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ClientEarth moves to block construction of Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Sweden
ClientEarth has filed a complaint to Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court to halt the construction of a 510 kilometre-long section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Swedish waters.
The environmental lawyers argue that the construction documents are incomplete and inaccurate, as they fail to consider the impact the pipeline will have on marine wildlife in the Baltic Sea.
The construction of the highly contentious pipeline was approved by the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation on 7 June 2018. Owned by Russian gas giant Gazprom, the pipeline will run through the Swedish exclusive economic zone – an area of coastal water to which Sweden has exclusive rights for fishing, drilling and other economic activities.
Marcin Stoczkiewicz, Head of ClientEarth's Central & Eastern Europe operations, said: "The investor has disregarded the precautionary principle, which requires that the environment take priority when doubts and potential impacts are being taken into account.
Constructing the pipeline will entail detonating ammunition from the Second World War, currently sitting on the seafloor. Underwater detonations can cause serious harm to protected marine mammals.
The harbour porpoise, for instance, is subject to strict protection as there are only 450 left in the Baltic Sea. According to the experts of the Institute of Oceanography of Gdansk, any negative impacts on even one individual may affect its entire population.
ClientEarth has stressed that the Nord Stream 2 threatens the European Union's energy security, making the EU more dependent on fossil fuels.
Stoczkiewicz added: "The construction of the gas pipeline will also have adverse effects on the development of clean, renewable energy in Central Eastern Europe."
In May, ClientEarth submitted a similar complaint in Finland to stop the construction of the pipeline running through Finnish territorial waters.
In total, the pipeline along the Baltic seabed will be approximately 1,200km long, jeopardising the flora and fauna of the entire maritime area.

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With a great attitude and a friendly persona it would be fantastic to be an addition to the team.


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Home Local Former mayor Rocky Anderson blasts Biskupski administration's response to homeless crisis
Former mayor Rocky Anderson blasts Biskupski administration's response to homeless crisis
Gephardt Daily Staff
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 10, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — Former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson is taking the Biskupski administration to task for what he says is a lack of vision in dealing with the city's burgeoning homeless crisis.
Anderson made his feelings known Friday afternoon during an impromptu press conference outside Mayor Biskupski's office in the City-County Building. A dozen or so members of the homeless community joined him in the demonstration.
Chief among the former mayor's concerns was Biskupski's announcement earlier this week that the city was not inclined to expand emergency shelter space even as overnight temperatures dipped to the low 20s.
"The next person who dies of exposure on the streets of Salt Lake City will be the result of there being no plan, no implementation, and no overflow shelter to provide for the safety of the people who are homeless in our city," said a clearly perturbed ex-mayor. "Put a plan in place. We have no plan in Salt Lake City, so when shelters are at capacity people are out in the cold."
Former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson takes the Jackie Biskupski administration to task for its handling of the city's homeless crisis. Photo: Gephardt Daily/Patrick Benedict
The Biskupski administration disputes Anderson's allegations. Matthew Rojas, the mayor's communications director told Gephardt Daily, despite the record number of people living on Salt Lake City's streets, no one seeking shelter is being turned away. He says not only is there still space available at various shelters, the city set aside money to put people in hotel rooms should care facilities be overrun.
"We have a lot of people on the street, but what the service providers have told us that they have yet — with the combination of the Midvale Center, The Road Home, and all the other facilities — they have not yet hit a capacity marker to bring forward the hotel contingency option."
Anderson responded by calling the 'hotel option' short sighted.
Photo: Gephardt Daily/Patrick Benedict
"It's going to the point where people cannot get it and every single person, except apparently the mayor, is insisting that we get a plan in place and facilities where people can go in and get out of the brutal cold."
Homeless advocate Ashley Hoopes echoed Anderson's concerns. She also questioned the administration's understanding of just how taxed the overcrowded facilities are.
"We've got the Midvale shelter above capacity, the shelter downtown operating above capacity," Hoopes said. "People are sleeping on the floor. It's a critical situation."
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To many confidence scam artists in positions of trust December 15, 2016 At 12:03 am
Most ignore the cause and long term solutions, because there's short term tax money theft profits. Con scam after con. Anderson won't even respond to emails of the middle and lower class, but pretends more taxes stolen for shelters is a real solution. The source of these problems is the deceiving criminal hierarchy. Then we get Bizskupcy the other actor operative in the two sided conyrollef tax theft scam.


We are in the era of big data. There are essentially two reasons why people gather increasing volumes of data: first, they think some valuable assets are implicitly coded within them, and second computer technology enables effective data storage at reduced costs.
The procedure for finding useful patterns in data is known by different names in different communities but more and more, the set of computational techniques and tools to support the modelling of large amount of data is grouped under the label of machine learning.
This book aims to present the statistical foundations of machine learning intended as the discipline which deals with the automatic design of models from data. In particular, we focus on supervised learning problems, where the goal is to model the relation between a set of input variables, and one or more output variables, which are considered to be dependent on the inputs in some manner. Since the handbook deals with artificial learning methods, we do not take into consideration any argument of biological or cognitive plausibility of the learning methods we present. Learning is postulated here as a problem of statistical estimation of the dependencies between variables on the basis of data.
This book aims to find a good balance between theory and practice by situating most of the theoretical notions in a real context with the help of practical examples and real datasets. All the examples are implemented in the statistical programming language R. This practical connotation is particularly important since machine learning techniques are nowadays more and more embedded in plenty of technological domains, like bioinformatics, robotics, intelligent control, speech and image recognition, multimedia, web and data mining, computational finance and business intelligence.


Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is piling up in databases and on filesystems across the globe. Smart companies are hard at work generating insights from this data, while World-dominating companies are intentionally generating it, mining it and in various ways obtaining clear value from it. GDPR and HIPPA are game-changing government regulations affecting data storage and transmission, while, in the meantime, advances in machine and deep Learning are powering huge leaps in analytical insights and business innovation.
In addition, an unlevel playing field exists between the sheer size of the data accumulated at the biggest tech cos vs. the nimbleness and inspiration of the smallest startups. Yes, companies of all sizes are competing with each other in an attempt to add significant value to their users.
At best, large datasets represent the bedrock for meaningful consumer insights; value-added customer features, services, and products; and massive amounts of rich training data to increase model efficiency. At worst, new systems, algorithms and data architectures represent a plethora of nefarious new opportunities to de-anonymize, leak or blatantly distribute data that was previously secret and/or obfuscated.
So in this brave new world of data and algos and regulations what are the privacy concerns surrounding data access and security?
Our panelists will explore these issues, from the hands-on perspective of building some of the most sophisticated data mining systems in the world. They are all hands-on technologists - data scientists, engineers, researchers and technical founders - and will share from their deep experience in building massively scalable data systems. They will also help us contemplate the thorny issues of technical and ethical responsibility - issues essential to consider as we all work together to build the data-driven systems of the present, and the future.


The raid is part of Tier 18, in terms of PvE progression, and it houses 13 boss encounters.
The raid instance entrance is located in Tanaan Jungle.
The raid offers a non-linear progression path, to a certain extent.
The first encounter is Hellfire Assault, which effectively opens up the raid instance for your raid group. It is an add fight where you do not really fight a boss.
After this, your raid must face and defeat Iron Reaver. This fight is all about positioning and speedy add DPS.
Next, your raid has a choice between three bosses: Kormrok, Kilrogg Deadeye, and then Hellfire High Council, which can be attempted in any order.
Kormrok uses a number of abilities, some of which become empowered at certain moments in the fight, making them considerably more difficult to deal with.
Hellfire High Council is a typical council-style fight, during which your raid will face 3 bosses, all active at the same time.
During the encounter against Kilrogg Deadeye, part of your raid must regularly travel to an alternate realm, and your raid must also manage an additional resource.
Once these three boss encounters have been defeated, your raid must defeat Gorefiend. This boss (an alternate version of Teron Gorefiend, the first Death Knight) regularly sends part of your raid into a parallel realm, where these players have to handle a set of adds.
Once Gorefiend has been dealt with, your raid has a choice between several bosses which can be attempted in any order: Fel Lord Zakuun, Shadow-Lord Iskar, Xhul'horac, and Socrethar the Eternal.
Fel Lord Zakuun is a single-phase fight which requires excellent positioning and raid awareness. It also features a number of unique and creative mechanics.
The Shadow-Lord Iskar fight revolves around a creative ability that allows designated raid members to control parts of the encounter. Additionally, your raid will also face an array of positioning and movement challenges.
Xhul'horac is a four-phase encounter that stresses your raid members' ability to move quickly and to dodge ground effects.
During the Socrethar the Eternal fight, your raid will have to handle a special unit that can sometimes be controlled by players. Positioning and controlling this unit correctly is key to your raid's success. Once Socrethar has been defeated, your raid can access the next boss, Tyrant Velhari.
The most strenuous parts of the fight against Tyrant Velhari will test your raid's ability to correctly handle several large adds, with the rest of the mechanics in the encounter being quite straightforward.
The penultimate boss of the instance is Mannoroth, who can only be accessed when all previous bosses have been defeated. This long, 4-phase encounter will challenge every aspect of your raid's ability, proving a true test on your way to the final boss.
Finally, your raid can face Archimonde. This is an extremely long and complex encounter, although one your raid will be well prepared for if you have managed to get through the Mannoroth fight.


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Transforming Complex Sentences into a Semantic Hierarchy
Christina Niklaus | Matthias Cetto | André Freitas | Siegfried Handschuh
Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
We present an approach for recursively splitting and rephrasing complex English sentences into a novel semantic hierarchy of simplified sentences, with each of them presenting a more regular structure that may facilitate a wide variety of artificial intelligence tasks, such as machine translation (MT) or information extraction (IE). Using a set of hand-crafted transformation rules, input sentences are recursively transformed into a two-layered hierarchical representation in the form of core sentences and accompanying contexts that are linked via rhetorical relations. In this way, the semantic relationship of the decomposed constituents is preserved in the output, maintaining its interpretability for downstream applications. Both a thorough manual analysis and automatic evaluation across three datasets from two different domains demonstrate that the proposed syntactic simplification approach outperforms the state of the art in structural text simplification. Moreover, an extrinsic evaluation shows that when applying our framework as a preprocessing step the performance of state-of-the-art Open IE systems can be improved by up to 346% in precision and 52% in recall. To enable reproducible research, all code is provided online.
DisSim: A Discourse-Aware Syntactic Text Simplification Framework for English and German
Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Natural Language Generation
We introduce DisSim, a discourse-aware sentence splitting framework for English and German whose goal is to transform syntactically complex sentences into an intermediate representation that presents a simple and more regular structure which is easier to process for downstream semantic applications. For this purpose, we turn input sentences into a two-layered semantic hierarchy in the form of core facts and accompanying contexts, while identifying the rhetorical relations that hold between them. In that way, we preserve the coherence structure of the input and, hence, its interpretability for downstream tasks.
Graphene: Semantically-Linked Propositions in Open Information Extraction
Matthias Cetto | Christina Niklaus | André Freitas | Siegfried Handschuh
We present an Open Information Extraction (IE) approach that uses a two-layered transformation stage consisting of a clausal disembedding layer and a phrasal disembedding layer, together with rhetorical relation identification. In that way, we convert sentences that present a complex linguistic structure into simplified, syntactically sound sentences, from which we can extract propositions that are represented in a two-layered hierarchy in the form of core relational tuples and accompanying contextual information which are semantically linked via rhetorical relations. In a comparative evaluation, we demonstrate that our reference implementation Graphene outperforms state-of-the-art Open IE systems in the construction of correct n-ary predicate-argument structures. Moreover, we show that existing Open IE approaches can benefit from the transformation process of our framework.
A Survey on Open Information Extraction
We provide a detailed overview of the various approaches that were proposed to date to solve the task of Open Information Extraction. We present the major challenges that such systems face, show the evolution of the suggested approaches over time and depict the specific issues they address. In addition, we provide a critique of the commonly applied evaluation procedures for assessing the performance of Open IE systems and highlight some directions for future work.
Graphene: a Context-Preserving Open Information Extraction System
Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Computational Linguistics: System Demonstrations
We introduce Graphene, an Open IE system whose goal is to generate accurate, meaningful and complete propositions that may facilitate a variety of downstream semantic applications. For this purpose, we transform syntactically complex input sentences into clean, compact structures in the form of core facts and accompanying contexts, while identifying the rhetorical relations that hold between them in order to maintain their semantic relationship. In that way, we preserve the context of the relational tuples extracted from a source sentence, generating a novel lightweight semantic representation for Open IE that enhances the expressiveness of the extracted propositions.
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Rizzoli publishes first monograph for Korean artist
The new book "Yoo Youngkuk: Quintessence″ is published by the New York-based art bookstore and publisher Rizzoli. [KUKJE GALLERY]
The new book ″Yoo Youngkuk: Quintessence″ published by the New York-based art book store and publisher Rizzoli. [KUKJE GALLERY]
Rizzoli published a monograph, or comprehensive art book, on Yoo Youngkuk (1916-2002), a leading figure in the so-called first generation of Korean abstract art, last week. It is the first time that the famous New York-based bookstore and publisher specializing in art and design published a monograph of a Korean artist, according to Kukje Gallery, which represents the artist in the global art market.
The English-language book titled "Yoo Youngkuk: Quintessence" shows "a broad spectrum of works including both widely recognized, seminal masterpieces and never-before-seen works," the galley said.
Consistently throughout his life, Yoo studied and created abstract art based on nature — especially the mountains in Uljin County, where he was born. He once said in a note that, "The subject of my oeuvre is nature, which I have explored through non-figurative forms. That is abstraction. It is nature, not as a particular subject, but as lines, planes and colors."
The authors include Rosa Maria Falvo, an independent writer and curator based in Milan; Gabriel Ritter, head of contemporary art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art; Kim In-hye, a curator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) who organized the seminal retrospective of Yoo in 2016; and Bartomeu Marí, the former director of the MMCA and current executive director of the Museo de Arte de Lima in Peru.
The book is available for sale at the Rizzoli Bookstore and the Kukje Gallery website.
BY MOON SO-YOUNG [symoon@joongang.co.kr]
korean artist Yoo Youngkuk Kukje Gallery Rizzoli
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Nädala Portree
When Tallinn was bombed 75 years ago.
Reede, 08 Märts 2019 19:00
Estonian Life No. 10 2019 - Arved Plaks
The stone building now. The courtyard behind no longer exists. Where my parents had their flower store named "Iris", now wedding gowns are sold.
A few moments ago a vehicle passed our home with its siren blaring. Most likely it was a police car. The whining sound changed pitch up and down. It became louder, then after the vehicle passed, it got softer and finally the siren merged with the background noise of normal traffic.
The siren had a curious effect on me. In my mind I was transported back to a time when I was 10 years old. I was a heavy sleeper. My father used to wake me up during the night to prevent bedwetting. But when I was awakened by air raid sirens, it was different. Without prompting I would sit up at the edge of my bed in my nightgown, still half asleep. I would get my helmet from under the bed and put it on. Then I waited while my parents did whatever they had to do to prepare for the next step.
We lived on the upper story of a two story building built in the early 1900's to house a school. Its six full-sized rooms were large and the ceilings high. My parent had to give up two of the rooms to our occupiers. In them German officers were billeted. My bed was moved into my parent's bedroom and placed parallel to a window, with enough space for me to get up and get dressed. On the other side of the bed was a wardrobe with doors facing way from my bed. The wardrobe thus separated me partially from the rest of the room. At night there was nothing to see from the window since no light was allowed to escape from any buildings and betray to enemy bombers the location of the city.
Wearing the helmet was my idea. I found it in an adjacent courtyard behind an apartment building in which solders were billeted. In the courtyard was a pile of miscellaneous discarded military equipment. Of course, I was not allowed to go there, but one can always find a way to climb over the fence to see if there was anything new in the pile. The helmet appeared there one day, and I figured it no longer had any use to its former owner, since it had a hole near where the wearer's ear would have been. Curiously there was no corresponding hole on the other side of the helmet and thus in my mind the question arose, if the bullet lodged in the scull of the wearer.
One particular night came to mind. I was awakened by an air raid siren. My parents wrapped a blanked around me, and then we three walked rapidly across our courtyard, about hundred yards, to a five-story building. Its basement was designated as the air-raid shelter for people living in the wooden houses surrounding the courtyard. By custom space in the basement was acquired by different families, to which they had brought boxes and pillows for comfort for the next air raid.
By time we got to the cellar entrance, the sirens had stopped. Since we were the furthest from the shelter, we, including our housekeeper 'Koka', were the last to arrive and closed the steel door behind us. My cousin Ülo, who was 10 years older than I and used to live with us, had already escaped to Finland to avoid being drafted by the Germans.
After the sirens stopped, a curious silence surrounded us. There was no noise from trucks or trams on the street. People huddled in different corners and made themselves comfortable the best they could. There was conversation in low tones as if waiting to hear significant sounds from the outside world.
And then it started as we expected – after all we had lived through this many times before. It begun with noise of anti-aircraft shells peppering the sky. The explosions had a metallic sound. Of course, we could not see it, but we could visualize the white puffs of smoke looking for targets.
Soon after that we heard the sound of bombs exploding. First they were distinguishable single events, but far away. Soon they melted into a rumbling sound that became louder and louder as more planes seem to have arrived over the city. People tried to gauge by the sound how close the explosions were.
Then suddenly there was a very loud explosion that had to have been near. This was followed by a second explosion even louder, then after the same interval of time, an even louder one. People gasped; we now knew that were we on the flight path of an unseen metallic bird ready to defile us with its cargo of death. The fourth explosion was really loud and reverberated through the basement. People held their breath - would the next bomb bury us under a rubble of stones? Then, about a second of time passed, which must have seemed to be an eternity, nothing! No heartrending sound. There was only silence, except for the rumbling of explosions we now knew were far away.
People looked at each other with cautious, half smiles on their faces, as if to say we had luck, we made it through this one! Let us hope that the winged devil will not come back! It did not.
Not long after that the sirens blared again, but this time with the pattern that designated that it was 'all-clear', and the attack was over. My parents and I now repeated the earlier process but in reverse. We stumbled back across the cobblestoned courtyard to our house door, my father unlocked it, and we climbed up the staircase. I was made to stop at the WC, and then continued to our bedroom. I placed my helmet under the bed, laid down, and lost all awareness of my surroundings as I fell asleep. After all, I knew that my parents would always keep me safe.
Memory is a complex thing; which events are or are not stored is not certain, and what triggers their recall is varied. The triggers might be specific sounds, smells or what we see. Of those that come to surface for me are for the most part associated with fear. In the current instance, the undulating sirens of a police car triggered a feeling of sadness, a feeling of helplessness in anticipation of something bad and unavoidable. Then consciousness started filling in that feeling with some event of the past, something that I can visualize, as if chosen at random from a hypothetical library of events stored in my brain. Sirens will most likely continue to haunt me and trigger memories
Epilogue.
When in early 1944 the bombing raids on Tallinn became more frequent, my parents took me to Haapsalu, a small city about 60 miles to the west, thus further away from the advancing enemy. They placed me into the care of a retired couple and returned to Tallinn to tend to their flower store. The occupiers required that all stores had to be kept open, including flower stores, even while there hardly were hardly any customers. One by one my parents spent time with me in Haapsalu.
On the night of March 9th, Tallinn was subject to its heaviest bombing raid. At that time both of my parents were in the city. Despite the distance, the rumble of the bombs exploding woke me, and I joined my hosts outside. The red hue of the burning city lined the eastern horizon of the night. My caretakers said to me that there was no way my parents could survive the destruction. A horrible feeling of loneliness enveloped me. Was I alone now? This was the first time I lacked the feeling of security that my parents provided.
That episode had a good ending. The railroad resumed operation soon after the bombing raid, and my parents arrived in Haapsalu and took me even further from the danger, to the village of Martna. My mother now stayed full time with me. I enjoyed taking care of farm animals. All was well again if only temporarily.
P.S. The stone building, which at one time housed our air-raid shelter, still stands – it used to be on Adolf Hitler Strasse as number 42, now it is called Narva highway as it was before the war. In the store where my parents sold flower arrangements for funerals and weddings now wedding gowns are sold. The two-story house where I grew up was torn down to make room for a parking lot.
Arved Plaks, Texas, February 2019.


Dwight Schrute English people's main use today is judging American talent. [Impersonates British accent] You're crap! You're wonderful! They're mean, but they're incisive.
Nellie Everyone meet at the hotel bar at seven. I'm not allowed to say it's mandatory, so let's just call it compulsory.
Dwight Schrute [The group are discussing who would win in a fight between Jason Bourne and James Bond] Genghis Khan could take them both down 'cause he's not afraid to kill children. [Awkward silence] What? It's true, he would eviscerate babies and hang them from poles outside of the villages.
Pam Beesly Oscar thinks having a dog is just like having a baby.
Angela NEWSFLASH! If you didn't carry it around in your belly for nine months, it isn't your kid!
Pam Beesly Exactly. Unless you're adopted of course.
Angela That is where we disagree.


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#3409-13 – 2000 Space, collection of 5 souvenir sheets
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Get Three Historic U.S. Stamp Firsts in One Set The 15-stamp space exploration set includes the first four United States stamps ever to have a hologram as part of the design element. The set also includes the first round U.S. stamp and the first five-sided U.S. stamp. Add them to your collection – order right away. Sheet measures 20" wide x 16" tall.
First U.S. Hologram Postal Stationary
On December 3, 1989, the USPS issued its first postal item to be produced with a hologram – a 25¢ stamped envelope picturing a space shuttle docking at a space station.
The USPS first began considering creating postage with holograms in December 1987. The technology was still relatively new at that point, having just been created in the 1960s. The USPS spent much of 1988 researching the possibility and meeting with leading hologram manufacturers.
Through these meetings the USPS realized the both the good and bad sides of what they were hoping to do. One drawback was that if they made a stamp, it would have to small, but holograms needed to be big to be effective. Additionally, if the stamp needed to be held at a certain angle to read the denomination, that would be inconvenient. Also, if the hologram covered the entire stamp surface, it would be nearly impossible to cancel. The foil they would need to use tended not to hold ink, but it didn't repel it either.
After these discussions, the USPS realized that the best option for a hologram would be a stamped envelope. They decided that if they put a foil hologram on an adhesive label or inserted it into a window, they wouldn't have to worry about these issues. They would print the denomination on the envelope itself, which could be canceled.
In choosing the design for the stamped envelope, the USPS wanted something that was "as high-tech as the process" and thought the image should either be mythical or futuristic. They ultimately settled on futuristic and wanted to create something similar to the Future Mail Transportation stamps.
Work on the envelope progressed quickly and it was issued on December 3, 1989. It was issued in a special ceremony on Stamp Designers Day on the last day of the World Stamp Expo. America was the third country to incorporate holograms into its postage. Austria paved the way on October 18, 1988, with a hologram stamp picturing the nation's emblem. A year later, Brazil issued a souvenir sheet with a hologram on it for the art biennial.
The USPS learned a lot about working with holograms from this stamp and would continue to experiment in the coming years, issuing several more hologram stamped envelopes. It wasn't until 2000 that they first issued a hologram stamp – #3412. In fact, that stamp was issued as part of a larger set honoring space exploration that included three other hologram stamps.
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text: NFs structure, physiological processes and pathological modifications in ALS. The cartoon's upper panel shows the physiological structure and composition of NF isoforms; note the common structure with a variable N-terminal head and the conserved central coiled coil across all isoforms on the left window. The variably elongated C-terminal tail domain, particularly represented in NfM and NfH, is rich in KSP repeats, which are sites for post-translational phosphorylation. Main post-translational modifications (central window), include glycosylation through the attachment of O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) to individual Ser and Thr residues by O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT) and phosphorylation, which are reciprocal processes, i.e., reduced glycosylation may result in excess harmful phosphorylation [41]. Phosphorylation results from the tightly regulated activity of several kinases and phosphatases commanded by second-messenger pathways. The head domain of every NF isoform is phosphorylated in the cell body by protein kinase A (PKA), protein kinase C (PKC), calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II (CAMKII) and CDK5 [24]. In contrast, phosphorylation in the tail KSP repeats almost exclusively occurs in NfM, and NfH on their entry into and transit along the axon. This last process is highly dynamic and seems to be involved in the axonal transport of NF during myelination or synaptogenesis; however, it may also be triggered by stress phenomena. The pairing of parallel heterodimers and antiparallel tetramers, by interactions between coil domains, mediates the assembly of NF isoforms; eight tetramers associate to form cylindrical structures known as unit-length filaments (ULFs), which approximate the final diameter of NF. End-to-end annealing of ULFs allows longitudinal elongation, while radial compaction results in the final width of 10 um in the mature NF polymer. The net forward movement of NF along the axons (right upper window) is the result of a rapid intermittent phase driven by molecular motors (dynein and dynactin) carrying hetero-oligomers along the microtubule and pauses which are determined by reversible attachment of NFs. However, the majority of NF isoforms resides in a stable network, representing the stationary phase of NF transport along the axon [24]. Molecular aberrations within these physiological processes may result in motor neuron pathologies, as shown in the lower panel. In the first window on the left, red triangles highlight the mutations in NF isoforms known to cause ALS. Modifications in subunit stoichiometry by overexpression of one isoform over the others may result in pathological aggregates. For example, overexpression of peripherin or mutated NfL can cause ALS-like neurofilament aggregates and selective degeneration of spinal motor neurons, and NfM and NfH dysregulated upregulation, often accompanied by excessive phosphorylation, may result in aberrant perikaryal neurofilament aggregates [42]. Excessive phosphorylation may be promoted by reduced glycosylation activity due to a loss-of-function mutation in a glycosyltransferase, GLT8D1 [43]. Glutamate excitotoxicity activates several kinases (MAPK,PKN11, PIN1) which end up in NfM and NfH tail hyperphophorylation. This last process has been repeatedly associated with two major histopathological findings in ALS, namely hyaline conglomerate inclusions (HCIs), ubiquitin-negative floccular inclusions rich in neurofilaments and peripherin, and axonal spheroids, which are non-pathognomonic for ALS but seems to occur early during motor neuron degeneration in fALS and sALS (right lower window). Studies on hyperphosphorylation of NfM and NfH showed that this phenomenon may lead to a slowing of NF transport along the axon, with accumulation of Nf inclusions outside the nucleus and in the axon, engorgement of perikaryal structures and disrupted dynamics of axonal circuitry [44]. Abbreviations: NfL, neurofilament light chain; NfM, neurofilament medium chain; NfH, neurofilament heavy chain; E segment, glutamic-acid-rich segment; E1, glutamic-acid rich segment 1; E2, glutamic-acid-rich segment 2; KE, lysine–glutamic acid; KEP, lysine–glutamic acid–proline; SP, serine–proline; KSP, lysine–serine–proline; O-GlcNAc, O-linked N-acetylglucosamine; OGT, intracellular glycosyltransferase O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase; EOGT, extracellular glycosyltransferase EGF domain-specific O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase; OGA, O-GlcNAcase; PKA, protein kinase A; PKC, protein kinase C; CAMKII, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II; CDK5, cyclin-dependent kinase-5; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinases; GSK-3, Glycogen synthase kinase 3;GLT8D1, glycosyltransferase 8 domain-containing 1; PKN11, Serine/threonine protein kinase C-related kinase; PIN1, Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1


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The Chamber Grand- The beginning of a new era..
Ludwig Bösendorfer draws the first sketches of the Grand Piano 170 for the highly cultured salon society of Imperial Vienna. The result is an enchanting instrument for the private cheerful gatherings of the bourgeois, and nobility. More than a century later, this Bösendorfer Grand still enjoys popularity. A true Bösendorfer Sound experience even after more than a century of music's history.
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Bosendorfer -- The oldest piano manufacturers, rich in tradition and world-famous for unmistakably inspiring sound as well as the outstanding quality of premium instruments.
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~ Musician & Designer "Dream Instrument"
In 2006 Schimmel Piano Company, in Germany, created this exquisite special edition piano in stunning ebony and a rare reddish-brown color, Muschelahorn (quilted maple). Brass trimmings add to the beauty of this piano. Personally signed by Nikolaus Wilhelm Schimmel, this piano represents the finest in German workmanship, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity confirming the origin of the piano and its uniqueness. The soundboard of this instrument was personally hand-selected by Mr. Schimmel. Even with these unique attributes, we have priced this instrument at far below the price of a standard Schimmel piano.
Our technicians have inspected, tuned and regulated the instrument to maximize its tone and touch. This piano will come with a matching bench, five-year parts & labor warranty, and our 100% lifetime trade-up option.
For over a century, the Estonia piano company has been in the pursuit of perfect grand piano. For three decades, Dr Indrek Laul traveled the world to interview concert pianists, performers and educators. Dr Laul gathered records of the universal demands and needs of the pianists to reach complete inspiration with ultimate tonal expression and returned to Estonia. The Model L190 was proudly and painstakingly created by the requests of these pianists and musicians of the conservatories, performance centers, music rooms, education & recording studios worldwide.
With precision craftsmanship, meticulous attention to details, all Estonia grand pianos continue the trusted, European, old-world piano making traditions. Soundboards made of only the highest quality resonant spruce, found in the high altitudes of the Swiss and Italian Alps are carefully selected. These soundboards are meticulously treated by our experienced craftsmen to produce the naturally beautiful and singing piano sound. The top performance piano action, hammers, dampers, iron plate, strings, double duplex-scale, and other European components of the highest level quality, have been custom fit for each individual instrument. Please be the judge for yourself. . ..The purchase includes a matching artist bench, in-home tuning / room voicing and our lifetime 100% trade option.
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Many renowned pianists and conductors don't just perform on a Bosendorfer but, also assist in the developments. Constant contact with the artists has resulted in the concert grand 280. The design benefits from many new technical developments whilst respecting a great musical heritage. Created in the 20st century for the 21st century, the model 280 concert grand has proven to be a true all-rounder. The 280 easily holds its own against the power of a large orchestra whilst it has all the sensitivity to offer compassionate accompaniment in chamber music. In the bass this instrument has a clarity and the fundamental tone that no instrument has achieved before.
All Steinway and Sons pianos in our American Gallery have been carefully selected and inspected to ensure that they are up to our top performance standards. This instrument has a rich, warm and concert singing tone. The purchase includes a 5-year Classic Collection warranty, matching artist bench, one in-home tuning, and our lifetime 100% trade option.
~ The Estonia Model L168 Hidden Beauty ~For over a century, the Estonia piano company has been in the pursuit of perfect grand piano. For three decades, Dr Indrek Laul traveled the world to interview concert pianists, performers and educators. Dr Laul gathered records of the universal demands and needs of the pianists to reach complete inspiration with ultimate tonal expression and returned to Estonia. The Model L168 was proudly and painstakingly created by the requests of these pianists and musicians of the conservatories, performance centers, music rooms, education & recording studios worldwide. With precision craftsmanship, meticulous attention to details, all Estonia grand pianos continue the trusted, European, old-world piano making traditions. Soundboards made of only the highest quality resonant spruce, found in the high altitudes of the Swiss and Italian Alps are carefully selected. These soundboards are meticulously treated by our experienced craftsmen to produce the naturally beautiful and singing piano sound. The top performance piano action, hammers, dampers, iron plate, strings, double duplex-scale, and other European components of the highest level quality, have been custom fit for each individual instrument. Please be the judge for yourself. . ..The purchase includes a matching artist bench, in-home tuning / room voicing and our lifetime 100% trade option.
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~ Legendary American "Steinway tone"
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With its striking marquetry patterns, the Marquis is a splendid example of craftsmanship and tradition. Marquetry is the use of many pieces of different types of wood veneer to create images and has long been viewed a symbol of wealth. Many fine examples of marquetry can be found in the Imperial Palaces of Vienna, including the Schoenbrunn Palace, the summer residence of The Austrian Habsburg Imperial Family. While many historical pianos have included marquetry designs, they have seldom been re-envisioned for the 21st Century.
All Steinway & Sons pianos in our American Gallery have been carefully selected and inspected to ensure that they are up to our top performance standards. This one owner instrument has a rich, warm and concert singing tone. The purchase includes a 5-year Classic Collection warranty, matching artist bench, one in-home tuning, and our lifetime 100% trade option.
~ Signed by Henry Z. Steinway "My Piano"
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Henry Ziegler Steinway (August 23, 1915 -- September 18, 2008) was the last living "Steinway" president of the piano company Steinway and Sons. He was the great-grandson of the company founder Henry E. Steinway and started at the firm in 1937 after graduating from Harvard University.
Maurice Unis, owner of Classic Pianos was fortunate to have had close association with the Steinway family and was pleased to acquire this piano after Henry's death. Classic Pianos has faithfully and painstakingly restored the piano to the highest standards. This piano is not only a rare collectors item, but a magnificent example of the Steinway quality of this era.
Bosendorfer ranks among the world's oldest piano manufacturers, rich in tradition and world-famous for unmistakably inspiring sound as well as the outstanding quality of their instruments.
Those who desire to learn an art properly should use the best materials from the very beginning. Only with a top instrument built for the highest demands and brilliant virtuosity is it possible to develop and realize technical skills and artistic subtleties. From this idea Bosendorfer created something special: the Conservatory Series grand pianos. To offer young talents, conservatories and music schools a more economical option, we have simplified two of our grand pianos, but only in non-critical areas, that do not affect the sound. The instruments of this series are available in the sizes 214 and 200 (185 and 170 only available in USA). Superb sound and construction combined with moderate prices. The owner of a grand piano of the Conservatory Series can enjoy an instrument that meets all the necessary requirements for a successful career. This model is available in Ebony Satin finish and is based on the 214 model.
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Empress Maria Theresa used Schonbrunn Palace as her imperial summer residence and it became a glamorous focus of court life. Leading statesmen and great personalities from the arts and culture were amongst the many guests. Even the six-year-old Mozart performed in this select atmosphere. The buildings, gardens and internal decorations were all part of the overall baroque design. Perhaps inspired by the magnificent gardens of Schonbrunn, the famous 18th century Bohemian ornamentalist painter Johann Wenzel Bergl, covered several ceilings and walls of the palace with detailed scenes of nature. Later these were also enjoyed by the nature-loving Empress Elisabeth (Sissi). Furniture and pianos were often richly decorated with ornamental designs, plant and animal motifs created with various types of inlaid wood veneer. The "Schonbrunn" is the second in our limited edition "Marquetry Series". It is a tribute to the palace's magnificent gardens and murals and a dazzling snapshot of nature. The edition is limited to nine instruments and each will have an individually numbered solid brass plate.
Marquetry, music and the exotic. Marquetry, the use of many pieces of different types of wood veneer to create images and design has always been a very skilled and time consuming process. This was traditionally seen as a symbol of wealth. That is why you find many fine examples in the Imperial palaces of Vienna; whilst many art case historical pianos have included marquetry designs. The Austrian Imperial Family was also delighted by exotic images of nature as can be seen at Schonbrunn Palace, their Viennese summer palace. The walls of its intimate music room are covered with wonderful jungle scenes, whilst there is also a complete suite of rooms with delightfully exotic garden panoramas commissioned by Empress Maria Theresa and hand painted by the celebrated 18th century Bohemian ornamentalist painter, Johann Wenzel Bergl.
All of the pianos in our used pianos are carefully selected and inspected to ensure they are up to our standards. This instrument is in excellent condition. The tone is warm, rich and singing. The purchase includes a 5-year Classic warranty, matching bench, one in-home tuning and our lifetime trade option.
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All of the premium pianos are hand selected and inspected to ensure they are up to our standards. This instrument is truley exceptional. The tone is warm, rich and singing. The purchase includes a Schimmel factory warranty, matching bench, one in-home tuning and our lifetime trade option.
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The Concert Grand 290 Imperial delivers with additional bass notes (8 full octaves) rather than the standard 88 tones. Certain works by Busoni, Bartók, and Ravel, can only be performed accurately on these instruments. Thanks to the enormous resonance board and the additional strings the pianist is able to enjoy an orchestral sound. Imperial in sound and appearance: the Bösendorfer Imperial Line. The 290 easily holds its own against the power of a large orchestra whilst it has all the sensitivity to offer compassionate accompaniment in chamber music. In the bass this instrument has a clarity and the fundamental tone that no instrument has achieved before.
Gazing at the extra black keys of this Bösendorfer Grand the pianist immediately realises that this instrument is far from ordinary. This Grand Piano - like the bigger brother 290 Imperial - has been crafted dedicating to the tradition of Viennese piano building. With its unique design and size this piano delights by an exceptional multitude of colours similar to an orchestra. Delicately fragile pianissimo to brilliant fortissimo, this Bösendorfer Grand sways the audience - down to the Subcontra F. These additional bass notes do not only enrich the tonal volume of the instrument, but subsequently paint additional sound colours and open up an orchestral sound spectrum. This unique sonic presence in all registers is the sound basis of the popularity of the Bösendorfer 225 as chamber and solo instrument. "A presence which leaves no audience unmoved".
It is known to be an old tradition: Each and every year the legendary Vienna Opera Ball takes place at Vienna's State Opera and after the welcoming speech ends with "Alles Waltzer" the orchestra opens the festivity with a masterpiece by none other than Johann Strauss. Strauss Junior (1825 - 1899) was also called the King of Waltz, since no other piece of music shall be remembered as well as his Waltzes with Vienna. In 1890, Johann Strauss and Ludwig Bösendorfer meet for the first time celebrating carnival at the city mayor's hall. They soon become friends and it is said they shared the hobby of playing Tarock cards. Strauss's music soon gains popularity and even today the Viennese Waltz is known all over the world. "The Blue Danube" - composed by Strauss in 1867 - is regarded as Austria's unofficial national anthem.
Our Bösendorfer Grand Strauss is inspired by the composer's own Bösendorfer which is still exhibited at the Johann Strauss museum in Vienna. The fanciful music desk design, round legs and the Austrian coat of arms are a reminder of the lively tunes of his noble times. Thus, every pianist will enjoy the music of the King of Waltz in ¾ beat.
tone that no instrument has achieved before.
For the creation of its newest piano, Bösendorfer worked with international artist Franco Castelluccio and entrepreneur Richard Kessler--owner of the highly acclaimed Grand Bohemian boutique hotels and a passionate art collector--resulting in a piano which is as much a work of art as it is a musical instrument.
The design for the Grand Bohemian was inspired by pieces from Kessler's personal collection, including a painting of a peacock and a special collection of bronze sculptures. Fascinated by the beauty and elegance of the peacock, and the ideal use of bronze for the base of the piano, Kessler selected these themes and works of art to cultivate inspiration for the design.
"I'm fascinated with the beauty and elegance of the peacock, and bronze was the perfect medium for the base of the piano."
The Grand Bohemian piano would look as at home in a mythical forest as an art museum or luxury penthouse. A bronze cast base of sculpted tree branches adorn woodland creatures; a majestic peacock with feathers unfurled makes up for the music stand. LED lighting within the sounding board area and lighting under the base give the piano an otherworldly glow. Some areas like the frame are gilded with 23-carat finest gold. The vibrant red of the inside of the piano lid and inner rim make this piano unlike any other in elegance and opulence. The "Grand Bohemian" is limited to nine instruments worldwide, this one-of-a-kind masterpiece will be enjoyed by musicians and art aficionados alike.
The Grand Bohemian piano embodies the seamless integration of traditional piano craftsmanship with magnificent design. Not only is this instrument a reflection of Bösendorfer's unlimited potential in design and craftsmanship, it is also a magnificent work of art. To find inspiration for this new piano, Bösendorfer worked with entrepreneur Richard Kessler--owner of the highly-acclaimed Grand Bohemian boutique hotels and a passionate art collector--resulting in a design that is as unique and grand as Kessler's Bohemian brand.
As an established connoisseur and collector of art, Kessler, along with international artist Franco Castelluccio, played an integral role in the realization of this dream piano. The Kessler Collection is passionately invested in art and music, as in Bösendorfer, so it is no surprise that the end result is as much a work of art as it is a musical instrument. The design for the Grand Bohemian was inspired by pieces from Kessler's personal collection, including a painting of a peacock and a special collection of bronze sculptures. Fascinated by the beauty and elegance of the peacock, and the ideal use of bronze for the base of the piano, Kessler selected these themes and works of art to cultivate inspiration for the design.
Exuding an opulent, classic-contemporary design, the Grand Bohemian piano would look at home in a mythical forest as it would in an art museum or luxury penthouse. With a bronze cast base of sculpted tree branches adorned with woodland creatures and a majestic peacock with feathers unfurled for the music stand, this piano is unlike any other in elegance and opulence. In addition, the entire piano frame has been meticulously covered by hand with 23-karat gold leaf and includes carefully placed LED lighting giving the piano an otherworldly glow--an appropriate finishing touch for such a grand instrument.
The Grand Bohemian supersedes the expectations of customary piano design, while maintaining the tradition, high-quality and exclusivity expected from Bösendorfer. Limited to nine instruments worldwide, this one-of-a-kind masterpiece will be enjoyed by musicians and art aficienados alike.
"Bösendorfer is the premier instrument being made today, known for creating unique, hand-crafted instruments. My hotels are also highly-designed products, with art and music being a significant part of the brand. As an art collector myself, I also own Bösendorfer instruments. Designing a piano with the company, along with my friend and international artist Franco Castelluccio, has long been a dream of mine. This namesake piano is a reflection of Bösendorfer's limitless possibilities and, at the same time, is truly a collector's piece of art. Designing this piano was one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done."
~ Classic Collection Custom Shop Model B 6'10.5"
This extremely rare Steinway Grand Tiffany Model B took several years to re-locate for our Classic Collection Custom shop for a celebrated restoration. Careful inspections to ensure top musical performance standards, a one year Classic Collection Custom painstaking restoration was performed for a re-birth of the legacy. This instrument has a rich, inspiring and fine singing tone. The purchase includes a 10-year Classic Pianos warranty, matching bench, one in-home tuning, and our lifetime 100% trade option.
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Сицилиа́нский гамби́т — шахматный дебют, начинающийся ходами:
1. e2-e4 c7-c5  2. b2-b4.

Относится к полуоткрытым дебютам.

Жертва пешки в сицилианской защите.
Иногда в литературе гамбитный вариант сицилианской защиты с 2. b2-b4 называется «фланговый сицилианский гамбит», в отличие от «центрального сицилианского гамбита» — гамбита Морра, когда жертвуется центральная пешка 2. d2-d4.

Идея гамбита
Идея гамбита заключается в том, чтобы отвлечь от центра пешку с, обменять её на менее ценную пешку b, а также ценой жертвы пешки опередить в развитии, что характерно для всех гамбитов. Наиболее характерный вариант:

2. . . . c5:b4 3. a2-a3 b4:a3 4. Kb1:a3 . . .5. Cc1-b2 И позиция оценивается как перспективная для белых.

История
Этот гамбит впервые упоминается в итальянской рукописи 1623 года.

В XX веке из сильных шахматистов этот гамбит применяли Пауль Керес и Давид Бронштейн.

Варианты

Так как у черных есть сильные возражения на сицилианский гамбит, например:
2. . . . c5:b4  3. a2-a3 d7-d5  4. e4:d5 Фd8:d5  5. Кg1-f3 e7-e5  6. a3:b4 Cf8:b4 то многие шахматисты проводят эту же гамбитную идею в другом порядке ходов:

1. e2-e4 c7-c5  2. Kg1-f3 d7-d6  3. b2-b4
В таком варианте сицилианский гамбит играли Пауль Керес, Давид Бронштейн, Александр Алехин, Рудольф Шпильман.

После 3. . . . c5:b44. d2-d4 Kg8-f65. Cf1-d3 e7-e66. Kb1-d2 Cf8-e77. 0-0 Kb8-c6 вариант оценивается как прочный для черных, но с сохранением у белых шансов на атаку.

Литература
 Энциклопедия гамбитов// А. А. Мацукевич, Ю. С. Разуваев. — М.: Астрель: АСТ, 2007. — 255 с. — ISBN 978-5-17-042603-4 (ООО «Издательство АСТ») ISBN 978-5-271-16258-9 (ООО «Издательство Астрель»)

Sicilian Wing Gambit / Roman Blahut, 2018 / 268 c.
Сицилианский гамбит или мафия бессмертна// Р.Е. Благут - Киев, 2019 - 100 с. (Библиотечка шахматного клуба "Гамбит")

Примечания

Сицилианский
Сицилианская защита

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Once purchased and delivered, the T1TW's premier smartwatch box includes an operations instructions manual in it. Initially this booklet was not shared online. After numerous requests for the details online however, we decided to create digital aids on our company blog, T1TactSmartwatch.com .
Inside of the T1 Tact Watch manual instructions, find everything needed to use the features of our smartwatch. Watch functions for each dial button are explained step by step. Also, a scan-ready QR code makes downloading our apps for your digital tactical watch super simple. Through all of the instructions, there are visuals to accompany text explanation.
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Princeton, unlike Boston and the J. Paul Getty Museum, has never released the collecting histories of the pieces returned to Italy (for list see here). Earlier this summer Fabio Isman responded to the story in the New York Times about Edoardo Almagià and Princeton University Art Museum (Fabio Isman, "Scoppia il caso Almagià-Padgett", Il Giornale dell'Arte June 2010). Isman reproduced images of two of the pieces - one returned to Italy, the other remaining in Princeton - that feature in the Medici Dossier seized in the Geneva Freeport. So it appears that the Italian authorities have not pressed for the return of every piece identified from the selections of photographic material.
But how is Princeton going to respond to the Almagià report? What will the file say about the art museum's acquisition policy?
Lion head from the Medici Dossier. Source: Il Giornale dell'Arte.


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Farm Environment Awards Founder Leaves Lasting Legacy
The passing of Farm Environment Awards founder Gordon Stephenson is a huge loss for New Zealand agriculture, Simon Saunders, chairman of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust (NZFET), says.
"Gordon was a farsighted and inspirational leader. As a passionate advocate for conservation he was steadfast in his belief that good farming and good environmental management go hand in hand. This message is still very much at the heart of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) today."
Mr Saunders says the establishment of NZFET and the success of the BFEA programme are legacies of Gordon Stephenson's drive and vision.
"NZFET is very saddened by Gordon's passing. The Trust extends its heartfelt condolences to Celia and family."
Mr Saunders says Mr Stephenson was a pioneer in the field of farm conservation and "a huge driver of change". He made farmers take a much closer look at what they were doing on farm and showed them what could be achieved through good environmental management.
"Gordon wanted people to think about the long-term effects of their farming practices. He challenged farmers to ask themselves if what they are doing now will be sustainable in 100 years' time."
Mr Stephenson first mooted the idea for the Awards in 1991. He saw the competition as a way to recognise farmers who were trying to balance farm productivity with environmental protection. A key aim of the Awards programme was to encourage farmers to think about sustainability.
In recognition of Mr Stephenson's foresight in establishing the Awards programme, the trophy presented to each year's National Winner bears his name.
Mr Saunders says Mr Stephenson's quest to promote and reward sustainable farm management practices is the basis for all NZFET activities.
As well as founding the Farm Environment Awards, Mr Stephenson was also a key instigator in the establishment of the QEII National Trust. He lent his time and skill to many other community and farming organisations, including Federated Farmers and the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust.
Mr Saunders says the former Waikato dairy farmer was a very effective communicator.
"Anyone that was lucky enough to spend time with Gordon was inspired by his enthusiasm and his ability to translate powerful and sometimes complex messages into words that were easily understood."
In recent years, despite his age and declining health, Mr Stephenson continued to take a keen interest in the Awards programme.
"He loved meeting and talking to all entrants and award-winning farmers, and they were often moved by what he said. He was one of New Zealand agriculture's truly great characters and he will be sorely missed."


Ideal for shampoos, conditioners, hairspray and lotions, this 3-piece Travel Twist Top & Spray Bottle Set features durable plastic containers that hold the perfect amount for trips to make travel easier. Set includes two twist top bottles and one spray bottle with a cap. Comes packaged in a poly bag with a header card.


I made a few final changes based on some additional testing I've done. These are not changing. They're final. To give you an idea of difficulty, these are rated at 1.73 (you can see this in the crib tally option at the end of the game--difficulty rating is at the bottom, I think), which is right around Legend level. They're actually harder than Legend except for the pursuit rating, which is lowered to neutral for the CPU defense instead of giving them a giant speed cheat.
These settings are part of a package that includes the house rules for Franchise mode. Together, they make the game extremely challenging. Franchise house rules are in the post just above this one, along with an explanation of how they reinforce the slider settings.


We are a Bible-believing, multi-cultural community of people who meet to worship weekly in Castle Hill, NSW.
We were founded and sustained by faith and prayer. We are a community of Christians that values fellowship, hospitality, love and care for each other, reaching out to our community for Jesus.


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Toward Our Common Understanding
A Message from Kyle Caldwell, president and CEO of CMF
In our sector, we often highlight that philanthropy speaks with one voice, that we are all united in a common cause. Certainly, there are core beliefs we hold about the value and role of philanthropy in society and the power of a strong and vibrant network that we are able to celebrate and maintain in Michigan. What we have sometimes failed to highlight with the same pride, though, is all the ways we are not alike. The vibrancy of our network is not despite our difference, but because of it.
Our community of philanthropy represents Michigan, and Michiganders have diverse views. Whether reflecting on the pandemic, the recent election or the ways we approach solutions to address systemic racism, there is so much to be gained by listening, by creating space for honest dialogue that models inclusivity, ensuring diverse views are not only represented at the table but also heard and respected. It is that approach ─ celebrating and embracing diversity ─ that will enable us to collectively advance from polarization to shared solutions.
At any other time, we might think about how we could convene different voices for powerful face to face dialogue. After all, our community of philanthropy represents and has access to the full spectrum of conservative, moderate and liberal political points of view as well as all of "Main Street" – from M-1 to M-21 to I-94 to US-2 and all highways and byways in between. While the pandemic has hindered our traditional approaches to engage, what we experienced first-hand with our recent Annual Conference is affirmation that we can build inclusive environments in a virtual environment. We can engage in difficult and productive conversations online, in the midst of overwhelming challenges.
We are coming into the season of Thanksgiving during a climate of extreme crisis, isolation and hyperpolarization. Normally we would come together and set a table for all to gather, but families and friends across Michigan are forced to think differently about how we gather during a crisis. In the same way, it is critical we find a way for community conversations to continue through new and creative avenues, so we see truly each other in authentic and genuine ways.
Our community of philanthropy has a unique opportunity, and some may say responsibility, to help knit our fraying communities. It is hard to imagine any other sector in Michigan that has the tools, potential and mission-driven purposes we collectively possess to meet this challenge. Michigan foundations, donors, volunteers and nonprofit partners give us unlimited connection to a wide array of voices and views. Imagine partnering with fellow foundations in our community of philanthropy to host such dialogues; the diversity of perspectives can be even further deepened. As we work to determine the right course and see new opportunities, we must leverage our diversity to advance our missions.
Looking to the future, it is increasingly difficult to predict where the prevailing winds provide the greatest opportunity for impact—a place where philanthropy normally shines. In addition to continuing our effective support for COVID-19 response, perhaps the unique role for Michigan philanthropy is to provide the table for differing views to share and develop understanding in the midst of the turmoil. For our community of philanthropy and CMF, we may be reminded of the wisdom of Booker T. Washington, "Success is measured by the obstacles which we have overcome to reach it." Every day the pandemic is placing greater burdens on those least able to fend it off; there are indeed significant obstacles we must overcome.
Supporting and leading conversations around our most vexing issues, and providing data, stories and leadership toward healing and solutions can be some of our most meaningful contributions during this time. We must continue to champion equity, promote and celebrate diversity and inclusively chart a new course toward our common understanding.
We welcome and encourage you to share your stories with us as we travel this journey together.
Rural-Serving Community Foundation Hosts DEI-centered Community Conversations
As philanthropy seeks effective ways to advance equity, the Fremont Area Community Foundation (FACF) is taking the lead on hosting critical community conversations in Newaygo County.
"Diversity has always been a part of the fabric of our community, but there is not a high level of recognition or awareness around issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in our area," Carla Roberts, FACF president and CEO said. "We want to start conversations around diversity, discrimination, and challenges for marginalized people and then we can talk about the systems that have been put into place that have created a lack of opportunity."
Conversations around DEI began within the foundation's executive committee after the groundswell of civil rights action across the country after the murder of George Floyd. Foundation leadership began to think about the role their organization could play to start a dialogue about inequities in the community for many groups while also highlighting the ways differences can enhance a community.
After some internal conversations, the executive committee boiled down their goals to a key question: What if we lifted the voices of local people from diverse backgrounds?
The foundation first partnered with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights for internal training of staff and board, and from there formed a committee to discuss how to engage the community with stories from diverse perspectives.
"We all have a story," Jessica Folkema, FACF's director of marketing and communications said. "For some in our community, it's a story of belonging. For others, it's more complicated. By creating a safe space to hear the stories of our neighbors, we hope it will help our community begin to shift perspectives and listen to all voices."
This led to the creation of the Stronger Together Series, community events designed to explore identity, difference and the stories that shape the lives of Newaygo County residents.
The committee in charge of the events developed four goals they hoped to accomplish through the series:
Create a safe space for individuals to tell their stories.
Amplify marginalized or overlooked voices.
Encourage listeners to consider perspectives other than their own, broaden the basis for critical thought and promote cultural understanding.
Explore the ways differences enhance the community and ultimately make it stronger.
"We want to create meaningful opportunities where we can listen and learn from each other," Folkema said.
The foundation partnered with the Michigan Humanities Council to host the first event, "Beautifully Different," on November 5. During the live stream—which was viewed by 120 people—Newaygo County natives Razel Jones and Daniel Abbott read excerpts from their book Wounds: A Collaborative Memoir in Stories and shared some of their experiences growing up in Newaygo County as Black and white men (respectively), followed by a question-and-answer session with Roberts. Attendees were able to ask questions of Jones and Abbot, and foundation leadership was pleasantly surprised by the amount of engagement.
"We're equipping allies," Folkema said. "We're giving our board, staff, and attendees tools and points of reference to have these conversations in their own families, workplaces, churches and the broader community."
The foundation is in the process of planning future events for 2021. They hope to open the door for community members to not only participate in these conversations but to start them as well.
To aid in this effort, the foundation commissioned a study guide for Wounds and has begun conversations with local libraries and book clubs to keep conversations going after the event. Every attendee of the first event, along with the foundation's staff and board of trustees, was mailed a copy of the book.
The foundation acknowledged that while these conversations provide a great deal of opportunity for growth, they may also become more challenging as time goes on.
"Ours is a community that is predominately white," Folkema said. "When you are in a majority group, it can be difficult to look at our identities and understand that we have been given certain privileges that others have not. There's a reckoning for those who engage."
Roberts added, "It can also be difficult for marginalized people to speak up and say these things in a public forum because oftentimes they have been taught to keep their heads down and fit in."
Still, foundation leadership believes that by opening the door to empathy and understanding, the conversations around systemic inequities in Newaygo County can move forward.
"We are learning that DEI work is like the work of philanthropy itself: we're planting seeds," Folkema said. "This is a long-haul endeavor. The fruit of this work may not be seen for years to come, but it's by persisting and making small incremental changes we can make a difference."
For Roberts, this series is the first of many efforts to create a community of changemakers and advocates for equity.
"Early on, one of our trustees said that 'change happens at the speed of trust,'" Roberts said. "You have to build relationships to create openness towards new perspectives. The way we're choosing to build that trust is through listening to the stories from our community."
Check out Wounds: A Collaborative Memoir in Stories by Razel Jones and Daniel Abbot.
Watch the "Beautifully Different" event in the Stronger Together Series.
CMF's Role in the National Nonprofit Infrastructure Investment Advocacy Group
CMF continues to work in close concert with our state and national partners to advocate for policies that support our communities and our nonprofit partners working on the frontlines, and leverage the power of philanthropy in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Earlier this summer as part of our ongoing work, CMF joined in partnership with more than 20 sector leaders and organizations in participating in the newly formed Nonprofit Infrastructure Investment Advocacy Group (NIIAG) convened by Independent Sector (IS) and KABOOM! NIIAG engages a community of diverse leaders from across the charitable, nonprofit sector to identify and advocate for the essential federal investments needed to rebuild the nation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic crisis and racial injustice reckoning of 2020.
IS shares that NIIAG prioritizes "investments in and through nonprofit organizations that strengthen civic bonds across the country, put people back to work rebuilding our communities, and provide – at a national scale — the critical resources and services nonprofits need to accomplish their missions. Our aim is to rebuild the nation to a place better than before, prioritizing investments that advance equitable outcomes for the Black, Native and communities of color that have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic and deeply embedded structural inequities."
The NIIAG has engaged Senate leadership in investment priorities relating to COVID-19 relief legislation and in advocacy around Census 2020.
Last week IS sent a memo to President-Elect Joe Biden's transition team, noting it was the result of a collaborative effort of members and partners including NIIAG. The memo highlights the power of the sector to affect transformative change and asking their administration to consider "more permanent structures to create a formal relationship between the nonprofit sector and the executive branch of government."
The proposal outlined the following opportunities for the incoming administration to leverage the capacity and partnership of the sector:
Presidential leadership. A staff person with direct access to the president with responsibility and similar staffing in relevant executive branch agencies.
Policy knowledge. Greater nonprofit policy expertise and experience among both political appointees and career staff in the White House and at agencies.
Prioritized investment and job creation. Significant investment to strengthen organizational capacity, workforce and national service/volunteer programs of nonprofits, particularly those closest to communities in greatest need, small organizations and those led by and/or serving rural, Black, Native and other communities of color.
Permanence. A lasting federal structure, perhaps reinforced with legislation, to support cross-sector collaboration and advance policies that improve sector health.
The memo states in part, "Our nation can never become its best self without the engine of independent and robust nonprofits. No other sector has the credibility, expertise, or reach. However, although past presidents of both parties have worked with the sector in various ways, none has maximized the power of nonprofits as true partners in the work of governing and leading."
In addition to engaging with the incoming administration, Dan Cardinali, president and CEO of IS shared that in the short-term IS will also be focused on advocating for funding for increased broadband access, the U.S. Postal Service and for our child care field as part of the NIIAG coalition work.
We are seeing Michigan representation in President-Elect Biden's transition team, including from our own community of philanthropy. Melanca Clark, president and CEO of the Hudson-Webber Foundation and CMF Board of Trustees chair-elect, is volunteering her expertise with the transition team at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Clark previously served the DOJ as chief of staff of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. She was also a senior policy advisor with the White House Domestic Policy Council, convening foundations and key stakeholders and strategically aligning philanthropic and private sector investments during former President Barack Obama's administration.
The Detroit News recently reported on Clark and other Michigan leaders volunteering with the transition team including Robert Gordon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
Read the full memo.
Learn more about NIIAG.


There is nothing like having a beautiful skin that glows and draws envy.
viola, your lovely skin becomes invaded by their dreadful spots.
As easy as it is for acne to appear on faces, it is quite difficult for them to clear up.
However, as in the case of unfortunate events, there are remedies to acne attacks.
blood sugar levels, cinnamon works wonders in rejuvenating the skin's health.
Because of cinnamon's spiciness, it has the tendency of pricking the skin. Applying either coconut oil or vaseline on the affected area before applying ground cinnamon powder will ensure you do not get pricked.
With its ability to get rid of blackheads and restore the clearness of skin, tea tree oil is another go-to for getting rid of acne.
You only need to apply a dab of this oil on the affected spot and in no time, your face will be as good as new.
only get rid of acne, but leave your face brighter and exfoliated.
Lemons are also good in getting rid of dark armpit, knuckle and knee spots.
because the hands contain bacteria from being involved in other activities.
2. Do not pop that acne. It is tempting but popping acne will not only scar the spot, but may also welcome other acne on the same area or surrounding area.
3. Many insist that toothpaste helps to combat acne overnight. Although this method is still very much controversial, it is advisable to go for pastes with lower amount of hydrogen peroxide and please, avoid using teeth whitening pastes.
4. Baking powder or soda also works wonders in getting rid of acne. However, it is advisable to be cautious when using them because excessive usage could leave your skin dry and damaged.


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struct ring
{
    struct iovec* rd;
    uint8_t* map;
    struct tpacket_req3 req;
    int fanout_id;
};

static unsigned long packets_total = 0, bytes_total = 0;
static sig_atomic_t sigint = 0;

struct block_desc
{
#pragma clang diagnostic push
#pragma ide diagnostic ignored "OCUnusedGlobalDeclarationInspection"
    uint32_t version;
    uint32_t offset_to_priv;
#pragma clang diagnostic pop
    struct tpacket_hdr_v1 h1;
};

#pragma clang diagnostic push
#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-parameter"
void vmars_packet_sighandler(int num)
{
    sigint = 1;
}
#pragma clang diagnostic pop

static int setup_socket(struct ring* ring, const char* netdev, int use_hw_timestamps)
{
    int err, i, fd, v = TPACKET_V3;
    struct sockaddr_ll ll;
    struct ifreq hwtstamp;
    struct hwtstamp_config hwconfig;
    unsigned int blocksiz = 1 << 22, framesiz = 1 << 11;
    unsigned int blocknum = 64;

    fd = socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, htons(ETH_P_ALL));
    if (fd < 0)
    {
        perror("Failed open SOCK_RAW socket");
        return -1;
    }

    err = setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_VERSION, &v, sizeof(v));
    if (err < 0)
    {
        perror("Failed to setsockopt to SOL_PACKET.PACKET_VERSION=TPACKET_V3");
        return -1;
    }

    memset(&ring->req, 0, sizeof(ring->req));
    ring->req.tp_block_size = blocksiz;
    ring->req.tp_frame_size = framesiz;
    ring->req.tp_block_nr = blocknum;
    ring->req.tp_frame_nr = (blocksiz * blocknum) / framesiz;
    ring->req.tp_retire_blk_tov = 60;
    ring->req.tp_feature_req_word = TP_FT_REQ_FILL_RXHASH;

    err = setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_RX_RING, &ring->req, sizeof(ring->req));
    if (err < 0)
    {
        perror("Failed to setsockopt to SOL_PACKET.PACKET_RX_RING=...");
        return -1;
    }

    ring->map = mmap(
        NULL, ring->req.tp_block_size * ring->req.tp_block_nr, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_LOCKED, fd, 0);
    if (ring->map == MAP_FAILED)
    {
        perror("Failed to memory map PF_RING");
        return -1;
    }

    ring->rd = malloc(ring->req.tp_block_nr * sizeof(*ring->rd));
    for (i = 0; i < ring->req.tp_block_nr; ++i)
    {
        ring->rd[i].iov_base = ring->map + (i * ring->req.tp_block_size);
        ring->rd[i].iov_len = ring->req.tp_block_size;
    }

    memset(&ll, 0, sizeof(ll));
    ll.sll_family = PF_PACKET;
    ll.sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_ALL);
    ll.sll_ifindex = if_nametoindex(netdev);
    ll.sll_hatype = 0;
    ll.sll_pkttype = 0;
    ll.sll_halen = 0;

    err = bind(fd, (struct sockaddr*) &ll, sizeof(ll));
    if (err < 0)
    {
        perror("Failed to bind to socket");
        return -1;
    }

    err = setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_FANOUT, &ring->fanout_id, sizeof(ring->fanout_id));
    if (err)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set fanout option for socket, interface: %s, error: %s\n", netdev, strerror(errno));
        return -1;
    }

    memset(&hwtstamp, 0, sizeof(struct ifreq));
    memset(&hwconfig, 0, sizeof(struct hwtstamp_config));

    strncpy(hwtstamp.ifr_name, netdev, sizeof(hwtstamp.ifr_name));
    hwtstamp.ifr_data = (void *)&hwconfig;
    hwconfig.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL;

    if (use_hw_timestamps)
    {
        if (ioctl (fd, SIOCSHWTSTAMP, &hwtstamp) < 0)
        {
            perror("SIOCGHWTSTAMP failed - not using HW timestamps");
        }
        else
        {
            int req = SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RAW_HARDWARE;
            if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_PACKET, PACKET_TIMESTAMP, (void *) &req, sizeof(req)) < 0)
            {
                perror("Unable to setsockopt for hardware timestamping");
            }
            else
            {
                printf("Hardware timestamps enabled on: %s\n", netdev);
            }
        }
    }

    return fd;
}

static void display(vmars_capture_context_t* ctx, struct tpacket3_hdr* ppd)
{
    struct ethhdr* eth = (struct ethhdr*) ((uint8_t*) ppd + ppd->tp_mac);
    struct iphdr* ip = (struct iphdr*) ((uint8_t*) eth + ETH_HLEN);

    if (eth->h_proto != htons(ETH_P_IP))
    {
        return;
    }

    int iphdr_len = ip->ihl * 4;
    struct tcphdr* tcp = (struct tcphdr*) ((uint8_t*) eth + ETH_HLEN + iphdr_len);
    uint16_t src_port = ntohs(tcp->source);
    uint16_t dst_port = ntohs(tcp->dest);

    if (src_port != ctx->port & dst_port != ctx->port)
    {
        return;
    }

    int doff = tcp->doff * 4;
    char* data_ptr = ((char*) tcp + doff);
    size_t data_len = (size_t) htons(ip->tot_len) - (iphdr_len + doff);

    if (data_len == 0)
    {
        return;
    }

    vmars_extract_fix_messages(
        ctx, ip->saddr, tcp->source, ip->daddr, tcp->dest, ppd->tp_sec, ppd->tp_nsec, data_ptr, data_len);
}

static void walk_block(vmars_capture_context_t* ctx, struct block_desc* pbd)
{
    int num_pkts = pbd->h1.num_pkts, i;
    unsigned long bytes = 0;
    struct tpacket3_hdr* ppd;

    ppd = (struct tpacket3_hdr*) ((uint8_t*) pbd + pbd->h1.offset_to_first_pkt);
    for (i = 0; i < num_pkts; ++i)
    {
        bytes += ppd->tp_snaplen;
        display(ctx, ppd);

        ppd = (struct tpacket3_hdr*) ((uint8_t*) ppd + ppd->tp_next_offset);
    }

    int64_t c = ctx->counters.bytes_total;
    vmars_atomic_store_release_i64(&ctx->counters.bytes_total, c + 1);
}

static void flush_block(struct block_desc* pbd)
{
    pbd->h1.block_status = TP_STATUS_KERNEL;
}

static void teardown_socket(struct ring* ring, int fd)
{
    munmap(ring->map, ring->req.tp_block_size * ring->req.tp_block_nr);
    free(ring->rd);
    close(fd);
}

#pragma clang diagnostic push
#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wreturn-stack-address"
void* vmars_poll_socket(void* context)
{
    int fd;
    struct ring ring;
    struct pollfd pfd;
    unsigned int block_num = 0, blocks = 64;
    struct block_desc* pbd;
    struct boyermoore_s matcher;

    vmars_capture_context_t* ctx = (vmars_capture_context_t*) context;

    ctx->cpu_num;

    vmars_verbose(
        "[%d] Starting capture thread on interface: %s, fanout id: %d, cpu: %d\n",
        ctx->thread_num, ctx->interface, ctx->fanout_id, ctx->cpu_num);

    if (-1 < ctx->cpu_num)
    {
        pthread_t self = pthread_self();
        cpu_set_t cpu_set;
        CPU_ZERO(&cpu_set);
        CPU_SET(ctx->cpu_num, &cpu_set);
        int result = pthread_setaffinity_np(self, sizeof(cpu_set_t), &cpu_set);
        if (result < 0)
        {
            fprintf(
                stderr,
                "[%d] Failed to set thread affinity to cpu: %d, %s[%d].  Continuing anyway...",
                ctx->thread_num, ctx->cpu_num, strerror(result), result);
        }
        else
        {
            vmars_verbose("[%d] Set affinity for thread to CPU: %d\n", ctx->thread_num, ctx->cpu_num);
        }
    }

    boyermoore_init("8=FIX.4.", &matcher);
    memset(&ring, 0, sizeof(ring));

    ring.fanout_id = ctx->fanout_id;
    ctx->matcher = &matcher;
    fd = setup_socket(&ring, ctx->interface, ctx->config->use_hw_timestamps);
    if (fd < 0)
    {
        pthread_exit(NULL);
    }

    vmars_atomic_store_seq_cst_int(&ctx->counters.fd, fd);

    memset(&pfd, 0, sizeof(pfd));
    pfd.fd = fd;
    pfd.events = POLLIN | POLLERR;
    pfd.revents = 0;

    while (likely(!sigint))
    {
        pbd = (struct block_desc*) ring.rd[block_num].iov_base;

        if ((pbd->h1.block_status & TP_STATUS_USER) == 0)
        {
            poll(&pfd, 1, -1);
            continue;
        }

        walk_block(ctx, pbd);
        flush_block(pbd);
        block_num = (block_num + 1) % blocks;
    }

    teardown_socket(&ring, fd);

    pthread_exit(NULL);
}
#pragma clang diagnostic pop

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Scientists develop probiotic drink from soy residue
27 August 2018 | News | By NFS correspondent
Food scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have given okara (residue from the production of soy milk and tofu and is usually discarded) a new lease of life by turning it into a refreshing drink that contains live probiotics, dietary fiber, free isoflavones and amino acids.
By encapsulating these nutrients in a beverage, they can be easily absorbed into the body, and promote gut health.
It is created using a patented, zero-waste process, and the tasty drink can be stored at room temperature for up to six weeks and still retain high counts of live probiotics to better deliver health effects.
This is unlike commercially available probiotic drinks which are mainly dairy-based and require refrigeration to maintain their levels of live probiotics. These beverages also have an average shelf-life of four weeks and do not contain free isoflavones, which have a host of health benefits.
About 10,000 tonnes of okara are produced yearly in Singapore. As it turns bad easily, causing it to give out an unpleasant smell and a sour taste, okara is usually discarded by soy food producers as food waste.
The idea of using fermentation to produce a drink from okara was first conceived by Ms. Vong Weng Chan, a Ph.D. student from the NUS Food Science and Technology Programme.
She recounted, "Fermented soy products, such as soybean paste and miso, are common in Asian food culture. When I was young, my grandparents explained to me how these fermented foods are made. The fermentation process was like magic to me, it transforms bland food into something delicious."
"During my undergraduate studies at NUS, I worked on a project to examine how soy milk can be infused into different food items, and I realized that a huge amount of okara was being discarded. It occurred to me that fermentation can be one good way to convert unwanted okara into something that is nutritious and tastes good," she added.
Under the guidance of Assoc Prof Liu, Miss Vong took a year to devise a novel recipe that converts okara into a beverage that is fruity and refreshing. She experimented with 10 different yeasts and four different enzymes before coming up with an ideal combination.
The final recipe uses the probiotic strain Lactobacillus paracasei L26, the Viscozyme ® L enzyme and the Lindnera saturnus NCYC 22 yeast to convert the okara into a nutritious drink that achieves a minimum of 1 billion probiotics per serving, which is the current recommendation by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics to achieve maximum health benefits.
The drink, which takes about one and a half days to produce, also contains free isoflavones, which are naturally occurring antioxidants that maintain cardiovascular health, as well as dietary fiber and amino acids.
The NUS researchers have filed a patent for their novel technique, and are currently experimenting with different enzymes and microorganisms to refine their recipe. They are also looking to collaborate with industry partners to introduce the drink to consumers.


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package org.usfirst.frc.team4453.robot;

import org.usfirst.frc.team4453.robot.commands.GrabberToggleGrab;
import org.usfirst.frc.team4453.robot.commands.GrabberToggleLift;
import org.usfirst.frc.team4453.robot.triggers.GearGrabRelease;
import org.usfirst.frc.team4453.robot.triggers.GearLiftDrop;

public class Triggers {

	public GearGrabRelease toggleGrab;
	public GearLiftDrop toggleLift;

	public Triggers() {
		// Gear grab/lift Toggle
		toggleGrab = new GearGrabRelease();
		toggleGrab.whenActive(new GrabberToggleGrab());

		toggleLift = new GearLiftDrop();
		toggleLift.whenActive(new GrabberToggleLift());
	}
}


In February, the world's best biathletes are meeting for the 46th Biathlon World Championships held in the modernised and extended arena in Nove Mesto na Morave. From February 7th to 17th, it is all about speed, perseverance and marksmanship. The event is popular with thousands of winter sports fans in one of the Czech Republic's most important ski centres, and more than 100,000 tickets for the 8 days of competition were sold before the opening ceremony.
Only a two-hour drive away from Prague, the country's capital, the premiere of the Biathlon World Cup was celebrated in 2012, and this allowed the athletes and officials to acquaint themselves with the track and surroundings. Here, too, Losberger GmbH successfully erected a temporary VIP tent system last year. For the second time, the Losberger team turned out again in January and put up a tent on two levels for more than 1,000 VIP guests. This 40-metre-long tent is right beside the winter sports centre's big spectator stands. The long glass front elements of the Losberger Emporium make possible an excellent view of the stadium and shooting range. Thanks to its terraces, the stadium itself offers 20,000 spectators a unique opportunity to observe the races close-up.
Losberger's high-quality VIP hospitality tent is a good example of how the company's tents and temporary halls can also be used for events which take place in wintry conditions. In spite of the enormous amounts of snow which fell on the high Bohemian-Moravian location during the erection work, building was completed on time. While the tracks still had to be made ready for the world's best biathletes, Losberger's all-inclusive package had made sure that the carpets for the guests were already laid and the toilet containers connected.