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Nikki Haley Was Never the Adult in the Room
World Leaders
This political opportunist made herself an ally, an apologist, and an acolyte of a man she once recognized as "irresponsible."
By John Nichols
Donald Trump meets with outgoing UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on October 9, 2018. (AP / Evan Vucci)
Nikki Haley had a good take on Donald Trump when he was running for president. In a clear rebuke to the anti-immigrant, anti-refugee populism that Trump was stoking, the daughter of Sikh immigrants from India declared early in the 2016 campaign season that "During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation. No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country."
She told NBC that "Mr. Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk." As the Republican governor of the critical primary state of South Carolina, she backed Marco Rubio's comically inept bid to prevent Trump from becoming the Republican nominee. When Rubio's campaign collapsed, she went to the bottom of the barrel and backed Ted Cruz. When Trump ripped her on Twitter—"The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley!"—Haley responded: "Bless your heart." As the general election approached, the governor admitted that, while she would vote for fellow-Republican Trump rather than Democrat Hillary Clinton, "I'm not a fan of either one."
When the votes were counted and Trump emerged as a surprise winner, however, Haley quickly warmed to Trump and Trumpism. A famously ambitious politician—Haley's 2016 campaign-season sniping at Trump was widely seen as part of a plan to position her as contender for the party's 2020 presidential nomination—she wanted to be part of the new Republican administration. Even if it was led by the guy she had so recently decried as angry, irresponsible, and divisive.
Haley was angling for a cabinet post, or perhaps a place even closer to power as a member of the National Security Council. But she settled for a gig as the president's ambassador to the United Nations.
Mike Pence hails Nikki Haley for "faithfully advancing Trump's America First agenda." Unfortunately, Pence is right.
Because of their tumultuous past, there was speculation that Haley would serve as a dissident within the Trump administration—an "adult in the room" who might break with the president on at least a few issues of consequence, or perhaps influence the administration to consider more thoughtful approaches to international affairs.
Didn't happen. As Haley prepares to exit her UN post, she does so as a full-on Trumpkin who says that promoting the president's agenda on the global stage has been "the honor of a lifetime." Trump is equally lavish in his praise of Haley's ambassadorship, saying that "she made it a more glamorous position, she's made it, more importantly, a more important position." But Vice President Mike Pence has summed things up best by hailing Haley for "faithfully advancing President Trump's America First agenda."
That she did, providing cover for the president's most extreme and dangerous pronouncements and policies. Trump has never shown any respect for the UN, and Haley made it clear that her ambassadorship would focus on "protecting our interests" rather than forging partnerships or promoting peacekeeping and diplomacy. Indeed, one of Haley's biggest projects at the UN was downsizing the UN, with threats of cuts in US aid and steady prodding to reduce the ambitions of the global body. Haley grumbled, "We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked."
With that line, Ambassador Haley was echoing Trump—a project at which she proved to be strikingly adept.
When Trump scrapped the Iran nuclear deal, Haley said the president "absolutely made the right decision." When he moved to pull the US out of the Paris climate accords, she made excuses for him. When he threatened to blow up North Korea, she amplified his bombast. When he aligned with dictators and abandoned historic commitments to human rights, she was cool with that. When he undermined prospects for Middle East peace by moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, she not only supported the break with the past policies of Democratic and Republican administrations but threatened allies who dared to disagree with Trump's new line. "At the UN, we're constantly asked to do more and give more—in the past we have. So, when we make a decision, at the will of the American people, about where to locate our embassy, we don't expect those we've helped to target us," said Haley, who announced that "there will be a vote at the UN criticizing our choice. And yes, the US will be taking names."
That wasn't very diplomatic. But Trump approved. And that was the point.
Though she tried to suggest that she was willing to speak truth to the president's power, the fundamental truth of Haley's tenure at the UN was that she was an all-in Trumpkin. Even when she suggested in a recent opinion piece that she sometimes disagrees with the president, Haley did so as an enforcer of political discipline. Her Washington Post article attacked the author of an anonymous critique of Trump published in The New York Times with the argument that "When I challenge the president, I do it directly. My anonymous colleague should have, too."
There is very little evidence to suggest that Haley served Trump as an "adult in the room." She was an ally, an apologist, and an acolyte of a man she once recognized as irresponsible.
That's not how able diplomats operate, and Nikki Haley will never be confused with an able diplomat.
But that is how politicians operate, and Nikki Haley will always be understood as a self-serving and self-promoting politician.
John NicholsJohn Nichols is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation and the author of the new book The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace's Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics (Verso). He's also the author of Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America, from Nation Books, and co-author, with Robert W. McChesney, of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.


Simona and Cezar came such a long way from Romania to get married on Koh Samui here in Thailand! Cezar used to live in Thailand (in Bangkok) for 3+ years and had been to Samui before on holidays, so he couldn't think of a better place to get married. They chose the beautiful Samujana villas in Choeng Mon to have their ceremony alongside their close friends and family.
Cezar walking his son to the ceremony site…. so cute!
We were bracing ourselves for a rainy ceremony and possible plan B relocation due to the rain, but the clouds ended up parting for us in the end, leaving us with a perfect window of time to hold the ceremony just before sunset… it was gorgeous!
The Samujana villas have a couple of big grassed areas near the beach with views looking towards Chaweng.
I love this view of Cezar watching Simona walk with her dad towards him.
There were heaps of laughs during the ceremony… signs of a couple in love!
Petra of Azure Weddings did a wonderful job of planning, organising and styling for Samujana on the day, I loved this cute wall of hanging flowers as a backdrop! So pretty.
I have to say… bride and groom photos are always some of my favourites.
I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I did, this was my last wedding of 2016 and what a great way to start off my year of blowing by sharing this beautiful wedding! Happy Monday!


Maybe it's the crisp air or the explosion of autumnal colors, but something about fall makes it our favorite time of year to get off the pavement and explore Vermont's backroads and trails. To get the best views of the hills and mountains in all their fall glory, sign up for a quick trail race or if you're up for it, a challenging half or full marathon on dirt roads and twisting single and doubletrack trails. Goodies like cider, doughnuts, fresh cheese or even craft beer wait for you at the finish line.
Here are our three favorite dirt road and trail races for fall.
Black River Beatdown, Oct. 8, Craftsbury, Vt.
Trapp Mountain Marathon, Oct. 15, Stowe, Vt.
Circumburke, Oct. 22, East Burke, Vt.
Barefoot Running … Is It For You?


Consumer voters proclaimed their auto show favorites in five categories, in the Chicago Auto Show's third annual Best of Show balloting.
Nine finalists in four categories were selected by a panel of elite automotive journalists. The fifth category, "Vehicle I'd Most Like to Have in My Driveway," allowed voters to choose from any vehicle on the show floor and write in their selection.
According to the results, nearly one-third of the voters considered the Dodge Challenger the Best All-New Production Vehicle at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. It was followed by the Shelby GT500KR with 18 percent of the vote.
Dodge Challenger easily took Best Chicago Auto Show World Introduction. In second was the GMC Denali XT concept hybrid pickup truck.
Wrestling the crown of Best Exhibit away from Jeep's two-year stranglehold was Chevrolet. The Bow-Tie brand grabbed 25 percent of the vote versus Jeep's 22 percent. It's interesting to note that the Chevrolet exhibit was part of a massive General Motors display that was the largest the American automaker has ever assembled, anywhere.


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DIMENTIANON "Hossanas Novus Ordo Seclurum" [CD]
2007 - Death/Black Metal from United States
Record Label : Non Compos Mentis
More From : DIMENTIANON
Catalog Number: NCM22796CD
Non Compos Mentis Records is proud to announce the release of DIMENTIANON "Hossanas Novus Ordo Seculurum" CD. Brutal yet technical, chaotic but structured, this band has been kicking around the underground for over a decade, and this is their most polished work to date. 9 tracks of Blackened Death Metal, professionally recorded and mastered, including a RIGOR SARDONICOUS cover song.
* An Online Review written by the godly BM Logo-Artist, Christophe Szpajdel:
This is the first band i would like to label personally as "Extreme Evolutive Art Deco Metal)...as when listening to this album, i feel like it would be a musical interpretation of what William Van Alen (who designed the Chrysler Building) and Albert J.Evers (who designed the Old Oakland Floral Depot on telegraph Avenue, San Francisco) would have put in music. Dimentianon is simply majestic, grandiose and megalithic, like a massive monolith posturing and imposing its tyrannic grandeur. William Van Alen's grandiose mind would be perfectly depicted in such songs like "Your Flesh is Mine to Exploit" where you can clearly feel the dimensions of dementia such powerful architects would develop when designing their skyscrapers. "To be crowned King and Stabbed to Death" is an allusion to the fall of Macbeth for his tyranny but in a much more abstract way... "Terribilis Es Locus Iste"... is the apotheosis of this album, kept in a savagely brutal, everflowing... like a torrent of non-stop madness you need to feel the music and read between the lines...then you will only find out what i wrote about this album CLEARLY makes sense...IT CLEARLY MAKES SENSE!!! This album is just extremely original....as it is demented-- it is extreme evolutive art deco metal! This is simply a stunning band!!!
DIMENTIANON
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President Obama still must be held accountable if Asian carp colonize the Great Lakes and destroy the $7 billion fishery anchored in western Lake Erie.
But at least now there's evidence his administration's stopgap effort to manage the crisis is buying time until a final decision is made on whether to separate permanently the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basins — a multibillion-dollar project that many scientists view as the only solution.
New U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data further validate research that created the uproar. They suggest the $9 million set of electrical barriers that are being fortified about 20 miles southwest of Chicago have promise — for now — of warding off a massive invasion. The corps is cranking up the juice just in case.
The barriers, so big and powerful they have cost taxpayers more than $40,000 worth of power each month, will require an undetermined increase in utility funds starting next month. Even now, they send enough electricity into the water to kill a human upon impact.
Maj. Gen. John Peabody, commander of the corps' Great Lakes and Ohio River division, acknowledged that most young and tiny Asian carp were not deterred by electroshock therapy in a laboratory setting, probably because of their confinement. In the field, though, all Asian carp it studied stayed away from the electrical barriers. The corps was able to study Asian carp down to 1.7 inches in length, slightly larger than the 1.4-inch length those fish have as they emerge from their larval stage.
The corps' study further validates 2009-2010 field work by the University of Notre Dame's David Lodge, a modern-day Paul Revere. His researchers sent the region into a tizzy after they discovered DNA evidence of Asian carp on the Lake Michigan side of the electric barriers — a potential sign the barriers weren't working. Though Mr. Lodge is one of the Great Lakes region's top researchers and was the corps' choice for that field work, everybody with a vested interest suddenly had an opinion about the quality of his work.
It was peer-reviewed and published in Conservation Letters, the flagship academic journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, and was vetted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Lodge found himself on the witness stand defending it in front of government lawyers last fall.
About 85 positive DNA hits for Asian carp have been documented beyond the barrier since sampling began in 2009, several this summer in a part of Lake Calumet that is less than six miles from Lake Michigan. It's impossible to know how many carp may have eluded the barriers or if they are alive.
Asian carp, voracious eaters that have destroyed all ecosystems they've colonized, will go down in history as one of America's greatest public policy debacles if Mr. Obama's gamble is wrong. Their gradual migration upstream in the Mississippi River has been an ecological train wreck that the government inexplicably stood by and let happen for two and possibly three or more decades.
The carp were imported to eat pond scum at Southern fish farms, only to escape through floodwater. They are now, finally, banned from being brought into the country.
Plenty of blame can be passed around. But Mr. Obama was in charge when the issue rose to its inevitable crisis stage.
Mr. Obama appeased Chicago politicians in federal court by thwarting efforts by Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — each of the Great Lakes states except Illinois and Indiana — to close Chicago-area shipping locks at least temporarily.
"Instead of just turning up the electricity, we need to pick up the pace," Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said last week.
Mr. Obama pledged $5 billion in new funding for Great Lakes restoration during his 2008 campaign. Despite a crippled economy, allocations of $475 million and $300 million have been made.
But programs designed to clean up polluted harbors and curb sediment runoff mean nothing if history shows he blew it with Asian carp.
It's a decision the President has to sink or swim with.


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Температу́ра (від  — належне змішування, нормальний стан) — фізична величина, яка описує стан термодинамічної системи.

Визначення температури
Існує декілька визначень температури.

1. На побутовому рівні температура пов'язана із суб'єктивним сприйняттям «тепла» і «холоду». Наші відчуття дозволяють розрізняти якісні градації нагріву тіл: теплий, холодний, гарячий. Але придатна для науки кількісна міра ступеня нагріву не може бути виміряна за допомогою відчуттів. Простий експеримент підтверджує це. Якщо потримати одну руку у холодній воді, а другу — у гарячій, а потім обидві помістити у теплу воду, то рука, яка була у холодній воді буде відчувати тепло, а рука, що була у гарячій — холод. Крім того, за допомогою відчуттів ми можемо оцінювати ступінь нагріву чи охолодження у дуже вузькому діапазоні. Таким чином, необхідним є пов'язати кількісне вимірювання температури і побудову температурної шкали з об'єктивними фізичними явищами.

2. У класичній термодинаміці поняття емпіричної температури тісно пов'язане з рівновагою ізольованих систем, а саме — з тепловою рівновагою. Якщо дві ізольовані від навколишнього середовища рівноважні системи ; і ; ввести у тепловий контакт, який забезпечує особливий вид передачі енергії — прямий теплообмін між двома системами, то стан цих систем почне змінюватись до тих пір, поки між ними не настане стан рівноваги. Цей вид рівноваги, що не пов'язаний з масообміном, зміною тиску, концентрації або з хімічними перетвореннями, називається тепловою або термічною рівновагою. Теплова рівновага — це такий стан, який допускає можливість здійснення оборотного теплообміну між системами необмежено довго без зміни їх стану.

Вихідне визначення температури формулюється так:

Температура є єдиною функцією стану термодинамічної системи, яка вказує на напрям самовільного теплообміну між системами.

Звідси випливає, по-перше, що вищезгадані системи ; і , які перебувають між собою у стані теплової рівноваги мають однакову температуру у будь-якій температурній шкалі, а, по друге, — дві системи, які не знаходяться одна з одною у тепловому контакті, але кожна з них нарізно знаходиться у тепловій рівновазі з третьою системою (вимірювальний прилад) мають однакову температуру. Останнє твердження має назву властивість транзитивності термодинамічної рівноваги. Деякі автори (Р. Фаулер і Е. Гуггенгейм) вважають цю властивість, яка почерпнута з загальнолюдського досвіду, нульовим законом термодинаміки.

Безпосереднє вимірювання температури є неможливим. У приладах для вимірювання температури (термометрах) використовують термометричне тіло, яке вводять у тепловий контакт з тілом, температуру якого потрібно виміряти. Фізична величина, яка знаходиться у функціональній залежності від температури і є її індикатором, має назву — термометрична величина. Наприклад, у рідинних термометрах термометричним тілом є рідина у резервуарі термометра, а термометричною величиною — об'єм рідини. У термометрах опору термометричним тілом є металеві дроти або напівпровідники, а термометричною величиною — їх електричні опори. Докладніше: Термометрія

Температура, що вимірюється термометрами називається емпіричною температурою. Строго кажучи, покази термометрів з різними термометричними тілами різняться між собою і збігаються лише в реперних точках. Наступним недоліком емпіричної температури є відсутність безперервної термометричної шкали, тому що жодне термометричне тіло неспроможне виконувати своє призначення у всьому діапазоні можливих температур.

Другий закон термодинаміки, а саме його частина — принцип існування абсолютної температури і ентропії (), усуває цей недолік і дозволяє встановити термодинамічну шкалу, незалежну від термометричного тіла. Температура, виміряна за цією шкалою, є абсолютною або термодинамічною температурою.

3. Поряд з термодинамічним, в інших розділах фізики можуть вводитись й інші визначення температури. На мікроскопічному рівні температура пов'язана із тепловим рухом атомів та молекул, із яких складаються фізичні тіла, а саме — з їх середньою кінетичною енергією. Тому у молекулярно-кінетичній теорії справедливим буде таке визначення:

Температу́ра — скалярна фізична величина, яка характеризує середню кінетичну енергію частинок макроскопічної системи, що припадає на один ступінь вільності.

За словами П. Л. Капиці:

За ДСТУ 3518-97: Температура — фізична величина, що є мірою інтенсивності теплового руху атомів і молекул.

Температуру, що входить як параметр у розподіл Больцмана, часто називають температурою збудження, у розподіл Максвелла — кінетичною температурою, у формулу Саха — іонізаційною температурою, у закон Стефана — Больцмана — радіаційною температурою. Для системи, що перебуває у термодинамічній рівновазі, усі ці параметри рівні між собою, і їх називають просто температурою системи.

Температурні шкали

Для однозначного визначення температури різними методами й на основі зміни різних властивостей термометричних тіл, термометри необхідно градуювати. Для цього використовуються температурні шкали. В основі температурних шкал — особливі реперні точки, яким присвоюється певне значення температури. Історично склалися різні температурні шкали, що використовують різні реперні точки, які пов'язані з певними фізичними явищами, що відбуваються за певних температур.

В Міжнародній системі одиниць (SI) одиниця вимірювання термодинамічної температури належить до семи основних одиниць і виражається у кельвінах. До одиниць SI, які мають спеціальну назву, належить градус Цельсія для вимірювання температури за шкалою Цельсія. На практиці часто застосовують градуси Цельсія через історичну прив'язку до важливих характеристик води — температури танення льоду (0 °C) і температури кипіння (100 °C). Це зручно, оскільки більшість кліматичних процесів, процесів у живій природі, тощо пов'язані з цим діапазоном. Зміна температури на один градус Цельсія тотожна зміні температури на один Кельвін. Тому після введення в 1967 році нового визначення Кельвіна, температура кипіння води перестала грати роль незмінної реперної точки і, як показують точні вимірювання, вона вже не дорівнює 100 °C, а близька до 99,975 °C.

У Міжнародній системі одиниць (SI) для вимірювання температури застосовується шкала Кельвіна і символ  (за цієї умови знак градусу ° відсутній). Широкий вжиток також мають системи Цельсія і Фаренгейта.

 За шкалою Кельвіна 0 градусів відповідають абсолютному нулю, тобто повній відсутності руху молекул. Інша реперна точка — потрійна точка води. Її температура 273,16 К вибрана так, щоб один кельвін відповідав одному градусу за шкалою Цельсія. Температура за шкалою Кельвіна називається абсолютною температурою. Вона позначається великою латинською літерою T. Шкала Кельвіна використовується у фізиці. Її називають термодинамічною шкалою, оскільки вона найкраще визначена. Наприклад, потрійна точка води на відміну від температури замерзання, не залежить від тиску.

 За шкалою Цельсія 0 °C відповідає температура замерзання води, 100 °C — температура кипіння води (під дією тиску в 1 атмосферу). Здебільшого температура за шкалою Цельсія позначається маленькою латинською літерою t.

 За шкалою Фаренгейта замерзання і кипіння води розділяють 180 °F. Один градус за Фаренгейтом дорівнює 5/9 кельвіна або градуса Цельсія. Вода замерзає за 32 °F, а кипить за 212 °F.

Існували також інші системи вимірювання температури, які тепер вийшли з ужитку, такі як
 шкала Ранкіна
 шкала Деліля
 шкала Ньютона
 шкала Реомюра
 шкала Ремера

Формули для визначення відповідності між основними шкалами:

За Цельсіємза Кельвіном за Фаренгейтом:

За Цельсіємза Реомюромза Ранкіном:

За Кельвіномза Цельсієм:

За Кельвіномза Фаренгейтом:

За Цельсіємза Фаренгейтом:

Зіставлення температурних шкал

¹ За шкалою Фаренгейта традиційно нормальною температурою людського тіла вважається 98,6 °F, а отже термометри враховують цю неточність.

² Деякі значення були заокруглені.

Історія
Слово «температура» виникло в часи, коли люди вважали, що в більш нагрітих тілах міститься більша кількість особливої речовини — теплецю, ніж в менш нагрітих. Тому температура сприймалась як міцність суміші тіла і теплецю. Внаслідок цього одиниці вимірювання міцності спиртних напоїв та температури називаються однаково — градусами.

Цікаві факти
 Найвища температура, досягнута за участі людини, ~ 10 трлн К (що є порівнянним з температурою Всесвіту у перші секунди його існування) була досягнута у 2010 році під час зіткнення іонів свинцю, прискорених до світлових швидкостей. Експеримент було проведено на Великому адронному колайдері.
 Найвища теоретично можлива температура — планківська температура. Вища температура за сучасними фізичними уявленнями не може існувати, оскільки надання додаткової енергії системі, нагрітої до такої температури, не збільшує швидкості частинок, а лише породжує у зіткненнях нові частки, за цієї обставини кількість частинок у системі зростає й зростає маса системи. Вище за планківську температуру гравітаційні сили між частинками стають порівняними із силами решти фундаментальних взаємодій. Можна вважати, що це температура «кипіння» фізичного вакууму. Вона приблизно дорівнює 1.41679(11) K (~ 142 нонільйони K).
 Поверхня Сонця має температуру близько 6000 K, а сонячне ядро — близько 15 000 000 K.
 Найнижча температура, яка досягнута людиною, була отримана у 1995 році Еріком Корнеллом та Карлом Віманом із США під час охолодження атомів рубідію. Вона перевищувала абсолютний нуль менше ніж на 1/170 мільярдну частку кельвіна (5,9 K).
 Рекордно низьку температуру на поверхні Землі −89.2 °С було зареєстровано на радянській внутрішньоконтинентальній науковій станції «Восток», Антарктида (висота розташування 3488 м над рівнем моря) 21 червня 1983 року.
 9 грудня 2013 року на конференції Американського геофізичного союзу група американських дослідників повідомила про те, що 10 серпня 2010 року температура повітря в одній з точок Антарктиди опускалась до −135,8 °F (-93,2 °С). Цю інформацію було отримано за результатами аналізу супутникових даних НАСА. На думку автора повідомлення Т. Скамбоса () отримане значення не підлягає реєстрації як рекордне, оскільки визначене у результаті супутникових вимірювань, а не за допомогою термометра.
 Рекордно високу температуру повітря поблизу земної поверхні +56,7 ˚C було зареєстровано 10 липня 1913 року на ранчо Грінленд у долині Смерті (штат Каліфорнія, США). За іншими даними рекорд максимальної температури повітря на Землі в тіні досягнув позначки +72 °С в Іранській пустелі Деште-Лут в 2005 році..
 Насіння наземних рослин зберігають здатність проростати навіть після охолодження до −269 °C (наприклад мохи, папоротеподібні).

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Суміжні поняття у фізиці
 Термодинамічна температура
 Абсолютна від'ємна температура
 Ефективна температура
 Колірна температура
 Спектрофотометрична температура
 Температуропровідність

Температури фазових переходів тощо
 Критична температура
 Температура кипіння
 Температура плавлення
 Температура склування
 Температура розм'якшення

Стосовно магнітних явищ
 Температура Моріна
 Температура Кюрі
 Температура Нееля

У фізиці твердого тіла
 Температура Дебая

У біології
 Температура тіла
 Базальна температура
 Активна температура

У астрономії
 Температура зорі

У хімії
 Температура самозаймання
 Температура займання
 Температура спалаху
 Температура вибуху
 Температура тління

У геології
 Аномальна пластова температура

Інше
 Кріотехніка

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Q: C++ creating a copy constructor for a class with a reference member variable I have a class ModelRecorder with contains a reference modelRef_ to another class OpModel.
class ModelRecorder : public CompositionalModel //This is an abstract base class
{

    OpModel& modelRef_;
};

When an instance of ModelRecorder is created and modelRef_ is initalized. Thats fine I unerstand that.
How would I write a copy constructor for ModelRecorder so that if another instance is created, the reference memeber modelRef_ will be initalized with the previous created OpModel object?
Note that CompositionalModel is an abstract base class.
In another class there is fucntion that returns a reference to CompositionalModel he base class. I understand returning the narrower base class is a good OOP.
For example CompositionalModel& recordedModel();
I want to pass this reference to the base class to the copy constructor.
I tried this but it gives the error, which is correct modelRef is in the dereived class ModelRecorder.
error: 'const class mv::CompositionalModel' has no member named 'modelRef_
mv::ModelRecorder::ModelRecorder(const CompositionalModel& arg) : CompositionalModel{static_cast<const ModelRecorder&>(arg)}, modelRef_{arg.modelRef_}
{
}

A: There are 2 ways:
The first way - make compiler do it for you:
ModelRecorder(const ModelRecorder&) = default;

The second way - implement it yourself:
ModelRecorder(const ModelRecorder& arg)
    :CompositionalModel{arg}, modelRef_{arg.modelRef_} {}

Note that you have to use the member initializer list, since we're dealing with references. The difference between the above code and this:
ModelRecorder(const ModelRecorder& arg)
    :CompositionalModel{arg} {
    modelRef_ = arg.modelRef_;
}

is that the later does not initialize the reference. It violates the rules, since references must be initialized, not assigned later. My best advice is to stick with the easy way, since it's the least possible to mess up using it

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Red Knob Pass is similar to other passes in the Uinta Mountains - gentle on one side and ferocious on the other. It is an absolutely stunning pass though, and probably our favorite of the entire Highline Trail. The scene from the top is truly spectacular! The West Fork of Blacks Fork Basin is filled with large cliffs, lots of rock, and beautiful timbered valley bottoms. You can't help but wonder, though, how anyone could have made a trail through this pass.
The southern side of Red Knob pass appears to be a smooth climb to the top. The pass does have a lot of switchbacks and is a higher climb than you'll first anticipate. In terms of difficulty though it really isn't too bad. Small patches of Englleman spruce cover the mountainside as you climb the pass. The trail isn't too rocky though compared to other passes along the trail.
Once you reach the top you'll be in for a surprise because the north side of the pass couldn't be more opposite than the south side. The pass is mostly a sheer drop off into the West Fork of Blacks Fork Basin. From the summit, the trail begins a slow descent into the basin and can be seen traversing along the mountain to the north. The trail has fewer switchbacks than other passes, likely because this pass lacks the larger boulders seen in places like Anderson Pass that help to keep the trail intact. This is a pass that will get really sketchy shortly after rain storms. The integrity of the trail can break down quickly with too much moisture, so make sure to consider this before crossing this pass.
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Central Tennis clinches berth at State finals
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Focus, dedication, relentless training, perseverance, and heart: these are the elements that
make up our Central Catholic 2018-19 tennis team. The season officially began in January, when the team competed in the Dominion Winter Classic Tournament and since then has competed in various tournaments across San Antonio, achieving victories through the hard work and dedication of its players. As the State Tournament in Waco and the end of the tennis season approaches, we look back at the course of the season, the student athletes who make up the team, and the process and mindset it takes to build a winning team.
If you're not familiar with the sport of tennis, it is a sport of speed, stamina, and strength.
Opponents, whether playing solo or in a team of two, position themselves on opposite sides of a tennis court, whether concrete, gravel, or even grass. Players take turns alternating between
serving and receiving, where points are scored when one's opponent does not properly return a shot (i.e. ball goes out of bounds, hits the net, etc). Scoring begins at 0-0, or "love all" and goes 15, 30 and 40, with the first player to exceed 40 points the winner of the game. A set is
comprised of a series of games, often being six games where a player must win by at least two.
These sets make up the match, where the winner of the match wins the entire competition.
Tennis, unlike some other sports, heavily relies on form. Many elements of the forehand swing, backhand swing, serve or volley must be refined and perfected to ensure control and success when hitting the ball. Games are quite fast paced; the players must react quickly to shots made by their opponent and be swift on the court. At the same time, tennis is indeed a mental game; any good player needs technique combined with strategy to succeed in a match, which requires understanding of one's opponent, the game of tennis itself, and foresight. Therefore, it is by constant repetition and training that players attain the skills and strength necessary to dominate on the courts. "I think that the team has done a great job this year," said Coach Rudy Bonilla. "At practice, we teach the team to play aggressive, smart tennis and I'm very proud of the effort that they've all put in. Their commitment to the game shows in their improvement throughout the season."
The Central Catholic tennis team has competed in several matches this season: First the
Dominion Winter Classic Tournament from January 25-26, the Jay/Stevens Invitational
Tournament from February 14 16, the Harlan Invite Tournament on March 21, and finally the
district tournament on March 29. All of these tournaments have seen wins for the Buttons in both singles and doubles matches. At the Jay/Stevens Tournament, we saw each doubles team win 1 game, junior Andreas Newman-Caro win 3 matches, and Noah De Luna win all his matches to ultimately win the singles championship title.
A central aspect of forging a winning team is fostering cohesion and cooperation amongst the
team members. Despite variety in age and experience, the team gets along quite well, always
supporting one another, helping to refine each other's game, and enjoying some playful banter along the way. Junior Andreas Newman-Caro, a veteran tennis player as well as football player, attributes his dedication to training and his experience to his success on the court. "It really just comes down to putting in the work every day and working hard every day" says Andreas. Of course, every good team needs some young blood. Junior Estevan Calvillo is a newcomer to the sport, and had never played tennis before nor been on a team, yet he is optimistic about his progress and plans to play the following year. "When I came to practice at the start of the season, I really was a true beginner. Yet I feel that I've already learned a lot from coach, my teammates, and from experience." While much of the tennis season is complete, the apex and final challenge awaits: the state tournament, which is to be held at the Waco Regional Tennis Center. Hopefully, through their grit, tenacity, and faith, the team can pull off another win for Central Catholic.
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The Psalmist had been there; he had walked in that valley. Have you been there too? If so, you know the pain, the hurt, the fear of walking in that valley. There are other valleys….the valley of the shadow of depression; been there have you? Here's one many of you have walked; the valley of the shadow of cancer; scary isn't it? Many of us have walked the valley of the shadow of despair, embarrassment, and unemployment. There is the valley of the shadow of divorce; the valley of the shadow of out-of-control children; the valley of the shadow of anger; the valley of the shadow of addiction. Here's what I've learned as I walked through the valleys in my own life.
I learned that you need others to walk with you through the valley. I'm not sure if I would have made it without significant people walking with me. My family, close friends, my restoration team and my counselor walked with me every step of the way. I choose these people to walk the valley with me and they were glad to be my companions.
So my friend, don't be afraid of the valley. The valley can be a good place but you need others to walk with you. Don't try to go it alone! At the same time, try to see the purpose of why God has you walking through your valley. These song lyrics say it so well….even in the valley God is good! Be encouraged today friend for the Lord is near.
EVEN IN THE VALLEY GOD IS GOOD. EVEN IN THE VALLEY HE IS FAITHFUL AND TRUE.
EVEN IN THE VALLEY GOD IS GOOD.
HIGH UPON THIS MOUNTAIN THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT.
BUT I'VE JUST COME THROUGH THE VALLEY OF TROUBLE, FEAR, AND PAIN.
THE ROAD OF LIFE HAS LED YOU TO A VALLEY OF DEFEAT.
BUT THERE IS HOPE IN THE RUGGED PLACE WHERE TEARS OF SORROW DWELL.
Love, Love, Love! Thank you for the reminder!!!
Glessings to you Saran! I look forward to reading your blog also! Pam and I send our love.
The key to this part of Psalm 23 is "though I walk THROUGH". Valleys are make to go through., We are not to build our cabin in the valley. You can't have a valley without a mountain, and you can't get to the mountain top without going THROUGH the valley.
So true Ida. We are either on our way from the mountaintop or coming down from the mountain. The valleys are always part of the journey.


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Q: Concatenate strings from a 2D numpy array I want to concatenate a string from a 2d numpy array like this,
for x in np.ndindex(mat.shape[0]):
    concat = ""
    for y in range(len(columns)):
        concat += str(mat[x][2 + y])

where mat is a 2d array containing strings or ints in each cell, columns is a list of column names for mat, e.g. ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'], using mat[x][2 + y] to avoid concatenating strings from the 1st two columns. I am wondering what is the best way to do it, probably in a more concise/efficient way.

A: You have been a little vague in your definition of concatenate — I hope that the following is enough to get you started
print('\n'.join(' '.join(str(x) for x in row[2:]) for row in mat))

The external join joins the rows with a newline, the internal one joins
a few of the elements of each row in mat — if you are not after ALL the elements except the first two, modify to please you the upper limit of the slice...
Note that str(x) leaves string elements undisturbed and formats numeric items in a reasonable way.

A: Ab-using the fact that we are dealing with a 2D array, we can resort to just one loop -
["".join(i) for i in mat[:,2:].astype(str)]

Sample run -
In [143]: mat
Out[143]:
array([[1, 1, 0, 3, 1, 1],
       [3, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0],
       [2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1]])

In [144]: ["".join(i) for i in mat[:,2:].astype(str)]
Out[144]: ['0311', '1110', '1211']


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To avoid any unpleasant surprises, try to get a sense of how much you can expect to pay before you apply. Visit the College Affordability and Transparency Center, a helpful resource that shows the most expensive and least expensive schools based on tuition and net price.
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The average public school tuition is lower than the average private college tuition, but comparing sticker prices won't give you the whole story. Public university tuition varies by school and state, and out-of-state students may pay more than double what residents pay.
Private schools are more likely than public schools to offer scholarships that greatly reduce the cost. But, private schools that seem similar – based on size, academic programs and reputation – may offer extremely different amounts of gift aid. Some private colleges offer merit-based scholarships to most incoming freshmen, while others – including many top-tier private schools – offer mostly need-based scholarships.
Jane is a high school senior from Philadelphia. Her top college choices are Virginia Commonwealth University, a large state school in Richmond, and Arcadia University, a small liberal arts university in her hometown. VCU offers an attractive in-state tuition of approximately $13,000, while Arcadia's tuition is roughly $40,000. This seems like a no-brainer.
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There are two things that the world has in abundance right now:
Builders: people who work with the latest technologies to build products.
Global, social challenges: threats to the planet, the cooperation of individuals, free expression, truth, and institutions.
As software eats the world, these two groups are beginning to collide. Problems like climate change, misinformation, and financial inclusion, issues that were once reserved for world leaders and philosophers, are now being tackled by technologists.
The challenge for many builders, however, is that these problems are not like typical software problems. It's important to adapt the builder's skillset to build for social issues effectively.
I learned this first hand when I joined Facebook. Equipped with a UX design background, I knew I wanted to work on a social issue that Facebook tackled. This desire led me to become a product manager on the Memorialization team.
Making It Easier to Honor a Loved One on Facebook After They Pass Away (source)
This team tackled one of the most challenging questions I could imagine: how do you support someone who just lost a loved one? The team was incredibly thoughtful and built products like Memorialized Profiles, a Tribute section for deceased loved ones, and AI models to prevent harmful Facebook experiences.
Today, I want to share the lessons from my time as a PM focussing on the nuanced, ethically challenging space of Memorialization. Specifically, these lessons will show how to adapt the builder's skillset to progress the social issues that matter. These lessons are:
Assume You Know Nothing
Bring Order to Chaos
Proxy the Qualitative
Align with the Topline
The team's researchers led our understanding of each stakeholder's needs. (source)
In many areas of tech, you have enthusiasts building products for themselves. Think former-DJs building music software.
This approach doesn't work for social issues. If our Memorialization team asked themselves what they would want for support after losing a loved one, we would likely get American-centric, high tech solutions that catered to our ideas of grief.
But topics like death, misinformation, and wealth inequality are complicated. They require starting from first principles and ignoring any bias that can shadow more nuanced solutions.
Instead of building for yourself, lean on research. At Facebook, we were fortunate to have dedicated researchers who specialized in studying death online. Their cross-cultural findings identified shared ideas of stewardship after death, how social connections form after a node in a social graph is dropped, and real testimonials with users who had experienced this grief. One testimonial from a published paper gave us insight into why people may want a loved one's profile to stay online:
My grandson recently died... It gave a great number of people a place to express their love of him and has helped all of us with healing and missing him...
If you don't have access to researchers, turn to academia. These are professional researchers who take a relatively unbiased stance on many social issues. Google Scholar is your best friend in this realm.
Lesson #1: Have a beginner's mindset and lean heavily on research. Where possible, study outside of your cultural circle and tap into academics who study this field.
Unlike other product areas, our goal — to help the bereaved — was qualitative and ambiguous. There are millions of things that we could potentially do to advance this goal.
The situation demanded the ability to bring chart a path forward in an ambiguous space.
This is where a MECE framework became crucial. Breaking down a problem space into its Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive (MECE) components allows you to differentiate the options available (i.e. mutually exclusive) and identify all possible opportunities in space (i.e. collectively exhaustive). If you want to deep dive into this idea, check out this link.
This is what you're aiming for:
Applying this method to grief, it became easier to group and organize our product development. Rather than focussing on specific tactics to support the bereaved (which was not MECE), we broke it down into two main buckets:
Reduce Harm
Offer Support
From here, we could categorize sources of harm and sources of support by leaning on research. By the end, we had a clear map of the possible areas to invest in and where we could have the most impact.
Lesson #2: Bring structure to ambiguous situations by breaking the problem space into its Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive (MECE) components.
Connective recovery in social networks after the death of a friend (source)
How do you measure the amount of support you're providing to someone in one of the most challenging times of their life?
In other areas, measuring qualitative fields is all about surveys. Surveys are how you build other standard metrics like a Net Promoter Score (NPS). But surveying people who are in distress is an ethical quandary. The same would be right for other social issues - like surveying people in countries with repressive governments to ask how free they feel online.
Instead, it helps create a proxy metric: a data point representing a qualitative value you are trying to provide.
We started at the known qualitative sources of support. We knew from research that one of the most significant comfort sources for the bereaved was community support.
Specifically, it was new interactions and relationships between people who each knew the deceased separately. Imagine the mother of a deceased child hearing a story from their child's classmate.
We used this insight (which originated from our research) to create a metric that proxied the number of developed relationships through memorialized profiles. This gave us a useful measure to prioritize and assess the impact of our features.
Lesson #3: Use proxy metrics that align with the qualitative value you are trying to provide. Use this to be data-informed, not data-driven.
Align With the Top Line
Tributes: a collaboration between the Memorialization and Profile teams
Collaboration with other teams within a company can scale progress on social issues you're trying to advance. But to agree on a collaboration, you need to build alignment on the strategy.
Alignment is ensuring that the proposed plan is in line with the strategy and interests of both teams.
A great way to do this is to align your product's mission with that of the company. This enables you to show your work's value in advancing the overall company narrative and aligning with partner teams more efficiently.
Facebook's mission is about giving people the power to build community. It was essential for us to frame the value that we were providing to our users through the lens of creating community. This was easy because of the significant research that showed bereavement often takes place in communities, and we were in a good spot to support these communities.
Alining with the company mission also allowed us to collaborate with other teams at Facebook more easily. This included a big collaboration with the Profile team on features like Memorialized profiles and a Tribute wall. Because both teams were advancing the overall Facebook mission, this collaboration was a win-win-win.
Lesson #4: Contextualize the work you're doing into the overall company narrative. Prove value and use it to make in-roads into other product areas. This will help scale your impact.
Onwards with technology
As technology and social challenges continue to intersect, we need to adapt the builder's skillset to advance social causes. As you build in this space, I hope that these lessons stick with you.
Have a beginner's mindset and lean heavily on research.
Bring structure to ambiguous situations by breaking the problem space into its MECE components.
Use proxy metrics that are in line with the qualitative value you are trying to provide.
Contextualize the work you're doing into the overall company narrative.
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Hello Will, I really enjoyed this post and took away a great framework with the MECE link. I've recently had a death in my family so the example really resonated and allowed me to shift my focus to productive ways to deal with death and looking for ways to provide support to grieving loved ones in the era of Covid. Thank you.
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Hi everyone. I hope you guys had an awesome holiday season. Over the holidays I went with my youth group to IHOP in Kansas City Missouri and it was amazing. The topic was 'Jesus our magnificent obsession'. I was mulling over some ideas for a topic for the devotion this month and one thing that stood out was when a speaker at IHOP was telling about how she was told to tithe 10% of her time to God. Well that story has stayed with me and I think that's what this month's devotional will be about. I'm writing this last minute because my computer cord and battery decided to die. So if this seems a bit more scattered than usual I'm sorry. I've been busy and with only two computers in the house working and five people its been kinda hard. With my cord not working I had to dig in my Bible more than usual to get this devotional the verses it needed. Whenever I feel like I'm missing something I go to Google and see if I can find any missing verses that I haven't found. Well this month was all Bible and even though it was a bit of a challenge, I felt like my heart was for this more than ever. So I hope that you won't hold the fact that I use Google sometimes against me. Any way back to subject.
The speaker at IHOP was saying that when she tithed her time to God she figured out that she would need to spend 2 1/2 hours to God. She tried it and after a bit she wanted more and so she was increasing her time and she began to need it. I figured I would try it but I started out with half an hour since my attention span needs to grow on some subjects and this was one of them. Reading the Bible seemed like a chore at first, but after about a week I felt like I needed it. And I mean needed it like I couldn't sleep right if I didn't do my time with God. So I figured for those of you who weren't doing that already could try it. Some friends of mine went the full 2 1/2 hours the first day. That was one thing that stayed on my heart from this whole experience. So I hope you guys enjoy the verses and they are a bit longer but no pressure. Also as you may have noticed I haven't mentioned Valentines day til now. Well, I felt like that the subject of tithing time to God was more important. Though I'm not against dating. When it comes to that subject I think that should be between you and God. I don't date but that's a decision that I've made. Though my parents have partly influenced me, I did make the decision not to date until the time is right. So until next time I hope you enjoy the verses. Also, (yes, I use this word a lot) if any of you guys want to give me ideas for a devotion topic or if you think in anyway I could make this devotional better, please email me. I would love your input since you guys are reading this. My email is dekker_fan19@yahoo.com. Thanks!
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Feb.23. Ps. 98; Ps. 40.


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Helping Protect the Land Through Storytelling
New Mexico Community Capital's Native Entrepreneur in Residence program, funded by a U.S. Bank Market Impact Fund grant, helped Andie Everett launch her business providing GIS solutions for southwest communities
Nov 22, 2022 12:00 PM ET
Photo: Andrea "Andie" Everett, whose company - MatriARC PROJECTion LLC - is focused on helping non-profits, tribes, schools and startups by using geographic information systems (GIS) to tell their stories
Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog
Andrea "Andie" Everett is a storyteller, but not in the way you may think. Everett's company, MatriARC PROJECTion LLC, is focused on helping non-profits, tribes, schools and startups by using geographic information systems (GIS) to tell their stories.
From mapping changes to the Rio Grande River, to forecasting impacts on ancestral corn, Everett's stories use data to provide solutions.
"For me, it's about helping organizations and communities mobilize and thrive," she said. "Data allows us to monitor and track outcomes for their social, environmental and humanitarian work."
A woman of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Everett has always believed in contributing to the community and protecting the natural environment, but it wasn't until recently that she was able to live out her dream of having a business that helps preserve the legacy of the land and people within the Southwest region.
Everett holds multiple degrees in environmental science, including a graduate certificate in geographic information science and technology, but had been working in different fields while keep up on her GIS skills on the side.
Everett heard about New Mexico Community Capital's Native Entrepreneur in Residence (NEIR) 90-day program and decided to apply. The program, funded by a 2021 U.S. Bank Market Impact Fund grant, focuses on building the businesses of Indigenous entrepreneurs through mentorship.
In 2021, the U.S. Bank Market Impact Fund made a $1 million investment to 20 nonprofit organizations driven by a diverse group of exceptional emerging leaders focused on creating effective community-led solutions to the increasing economic disparities. This year's funding supports a variety of organizations and programs focused on green energy initiatives in low-to-moderate income communities with an emphasis on supporting people of color and/or women.
Participating in the program provided Everett the foundation she needed to go out on her own. "I've always stayed up on the technology and skills," she explains. "My mentor, Phoebe, encouraged me to make the jump into going into business for myself."
"It is fulfilling to be able to share my experience with other indigenous entrepreneurs," said Phoebe Suina, Andie's mentor and owner and president of High Water Mark, LLC. "Through our time together, I have watched Andie gain confidence, grow, and be successful in moving forward with her business."
"I'm honored to be using what I'm trained for to do good for our community and land."
-Andrea "Andie" Everett
And she's seeing great success, recently receiving her first substantial contract with La Semilla Food Center, an organization focused on fostering a healthy, self-reliant, fair and sustainable food system within the region. "This project is really the embodiment of my cultural values," Everett said. "It is an example of being able to help businesses in alignment with my value system."
Last year, Everett became certified as a drone pilot with the Federal Aviation Administration. Drones provide a deeper level of imagery and are especially beneficial when land cannot be accessed following a natural disaster such as a wildfire or flood. Being able to provide drone imagery during these times is another service Everett is excited to be able to offer.
Everett admits the move to go into business on her own was intimidating but is grateful for the support she received through the NEIR-90 program. "I'm honored to be using what I'm trained for to do good for our community and land."
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A convincing 8-1 victory over East Leake 1 completed Naseeb's programme with an unbeaten record to take the Mens 2A trophy.
The consistent performances of their top two pairs have been a feature of their success. Nayyar Tabasam/Mohammed Waseem Bari and Tahir Mehmood/Mazhhar Khan Raja, each pair dropping only one rubber all season.
Ben Sanders and Kim Clague were undefeated to lead Beeston Fields 1 to a 5-4 win over Bingham 1 and then repeated the feat in a 6-3 success against Rolls Royce. This maintained the team's unbeaten record and makes them strong favourites to retain the Premier Mixed title they won last season.
Byron 1 edged a close contest of six three-setters in Division 1, Phil Gregory and Jane Tarrant taking three rubbers in a 5-4 win over St Giles 1.
The first game of the Carlton 2 v Bingham 4 contest in 2A saw Carlton's David Tilling and Becky Newman beat Bingham's Andy Morrell and Marie Nicholson 30-29, Bingham recovering to win the match 6-3, Carlton 3 also going down 7-2 to Mapperley Park 3 in Division 3A, Paul Holmes and Helen Smith being undefeated for the visitors.
Andy Shaw and James Watkins took their three rubbers to guide Premier Mens leaders Mapperley Park 1 to a 7-2 win over Carlton 1, thereby strengthening their top-of-the-table position.
Carlton 2 overcame Byron 2 in 2B, James Hand and Martin Tilling taking three rubbers in a 6-3 success.
Five three-setters were needed to settle the 3B encounter between Rushcliffe Arena 1 v University 4, before the students emerged with a 6-3 win, Michael Aspinall and Sam Russell taking three rubbers for the winners.
A maximum from Ken Tantum and Dave Howarth led Redhill to a 5-4 Away win at Woodborough in Division 4A, Woodborough bouncing back to beat Radcliffe Knights by 7-2, Pete Wilson and Steve Aram being undefeated and then edging a 5-4 win over Beeston Valley 3, Chris Pearson and Stewart Lawrence being unbeaten for Valley.
Forest 4 consolidated their lead at the top of 4B, Gary Anstey and Julian Dumelow being undefeated in their 6-3 win at Carlton 3.
Bingham 1 edged a 5-4 verdict over Forest 2 in Ladies Premier but no pair was able to dominate proceedings, the same situation applying in the Division 3 encounter between Southwell and Beeston Valley 2, the Home side winning 5-4.


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Protecting Trans Border Reputation
A trademark is a visual symbol applied to an article with a view to indicate the trade source from which it comes. It can be a word, device, label, name, letter, numeral, brand, heading or colors. The purpose of the trademark is to distinguish goods or services of one origin from those of the others. It advertises the product and creates an image for it. As the trademark creates a separate identity of a product, it should be protected from infringement and passing off.
A trademark is a company's identity in the market, an identity which they bank upon, an identity to which a customer connects, an identity which not only creates a relationship with the customers but also creates a platform of market for that company.
Transborder reputation is basically similar to reputation only but just the fact that the presence of that company is Pan world or Global. When we talk about trans border reputation the important aspect to look out for is the fact that a name, brand and its presence is not merely confided to one place but can be omnipresent.
Transborder reputation is provided in Section 35 of the Indian Trade Mark Act, 1999 and offers protection to foreign trade marks on the basis of their international reputation.
SECTION 134(C): For passing off arising out of the use by the defendant of any trademark which is identical with or deceptive similar to the plaintiff's trademark, whether registered or unregistered.
In addition to Section 134 (c), Section 27(2) of trademarks act 1999, expressly provides for an action of passing off if:
1.The trademarks are similar.
2.The defendant is deceptively passing of its goods as those of plaintiff.
3.There is bound to be confusion in the minds of the customers.
The test to be applied for checking if the confusion is persisting is 'whether a person of average intelligence and of imperfect recollection would be confused or not'.
JUDICIAL PRECENDENTS:
The Supreme Court in Ruston & Hornby Ltd. v. Zamindara Engineering Co. 1970 2 SCR 222, held that "there does not seem to be any requirement that the plaintiff must carry on business in India before bringing an action for passing off for he can prove that he has otherwise acquired reputation in the country."
In R. Dongre v. Whirlpool Corporation 1996 PTC (16) 583 (SC), the doctrine of "transborder reputation" was considered in detail for the first time. It was held that "In today's world it cannot be said a product and the trade mark under which it is sold abroad, does not have a reputation or goodwill in countries where it is not available. The knowledge and awareness of it and its critical evaluation and appraisal travels beyond the confines of the geographical area in which it is old.
The Supreme Court held in Milment Oftho Industries v Allergan Inc (2004 (28) PTC 585) that the first entrant in the market has the right in the mark; the court even considered the word 'market' to extend to the global market.
In WWE v Reshma Collection(October 15 2014) the Delhi High Court held for the first time in India that due to advancements in technology and the changing ways of conducting business online, it is possible for an entity to have a virtual presence in a place some distance from its physical presence. The availability of website transactions is virtually the same thing as the seller having shops in that place in the physical world.
At the same time, the courts have taken the view that merely filing an application for registration or a registration per se(if granted in India) does not prove use, as observed in Marico v Agrotech (2010 (43) PTC 39 (Del)).Using a later mark and taking unfair advantage of an earlier mark give statutory recognition to the concept of trademark dilution.
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The AI lab in Paris was opened in 2015, but now Facebook said it's investing money in expanding the centre.
Over five years, Facebook plans to double the number of researchers to 60, and to increase funding of local PhD candidates to 40 candidates.
The Financial Times also reported that Facebook will donate to the French government's Open Data Initiative, which makes data available to the public across France.
Antoine Bordes, the director of Facebook's Paris AI centre, said in a statement to The Financial Times that "we chose France as our home for our first international research lab in artificial intelligence because of its excellence in this field. We believe in France's potential to be a leader in AI and want to contribute to the resources necessary to accelerate research in France."


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The 2018 Nordic Opening or the third Lillehammer Triple was the 9th edition of the Nordic Opening, an annual cross-country skiing mini-tour event. The three-day event was the second competition round of the 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

Overall leadership

The results in the overall standings were calculated by adding each skier's finishing times on each stage. On the sprint stage, the winners were awarded 30 bonus seconds, no bonus seconds were awarded on stages two and three. The skier with the lowest cumulative time would be the overall winner of the Nordic Opening.

A total of CHF 240,000, both genders included, was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winners of the Nordic Opening received CHF 22,500, with the second and third placed skiers getting CHF 17,500 and CHF 11,000 respectively. All finishers in the top 20 were awarded money.  CHF 5,000 was given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places second and third.

Overall standings

Stages

Stage 1
30 November 2018
 The skiers qualification times count in the overall standings. Bonus seconds are awarded to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals, distributed as following:
 Final: 30–27–24–23–22–21
 Semi-final: 16–15–14–13–12–11
 Quarter-final: 5–5–5–4–4–4–4–4–3–3–3–3–3–2–2–2–2–2

Stage 2
1 December 2018
No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.

Stage 3
2 December 2018
The race for "Winner of the Day" counts for 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points. No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.

World Cup points distribution
The overall winners were awarded 200 points. The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.

References

Sources

2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
2018
2018 in cross-country skiing
November 2018 sports events in Europe
December 2018 sports events in Europe


Due to its strong and potent antibacterial properties, Kerson fruit also known as kerson cherry or muntingia, carries numerous different powerful health benefits.
This miraculous fruit has the ability to fight gout-related conditions, headaches, blood pressure, inflammation and risk of heart attacks.
This fruit is a rich source of vitamin C, but it also has high levels of phosphorus, iron, calcium and protein which can help ease the pain from abdominal cramps.
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Not only the fruit itself is beneficial, but its leaves as well. Due to the antioxidants contained in them which can prevent inflammation responsible for myocardial infarction, these leaves have the ability to prevent heart attacks.
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The Mine Action Media Campaign, initiated by the 'National Steering Committee for Mine Action' (NSCMA) under the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's office, was produced by Young Asia Television (YA TV) with assistance from the UNICEF and the UNDP.
Mr. Bradman Weerakoon, Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the NSCMA, said that the Government of Sri Lanka cannot make a declaration totally disavowing the use of landmines as long as the Liberation Tigers do not do something to reciprocate--make an important statement or gesture saying that they would give up using landmines compeletely.
He said that the LTTE may have problems as a non-state party in ratifying the Ottawa Convention, which has been signed only by states. If this is the case, the Tigers can sign the 'Geneva Call', Mr. Weerakoon observed.
The strategic use of mines might become an obsolete military concept in the future; therefore if the military can be convinced that there are alternatives to landmines then it would be possible for the army to give up using them, he said.
"We are working with old equipment that is not up to international standards. We do not get adequate funds to improve and expand our work", a representative of the Sri Lanka army at the seminar said, responding to a question from the media as to why the SLA is refusing to clear mine fields on the borders of villages in Jaffna where people are resettling now.
The mine action programme is being implemented with a target of achieving "a mine free Sri Lanka by the end of 2006.
The National Steering Committee on Mine Action, UNDP, UNICEF in association with YA TV have produced series of 13 short documentaries (five minutes) and six public service announcements (30 seconds each) that aim to explain the risks and different aspects of humanitarian mine action activities.


It's a Very Special Episode, as we start with some news about AGT season 12, and then give our reactions on the finals performances. After that, you'll hear a short musical interlude before we come back for Cody Patterson's immediate reactions to the final results of America's Got Talent season 8.
Cody Patterson and Cody Mims roll through the surprise demifinal round of season 8 as they look for live updates on AGT's next host.
Sit back and relax, 'cause there's One D on AGT.


The Chinese man who stabbed to death the father-in-law of a US Olympic volleyball coach "acted out of despair over personal failures", state media said on Sunday. A police investigation in Tang Yongming's home city of Hangzhou, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, found that he had "lost all hope after a series of failures in his life and took his anger out on society", the official Xinhua news agency reported. Tang, 47, had "pinned all his hopes on his 21-year-old son" following two failed marriages and his resignation from his former job at a meter factory. But his son was given a six-month suspended prison sentence for theft in March, the agency said. It quoted Hangzhou police as saying they had confirmed Tang's identity from fingerprints and DNA tests. The police called Tang's case an "individual extreme activity" and said he had no prior criminal record. Tang jumped 40 metres to his death from Beijing's ancient Drum Tower on Saturday after he had stabbed two US tourists and a Chinese tour guide in the tower. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) identified the dead US visitor as Todd Bachman, the father-in-law of US Olympic men's volleyball head coach Hugh McCutcheon. Bachman's wife, Barbara Bachman, suffered "multiple lacerations and stab wounds" in the attack and was in "critical but stable condition" at a Beijing hospital after eight hours of surgery, USOC said. Chinese officials on Sunday sought to reassure foreign visitors that they were safe in Beijing. Chinese President Hu Jintao also expressed his sympathy to US President George W Bush. The Beijing Olympic organizers (BOCOG) said in a statement that Beijing was a "safe city" and that police were "doing their best to provide a safe environment for all tourists, Chinese and international, during their travels in Beijing".