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Yakov Eliashberg
Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics 2020
The 2020 Wolf Prize in Mathematics is awarded jointly to Yakov Eliashberg and Simon Donaldson.
professor Yakov Eliashberg
Stanford University, USA
"for their contributions to differential geometry and topology."
Yakov Eliashberg is one of the founders of symplectic and contact topology, a discipline originated as mathematical language for qualitative problems of classical mechanics, and having deep connections with modern physics. The emergence of symplectic and contact topology has been one of the most striking long-term advances in mathematical research over the past four decades. Eliashberg is among the main exponents of this development.
Professor Eliashberg was born in 1946 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. He received his doctoral degree in Leningrad University in 1972 under the direction of V.A. Rokhlin, and in the same year he joined Syktyvkar University in northern Soviet Union. Eliashberg's route passed through the refusenik years in Leningrad (1980-1987) where he had to do software engineering in order to feed his family, and where he was virtually cut off from normal mathematical life. In 1988 he emigrated to the United States and in 1989 became a Professor at Stanford University. He is a Member of U.S. National Academy of Sciences. For his contributions, Eliashberg has received a number of prestigious awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1995, the Oswald Veblen Prize in 2001, the Heinz Hopf Prize in 2013 and the Crafoord Prize in 2016. Eliashberg is currently the Herald L. and Caroline L. Ritch Professor at Stanford University.
In the 1980-ies Eliashberg developed a highly ingenious and very visual combinatorial technique that led him to the first manifestation of symplectic rigidity: the group of symplectomorphisms is closed in the group of all diffeomorphisms in the uniform topology. This fundamental result, proved in a different way also by Gromov and called nowadays the Eliashberg-Gromov theorem, is considered as one of the wonders and cornerstones of symplectic topology. In a series of papers (1989-1992), Eliashberg introduced and explored a fundamental dichotomy "tight vs overtwisted" contact structure that shaped the face of modern contact topology. Using this dichotomy, he gave the complete classification of contact structures on
the 3-sphere (1992). In these papers Eliashberg laid foundations of modern contact topology and introduced mathematical language which is widely used by researchers in this rapidly developing field.
In a seminal 2000 paper Eliashberg (with Givental and Hofer) pioneered foundations of symplectic field theory, a powerful, rich and notoriously sophisticated algebraic structure behind Gromov's pseudo-holomorphic curves. It had a huge impact and became one of the most central and exciting directions in symplectic and contact topology. It have led to a significant progress on numerous areas including topology of Lagrangian submanifolds and geometry and dynamics of contact transformations, and it exhibited surprising links with classical and quantum integrable systems.
In recent years (2013-2015), Eliashberg found a number of astonishing appearances of homotopy principle in symplectic and contact topology leading him to a solution of a number of outstanding open problems and leading to a "mentality shift" in the field. Before these developments the consensus among experts was that the symplectic world is governed by rigidity coming from Gromov's theory of pseudo-holomorphic curves or, equivalently, by Morse theory on the loop spaces of symplectic manifolds. The current impression based on Eliashberg's discoveries is that rigidity is just a drop in the ocean of flexible phenomena.
Professor Yakov Eliashberg is awarded the Wolf Prize for his foundational work on symplectic and contact topology changing the face of these fields, and for his ground-breaking contribution to homotopy principles for partial differential relations and to topological foundations of multi-dimensional complex analysis.
George Lusztig
The Prize Committee in Mathematics has carefully considered all candidates and has reached a unanimous conclusion that the Wolf Prize in Mathematics this year should be jointly awarded to Israel M. Gelfand and Carl L. Siegel.
Carl L. Siegel
University of Gottingen
Goettingen, Germany
"in recognition of his contributions to the theory of numbers, theory of several complex variables, and celestial mechanics."
Professor Carl L. Siegel received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Gottingen, 1920; became Professor of Mathematics at the University of Frankfurt-am-Main, 1922, and later at the University of Gottingen. Many of his important contributions to the theory of numbers and several complex variables date to this period in Gottingen. Being an outspoken anti-Nazi, he fled Germany in 1940 to Denmark, and was at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, from 1940 to 1950 at which time he returned to Gottingen.
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Michael Jackson's bodyguard calls popstar's accusers liars
By TODAY|3 years ago
Michael Jackson's bodyguard has branded the men accusing the late popstar of abuse "liars".
Appearing on Today, Bill Whitfield, who worked for Jackson from 2006 until his death in 2009, said the allegations made by Wade Robson and James Safechuck in the documentary Leaving Neverland were absolutely false.
"I normally do not watch Michael Jackson documentaries, certainly if they are from individuals that were prior to me or individuals who hadn't met him," he explained.
"But when I heard the documentary [Leaving Neverland] involved a point in time in which Mr. Jackson was under my watch, I had to tune in."
Jackson's former bodyguard knew instantly Robson and Safechuck were "certainly lying".
"I just immediately found, realised, these guys were certainly lying or certainly not being truthful about certain dates which they say they had seen Mr. Jackson," Whitfield said.
When interviewer Tom Steinfort asked Whitfield to clarify if he believed the men were "liars", he responded saying, "Absolutely".
"I don't know what evidence they had," he explained. "I watched a documentary like everybody else, I didn't see any evidence.
"I saw cut up pictures, one of the pictures certainly looked Photoshopped to me. It looked like they went through everything they needed to go through to make it believable."
Allegations of abuse marred Jackson's reputation while he was still alive, and have only mounted since his death and the release of Leaving Neverland. Nonetheless, Whitfield was adamant that Jackson's legacy would not remain tainted.
"There will come a time the majority of people, I believe, will see this all as a farce and certainly a scheme to make some money," he said.
Michael Jackson with his bodyguard Bill Whitfield (Supplied)
Speaking about his time working for Jackson, Whitfield said that he did not personally see anything to make him believe any of the abuse allegations.
"I knew Mr Jackson personally, very well, and no, I don't believe any of those allegations are true," he said. "Certainly, those [allegations] are things which I have heard about prior to going to work for him.
"At the time I was a single father myself and former law enforcement so I certainly paid attention, just to see if any of those things were true.
"Had I seen anything such as that, one: no, I would not have continued to work for him, and two: I certainly would have come forward with anything I had seen."
This year marks a decade since Michael Jackson, then 50, was found dead in his Los Angeles mansion after overdosing on prescription drugs. Apparently stress was a contributor to his death, according to Whitfield.
"Being privy to some of the conversations he was having – I do feel that stress certainly played a major part," he said.
In 2014, Whitfield himself published a book about his time working with Jackson, entitled Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days.
"I think a lot of them [the public] knew who the King of Pop was, but I wanted to give a behind-the-scenes, what I witnessed of the man, of the person, of the father," Whitfield said of his book.
Despite recent public uproar in reaction to the abuse allegations, which saw some outlets banning Jackson's music, Whitfield said he believes the allegations are quickly losing their potency.
"I see more and more that those stories are starting to die down and people are starting to do their research and starting to see there is another side to these allegations or these boys' story," he explained.
"I think it's been falling apart slowly but surely."


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I was 17 years old when my grandfather passed away in 1998. Some of my fondest memories are of the delectable waffle breakfasts he would craft every Christmas and the times he would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I always enthusiastically answered "a photographer". He had a great love of photography himself and the kid in me today would be giddy at the opportunity to tell him that I did indeed become a professional photographer. It wasn't until recently that I discovered another passion that my grandfather and I shared. Truck camping.
One evening a few weeks ago my dad, Mark and myself began sorting thru boxes of old slides that belonged to my grandfather. Carousel after carousel full of hundreds of slides clicked thru the projector and lit up the dark wall of my dad's living room, one by one revealing my grandparents, their truck camper and the open road. Each box of slides meticulously labeled-Zion N.P., Bryce N.P., Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Mammoth, Lake Havasu, Lake Mead, Crater Lake, Glacier N.P., the list goes on. I'd either already been there in my own truck camper or it was on my list of places to go.
The kid in me yearning to tell my grandfather that I'd become a professional photographer was now wishing he was here so that we could sit around a campfire together and share everything we loved about truck camping and the open road. While those conversations will never amount to more than day dreams, nothing can take away the fact that my grandparents and I have traveled down some of the same roads, swam in the same lakes and admired the same mountain vistas.
What I find so incredible about this is that thanks to our public lands, the open road and camping (one of life's greatest pastimes) even with a span of 50 years, my grandparents and I can share the same experiences.
With our reliance on ever-changing technology and disposable goods, it will be impossible for a grandchild to connect with their grandparent in 50 years the way camping can bridge that gap. The beauty of camping is the way it draws our attention back to life's basic fundamentals and simple pleasures. Eat, sleep, spend time with people you love. Discover and explore new places. Be inspired by the great outdoors. I believe this is what my grandpa loved about camping too.
Being one of the younger grandchildren, I never got the opportunity to camp with my grandparents (if I did I was too young to remember) but I was brought up around my parent's love for camping along with nearly all my aunts, uncles and cousins. Obviously, that passion has been passed down to me and here I am focusing my entire lifestyle around it.
Discovering my grandparents love of camping has showed me that it all started with them. Had they never traveled and not passed their love of camping down to their kids I very well may not be sitting here in my camper beginning an entirely new chapter of my life. For that I am profoundly grateful. Thank you Grandpa.
That is a great post! I often remember fond memories of camping with each of my Grandpas…A lot of good times on the Gauley and Greenbrier rivers in WV 🙂 Looks like your Grandpa had a pretty sweet rig and a great eye for photography!


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Summary: TDH Mechanical provided heating, ventilating, and air conditioning construction services for a building construction project in Chicago. A TDH employee plunged through an unguarded opening and fell 22 feet, sustaining serious injuries. The employee sued the construction manager, Prairie Management and Development, and the project owner, Rockwell Properties, alleging negligent supervision and monitoring of the work of the subcontractors and of the worksite; the lawsuit also included claims against other project participants. The lawsuit did not contain any direct or express claims or allegations against TDH Mechanical, which was not subject to injury litigation by an employee, by virtue of the workers' compensation laws.
The TDH Mechanical subcontract required TDH to carry commercial general liability (CGL) insurance under which the owner and the construction manager would be additional insureds. Columbia Insurance Group provided that insurance. After the injury lawsuit was filed, Rockwell (the owner) and its insurance company, Scottsdale Insurance, demanded that Columbia provide Rockwell and Prairie (the CM), as additional insureds, with a defense. Columbia declined, citing a clause in TDH's CGL policy that said:
"Such person or organization [referring to the owner, and the CM] is an additional insured only with respect to liability arising out of your [TDH's] ongoing operations performed for that [additional] insured."
Columbia contended that because the lawsuit did not implicate or blame TDH for the injuries, the potential liability of the owner and CM did not arise out of TDH's ongoing operations, and hence there was no entitlement to defense as an additional insured.
Scottsdale Insurance filed an action in federal court seeking a declaration that Columbia Insurance had a duty to defend Rockwell and Prairie, and to reimburse Scottsdale for defense costs incurred in the interim. The district court granted the motion, declaring that Columbia had a duty to defend and awarding Scottsdale approximately $50,000 in defense costs already incurred on behalf of Rockwell and Prairie. Columbia appealed the decision to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Decision: The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's decision. The court noted several key principles of insurance law that governed its analysis of the issue:
**An insurer's duty to defend is broader than its duty to indemnify (pay damages).
**The insurer can refuse to provide a defense only "if the allegations of the underlying complaint preclude any possibility of coverage."
**A policy exclusion will apply only if it is free from doubt that it precludes coverage.
**The reviewing court may look beyond the underlying complaint, to any third-party complaints, to determine the duty to defend, as long as such third-party complaints are not self-serving.
Any doubts about the duty to defend are resolved in favor of the insured.
With respect to the "arising out of" limitation in the policy, the Seventh Circuit concluded that the limitation "does not keep Columbia off the hook to defend" because the underlying injury lawsuit suggests, and does not foreclose the possibility, "that some fault lies with TDH." For example, the allegations of the injury lawsuit referred to inadequate owner/CM supervision resulting in "subcontractors"—presumably an oblique reference to TDH—engaging in the unsafe practice of not covering or guarding dangerous floor openings during construction.
Also relevant to the analysis were the allegations by other defendants against TDH. The defendants in the injury lawsuit had filed third-party complaints against TDH, contending that TDH negligently failed to maintain safe conditions in its work area. Although allegations by the owner and CM would be disregarded as self-serving, the similar allegations by other defendants provided support for a holding that the injuries arose at least in part out of TDH's operations.
Comment: An additional insured has less protection than a primary insured (policyholder) has; in particular, as this case shows, under a typical policy an additional insured must first establish that the liability to which it is exposed has a connection back to the primary insured's operations. In the construction project context this will ordinarily not be difficult to establish, as long as "the underlying allegations do not preclude the possibility of coverage." In some cases, of course, the wording of the underlying complaint may preclude coverage, by describing alleged wrongdoing that is wholly independent of the activities of the primary insured, but this will be the exception.
Because the insurance company's duty to defend is broader than its duty to indemnify, it is possible to establish a threshold defense obligation because the underlying allegations do not preclude the possibility of coverage, but later, as the case develops, to reach the conclusion that the additional insured is not entitled to coverage. The Seventh Circuit pointed this out: "As the district court correctly concluded, the issue of indemnity can wait."
The subcontract clause requiring TDH to name the owner and CM as additional insureds was reasonably clear and not in dispute; a confirming certificate of insurance was required, and TDH furnished it.
One minor anomaly of this case is that the Court of Appeals asserts that "Prairie [CM] and Rockwell [owner] contracted with TDH…." In this author's experience, it would be very rare for an owner and CM to jointly enter into a contract with a subcontractor (constructor). If the CM here was acting merely as an advisor to the owner, then presumably it was the owner that contracted directly with TDH. If the CM was a CM at risk, then presumably the CM contracted with TDH. In either case the "subcontract" with TDH would contain a clause requiring that both CM and owner (and often other parties, such as the A/E) be named as additional insureds under the subcontractor's CGL policy.


RICHMOND, Va. — If you felt something go bump this morning, it was not your imagination. It was an earthquake.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 2.4-magnitude earthquake centered about seven miles northeast of Buckingham, Virginia.
The earthquake was reported at about 7 a.m.
Wednesday's earthquake comes 10 days after a 2.3-magnitude earthquake rumbled parts of Goochland. It was centered about three miles northeast of Goochland Courthouse and not far from Oilville.


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India concerned over Al Qaeda plans in South Asia
New Delhi/London, Sep 4 :
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced the creation of a South Asian branch of his group to "raise the flag of jihad" in the Indian sub-continent, causing concerns.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
In a 55-minute video posted online, Zawahari — who succeeded Osama bin Laden after he was killed in Pakistan — also pledged renewed loyalty to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, BBC reported.
Announcing the formation of "Al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent", Zawahiri – speaking in both Arabic and Urdu – said this "would be good news for Muslims in Burma, Bangladesh and in the Indian states of Assam, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir where they would be rescued from injustice and oppression".
Official sources said in New Delhi that the Intelligence Bureau had been asked to authenticate the Al Qaeda video.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh also met with the heads of the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Thursday, the sources told IANS. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval attended the meeting.
The Al Qaeda announcement comes at a time when the group faces challenges from the increasingly aggressive Islamic State that has taken control of a large swathe of territory in Iraq and in Syria too.
BBC quoted counter-terrorism experts as saying that Al Qaeda was vying with Islamic State to recruit followers worldwide.
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi describes himself as a "caliph" – or head of state – and has called for support of Muslims around the world.
BBC also said that Pakistani militants linked to Islamic State have distributed pamphlets in city of Peshawar asking people to support their idea of creating an Islamic caliphate.
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What eHRAF Can Teach Us About Epidemics and "Customary" Burial Practices
Sketches of the smallpox epidemic in Cape Town at the temporary hospital of Renzskies Farm. Woodcut engraving. Credit: Smallpox epidemic in Cape Town. Credit: Wellcome Images, Wellcome Library, London.
In news reports about the Ebola outbreak, traditional burial practices that involve coming into intimate contact with the corpse have been blamed for spreading the deadly disease. However, these sometimes sensational accounts ("Kissing the Corpses in Ebola Country") distract attention away from more likely reasons, such as a country's incapacity to deal with any health crisis due to a broken-down infrastructure and distrust of government officials in a region recently ravaged by civil war (see Paul Farmer's "Diary".) "Traditional" does not mean inflexible. Ebola is not the first epidemic these countries have experienced. In the ethnographic record there are many cases of people adapting their customs to avoid the spread of deadly infectious disease, including changing their burial rituals. Looking at eHRAF World Cultures, we find many "traditional" cultures that practice a different burial custom for victims of smallpox, cholera, or influenza. For example, the ethnographer Paul Hockings (1980) reports for the Badaga, living in the Nilgiri Hills of India:
Once a case of smallpox has been identified as such, all the inhabitants of that hamlet leave and make homes for themselves in makeshift huts in their fields or perhaps nearby jungle. But before leaving they quickly fence around their houses and work yards with thorn bushes, as a symbol of their hope that the disease might not follow them. Once in their makeshift homes they receive no visitors from elsewhere and visit no other hamlets, until the disease has disappeared entirely…It is only after 19 days have passed since this ceremonial re-entry that a person from a recently evacuated hamlet can either visit another or receive visitors from one: 19 days, because 18 days is said to be the maximum period between a new moon and a full one, or vice versa. Following the eighteenth day after the hamlet re-entry a communal funeral is held for all the people who have died during the smallpox epidemic. (147-8)
The Pomo of California, who normally cremated their dead, bury the victims of a contagion in a special burial ground far from the village. According to the ethnographer S. A. Barrett (1952), the Pomo "feared that cremation would liberate into the air the supernatural forces which had caused these many deaths, and that it would then attack other members of the village (404-5)." The traditional burial for the Toraja of Southeast Asia was to bury their dead in wood coffins; however, there was a different "tradition" for people who died from smallpox or leprosy.
Their bodies were buried wrapped in tree bark or bamboo. One of the reasons given for this is: "so that the sickness will not pass to other people." The earth in the grave is stamped down well so that the evil (the sickness) cannot come out. People also say that these bodies are buried without a coffin so that they will decompose more rapidly, and with the disappearance of the stench it is believed that the danger of contagion has also disappeared. (Adriani 1951, 704)
Among the Assiniboine of the American Plains the victims of smallpox were left in their lodges which were closed off and barricaded, serving as burial tombs (Long 1961, 168). The Gros Ventre buried their dead in trees, but placed the victims of smallpox in a lodge at some distance from their camps (Flannery 1953, 201). On the Northwest Coast, the Chinook interred their dead in canoes, but during "The 'Intermittent Fever' Epidemic" of the 1830s, left their dead on the seashore and burned their villages in an effort to rid themselves of contamination (Ruby and Brown 1976, 186). The Chuuk of the South Pacific would burn the house with the deceased inside in order to contain infestation (Bollig 1927, 215).
The above cases were taken from the current online eHRAF World Cultures. We see in each case hygiene and prevention being practiced. A future installment includes the Fon of modern day Benin, West Africa. They too bury victims of infectious diseases in mats, with a formal communal burial held several years later. An interesting note is that for the Fon, smallpox has its own fetish to be heeded and appeased. The fetish warns against customary mourning practices, perhaps discouraging contact between the deceased and living close relatives and friends.
They recognized that corpses can leave germs in their path, especially in frequented places such as the gates of cities. It is also for this reason, we were told, that [the victims of] small pox and leprosy are buried far outside confines of home [not in family grounds as is the usual custom.] Their bodies are wrapped in mats completely naked. They are unearthed 2-3 years later…when a customary funeral rite is performed. For smallpox, the principle of hygiene certainly gave birth to this custom… Sakpata, the fetish of smallpox, forbids under pain of even more cruel ravages any weeping immediately after the demise of the victim. (Le Herissé 1911, 164; my translation)
The above examples from the eHRAF World Cultures can teach us about the flexibility and transmutability of cultural practices. We do not have to regard "customary" or "traditional" practices as written in stone. They are variable and human intelligence will adopt the better practice under changing circumstances and conditions. If that did not happen, we would not be here today!
Ian Skoggard
Research Anthropologist
Note: To perform a search in eHRAF World Cultures, use Advanced Search as shown in the screenshot below. In the first clause, add the subject category "Disasters," which includes epidemics, in the text box add the words epidemic* sick* ill* and disease*. Click the AND button between Subject and Text boxes. Click the OR button in the text box. In the second clause add the subjects "Burial Practices and Funerals" as well as "Special Burial Practices and Funerals." Click the AND button between clauses (see image below). For more help with Advanced Search, see https://hraf.yale.edu/resources/guides/advanced-search-in-ehraf/. Not a HRAF member? Contact us for more information and a free trial.
An Advanced Search in eHRAF World Cultures using OCM subjects, keywords, clauses, and Boolean OR and AND to search for ethnographic texts with info on epidemics in association with disasters and burial practices.
References Cited
Adriani, Nicolaus. 1951. The Bare's-speaking Toradja of Central Celebes (the East Toradja): Second Volume. Amsterdam: Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij. eHRAF World Cultures http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu, accessed October 21, 2014.
Barrett, S. A. 1952. Material Aspects of Pomo Culture. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20:1-260. Accessed from eHRAF World Cultures http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu, accessed October 21, 2014.
Bollig, Laurentius. 1927. The Inhabitants of the Truk Islands: Religion, Life and a Short Grammar of a Micronesian People. Anthropos Ethnologische Bibliothek 3(1):1-294. eHRAF World Cultures http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu, accessed October 21, 2014.
Farmer, Paul. 2014. Diary. London Review of Books 36(20):38-39. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n20/paul-farmer/diary, accessed October 21, 2014.
Flannery, Regina. 1953. The Gros Ventres of Montana, Part 1: Social Life. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press. eHRAF World Cultures http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu, accessed October 21, 2014.
Haglage, Abby. 2014. Kissing the Corpses in Ebola Country. The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/13/kissing-the-corpses-in-ebola-country.html, accessed October 21, 2014.
Hockings, Paul. 1980. Sex and Disease in a Mountain Community. Sahibadad, Distt. Ghaziabad: Vikas Publishing Pvt Ltd. eHRAF World Cultures http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu, accessed October 21, 2014.
Le Herissé, A. 1911. L'Ancien Royaume du Dahomey. Paris: Émile Larose.
Long, James Larpenteur. 1961. The Assiniboines: From the Accounts of the Old Ones Told to First Boy (James Larpenteur Long). Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. eHRAF World Cultures http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu, accessed October 21, 2014.
Ruby, Robert H. and John A. Brown. 1976. The Chinook Indians: Traders of the Lower Columbia River. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. eHRAF World Cultures http://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu, accessed October 21, 2014.
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Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience 1) supervising people managers and oversight/operational management of a large dynamic operational human resources business environment; 2) managing a range of retirement, compensation and/or benefits programs that include multi-faceted plans, election cycles and terms and process methods.
Desired but not required: Applicants with experience in federal/court compensation and/or retirement management.
The complete application package must be submitted by 06/23/2018 to receive consideration.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/497883800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.


Designed for middle fiber densities, Compact Shuffle Cross-Connect offers "stirring" platform for up to 96-fibers to be routed in desired mapping. Low profile slim design of the Compact Shuffle module size optimize the airflow and improve the cooling efficiency inside the whole system.
Each assembly in antistatic bag, bulk pack in cardboard box.
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Leadership News
TERRI CARMICHAEL JACKSON NAMED DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF THE WNBPA
Posted by wnbpa May 6, 2016
The Women's National Basketball Players Association Executive Committee announced today that Terri Carmichael Jackson has been named Director of Operations. In her new role, Jackson will be responsible for WNBPA board relations, executive leadership and management, financial governance, and stakeholder outreach.
"We are excited to welcome Terri to the WNBPA team," said Executive Committee President Tamika Catchings. "She brings extraordinary leadership skills and a wealth of knowledge that will be essential in continuing the growth of the WNBPA."
Jackson comes to the WNBPA after spending the last four years with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Indianapolis, most recently serving as the Director of Law, Policy and Governance. In this role, she was the primary contact and staff support to university chancellors, presidents and athletics administrators who comprised the Association's highest governing body, the NCAA Board of Governors. Jackson also worked with all divisions of governance (Divisions I, II, III) and association-wide committees to ensure consistency of process and strategic coordination in legislative and policy matters.
Jackson also served as the Associate Director for the NCAA's Office of the Committees on Infractions (COI), where she led the training for members of the Division I and II Committees on Infractions on NCAA enforcement reform. In addition, she was responsible for spearheading the Division I COI membership expansion and outreach initiatives during the first phase of expansion.
Prior to her time at the NCAA, Jackson served as Legal Counsel for Athletics and, later, Assistant General Counsel and FOIA Officer for the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). At UDC, she worked closely with NCAA Athletic Department senior staff on Title IX Compliance, student-athlete welfare, NCAA rules education and corporate sponsorship agreements.
Jackson has also taught courses on Women in Sport at American University, Trinity University, University of the Incarnate Word and Tulane University.
A native of Metuchen, New Jersey, Jackson earned her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and her Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University. Jackson and her husband, Jaren, have one son, Jaren Jr.
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How Long Can King James Reign?
After 15 seasons of unprecedented playing time, LeBron shows no signs of slowing down…yet.
How does LeBron James (still) do it?
He will pass Michael Jordan on the all-time games played list as early as Nov. 9.
Which makes it necessary to ask: How the hell is this possible?
LeBron's only real scare so far has been having a tumor removed from his jaw back in 2009.
Geier said LeBron's longevity is particularly remarkable considering his size: "He's what, 270 pounds, and just a monstrous guy. You wonder if that's going to catch up to him at some point." LeBron is officially listed at 6'8" and 250 pounds, but for a good chunk of career has been rumored to be significantly heavier.
Beyond that size, there's the explosive quickness. While LeBron is generally regarded as being less adept at playing lockdown defense as he's aged—he hasn't made an All-Defensive team since 2014—at a big moment in a playoff game he can clamp down on any position. Just look at the block party he gave Steph Curry during the 2016 Finals. LeBron even snuffed Steph during a dead ball situation.
Of course, as anyone who watched the last three NBA Finals knows, the Cavs invariably fall to pieces when LeBron goes to the bench. This is the real challenge for LeBron moving forward. While he has started to sit out more games—missing eight in 2016—when he plays, he plays a ton. "You see Kawhi Leonard, Steph Curry play 28 to 30 minutes a game and LeBron has so many games when he's playing 38 to 40 minutes during the regular season," said Geier. By comparison, last season both Leonard and Curry averaged 33.4 minutes per game, while LeBron led the NBA at 37.8. And those extra minutes add up.
Until then, long live the King.


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ADANNE
Laycon's Message to fans After Successful Show: "Tears of Joy Dey My Eyes This Morning"
Laycon is thankful.
The rapper has taken to his Twitter to thank fans who showed up for him yesterday at his first-ever concert.
He headlined his own first concert in Lagos last night, which turned out to be a massive success. And some of the stars who performed at the event included Teni, Joeboy, Blaqbonez, Ycee, Whitemoney, and many others.
Earlier today, fans took to social media to celebrate him. Now he has nothing but notes of thanks to them.
"Good morning Tears of Joy dey my eyes this morning. Thank you so so much for everything. Thank you guys so so much for everything. iCONsFEST was a blast You guys pulled up, showed up and made history with me. God bless you all. This is just the beginning," he said.
See his posts:
Tears of Joy dey my eyes this morning.
Thank you so so much for everything.
Thank you guys so so much for everything.
iCONsFEST was a blast
You guys pulled up, showed up and made history with me.
This is just the beginning.
— Laycon💡🐺 (@itsLaycon) December 29, 2021
To every artist that came through for me, thank you for contributing to my growth, thank you for coming through and honoring me and mines. I'm so sorry everyone didn't get to perform 😭😭😭. God will continue growing with everyone of us.
iCONs iCONs iCONs, this is a forever thing. We are what we call ourselves, iCONs. Thank you for loving me, thank you for growing with me, thank you for always showing up. God will continue to give you unconditional blessings, joy and prosperity.
2022 – NEW DIMENSION
To all the people behind the scene, thank you so much, the show promoters, the producers, the production team, the dancers, the camera crew, to everyone who made this happen… YOU ARE MY MOTIVATION !!! YOU MAKE US SUPER STARS !!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
To the sponsors, @theflutterwave @OrijinNigeria @vbankng @trovefinance
God bless you. Thank you for believing in the LAYCON and the iCONs brand.
Thank you for making the iCONs FEST a blast !!!!
Big shout out to everyone who came through for me… una plenty and God will come through for you, all the super star celebs, Hypemen, Djs, OAPs, Comedians, Influencers, Actors/Actresses. Thank you so so much. God will continue to bless you. I'm glad to have you guys in my corner.
I thank everyone honestly. I am grateful and I'm excited about what is coming. ❤❤
Laycon
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Everybody Knew Her Name: Good-Bye And Cheers To Kirstie Alley
by Adam Buckman , Featured Columnist, December 7, 2022
The news of Kirstie Alley's death on Monday stunned us all.
"All" means just about anyone who was alive in the Kirstie Alley era. She was only 71, an age not considered particularly old today.
When I heard the news, the passage of time played its usual tricks. Her heyday on "Cheers" was 1987 to 1993, but it seemed like only yesterday.
Kirstie Alley was part of one of network TV's most storied sitcoms. "Cheers" ran for 11 seasons on NBC. She joined it in Season Six and became a star.
The show had the kind of mass audience that is unheard of today, and she was a big reason why.
"Cheers" ranked third out of all prime-time shows in her first season -- 1987-88 -- fourth in 1988-89, third in 1989-90 and first in 1990-91.
Everybody knew her name.
Kirstie Alley had TV-comedy chops. Like the best of them, she was game for anything. When it came to "Cheers" and her other shows, she was all in.
She had courage to match her comedy skill. In her bravest show, the semi-scripted "Fat Actress," she starred as herself.
Without restraint, Kirstie Alley lampooned her own lifelong struggle with her weight and the difficulties it presented when it came to getting work.
Featuring top guest stars playing themselves (such as her long-time friend John Travolta, picture above), only seven episodes were made of this savage, funny, self-deprecating show.
Although it came and went quickly, "Fat Actress" was unforgettable. And so was she.
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ADAM BUCKMAN, TV columnist, MediaPost
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Le championnat d'Europe de patinage artistique 1894 a lieu le 28 janvier 1894 à la patinoire extérieure de Vienne dans l'Empire d'Autriche-Hongrie.

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Détails de la compétition Messieurs

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Articles connexes
 Palmarès des championnats d'Europe de patinage artistique
 Union internationale de patinage
 Les autres championnats d'Europe organisés à Vienne : 1892 (M), 1901 (M), 1914 (M), 1927 (M), 1930 (D-C) et 1931 (M), 1952 (M-D-C), 1957 (M-D-C-Danse) et 2000 (M-D-C-Danse)

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I will grant you graceful grantage!
I daresay this is finished as well now; changelog should be mostly the same as with the last mesa. The barrow area needed some additional work to make the terrain edges work properly. Should be good to go now.
Btw, I did not take any cells from the Dragonstar claim.
As I said on IRC, this is really top notch work. The purely Reachman village is my favourite of all our Reachmen villages - everything from the combination of meshes used, the landscaping, to the placement of the buildings feel perfect. Ideally I would have liked to see a bit more trees here, but I must say it looks good. We can probably put up interior claims as soon as we have the area fully conceptualized.
Like the southern mesa (Briag Cnoss), this mesa should have a name referenced in lore and dialogue, but not in region cell names. I propose "Darvacriag" which translates to "Border rock" or "Cliff's end" or something to that effect. We should also have names for the villages (not necessarily cell names), the Breton tower, the Nordic barrow and perhaps the stone formation.
This mesa is probably the most rural area we have so far. The natives live in relative safety and isolation, and are free to practice hedgewizardry and their weird cultic religion. The Nords rarely bother with the tenious journey up the cliffs, but occasionally a "tax patrol" decides to pay the two villages a visit. The Nordic understanding of tax collection differs from the Imperial standard of Processus Vitellus, and is probably closer to the terms "raid" and "robbery", leaving the natives with relatively cold feelings towards their Eastern overlords.
If the player should feel like a stranger among the Reachmen, this mesa and the wetlands valley would be the places that are most extreme about this. The Direnni ruin could be home to a Hagraven, and the Stonehenge-like neolithic formation could be a place where nightly rituals take place (aggressive and frenzied masked cultists spawning at night). The Villages should mostly feel unwelcoming to the player, but could have a few misc quests that would lead to access to services and perhaps a witch trader with unique spells and enchanted goods. Quests from the Guild of Mages or Nord authorities could send the player here.
Scamp, would you be prepared to set up interior claims for the houses, ruins and caves added by this mesa? I'm not sure what the plans are for the Direnni ruin or the Reachmen living here.
Yes sure, although I believe we should discuss some of it before opening any claims.
The Direnni village should have one hut dedicated to the cult rituals performed on the hill, containing tools, ingredients and other items possibly related to the wizardry. One NPC could be something like a trader to the player, so the corresponding interior should be reluctantly designed for this purpose, although the service will not be granted immediately without the locals gaining the player's trust. I feel this could work similarly to the questline where you become Nerevarine of the Ashlander tribes, with individual mini-quests for different villages where gaining trust in one area would not immediately enable services in every Reachman village on the northern mesas. This should definitely not be needed for the villages on the southern mesa, where Reachmen are used to living and trading with outsiders.
Now for the ruin itself roerich's idea of a Hagraven having taken shelter here doesn't sound too bad. I don't think this needs to be very big, just big enough to give players more of an idea of this aspect of Reachmen culture.
The other village will be fairly standard I suppose, though I'm open for any suggestions if there's anything particular that it needs.
I feel like the barrow has probably been abandoned for quite a while, with Nords rarely travelling this far into the west in such a remote area. This could be reflected very well in the interior. I also feel like the barrow doesn't need to very big, since it looks like when it was built most of its former glory was supposed to be shown on the outside. I imagine the inside being similar to Gyldenhul Barrow. Not big, but filled with offerings and such.
Alright. Here are some ideas. I'm not big on the lore, thus you may feel free to add anything important that would be missing, or even correct obvious mistakes on my part.
1. Direnni ruin interior. This should be home to the local matriarch, who is a hagraven. I suggest she lives here alone and secluded, sought out by her people when the situation demands it.
2. This could be a communal hut where folk gathers in the evenings after they have performed their rituals on the hill. Some may sleep here, too.
5. Reachman hunter. Stays out long and often, perhaps even participating in some of what seems to be cultist madness around the stone formation.
7. Reachman trader, or possibly a tradehouse altogether. This is the place outsiders will be accepted the most, if at all. At the very least players will have to prove they're trustworthy before services will be offered to them. (Witch-?) Trader has connections to the other village on this mesa.
2. A Reachman carpenter. He's probably the guy working on these totem poles.
4. Some sort of tinker; makes household items and other goodies and might offer services/training.
5. Reachman commoner. Sometimes helps chopping wood if needed, stacking any leftovers outside of his hut.
7. Since I doubt that Reachmen would do any mining here, I suggest this could be some sort of sanctuary devoted to the ancestors of this tribe. Probably sacrifices take place here, and the matriarch might wander off every now and then to listen to her ancestor's voices when if the time is right.
Not sure about this one. It could be home to frenzied cultists coming out only at night. Before their occupation, this might have been a cavern used as a storage area.
Since this is very far off, probably a very small, natural cave. Some hidden passage could lead to a wooden altar with some offerings and rare goodies.
A long abandoned place, quite small on the inside. Being in such a remote area, it has remained fairly well-preserved and no robbers have taken the long journey up the cliffs to lay their hands on the treasures the Nords have laid their ancestors to rest with.
These Reachmen, even if withdrawn and traditionalist, should not be hostile. We do have hostile Reachmen in the Vorndgad Forest and in other parts of the Druadach Highlands, so there should be some contrast to avoid showing them as the one-sided aggressive savages.
In my mind it would be a good idea to have one house in village 2 as some kind of guesthouse where outsider that come to the village are allowed to stay for some time and as long as they don't cause trouble. The house would be empty and just called guesthouse when the player arrives. Despite this, I imagine the villagers to be otherwise cold to outsiders.
And there should be just one non-reachman somewhere around here. Just someone (Imperial, Nord, Breton... or Khajiit?) that has managed to adapt to establish him/herself. Could also be an foreign wife. Reachmen should never live purely among themselves, imo.
Apart from these points, I agree with your claim descriptions. Village 1 should maybe stay purely Reachmen and Village 2 having a guesthouse and a non-reachman somewhere.
worsas wrote: These Reachmen, even if withdrawn and traditionalist, should not be hostile. We do have hostile Reachmen in the Vorndgad Forest and in other parts of the Druadach Highlands, so there should be some contrast to avoid showing them as the one-sided aggressive savages.
You mean in regard to my cave 01 proposition? I suppose we can go with something different. I don't remember what I had in mind for it when I placed the entrance there.
worsas wrote: In my mind it would be a good idea to have one house in village 2 as some kind of guesthouse where outsider that come to the village are allowed to stay for some time and as long as they don't cause trouble. The house would be empty and just called guesthouse when the player arrives.
I'm not sure if they would build three big houses just to devote one of them to rarely seen outsiders. Perhaps one of the smaller huts (#6)?
In my imagination, it would make more sense to have Reachmen hostile who are actually prepared to see intruders, while the inhabitants of this mesa get to see outsiders rarely and a single visitor most likely will not be seen as threat.
How about making this cave some kind of prison for villagers that have been contracted with Lycanthropy (wereboars). The place where these infected people are would be well-locked in the deeper parts of the cave and the other people in the village would be uncomfortable about mentioning their existence to outsiders, if at all. Maybe even the exterior cave entrance could be locked to show that this is nothing the villagers want outsiders to have their nose in.
Good point. One of those huts would already do for what i have in mind.
- I could imagine either a Breton or Darkelf as a foreign wife.
- Or a high elf scholar who has been living among the natives for months to study the ruins of his ancestors.
- Or just a shaggy khajiit that happens to live in one of the villages, for whatever reason.
Introducing some Lycanthropy here would be interesting. I can see some elements of the native culture celebrating lycanthropes, while others fear them.
A Khajiit, Breton or Redguard would be good here. I can see an Altmer scholar working as well, but there's a potential quest in escorting a scholar into a particular ruin in the wilderness.


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Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 8 with 13-inch 120Hz display Thunderbolt 4 ports
By Roland Udvarlaki September 22, 2021, 12:25 pm
Microsoft just announced the successor of the Surface Pro 7, the new Surface Pro 8. The new laptop comes with a large 13-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate and finally, Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports.
The Surface Pro 8 comes with Intel's 11th Gen quad-core processors (either i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7, up to 32GB of memory, and of course, Windows 11. Microsoft is also finally supporting Thunderbolt 4 in this device, and it will lack the old USB-A port. There'll be two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports and the classic Surface Connect port for charging. It's one of the most powerful Surface Pro devices yet from the company, and it seems like they listened to last year's criticism and made some much-needed improvements.
The new device weighs just 889 grams and Microsoft promises 16 hours of battery life on a single charge. It also supports Fast Charging, so topping it up after a long day shouldn't take very long. It will also be compatible with the Surface Pro Signature Keyboard, as well as the Surface Pro X Keyboard from last year. There is also a 5MP front-facing 1080p camera for conference calls and a 10MP rear-facing 1080p and 4K compatible sensor. It has dual far-field studio microphones and a 2W stereo speaker with Dolby Atmos. As for connectivity, it has Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax and Bluetooth 5.1.
The Surface Pro 8 comes with slimmer bezels, a new keyboard that can also pack the new Surface Slim Pen 2, and a lot of new upgrades. The Surface Pro 8 has a large 13-inch PixelSense Flow Display and it's a higher resolution panel, with support for 120Hz refresh rate – although this is limited for the touch and stylus tasks only, and it'll run 60Hz by default. The screen also supports Dolby Vision and Adaptive Color Technology.
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Making Security Usable: Are Things Improving?
Steven Furnell, Edith Cowan University
Elsevier Ltd.
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School of Computer and Information Science / Centre for Security Research
This article was originally published as: Furnell, S. (2007). Making security usable: Are things improving?. Computers & Security, 26(6), 434-443. Original available here
Given the increased focus on the need for usable security, it is now to be hoped that the issue will receive greater attention in new software releases. Unfortunately, however, there is still evidence to suggest that usable security receives insufficient consideration when the related features are presented in the context of larger applications. As an illustration of this claim, the paper examines how the security-related features have evolved within new releases of Internet Explorer and Word, and identifies that although there have been some improvements when compared to earlier versions, there are also aspects that will represent new or ongoing problems for users. Examples of such problems are highlighted in a number of security-related interfaces from both applications, with the use of technical terminology and/or a lack of accompanying help being amongst the frequent concerns. Nielsen's usability heuristics are then used as the basis for a summary-level evaluation, to illustrate how the identified issues also contravene good practice in user interface design.
10.1016/j.cose.2007.06.003
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CHRONICLES TO SPORT LEVEL EDITOR
Copyright 2000 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ August 16th 2000 ]
Core design will be including the custom-written Chronicles Level Designer in the PC version of Tomb Raider: Chronicles, the fifth in the incredibly successful Tomb Raider series, which is due for release this November. According to a report published by the Croft Times, Core builds a unique level designer with each edition of Tomb Raider, and this time the publication of its Chronicles version means that the user can now fully customise the environment in which Lara performs in, as well as built new maps and create new adventures for Eidos Interactives most famous heroine.
Eidos Interactive also plan to support the new public release of the Chronicles Level Designer by offering support via the web, and also updates featuring new enemies and custom-designed levels and textures. A tutorial will guide the user through the basic functions, and some online gaming companies are drawing up plans for level competitions. CT also confirms that Tomb Raider: Chronicles, looks likely to spell the end of Tomb Raider, with Next Generation, the sixth instalment, hitting the Playstation 2 middle of next year.


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WorldView.java

Handles the rendering of a World as a JPanel.

*/

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;

public class WorldView extends RenderableView
{
    /*
     * Properties
     */

    private BufferedImage view;
    private World world;
    private Being player;

    /*
     * Constructors
     */

    public WorldView(World world, Being player)
    {
        this.world = world;
        this.player = player;
    }

    /*
     * Public Methods
     */

    public BufferedImage render(Dimension size)
    {
        view = new BufferedImage(size.width,
                                 size.height,
                                 BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);

        Graphics2D g = view.createGraphics();
        BufferedImage image = null;

        int width = size.width / Skin.getTileSize().width;
        int height = size.height / Skin.getTileSize().height;
        int topLeftX = player.getLocation().getX() - (width / 2);
        int topLeftY = player.getLocation().getY() - (height / 2);

        if (topLeftX < 0)
        {
            topLeftX = 0;
        }
        else if (topLeftX + width >= world.getSize())
        {
            topLeftX = world.getSize() - width - 1;
        }

        if (topLeftY < 0)
        {
            topLeftY = 0;
        }
        else if (topLeftY + height >= world.getSize())
        {
            topLeftY = world.getSize() - height - 1;
        }

        int bottomRightX = topLeftX + width;
        int bottomRightY = topLeftY + height;

        for (int x = topLeftX; x < bottomRightX; x++)
        {
            for (int y = topLeftY; y < bottomRightY; y++)
            {
                if (player.getLocation().getX() == x &&
                    player.getLocation().getY() == y)
                {
                    image = Skin.getEntityImage(player.getType().getID(),
                                                player.getState().getID());
                }
                else
                {
                    image = getTileImage(x, y);
                }

                if (image != null)
                {
                    g.drawImage(image,
                                (x - topLeftX) * Skin.getTileSize().width,
                                (y - topLeftY) * Skin.getTileSize().height,
                                null);
                }
            }
        }

        Font.drawString(world.getTimestamp(), g, 0, size.height - Skin.getTileSize().height);

        g.dispose();

        return view;
    }

    public void update(long ms)
    {
        world.update(ms);
        player.update(ms);

        // Poll input
        double distance = player.getSpeed() * ms / 1000;
        int key = Input.getKey();

        switch(key)
		{
			case KeyEvent.VK_UP:
				player.move(Direction.North, distance);
				break;
			case KeyEvent.VK_DOWN:
                if (player.getLocation().getY() < world.getSize() - 1)
                {
				    player.move(Direction.South, distance);
				}
				break;
			case KeyEvent.VK_LEFT:
				player.move(Direction.West, distance);
				break;
			case KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT:
                if (player.getLocation().getX() < world.getSize() - 1)
                {
				    player.move(Direction.East, distance);
				}
				break;
			case KeyEvent.VK_F: // Fetch item
			    Tile currentTile = world.getTile(player.getLocation());
			    Entity entity = currentTile.getTopEntity();

			    if (entity != null &&
                    entity.hasAttribute(Entity.Attribute.FETCHABLE))
			    {
                    currentTile.popEntity();
                    player.addInventory(entity);
			    }
			    break;
		}

        notifyViewChanged();
    }

    /*
     * KeyListener Methods
     */

    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
    {
    }

    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
    {
    }

    public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
    {
    }

    /*
     * Private Methods
     */

    private BufferedImage getTileImage(int x, int y)
    {
        Tile tile = world.getTile(x, y);

        if (tile != null)
        {
            BufferedImage image;
            image = new BufferedImage(Skin.getTileSize().width,
                                      Skin.getTileSize().height,
                                      BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);

            Graphics2D g = image.createGraphics();
            g.setBackground(Skin.getBackgroundColor());
            g.fillRect(0, 0,
                       Skin.getTileSize().width, Skin.getTileSize().height);
            g.setComposite(AlphaComposite.SrcOver);

            ArrayList<Entity> entities = tile.getEntities();

            for (int i = entities.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
            {
                Entity entity = entities.get(i);
                BufferedImage entityImage;
                entityImage = Skin.getEntityImage(entity.getType().getID(),
                                                  entity.getState().getID());
                g.drawImage(entityImage,
                            0, 0,
                            null);
            }

            return image;
        }

        return null;
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The most interesting two things that happened at the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Thursday, March 15 meeting were ones that no one in the audience heard or saw.
The other thing at the meeting no one saw at the March 15 meeting – because it didn't take place – was a discussion and vote on whether to reappoint Koury Corp. President Steve Showfety to a fourth term on the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority. Showfety is currently chairman of that authority. The Board of Commissioners had originally scheduled the Showfety decision for the meeting – his current term on the Airport Authority expires in April – but now that vote, which is polarizing the board, will be held at a later date.
Some in the commissioners second floor meeting room of the Old Guilford County Court House that night said they thought the commissioners' closed session was about the possible new Publix Super Markets distribution center on Birch Creek Road near US 70 in Greensboro, with its 1,000 additional jobs for the area. However, after the meeting, Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Alan Branson – who wouldn't say what company the commissioners were conferring with in the closed session was – did say it wasn't Publix.
It was an unusual closed session because it was held in the middle of the meeting rather than before the meeting or at the very end of it – the board's usual practice. The session was also uncommonly long, lasting from 6 p.m. until after 8 p.m. However, county personnel matters did take up some of that time in addition to the discussion on economic development.
Branson said that, while the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite just south of Guilford County recently lost out on the giant Toyota-Mazda auto plant that went to Alabama, there still seems to be a lot of interest from businesses seeking to relocate or begin new projects.
Branson said Guilford County's competitors for the project discussed in the closed session were locations in South Carolina and Tennessee. He also said the company's decision may hang on whether it gets incentives from the State of North Carolina.
"That's going to play a role," Branson said.
The chairman said he felt as though the state really did what it could for this area several months ago when local officials were trying hard to convince Toyota-Mazda to build their new plant at the megasite.
"I think they did everything they could possibly do," he said of the elected officials and staff at the state level.
It was a huge disappointment when the two automakers chose a site in Alabama for their joint venture. Branson said that, while that type of giant project doesn't come around very often, Guilford County can make solid economic development progress by bringing in five or six large projects that have hundreds of jobs rather than a giant one that offers thousands of jobs.
He said that, given the discussion in the March 15 closed session, the prospect of Publix coming, and other companies the county is in talks with, things are looking very positive. The High Point area has had a string of successful business recruitments and expansions in recent years and Guilford County has been getting a steady stream of base hits, even if did strike out on the hoped for grand-slam home run opportunity offered by Toyota-Mazda.
The commissioners did conduct some business in front of the public that night. Prior to the mystery closed session, the board heard from two speakers from the floor who were strong opponents of arming teachers in Guilford County Schools – a proposal some county commissioners and Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes are backing.
At the meeting, Democratic sheriff's candidate Danny Rogers spoke against arming teachers. Rogers said he has a teenage daughter in a Guilford County's school and that she and her friends were very concerned about the dangers of teachers having guns.
"I don't believe the teacher will have the training or know-how to take care of the issue if it arises," Rogers told the board.
Rogers said that as next sheriff of Guilford County he would make certain the schools have the trained officers that they need to address the problem of shooters in schools.
Catherine Netter – a former parole officer and former detention officer who worked in the Greensboro jail – also spoke against arming teachers.
"It is my belief that to arm our teachers with guns would be one of the worst mistakes we could possibly make," she said.
Netter said she knows everyone feels that "we have to do something," but she added that the sound of a dropped textbook in a school hallway might be mistaken for a gunshot and cause an armed teacher to overreact. Netter also asked rhetorically if doctors and nurses should be armed to protect against hospital shootings and if stores clerks at malls should be armed since there have been mall shootings.
"We can't run our community like the wild, wild west and have everyone packing heat in preparation for perceived danger," she told the commissioners.
At the meeting, the board took a big step forward in opening a family justice center in High Point by hiring a contractor for that project. That center, like the one now operating in downtown Greensboro, is meant to be a "one-stop" resource center for victims of domestic violence, elder abuse and other family-related violence, neglect and abuse.
Guilford County received two bids for the project, and the board approved the lowest – $384,500 – from Greensboro-based construction company H.M. Kern Corp. The new family justice center will be in the Guilford County courthouse in High Point, and one of the more complicated aspects of that project is creating a new entranceway there. County officials expect construction to be finished in July and anticipate a "soft opening" in September, with a grand opening to follow.
Guilford County will also need to create a new parking lot for the center, but that wasn't part of this contract. Guilford County Facilities, Parks and Property Management Director Robert McNiece said at the meeting that he expected the parking lot to cost somewhere between $80,000 and $100,000.
The commissioners made some new appointments and reappointments to the county's various boards and commissions, but they didn't discuss the possible reappointment of Showfety to the Airport Authority. Some commissioners say they feel continuity is important at this point in the airport's progress, while others, like Commissioner Skip Alston, say the board should not have people – even those as well respected and competent as Showfety – serve in one position for a long period of time when other citizens are waiting to do so.
At the March 15 meeting, Commissioner Jeff Phillips spoke on the county's new "Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem" (GCSTOP). That is a community-wide effort to fight the problem of opioid abuse that has hit Guilford County – particularly the High Point area – especially hard. Phillips thanked Cone Heath, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Guilford County Emergency Services and many other groups and organizations who are playing a role. He also thanked state Sen. Trudy Wade for her help in getting funding for the program.
The problem of opioid abuse, addiction and overdoses has become a front-burner issue for the commissioners, and, in addition to the effort to fight addiction and overdoses, Guilford County is now – like many cities and counties across the country – suing major opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Phillips said the opioid problem was at crisis levels and the county needs to take action.
"I'm very thankful for the work this community is doing and there's much, much more work to be done," he said.
Three Guilford County commissioners – Phillips, Kay Cashion and Branson – must have been exhausted at the meeting because they had just arrived back into town after a "whirlwind" meeting in Washington, DC, with Trump administration officials.
Phillips said that meeting was very productive and added that commissioners from all over North Carolina heard from Vice President Mike Pence, US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and others in the administration. He said the experience was very informative and it made clear the Trump administration's intentions to work with North Carolina and its counties.
Cashion also said the meeting was very beneficial.
"There was a lot of discussion on agricultural issues and immigration and the way those issues affect North Carolina," she said.
Branson likewise said he found the experience enlightening. He pointed out that he and five other commissioners had also gone to Washington for the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference earlier in March.
Branson wore a flashy madras jacket to the March 15 meeting to honor the late 6th District Congressman Howard Coble, known for his flamboyant jackets.


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Don't build a wall in the RGV – Not in my backyard.
October 21, 2016 admin Analysis and Opinions, Immigration 0
By Sandra Sanchez, The Monitor in McAllen
In the third and final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday, Trump reiterated his call for a wall on the Southwest border, which would include the Rio Grande Valley.
"I want to build the wall. We need the wall," Trump said during the debate in Las Vegas.
To that I respond: Not in my backyard.
If Trump would actually come here to the real border (not just to the Laredo airport) he'd see how impossible building a border wall would be, both fiscally and geographically.
If he came here to deep South Texas and walked the grassy banks of our Rio Grande, he'd see how the river curves and flows with irregularity. He'd see the many inlet cuts, trees drooping into the water and the marshy banks that change as the river does, depending upon seasons, drought and heavy rains. He'd see picturesque sections with wide girth between us and Mexico, and spots where one can throw a rock at our neighboring country and hit it.
Most importantly, he'd see that the river is not straight. So how could one possibly build a straight border wall here?
There are some areas here where some steel fences have been erected on the levee system, but most everyone will tell you that it's a security joke and for a couple of reasons. Namely, the levee is set way back from the river — up to a mile at points from the water — and so those who cross the Rio Grande into our country illegally can still enter onto our soil before they come upon the 18-foot tall steel beams, which aren't hard to get around.
Sporadic gaps in the fence are literally big enough to drive a truck through, especially in some farmland areas of Progreso. In fact, the gaps measure at least 20-feet-wide to accommodate Border Patrol trucks and tractors that farmers use to plow sugar cane.
The fence was built after President George W. Bush signed the Secure Fence Act of 2006, which mandated 670 miles of fence along the U.S./Mexico border. This was part of the same border security plan that Trump correctly referenced in Wednesday night's debate that Clinton had also supported when she was a U.S. senator.
In Hidalgo County, 20.26 miles of the steel fence were built along with a concrete levee barrier and, much to the consternation of local officials who worried about the economic costs and social disruption to our life here on the border, where we regularly conduct trade and business with those to the south of us.
At the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse Museum and World Birding Center in the City of Hidalgo, the steel fence went right through the museum's hike and bike trail and cut off sections of the historic property, which displays the first working pump to draw water from the Rio Grande circa 1909.
"They just put this nasty wall and they cut right across this property," Shalimar Madrigal, marketing director for the City of Hidalgo told me. "We lost a lot of land."
A river might run between us but we all know it doesn't alienate us from one another, nor should it. Our country (and our Valley) has a symbiotic economic relationship with Mexico. In 2015, the U.S. conducted $52.4 billion worth of trade with Mexico. When they thrive, we thrive; when their economy dips, so does ours, as evidenced by slowing sales at La Plaza Mall right now at a time when the peso is falling in value.
And given Mexico's current economic condition, I don't believe there is any chance that the government of Mexico would agree to pay for any section of a Southwest border wall on the U.S. side, much less the entire 1,989 miles.
Recall that the government of Mexico wouldn't even pay for an inspection station on the Mexican side of the Anzalduas International Bridge in Reynosa, which connects with McAllen, so that southbound empty trucks could cross easily and quickly from the United States into Mexico. According to an international charter, the bridge could have opened for commercial truck traffic beginning in January 2015, but Mexico wouldn't fund its portion of the project. It took the relatively small City of McAllen to fork up $1.1 million of its own money to pay to build the inspection station on the Mexican side, as well as bridge improvements to make it sturdier to handle 18-wheelers, before it was able to be opened for commercial trucks this past August.
If Mexico wouldn't pay $1.1 million to expand its own portion of the bridge, what makes Trump think President Enrique Peña Nieto will fund a border wall, which Trump himself has estimated at $8 billion to $12 billion for a 35-foot-tall to 50-foot-tall wall?
To quote Trump from Wednesday night: "Hombre" you're dreaming.
Sandra Sanchez is the opinion editor for The Monitor in McAllen, Texas
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Home - DERNIÈRES iT-News ExxonMobil Provides $100,000 to Support Relief Efforts in Mozambique Following Cyclone Kenneth
ExxonMobil Provides $100,000 to Support Relief Efforts in Mozambique Following Cyclone Kenneth
Samir Belhassen
Funding will be provided to the Red Cross to assist with ongoing disaster relief efforts
Builds upon previous $300,000 contribution following Cyclone Idai
iT-News ( ExxonMobil ) – ExxonMobil said today that it is providing $100,000 to support disaster relief and recovery efforts in Mozambique following Cyclone Kenneth, which made landfall on April 25.
The $100,000 contribution will go to the American Red Cross, which will coordinate its assistance with the Mozambique government's National Disasters Management Institute in support of ongoing rescue efforts and for food, shelter and comfort for the storm's victims.
"We are deeply saddened by the impact of Cyclone Kenneth on Mozambique and surrounding countries," said Liam Mallon, president of ExxonMobil Upstream Oil & Gas Company. "The devastation from cyclones Idai and now Kenneth have been widespread, and this funding will help provide relief during a very difficult time. Our thoughts are with everyone affected."
ExxonMobil employees and contractors have been reported safe following the cyclone. Since Cyclone Idai, ExxonMobil has contributed more than $400,000 in support of recovery efforts in Mozambique.
In Mozambique, ExxonMobil holds an indirect 25 percent interest in Area 4 and will lead the construction and operation of onshore natural gas liquefaction plants. The company also holds 60 percent operating interest in the Angoche (A5-B) and Zambezi Delta (Z5-C and Z5-D) basins awarded during Mozambique's fifth licensing round.
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The Outdoor Technology Turtle Shell is a go anywhere wireless boom box that's built for action. Can you clip it to your bike while blasting down a trail at 40mph? Hell yeah! Can you clip it to your kayak while tumbling through F4 rapids? You know it! Can you clip it to your jacket while carving a snowy half pipe? Mos def! Can you clip it to your picnic basket while eating a plate of brie and sliced apples.


The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering offers four Master's degree programmes for German and foreign students, which are entirely or largely taught in English: Biotechnology (MBT), Energy Conversion and Management (ECM), Process Engineering (MPE) and Power Data Engineering (PDE).
ECM and PDE are completely taught in Offenburg, PDE in cooperation with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Informations Technology (E+I).
MBT and MPE are bi-national programmes in cooperation with the Uniwersystet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie (UWM), the University of Warmia and Mazury, in Olsztyn. The courses of the winter semesters take place in Offenburg, those of the summer semesters in Olsztyn. In this way, students from Germany and Poland get to know the other country and its people and culture, while students from third countries even get to know two important European countries.
In non-technical matters, students of these master's degree programmes are additionally provide guidance by the coordinators of the Graduate School and the International Office. The first step in applying for a student place is done online via the Graduate School's OASIS system.
Furthermore, the faculty is also open to foreign students in the bachelor's and master's degree programmes who wish to enrol in German-language programmes or who wish to spend one or two semesters in Offenburg as exchange students. In addition to the specialized studies, German courses of the Language Centre (Sprachenzentrum) or courses on intercultural competence can be taken.
In addition, the university has an attractive, cross-department offer of English-language courses that are suitable for exchange students in the bachelor's programme. It should be noted that the events are held at the two locations in Offenburg and Gengenbach. When booking events at both locations, sufficient time buffers should be provided.
Foreign students are also recommended to take part in the cultural programme and sports activities offered the Student Union (AStA), in order to get in touch with German students.
The Institut für wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung (Institute for Continuing Academic Education, IWB) offers continuing education at a scientific level for persons already working.


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Demetris Christofias, KGB's Friend, Soon to Become EU President
By Dominic Freeman on May 15th, 2012
If Alexander Lupanov, writing for the Cyprus Mail, is to be believed then the EU might want to reconsider letting Christofias take over the rotating Presidency of the EU in July. Lupanov makes several obtuse references to The President's link with Russia and how he helped circumvent EU sanctions on Syria. Writing of the ship MV Chariot, carrying military cargo from Russia to Syria, detained at Limassol, he says:
"The Cypriots did not arrest the cargo and instead asked the ship's owners to change the route and not go towards Syria. The latter promised to do so but, as soon as the ship left Limassol, it turned off the automatic identification system and disappeared. And some time later, the Chariot with its military cargo entered the Syrian port of Tartus. Well done Demetris."
Lupanov explains this willingness to help Russia party because of not only emotional ties but partly because of financial attachments with the country:
"Blessed are those who believe that such big loans are given just because you have beautiful eyes. Demetris Christofias will have to work off in full such considerable, truly political support. For starters, according to sources familiar with the situation, he was insistently asked, as a confidential condition for the provision of the Russian financial help, to assist in every way with credits to Cypriots from the Bank of Moscow."
The writer then goes on to clearly link Christofias with the KGB:
"Such a person, a Communist to the core that surely worked with the KGB in his time, is a Godsend for the current Russian elite, made up of former members of the esteemed organisation. They would not pass the opportunity to exploit these old ties in the interests of the country; not to mention personal interests."
Christofias is then accused by Lupanov of turning Cyprus into a mini-Russia:
"Moreover, in an arrangement unthinkable in a country that is a member of the European Union, the island's president tried to exert pressure on local courts, as happens in our country! It appears that under President Christofias Cyprus has become a full-blown component of the Russian Federation, with all adverse consequences of such an arrangement. Could supreme power on the Mediterranean island now be under the control of the FSB (Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation?"
Source: www.cyprus-mail.com/opinions/how-cypriot-president-pays-back-russian-loan/20120515
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Georg Karl Ignaz Freiherr von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach (1749-1808) foi o último Príncipe-Bispo de Würzburg, ocupando o cargo de 1795 até 1803, quando o Príncipe-Bispado de Würzburg foi mediado ao Eleitorado da Baviera. Ele continuou a servir como bispo de Würzburg, embora sem poderes temporais, até sua morte. Ele também foi bispo de Bamberg de 1805 até sua morte.

Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach nasceu em Mainz em 20 de fevereiro de 1749. Ele foi ordenado sacerdote em 18 de fevereiro de 1779.

Em 12 de março de 1795, o capítulo da Catedral de Würzburg o elegeu como o novo Príncipe-Bispo de Würzburg, com o Papa Pio VI confirmando sua nomeação em 1º de abril de 1795. Ele foi consagrado bispo por Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg em 21 de junho de 1795. Em 26 de março de 1800, o capítulo da Catedral de Bamberg o elegeu bispo-coadjutor do Príncipe-Bispado de Bamberg.

O Tratado de Lunéville de 9 de fevereiro de 1801 decretou a secularização dos príncipes-bispados alemães. Bamberg foi mediatizada para o Eleitorado da Baviera em 1802. O bispo lutou amargamente para manter o controle do príncipe-bispado de Würzburg, mas em 25 de fevereiro de 1803, o príncipe-bispado foi mediado ao Eleitorado da Baviera. Ele permaneceu bispo, mas não exerceu mais o poder temporal em Würzburg. Em 15 de setembro de 1805, o Bispo de Bamberg, Christoph Franz von Buseck, morreu, e Fechenbach o sucedeu como Bispo de Bamberg.

Ele morreu em Bamberg em 9 de abril de 1808.

Mortos em 1808
Nascidos em 1749


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The list, "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies," was published in the current issue of Corporate Counsel magazine.
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Citation: 'Forgotten' nursing home patient died in 95-degree heat
By Michael Mayko and John Burgeson
Published 4:38 pm EDT, Friday, September 2, 2016
A view of Gardner Heights Health Care Center in Shelton, Conn., on Thursday Sept 1, 2016. On Aug. 10, the center was fined $3,000 in connection with a resident who died after being outside in a garden for more than three hours on July 27 in 95-degree weather, according to the state Department of Public Health (DPH) citation. less
A view of Gardner Heights Health Care Center in Shelton, Conn., on Thursday Sept 1, 2016. On Aug. 10, the center was fined $3,000 in connection with a resident who died after being outside in a garden for more ... more
Photo: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
SHELTON — A 79-year-old woman at a nursing home here died after being left outside in her wheelchair for three hours during a 95-degree heatwave.
She was apparently forgotten after nurses changed shifts at the Gardner Heights Health Care Center, according to a state Department of Health citation.
The woman, Sally K. Gerrity, formerly of Woodbridge, died July 27, 2016. Gardner Heights was fined $3,000 for not checking up on Garrity for more than two hours.
The nursing home decided not to contest the health department fine, the citation shows.
Health officials would not comment on the citation and Apple Rehab, the parent company of Gardner Heights, did not return phone calls Friday. Gardner Heights also had to agree to a five-page "plan of correction" to address the concerns revealed in the citation.
Apple Rehab owns 26 care centers in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Gerrity, who had roots in Trumbull and Derby, was a stroke victim, the citation states, and she also suffered from high blood pressure.
In the months prior to her death, her mind was still sharp "with no cognitive defects," but she required two staff members to help her move about, according to the health department.
For her visits to the outdoor garden, she was given a cell phone to call the staff when she wanted to come inside.
On July 27, she went out to the garden about 1 p.m., informing the staff she was wearing her sunscreen and that her cell phone was charged up. The temperature that day was 95 degrees.
A nurse checked on her about 2 p.m. At that time, Garrity was still doing fine — she wasn't sweating excessively, she wasn't red in the face and she was alert, the citation reveals.
She drank some cold water while chatting with the nurse and everything seemed normal.
There was a nurse shift change at Gardner Heights at 3 p.m. It was then that, according to the health department, the staff at Gardner lost track of her.
At 5 p.m., the staff realized Garrity never called in, as was usually the case when she wanted to come inside for dinner.
A nurse found her in her wheelchair in the garden, unresponsive.
She was immediately brought indoors and placed in her bed. Her pupils were dilated and her breathing was labored.
Her body temperature was 105.7 degrees, according to the citation.
Shelton EMS was called to the scene but when the ambulance arrived, Gerrity's heart had stopped and she was pronounced dead at 5:41 p.m.
Garrity had both "no not resuscitate" and "do not intubate" instructions.
There are two levels of DPH citations, Class A and Class B.
Gardner was hit with a Class B citation, one the "Commissioner of Public Health determines present a probability of death or serious harm in the reasonably foreseeable future to any patient in the nursing home facility," according to the health department.
A Class A citation is one that presents an "immediate danger of death or serious harm."
The maximum penalty in a Class B citation was levied — $3,000.
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Dramatic video shows Texas officer save 5 kids from blazing house A Texas police officer is being hailed a hero after he saved five young children from a raging house fire. The death-defying rescue was captured on the officer's bodycam.
Officer Sam Click was on patrol Thursday morning when he came across a home engulfed in flames on Casa Grande Drive, the Seagoville Police Department in a statement. The officer's bodycam captures the extent of the fire which appears to have completely engulfed the front of the duplex family home.
After calling the fire department and his fellow officers for backup, Click ran to speak to residents standing outside, where he learned there were people still inside the burning home.
"I was just in the right place at the right time and I had to take action," Click later KTVT.
Click got into the burning home through the back entrance, after smashing the door's glass. He then moved through the home and and began waking the people inside. The officer then carried two of the youngest boys out of the inferno. Video footage of the scene shows the children are confused and crying.
Five young children, aged between six months and 10 years old were rescued from the house. The fire started in the garage and the cause has not yet been determined.