track.
The busy stretch of races will come to an end on Saturday, June 7 with the third race in eight days. For the July 7 race, the largest group of drivers is scheduled to compete as 10 divisions of racing will hit the track. In addition to the races, I-76 Speedway will host its second Fan Appreciation Night, where the fans can come onto the track to meet the drivers and get a closer look at the cars they will race that evening.
Races on June 30 and July 3 will cost $12 for admission in the grandstands and $4 for kids ages 6 through 12. Kids ages 5 and under can get in for free. Pit passes will also be available for adults at $30 and kids under the age of 14 for $25. Admission for the races on July 7 will go back to $10 for adults in the grandstands.
To learn more, visit i76speedway.com or check out the I-76 Speedway page on Facebook.


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Q: What fantasy film or TV show first depicted a sentient automobile? What kind was it? Which film or TV show first depicted a sentient automobile? I can think of three that could qualify, Herbie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and my mother the car. I know there are likely others that predate them. Which film or show was the first to feature a sentient car and what kind was it?

A: The earliest I've been able to find is a 1937 Merrie Melodies short called "Streamlined Greta Green." A forerunner of Pixar's Cars, the short is set in a city inhabited by both anthropomorphic cars and regular humans. You can watch the entire (8 minute) cartoon on Daily Motion.
If you want to limit to film or TV, I'm inclined to suggest The Twilight Zone; at least two early episodes include autonomous cars.
The earliest is "A Thing About Machines", which aired in October 1960. The episode focuses on a man whose appliances begin exacting their revenge for mistreatment; he is ultimately killed by his car. From Wikipedia:

A repairman has paid a house call to Bartlett Finchley, who is having trouble with the TV, and notes that he should not damage his appliances (he smashed the screen of the TV for a mild inconvenience).
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Finchley runs from the house and is chased by his driverless car (a 1939 Lagonda coupe). The car chases him to his pool and pushes him in.

If that doesn't strike you as sentient, I also have the January 1964 episode "You Drive". In this episode, the car involved in a hit-and-run starts acting up, forcing its owner to confess to the crime:

Oliver ("Ollie") Pope is in a hurry. The nervous and distracted man's mind is not on his driving, and as a result, he slams his 1956 Ford Fairlane two-door sedan into Timmy Danbers, a young boy delivering newspapers on a bicycle, injuring him seriously enough that the boy eventually dies of his injuries. Pope stops, but then, instead of offering aid, hurries off, trying to conceal his part in the accident. His wife, Lillian, and his co-workers notice that he is increasingly irritable. A co-worker, Pete Radcliff, is inaccurately identified by a witness and Pope does everything to foment that erroneous suspicion.
Before long, the vehicle seems to take on a mind of its own. The vehicle itself rebels against its owner: at first, when Ollie Pope is near the car, it honks its horn, flashes its lights, attempts to start on its own, drops its bumper, tries to close its hood on him, and repeats the radio newsflash of the boy's death in an attempt to get Ollie's attention. Then, while his wife is driving the car, it drives to the scene of the accident and stalls out, seemingly determined to get Pope to admit his guilt. Eventually as Pope starts walking to work so the car is not seen by police, the car leaves Pope's garage on its own, chases him down the street in a rain storm and seems to be about to run him down. It stops just before doing this and the passenger door opens; Pope gets in and the car then drives him to the police station, where he walks in to confess.

A: Not the first, but in 1965 there was the TV show My Mother the Car, with Jerry Van Dyke. Ann Southern voiced his mother who had reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.

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A Mini-Golf Course Designed by Architects
Written by Avishay Artsy Jun. 28, 2016 Environment
If you're a regular reader of Golf Magazine, you may have spotted this item: "there's a new name in mini-golf and it is Materials and Applications." Materials & Applications is not…
DnA's Frances Anderton sharpens her putting skills at "The Electric Palm Tree Turbine House" by Ordinary Architecture. Photos by Avishay Artsy.
If you're a regular reader of Golf Magazine, you may have spotted this item: "there's a new name in mini-golf and it is Materials and Applications."
Materials & Applications is not a golf course designer. It's a nonprofit in LA that supports architectural experimentation with materials and technology through the creation of public installations, typically built on a dime.
Their most recent project is at the northeast corner of Echo Park Lake. There, on a bed of wood chips, on an empty site at the corner of Park Ave and Echo Park Ave., you'll find some tantalizing putting challenges.
Jia Gu on one of the mini-golf obstacles, "SiNK" by Kyle May.
There's a palm tree-shaped wind turbine designed by Ordinary Architecture. The trick is to get the ball in the door between the spinning blades. There's a course in which the player attempts to stand in the middle of a rubber waterbed, and hit a ball into one of two holes on either side, by Kyle May.
Turns out this mini-golf course, called TURF, has a theme: "to simply explore the idea of turf, which itself is kind of a delicate topic in Los Angeles with the history that we have in certain neighborhoods, especially Echo Park. In an effort at lightness and play, the idea was to explore notions of terrain and territory," said Jia Gu, executive director of Materials & Applications.
One project that really caught our eye requires the mini-golfer to hit a ball up a steep bright-pink ramp. Then it needs to sail through the air and land on a patch of turf suspended by a super-sized helium balloon that bobs up and down with the wind, making the hole incredibly hard to reach.
"This is a project that speaks to both the inaccessibility of land ownership in Los Angeles, but also the impossibility of the American dream of the green lawn," Gu said.
The architects of this floating obstacle, called "Pie in the Sky," happened to be on hand. Kevin Wronske and Devyn Miska are with Heyday Partnership.
"It's a lot harder to make a putt putt hole than you would think," Wronske said with a laugh. "When we started, we were like, 'this will be so easy, it'll take a couple of days, no problem.' And then the more we got into it, we were like, 'oh, we have to figure out the physics of it, and how much weight can helium hold, and how big of a balloon do we need.' But it was fun, the whole time it was a fun process."
Kevin Wronske and Devyn Miska with Heyday Partnership try out their course, "Pie in the Sky."
While we were visiting, a neighborhood resident, Danny Moynahan, stopped by with his two young daughters.
"We just came back from a YMCA camp in the Ozark Mountains, and the little mini-golf putt-putt was one of the things that everybody really bonded over. Everybody came together. This is a little more, or I should say a lot more creative," Moynahan said.
Creative and fun it is, but for Jia Gu the project has what she calls a double agenda — design exploration and urban engagement.
"Well I think one of the most underestimated resources we have in LA is space," Gu said. "And for us, I think it's been a really interesting process to think about how you take these open lots, these vacant spaces that don't have really specific use at the time, and convert it temporarily to a pocket park, to a space where the neighborhood and the local community can get together and use it as a space of leisure."
The mini-golf course is open Thursday through Sunday until July 31st. Hours of operation vary. Check the website for details.
And surprisingly, there's another socially-engaged mini-golf project in the works in Los Angeles, this time near LA's Skid Row neighborhood. The nine-hole course will feature buildings and other symbols of zoning issues in the area. It's a collaboration between the performance group Los Angeles Poverty Department and the artist Rosten Woo. That one is set to open early next year.


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Anxious to play a real game against another team after months of extended spring training, it was the Doubledays' youth that sparked a season-opening win.
Guided by five strong innings from 20-year-old pitcher Malvin Pena and a two-hit, two-run, two-RBI game from Ricardo Mendez, Auburn topped the Batavia Muckdogs 5-1 Friday at Falcon Park. It's the eighth time in the last nine years that the Doubledays have started the season off with a win.


In Pencuri Hati Mr Cinderella, Atikah Suhaimie plays a happy-go-lucky GRO who steals the heart of businessman Salman, played by Ahmad Idham.
Can a divorcee find true love with a GRO?
When actress Atikah Suhaime was offered the role of a guest relations officer (GRO) in romantic comedy Pencuri Hati Mr Cinderella, she politely declined it.
"I rejected it right away. Then director Ahmad Idham explained that I won't be playing a villain or someone who is causing problems to a relationship.
"He said his movie is taking a different approach to the GRO character," Atikah, 26, said during an interview in Mutiara Damansara, Selangor.
In Pencuri Hati Mr Cinderella, director Ahmad also stars as Salman, a businessman in his 40s who had gone through two divorces in his life.
At a karaoke centre in the city, he meets Ameera, a GRO played by Atikah. He starts paying her to go on dates with him.
Ahmad said he has always wanted to do a story focusing on older men going through a romantic phase in life.
Ahmad is choosing to portray GROs differently from how they are usually depicted on screen. He is doing away with the impression that GROs are young girls who get into the business because of a crime syndicate.
Despite the somewhat scandalous nature of his character's relationship, Ahmad is careful not to include any provocative scenes.
For Atikah, her character only goes so far as touching Ahmad's knee. However, there is one scene that she is worried about.
"I don't want my mum to see that! But I can't reveal much because it's a major spoiler," she said, urging fans to watch the movie.


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Q: Drupal7 .install script not working I am trying to convert my module from drupal6 to drupal 7 this is my code. The database table is not created.
function example_install() {
  drupal_install_schema('example');
}
/**
 * Implements hook_schema().
 */
function example_schema() {
  $schema['example'] = array(
    'description' => 'example settings',
    'fields' => array(
      'name' => array(
        'description' => 'name',
        'type' => 'varchar',
        'length' => '255',
        'not null' => TRUE,
      ),

      'age' => array(
        'description' => 'age',
        'type' => 'int',
    'size' => 'tiny',
        'not null' => TRUE,
      ),
)    ,
);
  return $schema;
}

Can any one explain whats wrong.

A: You don't want to run drupal_install_schema() yourself in Drupal 7, hook_schema() is called automatically if it exists in the .install file. That will probably cause a few problems but you'd still expect the table to be created at least once.
Once you've removed hook_install() try uninstalling (not just disabling) your module, then re-enabling it. I recommend the Devel module to do this as it provides a page (devel/reinstall) where you can easily force a reinstall of a module.
If you don't want to do that though, go to the modules page, disable the module, then click the 'Uninstall' tab at the top to uninstall it fully. Then go back to the modules page and re-enable it.
Doing this should force Drupal to re-run your hook_schema() script and the table should be created.


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Reinventing Your Career in the Time of Coronavirus
Unexpected events or shocks disrupt our habitual routines, jolt us out of our comfort zones, and lead us to ask big questions about what matters and what is worth doing. It's no wonder, then, that during the current pandemic, many people are rethinking their careers.
But is this really the right time? Even for those of us lucky enough not to be sick, caring for others who are sick, or scrambling to make ends meet, the pandemic has increased uncertainty and caught us unprepared —psychologically, financially, and infrastructurally. The situation feels threatening. And, as psychologists have shown, threatening situations prompt us to behave conservatively — the opposite of what is required when we're considering a career change. It's hard to dive wholeheartedly into reinventing your career if you're feeling risk-averse or are worried about your prospects. So how do we balance the pressing need to ensure basic survival — of our families and firms — with what may well be a growing urge to do something new after this crisis has subsided?
I've been studying career change for the past two decades, a period that has spanned the dot-com boom and bust, the 2008 financial crisis, the subsequent extended bull- market run, and now the pandemic that has brought that run to an end. That experience has taught me that a few simple principles can help those living through hard times continue to focus on reinventing their careers.
Develop many possible selves
When you don't know what the future will bring, or when the path you thought you were on takes an unexpected turn, it makes sense to pursue a diverse portfolio of options rather than just sticking single-mindedly to one. Even in happier times, career change is never a perfectly linear process. It's a necessarily messy journey of exploration — and to do it right, you have to experiment with, test, and learn about a range of possible selves.
Possible selves are the ideas we all have about who we might want to become. Some are concrete and well-informed by experience; others are vague and fuzzy, nascent and untested. Some are realistic; others are pure fantasy. And, naturally, some appeal more to us than others.
Today, more than ever, the path to your next career will be circuitous. To cover all of the ground you'll need to cover, it's vital to let yourself imagine a divergent set of possible selves and futures. Embrace that process and explore as many of them as you can.
Embrace the "liminal" period
The hallmark of the career-change process is the emotional experience of "liminality" — that is, of existing betwixt and between a past that is clearly gone and a future that is still uncertain. Liminality can be an unpleasant state to inhabit emotionally. People going through it feel unmoored, lose their bearings, and oscillate between "holding on" and "letting go." But this fraught stage is a necessary part of the journey, because it allows you to process a lot of complex emotions and conflicting desires, and ultimately prevents you from shutting down prematurely and missing better options that still lie ahead.
The current crisis is likely to prolong this in-between state for many of us. While frustrating at times, the state has its benefits. As Bill Bridges has written in Transitions, "We need not feel defensive about this apparently unproductive time-out at turning points in our lives … In the apparently aimless activity of our time alone, we are doing important inner business."
Neurological studies suggest that taking advantage of liminal time to do that "inner business" may be more beneficial than engaging in a flurry of busy-making self- improvement efforts. Downtime is crucial not only for replenishing the brain's stores of attention and motivation but also for sustaining the cognitive processes that allow us to fully develop our humanity. It's how we consolidate memories, integrate what we have learned, plan for the future, maintain our moral compass, and construct our sense of ourselves.
The most common path to a career reinvention involves doing something on the side — cultivating knowledge, skills, resources, and relationships until you've got strong new legs to walk on in exploring a new career. On nights and weekends, people take part- time courses, do pro-bono or advisory work, and develop start-up ideas. In the research I did for my book Working Identity, which is devoted to the subject of career reinvention, I found that most people work on several possibilities at once, comparing and contrasting the pros and cons of each. This activity is crucial. It helps you work through not only the practical questions but also the existential ones that drive career change: Who am I? Who do I want to become? Where can I best contribute? We learn who we want to become by testing fantasy and reality, and, of course, by doing. Our current conditions of quarantine and lockdown limit the possibilities, of course. People have long used contract or advisory work to explore new options or to finance new ventures, for example, but non-essential budgets are now drying up, and as a result many people are finding these avenues obstructed.
Nevertheless, under the present circumstances many people are finding it easier than before to reallocate time and resources to back-burner projects. Many people are already taking advantage of the moment. As part of a webinar I teach on career reinvention, I recently conducted an online poll asking participants to describe how they're responding to the coronavirus crisis, and 50% of the 2000 people who responded reported that it has given them "opportunities to try new things or learn new skills." In some cases, these new skills are directly related to working remotely. That's certainly been the case for me: Like most of my faculty colleagues, I've had to quickly learn to teach online.
You don't need to limit our projects to the domain of your desired career change. Many people today are doing rewarding work and making surprising discoveries by engaging in crisis initiatives at their organizations or in community volunteer efforts. The point is to do new and different work with new and different people, because that process represents an opportunity to learn about yourself, your preferences and dislikes, and the kinds of contexts and people that bring out the best in you.
Work your "dormant" ties
Networking is a contact sport, which makes it hard to play in a lockdown. Many people today are wondering how in the current environment they can initiate and build the relationships they need to reinvent themselves — relationships with people who may be struggling to adapt to difficult circumstances themselves.
The golden rule of networking for career change has always been to mobilize your weak ties — that is, the relationships you have with people you don't know so well or don't see very often, in order to maximize your chances of learning things you don't know already. The problem with friends, family, and close coworkers — your strong ties — is that they know the same things you know. They'll want to help you, of course, but they're unlikely to be able to help you think creatively about your future. It's more likely that they'll pigeonhole you.
But there's a catch when it comes to your weak ties. Although these people are more likely to be a source of useful new information and resources, they're also likely to be less motivated to help you, especially when they're stretched themselves. For this reason, in times of uncertainty people rely more on their strong ties, which are based on commitment, trust, and obligation.
So we have a weak tie/strong tie conundrum. One way around it is to make use of your "dormant ties" — the relationships with people who you were once close to but now haven't been in contact with for roughly three years or more. In one study, more than 200 executives were asked to reconnect with such people and to use their interactions to get information or advice that might help them on an important work project. The executives reported that the advice they received from these dormant sources was on average more valuable and novel than what they obtained from their more-active relationships.
Talk it out
In the middle of the confusion that career change can bring, many of us hope that introspection will eventually produce a flash of blinding insight. But as I learned in my Working Identity research, solitary introspection, when not coupled with active experimentation, is dangerous, because it can lead us to get stuck in the realm of daydreams — which, of course, provide neither gainful employment nor career fulfilment.
Self-reflection, paradoxically, is a practice best nourished by talking out loud in social exchanges with kindred spirits who respond, sympathize, commiserate, question, read your body language, and share their own experiences. One of the reasons potential career changers benefit so much from attending courses is that their fellow students represent a ready-made community of kindred spirits to talk to. Just the simple act of creating and telling a story about what you want to do, or why you want a change, can clarify your thinking and propel you forward, by committing you publicly to making a change. Any veteran storyteller will tell you that there's no substitute for practicing in front of a live audience.
But even that is hard in the current context of self-isolation and social distancing. Still, with a bit of initiative and creativity, you can find ways to explain yourself out loud — by scheduling walks that respect social distance, by working with a career coach online, by creating a Zoom group that meets regularly to share plans.
In the end, when it comes to reinventing your career in this time of crisis, remember this important point: The time to get going is now — but don't go it alone.


Transforming Spaces (TS) 2019 is gearing up for its annual art bus tour which will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7. Slated to be another inspiring art event, this year's theme "Sustain: – I Have A Dream – I Am the Dream - We are the Dream" is already bearing fruit.
In recognition of Dr King's visit to The Bahamas in 1958, Rosalie Fawkes (shown below in blue), the daughter of Sir Randol, was invited to make a presentation at the community center on January 26 for the benefit of the residents of the area. Entitled "He Came to Lend Support", she gave a riveting account of those transformative times in Bahamian history. It was a fitting tribute to take place during the month marking the January 21 Martin Luther King Day holiday in the U.S. Bahamian master artist, Max Taylor, was also on hand to confirm his participation.


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Nokia Launches New Digital Products
Recently, the Finnish company Nokia introduced and launched few new range of digital health products. As of today, the Withings name will be replaced by the Nokia Health.
The bet in the future is to bring to the user devices to "dress" that interact with the smartphone but that are dedicated to health. It is part of the business plan for the ongoing technological revolution.
In this field, the Finnish company gave a few years ago an important step when acquiring a strong brand in the segment, Withings. Now the Finnish company breaks this brand and turns everything into its own brand.
In 2008, the Withings brand was created, which since 2009 has been launching electronic health products with a focus on health. In 2014 it was integrated with the Apple Health platform. In May 2016 it was acquired by Nokia Technologies, beginning the process of changing the brand. Today, the 21st and this process have officially been finalized, Now Withings is known as Nokia Health.
The company after being bought by the Finnish Company suffered some constraints. The Withings products that had great visibility in the Apple online store, after Nokia filed a lawsuit against Apple, the Cupertino company removed all Withings products from its offering, which had repercussions on the brand numbers, until then an important partner on Apple accessories.
Nokia Health is new to the market
To celebrate this move, the company introduced two new products, a smart scale, the Nokia Body and a blood pressure monitor, BPM +.
"Nokia's global expansion of products and healthcare is built on an unparalleled track record of quality, safety and brand reliability, which are essential to success in this industry.
The products are beautiful, easy to use and fit perfectly into people's daily lives, allowing everyone to monitor and improve their health easily" Finnish Company's acting president Brad Rodrigues says.
Nokia Health Products
Basically, it has integrated a range of advanced products and very well designed software to integrate into its ecosystem. The company thus has a powerful range of offer in an area that is increasingly preferred by users.
The system, as we have already analyzed, has from the thermometer, blood pressure meters, intelligent scales, clocks with monitoring features, a set of applications that make all this information detailed and grouped allowing for an improved analysis, historical management and a sharing of data with specialized technicians.
Apart from this, this is all about the superior product quality and the extreme taste of the development of each piece. Now in the hands of Nokia, hopefully, the trend is to give continuity to this process of progress.
If you want to visit the official site of Nokia Health then simply click here to visit.


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Derek Jeter Surprises Fans in Gatorades Farewell Video
Gatorade has created a great and heartfelt 90-second farewell video for Derek Jeter. In the video, Jeter says hello to various fans while he walks to Yankee Stadium. A Gatorade rep even said that Jeter worked with them on creating the video.
Gatorade, the official sports drink of Major League Baseball since 1990, roped off a few blocks before a home game in the Bronx this July and "just kind of let Jeter go," said Carter. The shock and surprise on fans' faces when their idol walks into Stan's Sports Bar, or autographs baseballs, is genuine, she said.
The 90-second "My Way" spot breaks online Thursday, and will air on TV for the first time Saturday on the YES Network and Fox.
Gatorade will follow that with a full-page ad, which Carter said was written by Jeter himself, in the New York Daily News and Sports Illustrated on Sept. 28-29. Addressed to "New York," the ad shows Jeter tipping his cap to fans. "From my first at bat until my final out, you helped make me who I am," he writes. (Jeter's final game in pinstripes is Sept. 28 at Boston, unless the Yankees somehow make the playoffs—which is highly unlikely.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgS1lvqX8I
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https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Dance-keeps-Pirates-ship-from-sinking-2634166.php
Dance keeps 'Pirates' ship from sinking
Janice Berman, Special to The Chronicle
Published 4:00 am PST, Saturday, November 20, 2004
Alex Lapshin is the Pirate King in Daryl Gray's PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Datebook#Datebook#Chronicle#11/20/2004##Advance##0422471697
Photo: John Gerbetz
"Pirates of Penzance," one of Gilbert and Sullivan's silliest operettas, got Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley's season off to a delightfully fizzy start Thursday night. Choreographed by Daryl Gray in 1991 for the Queensland (Australia) Ballet, it tackles the witty, wordy G&S material head- on, installing four singers onstage by disguising them as obnoxious, late- arriving balletgoers. So we see the dancing and hear the singing, um, see the singing and hear the dancing, well ...
Not surprisingly, "Pirates" often flounders as ballet. The intricate lyrics and the manner of their delivery deserve close attention, but this is supposed to be about dancing. So the singers -- Carol Winston, soprano; Ann Noriel, alto; Craig Gilmore, tenor; and Benito Galindo, baritone, all in superb voice, supported in the pit by Dwight Oltman conducting the San Jose Orchestra -- are mostly confined to their opera boxes at the sidelines. We want to watch them, but fear we might miss some dance.
Frankly, until halfway through Act 1, that was hardly cause for alarm. The choreography was lamely yo-ho-ho. Which is not to fault the dancers in the least. The athletically leaping pirates, led by Pirate King Alex Lapshin and Pirate Apprentice Maximo Califano, were marvels of energy. Califano had a boyish charm as the young man mistakenly apprenticed to a pirate instead of a pilot by his lovestruck, hearing-impaired maid, Ruth, buoyantly interpreted by Lise la Cour, who directs the company's school.
Things picked up at the beach, where the daughters of Stanley, the Major- General (company regisseur Raymond Rodriguez), all in bathing costumes of the late Victorian era, disported themselves with frolicsome pointework and impressive technique. Alexandra Koltun, as Mabel, the Lovely daughter, was swept up by Frederic, the Pirate Apprentice, but here once again it became obvious that choreographically they had little of interest to say to each other. Stanley, with medals on his bathing costume, acquitted himself most entertainingly, playing on the pirates' sympathies by telling them he was an orphan to keep them from imprisoning him and his girls.
Stanley is a beguiling figure, in fact, and it is probably because of him that in Act 2 we not only suspend disbelief, we totally cave. From then on, it's smooth sailing. The set, a bit of magic created by Kenneth Keith, helps; a huge glowing, golden moon floats above a ruined chapel. The sisters reappear, their lovely pastel bathing costumes replaced by lovely pastel nighties, designed by Margaret Heaman and Emily Hoem. Frederic and Mabel have more pas de deux to do and the choreography remains unremarkable, but they sure dance nicely. He has marvelous elevation; she has long, beautiful extensions.
Meanwhile, though, the cops have arrived. These are no ordinary police with constabulary duties to be done (to be done). These are Gray's inspired idea of Keystone Kops, wearing cartoonishly bulgy blue uniforms and bobbies' hats, twirling tiny truncheons. Gray has said that he watched silent movies while choreographing "Pirates," and that would certainly explain it. These police don't do ballet, thank you. They break-dance. They lean and sway. They array themselves in cartoon pileups. Led by their Sergeant of Police, the marvelous Willie Anderson, who can do three splits in two seconds, they make up for all the dead spots that have gone before.
Telling the pirates to yield in Queen Victoria's name, the police discover that the outlaw band is really "noblemen who have gone wrong" and are loyal to the Queen. They're pardoned and marry the major-general's daughters, as the audience happily allows itself to be taken prisoner.
Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley: "Pirates of Penzance," 1:30 today (one- hour performance for ages 4-10); 8 tonight, 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the San Jose Center for thePerforming Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. Tickets: $22-$68. (408) 288-2800, www.balletsanjose.org .
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