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Friday, Jan 26 2018
Mosquitoes Love How We Smell, But Even Just Swatting At Them Can Deter Them From Snacking On You
Scientists found that mosquitoes may learn to associate vibrations from swatting with a person's smell, which can turn them off from trying to feed in that environment if there is a friendlier one nearby.
The New York Times: Swatting At Mosquitoes May Help You Avoid Bites, Even If You Miss
If you keep swatting at a mosquito, will it leave you alone?Some scientists think so. But it depends. Some blood meals are worth a mosquito risking its life. But if there's a more attractive or accepting alternative to feed from, a mosquito may move on to that someone or something instead. That's because if you keep trying and missing, the mosquito may learn to associate your swatting vibrations with your scent, a study published Thursday in Current Biology suggests. And it just may remember: This is not a person who will tolerate me. (Klein, 1/25)
NPR: Scientists Have Found A Way To Make You Less Attractive To Mosquitoes — No Chemicals Needed
"Some people are super-attractors for mosquitoes," Riffell says, "while other people aren't attractive at all, and the mosquitoes will avoid them. "Now Riffell says he has come up with a way to teach mosquitoes to hate your smell so they leave you alone. "Swat them!" he exclaims. Just wave your hands and arms all around the buggers. You don't even need to touch them. (Doucleff, 1/25)
In other news, data suggests that there were women who were infected with Zika while pregnant but weren't diagnosed —
Reuters: More Birth Defects In U.S. Areas With Zika: U.S. Health Officials
The mosquito-born Zika virus may be responsible for an increase in birth defects in U.S. states and territories even in women who had no lab evidence of Zika exposure during pregnancy, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. Areas in which the mosquito-borne virus has been circulating, including Puerto Rico, southern Florida and part of south Texas, saw a 21 percent rise in birth defects strongly linked with Zika in the last half of 2016 compared with the first half of that year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its weekly report on death and disease. (Steenhuysen, 1/25)
Modern Healthcare: Zika Caused More Birth Defects Than Anticipated In U.S.
The incidence rate of birth defects "strongly linked" to Zika infection in areas with local transmission of the virus—which include South Florida, parts of south Texas and Puerto Rico—rose by 21% in the latter half of 2016 compared to the first half of that year. Birth defects considered "strongly linked" to Zika infection include such conditions as brain abnormalities, microcephaly, eye abnormalities and central nervous system dysfunction (Johnson, 1/25)


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Allen T. Lucas (July 20, 1917 — November 18, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician.

Lucas was born in Chandlerville, Illinois. He went to the Chandlerville public schools. He also went to the Phillips Exeter Academy  the University of Illinois, Northwestern University and DePaul University. Lucas served in the United States Navy during World War II. Lucas was admitted to the Illinois bar and he practiced law with his uncle Scott W. Lucas who served in the United States Senate. Lucas served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1955 to 1969 and was a Democrat. Lucas died at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

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Whatever you think of deployments, we can all agree that having our service member home is the ideal scenario. But deployments are part of the military gig. And as supportive significant others and spouses, we learn to survive while our loved one is deployed.
Most of us survive on the advice from those who have gone before us. But what if it's awful advice?
Does starting a new series on Netflix count as a project?
How can you do this and also eat cake? Cake is an important part of deployment. And wine.
Go back to your hometown!
Also a terrible idea. Everything that's fun would be more fun with the person who's not here.
Does anyone really eat the stale cookies I send?
Just be thankful it isn't Afghanistan!
"My husband's going to Afghanistan, so your deployment isn't a big deal–it's easy!" No. And no. And thank you, but NO. This is not helpful.
Let's be serious for a minute. Deployments are terrible for everyone, and there's no one right way to survive them. You do you. Love your spouse the best way you can. Take care of yourself and your family, and just try to get through it.
My advice? Lots of cake. And wine.
What's the worst deployment advice you've ever received? Share it in the comments so we can giggle and raise our glasses. Cheers!
I've had that one. People just dont get it. That was from my own family, too. I have also had, you should come out with us since you have the chance….um…really? No thank you. Not to mention the people telling me what my hubby should be making, as if its any of their business. Telling me I send TOO MANY care packages….um….no. That right NOW is the BEST time to buy a house….without your hubby…to get what you want…. really?!?! You just have to laugh!
The advice I hate the most is that we shouldn't tell him what's going on at home. Pretend we are all perfectly fine and nothing is wrong. I think it's B.S. He is my support system.
Great shot of Justin Timberlake. Very long ago, I was once a former Navy girlfriend. Shared music, packages, and recorded messages, lots of our favourite Rock N Roll even a bio of Robert Plant.
Ironic. I attended a local military wedding. My partner said something cryptic. Then in 1994, after seeing a newspaper photo, his beloved brother died in a peacekeeping friendly fire mission in a Black Hawk Army chopper in Northern Iraq. His widow had to fight for fair compensation from the Military to raise her young daughter. Thanks , Sue.


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"I don't have any friends." I remember saying to my mother, usually in a whiny voice.
"Have you tried to BE a friend?" she would ask, and then she would quote today's verse.
Too often my answer to that question was "no". I hadn't really been thinking about others and investing myself in their lives. Therefore, I did not feel that I had many friends. And the few times I had tried to reach out to someone, I often had ulterior motives. I would befriend the kid who had a pool or owned a movie that I wanted to see. I wasn't genuinely interested in them. My neighbor was an annoying little girl who was two years younger than I. But she brought Pudding Pops, so I played with her. See what I mean?
As time passed, I did better at being a friend, so I gained a few friends. But I found out that many people who claimed to be my friends, weren't genuine. Adversity unveils the truth about ourselves and about others.
We cannot overlook a big truth in this little verse. "A man that hath friends, must shew himself friendly. . ." Notice the word "must". It is a little verb with a large meaning. That word means "to be obliged to; should". If you want a friend, then you are obliged to be a friend. You will not have friends for long if they see that their concern for you is not reciprocated. That doesn't mean that we should begin keeping tally marks each time we do something for someone and they do something in return. It just means that in general, friends care for each other. It's a mutual understanding.
I want to invest in the friends God has given me. God has used people who live hundreds of miles away to uplift me in my darkest valleys, and I want to show my gratitude to them. But my relationship with the Lord Jesus should take first priority in my life, above all human friends. I want to make Christ the subject of conversations and blog posts. I want to be closer to Him. I want to avoid that which displeases Him. I want to show Him – as much as my sinful flesh can – that I am His friend, too.
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Alderney Land Use Plan, Channel Islands
A framework to deliver sustainable growth and protect the rich natural and built environment and heritage
Alderney Land Use Plan
Peter Hoad Director, Resilience, Security and Risk
security-consulting@arup.com +44 (0) 20 7636 1531 London, local time - 13:25
Building and Development Control Committee, States of Alderney
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Economic planning Town planning Planning policy advice Geographic information systems
Alderney is the third largest of the Channel Islands, and home to around 2,000 people. Within Alderney's planning system, land is identified and development is guided through the Land Use Plan.
Arup undertook a review of the Island's planning system in 2014, and was subsequently commissioned to review and update the Land Use Plan. The States of Alderney has an aspiration to grow both the population and economic activity of the Island over the next twenty years, in particular the tourism and professional services sectors. The revised Plan will be the spatial expression of these aspirations, helping to guide sustainable growth over the Plan period.
Alderney has a unique environment, including a diverse and fragile island ecosystem and a human history spanning thousands of years. The revised Land Use Plan will also ensure these elements are afforded appropriate protection through planning policy.
Establishing a strong evidence base
Key to the development of the Land Use Plan has been the production of a series of evidence base documents on a wide variety of topics, including: Economic Development Strategy; Housing Strategy; Natural Environment Strategy; Built Environment and Heritage Strategy; and multiple public calls for sites for development or protection/enhancement. The production of the evidence base has involved consultation and input from a wide range of on-Island experts and stakeholders, and has brought together information and insight in one place for the first time providing an invaluable ongoing resource for the Island.
The Land Use Plan provides a framework to deliver sustainable growth and protect the rich natural and built environment and heritage.
Providing effective planning tools
Arup draws on international good practice to ensure that Alderney is fully equipped to make sound planning decisions. Alongside the planning policies contained in the revised Land Use Plan, we are producing statutory guidance documents for the Environmental Impact Assessment on the Island, and the process for determining major projects. Arup is also advising on legislative changes required to strengthen Alderney's planning system and ensure it remains fit for purpose for the future.
The first phase of the Land Use Plan review was subject to a Public Inquiry in Spring 2016 (supported by Arup), and was subsequently approved by Full States in July 2016. It is anticipated that the fully revised Land Use Plan will be subject to a Public Inquiry later in 2017.
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Unum Capital: Trading Desk Note + Remgro & Telkom
On Wednesday, the All Share Index closed lower by 0.53% to 55231, lead by declines in Sasol (-12.99%), Redefine (-6.70%) and Glencore (-3.28%). On the upside Assore, Clicks and Mondi added 3.24%, 3.82% and 2.61% respectively. This morning the Rand trades at R14.39 versus the US Dollar while Brent Crude is ldown by a 0.54% to $70.49 and Gold Futures trade at $1272. Today at 3pm (SA Time), the SA Reserve Bank's MPC is expected to announce it's decision on interest rates.
U.S. stocks fell for the third time in four sessions Wednesday, dragged down by makers of semiconductors after a U.S. federal judge ruled that Qualcomm illegally suppressed competition for cellphone chips.
Shifts in U.S.-China trade relations have swung stocks in both directions in recent weeks, with signs of easing tensions boosting risk assets and fears of an extended tariff fight hurting them. Chip makers reliant on trade flows and Chinese demand have been among the most volatile stocks, with the PHLX Semiconductor Index dropping 14% so far this month following a 35% rise in the first four months of 2019. It shed 2.1% Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 100.72 points, or 0.4%, to 25776.61. The S&P 500 declined 8.09 points, or 0.3%, to 2856.27. The broad equity gauge is up 14% for the year and 3% below its April 30 record. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite slipped 34.88 points, or 0.4%, to 7750.84.
Energy stocks also fell alongside oil prices Wednesday after government data showed a surprising increase in crude stockpiles last week. The S&P 500 energy sector shed 1.6%.
Fed Policymakers Pledge to Remain Patient on Rates
Fed officials agreed that a patient approach to monetary policy would likely remain appropriate for some time even if global conditions continue to improve, amid moderate economic growth and muted inflation pressures, minutes of the May meeting showed. The Committee also noted that it is prepared to adjust the size and composition of the balance sheet to achieve its macroeconomic objectives. – TradingEconomics.com
Technical Trade Ideas
Remgro: The share has retreated toward the lower boundary of a channel formation that has been in palce since June 2018, presenting a technical buy/long opportunity for short term traders. At it's last reporting period, the company stated that it's Instrinsic Net Asset Value per share was R230.23 which at the last close of 18307c represents a 20% discount. I am looking at a print below 17800c as an accumulation zone (with a secondary accumulation zone below 17650c, using a stop-loss of 17350c and a take profit target of 19180c.
Telkom: An analysis of the chart sees and review of selected technical indicators suggest that the Telkom share price may be ready to make a short term bearish reversal. Here's what I see: as per the daily chart, the MACD has made a bearish crossover, the Relative Strength Index turning lower and hovering just above the 50 level. As per the weekly chart: the Money Flow Index is at the lowest level since October 2018 (even though the share price trades at a two-year high). Pending MACD bearish crossover. At current levels, traders may want to position themselves to take advantage of a potential downside move in the share price, going short on a break below 8240c, using a stop-loss of 8600c and take profit target of 7660c.
– U.S. eases curbs on Huawei; founder says clampdown underestimates Chinese firm
The United States has temporarily eased trade restrictions on China's Huawei to minimize disruption for its customers, a move the founder of the world's largest telecoms equipment maker said meant little because it was already prepared for U.S. action. The U.S. Commerce Department blocked Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from buying U.S. goods last week, a major escalation in the trade war between the world's two top economies, saying the firm was involved in activities contrary to national security. Reuters
General Motors Co faces pushback over its request that U.S. regulators waive some automobile safety standards to make it possible to deploy a ride-sharing fleet of driverless cars without steering wheels or other human controls.
GM first made the request for a two-year temporary waiver on features like mirrors, dashboard warning lights and turn signals designed for a human driver in a petition filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in January 2018.
The largest U.S. automaker said it hoped to deploy no more than 2,500 modified Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles as part of a controlled on-demand ride-sharing fleet, likely to be based in San Francisco, by the end of 2019. Reuters
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Q: Prove that $|\sin(x)-\sin(y)| \leq |x-y|$, for all $x,y \in \mathbb(R)$. The title says pretty much everything.
I have found that $|\sin(x)|\leq |x|$, and i think that this pretty much implies the above mentioned, but im not certain.

A: notice that $$|\sin(x)-\sin(y)|=|2\sin(\frac{x-y}{2})\cos(\frac{x+y}{2})|\leq|2\sin(\frac{x-y}{2})|$$

A: Hint 1: Notice that the derivative of $f(x) = \sin(x)$ is bounded and apply the mean value theorem.
Hint 2: Alternatively, use $\sin(x) - \sin(y) = 2\cos\dfrac{x+y}{2}\sin\dfrac{x-y}{2}$.

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Composer/electric guitarist Noveller, synthpop chanteuse Glasser, and new classical chamber ensemble Victoire join forces to explore the sonic intersections of woman and machine, manipulation and composition. Sarah Lipstate (Noveller) conjures dense, sweeping soundscapes from her guitar that "call to attention all senses at once, to the point where even the word music seems somehow limiting" (Time Out New York). Through soaring voice and rhythmically driven melodies, Cameron Mesirow (Glasser) creates "a methodical, computer-tethered expedition into the vast, wild expanse of human feeling" (Pitchfork). Hailed as a "postmillennial Mozart" (Time Out New York), Victoire founder Missy Mazzoli composes diverse, hypnotic pieces that encompass indie rock, meditative electronics, and classical minimalism for Victoire's five virtuoso female players. The evening features solo sets from each artist and culminates in a collaborative finale.
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By RD Prajapati May 21, 2019
Port Blair airport announced the strict prohibition of taking photographs as soon as the plane landed, even then, all the passengers who were coming here for the first time, everyone had a strong desire to capture this new world in their camera, some tried, however, the guard immediately asked not to do it. Only after getting out of the airport, we could take some photos.
Andaman's earth was new to us, yet it did not seem like that it is an island surrounded by sea. After coming to the main road, trains, buses, motorcycles etc. were running exactly like that in the main land of the country. The roadside dhaba was very well-known. Locals were just like ours, because most of the people living here have migrated from the mainland and settled here. Primitive resident or tribals, of the six types of the Andaman, are in the very few numbers today and are currently in the protected areas of the nation.
Today was the first day in Andaman, so today the islands outside Port Blair could not be visited, because for the first day I had to give time only to Port Blair.
The main road outside the airport is called Lamba line, from here buses towards Aberdeen Bazar (the center of Port Blair) pass every minute, so there is no special requirement for auto-taxi. Even in the month of March, the sunlight is very scorching and humid weather in coastal areas, the same thing was here too, so the body was exhausted.
The hotel I booked was in Port Blair, in Phoenix Bay area just a kilometer away from Aberdeen market and a government bus stand. The main jetty from Port Blair, where the water ships depart for Havelock-Neil etc., is also just a short distance from the bus stand. To know the timetables of government ferries, I had to go to the Jetty first, so I got down at the jetty after 10-15 minutes sitting on the bus towards the market.
Port Blair's main and biggest jetty is named as Phoenix Bay Jetty. This is where all the long distance ferries, whether public or private, operate. Both government and private ships run from Port Blair to Neil and Havelock, while only government ships run for Long Island, Rangat, Diglipur etc. Neil-Havelock's govt ferries fares from Port Blair are less than four to five hundred rupees, but their bookings are not online, after going at the counter of Jetty, only up to four days before, you can buy tickets. For local people, there is a subsidy on tickets for these govt ferries, because of this, the prices of their tickets are only half as compared to the tourists. An identity card is mandatory for the ticket.
On the other hand, the minimum fare for private ships can be from six hundred rupees to two and a half thousand rupees, according to different categories. Macruzzz, Green Ocean, Coastal Cruise – These are three private services. The most important feature of private ships is that they can be booked comfortably online at home, you don't require to be in queue like government ferries. Government ferries can have difficulty in getting Neil-Havelock tickets in peak time, due to which the travel can be gritty enough, so private ferries are better in this case. Bookings for Maccruise and Coastal Cruise are from the same website www.makruzz.com, Green Osan's website is http://greenoceancruise.com/. Well you can also make a ticket from a third party agent website like https://trip.experienceandamans.com/.
I had already booked the ticket for Port Blair-Neil, and Neil-Havlock. I had two private ferries tickets, but to get the experience of government ferries, I thought that I can get Port Blair tickets from Havelock in the same way, but there was a problem in it too. Official ferries tickets are issued on a particular day, and there is no guarantee of availability, it is known that the return ticket for March 12 will be issued on March 10 only. Now at the same time, in travel, time is very precious, because of this, there was only one way to get rid of these hassles – booking again in the private ship. On the same day due to the unavailability of mobile internet, I paid for a return ticket to a local travel agent for Havelock to Port Blair return ticket in Makruzz, which was worth one thousand rupees.
I went straight to the hotel. It was seen in the Google map that the hotel is only seven hundred meters from Jetty, but it was more than that distance. Walking hard in the sunlight was quite a crazy job. Although Andaman is an island, the land here is not flat like other beaches. There are so many ways curved rams like a hill station, that is why you can enjoy the sea and the mountain.
After the entry into the hotel, there was a little comfort. Last night, I could not sleep properly, there was fatigue, but in my journey, my days were fixed to see all the places, because of this I could not waste time in the daytime.
On mobile, I just checked the incoming message. But it is known that there is no network of Jio here. Then, on a 2G network of Airtel, I started to test one day's net pack, but is was also not working. Internet and mobile service conditions in Andaman are very bad. The name of 3G is just BSNL's service but only the name. Airtel and Vodafone only offer 2G services, but they are worse. I also had a BSNL SIM, but probably no network of internet was working in roaming in Andaman.
There was great disappointment because of the breakdown of internet connection. Apart from the unavailability of the Internet, calling on the mobile was also difficult, even if Airtel had to make a phone call, it would have to dial 10 to 20 times. For the first time, BSNL's service was very better than Airtel. It was found that only the broadband service of BSNL is the sole hope of the whole of Andaman.
There was a strong sunshine at ten o'clock in the day, and at a distance of three kilometers from the Cellular Jail. I asked an auto owner to go to Cellular Jail? He asked for forty rupees, I gave thirty. There are lots of traffic on the roads of Port Blair and the buses also run very fast. Market area looks like a big city. Cellular Jail reached in a while. The month of March is the last month of the arrival of tourists, yet a lot of people could be seen on the ticket counter. Ticket price for going inside Cellular Jail is thirty rupees.
Cellular Jail- i.e. Kala Pani memories! As you all know, this jail has embarked the mark of the struggle of our brave revolutionaries during the Indian freedom struggle, this is the reason why even after being made by the British, we still save it as a memorial to this day. The word cellular means that this prison was divided into small cells and there was a separate secluded room for each prisoner.
Earlier this jail was made of seven buildings, the center was in the middle, but later some were demolished, just two buildings and the center were left. The sea is clearly visible by climbing the roof. Unfortunately, because of the atrocities of the British, the place from this beautiful place was given the name of Kalapani.
Hundreds of revolutionaries were being brought here from the mainland of India, hard tortures were given, and hard labor was also getting done by the prisoners, there was no way to escape because only sea was up to a thousand miles. Batukeshwar Dutt, Yatindranath Kakkar and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar were quite famous revolutionaries. On the name of Savarkar, it is also named Port Blair Airport. Inside there are many revolutionary models, hanging house, you can see each room in close proximity by going to jail recovered. All prisoners' names are also written on a board.
In the evening there is an hour-long light and music show, in which you can see that time's prisoner's life and learn about the cruel rule of the British. Light show ticket costs fifty rupees. On Monday, I left at six o'clock in the evening, there are three shows Hindi and three shows in English at seven'o clock in the evening. After watching cellular jail once a day, one should definitely come to see a light show in the evening, and I too had to come back again this day.
I gave the cellular gel for about two hours, then came out. Outside is a small park where statues of some revolutionaries, including Savarkar, have been made. The Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports complex, which descends below the stairs across the road, offers boats to go to Ross, North Bay, and Viper Island. There is also a Tsunami monument here. Time to go to Ross Island was over, and there was still a lot of time to see the light show at six o'clock in the evening. There was a lot to see in Port Blair, in which one is Chatham Ara Mill, which is the oldest jigsaw puzzle in Asia. Buses for Chatham are going on for a whole day, so there is no problem in reaching. Let's go Chatham Jigsaw now in the next post.
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If CERN was able to uncover the elusive Higgs boson in 2012 with only half the energy its Large Hadron Collider is capable of, why does it need so much more energy for its next set of experiments?
The 27km Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, will be operating at much higher beam energy when it restarts in April 2015.
Why is more energy important? "It all comes down to E = mc2," says physicist Josh Thompson, citing Albert Einstein's famous equation.
So far, the LHC has run at 8 TeV (tera electron Volts). That's the "E" (Energy). During this next run, the "E" will be 13 TeV.
"When we get more 'E' we can hopefully get more 'm' [mass] stuff coming out," says Thompson, a Cornell University post-doctoral research associate currently based at CERN. And not just more mass, but probably heavier mass, heavier particles that could finally prove the existence of "dark matter".
Astrophysicists tell us that the matter we can detect – stars, planets, broccoli, etc. – makes up only 5% of the universe. The other 95% consists of "dark energy" (about 70%) and the rest of "dark matter". But nothing is known for sure about this Dark Universe, except that it must exist – just as the Higgs boson was thought to exist, but hadn't been proven until 2012.
The proton collisions will restart in April. Already begun is the six-month process of cooling the accelerator's 1,232 giant electromagnets to near absolute zero (-271.3 C), enabling its niobium-titanium cables to achieve super-conductivity (zero electrical resistance), and thus to propel those speedy hundreds of trillions of protons per second around and around.
This cooling process requires lots of electrical power. Does that mean that when the CERN engineers threw the switch, the lights in Geneva flickered?
No, says Serge Claudet, the energy coordinator for CERN's accelerators. Nor did that happen in neighbouring France, even though CERN draws its power from Électricité de France (EDF). The power comes into the research centre's primary substation before being re-distributed to its various power nodes around the accelerator. Once the accelerator is cooled down, that part of the system actually uses relatively little power.
"We take energy to feed the magnets but once they are loaded, they can stay like that for ten hours without additional energy consumption," says Claudet.
After cooling is complete, the physicists and engineers "inject" the beam of protons into the accelerator. Propelling the beam takes more electrical energy.
Altogether, CERN consumes about 1.2 TWh (terawatt-hours) per year. At peak times, it's equal to about one-third of the power consumption of the city of Geneva. The research centre's annual electric bill is about 6% of its total budget, paid for by its 21 member states.
But what if the power is interrupted? Actually, this happens more than 30 times a year on average, due to anything from a thunderstorm, or a tree falling on a power line to a false instrument reading.
In 2011 there were two power outages of more than an hour, one due to a backhoe touching the line and causing a short-circuit. But usually these power interruptions last for less than 100 milliseconds before the system is automatically reset. This affects only the proton beams circling the accelerator, not less critical functions like cooling and ventilation.
But even these power breaks, lasting a mere fraction of a blink-of-an-eye, could damage the accelerator magnets, so if there is a fluctuation, "it's safer to send the beam to the dump in a controlled manner", says Claudet.
The "dump" is a steel-encased carbon cylinder – seven metres long, 70 centimetres in diameter - that absorbs the deflected beam. After such an event, the engineers need at least four hours to get the accelerator and four colliders (where the particles smash into each other and are detected) up and running again.
During the LHC's 2015-2018 run, Claudet will be watching energy consumption closely, looking for ways to improve energy efficiency while still giving the scientists the energy they need.
In 2011, CERN – one of the top five consumers of power from EDF – led efforts to organise the first workshop for energy efficiency among research centres. At that workshop, a few scientists still said that focusing on energy management "shouldn't be the priority for a research centre, and that energy should not be considered by scientists," says Claudet.
Among the energy management strategies CERN is considering: Minimising consumption at peak hours.
"For instance, if energy is more expensive on Monday morning, maybe we cannot run the accelerators on Monday morning," says Claudet. Also with an eye toward costs, in the coming months CERN is inviting bids for power from various European sources. But Claudet says price increases are inevitable, just as they are for private consumers.
The public should reap long-term benefits from CERN's energy-management innovations, thanks to its mission of freely sharing with the world the technologies it develops. (The World Wide Web was first developed here.) In fact, that's already beginning to happen with energy efficiency, says Claudet.
Meanwhile, the search for dark matter continues. "There are lots of candidates for what this dark matter might be," says Thompson.
Theoretical physicists calculate that there should be numerous undiscovered sub-atomic particles there in the shadows. One of them might be the gluino, a theorised particle that Thompson and his colleagues are looking for at the LHC's CMS detectorexternal link.
The gluino is one of the particles theorised to exist in the popular "Supersymmetry" modelexternal link of the Universe. Thompson has been hunting for the gluino since he arrived at CERN in 2009. No success yet, but that may be because it's heavier than what the LHC has been able to detect while operating at half the energy it was designed for.
"This increased energy we're going to get next year will make it much easier to make heavier particles," he says.
Which might be just what it takes to shed light on dark matter.
As experiments have increased since CERN's opening in 1954, so have its power needs. The original substation on the Swiss side of the campus (the LHC crosses the Swiss-French border), was replaced in the 1970s with a new one in France. Fed by the French electrical grid, EDF, it provides electricity for CERN when the LHC is running. The Swiss substation is used as a partial backup when the collider is down for maintenance.
CERN's collider just got more powerful Bill Harby in Geneva Sep 2, 2014 - 11:00 If CERN was able to uncover the elusive Higgs boson in 2012 with only half the energy its Large Hadron Collider is capable of, why does it need so much more energy for its next set of experiments? The 27km Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, will be operating at much higher beam energy when it restarts in April 2015. Why is more energy important? "It all comes down to E = mc2," says physicist Josh Thompson, citing Albert Einstein's famous equation. So far, the LHC has run at 8 TeV (tera electron Volts). That's the "E" (Energy). During this next run, the "E" will be 13 TeV. "When we get more 'E' we can hopefully get more 'm' [mass] stuff coming out," says Thompson, a Cornell University post-doctoral research associate currently based at CERN. And not just more mass, but probably heavier mass, heavier particles that could finally prove the existence of "dark matter". Be cool Astrophysicists tell us that the matter we can detect – stars, planets, broccoli, etc. – makes up only 5% of the universe. The other 95% consists of "dark energy" (about 70%) and the rest of "dark matter". But nothing is known for sure about this Dark Universe, except that it must exist – just as the Higgs boson was thought to exist, but hadn't been proven until 2012. The proton collisions will restart in April. Already begun is the six-month process of cooling the accelerator's 1,232 giant electromagnets to near absolute zero (-271.3 C), enabling its niobium-titanium cables to achieve super-conductivity (zero electrical resistance), and thus to propel those speedy hundreds of trillions of protons per second around and around. This cooling process requires lots of electrical power. Does that mean that when the CERN engineers threw the switch, the lights in Geneva flickered? No, says Serge Claudet, the energy coordinator for CERN's accelerators. Nor did that happen in neighbouring France, even though CERN draws its power from Électricité de France (EDF). The power comes into the research centre's primary substation before being re-distributed to its various power nodes around the accelerator. Once the accelerator is cooled down, that part of the system actually uses relatively little power. "We take energy to feed the magnets but once they are loaded, they can stay like that for ten hours without additional energy consumption," says Claudet. After cooling is complete, the physicists and engineers "inject" the beam of protons into the accelerator. Propelling the beam takes more electrical energy. Shortages Altogether, CERN consumes about 1.2 TWh (terawatt-hours) per year. At peak times, it's equal to about one-third of the power consumption of the city of Geneva. The research centre's annual electric bill is about 6% of its total budget, paid for by its 21 member states. But what if the power is interrupted? Actually, this happens more than 30 times a year on average, due to anything from a thunderstorm, or a tree falling on a power line to a false instrument reading. In 2011 there were two power outages of more than an hour, one due to a backhoe touching the line and causing a short-circuit. But usually these power interruptions last for less than 100 milliseconds before the system is automatically reset. This affects only the proton beams circling the accelerator, not less critical functions like cooling and ventilation. But even these power breaks, lasting a mere fraction of a blink-of-an-eye, could damage the accelerator magnets, so if there is a fluctuation, "it's safer to send the beam to the dump in a controlled manner", says Claudet. The "dump" is a steel-encased carbon cylinder – seven metres long, 70 centimetres in diameter - that absorbs the deflected beam. After such an event, the engineers need at least four hours to get the accelerator and four colliders (where the particles smash into each other and are detected) up and running again. Going green During the LHC's 2015-2018 run, Claudet will be watching energy consumption closely, looking for ways to improve energy efficiency while still giving the scientists the energy they need. In 2011, CERN – one of the top five consumers of power from EDF – led efforts to organise the first workshop for energy efficiency among research centres. At that workshop, a few scientists still said that focusing on energy management "shouldn't be the priority for a research centre, and that energy should not be considered by scientists," says Claudet. But just two years later, at a follow-up workshop, "everyone was going green," he says. "We are funded by public budgets, and we have to be respectful of these public budgets in our attitude toward energy." Among the energy management strategies CERN is considering: Minimising consumption at peak hours. "For instance, if energy is more expensive on Monday morning, maybe we cannot run the accelerators on Monday morning," says Claudet. Also with an eye toward costs, in the coming months CERN is inviting bids for power from various European sources. But Claudet says price increases are inevitable, just as they are for private consumers. The public should reap long-term benefits from CERN's energy-management innovations, thanks to its mission of freely sharing with the world the technologies it develops. (The World Wide Web was first developed here.) In fact, that's already beginning to happen with energy efficiency, says Claudet. "Some of our technology for super-conductivity is being pursued as a way to distribute power into dense cities to replace traditional power lines." Particle hunting Meanwhile, the search for dark matter continues. "There are lots of candidates for what this dark matter might be," says Thompson. Theoretical physicists calculate that there should be numerous undiscovered sub-atomic particles there in the shadows. One of them might be the gluino, a theorised particle that Thompson and his colleagues are looking for at the LHC's CMS detector. The gluino is one of the particles theorised to exist in the popular "Supersymmetry" model of the Universe. Thompson has been hunting for the gluino since he arrived at CERN in 2009. No success yet, but that may be because it's heavier than what the LHC has been able to detect while operating at half the energy it was designed for. "This increased energy we're going to get next year will make it much easier to make heavier particles," he says. Which might be just what it takes to shed light on dark matter. Changing requirements As experiments have increased since CERN's opening in 1954, so have its power needs. The original substation on the Swiss side of the campus (the LHC crosses the Swiss-French border), was replaced in the 1970s with a new one in France. Fed by the French electrical grid, EDF, it provides electricity for CERN when the LHC is running. The Swiss substation is used as a partial backup when the collider is down for maintenance.


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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using LiteDB.Benchmarks.Models;
using LiteDB.Benchmarks.Models.Generators;

namespace LiteDB.Benchmarks.Benchmarks.Queries
{
	[BenchmarkCategory(Constants.Categories.QUERIES)]
	public class QueryAllBenchmark : BenchmarkBase
	{
		private ILiteCollection<FileMetaBase> _fileMetaCollection;

		[GlobalSetup]
		public void GlobalSetup()
		{
			File.Delete(DatabasePath);

			DatabaseInstance = new LiteDatabase(ConnectionString());
			_fileMetaCollection = DatabaseInstance.GetCollection<FileMetaBase>();

			_fileMetaCollection.Insert(FileMetaGenerator<FileMetaBase>.GenerateList(DatasetSize)); // executed once per each N value
			DatabaseInstance.Checkpoint();
		}

		[Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
		public List<FileMetaBase> FindAll()
		{
			return _fileMetaCollection.FindAll().ToList();
		}

		[Benchmark]
		public List<FileMetaBase> FindAllWithExpression()
		{
			return _fileMetaCollection.Find(_ => true).ToList();
		}

		[Benchmark]
		public List<FileMetaBase> FindAllWithQuery()
		{
			return _fileMetaCollection.Find(Query.All()).ToList();
		}

		[GlobalCleanup]
		public void GlobalCleanup()
		{
			// Disposing logic
			DatabaseInstance?.Checkpoint();
			DatabaseInstance?.Dispose();
			DatabaseInstance = null;

			File.Delete(DatabasePath);
		}
	}
}


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Q: What are the properties of the modulus Is the modulus $\%$ commutative, associative, or etc? For example, can I do this:
Here is an equation I'm using:
$$h_1 = (a \cdot a \cdot c_1 + a \cdot c_2 + c_3) \bmod a$$
I put aside the modulus, so I can easily rearrange the equation:
$$a  \cdot c_2 + c_3 = h_1 - a \cdot a \cdot c_1$$
Here's another equation:
$$h_2 = (a\cdot a \cdot c_2 + a \cdot c_3 + c_4) \bmod a = ( a \cdot (a \cdot c_2 + c_3) + c_4 ) \bmod a$$
This is what I get after substitution:
$$h_2 = (a \cdot ( h_1 - a \cdot a \cdot c_1) + c_4 ) \bmod a$$
Any problems?

A: Yes.  Assume $\rm\ \ h_1 = (a^2 c_1 + a c_2 + c_3\ mod\ a)\ $
then $\rm\: mod\ a\!:\:$ $\rm\: h_1 \equiv a^2 c_1 + a c_2 + c_3\:$
thus $\rm\ \ \  a c_2 + c_3\equiv h_1 - a^2 c_1\:$
thus $\rm\ \ \ a(a c_2 + c_2) + c_4 \equiv a ( h_1 - a^2 c_1) + c_4$
thus $\rm\ \ \ ((a c_2 + c_2) + c_4\ mod\ a) = (( h_1 - a^2 c_1) + c_4\ mod\ a)$
Generally, as here, it is inconvenient to perform arithmetic using only normal forms (such as least equivalence class reps). Instead, convert to general equivalence classes, use general modular arithmetic and, if need be, convert back to normal forms reps only at the end of the computation. For example, to compute $\rm\:1/2\:\ mod\:\ 2n\!+\!1\:$ it is easier to choose any even rep of $1,\:$ for example $\rm\:2n\!+\!2\equiv 1,\:$ hence $\rm\:1/2\equiv (2n\!+\!2)/2\equiv n\!+\!1.$
This is familiar from fraction arithmetic. It'd be inconvenient to have to do all fraction arithmetic only with fractions in normal form (= lowest terms). For example, when adding fractions it is convenient to scale them to have a common denominator, then do the addition on these non-lowest term fractions, then, if need be, normalize the result to lowest terms.
The reason that equivalence class arithmetic proves smoother is that congruence mod m is not only an equivalence relation but is, additionally, an arithmetic congruence relation, i.e. it respects the arithmetic operations. This implies that all of the integer arithmetic laws (ring structure) are preserved in modular arithmetic. Thus we can apply all of our well-honed arithmetical intuition when performing congruence arithmetic, e.g. using identities such as the binomial theorem, differences of squares factorization, etc.

A: The modulus operation as you have it is certainly not commutative: the output is dictated by the second term. E.g., $ 7\% 3 = 1$ (because the remainder when dividing $7$ by $3$ is $1$), but $3\%7 = 3$ (because the remainder when dividing $3$ by $7$ is $3$).
It is also not associative: $(7\%5)\%3 = 2\%3 = 2$, but $7\%(5\%3) = 7\%2 = 1$.
It does not really distribute either, but it does have a similar property. Namely,
$$(x+y)\% a = \Bigl((x\%a)+(y\%a)\Bigr) \%a.$$
(For example, $(2+2)\%3 = 4\%3 = 1$, but $(2\%3)+(2\%3) = 2+2 = 4$, so you need to take the modulus operation again to get equality.
You can make substitutions. If $x\%a = b$, then for any polynomial expression with integer coefficients, $p(x)$ on $x$, we have that $p(x)\%a = p(b)\%a$.
The modulus operation is clumsy in general. What you really want to use is congruences (also known as modular arithmetic) instead, which are much better behaved and allow for much (but not all) of the usual manipulations that we are used to.


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Will Raytheon Abandon Cybersecurity?
It's a popular business, but not a very profitable one.
Rich Smith
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Two years ago, I critiqued Raytheon's (NYSE:RTN) decision to more than triple the size of its cybersecurity business -- at a very high price -- by buying Websense. Two years later, it looks as if Raytheon itself may be starting to rethink its move.
As Reuters reports, barely two years after completing its purchase of Websense and merging it with Raytheon's in-house cybersecurity division to create Forcepoint, Raytheon is already beginning to mull spinning off the division -- and getting out of the cybersecurity business entirely.
How Raytheon got into cybersecurity
This story begins back in 2015, when Raytheon agreed to acquire 80% of privately held cybersecurity company Websense for $1.6 billion. It was a complicated transaction, involving an intra-company loan and leaving part of the acquired company in the control of a private-equity firm. But the gist of the deal, as I wrote at the time, was this:
Just before Websense went private in mid-2013 [the company reported] $360 million in annual revenue, but just $23 million in profit. ... Raytheon's $1.6 billion cash purchase price works out to a valuation of more than four times Websense's last-reported sales ... and 70 times 2013 earnings.
At the time, Raytheon's own stock cost only 1.5 times sales and 15 times earnings. Paying nearly three times its own price-to-sales ratio, therefore, and nearly five times its price-to-earnings ratio, just to get bigger and faster in cybersecurity, seemed like a risky play for Raytheon. This was especially true, I thought, with the memory still fresh of General Dynamics' recent 2013 writedown of $2 billion in negated goodwill -- a writedown that was brought about by similarly ill-considered IT acquisitions. That fiasco cost one General Dynamics executive his job and caused the company to shake up its executive ranks to prevent a recurrence.
That Raytheon would risk a similar venture into IT, so soon after General Dynamics had gotten itself burned, seemed to be tempting fate. But how has it played out in fact?
Why Raytheon may want to get out of cybersecurity
Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows that, before acquiring Websense, Raytheon's cyber division was doing a bit more than $100 million a year in annual revenue. Immediately after closing the acquisition in May 2015, and integrating Websense into its new Forcepoint cyber division, Raytheon's cyber revenue jumped past $100 million every quarter. So if all Raytheon hoped to accomplish by acquiring Forcepoint was to get big in cybersecurity, well -- mission accomplished.
Profits, however, were another matter. In its first full year of owning Forcepoint, 2016, Raytheon collected $566 million worth of Forcepoint revenue and reported operating profits of $51 million from the division. So the business remained profitable -- but profit margin contracted even as Raytheon grew its Forcepoint revenue significantly.
It's also noteworthy that the 9% operating profit margin at Forcepoint, although not a bad margin in and of itself, falls far short of the 14.3% profit margin for Raytheon as a whole. Given that Forcepoint is about one-third less profitable than the rest of Raytheon, it's even less clear why the company agreed to pay a price-to-sales ratio nearly three times richer than Raytheon's own, and a P/E ratio nearly five times Raytheon's own, to acquire this inferior business.
Buy the rumor, sell the Raytheon news
Raytheon management may now be coming to the same conclusion. Citing an interview with German business newspaper Boersen-Zeitung, Reuters reports that Forcepoint CEO Matthew Moynahan has been talking up the subsidiary he runs, saying Forcepoint "could thrive were it to be listed separately," in Reuters' words.
Moynahan was quick to disclaim that Raytheon is contemplating such a spinoff at this time. But his comment still has the feel of a trial balloon, being floated in hopes of attracting interest from potential acquirers. The timing of the remark also seems propitious, coming as it does just weeks after a global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack grabbed headlines around the world, and in the midst of the similar Petya ransomware that struck Russia, Ukraine, and Western Europe last week.
If Raytheon really is looking to get rid of its underperforming Forcepoint unit, I can't think of a better time to do that than now.
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Goalless streak comes to an end!
Ladies win their penultimate game of the season to remain fourth in the league.
Woodley's first win and goals in five games came as a welcome relief in a game that the visitors had taken a deserved two goal lead only to nearly throw away the points as they invited Barton to put pressure on them.
From the kick off United were lively with Amie Benton at the heart of the forward play with her pace and desire to chase the ball down constantly caused the Rovers' defence problems.
The eighth minute saw Benton put the ball across the penalty area but no Woodley players were able to capitalise. Three minutes later United had to scramble the ball away from the goal area following a free kick which set Shelby Preston-Morris up on the counter attack that saw Carly Chilton dive full length to push the shot away for a corner.
Another Barton free kick resulted in Caitlin Levy shooting wide from twenty yards after the initial kick was cleared by Rosie Page-Smith.
Preston-Morris found Benton in the penalty area but the forward's shot was deflected for Chilton to comfortably collect. However, Benton was not to be denied and in the twenty ninth minute she shot pass Chilton after receiving a fine pass from defender Charley Evans.
Two minutes later Benton fired over from a tight angle as United started to control the game with Sarah Thompson key in midfield. Thompson headed an Ellen Surtees' free kick over the bar and saw Clinton collect her shot from twenty yards shortly afterwards.
Three minutes before half time Preston-Morris went on another run but her shot was deflected for another corner before United survived a panic in the final minute as poor defending led to them struggling to clear the ball, which they eventually did.
Four minutes into the second half a Preston-Morris corner was headed onto the crossbar with Page-Smith reacting first to poke the ball over the goal line.
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If you are having trouble with bad odor and allergens in your house, it's might be time to get a new dehumidifier. A good dehumidifier not only removes risks to your house building materials and furniture but can also alleviate health problems associated with humid environments such as sinuses and allergens.
HOmeLabs 30-pint dehumidifier is a good option you can turn to. We'll look at some of its main features so you can gauge if it can fit your indoor space, personality and price range of what you are looking for.
First, this humidifier covers a space of up to 1000 sq. Ft, meaning if the space you are looking to dehumidify is larger, you might consider looking at its larger siblings or elsewhere. If you have large rooms, you can also consider placing two of this at both corners of the rooms to achieve desired outcomes.
Its noise level is quite low for a dehumidifier, especially on low fan settings. This enables you to converse easily in the house without shouting and binge on your favorite Netflix show without even noticing it's there. If you can bear with white noise while sleeping, the hOmeLabs 30-pint dehumidifier will let you sleep comfortably.
Now, let's look at its dehumidifying capacity. Per every 24 hours, running at full capacity, this dehumidifier will absorb 4 gallons (30 pints) of moisture from your indoor space. Since its water tank's capacity is around 0.8 gallon, you will have to keep checking the level of the water absorbed so you can empty it. The appliance also has another way to relieve the stress of having to empty the tanks every so often through an outlet to connect it with a hose that can drain the water to a larger reservoir or to the house drainage pipe network.
It must also be noted that the hosepipe draining system works with the help of gravity as the dehumidifier does not have a pump. You will have to, therefore, consider placing it in a raised area from the reservoir.
The control panel is very user-friendly and hassle-free to navigate with its auto-shut and auto-restart features in case you are not around. Once the dehumidifier water tank is full, the appliance automatically shuts off to avoid overflowing of water which can damage the same floors and furniture you are trying to protect. There is also a timer in case you want it to run for a specified amount of time and a reminder to clean the filter. This appliance also saves settings in case there is power outage so you don't have to keep resetting the controls every time you power it on.
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This dehumidifier is well designed and for such a huge box, the design team really did put into considerations that it could be an eyesore to some people. The team, therefore, designed a stylish and sleek appliance that blends very well with any furniture settings.
It is also fitted with small caster wheels to enable easy movements if you want to move it to another spot in the room. It is also fairly easy to lift although we would advise extra care especially extra care when handling it.
The energy rating is high for this device meaning you can run it for the whole day and your electricity bill won't skyrocket significantly when compared with dehumidifiers of the same price range.
One of these goes for about $150 with an additional 2-year warranty in case anything stops working. You will also not have to replace the filter every often as it is washable and there is a reminder in case you forget to clean it.
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Small Water Basin: You will have to empty several times a day if you don't have a hose pipe you can connect for continuous drainage.
Runs quietly and works like a charm. The reservoir isn't as big as some others, but this unit runs quietly, has a sleek and modern look and works fine in my basement. It has an automatic shut off when in gets full. You can put it on a timer to run, or set it to continuous. Has several settings to choose from. I love it!"
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As you have seen, looking at its features, this humidifier is ideal for small spaces where the occupants need a stylish and elegant look to compliment the look of your furniture. Not many dehumidifiers are able to provide all these features in that price hence the hOmeLabs 30-pint dehumidifier is a high recommend from us.
If you are looking to cover a larger space, however, you might consider buying a larger appliance than this one.
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Brenda Bowlby
Brenda retired at the end of March 2015 as partner in the law firm of Hicks Morley LLP after a career of more than 33 years practicing employment, human rights and education law. Brenda was a member of the Advocate's Society and continues to be a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations; she was the inaugural chair of the Education Section of the OBA. Brenda has written books on Human Rights and Special Education Law, along with numerous articles in these areas of the law. During her career, she also provided pro bono services to various not for profit organizations. She spent 9 years as a member of the Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital Board of Governors during which time she served a chair of both JBMH's Quality Assurance Committee and Ethics Committee and represented JBMH as a member of the Board of Directors of the Brant Centre (nursing home). Brenda is currently also a member of the Board of Directors of the Carpenter Hospice.
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Tim is Senior Director of Programming and Community Relations at Cogeco Cable. In his role, he oversees 22 local television channels across Ontario and is involved in community initiatives in each of the municipalities that the company serves. A multi-faceted communications company, Cogeco Cable is the second‐largest cable operation in Ontario and Québec providing residential and commercial cable television, high-speed internet and telephony services. Cogeco is Burlington's largest local employer and has enjoyed a long relationship with the AGB.
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Jim is President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford which represents more than 120 sites across the region serving over 201,000 people in programs designed to nurture the potential of children, youth and adults. Jim is recognized for his commitment to partnership, community building and governance best practice. This vision for innovative partnership models in the not-for-profit sector has been realized through the Les Chater Family YMCA which was constructed and operates in partnership with the City of Hamilton, Hamilton Public Library and the YMCA. Jim has served as Chair of the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council, Chair of the Canadian Urban Group of YMCAs, Past President of the Hamilton Rotary Club, Past Chair of North American Metro YMCAs, and member of the World Urban Network of YMCAs.
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Kenna is one of the founding partners of Danyliw & Mann, a boutique firm that specializes in serving the business management, tax and accounting needs of the music industry. Danyliw & Mann is now one of the leading Canadian firms in the industry and represents several Juno and Grammy award-winning or nominated artists. Kenna is a Chartered Accountant who started her career with Coopers & Lybrand and also worked with Laidlaw and Pricewaterhouse Coopers before founding Danyliw & Mann. Kenna and her family are Burlington residents who have lived in the community for nearly 12 years. Kenna also sits on the board of the Sarah McLachlan Foundation and was on the board of the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute.
Sandra Edrupt
Sandra has had a long career with ArcelorMittal Dofasco and is currently Manager of Strategy & Business Planning. She has had a range of management assignments in Sales, Corporate Planning, Marketing, Quality Systems and Corporate Affairs. She has significant experience in leading cross-functional processes and projects, particularly those involving large- scale organizational change. Sandra's community work is extensive. In addition to serving as Chair of the Art Gallery of Burlington, she currently serves on the Board of Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital where she is Chair of the Quality Committee. In the past, she was a member of McMaster University's Foundation, the United Way's Citizen Investment Review Panel for Burlington and is Past President of the Greater Hamilton Wellness Foundation Board (formerly VON Hamilton Foundation). She is a recipient of the United Way's Volunteer of Excellence Award for her work on the Citizen Investment Review Panel for many years. She has served in leadership roles on numerous McMaster University committees including President of both the Alumni Association and the Association of Part-Time Students. She has received awards for distinguished service from both the Alumni Association and the Part-Time Students Association.
Paul MacDiarmid
Paul has been with RBC for over 28 years and is currently Senior Director, Global Functions Finance, where he leads financial performance management teams for the offices of the Chief Administration Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Human Resources Officer, as well as for Internal Audit, Corporate Strategy and other corporate expenditures, and global real estate. In addition to numerous roles in Finance, Paul has held roles in operations, sales and service leadership, training, and branch management. Paul has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University and a Specialized Studies Certificate in Human Resources Management through the Institute of Canadian Bankers (McMaster). Paul is an active member of the Art Gallery of Burlington and the Latow Photographer's Guild, participating in exhibitions and competitions and serving for several years on Latow's Board as Director and Treasurer. Paul was an active Scout Leader in Burlington for 10 years and spent several years with the United Way as a funding review volunteer and as a member of the United Way Agency Relations Committee.
Bob Pring
In addition to a successful career in the insurance industry, Bob has been an active volunteer and leader with the BAC and in the community for many years. He is President of the Sculptors and Woodcarvers Guild at the BAC, Chair of the Christmas Sale & Soup Bowl event, and Secretary of the Arts Burlington Council. His past volunteer leadership roles include: Head Coach at the Burlington Lawn Bowling Club; Publicity Director for the Burlington International Games; volunteer at the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Sound of Music Festival; and President of the Burlington Lawn Bowling and Leaside Lawn Bowling Clubs; President of the Society of Fellows, Toronto Chapter of the Insurance Institute of Canada; and a hockey referee for 46 years.
Allan Ramsay
Allan is the Principal and founder of Allan Ramsay Planning Associates Inc. Well known and highly respected in the Greater Toronto planning community, Allan brings nearly 30 years of experience in land use planning, policy development, development planning and public consultation. Prior to founding his own private practice, Allan held senior positions with the Town of Oakville and City of Burlington planning departments. His experience also includes undertaking community consultation and public meeting facilitation and providing mediation and negotiation services. Allan is a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners, the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and an active member of the Burlington Rotary Club.
Robert Redhead
Bob has been in the environmental business for over 30 years. He has considerable experience in working with stakeholders to identify and resolve issues in waste management and policy development. Since 2006, he has been Executive Director of Government Affairs for Newalta, responsible for policy liaison with all levels of government for the company. Prior to that, he was an independent government affairs consultant, advising governments and industrial operators on environmental legislation, regulation and policy development. He also managed government relations for Laidlaw Inc. and Tricil Ltd. Bob received a B.Sc. degree from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from York University Schulich School of Business. He is Chair of the Board of the Ontario Environment Industry Association, Chair of the Environment and Energy Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and Past Chair of the Canadian Environment Industry Association and the Ontario Waste Management Association. Bob is a recipient of the Environment Canada Award of Merit, the Distinguished Service Award of the National Solid Waste Management Association, and the Queen's Jubilee Medal.
Paul Subject
Paul is seasoned, senior executive and an angel investor in a number of industrial technologies in Ontario as well as President of STANMECH Technologies Inc., an engineering equipment company located in Burlington Ontario. Paul also mentors the CEO's of a number industrial technology companies throughout the Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton region and provides strategic advice and consulting services through Enhanced Performance Inc. Paul is a graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and a member of the Canadian Society for Senior Engineers. Paul has spent the last 35 years in senior management and senior technical roles in both large and small industrial enterprises including companies such as General Motors and Canadian Occidental Petroleum. Paul lives in Burlington and is a founding member and Secretary of the Angel One Network and sits on a number of Boards including a number of private companies and selected community organizations. His volunteer activities have included service on the Board of the Burlington Economic Development Corporation and support of the Burlington Community Foundation.


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Q: Paste but keep Destination formatting hi newbie here but remember you were once also. im having trouble heres my code but its keeping the sheet 1 text format when i want it to be like sheet 2 text and cell format
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Sheets("sheet1").Range("A1:A4").SpecialCells(xlConstants).copy
Sheets("sheet2").Range("A1:A4").End(xlUp)
End Sub

A: What you're looking for is PasteSpecial - here's he code cleaned up:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()

    Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:A4").Copy
    Sheets("Sheet2").Range("A1").PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks:=False, Transpose:=False
End Sub

A: If so, don't use copy, but set value to destination:
Sub Copy()
    Dim k As Range
    Set k = Range("Sheet1!A1:A4")
    Range("Sheet2!A1:A4").Value = k.Value
End Sub


3Be out at the stake-yards by rising of sun!
7Fifty head, if there's one, on the camp there they stand.
9The saints they'll be drafted and driven away!"
11Snatching whip, snatching spurs, where they hung on the nail.
18We sped, arrow-swift, for the heart of the night.
19Thud of hoofs! thud of hearts! breath of man! breath of beast!
22Churning up the black tide in the shallows like yeast.
25On scent of weak mother with puny calf drooping.
28Losing ground, falling back, creeping forward again.
33Moist silence of grasses and salty-leaved herbs.
38And into the face of the sombre night staring.
44Bare tendrils, back-springing, switch sharp on the knee.
51That they moaned as the breaking of waves on a bar.
56And made ready to fling the dawn-portals asunder.
60And light'ning the weight of the burdens they bare.
64A half-sob, and so fell, like an over-ripe pear.
68As we rode in hot haste from the incoming day.
78As if Burgess's cob followed hard on their rear.
86Neither made the least motion of hearing the sound.
98And let out her life in a warm crimson rain.
100And with sorrowing glances we gathered around.
117Had nothing to send in pursuit but a bullet.
120Only rode on the right of her lord till she died.
122Where she went who can tell? But we branded the calves.
The Bulletin, March 19, 1892.


A solid membership value proposition (MVP) is essential when attracting new members to your association. Prospective members are likely to refer to the association's MVP when deciding whether to sign up to your organisation or a competitor.
A well-written MVP should give the prospective member a clear understanding of what sets your association apart from its rivals, along with the benefits that members can enjoy by joining and contributing to the association.
When creating the MVP, it is useful to consider the following questions in order to determine how the association's values will align with a prospective member's needs.
Who are prospective members and what are their values?
You should have a clear idea of who your members are likely to be and what they value. This will help you to determine the membership value proposition for prospective members.
Can the membership value proposition be measured?
You should consider whether the proposition can be measured, such as via special offers, savings or discounts. This will give prospective members a clear understanding of how your association differs from its rivals.
Taking time to shape your own membership services is not enough if you do not know how they measure up against rival associations. You should compare the services and pricing of your offering with those of your competitors.
Understanding who your potential new member is will help you target membership services and costs more effectively. You could consider joining a professional body to aid your own development, which will benefit the association.
Membership in an organisation such as The Institute of Association Management could help you gain access to a professional network and events, along with mentoring. This is useful in providing an insight into how other associations work and sounding out ideas you may have.
In the digital age, your association will only look as professional as your membership management software. Having good-quality membership management software in place is essential in helping you to provide the services and benefits that you have offered.
The membership value proposition is only a small aspect of building and maintaining a successful membership association, but it is one that you need to take the time to get right.