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By The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust's Communications Officer Damian Staples has received the royal seal of approval from Her Majesty the Queen in her New Year's Honour's List.
Damian has been awarded a British Empire Medial (BEM) for services to the NHS during Covid-19. The prestigious accolade is presented to individuals like Damian who have provided a 'hands-on,' innovative service to the local community.
The 32-year-old, who has worked at the Trust for two-and-a-half years and the NHS for seven years, said: "I am completely overwhelmed and shocked to be named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list. The news still hasn't sunk in but I feel really proud to receive a BEM.
"It's a wonderful accolade and something I'll never forget achieving. I'm sure it will be a career highlight for me. 2020 has been a strange year and we have all had to roll up our sleeves and do whatever needed doing. I'm pleased that what I did made a difference. I am really grateful to whoever put me forward for the award."
Damian, from Worksop, achieved the BEM for keeping Trust colleagues and the public up to date on the ever-changing and complex Covid-19 situation. He provided a consistent, clear and informative approach to communications, working with colleagues at the Rotherham NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, neighbouring NHS trusts, the council and the voluntary sector.
He strengthened new working relationships with the local media to ensure balanced messages have been regularly provided to the public, reinforcing the national messaging and providing a reassuring voice in such difficult, stressful circumstances.
Damian was often the first point of contact for Trust colleagues needing swift advice from the Staff Covid-19 Helpline, which was established by the Trust to provide a triage service for those who needed to access tests and information about Coronavirus.
Damian also provided help and support wherever it needed, such as helping the Rotherham Hospital and Community Charity receive and distribute generous donations.
He even continued working hard from home while in self-isolation as he battled the virus himself.
Dr Richard Jenkins, The Trust's Chief Executive, said: "I am absolutely delighted that Damian has been awarded the British Empire Medal for services relating to Covid-19. Damian has worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to ensure that a continual flow of vitally important information reaches staff at the Trust to support them in their work as they care for our patients. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition Damian."
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Public Post is a community reporting initiative using digital tools to report on cities and towns across Vermont.Public Post is the only resource that lets you browse and search documents across dozens of Vermont municipal websites in one place.Follow reporter Amy Kolb Noyes and #PublicPost on Twitter and read news from the Post below.
Vermont Doctors Write Prescriptions To Get Outside
Vermont Public Radio | By Amy Kolb Noyes
Published June 1, 2015 at 11:35 AM EDT
Amy Kolb Noyes
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Some Vermont physicians are writing prescriptions that include free admission to Vermont State Parks.
Getting plenty of exercise and fresh air is common advice from physicians. And now a group of doctors around Vermont is actually writing prescriptions that include free entry to Vermont State Parks.
The new Park Prescription program is a collaborative effort between participating physicians, the Vermont State Parks, the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and the Vermont Department of Health.
Gov. Peter Shumlin announced the new program last week. He commented, "We all know that ... one of the best ways to stay healthy is to stay active. Luckily we live in Vermont and are surrounded by natural resources that make staying active easy and fun. So listen to your doctor and get outside this summer!"
Physicians participating in the Park Prescription program include David Coddaire, in Morrisville; John Leppman, in Bellows Falls; Robert Tortolani, in Brattleboro; Thomas Curchin and Harriet Shea, in Barre; Paul Laffal, in Montpelier; Barb Frankowski, in Burlington; Alicia Jacobs, in Colchester; and Keith Michl, in Manchester Center.
Program proponents say the health benefits of physical activity are well documented, especially for children. According to the National Wildlife Federation, spending time outside raises levels of Vitamin D, helping protect children from future bone problems, heart disease, diabetes and other health issues.
According to a Vermont Department of Health study in 2013, Vermont high school students with 60 minutes of physical activity on each of the previous seven days were less likely to be obese, compared to the state's average.
Vermont was recently named the second healthiest state in the U.S. by America's Health Rankings and a 2015 Seniors Report by the same organization named Vermont the healthiest state in America for seniors.
Vermont Health Commissioner Harry Chen commented in a press release, "The collective support of Vermont physicians who know the nearly limitless health benefits of increased physical activity, especially for young people, will only add to our reputation as one of the healthiest places to live in the nation, year after year."
Even without a prescription, a day at the park is a bargain by medical remedy standards. Adult admission is $3 per day, admission for children under 14 is $2 and kids three and under are free.
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A new future-of-work report from Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE)—a coalition working to identify innovative solutions to address the youth unemployment crisis at scale—moves beyond the familiar trope of job-stealing robots. Instead, the publication examines what an increasingly digital labor landscape really looks like for youth, particularly young women.
Examine the promise and drawbacks of online outsourcing jobs. Microwork—a type of online outsourcing where large tasks are broken into simple ones that can be completed online by individual workers—holds particular promise for young women. Often, the work can be done remotely, and this ability to be at home or really anywhere in the world provides the time flexibility that many women need to participate in the labor force. Also, entry into the field is relatively easy, because the work requires less technical expertise than other types of online outsourced jobs. However, pay is generally on the low side, job security is tenuous, and few social protections exist. Notwithstanding, microwork can be a way to supplement a primary income and provides a way for vulnerable youth, including young women, to participate in the labor market, often for the first time.
Leverage cross-sector partnerships to better understand markets and achieve sustainability. For real, sustainable change to take hold, the public and private sector, as well as civil society organizations must be engaged to tackle the problem. The report suggests, for example, that companies that frequently hire youth who have received digital training could become co-funding partners for future training opportunities or could help implement on-the-job skills trainings. Another benefit of forging multi-stakeholder partnerships is the facilitation of critical communication between the supply and demand sides of the youth employment ecosystem. Organizations that provide training, for example, can ensure the skills they teach are relevant to the current but frequently changing demands of the labor market.
Design interventions that take into consideration specific contexts, including gender. Organizations that provide skills training to young people must carefully consider cultural contexts, especially regarding gender. As the report notes, many young women face restrictions regarding technology usage, concerns about cyber-safety, and a lack of Internet connectivity and ownership of digital devices. For instance, in low and middle income countries, 184 million fewer women than men own mobile phones. To help young women overcome these barriers, some impact sourcing companies such as Samasource furnish their microworkers with computers and internet access and provide training that has the potential to lead to better-paying, more secure work. Moreover, not all young women are the same, and they face unique challenges depending on their age, where they live, whether or not they have a disability, and a host of other differentiating factors.
Gender, technology, and a host of other critical themes intersect in the area of positive youth development. As the S4YE authors note, "These new digital job opportunities can significantly improve the economic and social lives of young women of different nationalities, economic classes, education levels, races, areas of residence, abilities, and regions."
To learn more about these and other findings, download Digital Jobs for Youth: Young Women in the Digital Economy.


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Klever (KLV) Price Prediction for 2023 – 2030
Klever price forecast: $0.002544 in 2023. Since March 2020, Klever's pricing has climbed. This decentralized money can prevent fraud and be used in the future.
In 2023, this surge should attract new crypto investors. Klever's forecast is based on blockchain's expected growth. More users should boost Klever's worth.
Market-stable Klever. Unlike Bitcoin, it's an excellent investment for growth-seekers. As its developer community builds new apps and projects, Klever's participation with other currencies should rise. Price increases may exceed expectations.
2023 Klever price prediction: 0.011578 USD per coin. From $0.002544 per coin, this is a 350% increase. Klever's technology and expanding utilization will raise its price.
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2024 Klever Price Prediction
Klever's rapid growth is predicted to continue in 2024. The blockchain industry is growing closer to the approval of digital assets at larger financial institutions, making it a key part of a larger digital ecosystem. This is projected to boost Klever's price beyond the 2023 prediction.
2024 Klever price prediction: 0.022890 USD. The initial price was 0.002544 USD per coin. This projection is based on increased Klever blockchain usage, the approval of digital assets, and new initiatives.
Klever could get popularity in 2024. It will be used for a variety of payments and transactions, both inside the industry and with customers, boosting the value of each coin. Current investors are buying Klever in anticipation of future gains.
In 2025, Klever's use and acceptance will soar. Investors and traders are drawn to the coin's rising value. In light of this growth, the Klever price projection for 2025 is 0.038322 USD per coin. The initial price was 0.022890 USD.
To achieve this, Klever must continue its existing trajectory, based on the expanding adoption of its blockchain technology and the rise of acceptance from digital asset firms. Klever can also leverage a community of developers and entrepreneurs who innovate and experiment with blockchain in diverse industries.
Equally crucial is consumer adoption of Klever. Coin is becoming more generally acknowledged, which could lead to a more predictable and safe platform. Also, the coin is becoming easier to use, which helps new cryptocurrency users learn how it works. These points make Klever important.
Klever is a reliable cryptocurrency since 2026. Many companies embrace its core technology, boosting its use. The Klever coin price projection is 0.072825 USD, up 90% from the previous starting price of 0.038322 USD per coin.
Increased consumer adoption of the currency and ongoing attempts to improve its utility are driving the price hike. Klever's blockchain technology supports digital asset transfers and payments. The coin is expected to play a key role in the growing digital commerce economy.
Klever is seen as a safe asset with steady growth. Klever is a secure money, which users want. Klever's value is expected to soar as consumer usage increases and investors seek long-term gains.
Klever is anticipated to become the most valuable cryptocurrency in 2027. The price projection for the year is 0.105681 USD, a 44.98% increase from 0.072825 USD.
Increased currency usage and acceptance are driving the predicted value growth. By then, the coin should be widely used and widely regarded as a digital asset. Klever's security features and innovative uses are likely to attract more users and investors willing to pay greater rates for the currency.
Klever's blockchain technology should improve, reducing transaction costs. More people will use Klever for payments and transactions, increasing demand and the coin's value.
Klever is predicted to be the top cryptocurrency in 2028, with a price of 0.164373 USD per coin. This is a 55 percent rise over last year's 0.1.05681 USD starting price.
This rise is expected due to its popularity. By then, the currency should be widely used, especially online. Its underlying technology, blockchain, may be the most efficient in many financial domains.
Klever is likely to be adopted by many financial organizations. As more people buy Klever, its value will rise.
Klever's future looks bright in 2029. Current predictions are 0.235458 USD per coin, a 44% increase from last year's 0.164373 USD per coin.
Klever's popularity and reputation as a secure currency could boost its price. By then, it should be the default currency for most internet transactions, especially in developing regions. This would increase demand for the asset, which might push up its price.
Many banks and other institutions are expected to use the underlying technology. This will boost Klever's standing as a stable asset for investors and traders and help it become a global currency.
Klever's 2020 price forecast is $0.298501. This is up 25.81% over last year's projection of 0.235458 USD per coin. This is due to the bitcoin industry's growing use and acceptance of the money.
The currency is projected to become widely used for payments, trading, and commerce. Blockchain technology should become more efficient and user-friendly. This should enhance the currency's usage and lead to its forecasted price by 2030.
If trends continue, Klever should grow rapidly from 2023 to 2030. Klever is predicted to be the puncher's choice for digital transactions, traders, and investors by the conclusion of the forecasted time.
What is Klever?
Klever is an open-source, decentralized cryptocurrency platform built on top of the Tron network and a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. It is an ambitious and all-in-one cryptocurrency platform that seeks to bring together all aspects of the cryptocurrency industry in one place. Featuring a wallet, decentralized exchange, and 3rd party applications, Klever provides users with a one-stop-shop for cryptocurrency transactions, storage, and development.
What features do Klever provide?
Klever features a wide range of features that make the user experience simpler, more secure and more enjoyable. On their official website, Klever boasts of having a one-stop-shop to manage digital assets, featuring a built-in wallet, a decentralized exchange, and 3rd party applications. The wallet is secured via facial recognition and fingerprint technology, and features fast, low-fee payments and staking. The decentralized exchange is fast and easy to use, and it allows you to buy and sell several different cryptocurrencies. The 3rd party applications allow users to access other services like decentralized mortgage financing, investing, lending, and more.
What are the advantages of using Klever?
Klever has a wide range of advantages compared to other traditional cryptocurrency platforms. First, the Klever wallet is designed to be secured by facial recognition and fingerprint technology, making sure that your assets are protected from unauthorized access. It is also extremely fast compared to other networks, allowing for quick and low-fee transactions and staking. The decentralized exchange also allows for fast and secure trading of multiple cryptocurrencies, adding extra protection for your assets. Finally, the 3rd party applications make things easy for users, allowing them to access services like decentralized mortgage financing, lending, and investing with just a few clicks. All these features make Klever a convenient and secure platform for cryptocurrency transactions.


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Alfred W. Fleisher (c. 1878 - December 25, 1928) was an American real estate investor and philanthropist. He was the co-founder and head of Mastbaum Brothers & Fleisher, and the president of the board of trustees of the Eastern State Penitentiary. He supported prison reform.

Life
Fleisher was born circa 1878 in Philadelphia. He began his career in real estate with Stanley Mastbaum in his hometown, with an office on Walnut Street. They were joined by Stanley's brother Jules in 1912, and the firm became known as Mastbaum Brothers & Fleisher. Jules Mastbaum died in 1926, and Fleisher became the head of the firm.

Fleisher was a philanthropist. He donated to the Jewish Federation of Charities in Philadelphia, and he served as the president of the board of trustees of the Eastern State Penitentiary. He supported prison reform, including providing prisoners with employment opportunities, and he "felt that work in the open amid healthful surroundings would help the convicts both physically and morally." Fleisher supported their families financially while they were away, and he helped them once they left prison.

Fleisher married Selma Gerstley, the daughter of German-born philanthropist William Gerstley, and they resided in Wyncote, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. They had two sons, Howard and Robert, and a daughter, Susan. Fleisher was a member of Congregation Keneseth Israel, and he was one of the largest collectors of etchings in the U.S. He died on December 25, 1928, in Wyncote, at age 50. His daughter married Ralph J. Roberts, the founder of Comcast. His grandson, Brian L. Roberts, serves as its chairman and chief executive officer.

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The Crack Ride is an elite gathering of a different kind of breed of cyclist. They needed a mark and system that told the story of the irreverence, pride and grit of this institution.
Ride hard no matter what is the mantra and this event deserved a symbol of crushing victory. Here is the crack salute to number 1.
Tears of joy, drops of blood: There may be no crying in cycling, but tears of joy have been shed on this ride as well as a little blood.
The hammer: It gets dropped. Always.
Turn the screw: When the pressure is on, twist on your opponent a bit more.
The system: A full look at the crack suite.


President Trump's attacks on the media, whom he dubbed "enemies of the people," have struck a chord with supporters. A new poll found that 43 percent of Republicans want to give him the power to shut down certain news outlets. … Only 29 percent of Republicans believe in the honesty of the media, and 80 percent believe the press treats President Trump unfairly.
We the people are a test bed for a fascist experiment. "Like hounds, people have to be blooded. They have to be given the taste for savagery", says Anis Shivani in this article by Henry Giroux. Neoliberal Fascism and the Echoes of History.
The incident, which left Pentagon reporters furious, was the latest flash point in what has become an increasingly adversarial relationship between Defense Secretary James Mattis' Cabinet department and the reporters who cover it. Chief among the complaints, according to defense reporters who spoke to POLITICO, are declining access to Mattis and other military officials, as well as a sense that reporters are not receiving the information they need to keep the public informed about America's military activities. … Some briefings with other officials still happen, but people who used to chat or provide background information more informally are no longer engaging, reporters say. Some reporters told POLITICO that fewer of their colleagues are going to the Pentagon these days, finding it increasingly pointless.


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These COMP Cams® original Ultra-Gold™ aluminum rockers changed the way racing and high performance street engine builders approached valve train design. Now, COMP Cams® is revolutionizing valve train performance again with the next generation of Ultra-Gold™ ARC series aluminum rocker arms, featuring an arced, recessed, contoured design. Using cutting edge design techniques and manufacturing processes, Ultra-Gold™ ARC rockers increase engine power, enhance valve train stability and improve oiling while fitting under stock valve covers. Ultra-Gold™ ARC rockers feature a new extrusion based on improvements developed through FEA analysis, resulting in an even stronger, stiffer body without compromising mass. A new arced channel and contoured top, similar to a bridge design, give the rockers the best strength-to-weight ratio possible. The body has additional CNC contouring to improve clearances for valve covers and accepts springs up to 1.650 in. diameter. Manufactured entirely in the U.S.A., all Ultra-Gold™ ARC series aluminum rocker arms feature a spring oiler channel through the body for improved lubrication. Trunnion retaining clips have been replaced with an ultra durable spiral lock type clip, similar to what holds a piston pin in place. Stress relieving radii have also been added to areas of the body, trunnion and pushrod seat insert. Even the included locking nuts have been revised to increase surface area to better maintain lash and eliminate wear.


This July at the American Dance Festival, Eiko performed a series of solo for very intimate audiences. These mini performances offered a strange and intense experience that invited, almost forced, the viewer's gaze to engage the performer's gaze. Performing as a soloist, Eiko willfully partnered with the particularities of places and viewers.


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require_relative '../../../../spec_helper'
require 'net/http'
require_relative 'fixtures/classes'

describe "Net::HTTPHeader#[]= when passed key, value" do
  before :each do
    @headers = NetHTTPHeaderSpecs::Example.new
  end

  it "sets the header entry with the passed key to the passed value" do
    @headers["My-Header"] = "test"
    @headers["My-Header"].should == "test"

    @headers["My-Header"] = "overwritten"
    @headers["My-Header"].should == "overwritten"

    @headers["My-Other-Header"] = "another test"
    @headers["My-Other-Header"].should == "another test"
  end

  it "is case-insensitive" do
    @headers['My-Header'] = "test"
    @headers['my-Header'] = "another test"
    @headers['My-header'] = "and one more test"
    @headers['my-header'] = "and another one"
    @headers['MY-HEADER'] = "last one"

    @headers["My-Header"].should == "last one"
    @headers.size.should eql(1)
  end

  it "removes the header entry with the passed key when the value is false or nil" do
    @headers['My-Header'] = "test"
    @headers['My-Header'] = nil
    @headers['My-Header'].should be_nil

    @headers['My-Header'] = "test"
    @headers['My-Header'] = false
    @headers['My-Header'].should be_nil
  end
end

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Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced Wednesday a legislative package that proposes raising rent for low-income Americans receiving federal housing assistance.
Under the current system, recipients of federal housing subsidies contribute 30 percent of their monthly adjusted income toward rent or a minimum rent in the amount of up to $50 as set by the public housing agency.
The administration's new proposal recommends an increase to a family's monthly contribution to 35 percent, or 35 percent of the amount earned by an individual working at least 15 hours a week at the federal minimum wage.
HUD assists 4.7 million families with affordable, quality housing options. But the agency is burdened by long waiting lists, according to Carson, and hinders the administration's ability to appropriately serve low-income Americans.
"It is widely accepted that only one if four families who need and qualify for HUD programs actually receive housing assistance," Carson said in a conference call with reporters.
The status quo creates "perverse incentives, such as discouraging these families from earning more income and becoming self-sufficient," he added.
With this new outline for rent rules, the administration seeks to create, as Carson described, a much "simpler, less invasive, more transparent" process for families to access federal housing subsidies.
Carson insists these changes are for work-able individuals, and will not impact the elderly and disabled households.
"We've made great efforts to to make sure that disabled people and elderly people are not impacted by what is happening at this stage," he said.
More than half of HUD-assisted families are headed by elderly or disabled individuals, but the administration could not provide an exact number of recipients who will see an increase in their rent contributions as a result of the legislative proposal.
Other reforms outlined in the Making Affordable Housing Work Act include encouraging work requirements, as well as verifying tenants' incomes every three years rather than annually.
This latest move comes after the administration's proposed FY2019 budget recommends a nearly 18 percent cut to HUD. This proposal also follows the White House's lead on curbing anti-poverty programs that direct much-needed assistance to low-income Americans.
Carson applauded this executive order in an op-ed earlier this week.
"Our social safety net exists to protect low-income families from poverty and hardship, and to help people get back on their feet. Despite all the good intentions, our nation's welfare system continues to encourage a culture of dependency rather than self-sufficiency," he wrote.
The Democratic National Committee chastised the secretary's proposal in a statement as well as alluded to his recent purchase of a $31,000 dining set using taxpayer dollars that has since been canceled after ABC News reported the purchase.
This new proposal by HUD heads to Congress for consideration as it will require congressional approval.


To reach the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, leave the station and carefully cross Liverpool Road (A646).
Head down Rosegrove Lane and you will soon reach a canal bridge.
The canal towpath can be reached by turning right after Back Oak Cottage.
Turn left for Burnley or right towards Blackburn.


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#include "battery.h"
#include "charge_state.h"
#include "chipset.h"
#include "gpio.h"
#include "hooks.h"
#include "led_common.h"
#include "lid_switch.h"
#include "pwm.h"
#include "util.h"

/* LEDs on Scarlet are active low. */
#define BAT_LED_ON 0
#define BAT_LED_OFF 1

const enum ec_led_id supported_led_ids[] = { EC_LED_ID_BATTERY_LED };

const int supported_led_ids_count = ARRAY_SIZE(supported_led_ids);

enum led_color {
	LED_OFF = 0,
	LED_RED,
	LED_AMBER,
	LED_GREEN,
	LED_COLOR_COUNT /* Number of colors, not a color itself */
};

static int bat_led_set_color(enum led_color color)
{
	switch (color) {
	case LED_OFF:
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_GREEN, BAT_LED_OFF);
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_RED, BAT_LED_OFF);
		break;
	case LED_RED:
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_GREEN, BAT_LED_OFF);
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_RED, BAT_LED_ON);
		break;
	case LED_AMBER:
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_GREEN, BAT_LED_ON);
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_RED, BAT_LED_ON);
		break;
	case LED_GREEN:
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_GREEN, BAT_LED_ON);
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_RED, BAT_LED_OFF);
		break;
	default:
		return EC_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
	}
	return EC_SUCCESS;
}

static void scarlet_led_set_battery(void)
{
	static int battery_second;
	uint32_t chflags = charge_get_flags();

	battery_second++;

	switch (charge_get_state()) {
	case PWR_STATE_CHARGE:
		bat_led_set_color(LED_AMBER);
		break;
	case PWR_STATE_DISCHARGE:
		if (charge_get_percent() < 3)
			bat_led_set_color((battery_second & 1) ? LED_OFF :
								 LED_AMBER);
		else if (charge_get_percent() < 10)
			bat_led_set_color((battery_second & 3) ? LED_OFF :
								 LED_AMBER);
		else if (charge_get_percent() >= BATTERY_LEVEL_NEAR_FULL &&
			 (chflags & CHARGE_FLAG_EXTERNAL_POWER))
			bat_led_set_color(LED_GREEN);
		else
			bat_led_set_color(LED_OFF);
		break;
	case PWR_STATE_ERROR:
		bat_led_set_color(LED_RED);
		break;
	case PWR_STATE_CHARGE_NEAR_FULL:
		bat_led_set_color(LED_GREEN);
		break;
	case PWR_STATE_IDLE: /* External power connected in IDLE. */
		bat_led_set_color(LED_GREEN);
		break;
	case PWR_STATE_FORCED_IDLE:
		bat_led_set_color((battery_second & 0x2) ? LED_GREEN :
							   LED_AMBER);
		break;
	default:
		/* Other states don't alter LED behavior */
		break;
	}
}

void led_get_brightness_range(enum ec_led_id led_id, uint8_t *brightness_range)
{
	if (led_id == EC_LED_ID_BATTERY_LED) {
		brightness_range[EC_LED_COLOR_RED] = 1;
		brightness_range[EC_LED_COLOR_GREEN] = 1;
	}
}

int led_set_brightness(enum ec_led_id led_id, const uint8_t *brightness)
{
	if (led_id == EC_LED_ID_BATTERY_LED) {
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_RED,
			       (brightness[EC_LED_COLOR_RED] != 0) ?
				       BAT_LED_ON :
				       BAT_LED_OFF);
		gpio_set_level(GPIO_BAT_LED_GREEN,
			       (brightness[EC_LED_COLOR_GREEN] != 0) ?
				       BAT_LED_ON :
				       BAT_LED_OFF);
		return EC_SUCCESS;
	}
	return EC_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
}

/* Called by hook task every 1 sec */
static void led_second(void)
{
	if (led_auto_control_is_enabled(EC_LED_ID_BATTERY_LED))
		scarlet_led_set_battery();
}
DECLARE_HOOK(HOOK_SECOND, led_second, HOOK_PRIO_DEFAULT);

void led_control(enum ec_led_id led_id, enum ec_led_state state)
{
	if ((led_id != EC_LED_ID_RECOVERY_HW_REINIT_LED) &&
	    (led_id != EC_LED_ID_SYSRQ_DEBUG_LED))
		return;

	if (state == LED_STATE_RESET) {
		led_auto_control(EC_LED_ID_BATTERY_LED, 1);
		return;
	}

	led_auto_control(EC_LED_ID_BATTERY_LED, 0);
	bat_led_set_color(state ? LED_AMBER : LED_OFF);
}


You have two updates this week since next week is my birthday and I probably won't be posting!
The Compound Eyes item has been renamed to the Telescope of Galilei, since I couldn't find a way to make the old sprite look nice. The screenshots below show the new sprite and the effect it has in cheat mode.
Some kinds of organic maze-like things.
I've extended floor decoration to more kinds of rooms that didn't have any before.
This week @NerdOfGamers and I have been working on adding the basic sprites, shooting, enemies (only asteroids so far), parallax scrolling backgrounds, etc. for the external space location. We're planning on having underwater and internal locations as well.
Also this week, we've added the different races of crew members and the breeding mechanics.


Festival season is almost upon us, and I'm starting to get really excited about some of the artists I'll get to hear this summer. At the top of my list is The Swell Season, the duo of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, who shot to fame in the film Once.
Incredibly, there are some among us who haven't seen Once yet. If you are one of those poor, unfortunate people, I strongly urge you to set aside 86 minutes tonight and watch it. You should probably also set aside a couple of hours tomorrow to buy a guitar if you don't already have one – after watching the movie, your life will feel incomplete without one.
Watching Glen sing Leave was one of the reasons I bought an acoustic guitar last year. I had this romantic idea that a guitar would be a conduit, a way to unlock a passionate side of me that is just looking for a way out. So far, no dice. If and when it does happen, I'll let you know.
Three years after the film was released, Glen and Marketa are still recording and touring together. They'll be on the main stage at the Winnipeg Folk Festival on Friday, July 9th and at Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday, July 11. Other tour dates can be found on their website.


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'Standing on the Sidelines of History': Diplomatic Security Agent Wendy Bashnan Directs NATO Security
NATO security director and Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent Wendy Bashnan in front of NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo courtesy of Wendy Bashnan)
By David Bates on December 17, 2018
As a longtime veteran of law enforcement and security, Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent Wendy Bashnan – the first woman to serve as Director of the NATO Office of Security – jumped at the opportunity to work in a large international organization.
"It is exciting to step outside of DSS and work in a large multicultural, international organization. For 70 years, NATO has served as a strong and unique political and military transatlantic alliance. I enjoy sharing my DSS experience to influence NATO's strategic vision for collective defense, crisis management and cooperative security," says Bashnan.
Bashnan meets with NATO Allied Command Transformation staff in Norfolk, Virginia, during a June 2018 inspection to ensure NATO IT network and information storage compliance with NATO security policy. (Photo courtesy of Wendy Bashnan)
In this role, Bashnan is the principal security advisor to both the NATO Secretary General and the organization's political decision-making body, the North Atlantic Council (NAC). This means Bashnan has overall responsibility for the development and implementation of security policies for NATO member and partner nations. She is also responsible for negotiating and implementing security agreements with non-NATO nations and international organizations, assessing accreditation for NATO IT networks and facilities, and maintaining compliance of security protocols by NATO personnel. She leads and manages a team of approximately 190 staff in NATO's Office of Security's Protective Security Branch, Security Intelligence Branch, and the Policy Oversight Branch.
Bashnan also serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Security within the Joint Intelligence and Security Division, which provides strategic intelligence and security assessments to senior NATO leaders and member nations. The position requires extensive senior leadership in a variety of security domains, such as physical and technical security operations, executive protection, investigations, security and safety awareness and training, "duty of care" obligation to ensure security for all NATO staff traveling to high-threat environments, and security policy development and oversight.
On a wall in Bashnan's office, a bright space within the new NATO headquarters, a small hand-written note on a white-board reads, "How can we align everyone's efforts and help them accomplish the organization's most important work?" Her days center on engagement. Whether she is traveling to member and partner nations' capitals for meetings with national security agency directors, chairing a principals meeting of the Security Committee, or briefing the North Atlantic Council, Bashnan sees her role as an enabler.
Bashnan (center) with a group of NOS guards at the end of NATO's 29th summit of the heads of state and heads of government, July 12, 2018, Brussels. (Photo courtesy of Wendy Bashnan)
"I lead high-performance teams of subject matter experts. This team consists of women and men who are experts in the fields of cybersecurity, physical security, personnel security clearances, close protection, security policy development, insider threat, counterintelligence, threat and risk analysis, security awareness and training, fire and first responders, and emergency response and planning. The NATO Office of Security is the whole kitchen and the sink," says Bashnan.
"My job is to be their advocate. We have to review and incorporate security into the beginning of every NATO operation to ensure the safety and security of NATO operational personnel."
Bashnan's greatest concerns center on violent extremism and cybersecurity. "NATO - the organization - has not been a direct target yet of terrorism or violent extremism, although member nations have. But it is possible with the current threat environment that NATO and its headquarters could become the target of a terrorist attack," she said.
Bashnan encourages today's security professionals – including those in the NATO Office of Security -- to focus on all elements of violent extremism and to remain agile in adjusting operations in volatile global environments. When it comes to cybersecurity, Bashnan sees potential threats across a wide array of organizational functions, operations, and infrastructure.
"With so many aspects of an organization linked to the internet these days, security by design is demanded....We are moving quickly away from the guard-and-key security model toward the digital-and-electronic model. For me it is critical that we collaborate at all levels of NATO to ensure we provide a safe and secure environment for the Alliance to operate effectively," she says.
Bashnan is enjoying the challenges and opportunities associated with her new position. "I am blessed that I enjoy what I do," she says. "At the end of the day, I get to stand on the sidelines of history. It's a great day to be a proud Diplomatic Security Service agent influencing the future of diplomacy and democracy."
About the Author: David Bates serves in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
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Q: What is the advantage of creating an enumerable object using to_enum in Ruby? Why would you create a proxy reference to an object in Ruby, by using the to_enum method rather than just using the object directly? I cannot think of any practical use for this, trying to understand this concept & where someone might use it, but all the examples I have seen seem very trivial.
For example, why use:
"hello".enum_for(:each_char).map {|c| c.succ }

instead of
"hello".each_char.map {|c| c.succ }

I know this is a very simple example, does anyone have any real-world examples?

A: I think it has something to do with internal and external Iterators. When you return an enumerator like this:
p = "hello".enum_for(:each_char)

p is an external enumerator. One advantage of external iterators is that:

External iterators are more flexible than internal iterators. It's easy to compare two collections for equality with an external iterator, for example, but it's practically impossible with internal iterators…. But on the other hand, internal iterators are easier to use, because they define the iteration logic for you. [From The Ruby Programming Language book, ch. 5.3]

So, with external iterator you can do, e.g.:
p = "hello".enum_for(:each_char)
loop do
    puts p.next
end

A: Let's say we want to take an array of keys and an array of values and sew them up in a Hash:
With #to_enum
def hashify(k, v)
  keys = k.to_enum(:each)
  values = v.to_enum(:each)
  hash = []
  loop do
    hash[keys.next] = values.next
    # No need to check for bounds,
    # as #next will raise a StopIteration which breaks from the loop
  end
  hash
end

Without #to_enum:
def hashify(k, v)
  hash = []
  keys.each_with_index do |key, index|
    break if index == values.length
    hash[key] = values[index]
  end
  hash
end

It's much easier to read the first method, don't you think? Not a ton easier, but imagine if we were somehow manipulating items from 3 arrays? 5? 10?

A: Most built-in methods that accept a block will return an enumerator in case no block is provided (like String#each_char in your example). For these, there is no reason to use to_enum; both will have the same effect.
A few methods do not return an Enumerator, though. In those case you might need to use to_enum.
# How many elements are equal to their position in the array?
[4, 1, 2, 0].to_enum(:count).each_with_index{|elem, index| elem == index} #=> 2

As another example, Array#product, #uniq and #uniq! didn't use to accept a block. In 1.9.2, this was changed, but to maintain compatibility, the forms without a block can't return an Enumerator. One can still "manually" use to_enum to get an enumerator:
require 'backports/1.9.2/array/product' # or use Ruby 1.9.2+
# to avoid generating a huge intermediary array:
e = many_moves.to_enum(:product, many_responses)
e.any? do |move, response|
  # some criteria
end

The main use of to_enum is when you are implementing your own iterative method. You typically will have as a first line:
def my_each
  return to_enum :my_each unless block_given?
  # ...
end

A: This isn't quite an answer to your question, but hopefully it is relevant.
In your second example you are calling each_char without passing a block. When called without a block each_char returns an Enumerator so your examples are actually just two ways of doing the same thing. (i.e. both result in the creation of an enumerable object.)
irb(main):016:0> e1 = "hello".enum_for(:each_char)
=> #<Enumerator:0xe15ab8>
irb(main):017:0> e2 = "hello".each_char
=> #<Enumerator:0xe0bd38>
irb(main):018:0> e1.map { |c| c.succ }
=> ["i", "f", "m", "m", "p"]
irb(main):019:0> e2.map { |c| c.succ }
=> ["i", "f", "m", "m", "p"]

A: It's great for large or infinite generator objects.
E.g., the following will give you an enumerator for the whole Fibonacci seequence, from 0 to infinity.
def fib_sequence
  return to_enum(:fib_sequence) unless block_given?
  yield 0
  yield 1
  x,y, = 0, 1
  loop { x,y = y,x+y; yield(y) }
end

to_enum effectively allows you to write this with regular yields without having to mess with Fibers.
You can then slice it as you want, and it will be very memory efficient, since no arrays will be stored in memory:
module Slice
    def slice(range)
        return to_enum(:slice, range) unless block_given?
        start, finish = range.first, range.max + 1
        copy = self.dup
        start.times { copy.next }
        (finish-start).times { yield copy.next }
    end
end
class Enumerator
    include Slice
end

fib_sequence.slice(0..10).to_a
#=> [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55]
fib_sequence.slice(10..20).to_a
#=> [55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765]

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Pre-natal blood test leads to cancer diagnosis in three women
Belgium-based researchers find cancer signs in three pregnant women during blood tests.
Researchers in Belgium trying to improve a blood test used to spot fetal disorders have found unexpected signs of cancer in three of the 4000 pregnant women in their study.
Nathalie Brison and co-workers at the Centre for Human Genetics in Leuven, Belgium, set out to improve the accuracy of non-invasive pre-natal testing (NIPT), which looks for changes in fetal DNA that could diagnose conditions such as Down's syndrome before birth. NIPT is not generally available on the NHS.
"Even though [NIPT] is very reliable, we believed that we could make it even better," said Brison. A key challenge for the researchers was to try to test for a wider range of genetic abnormalities.
Using their experimental test in more than 4000 women, the team identified abnormalities in three of them that could not be linked to either the mother or her fetus. Further analysis revealed DNA changes that bore a resemblance to those found in cancer, and the women were referred to oncology for futher screening.
After whole body MRI scanning and subsequent tissue analysis, the three women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer, a follicular lymphoma, and a Hodgkin lymphoma.
Jacqui Shaw, a Cancer Research expert in tumour DNA analysis, commented: "These important findings highlight the growing evidence that a cancer's abnormal DNA may be present in a person's blood, and that this could be used to help diagnose, track and the disease. This includes detecting an undiagnosed cancer during pregnancy, allowing for treatment during pregnancy.
"But larger studies will be needed to confirm these 'proof of concept' findings, and ensure this type of analysis is accurate before it could be tested in clinical trials."
Source: www.cancerresearchuk.org
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Researchers find gene to impact women's fertility
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NHS chief addresses next generation obesity
Sugars in infant formulas pose risk to babies with inherited metabolic disorder
Anxious about the COVID-19 pandemic? New study shows stress can have lasting impacts on sperm and future offspring
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Digital form for streamlining and more effectively monitoring and executing change management within a flight department
Washington, D.C. and San Jose, CA, September 6, 2018 – In response to a growing need for better change management control within flight departments, AviationManuals, the leading provider of aircraft manual development services and Safety Management System (SMS) software for business aviation, announced today at the NBAA Regional Forum in San Jose, CA, the release of an online change management form for its ARC Safety Management Software and App.
The form provides a streamlined and improved way to formally manage change within an organization. It helps analyze the risks that accompany a substantial change within the department and describes in detail what actions need to be taken in order to implement that change. The form establishes appropriate tasks and then enables designated administrators to assign each task to the right individuals. It thus offers the ability for robust checks-and-balances, whereby each task can be reviewed, reassigned and revaluated as many times as the project manager deems necessary, ensuring all aspects of a task's progress are monitored.
"Any kind of substantial change; a new Director of Aviation, moving to new hangars, adding aircraft to fleet, or the implementation of an aircraft tug for instance, can introduce risk. Flight departments need an efficient way to manage such changes on their own while also ensuring safety is considered before, during and after implementation," said AviationManuals CEO Mark Baier. "By listening to the specific needs of our ARC SMS customers, we created this new form that easily guides you through the process of identifying, planning for and then managing the potential implications of change."
CEO Mark Baier, along with others from AviationManuals, will be available for interviews at the NBAA San Jose Regional Forum, September 6 at booth 403; and at BACE 2018, October 16-19 in Orlando, FL, at booth 2256.
About AviationManuals
AviationManuals, based in the Washington, D.C. area, provides operations manuals and SMS software to business aviation flight departments, aircraft management companies, and independent owner / operators worldwide. Founded in 1996, the company has produced thousands of manuals and supports over half of IS-BAO registered operators.
Products and services include Safety Management System (SMS) software, Flight/Company Operations Manuals, International Procedures Manuals, Minimum Equipment Lists, Emergency Response Plans, and Internal Audit Programs, as well as Letters of Authorization (LOA) support for RVSM, Data Link (CPDLC / ADS-C), EFBs and ADS-B operations.
AviationManuals is a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and a part of its Leadership Council, International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), Flight Safety Foundation and National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA). For more information go to aviationmanuals.com.
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An Invisible Thread
The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
By Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski
An Invisible Thread (2011) recounts the story of the incredible and unlikely friendship between a successful businesswoman and a poverty-stricken young boy – a friendship that ultimately changed both of their lives forever.
Anyone who enjoys a heartwarming story
People curious about 1980s New York
Those interested in the benefits of altruism
Laura Schroff is a former ad executive for numerous publications, including USA Today, People magazine and InStyle.
Alex Tresniowkski is a senior writer for People magazine and author of The Vendetta, which inspired Public Enemies, the 2009 Michael Mann movie. His other books include Labor of Love and When Life Gives You Lemons.
An invisible thread may connect the people who are destined to meet.
Maybe it sounds cheesy, but some chance encounters seem to be guided by fate. At least that's how it seemed when the author, Laura Schroff, and Maurice Mazyck met on the busy streets of downtown New York City on Labor Day in 1986.
Laura Schroff, Caucasian and single at the age of 35, was a successful advertising executive for USA Today. Maurice was an eleven-year-old African American kid on the verge of homelessness.
Laura had plenty of reasons to keep on walking when Maurice asked her for spare change. She didn't have to stop and take him to McDonald's for lunch. After all, she was a busy advertising executive; her schedule was tight, and stopping to treat eleven-year-olds to lunch was certainly not part of it.
Furthermore, the mid-1980s witnessed a dramatic widening of the gap between rich and poor; more and more people were forced to live on the street. Because poverty was so prevalent, it would have been easy for Laura to ignore Maurice and simply continue on her way.
So why did she stop? The only explanation Laura can give is that the hand of destiny somehow guided this chance meeting. There is a Chinese proverb that speaks of an invisible thread that connects those that are destined to meet; in other cultures, it's been called a string of fate or a thread of destiny.
Whether it was fate or serendipity, Laura stopped in her tracks that afternoon, and rather than just giving Maurice the spare change he had asked for, she took him to lunch. With this action she began a friendship that would continue for the next 30 years.
A tough upbringing nearly killed Maurice before he ever met Laura.
Laura's childhood and previous experiences taught her the importance of getting a lucky break.
Laura and Maurice's first meetings were important for establishing trust.
A baseball game and lunches in brown paper bags were important firsts for Maurice and Laura.
Holidays in the suburbs gave Maurice hope for a new kind of life.
Balancing a personal life with her obligations to Maurice wasn't always easy.
When Maurice disappeared, Laura feared the worst.
Maurice and Laura both learned a great deal through their extraordinary friendship.
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CBI: UK tech dominance is 'at risk' due to public mistrust of AI
By Ryan Daws | August 9, 2019 | TechForge Media
Categories: Ethics & Society, Privacy,
Business industry group the CBI has warned that UK tech dominance is 'at risk' due to public mistrust of AI.
In a report today, the CBI warns artificial intelligence companies of the need to ensure they're approaching the technology in an ethical manner to help build trust.
Among the measures suggested to achieve trust include ensuring customers know how their data is being used by AI, what decisions are being taken, and challenging unfair biases.
Overall, the CBI remains bullish on AI's potential to add billions to the UK economy.
Felicity Burch, CBI Director of Digital and Innovation, said:
"At a time of slowing global growth, AI could add billions of pounds to the UK economy and transform our stuttering productivity performance.
The Government has set the right tone by establishing the Centre for Data Ethics & Innovation, but it's up to business to put ethics into practice.
Ethics can be an intimidating word. But at the end of the day, meaningful ethics is similar to issues organisations already think about: effective governance, employee empowerment, and customer engagement.
The same actions that embed an ethical approach to AI will also make businesses more competitive. We know that diverse businesses are more likely to outperform their rivals. When it comes to AI, businesses who prioritise fairness and inclusion are more likely to create algorithms that make better decisions, giving them the edge.
With the global tech race heating up, the UK is well placed to lead the world in developing ethical AI, which uses data safely and drives progress in business and society."
A previous study, conducted by PwC, estimates that UK GDP could be around 10 percent higher in 2030 due to AI – the equivalent of an additional £232bn.
Earlier this week, AI News reported on findings by Fountech.ai which highlights the scale of public distrust in artificial intelligence among UK adults.
In a survey of more than 2,000 people, Fountech.ai found over two-thirds (67%) are concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on their careers.
Another finding in Fountech.ai's study is that just over half (58%) find algorithms which make recommendations, such as what to buy or watch next, 'creepy'.
The potential for AI is clear, but the studies conducted by the CBI and others show its full potential can only be unlocked by building public trust in the technology.
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Co-working the new future for professionals?
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The global working landscape has changed dramatically since Covid-19 triggered the world's largest work-from-home experiment. The short-term impact on the way people work has been huge, but the ripple effects will be evident for years, if not decades, to come.
Here, we examine how serviced offices and coworking spaces are piloting innovative ideas such as pay-as-you-go programmes or hub-and-spoke systems to cater for increased demand in flexible working.
Phase 1: the initial reaction
The onset and spread of Covid-19 had a sudden impact on many industries. In some ways, it had an immediate impact on the flexible office market and in other ways, the effects were more gradual.
Despite the perception of flexible offices largely catering for monthly contracts, most memberships aren't on a monthly basis. The average contract length that we secure for clients at Workthere is 12 months.
Therefore, while coworking activity essentially fell to zero, overall contract occupancy was supported by those longer membership agreements. In April, flexible office providers expected occupancy to be at 71% at the end of May, compared with 83% pre-COVID. Expectations for June occupancy, when we ran our May survey, were similar at 69%, underlining the continued confidence in this element of the sector.
Even if workers were not physically going to the office, which was the case in a number of countries, companies were still obliged to pay their monthly membership fee. However, in practice, for obvious reasons, it did not work out like this.
In April, we ran our first flexible office global sentiment survey and found that 31% of flexible office members had asked for rent relief, which providers granted on a case-by-case basis. During April, global enquiries fell to 20% of pre-COVID levels. The relationship between the landlord, flexible office operator and the customer has always been important, but now it is crucial.
Phase 2: adjusting to the new normal
Serviced offices and coworking spaces were fast to respond to the pandemic, introducing new social distancing and cleaning methods. As lockdown was eased in various countries, workers gradually returned to their flexible offices. In July, our global sentiment survey showed that 40% of people had returned to their flexible offices, with enquiry levels picking up and more than doubling since the April lows – reaching 44% of normal levels.
Sentiment improved too, with 41% of flexible office operators optimistic about the prospects for the next three months in July, compared with only 25% in April. In addition, 79% of flexible office operators stated they were optimistic about the prospects for the sector over the next 12 months, compared with 64% in April.
Phase 3: innovation
The next stage, the one we find ourselves in, is all about innovation. The majority of flexible office operators have taken the steps needed to ensure their occupiers are safe, which, of course, is the priority in terms of customer satisfaction, confidence and retention. Now the disaster recovery initiatives have been implemented, management teams of flexible offices can focus on the longer term.
Flexible working has become more normal and accepted, but even serviced offices and coworking spaces will have to adapt. We have seen a number of flexible offices trialling new offerings in recent weeks. WeWork is piloting a pay-as-you-go programme in New York that allows non-members to book workspaces by the hour.
Other operators are starting to offer similar membership agreements with an even higher degree of flexibility. Convene has introduced a video meeting service that aims to recreate the feel of attending a conference. A Starbucks in Japan has introduced private booths where people can work for an additional fee per 15 minutes.
Phase 4: the future of flex
In the long term, we expect demand for flexible offices will only increase. During the lockdown, employees have worked productively in different locations and people have enjoyed having more choice. However, we do not expect the workforce to simply work from home going forwards. Social interaction is a core human need and the office plays a key role in learning and development.
The office will be a part of the future working landscape, it will just be used in a different way to what we are used to. Some 89% of respondents to our Savills FiT survey believe that the office will remain a necessity. The same survey found that people would preferably spend two days a week working from home.
Given the clear move towards flexible working, how are serviced offices and coworking spaces going to cater to this increased demand? Quite simply, there will need to be more flexible offices. In particular, we expect to see higher demand for suburban and rural flexible offices as people work closer to home.
We are already seeing an increase in enquiries for offices that are part of the hub-and-spoke real estate strategies. Here, a company has one central office location (the hub) and a number of fringe offices (the spokes), and we see this as a long-term trend.
In addition, we expect flexible offices to replace some retail facilities, resulting in flexible offices becoming even more integrated into communities. Long-term structural change in retail has resulted in many large units within a town centre setting, often ex-department stores, becoming redundant or marginalised due to pitch shift, or a general declining need for retail space.
However, if the excess retail space can be converted to meet the demand for other uses, there is an opportunity to revitalise the area, particularly as much of the urban fabric is in place. The flexible workspace model is already proving to sit well with retail, and having a range of amenities within easy reach, such as public transport, parking, shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities, they are often a magnet for office workers.
Covid-19 has been a shock for the flexible office market and the coming months will be challenging. But on a multiyear view, this is an opportunity for growth. The office isn't dead, but the concept of consistently working five days a week from a single office may well be.
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Phase 5: adding co-working spaces to new-build developments
We can see already in some of our new-build developments some that now come with co-working spaces to attract this new clientele who wish to enjoy a better lifestyle away from the city. Most professionals now wish to retain the capacity to work in a privileged environment without having to choose between staying in the city for work or going to their second home with no possibility to work. We also now see many professionals organising Zoom calls from their own homes and not feeling the guilt associated with previously working from home. Contact us for more info.
The rise of the non-central business district
With flexible offices likely to replace some of the excess retail space on high streets and in shopping centres, we see the potential for fewer major central business districts going forward. Instead, in the long term, we see a scenario where there are a number of smaller business districts spread throughout cities and suburbs.
For example, adding a flexible office to a suburban shopping centre would create an ecosystem of its own. Whereas before, people would only have visited the centre for recreational purposes, there would now be a consistent baseline level of daily footfall.
Once at the shopping centre, workers could spend the entire day there, given the shopping opportunities, plentiful food options and entertainment facilities. The same can be applied to high streets. In addition, those visiting the centre primarily to shop may then choose to base themselves in a flexible office there.
With population densities reaching all-time highs in many cities, the rise of the non-central business district makes sense from a health and wellbeing perspective too. It would allow workers to have more space, both inside and outside the office. This evolution will take time, but it could solve a number of problems that have been exacerbated by the crisis.
Source: Savills
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Carlos Paz Promoted to Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
On the Move: Carlos Paz, EVP of Corporate Development
I am pleased to announce that Carlos Paz has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team.
Carlos has been instrumental in building and leading the Project Management Office (PMO), Integration Management Office (IMO), and Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Under his leadership, the organization has improved how it manages projects and integrates new customers into our operations. Furthermore, Carlos's work has allowed Velocity to effectively integrate 5 acquired companies in the past 16 months, as well as continue improving how we govern the companies that we acquired previously. Carlos and his team have been an integral part of our efforts to implement structure and process and has led efforts on multiple key initiatives, such as the implementation of the first intranet for the company (VERN), the launch and governance of our Sales CRM/HubSpot, HITRUST/Cybersecurity program and establishing a quarterly business review process, and acquisition efforts.
Carlos joined Velocity in May 2020, bringing 20 years of experience in corporate planning, projects, and strategy. Before Velocity, Carlos was the vice president of planning and programs for the shared services organization for Extended Stay America. Prior to ESA, he was the director of portfolio management and strategy realization at Lowe's Home Improvement.
As EVP of Corporate Development, Carlos will continue to lead the PMO and IMO efforts and be a key leader in the company's ongoing acquisition and governance efforts.
President and COO


So, we haven't had any luck with the weather warming up yet, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't still be celebrating the start of spring! And I don't know any better way to celebrate than with a cocktail. And with Easter right around the corner, and brunch menus in full swing. It seemed like the perfect idea to make our March Drink of the Month mimosa inspired. Because who doesn't like a good mimosa in the morning?
As winter citruses start to make their way out, I wanted to find a fun combination of flavors that mixed the end of winter and beginning of spring. The really great thing about this recipe is that you can mix up the juices and herbs to fit your preferences.
I kicked the orange juice to the curb for these mimosa and went with a combination of grapefruit and pink oranges (by all means…use normal oranges if you want!) You can adjust the amounts of each citrus or add in a blood orange or two if you want as well. I just wanted a light citrus flavor that wasn't just orange.
Now let's talk herbs. I went with rosemary here, as it pairs perfectly with the citrus and is our last little nod goodbye to winter cocktails. The rosemary flavor is really subtle since we are using it to infuse our simple syrup, so don't get too worried about it being overpowering…it's not. Simple syrups are incredible easy to make and impart a lot of flavor to your cocktails, so try not to skip this step. It's a 2:1 ratio of water to granulated sugar, which you simmer over medium high heat until the sugar dissolves and then reduce by half. Remove from heat and add your rosemary and let steep until cool and you've got yourself an infused simple syrup that was easy to make and keep for about 1 week.
Now it wouldn't be a mimosa without some bubbly. I used prosecco here, but you can use whatever bubbly you have on hand (even sparkling water if you want). If you are entertaining for a crowd, you can make the entire drink (minus the prosecco) in advance. Come party time, just divide the citrus mixture between glasses, top with some bubbly and ENJOY!
To make the simple syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until syrup reduces to about 1/2 cup. Remove from heat and stir in rosemary sprig. Let steep for 15-20 minutes or until cool. Remove rosemary sprig and transfer simple syrup to an airtight container. Keeps up to one week.
To make the drink: In a large shaker add 3 cubes of ice, grapefruit and pink orange juice, and rosemary simple syrup. Shake to combine. Divide between your champagne flutes and top with prosecco.


It was a bold move. Only Episcopalians would think of opening a school in a bowling alley. Bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, barely 30 years old, arrived in Salt Lake City in July of 1867. In October of 1866, the House of Bishops had named Tuttle the Episcopal Bishop for the Montana, Utah, and Idaho Territories, an area of over 340,000 square miles, much of it accessible only by horseback. Only days before Tuttle's arrival, two Episcopal missionaries, Thomas W. Haskins and George L. Foote, who had only been in Utah several months, had enrolled sixteen students in their grammar school which was housed in an old bowling alley. The owner of the bowling alley, a previous army surgeon associated with Fort Douglas, had recently been beaten and shot to death outside his home, purportedly because of a conflict over disputed property. Brigham Young's notorious hit man Porter Rockwell may have been responsible for his murder. Tensions between Mormons and non-Mormons ran high in those days.
The Mormons, having been established in Salt Lake City a mere 18 years, still acted as if on the defensive after having been driven from Illinois by discrimination and violence in 1847. Their tenuous hold on the territory of Deseret was also threatened by the United States Army which perched above the city at Fort Douglas and trained its cannons on the inhabitants below. Haskins and Foote, more sensitive as Episcopalians than some of the previous non-Mormon religious leaders such as Congregationalist chaplain Reverend Norman McLeod at Fort Douglas, who had made their presence felt in a hostile and confrontational manner, made a point to appear unthreatening. They described the purpose of their first service as "not to antagonize evil by direct assault, but to plant and maintain positive good." Instead, they "sought to win the judgement, the conscience, the affection, the respect and allegiance of men, whether Gentiles, apostate Mormons or Mormon, by putting into competition with Mormon doctrine and practices the faith and practice of the Church, saying not a single word against the Mormons."  The "Church," in this case, refers to the Episcopal Church.
Despite its inauspicious beginnings, the bowling alley school managed to double its enrollment within a week and triple it by the end of its first year. While the Mormon leadership was dedicated to the education of its members in order for its missionaries to be able to proselytize, Mormon schools met in the LDS meetinghouses and most of the learning centered on Mormon philosophy. Thus, the Episcopal school offered an attractive alternative for non-Mormon families interested in a more traditionally academic and less religiously driven curriculum. In fact, the school represented competition for the LDS church organized schools as many Mormon parents sent their children to St. Mark's Grammar School, perhaps feeling they could reinforce LDS doctrine well enough at home and that their children could benefit from the straightforward academics.
Swiftly outgrowing the bowling alley space, the school moved to a store on the corner of Groesbeck Block on Main Street and 2nd South owned by Nicholas Groesbeck, a prominent Mormon convert who later built the Wasatch building. Groesbeck charged forty dollars a month for the students to squeeze into two storerooms. Although most communities had options for schoolchildren, territorial attendance averaged only 40 percent in 1866 with an even lower average of 33 percent in Salt Lake County.
Returning to Salt Lake in 1869 after two years on the road in Montana and Idaho, Bishop Tuttle, a former teacher at a prep school connected to Columbia University and a fanatic about education, set out to establish a more appropriate learning space for the educational needs of the Territories' growing school-age population. "The Episcopal Church," reflected Haskins, presumably referring to the Bishop, "considers education as the chief handmaid of religion." Recognizing that the low tuition rates and generous scholarships offered to poor students, over five hundred scholarships up until 1886, would not touch the cost of constructing a school, Tuttle used his connections to reach out to wealthy donors in the east who found the cause of educating youngsters growing up in a literal and figurative wilderness worth supporting.
Thus, in 1873 the St. Mark's Boys' School on First South opposite the City Hall east of State Street welcomed male students to the new building. Girls, who had previously attended alongside the boys in the bowling alley and storerooms at Groesbeck's, were relegated to the St. Mark's Girls' School in the basement of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark's on 200 East and 100 South. Eventually, the girls' school was absorbed into Rowland Hall, a girls' boarding school which opened in 1871 on "A" Street and First Avenue where the Madeleine Choir School is housed today. The Episcopal American Church Almanac and Year Book, in publication in the United States since 1830, listed 442 students at St. Mark's School in 1886, "of these two-thirds are poor, and received free. The cost of each scholar is $40 per annum." Rowland Hall, the boarding school for girls, had 100 students, and three more Episcopal schools in Ogden, Plain City, and Logan provided educational alternatives for students outside of Salt Lake City. Beyond the Episcopal schools, Catholic schools and other parochial schools sprang up across the Territory as more non-Mormons established a foothold in the region. Education became a significant venue for the ongoing tension that existed between the dominant religion and those of different faiths.
The community building work of Bishop Tuttle and the successes of the Episcopal school system in Utah Territory did not go unnoticed by the still wary U.S. federal government. In 1869, then Secretary of State William H. Seward recognized the Episcopal Church's accomplishments when he remarked, "the schools undertaken by the Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City would do more to solve the Mormon problem than the army and Congress of the United States combined" (Utah Historical Quarterly 373). 1886 found 763 students in attendance in the Episcopal school system in Utah with over 3,186 boys and girls having attended either St. Mark's School or Rowland Hall since the bowling alley years. Despite its popularity and efficacy, St. Mark's Boys School, along with many other private parochial schools that had grown up over the decades, chose to close its doors after the Territory became a state with mandated free public education in 1896. Today, with the ever-expanding population, Salt Lake offers a wide variety of parochial, private, and charter schools that cater to the more diverse religious citizenry. While Rowland Hall still thrives as an independent, co-ed, college prep school, only photographs of the original St. Mark's remain as Bishop Tuttle's legacy.
 James W. Beless, Jr., "Daniel S. Tuttle, Missionary Bishop of Utah," Utah Historical Quarterly 27 (1959): 362.
 William G. Farrington, D.D.. ed., American Church Almanac and Year Book (New York: The Protestant Episcopal Tract Society, 1887) 59.


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Tisch at Sundance
Tisch at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Join NYU Tisch for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival!
NYU Tisch School of the Arts returns to the 2022 Sundance Film Festival for the school's 29th year celebrating its extraordinary community of alumni, students, and faculty. The school is proud to continue its support of independent and creative storytelling during the Festival as an Institute Associate.
UPDATE (1/5/22): The Sundance Film Festival announced their pivot to a fully virtual festival due to Omicron/COVID. The festival will no longer take place in person in Park City.
While we are disappointed we will not see you at TISCH ON MAIN in person again this year, we will also be pivoting to the virtual space for online events and panels. Stay tuned for details for the 2022 virtual TISCH ON MAIN!
Congratulations to the Tisch alumni, students, and faculty in the Festival! This year, seven of the films in competition and a total of 34 films are written, directed, or produced by Tisch alumni, students, or faculty. Tisch artists worked on 30% of the projects featured at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Tisch's presence at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival was made possible by philanthropic support from Amy P. & Frank M. Garrison, Molly & Sean Durkin, Charles Eric Rosenblum & Mina Titi Liu, Seven Turns, and Joseph C. Smith, Jr.


More than three-quarters (79 per cent) of Canadians aged 35 to 54 are worried about not having enough money to retire when they want to.
Only 16 percent of respondents stated they actually achieved their top 2017 financial goal.
85 percent of those asked agreed they need to save more money, but 64 per cent aren't making it a priority.
What do they give as the reasons for this disconnect?
and struggling to pay everyday expenses (24 per cent).
The good news in all of this data is that it seems Canadian's desire to take practical action to improve their situations is on the rise as 23 percent of those polled plan to prioritize savings by setting up automatic transfers into a savings or investment account. This is more than twice the number compare to those that said the same thing for last year's survey.
So what's our part in this? Hearing that the top priority for those asked was paying down their debt tells me that many people are 'going it alone' regarding strategies for their financial success. In a lot of cases this is a reactive and short-term approach. They think "What hurts the most now, and what can I start doing that won't immediately make me feel like I'm in over my head?"
For the many of you with valuable Financial Planning skills, it's well understood that an effective strategy needs to include both short-term (debt repayment) and long-term (retirement savings) components.
These clients are engaging in what they think they should be doing to be successful. If we don't engage them in a process to understand their frustrations in not addressing those long-term goals, we will continue to share part of the blame for their failure to achieve those goals. Every time we miss an opportunity to have quality conversations with someone on how they are feeling about these important financial questions, we step further away from our desire position as trusted advisors.
Expand the focus to include long term considerations - "Perfect, that gives me a good picture of the priority for you in the short-term, and I'll make sure you get the info you need to help with that concern. I always like to make sure that the advice I give on short-term goals doesn't interfere with your ability to achieve your long-term goals. What are some of your long-term priorities, like when you hope to be able to stop working and what you see yourself doing in retirement?..... How do you feel about your progress towards your those objectives?"
Providing more value beyond the transactional annual contribution - "Ok great, that's what we need to make sure you get this year's contribution in place to help out with the tax return. We'll get that taken care of for you. What about your overall strategy though?" then quickly ask:"Are you feeling confident that you're on track to be able to start enjoying your retirement at the age you hoped?"
Typically you're not going to be able jump into comprehensive discovery interviews on these long-term goals in these initial meetings for the short-term objectives, so remember to avoid rushing to offering a solution prematurely and instead use a practiced Transition that gets permission to move to the best next step in the process.
The numbers from this poll show us that people today do want to get going on being more successful for their retirement savings. So that means it's time for us to make the effort to engage in ways that makes it easy for them to benefit from your advice and guidance.
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