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Browsing by Subject "Statistical mechanics"
Brownian-like kinematics of ball milling for particulate structural modeling
Doumanidis, C. C.; Kaabi, H. A. Al; Alzaabi, A. S. M.; Gunduz, I. E.; Rebholz, Claus; Doumanidis, C. C. (2016)
Ball milling motion has been previously studied through computationally expensive, off-line experimental video processing and numerical simulations by the discrete element method. This research establishes a more efficient ...
Electronic Structure and Thermoelectric Properties of Pseudoquaternary Mg2Si1-x-ySnxGey-Based Materials
Kutorasinski, K.; Tobola, J.; Kaprzyk, S.; Khan, A. U.; Kyratsi, Theodora (2014)
A theoretical study is presented on complex pseudoternary Bi-doped Mg2Si1-x-ySnxGey materials, which have recently been revealed to reach high thermoelectric figures of merit (ZT) of ∼1.4. Morphological characterization ...
Is robustness of stochastic uncertain systems related to information theory and statistical mechanics?
Charalambous, Charalambos D.; Kyprianou, Andreas (2005)
Fifty years ago, when Claude Shannon was developing the Mathematical Theory of Communications, for reliable data transmission, which evolved into the subject of information theory, another discipline was developing dealing ...
Charalambous, Charalambos D.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaCorrespondence Address: Charalambous, C.D.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprusemail: chadcha@ucy.ac.cy, 2005)
Charalambous, C. D.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaCorrespondence Address: Charalambous, C.D.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprusemail: chadcha@ucy.ac.cy, 2005)
Lopsided vortex cells in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates
Theodorakis, Stavros (2015)
The amplitude |Ψ| of the wavefunction of a repulsive Bose-Einstein condensate in a two-dimensional axisymmetric harmonic trap decreases as we go from the center of the condensate towards its edge. Consequently the wavefunction ...
New toolbox in ArcGIS for the reconstruction of missing satellite data using DINEOF algorithm: A case study of reconstruction of Chlorophyll-A gaps over the Mediterranean Sea
Nikolaidis, A.; Stylianou, S.; Georgiou, Georgios C.; Hadjimitsis, D.; Akylas, Evangelos (SPIE, 2014)
ArcGIS® is a well known standard on Geographical Information Systems, used over the years for various remote sensing procedures. During the last decade, Rixen (2003) and Azcarate (2011) presented the DINEOF (Data Interpolating ...
Relations between information theory, robustness, and statistical mechanics of stochastic systems
Charalambous, Charalambos D.; Rezaei, F.; Kyprianou, Andreas (2004)
The fundamental question, which will be addressed in this talk are the relations between dissipation, which is a concept of robustness, entropy rate, which is a concept of information theory, and statistical mechanics. ...
Charalambous, Charalambos D.; Rezaei, F.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Charalambous, C.D.Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canadaemail: chadcha@site.uottawa.ca, 2004)
Charalambous, C. D.; Rezaei, F.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, CanadaAffiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Charalambous, C.D.Sch. of Info. Technol. and Eng., University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur, A519, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 6N5, Canadaemail: chadcha@site.uottawa.ca, 2004)
The Toda lattice is super-integrable
Agrotis, Maria A.; Damianou, Pantelis A.; Sophocleous, Christodoulos (2006)
We prove that the classical, non-periodic Toda lattice is super-integrable. In other words, we show that it possesses 2 N - 1 independent constants of motion, where N is the number of degrees of freedom. The main ingredient ...


"We will need you as Crossers, and we will need you not only to be brave--but to be fearless." Mr. Darby paused, giving the scouts time to digest his words. Then he continued. "I want you to think before answering. Can you accept this challenge?"
Only weeks after their return from the Secret Zoo, Noah and his friends must go back--and face their biggest challenge yet. With monstrous sasquatches freely attacking the denizens of the zoo and the evil Shadowist at large, the fate of the world is at stake. As Crossers, Noah, Megan, Richie, and Ella would help protect the zoo from these dangers. But do they have what it takes to complete their training? And what other secrets are hiding in the shadows?
After returning from the Secret Zoo, Noah and his Crosser friends are asked to go back and join four teens known as the Descenders in protecting the zoo's inhabitants from attacks by sasquatches and from the evil Shadowist.


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Jered Hooker
Clinton, IL
Jered Hooker, a farmer from Clinton, Ill., began serving on the American Soybean Association (ASA) Board of Directors in Dec. 2017. He is the fourth generation on a farm that has been family-owned since 1875. His farming passion is to improve sustainable production through a coordinated mix of conservation, soil and plant health, and water quality.
Hooker joined the Illinois Soybean Association in 2006, and currently serves as treasurer, following two years as assistance secretary-treasurer. Also, he is the Illinois Soybean Association Liaison to the Illinois Corn Growers Association.
His other agriculture activities include director of FARM Illinois, farmer-director of the North Central Soybean Research Program, former secretary-treasurer of the Weldon Cooperative Grain Company, former finance chairman for Dr. John Warner Hospital Board of Governors, and a member of the DeWitt County Board.
Hooker served our country as a U.S. marine in Vietnam. He is a former college football coach. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Illinois.
Hooker and his wife, Jane, have four sons and six grandchildren.

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Bonhams latest to reschedule Asian art auctions after spread of coronavirus
Bonhams and Sotheby's latest to reschedule Asian art auctions after spread of coronavirus
Bonhams and Sotheby's have postponed Asian art auctions during New York's Asia Week until June.
A number of auctions have been postponed in New York but Asia Week New York (March 12-19) is scheduled to go ahead.
Image by Andreas H via Pixabay.
Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary South Asian art auction will remain as scheduled on March 16, with the pre-sale exhibition opening on March 11. However its remaining planned New York Asia Week sales will move to the week commencing June 22.
Sotheby's said it has no current plans to reschedule its Hong Kong sales in April.
Bonhams said its Asian art auctions in New York will be postponed until the week commencing June 22. Highlights from these sales will be on view from March 12-19, during the scheduled Asia Week events.
Bonhams' March sales in its Hong Kong saleroom will also be rescheduled.
In a statement Bonhams said it "regrets any inconvenience, but having assessed the global situation, we want to ensure the optimal conditions for clients".
Last week Christie's confirmed it had postponed its planned March Asian art auctions to June. However, its South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art sale will proceed as planned on March 18 in New York.
A Christie's spokeswoman said: "We believe these are the right decisions to take now to ensure the best sale environment on behalf of our consignors and our clients."
A spokeswoman for Asia Week New York said the event, featuring 37 gallery exhibitions and 17 talks, will proceed as scheduled from March 12-19.
Katherine Martin, chairman of Asia Week New York, added: "Due to the tragic coronavirus outbreak and the effect it's had on so many people, we understand the difficult decision that the auction houses had to make to respectfully accommodate their buyers. Our dealers will still present their exhibitions, which are free and open to the public, and maintain their schedule of gallery talks and receptions throughout the week."
The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has forced art fairs and auctions to postpone.
Last week Art Basel Hong Kong announced its 2020 fair will be cancelled.
Auction house HotLotz Singapore has also postponed an auction of Asian art.
Coronavirus: Sotheby's latest to change Hong Kong auction schedule
Christie's and China top NY Asia Week auctions
Classic Chinese works shine across New York Asia Week series
'Business as usual' as China tariff looms
Asia Week New York auction highlights including the Chenn Family collection of Chinese paintings at Heritage Auctions


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By Crystal K. Wiebe Wednesday, Jun 11 2008
The Fillmore
Old 97's perform on Tuesday, June 17, at 9 p.m. Admission is $25; call 346-6000 or visit www.livenation.com.
With music that's equal parts bar rock, power-pop, and classic country, an Old 97's show defies you not to have a good time. The guitars are always just twangy enough, the lovelorn hooks irresistible. Hence, the Dallas act's long-held status as one of alt-country's biggest bands. Singer and guitarist Rhett Miller can get a little too earnest, but he's a playful and intelligent lyricist. Among his best work with the band is "Designs on You" from 2001's stellar Satellite Rides. On that song, he pleads to a lover, "You can go ahead and get married/And this will be our secret thing/I won't tell a soul/Except the people in the nightclub where I sing."
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AIS aims to raise visibility, coordination of international student organizations
As the 2012 University of Wisconsin–Madison Homecoming Parade was about to begin, Mou Jian (MJ) Teo stood in front of his group's float. Adorned with flags from all over the world, the float had taken a lot of time and effort to build and now was ready for its debut.
Teo and other members of the Assembly of International Students (AIS), an umbrella group for international student organizations on campus, were set to mark a milestone: For the first time, an international student group was being represented in the homecoming parade.
At the last minute, however, they discovered that the brake lights on their trailer was not working, which made their float a safety hazard.
But the AIS team didn't let that setback keep them out of the parade.
Acting quickly, they moved many of the flags from the trailer to the flatbed of a truck, and then carried the rest by hand. As they walked through the streets, waving the flags, the homecoming crowd went wild.
"It was exciting, as international students, you know, bringing something through campus," says Teo, who currently serves as executive director of AIS. "People were cheering for us as well. That was a great thing."
Seeking a campus-wide level of recognition was what AIS set out to do when it began two years ago. Laurie Cox, assistant dean and director of International Student Services (ISS), brought the idea of AIS to UW–Madison from her earlier work in California.
"On my previous campus, there was a decades-old tradition of international student organizations joining together under the Assembly of International Students. They were the organization that helped bring all of the international student clubs together to plan campus-wide events and helped provide funding for joint or individual culture-focused events," Cox says.
"I advised this group for approximately eight years and felt this model would be especially appropriate for the rather decentralized UW–Madison campus," she explains.
The group started out small, but has slowly grown to 14, ranging from the Chilean Students Association to the China Economic Forum. AIS brings these organizations together twice a month to encourage networking among international student leaders, and to collaborate on events and promoting their groups to the larger campus community.
"They have been doing a great job in connecting us with other international-based student organizations on campus," says Wilson Teddy, public relations office of the Indonesian Student Association. "Through the AIS general member meeting, we get the chance to meet and share thoughts with other student leaders, as well as collaborate with them."
AIS sponsors events throughout the academic year. For Chinese New Year, the Chinese member organizations collaborated on an event, which drew more than 2,000 people.
As executive director, Teo wants to see AIS, which has a large concentration of Asian student groups, expand to get a better representation from areas throughout the world.
"Right now we are trying to reach out to as many organizations as possible, trying to provide support for them, helping them grow not only in funding but in marketing and events as well," says Teo, a senior studying actuarial science.
Born and raised in Malaysia, Teo moved to Madison for his sophomore year of college and joined AIS as the public relations director soon after he arrived.
"I wanted some exposure to how things run over here from a big-picture standpoint rather than going into a single organization, where you see it from a one-dimensional perspective," he says. "I wanted to see how things were run, so AIS seemed like a good choice for me."
He adds, "I like talking to people, I like meeting people. So this gave me a chance to meet people from across the country and all over the world."
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Zug, Switzerland – July 25, 2016 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending the marketing authorization for the use of ONIVYDE® (irinotecan pegylated liposomal formulation) also known as nal-IRI or MM-398, for the treatment of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, in combination with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV), in adult patients who have progressed following gemcitabine based therapy.
Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the region and there are limited treatment options available. In September 2015, the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) stated that use of MM-398 (ONIVYDE) when available in all countries, may be the best option for second-line treatment of these patients following gemcitabine-based therapy. Gemcitabine-based therapy is commonly used as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic disease or locally advanced disease who cannot be treated with surgery, or as adjuvant therapy.
The CHMP positive opinion is based on pivotal, Phase 3 NAPOLI-1 data that demonstrated nal-IRI combined with 5-FU and LV improved overall survival (OS) (primary endpoint), as well as progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) relative to the 5-FU and LV control arm (secondary endpoints). The most common Grade 3 or higher adverse events with greater than five percent difference in patients receiving nal-IRI and 5-FU and LV were neutropenia, fatigue and diarrhoea, and vomiting.
The CHMP's positive opinion will be submitted to the European Commission (EC), which is responsible for granting marketing authorizations for medicines in the European Union (EU). We anticipate a final decision later this year.
Pancreatic cancer is a significantly underserved disease in Europe and almost always fatal. Half of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are diagnosed at Stage 4, which is advanced metastatic disease and no longer curable. The disease has a five-year overall survival (OS) rate of three percent, and a median OS typically less than a year, as supported by real-world European systematic review. The only curative treatment for pancreatic cancer is surgical resection in the primary stage, which can improve five-year survival to 10 percent.
The signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer are non-specific, (common presenting symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, weight loss, steatorrhoea, and new-onset diabetes) and may not appear until the disease has spread locally or metastasized. Therefore, approximately 80 percent of patients are not candidates for surgery upon diagnosis.
Even though it accounts for less than three percent of all cancer cases, pancreatic cancer is the seventh leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and the third in Europe. Worldwide, pancreatic cancer prognosis is typically poor, with an estimated 337,900 new cases and 330,400 deaths each year.
ONIVYDE is a first-of-its-kind formulation (encapsulation) of irinotecan in a long-circulating liposomal form designed to improve delivery and the length of exposure of irinotecan. Studies have suggested that encapsulation helps to improve delivery of irinotecan to tumors, such as metastatic pancreatic cancer.
In the pivotal Phase 3 NAPOLI-1 study, nal-IRI demonstrated improved survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer after previous gemcitabine-based therapy. Gemcitabine, both as monotherapy as well as in combination, is commonly used in the first-line treatment of locally advanced and/or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, as well as in the adjuvant (treatment after surgery) and neo-adjuvant (treatment before surgery) settings.
Shire is responsible for the development and commercialization of ONIVYDE outside of the United States and Taiwan under an exclusive licensing agreement with Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACK). Merrimack currently markets ONIVYDE in the United States after having received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in October 2015 for the treatment of patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas who have progressed following treatment with gemcitabine-based therapy. Approval of ONIVYDE in Taiwan was also received in October 2015, where PharmaEngine holds the commercialization rights.
NAPOLI-1 is the first global, randomized open-label Phase 3 trial to show extended overall survival in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer after gemcitabine-based therapy through treatment with nal-IRI combined with 5-FU and LV. NAPOLI-1 was the largest Phase 3 study in this setting to date. Patients were enrolled at 76 sites in 14 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. The study evaluated nal-IRI (80mg/m2) in combination with 5-FU and LV administered intravenously every two weeks and as a monotherapy (120 mg/m2) administered every three weeks. Each nal-IRI containing arm was compared to a control arm of 5-FU and LV.
NAPOLI-1 met the following primary and secondary endpoints by demonstrating that nal-IRI combined with 5-FU and LV significantly improved OS,progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response (OR) compared to 5-FU/LV alone in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. In a pivotal analysis, nal-IRI plus 5-FU/LV demonstrated a significant increase in median overall survival versus 5-FU and LV alone: 6.1 months vs 4.2 months (based on a non-stratified hazard ratio [HR] of 0.67; 95% CI 0.49-0.92, p=0.012).
The grade 3 or 4 adverse events that occurred most frequently in the 117 patients assigned nal-IRI plus fluorouracil and folinic acid were neutropenia (32 [27%]), diarrhoea (15 [13%]), vomiting (13 [11%]), and fatigue (16 [14%]).
The most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥20 percent) seen with nal-IRI in combination with 5-FU and LV compared with 5-FU and LV alone were: diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, neutropenia, fatigue, asthenia, anaemia, stomatitis, and pyrexia. Early-onset (within 1 day of treatment) diarrhoea occurred in 30 percent of patients on nal-IRI combined with 5-FU and LV and was usually transient. Early-onset diarrhoea was accompanied by cholinergic symptoms in three percent of patients taking nal-IRI in combination with 5-FU and LV. Median time to late-onset diarrhoea was eight days following the nal-IRI dose. Alopecia occurred in 14 percent of patients in the nal-IRI combined with 5-FU and LV arm versus five percent of patients in the 5-FU and LV arm. Of patients taking nal-IRI combined with 5-FU and LV, 11 percent of patients discontinued treatment versus seven percent of patients receiving 5-FU and LV alone. No significant deterioration in quality of life was observed in patients in either arm of the study compared to baseline.
ONIVYDE is a registered trademark of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MACK), and used under license.
other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Shire's, Dyax's or Shire's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks outlined in "ITEM 1A: Risk Factors" in Shire's and Shire's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.


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We now have Non-GMO Raw Milk, Non-GMO Cheese, and Non-GMO Butter in our store in addition to our Non-GMO Eggs. Its located at 145 N Line Rd Stevens PA 17578. We no longer have an outdoor refrigerator, but have re-located inside... follow the signs.
Check out these retailers who carry our eggs. They help us to greatly expand our sales reach from Stevens PA to a much larger area.
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Hi Gianni, CONGRATULATIONS for passing the 730 exam! I've created a new group for the 731 exam. Use this group to open discussions or ask questions.
I'm not running this workshop, but depending on how many are interested, I can ask one of the DB2 student ambassadors at the lab to run it.


An exciting middle-reader adventure about a modern neighbourhood gang with all the charm of the Famous Five.
Mosquito Advertising is home from New York when the shocking news breaks: the government is banning advertising for soft drinks. All the work they've done to save Parfizz has been for nothing!
Katie is furious. Bans don't work, everyone knows that, and while the other soft drink companies weasel their way around the new rules, Mosquito Advertising plots to re-write them.
Katie reckons the key is to make ads for fruit as cool as ads for fizzy drinks. It's a great idea – all they have to do is convince the Prime Minister. But great ideas aren't always enough, especially when you're also dealing with paying clients, a missing kid, moody friends, shadowy enemies and a family set to triple in size.
In this new adventure, the world's first kid-run advertising agency discovers that sometimes the most important thing to sell isn't a thing, it's an idea.


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Government of Canada and Heiltsuk Nation collaborate to develop a local Marine Emergency Response Team Français
BELLA BELLA, BC, March 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Coastal First Nations have an intimate knowledge of lands and waters in their territory, and are often the first on the scene when there's an emergency on the water. When they are empowered to manage these environments, everyone benefits. Today, the Government of Canada and the Heiltsuk Nation are announcing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing both organizations to work together to enhance the Nation's role in marine environmental response within the Heiltsuk territory.
Under the MOU, the Heiltsuk Nation, in collaboration with the Canadian Coast Guard and Transport Canada, will further develop a Marine Emergency Response Team (MERT) pilot to support a community-based oil spill response within its territory. This pilot project will test concepts and inform future discussions about how to improve Canada's national oil spill preparedness and response regime.
A training plan will be put in place to prepare Heiltsuk responders in key competencies relating to spill response activities, and members of the MERT will hone their skills through exercises incorporating Heiltsuk geographic response strategies, as well as through on-water exercises led by the Coast Guard.
This collaboration and added community capacity will be a tangible step towards enhanced marine preparedness and response in the Heiltsuk territory.
"Indigenous peoples have been stewards of the natural environment for centuries and they are leading the way in ocean protections. That's why our government is working with the Heiltsuk Nation to develop a new Marine Emergency Response Team that will strengthen Canada's ability to respond to environmental incidents off the West Coast. Like all coastal First Nations, the Heiltsuk people have an intimate knowledge of the waters and coastlines we are protecting. Partnering with them is not just the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do."
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
"This agreement builds on the successes achieved through the Oceans Protection Plan by recognizing the Heiltsuk Nation's deep ties and knowledge of coastal waters and providing them with a role to play in local marine safety. Besides making local waters safer for vessels and the community, the work which will come from this agreement will create jobs for this coastal community."
The Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister, Transport Canada
"The Heiltsuk Nation has an obligation to take care of our territory, and this includes protecting it from oil spills. Developing a Marine Emergency Response Team is an important step towards fulfilling our vision of having full capacity to respond to pollution incidents in our territory."
K̓áwáziɫ Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor, Heiltsuk Nation
"We look forward to carrying out this important initiative that will ensure that our community's responders are prepared to protect our resources from pollution. This MOU signing represents progress in our collaboration with Transport Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard."
Wígvíɫba-Wákas Harvey Humchitt, Hereditary Chief, Heiltsuk Nation
In January 2017, Heiltsuk and Canada entered into the Haíłcistut: Framework Agreement for Reconciliation (the "Framework Agreement"). This Framework Agreement established a shared vision for reconciliation and identified the community priorities most important to Heiltsuk. In September 2018, Heiltsuk and Canada amended the Framework Agreement to include agreement to create a more collaborative, coordinated and efficient approach to marine response and oceans protection.
The MOU builds upon work accomplished through Canada's Oceans Protection Plan. Initiatives under the Plan are making marine shipping safer, better protecting marine species, and improving Canada's ability to prevent and respond to marine incidents. This progress is a result of collaboration with Indigenous peoples, coastal communities, the marine industry, and academia.
The Government of Canada is currently seeking input on the development of its new Blue Economy Strategy, which will outline a vision for Canada's ocean-related sectors and guide government actions and investments toward the goal of a sustainable, ocean economy.
Blue Economy Strategy
Protecting our Coasts - Oceans Protection Plan
Let's Talk – Oceans Protection Plan
Oceans Protection Plan Report to Canadians
Marine 101: How is the Oceans Protection Plan improving marine safety?
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SOURCE Canadian Coast Guard
For further information: Contacts: Jane Deeks, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 343-550-9594, [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]; Livia Belcea, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Transport, 613-991-0700, [email protected]; Media Relations, Transport Canada, 613-993-0055, [email protected]; Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor, Heiltsuk Nation, 250-957-7721, [email protected]
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Django Fellows, pyleus, logbook and much more.
Want to submit poster proposals for PyCon 2014? Time to start getting your submissions in, submissions are due November 1st. Also if you are looking to grab the discounted early bird tickets for PyCon in Montreal they are just over 50% sold out, so get yours soon!
The first Django Fellows have been announced, congrats Tim Graham and Berker PeksaÄŸ!
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Tool built on top of 2to3 to ideally make your Python 2 code more modern to eventually ease the updating to Python 3.
A set of tools that can be used by administrators of OSX machines to manage software installs on OSX client machines.
Simple high-level interface for manipulating audio.
A very simple way to find out which SSL/TLS ciphersuites are supported by a target. Click through for more detailed information and usage.
A simple/non-blocking HTTP server library.
A Python framework for developing and launching Storm topologies. Check out the blog post with more information here.
Build activity feeds, newsfeeds and activity streams.
A cli library that performs face-aware imaging cropping. Nice examples after the jump.
A cool logging replacement for Python. Still under construction.
Nice article demonstration how to build a CPU simulator in Python. The author sets out to create a simulator for Cardiac: the Cardboard computer , code and explanations inside.
Simple article for the simple basics of python interactivity and the awesomeness that is IPython so if you haven't tried it out yet. Great place to start!
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Galang Hendra Pratama (BIBLION YAMAHA MOTOXRACING) was phenomenal for a third day in a row at the Automotodrom Brno, flying away from pole at the start and securing his second race win in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship, after winning at Jerez last season. Walid Khan (Nutec- Benjan – Kawasaki) took his first WorldSSP300 podium in second with Borja Sánchez (ETG Racing) in third, in a race that ended early due to a red flag.
The Indonesian lost his pole lead momentarily to Ana Carrasco (DS Junior Team) at turn one, but two corners later the 19 year old was back out in front, quickly making space between himself and the near 40 riders behind. With Hendra Pratama running away at the front, the fight for second turned into a vintage WorldSSP300 scuffle to the line, with Carrasco defending her place from attacks by Scott Deroue (Motoport Kawasaki) and the surprising Maria Herrera (BCD Yamaha MS Racing), up from 17th on the grid.
A mistake by Carrasco put her at the back of a ten rider strong group of riders, with several more incredibly close behind. And with the riders gearing up for a thrilling race finish, it was suddenly all over: a crash in the back group forced a red flag, and with seven laps out of 10 having been completed (over two thirds of the full race distance) the race end was declared.
As things stood, Khan and Sanchez completed the podium, with Koen Meuffels (KTM Fortron Junior Team) in fourth, Glenn van Straalen (KTM Fortron Racing Team) in fifth and the returning Nick Kalinin (GP Project Team) in sixth. The red flag came at the worst moment possible for Carrasco, back in eleventh and out of the top 10 for the first time this year; she remains the championship leader, however, with Sanchez now second 20 points behind, and Luca Grunwald (Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team), tenth at Brno, falling to third one point below the ETG Racing rider.


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Why did the CPC lose October 21? Don't blame so-cons.
Since October 21 there's been much talk amongst the self-appointed grandees of Canada's conservative establishment about whether Andrew Scheer should remain leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). Most of that talk has focused on his alleged social conservatism. The narrative goes something like this: Scheer does not march in gay pride parades; he believes in traditional marriage and he's pro-life. The Conservatives lost the election because Scheer and the party are too socially conservative under his leadership, therefore he must go.
Scheer promised that his government would take no action on abortion if he became Prime Minister and that he would oppose private members' bills intended to change the status quo. On same-sex marriage, he reiterated his view that the marriage debate was closed – the same position he took at the CPC convention in 2015 where he declared traditional marriage to be "anachronistic" when calling for his party to move on.
Too socially conservative? Give me a break.
"Yes," the grandees will say, "but he didn't march in a pride parade. That's what sunk him. If only he had marched in a pride parade, he would have led us to political Nirvana."
The banality of this assessment is nothing short of breathtaking.
According to the grandees, voters who supported everything Scheer proposed and were embarrassed by Trudeau's antics and scandals voted Liberal anyway because Scheer did not march in a pride parade. What's more, there were enough of these voters that they were the difference between winning and losing?
Really??
The suggestion is laughable.
It's an illusion to think that "pro-choice" voters for whom abortion is the ballot question will suddenly support the CPC if abortion is 100 percent "off the table." They won't, because in addition to their stance on abortion such voters oppose almost every policy that could legitimately be described as conservative. The same is true of those who assert that they will only support a party whose leader marches in a pride parade. These voters too oppose almost every other plank in even a moderately conservative platform, rendering them inaccessible to the CPC regardless of whether its leader marches in pride parades or not.
In contrast to this, "pro-life" voters for whom abortion is the ballot question are highly likely to support a political party with even a modest pro-life agenda, even if they dislike everything else that party is proposing.
If that is so, you might ask, why did Stephen Harper adopt the same strategy vis-a-vis these issues in previous campaigns as Scheer did in this one? The answer is simple – he didn't.
Far from declaring the question of marriage to be settled, during the 2005-2006 campaign Harper explicitly committed that if elected he would put the matter to the House of Commons once more in a free vote. That commitment actually played a key role in the CPC victory in 2006.
With respect to gay pride, not only did Harper never march in a parade, his government stopped funding Toronto's Pride Festival in 2009, a decision that was loudly condemned at the time by a scandalized liberal press.
On abortion, while Harper did say that his government would not bring forward legislation altering the domestic status quo, he never promised that it would oppose such legislation if brought forward as a private member's bill. On the contrary, it was understood that such bills would be matters of free votes. Funding of abortions, in the meantime, was excluded from the Harper government's Maternal Health Initiative in 2010.
If what the grandees are saying is true, Harper should have been run out of office when Canadians went to the polls in 2011. Instead, he and the CPC were returned with a large majority. Even more telling, in all three elections won by the CPC under Harper's leadership, the party dominated in suburban GTA and even won seats in the supposedly impregnable 416 area code.
This is not speculation, nor is it ideology. These are historical facts.
There is another reason why one would particularly choose to not participate in a pride parade. Photos of politicians joining in the revelry are carefully stage-managed to avoid capturing images of what the general public would rightly regard as inappropriate activities. One need only search "pride, parade, nudity" in google images to get a sense of the sort of behaviour these politicians are endorsing through their attendance.
There are many things the CPC must do in order to return to power. Making a hard turn to the left is not one of them. With three mainstream political parties already fishing for votes on the left of Canada's political spectrum there is simply no room for a fourth.
If Conservatives want to win, they must look to the right, including on social policy. That's where the votes are. This does not mean abandoning voters who occupy the centre of the political spectrum, but the way to win the support of those voters is to stop chasing the centre and start defining it. This is done by resisting the temptation to join the radicals in their inexorable march to the left and defending and promoting sensible conservative ideas and policies, including on such issues as abortion and pride parades.
That was the key to winning in 2006, 2008 and especially in 2011, and it will be the key to winning in the next election as well, regardless of who the leader is.
Bluenoser Dee Thursday, November 21, 2019
My Dear Friend Joseph from 2002. CPC is not conservative. PPC is the only conservative party that promised to balance books in 2 years and have a smaller fed govt and get provinces back into strength not begging for equalization. To balance books and pay down our debt PPC would CUT CBC, corporate welfare, supply mgmt, funding foreign abortions and climate change. CPC would never do any of that. PPC only party that brought up abortion debate and created preborn.ca - bill to end late term abortions. 60 PPC candidates signed it. Canadian social conservatives are despised by CPC and had their chance to be heard and appreciated in PPC. #ScheerBetrayedBernier2x #KinsellaGate #PPCnoParisAccord #PPCnoAgenda2030 #PPCnoUNcompacts #PPCnoNationalBankruptcy #PPCNorthernSovereign #CanadaShouldHaveVotedPPC
Doug Miller Friday, November 22, 2019
Finding someone not afraid to publicly and vociferously oppose the ensconced powers that be which victimise certain parts of the Canadian population both geographically and economically would be a start. For the last few years, most of us have wondered if Canada had become a one party State. It shows all the symptoms thereof.
Craig D. Friday, November 22, 2019
This post hits the nail on the head. One wonders if the CPC insiders who are putting forth the 'too socially conservative' narrative care about winning general elections at all, or it their main purpose is to 1) advance their leftist social agenda, or 2) advance their own leadership ambitions. Either way I agree with Bluenoser Dee above that the CPC is not conservative when measured against other conservative parties in the Anglosphere. Which is why the PPC, hopefully targeting marginal CPC seats, is such an important addition to the Canadian political landscape. The more the PPC can eat away at CPC support, the more the CPC will have to return to their roots to succeed.
Unknown Friday, November 22, 2019
I thought the PPC was a Libertarian Party? I don't disagree that social conservatives are not embraced by the CPC. Not the OPC either. The Progressive wing seems to remain the power in the Conservative Parties. But that's just my opinion.
Optimist Saturday, November 23, 2019
This is a very sensible and accurate commentary, in my view. The allegations of "social conservatism" are used by the generally leftist media as a way to define away the legitimacy and acceptability of conservative candidates, as though the moral positions that they implicitly and explicitly take are unassailable. Most of the allegedly socially conservative views are in fact not up for legislative consideration in any case - they are absolutely phoney issues. Compare that to the genuine irresponsibility of the present government with respect to fiscal policy, economic policy, environmental policy, defence policy, immigration policy and ethical behaviour. If you want to get angry about a moral issue, think of how the Trudeau government treated Admiral Norman.
Why did the CPC lose October 21? Don't blame so-c...


Many a celebrity has made their mark on the jungle shower in I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!And it was Lisa Snowdon's turn when she slipped into a mismatched bikini to cool down under the waterfall in scenes yet to air on the ITV reality show.The former model, 44, displayed her hourglass curves in the vibrant two-piece, with a brightly patterned top highlighting her ample cleavage.Lisa's sporty bikini top was paired with triangle bottoms, featuring thick black strips at the hips.Her abs were on display in the flattering two-piece as she rinsed her hair under the falling water.The make-up free beauty, who has been relatively quiet in the camp so far, gave former I'm A Celeb contestant Myleene Klass a run for her money during her shower scene.
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Despite the former Britain's Next Top Model head judge's bathing session, it has been revealed that the campmates are prone to suffering from a horrible 'fungus' problem due to lack of hygiene.
Meanwhile, Lisa previously spoke candidly to her co-stars about how she felt she was too old to have children.'Not now' said Lisa, when campmate Ola Jordan asked if she wanted a family. 'It's a weird one because it's so hard. I left it kind of late. 'I didn't find anybody that I wanted to actually be with and I didn't want to have kids to just…"Have kids, said Ola. 'Yeah. I wanted that unit kind of thing,' Lisa admitted.


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Q: less command and syntax highlighting I need  to use the less command with the syntax highlighting of the vim command for python, C, bash and other languages.
How do I apply syntax highlighting colors according to vim colors for less command?

A: Syntax highlighting of less, works just fine on most *nix systems.
apt install source-highlight
export LESSOPEN="| /usr/share/source-highlight/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh %s"
export LESS=' -R '

On Fedora/RedHat based distros use /usr/bin/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh instead.
Even on Cygwin you can do it with the minor adjustment of the shell script path and installing with apt-cyg instead of apt.
However, using this drastically slows down browsing of large files. I suggest to use alias in such a way to only implement the LESSOPEN export above when needed, like this:
alias lessh='LESSOPEN="| /usr/bin/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh %s" less -M '

where the -M flag is convenient to also show filename and line number.
Also remember to copy the script into your bin path:
cp /usr/share/source-highlight/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh /usr/bin/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh

UPDATE: 2019-07-24
Apparently, on more recent Cygwin installs, you have the following files in your path:
source-highlight.exe
source-highlight-esc.sh
source-highlight-settings.exe

So now you also need to execute the source-highlight-settings.exe that will add the configuration file:
$HOME/.source-highlight/source-highlight.conf.

A: less doesn't support syntax highlighting.
vim, like all vi clones has a read-only mode called view which you can use to just view files.  it supports all features of vim including syntax highlighting.
e.g.
view filename.py

the main difference between view and vi is that view doesn't "lock" the file you're viewing by creating a .swp file.

A: I tend to disagree with Ingo, less can be taught to highlight syntax. Check out this answer on SuperUser. Basically, you have to install GNU's source-highlight (available in all major distro package repos), and then add the following to your .bashrc (or .bash_profile or what have you):
export LESSOPEN="| /path/to/src-hilite-lesspipe.sh %s"
export LESS=" -R "

However, note that source-highlight is not as powerful as vim's highlighter. Use whatever suits you best.

A: less cannot be taught to highlight syntax elements, but Vim can be used as a pager, i.e. a replacement for less. There are more advanced plugins, but the basic script actually ships with Vim ($VIMRUNTIME/macros/less.sh). For the full information, see Using vim as a syntax-highlighting pager on the Vim Tips Wiki.

A: After dabbling in some of the answers above, I think the most configuration-free solution is to just install and use vimpager.
It is available on github, homebrew, Arch (older version), AUR (latest), and maybe more.
After install you should be able to immediately use vimpager instead of less at your shell.
To utilise vimpager in other instances where less is used, you can change the PAGER variables your shell config  (.bashrc etc.) by adding:
export PAGER=/usr/local/bin/vimpager
export MANPAGER=/usr/local/bin/vimpager

The install paths may (need to?) be different on OSX, but this works fine on Arch linux.
You can then set an alias to always substitute less for vimpager, in the same file:
alias less=$PAGER

(As described at the github readme)

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But then it turned out he was just looking into the future to see himself dreaming about just looking into the future.
It's going to be really easy to keep this review short, because Next was nothing but a bad-looking waste of time.
When's the last time a good movie has pulled off an "And it was all just a dream" ending? Oh, right; never. Good movies don't do that. Next doesn't do this literally, but it is still very much a "None of this ever happened" sort of thing. You're right. I just spoiled the ending. OH NO. I don't think I ruined the movie, though. Cage and his ever-worsening hair-thing already did that for me.
He wants so badly to look like a badass, but it never happens unless he's being completely disguised behind a flaming skeleton exterior (Although that movie was no good, it wasn't the flaming skeleton part's fault). And he's really never successfully acted like a badass. I really hate watching him hurt himself like this. Then again, he's hurting himself all the way to the bank (Unless he gets paid a percentage of the box office returns).
So, yeah, I don't think I've got the stomach to ever try watching the new Bangkok Dangerous. One can only hope (And feel, deep in his stomach, that it's not going to happen) that Cage will stop trying to be an action movie star in these awful-looking movies. Next had the most ridiculous-looking trailer I've seen in a long time, and the movie lived up to that image quite enthusiastically.
Skip this one like a rock. By throwing the DVD into a lake, if you have to.
When he played John Travolta in Face/Off he was pretty good. The makeup in that movie was pretty outstanding as well. They really looked like each other.


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Judge to Castaneda: 'The narcissism is still there'
Updated: 3:39 PM PDT Aug 22, 2017
"I just didn't find the remorse to be genuine here. In fact, his statement perhaps one-third focused on the victim, and two-thirds focused on himself. Unusual in a defendant's statement at sentencing. It just tells me that the narcissism is still there," Judge Panetta said.


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Q: Update a passbook pass via php I created a pass via PHP and tried it on the iOS simulator and on my iPhone and everything is working fine.
Now I'm stuck with the task "update my pass" the problem here is that I don't get any payloads back to my Server.
I have a AlphaSSL Cert. on my Server running This is the JSON file for the Pass:
JSON:
{
    "passTypeIdentifier": "pass.com.XXXXXXX.musterkarte",
    "formatVersion": 1,
    "organizationName": "Melters Werbeagentur GmbH",
    "teamIdentifier": "XXXXXXXX",
    "serialNumber": "test",
    "backgroundColor": "rgb(240,240,240)",
    "logoText": "Hi, there!",
    "description": "testpass",
    "storeCard": {
        "secondaryFields": [
            {
                "key": "balance",
                "label": "BALANCE",
                "value": "$7.36",
                "changeMessage": "change your balance to %@"
            },
            {
                "key": "name",
                "label": "NICKNAME",
                "value": "hello"
            }

        ],
        "backFields": [
            {
                "key": "id",
                "label": "Card Number",
                "value": "test"
            }
        ]
    },
    "barcode": {
        "format": "PKBarcodeFormatPDF417",
        "message": "test",
        "messageEncoding": "iso-8859-1",
        "altText": "test"
    },
    "locations" : [
        {
            "latitude" : 51.222294,
            "longitude" : 6.792051,
        }
    ],
    "authenticationToken":"72aa48d08db9a379f147e38fb23a3901",
    "webServiceURL":"https://melters-server.com/passbook_update/"

    }

and this is my webservice index.php:

$request = explode("/", substr(@$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 1));

if (strtoupper($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']) === "POST"

    && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'])

    && strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'], 'ApplePass') === 0

    && $request[2] === "devices"

    && $request[4] === "registrations") {

    $auth_key = str_replace('ApplePass ', '', $_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']);

    $device_id = $request[3];

    $pass_id = $request[5];

    $serial = $request[6];

    // Catch the JSON post and decode it

    $dt = @file_get_contents('php://input');

    $device_token = json_decode($dt);

    $device_token = $device_token->pushToken;

    if (!$device_token) die('No Token Found'); // Token wasn't found

    $sql="INSERT INTO token (id, token) VALUES (1, '".$device_token."')";

    mysql_query($sql,$link);

    exit;

}

?>

The Problem is after I added a new pass to my phone, the database remains empty.
and I visit
https://www.melters-server.com/passbook_update/version/devices/deviceLibraryIdentifier/registrations/passTypeIdentifier/serialNumber
then I get this Infos in the Browser:
GET
443
Array ( [0] => passbook_update [1] => version [2] => devices [3] => deviceLibraryIdentifier [4] => registrations [5] => passTypeIdentifier [6] => serialNumber )

A: From your comment, it appears that your webServiceURL your server certificate is self signed or the certificate chain cannot be validated.
If I run your cert through this validator, it implies the latter.
In developer options on your test device (Settings->Developer), turn on "Allow HTTP Services" under PassKit Testing and use a HTTP webServiceURL, or alternatively double check the certificate chain for the SSL certificate on your server.


MIM activists damage Uttam's car, attack Shabbir Ali..
MIM party activists damaged TPCC President Uttam Kumar Reddy's car at Mir Chowk when he went to police station to know why Congress candidate Ghouse was arrested. Even, Congress leader Shabbir Ali was attacked by MIM workers. Protesting attack, the Congress workers led by Uttam Kumar, Jana Reddy and Bhatti Vikramarka staged a protest in front of the DGP office seeking action against MIM workers. Based on Shabbir Ali complaint, Mir Chowk police filed cases against MP Asaduddin Owaisi and other party activists. Meanwhile, KTR also consoled Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali whose house came under MIM activists attack.


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Schietmot uit het Nearctisch gebied
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You will learn that community service is an integral part of any given society. You will learn that it will in most cases make the people participating to be actively involved in the building of the community. So many people have decided to get involved in this particular exercise. It is however important to understand that community service does not necessarily mean that it has to be voluntary. This engagement is due to the profound benefits witnessed. It is however necessary that we understand what makes this whole engagement quite effective. Here are some of the pillars that make community service successful.
There has been a desire that services that were not previously found within the community be established. Choosing to expand the scope of services offered will often come with a level of desired gratitude. You will therefore be required to get the right people and resources to achieve this. It is important that you conduct an extensive analysis to unbridle the needs of this community. This will make it easy for you to plan an intervention or even an initiative. It is through this that you will be able to come up with a good organization to counter the challenges noted. It is possible for you to take any role that you find suitable in this project. The main goal will often be in the identification of a solution to counter this problem.
Some have also chosen to make the current services being offered more effective. You will note that this can only be achieved by enhanced creativity. You will note that there are instances where improvement of existing services will be met with a little resistance. You will always meet resistance, somehow. This is due to the fact that complete change will in most cases be very hard for a good number of people. It is necessary that you discuss with a few people consultatively such that the sharing of ideas is done before the final implementation. This will make sure that any adjustments necessary are made so that the transformation can be quite smooth. It is necessary that you keep in mind that this process might take quite a while.
You will also realize that the widening of the scope of the services that are being offered will often mean that more people will be reached. A good number of people will certainly appreciate this. This will in most cases need additional funding. You will note that this will oftentimes make these services accessible to a bigger number of people as well as make these services widely acceptable. There is a need to make sure that there is proper coordination. It will often ensure that the whole system is seamless.


I am a PhD student at University College London under the supervision of Dr Gabriel Brostow and Dr Jamie Shotton of Microsoft Research Cambridge.
My PhD is oriented towards efficiency in CNNs for use in computer vision, both in terms of inference and learning. More generally, I am interested in improving the current architecture and paradigms of neural networks as well as utilising techniques such as reinforcement learning to push the state of the art in AI.
Coding has been a great passion throughout my life, especially in C++ with CUDA and python. However, I have come to realise through experience that I don't just want to implement other peoples' ideas, but come up with my own. That is why I have chosen to start a PhD.
Apart from Machine Learning, I have a deep and detailed understanding of Computer Graphics, Computational Physics, Imaging, Data/IO, Multi-threading and GPU optimisation. I am proficient in C, C++, Python, CUDA, C#, html/js and lua.
I am second author on the paper "Interpretable Transformations with Encoder-Decoder Networks" (ICCV 2017). The paper can also be found on arxiv.
I am second author on the paper "Harmonic Networks: Deep Translation and Rotation Equivariance" (CVPR 2017). The complete codebase for both the core algorithms and tensorflow training environment can be found here and has received positive feedback since its release.
I was awarded a 20000$ grant for my proposal to teach computers how to use 'human' tools (such as Adobe Photoshop or SideFX Houdini) to create 3d models and sketches. More details about my grant proposal can be found here. Currently, I am working on the 2d 'sketching' part of this project, which aims to generate vectorised images from input photographs one brush-stroke at a time.
I have spent a large amount of time creating a dataset of annotated mouse motion from high-speed video footage. The results of our neural-network based trackers are currently being turned into a paper.
UCL contracted me for from September to December 2016 to create and design an interactive, real-time coursework framework. Using webgl, complex algorithms can be implemented and debugged in real-time. The result can be found at cg.cs.ucl.ac.uk. It was launched to very positive feedback in late 2016.
"Prioritised Experience Replay" (Tom Schaul, John Quan, Ioannis Antonoglou and David Silver, ICLR 2016).
"Handling large Datasets with Alembic and OpenExr. These slides demonstrate in detail the workings and API of the open-source alembic and openExr libraries.
"Neural Turing Machines" (Graves, Wayne, Danihelka 2014).
"Interpretable Transformations with Encoder-Decoder Networks"
This work has been published at ICCV 2017. It can be found on arxiv. Please see the project page for more details.
"Harmonic Networks: Deep Translation and Rotation Equivariance"
This work has been published at CVPR 2017. It can be found on arxiv. Please see the project page for more material.
"Integration and Visualization Public Health Dashboard: The medi+board Pilot Project"
This work has been published at the International World Wide Web Conference 2014. It can be found on the acm website.
"Simulating Organic Tissue with Position Based Dynamics"
This is my second MSc thesis for which I received a distinction award with 87. It can be found here. There are currently plans to turn it into a journal paper.
Please note that my first MSc thesis was a proprietary collaboration with industry and thus remains unpublished. It was awarded a mark of 90 and dealt with denoising for path tracing.
I have written a large part of the code for the paper "Harmonic Networks: Deep Translation and Rotation Equivariance" (currently submitted to CVPR 2017). The complete codebase for both the core algorithms and tensorflow training environment can be found here and has received positive feedback since its release.
I have been interested in advanced image denoising algorithms since working in this area for the Moving Picture Company, London. This repository contains my general c++ denoising framework, including a full implementation of the BM3D and Non-Local Bayes algorithms. It also includes code for making those algorithms interact with neural networks and is fully multi-threaded using boost.
Before moving all my neural network code to tensorflow, I wrote a training framework for torch which handles advanced IO and model processing. I have received special acknowledgement for its development in the paper "Unsupervised Monocular Depth Estimation with Left-Right Consistency" (Submitted to CVPR 2017). The code can be found here, and a detailed manual can be found in the corresponding wiki.
The main project of my second MSc project dealt with the simulation of viscoelastic tissue for surgical simulation. I was awarded high distinction marks of 87 for my thesis "Simulating Organic Tissue with Position Based Dynamics" under the supervision of Dr Danail Stoyanov. The code for this project can be found here. It contains classes for advanced data IO of deforming 3d meshes using alembic, and a solver capable of simulating 20000 tetrahedra at 200FPS on a Geforce GTX 680.
This is a short list of my academic history. Please note that more details can be found on LinkedIn.
I have most recently completed a (after multiple extensions) 9 month internship at Microsoft Research Cambridge in machine learning. This work concerned both designing new approaches for CNNs and efficient implementations of these in c++/python. We are currently finishing a paper detailing some of this work.
Additionally, I have worked both as an intern and software engineer in R&D at the Moving Picture Company (MPC) in London. This work was mostly c++ and carried out in an actual production environment which was at the time processing films such as Disney's 'Jungle Book'.
Research Intern Microsoft Research Cambridge (March 2017 – November 2017) (9 months). Publication Imminent.
Software Engineer - R&D MPC February 2015 – March 2015 (2 months). Contractual work to design & implement a new production de-noising tool for natural and digital images.
In the area of machine learning, I have expert knowledge of neural networks (most notably convolutional neural networks), as well as random forests and other classic approaches. I have a particular interest in reinforcement learning, (especially actor-critic models such as DDPG) and love to combine neural networks with such techniques.


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Published September 28, 2019 5:46 pm
Beto O'Rourke calls for Trump's resignation to 'allow this country to heal'
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said Saturday that the "single best thing" to unify the country would be for President Donald Trump to resign for his actions related to Ukraine.
"The best possible path, especially if you're concerned about a country that's never been more divided, perhaps more highly polarized every day, is for this President to resign, allow this country to heal and ensure that we come back together with the greatest, most ambitious agenda we've ever faced, none of it possible while he remains in power," O'Rourke said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.
U.S. House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry this week into Trump related to a whistleblower's allegations that he pressured Ukraine's President to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, another 2020 contender.
O'Rourke said Saturday that "beyond the shadow of a doubt, we now know that the President must be impeached."
He applauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for moving ahead with an impeachment inquiry and said he's "cautiously optimistic about the path that we're on now."
After his appearance on stage, O'Rourke was asked by a reporter if impeachment would further divide the US.
"This country is as divided as is ever been, is being driven further apart every day by this President," the former Texas congressman replied. "The single best thing to bring the country together would be Donald Trump's resignation."
O'Rourke acknowledged Saturday that "impeachment is not easy," but he argued that "it's the right thing to do" and that "ultimately, it will unify us."
"If we were, because of a fear of division, or the politics or polling of this issue, to desist in the necessary effort to hold this President accountable, we will, by extension, have destroyed any chance of this country being able to continue as a democracy," O'Rourke told reporters in Texas.
He said that Trump should step down in the same way President Richard Nixon left office in 1974 over the Watergate scandal before an impeachment vote in the House.
O'Rourke argued that Republican senators should "make clear to (Trump) that there is no way out of this" and lead Trump to "make that same decision" as Nixon.
A White House transcript released this week showed Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and Biden's son. There is no evidence of wrongdoing by either Joe or Hunter Biden.
Trump had acknowledged that Biden was mentioned on the call with Zelensky and later revealed that he had withheld military aid from Ukraine. But the President has denied any wrongdoing.
The phone call is what led, in part, to a whistleblower complaint made public Thursday, which includes allegations that Trump abused his powers to "solicit interference" from Ukraine in the upcoming 2020 election.
"I think what we should do is take a breath," said fellow 2020 candidate and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. "This is a very sobering thing, that we have the fourth president in this country's history that is spiraling towards a potential impeachment.
"We should go where the facts lead us, not where fears or hopes or, all that stuff should be seared away. Let's focus on doing what is necessary right now, which is the pursuit of the truth. More will come out."
Speaking to reporters after a campaign event in Virginia, Booker said in the case of former President Richard Nixon, "when the first controversy flared, when the scandal came up, everybody retreated to their partisan camps. But as more information came out, you saw profiles in courage of Republicans that stood up and said, 'No, this is wrong. This is a violation of the most sacrosanct ideals of our country and we're going to stand for impeachment.' That's why he resigned."
"I have faith in our nation. I'm going to wait and see," Booker said. "The most important thing right now is the public has a right to know what the President was doing with their public trust."
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You may have noticed my lack of blog posts the last couple of months, and thought I had forgot about my little space on the internet. The truth is that life just got in the way, work is hectic and up until yesterday I was living in my friends spare room hunting constantly for a flat of my own. Finally, everything has seemed to calm down and I am back and I moved into my new flat yesterday. I have missed blogging and almost got round to typing up a few posts but time got the better of me.
As I have been saving for a flat, I had to limit my spending but I couldn't help treating myself to some new foundation. A girl needs a pick me up and there is nothing that makes a girl smile quite like Chanel. I had heard a lot about the Chanel Perfection Lumière Velvet Foundation from all of my favourite beauty bloggers and was intrigued by its liquid to powder formula. I was in a foundation/base rut until recently and could not find a good foundation that would sit upon my oily skin without oxidising hours later. This stuff is literally perfection. It is a dream to apply and feels silky on the skin. There is no need to apply a powder and I find it stays around all day. The packaging is sleek and beautiful and I think this will soon become a Holy Grail product.
This would not be a Georgina Sparkles beauty post without a mention about a Lush product I am loving. The It's Raining Men shower gel is the most sweet and moisturising shower gel I have ever used. This honey and rosehip shower gel smells exactly like fresh honey and has a thick conditioning texture that is super softening on the skin. I am on my second bottle of this and will be repurchasing another when I am done with this one.
I have found an amazing brow product that has banished all my other brow products back to the makeup stash. When browsing (see what I did there) the Soap and Glory counter at Boots, I decided to check out their brow pencils and I picked up their Archery 2 in 1 Brow Filling Pencil and Brush. I have the shade Blonde Shell which gives my eyebrows a more natural finish than the light brunette pencils I am used to. I actually look forward to doing my eyebrows with Archery, as I used to think of filling in my brows as a chore.
Another Lush favourite comes from their recent Christmas launch and it is their So White Bath Bomb. It is a beautiful all white ballistic that smells of crisp apples. When popped in the bath, you discover the centre is pink and has a Rose scent. This one is inspired by Snow White with skin as white as snow and lips as red as a red rose, she is poisoned by an apple presented to her by the Evil Queen in disguise. This scent is also available in a shower gel for those who do not have a bath.
As for non-beauty favourites, I need to mention a few of my most loved items at the minute.
I picked up these mason jar cups from John Lewis for my new flat and I love them. They are quaint and quirky and I have been loving drinking my juice from them.
I have been loving the blanket scarf trend that has hit the high street and it is great for layering over wooly jumpers. My monochrome checked print scarf is from Primark and was a total bargain of £6.
So those are my current most loved items, what are yours?


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Hey everyone, I've got a quick post to share with you today. And I do mean quick, I just got back from vacation and walked in my front door 20 minutes ago and I am exhausted and ready for bed! But I had to share my latest drip marble creation with all of you before drifting off to dreamland.
To create this look I reached for the newly released colors from Sinful Color. There are actually 6 different colors here but a few of them were overpowered but the darker shades and didn't really show up.
The polishes I used are Rave New World, Positive Vibes from the Target LE tri, Sassy Lassie from this year's St. Patrick's collection, Unicorns R Real, Coco Bae and Forbitten Fruit which are core line additions this year.
Just like my previous drip marble manicure, I opted to show this one both glossy and matte. I honestly can't decide which look I like better. Although the glossy version is slightly ahead of the matte look for me on this one.
Although this look turned out a bit darker than I was expecting I'm still very happy with the results. This technique is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Have you tried this technique yet? Do you like the glossy or matte version better? That's all I've got for you today, now it's tie to unpack and settle in because I have a feeling reality is going to hit hard tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!


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Q: How to return a list using router in fastapi In the code, if it is done using (@app.post('/...')), it runs without any problems, but if it is done using (@router.post('/...')), it gives the following error;
TypeError: Cannot instantiate typing.Union
code:
router = APIRouter()

@app.get("/api/accounts/userslist/{domain}",
          response_description="List all users")
async def account_list(
    domain: str,
    credentials: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Security(security)):
    token = credentials.credentials
    if (auth_handler.decode_token(token)):
        domain = domains_db.find_one({'domain': domain})
        if domain == None:
            return JSONResponse(
                status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
                content='There is no user matching the requested domain.')
        else:
            accounts = users_db.find({'domain': domain['domain_id']})
            list_account = [AuthModel(**account) for account in accounts]
            return list_account

model:
class AuthModel(BaseModel):
    id: PyObjectId = Field(default_factory=PyObjectId, alias="_id")
    userid: UUID = Field(default_factory=uuid4)
    firstname: Optional[str]
    lastname: Optional[str]
    domain: UUID = Field(default_factory=uuid4)
    email: EmailStr
    phone: Optional[str]
    plain_secret: Optional[str]
    status: Optional[str]

A: Are you including the router in the app in your main.py file as described here: https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/bigger-applications/#include-the-apirouters-for-users-and-items ?


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Rejoinder to Scroll
National Health Authority rejoinder: 'Two weeks, not one week for feedback to health data policy'
Scroll.in responds: The authority announced the draft policy in a press statement on August 26, not August 20. The document was not widely publicised.
Sep 01, 2020 · 03:49 pm
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The National Health Authority of India sent the following rebuttal to an article published in Scroll.in on August 28.
This is to counter the incorrect portrayal of facts in your story "Indians get just one week to review crucial health data policy. The Centre's rush is undemocratic". The real facts are as under:
1. The Health Data Management Policy lays down the framework for secure handling of data in NDHM with citizen-centric approach being the key aspect.
2. The draft Health Data Management Policy was uploaded on 20/08/2020 for seeking feedback for two weeks and not for one week as has been stated in the news report.
3. All Government policies evolve as per the need of the society and changes in technology. This policy is no exception, and it is not correct to make it appear that the policy coming out will never be changed in future.
4. However, considering the feedback received, the date of seeking feedback via public consultation before the first version of the policy is finalized has been extended by one more week i.e. till 10th September 2020.
5. On perusal of various press reports it is seen that much of the criticism arises from the "Definitions" section of Draft Health Data Management Policy as published on NDHM portal. In this regard it may be noted that definitions in any policy/laws are always kept very generic/broad so as to cater to overall scope and take care of any eventualities. Definitions per se have no meaning unless they are seen in conjunction with the operative part of policy/laws and their overall design/objective. Various terms defined in the definition section of draft policy draw from various laws and bills such as Personal Data Protection (PDP) bill. The definition of term "Sensitive personal data" in the draft policy draws from Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 and Personal Data Protection (PDP) bill. By virtue of said definition, sensitive personal data includes personal data related to financial information, sexual orientation, political belief etc. However, nowhere in the operative section of the draft policy it is laid down that the said information will be called for.
Further the purpose of including said terms in the definition of "Sensitive personal data" is that the said types of information must be given highest level of privacy and security if ever encountered in the information ecosystem of NDHM. It is absolutely out of place to construe the same as intent for having said information in the NDHM system especially when there is nothing in the operative section of the policy to suggest so. The entire framework of Draft Health Data Management Policy is citizen-centric and no data can be captured, shared or used without the explicit and informed consent of the citizen.
6. The news report also asks the question of why Aadhaar is not used instead of creating a new Health ID. It may be noted that it is legally not permissible to make Aadhaar mandatory for creation of Health ID. Further, the creation of Health ID and participation in the National Digital Health Mission is purely voluntary for every individual and the Government does not intend to make it mandatory. In view of these facts, option has been given to citizens to create Health ID in both ways – either using Aadhaar or without using Aadhaar.
It is requested that Scroll.in edits the story to incorporate the facts above.
Scroll.in responds
The National Health Authority emailed a press statement to the media on August 26, announcing the release of the Draft Health Data Management Policy of the National Digital Health Mission for public consultation. The statement said the policy will be available for public comments till September 3.
The draft policy did not carry any time and date stamp. The National Health Authority had not previously publicised it anywhere, including its own website and social media accounts, the website of its parent ministry, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Press Information Bureau.
It is natural for news outlets, including Scroll.in, to go by the date of the press statement and conclude that the authority had provided the public just one week to review the policy and send feedback.
The fact that the National Health Authority has extended the window for public feedback by another week is an acknowledgement that it had shown undue haste in finalising a crucial policy.
In its rebuttal, the Authority claims media reports have inaccurately suggested that the government will be calling for information listed under "sensitive personal data". A tweet by the Press Information Bureau specifically claims that Scroll.in has reported that "the government is asking for 'sensitive personal data' for the registration of Health ID".
This is a gross misrepresentation. Nowhere has Scroll.in claimed so. We have accurately reported that the draft health data policy will govern the collection and storage of "sensitive personal data" of individuals, as the National Health Authority has itself said (see the highlighted text in the press statement above).
Further, Scroll.in's report has not asked why Aadhaar is not being used in place of a new health ID. The report simply cited T Sundararaman, a former director of the National Health Systems Resource Centre, an advisory body to the Union health ministry, who mentioned Aadhaar while questioning the need for a new health ID.
Contrary to the Authority's claims, Aadhaar is already mandatory in a range of health programmes, including a cash assistance programme for tuberculosis patients. In fact, the draft health data policy explicitly gives primacy to Aadhaar as the means to authenticate an individual's identity for the purposes of creating a health ID. "A Health ID may be generated through such means as may be specified by the NHA, and may be authenticated using a data principal's Aadhaar number or any other document of identification as may be specified by the NHA," the draft policy states, while clarifying that lack of an Aadhaar number should not prevent an individual from acquiring a health ID.
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Health Data Management Policy


Thomas Ehretsmann was born in 1974 and grew up in Thann, France. He completed his studies at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg in 1998 and has led a successful career in illustration since then. Notably, his work has been featured in the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Elle Magazine and various European and American books and journals. He received two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators of New York (2011 and 2019), and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators West (2013 and 2017).
In 2009, he spent several months in Norway studying with the internationally recognized painter, Odd Nerdrum. In 2016, his painting "Vacuum 2" was selected for the BP Portrait Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Honour guard pops farewell toast
By Stephen Taylor January 27, 2016 Updated: February 2, 2016 No Comments2 Mins Read
Ground of honour: Leanne Gomm and funeral director Ted Bull lead the funeral procession for her husband Murray Gomm through a guard of honour at Somerville Football Oval on Monday. Picture: Gary Sissons
A GUARD of honour was the focus of hundreds of mourners for businessman Murray Gomm at Somerville Football Oval, Monday.
The cortege did a lap of the oval – with the 40-strong guard popping cans of beer to toast the man whose family built the Somerville hotel and ran it for many years.
Ted Bull, of Ted Bull Funerals, said Mr Gomm oversaw the hotel's smorgasbord which was "the best meal in town with queues out the door".
Mr Gomm, 60, had been in good health until being diagnosed with colorectal cancer in December 2014.
Wife of 30 years, Leanne, said her husband was "born and bred" in Hastings and Somerville and had the area's history flowing through his veins: he was reportedly the great-grandson of the first white woman born in Somerville.
"We met at the hotel all those years ago and our families were friends," she said. "He was a lovely husband."
Mr Gomm – as did his pioneer family – lived his whole life in the district, following in his father's footsteps in running the hotel, and later breeding racehorses at Orkney Farm, corner Eramosa and Coolart roads.
He was president of the Somerville Football Club and a committee member of the Somerville Cricket Club, and regarded as fine player, official and all-round tireless worker for the club since 1967. An extract from genealogy website Familytreecircles said Mr Gomm was "merely following a family tradition" in supporting the club. In April 2010 it quipped: "The Gomm family has had a constant presence at the Somerville Football Club since the club was born in the 1890s, with Murray's father, grandfather and countless other family members heavily influential in the club's development.
"Congratulations Murray on being named this week's Bendigo Bank Local Footy Hero."
Mr Gomm leaves a daughter by a previous marriage, Belinda, 39, and a son, Riley, 18.
First published in the Western Port News – 26 January 2016


I don't fear spiders and while the mere thought of a snake disgusts me, it doesn't scare me. I'm actually scared of other stuff.
According to Wikipedia a phobia is an irrational, intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared stimulus. When the fear is beyond one's control, and if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders be made.
I fear heights. Even when I watch a scene in a movie my mouth goes dry and my toes start to tingle and my heart starts beating faster than normal. Remember that scene in Pretty Woman when Julia Roberts is perched right on top of the penthouse balcony? My mouth has gone dry just thinking about it and now I'm shaking at the knees.
I fear being drowned. This is thanks to that git Mr. Waweru in primary school when he pushed me off a springboard at the swimming pool in school and ensured that I feared putting my head under water for the rest of my life. That is NO WAY to teach a 7 year old swimming. He has scarred me for life.
I fear being suffocated. Yes I know there are fancy names for all my fears but I've got to explain them properly. I cannot sleep with my feet under the covers no matter how cold it is and I cannot wear socks to bed. I feel if my feet can't 'breathe' then I'll probably suffocate to death. Also I have a tendency to hold my breath in an elevator. I have no idea why I do it. I just do it. I got stuck in a lift once with someone with the WORST ever B.O. and I nearly puked the contents of my intestines in the elevator. Maybe it stems from that. I don't know.
I think these are my main fears. I've decided to go online and look into a proper list of phobias and see what suits my personality. One thing I don't fear is attention…!
I fear small rooms. getting locked in small rooms that is. very hard for me to be in lifts for a long time. I prefer using stairs where possible.
also I have this recurring dream where I'm trapped in a small box and it somehow finds its way into the ocean where I drown stuck in that damn thing.Hope that never happens.
I used to have a fear of heights. Somehow that went away when I went to thorpe park and went on one of the rides, can't remember which one or was it bush gardens?
I have a phobia of snakes. I've been told eating a cobra should sort that out. Apparently it tastes like chicken.
I thought I used to have a phobia of needles. Turns out I didn't and now I love having needles stuck in me drawing blood!!
I also have a phobia of growing old alone!!
I don't want to be surrounded by people that don't matter.
I just want that one person who just does something inside you. you know where the dil goes kuch kuch hota hain.
I'm not looking forward to having a mid life crisis that apparently all men go through.
Really enjoyed your list! We seem to have a couple of phobias in common.
We should make a movie and become rich and famous or just bake a cake I guess.
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We often talk about dealing with disruptions to business operations as "putting out fires," evoking images of harried frontline employees scrambling to identify and contain the cause of the problem. In reality, firefighters depend on extensive preparation and exacting procedures to ensure they can respond effectively and safely when emergencies arise. When the alarm sounds in the middle of the night, they are so well rehearsed, they are on the truck and en route in less than two minutes. Can you say the same about your company's ability to spring into coordinated action when disruptions occur or disasters strike?
If we learned anything from 2017, it should be that disruption and disaster take many forms, from hurricanes to data breaches to workplace misconduct, and can impact businesses in many ways — damaging property and infrastructure, financial status, operations, and brand reputation.
Business resiliency in the face of disruption starts with good governance practices and business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning is an essential element. Identifying potential disruptors, creating plans to ensure services and operations receive minimal impact, and implementing procedures to respond to disruptions are the first steps toward better governance.
The goal of business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning is to optimize the organization's ability to go from business interruption to business-as-usual as soon as possible. Given the complexity of digital technology infrastructure and supply chains, efficient recovery is not feasible without extensive planning and well-rehearsed procedures. Failure to thoroughly assess risks, model scenarios, and map out incident response can lead to tremendous losses. Too many companies have done little to none of this essential risk management work. Those who think it won't catch up with them are taking a big gamble; EY reports that 40 percent of businesses that experience a disaster go out of business within five years.
Last year's global cybersecurity attacks and massive breaches give board members a compelling reason to be more attuned to their IT risks and more focused on BC/DR. And yet the C-suite continues to struggle to communicate and plan for the risks their company could face in the aftermath of a disruption or disaster. It's not easy to formulate practical answers to questions like: How do you plan for the unpredictable? How can we plan to address the impact a business disruption would have on finances, operations, and relationships? What are the potential cascading effects of a service outage or disaster? Executives need to put better processes, systems, and supports in place in order to calculate what to expect when risk becomes reality, including downtime duration, services and products affected, remediation costs, revenue impacts, and regulatory obligations.
Many of these calculations and remediation and response plans can be made ahead of time. Instead of focusing solely on lower probability risks like natural disasters and power outages, pick common threats and risks, and run scenarios that align with your company or industry. Consider risks such as hacking, fraud, and vendor failure. Of course the topmost large-scale threats should be addressed, especially if your business is particularly vulnerable to hurricanes or geopolitical strife. In general terms, the surest way to optimize business resiliency is to identify, assess, and plan for risks in the following categories: cybersecurity fundamentals, internal threats, and third parties.
What Does Proactive Planning Entail?
It may sound futile to plan for the unpredictable. Yet this is what lies at the heart of integrated risk management — acknowledging that modern enterprises and the environments in which they operate are so complex and interdependent, they require comprehensive systems and processes designed to find, define, and mitigate risks on a continuous basis. Similarly, the concept of business resiliency encompasses not only BC/DR, but also preparation for the quasi-predictable stressors: growth and expansion, resource and talent shortages, infrastructure upgrades, disruptive technology innovations, and mergers and acquisitions. When this wider perspective drives risk assessment and planning, it becomes clear that BC/DR should not be solely in the purview of IT.
Business continuity planning, testing, and evaluation efforts should be continuously optimized across the enterprise. Controls should be implemented based on risk assessments and implemented through systematized processes that can be tracked and analyzed. Continuity planning should not be an afterthought – include it up front in contracts, negotiations, and acquisitions to address third-party risk. BC/DR plans should be kept up-to-date, incorporating software, infrastructure, vendor, personnel, and regulatory changes in addition to shifts in enterprise offerings, consumer priorities, and markets.
Many aspects and factors go into developing plans that effectively minimize the impact of negative incidents and optimize recovery time and procedures. It's essential to consider not only the negative event (e.g., a data breach), but also the cascading effects. Business operations depend on an ecosystem comprised of people, process, and technology controlled both internally and externally. While BC/DR plans are being executed, executives and risk managers will also have to address impacts on employees, customers, supply chain, health and safety, communications, and regulatory compliance.
Business continuity requires coordinated, all hands-on deck efforts, especially in times of opportunity, disruption, and disaster. This requires leadership from the top and initiatives that include a broad selection of business and operations managers. The effectiveness of BC/DR programs directly impacts brand reputation and revenue, putting them solidly in the realm of the CMO and CFO in addition to operations and IT security leaders. CTOs and product leads are involved through security-by-design, paramount now that attacks on IoT devices are increasingly widespread.
We can't continue to conduct business from a traditional mindset. It's high time to acknowledge the centrality of data and digital systems to everything we do. We can no longer afford to ignore business and IT risks or neglect the strength and flexibility of operational fundamentals. It's imperative for every enterprise to conscientiously develop business resiliency through integrated risk management, and to ensure that governance, risk management, and compliance activities are valued and prioritized across all enterprise functions.
Sam Abadir is the Director of Product Management at LockPath, a leading provider of governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) solutions. He has over twenty years of experience helping companies realize value through improving processes, identifying performance metrics, and understanding risk. Early in Sam's career he worked directly with financial institutions and manufacturing companies, helping them understand how risk management could be a competitive advantage. As a Sr. Manager at Deloitte he broadened his experience focusing on Global 2000 companies. In the past five years, Sam has worked with software companies like LockPath to build the tools that help companies harness the value of understanding and assessing risk.
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Great piece. It's definitely important to take all scenarios serious as it's better to be safe than sorry. I found this other resource on disasters and risk in business and continuity if anyone is interested.