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Q: jQuery .text() method returns empty string HTML code:

JS code:
$(document).ready(function () {
    function updatedDate() {
        var testDateUtc = moment.utc();
        var local = moment(testDateUtc).local();

        var updatedTime = moment(local).format("MM/DD/YYYY h:mm A");
        console.log('updated: ', updatedTime); // log: "updated:  12/20/2016 11:44 AM"

        $('#updatedTime_SalesTab').text(updatedTime);
    }

    updatedDate();
});

But I have only clock icon, span is empty. What's wrong with my code?

A: Just replace text with Html
 $(document).ready(function () {
    function updatedDate() {
        var testDateUtc = moment.utc();
        var local = moment(testDateUtc).local();

        var updatedTime = moment(local).format("MM/DD/YYYY h:mm A");
        console.log('updated: ', updatedTime); // log: "updated:  12/20/2016 11:44 AM"

        $('#updatedTime_SalesTab').html(updatedTime);
    }

    updatedDate();
});

A: try this, this works fine for me

$(document).ready(function () {

function updatedDate() {
        var testDateUtc = moment.utc();
        var local = moment(testDateUtc).local();

        var updatedTime = moment(local).format("MM/DD/YYYY h:mm A");
        console.log('updated: ', updatedTime); // log: "updated:  12/20/2016 11:44 AM"

        $('#updatedTime_SalesTab').text(updatedTime);
    }
    updatedDate();
});
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">

A: In my case this solved my problem:
$(document).ready(function () {
    updatedDate();
});

function updatedDate() {
    var testDateUtc = moment.utc();
    var local = moment(testDateUtc).local();

    var updatedTime = moment(local).format("MM/DD/YYYY h:mm A");
    console.log('updated: ', updatedTime); // log: "updated:  12/20/2016 11:44 AM"

    $('#updatedTime_SalesTab').text(updatedTime);
}

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Making a case for OT cybersecurity investment: How to present to the board
AnalysisBlogsEnterprise SecurityIndustry ExpertRegional NewsTop Stories
Paul Rogers | 18 September, 2019
Operational Technology (OT) is at a growing risk of cyberattack, bringing with it the danger of far-reaching and costly impacts. But OT in most traditional heavy industries and infrastructure facilities have been run in silos behind 'air gaps' for so long that the Board assumes they are safe from attack.
"Traditional approaches are no longer enough to secure heavy industry and infrastructure from cyberattacks," said Mike Bergen of GECI International, which specialises in advanced cybersecurity solutions for both administrative (IT) and industrial environments.
"The traditional 'air gap' between IT and OT is closing amid new business requirements associated with digitalisation, and this is increasing the potential attack surface and hence the cyber risk.
"We see a growing trend for ransomware and crippling attacks launched against key systems that keep infrastructure and societies functioning worldwide."
But motivating for additional spend on top of existing, traditional cybersecurity budgets can be challenging.
Bergen recommends outlining the significant risks the organisation could face in the event of an attack, including costly production outages leading to financial losses, catastrophic safety failures and environmental damage leading to potential liability issues, or theft of corporate IP resulting in a loss of competitive advantage.
GECI partner CyberX notes that the discussion with the Board around OT security should be framed as a strategic one, rather than a technology issue. Key factors to be considered are risk management and regulatory and compliance requirements – particularly in those organisations providing essential services such as energy, water, health care, banking and financial services and digital infrastructure.
Key metrics on system maturity and risk should be presented to the Board in an unambiguous, comprehensive and understandable way. These metrics should be directly linked to enterprise goals and strategies and clearly measure the consequences of alternatives. Importantly, potential financial losses should be modelled to present a financially based position statement on the importance of securing industrial and OT assets.
CyberX advises presenting to the Board with a focus on facts, risks, the future, and actionable plans; including a mapping of the current cybersecurity framework to an accepted maturity model. The Board should also be alerted to any known threats and the potential business risk of each.
"Thousands of attacks are getting through even the best organisational defences," said Bergen.
Mike Bergen, from GECI International
"The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) states that South Africa has the third-highest number of cybercrime victims worldwide, losing about R2.2 billion a year to cyberattacks.
"In the U.S. for example, 53 cities were hit last year by ransomware attacks, usually demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars to reinstate the victim's systems.
"In the first six months of this year, 25 to 30 more U.S. cities were attacked, and in August, 23 cities in Texas alone were hit by ransomware. Dozens of large and small companies worldwide have also suffered costly attacks recently. In this country, a much-publicised attack on Johannesburg's City Power was met with shock, particularly by electricity clients in that city.
"More than a month after the attack, they are still dealing with the damage caused. But that is just the beginning. South Africa is a wide-open cybersecurity target market. And as the doors close for cybercriminals overseas, they will be heading to our shores.
"It's no longer a matter of 'if', but 'when' you will be attacked."
Kaspersky to showcase B2B enterprise cybersecurity solution range at GITEX
Link11 COO on defending against the DDoS deluge from IoT devices

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This page (and the laser cutter procurement in general) has gone quite stale - it's proven to be a complex effort to arrange for a group purchase, logistics of purchasing the item, and then coordinating licensing/training requirements and enforcing only approved operators to use a machine.
Therefore, the MHV Committee is about to pull the trigger on a http://glowforge.com (basic model) using community funds.
The basic model is a Class 1 laser product, requiring no special operator skills or training, which better suits the current realities of our membership and attendance.
It's also only roughly $4,000 AUD after shipping and GST, but only for a few more days, in case you're wondering why we're rushing into this decision: it's currently cheap enough that we don't need to rely on member pledges.
To get the best possible value for money for the community, this has to be done ASAP as the Glowforge is currently discounted 50% but not for much longer.
Doesn't do fancy rotary axis stuff.
Requirements have initially been gathered from a mailing list thread in Jan 2014.
Be operable in a safe way with appropriate safety interlocks and access control to be determined.
Be able to cut wood and acrylic materials of varying thickness up to (or exceeding) 12mm.
We've identified that we need to raise approximately $9000 including port fees and taxes to facilitate this purchase. We'd really like to get as high as we can in terms of pledges before committing to purchase the selected unit.
Many members have indicated willingness to contribute funds towards the purchase of a laser cutter. Below is a table of names and pledged amounts. It is a rough indicator at this time to gauge interest and ability to contribute financially.
Andreas $200 You can never have too many lasers!
Thomas McMenamin $500 I really want this to happen!
Rene Konrad $150 Looking forward to it!
We could also raise money for maintenance/training by offering some limited cutting services to members who just want "one-off" jobs.
I've seen other hackerspaces (at least Metalab and Shackspace) solve this by having a money box next to the laser and charging people based on how long their job goes for.
We've discussed safety with a few external organisations and have sought to get copies of their safety documentation and procedures.
MHV will need to come up with appropriate procedures for use and maintenance of the laser cutter which will be based off other space's procedures and we will seek advice from appropriate government bodies about regulatory requirements.
We've reached out to Questacon for information about their safety procedures for their laser cutter, and will seek additional safety information from other spaces that have them to build a safety protocol for this device.
It is likely that use of a laser cutter will be by trained personnel or with supervision. We will need to train as many people as we can to make sure the laser cutter is available at most times.
Anyone got information about this?
Dickson College had their laser cutter delivered at the end of the last school year. I guess setting it up and operating will be the project for this school year. Talking to the person at Dickson College coordinating this project would answer alot of questions regarding management, safety, capability, and utility. - Jack.


BSM has launched a new group personal pension (GPP) scheme for its 370 retail and head office staff.
Under the scheme, which went live in September, staff will be required to contribute a minimum of 3% of salary to receive a matched employer contribution. For most employees, BSM will match up to 6% of salary. Members can also make contributions via a new salary sacrifice arrangement, which brings tax and national insurance savings.
The changes follow the sale of BSM from Aviva to Arques in February. The GPP has replaced a number of pension plans that were offered before the sale.
A communication exercise, conducted by Secondsight, is taking place this month. Employees at the firm's retail centres will be offered an individual telephone call with a financial adviser. Bristol-based staff will attend a presentation and will be offered a meeting with a financial adviser.


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Le Cacatoès de Latham (Calyptorhynchus lathami) est une espèce de cacatoès australien de la famille des Cacatuidae. Le nom scientifique du cacatoès honore l'ornithologue anglais John Latham.

Description

Un adulte peut atteindre 46 à  de longueur pour une masse de 420 à . Ce sont des oiseaux dont la couleur dominante chez le mâle est le noir ou le marron foncé avec certaines rectrices partiellement rouges. Les femelles sont de couleurs plus ternes avec des taches jaunes sur la tête et le cou, les deux rectrices centrales entièrement noires et les zones rouges des autres barrées de noir.

Les immatures présentent un plumage proche de celui des femelles mais avec peu ou pas de jaune sur la face et le cou. Toutefois, ils arborent des taches de cette couleur sur les moyennes couvertures.

Systématique

Sous-espèces
D'après la classification de référence (version 10.1, 2020) du Congrès ornithologique international, cette espèce est constituée des trois sous-espèces suivantes (ordre phylogénique) :

 Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus Schodde & , 1993 ;
 Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami (Temminck, 1807) ;
 Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus Mathews, 1912.

Distribution et habitat
Cette espèce peuple toute la partie côtière orientale de l'Australie.

Ces oiseaux vivent dans les forêts clairsemées et les régions boisées.

Population et conservation
La sous-espèce Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus, présente sur l'île Kangourou, a vu 75 % de son habitat détruit par les incendies de la fin de l'année 2019 en Australie. Elle a été déclarée en situation préoccupante.

Alimentation
Les oiseaux se nourrissent généralement de graines de filaos.

Reproduction
La ponte ne comporte qu'un seul œuf. L'incubation dure 28 ou 29 jours. Les jeunes demeurent 3 mois au nid.

Élevage
Connue en Europe depuis de nombreuses années, cette espèce a des difficultés à s'acclimater et à se reproduire hors d'Australie. De ce fait, bien peu d'éleveurs la détiennent. Seuls quelques parcs zoologiques de l'est de l'Europe maintiennent en vie pendant quelques mois ces oiseaux qui finissent par dépérir. La Suisse possède une petite souche d'élevage tandis que cette espèce est peu connue en France.

Galerie

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Références taxonomiques

Liens externes

Bibliographie
 Gimenez J.M. (2008) Perroquets, Perruches, Loris en captivité. Editions Prin, Ingré, 312 p.

Cacatuidae
Faune endémique d'Australie

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Reporting to the Administrative Office of the Courts ("AOC") Court Interpreter Program Coordinator ("Coordinator"), Court Interpreters perform a wide variety of language interpretation activities on an assigned and as-needed basis for the Delaware Courts and for parties to proceedings, including witnesses, defendants, attorneys, judges, other court personnel and the public. The AOC Court Interpreter Program is seeking to hire one full-time English-Spanish Court Interpreters to deliver linguistic services in primarily high-volume calendars in the Sussex County Family Court located in the city of Georgetown, Delaware (Sussex County). The selected candidate may be required to interpret in other courts and counties as needed and must have the ability to travel statewide.
In addition to completing an application and supplemental questionnaire, a resume MUST be included.
For general information on how to become a court interpreter in Delaware, please see the list of Frequently Asked Questions and the Qualification and Registration Process. Detailed information about certification exams can be accessed on the National Center for State Courts resources page.
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Applicants who do not possess these preferred qualifications may still be considered for the position if they are certified and possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the Job Requirements section.
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Must be able to deliver consecutive and simultaneous interpretation and sight translation at court proceedings and for other court-related programs in a manner consistent with the Code of Professional Responsibilities for Court Interpreters.
Must be able to translate at the direction of the Coordinator material which may include, but not limited to, court forms, website material, courthouse signage and scripts for telephone greetings and/or recorded instructions.
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Perform other language access duties as needed or assigned, such as providing general court information at an information counter to the non-English speaking public or assist with the Limited Legal Assistance program.
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Must be able to assist the Coordinator during meetings, presentations, trainings, and any other administrative duties that may be assigned by the Coordinator. This may include proctoring interpreter exams and serving as a mentor.
Must be a team player and able to maintain good working relationships with a diverse group of people. This includes communicating effectively with interpreters to plan coverage.
Must have good organizational and time management skills. This includes the ability to review the docket, receive calendar assignments from court staff/Coordinator, and accurately complete daily activity schedules, logs, or other documentation as required.
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Interpreter must be in good standing with the Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of Delaware.
Interpreter must complete a minimum of twelve (12) continuing education credit hours every two years.
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Clinton hits Trump, says real estate mogul doesn't understand government
Tom Vanden Brook
Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump as "reckless" on foreign policy and for failing to understand how the federal government runs.
Trump doesn't grasp that the skills needed to govern differ from those in running a business, she said in an interview with CBS' Face the Nation broadcast on Sunday.
"Maybe he just doesn't understand that running our government is not the same as making real estate deals," said Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee.
Clinton, who has a virtually insurmountable lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in her bid for the nomination, took Trump to task for comments he has made on foreign policy and national security.
Trump says he's not worried by opposition to him within GOP
Trump has floated the possibility of allowing Japan and South Korea to obtain nuclear weapons. Such "cavalier" comments about nuclear weapons, Clinton said, were "reckless and dangerous."
Clinton also criticized Trump for his suggestion that the U.S. target the families of terrorists.
"Those are war crimes," Clinton said.
On domestic policy, Clinton said she and Sanders agreed on "reining in bad actors" on Wall Street and raising the minimum wage. Trump, on the other hand, "doesn't have a view, he has a slogan."
Clinton also said she hopes the FBI probe of her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of State would be "wrapped up soon," and acknowledged it had been a mistake.
"I always took classified material seriously," she added.


Tamarod, the Egyptian movement which led the opposition to Morsi, is now calling to cancel the peace treaty with Israel.
Tamarod, the Egyptian movement which led the opposition to ousted President Mohammed Morsi, apparently now has a new target: the peace treaty with Israel.
Egyptian media reported on Saturday that Tamarod, which amassed 15 million signatures to a petition demanding Morsi's departure before the army ousted him in July, is now collecting signatures to a new initiative calling to cancel the peace treaty signed between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in 1979.
Tamarod's latest initiative, according to the reports, comes in the wake of what they called the "unacceptable U.S. interference in Egypt's political affairs." The members of the group are demanding that the Israel-Egypt treaty be put to a referendum.
The opposition movement is arguing that the agreements with Israel prevent Egypt from deploying large-scale military forces to the Sinai Peninsula which has been rampant with terrorists.
Egypt's army is currently engaged in an offensive in Sinai to curtail a surge in violence since Morsi was ousted on July 3.
The New York Times reported Saturday that Israel and Egyptian Defense Minister General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi have been in close contact throughout the latest crisis in Egypt.
Diplomats told the New York Times that Israel assured Egypt it did not have to worry about the U.S. threat to cut its enormous aid package to that country.
In response to the violence in Egypt this past week, U.S. President Barack Obama said that the United States "deplores" and "strongly condemns" violence in Egypt, and as a result is canceling U.S.-Egyptian military exercises scheduled for next month.
At the same time, Obama did not suspend other forms of aid to Egypt and said that U.S. "engagement" with the military government in Cairo will help Egypt make the transition back to democracy.


Paul Daigrepont had worked in the race car business much of his adult life, but then the downturn hit and he decided it was time to make a change.
So he bought a small boat-stand manufacturing business from Ohio, moved it to North Carolina, and CRC Marine Supply was born.
Daigrepont said the company he bought was Bill's Prop Shop in Sandusky. The owners were looking to close the business, so the timing was right.
Although he's in the process of building the company's product line, Daigrepont said CRC also plans to take part in upcoming Mid-Atlantic boat shows.
"We are also looking to set up dealers and distributors across the U.S. and plan to start marketing in that direction this spring," he added.


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Q: How to convert many mp3 files to wav files in python I know with the help of ffmpeg, we can convert an mp3 to wav file. But is there any code or function for automating the process. Which means I have many mp3 files, Instead of manually converting each and every file, is there any other option to convert all the mp3 files to wav files in a particular folder?

A: Install the module pydub
pip install pydub

Install ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

Use the below code to convert all the mp3 files
from pydub import AudioSegment
import os

# files
src_folder = "/home/user/Music/mp3"
dst_folder = "/home/user/Music/wav"

#get all music file
files = os.listdir(src_folder)
for name in files:
    #name of the file
    wav_name = name.replace(".mp3", "")
    try:
        # convert wav to mp3
        sound = AudioSegment.from_mp3("{}/{}".format(src_folder, name))
        sound.export("{}/{}".format(dst_folder, wav_name), format="wav")
    except Exception as e:
        pass

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Q: Theory Question: Speakers don't work unless I poke soldered points with screwdriver In case you couldn't tell by the title, I don't really have any idea what I'm doing with electronics. Something happened though, and I am really curious about it. Don't know how to ask it specifically, so here's the backstory.
I brought out some old speakers from storage. I plugged them in, and they didn't work. However, if I turned, twisted, and pulled the volume turner just right, the speakers would start working. Usually only one worked, and the other was staticy, but which one was working would switch back and forth. After using them like that for about a month, I decided I had enough and took it apart to see if there was a loose part with the volume knob. Everything was soldered down tight, and nothing was loose with the knob. With everything on, I poked around at the soldered points with my screwdriver and heard some loud pops from the speakers. Just like that, they started working again (not perfectly, but 100x better).
This leads to a few questions. Why does poking at soldered points make them work again? Does static build up overtime or something? Also, is this dangerous to do again? The screwdriver is insulated, and I'm not touching any metal with either hand, so why is there any effect at all?
The speakers started acting up again recently, and the same solution worked once more.

A: Most volume controls have the terminals rivetted to the resistive track. Turning the volume control up and down a few hundred times (especially if it has the in-off switch in it) or pushing and pulling it loosens the rivets and the resistive track disconnects until something (your screwdriver) moves it a little.
My Sony Walkmans and clock radios had that problem.

A: There's a hairline crack somewhere really close to the part that you poke to make things work.  The crack is either at the solder joint itself, or it's on the circuit trace close by -- probably at the point where the solder ends, because that would be a high-stress point.
Very close examination of the affected part, with the best magnifying instrument you have, may show you the crack.  Poking around with a continuity checker may tell you where the thing opens up -- or not.
If it's a crack where the wire goes through the solder or the solder goes onto the board, then de-soldering that joint, cleaning it, and resoldering it should make the thing work solidly, probably for at least as long is it worked before.
If it's a crack where the pad meets the trace, then you need to bridge it with a bit of conductive something.  A bit of component lead or a bit of fine solder-wick is usually what folks would use in this case.
If you can't figure out where the problem is or don't care to, and if the connection to the part doesn't have traces going off on both sides of the board, then you can kill all possible birds with one stone by desoldering, then soldering it back together with a bridge (i.e., that piece of component lead or solder wick).
If the speakers use transistors and ICs, then the highest voltage in there is almost certainly whatever the wall-wart that supplies the thing is rated for.  If that's 12V or less you're fine.  You're probably OK up to 48V, but that's getting kind of sporting, and it'd have to be a pretty hefty set of speakers to need that much voltage.


It all starts with positivity. Each morning before getting out of bed, think of 3 things that you are thankful for that has helped you become the strong person that you are today. With a positive mind, comes a positive life.
Mine are: 1. My amazing support system of my friends and family. 2. Believe it or not, I'm thankful for my Type 1, it has become a big part of me and it helps me prove to myself everyday how strong I really am. 3. The life I have been given to be able to try to reach my goals, make mistakes, and turn it into a positive learning experience.


This was a pretty decent week. Some fun things and it was a good week for work too. I put 3 new sign-up posts live this week, two book blitzes and one review opportunity. It you enjoy contemporary romances you might want to check them out :). I also did a bunch of assistant work, finishing up last month's work and I made a start on September's work.
And the Support the Troops Auction hosted by Anna from Herding Cats and Burning Soup ran this week. I donated a blitz and review opportunity. I sent out a newsletter to my author list and promoted it a bit on social media. It was fun to see people bidding on all the bundles in the auction.
On Wednesday I went out for lunch with my mom. It was fun, we talked a lot, she told me about her vacation, we ate some good bagels and I got some great gifts. Among which some chocolate and a new mixer (my old one was getting very old).
I also bought some new books this week and got a book from Netgalley that I was really excited about. It seems I have to be careful not to accept too many ARC's for October as I realized I already have 5 October ARC's at the moment, luckily I am almost done with my September ARC's and I already have read one of the October ARC's, so hopefully I can get them all read before the release day.
I only read one book this week, but it was a good one. For my evening book I am reading Rituals, which is pretty thick, so that will take me a while. I probably will finish my current ipad read today, so that will count for next week. I finished one of the jigsaw puzzle and started another one.
I only read one book this week, but it was really good. Curveball was a great start of this new series and I am really looking forward to the next two books!
– Until Love Finds You by Pamela Aares – New!
– Book Blitz: Until Love Finds You by Pamela Aares – 18 till 24 September – New!
– Book Blitz: Always With You by Hannah Ellis – 3 till 9 October – New!
I bought Two Against the Stars and The Release with my birthday money as those were books in a series I already started and I was eager to continue. Embrace the Romance is the second Pets in Space anthology and I am so excited for this book, I really enjoyed Pets in Space 1 and hope to dive into this one soon. I got it through Netgalley. The Courier's Code caught my attention in a newsletter and I decided to buy it as it was only $0.99.
Glad to hear you got Embrace the Romance as well :). I hope it's a good one!
It sounds like you had a good week 🙂 I'm looking at your peanut pasta recipe right now, I think I'm going to have to give that a go, it looks really good!
I hope you have a good week ahead, enjoy your new books!
Let me know how it turns out if you give it a go :). I really like that dish.
It was a good week. And it seems all the books I am looking forward to are releasing in October. But luckily I am done with most of my September ARC's so I can start on the October one snow :).
Wow, you really did have a busy week. At least they go by fast and you got to spend time with you Mom too. 🙂 Love the book haul.
I agree busy weeks do go by fast and it was fun to spend some time with my mom.
That sounds like a really full-on week. Great to have had a chance to catch up with your mother and I know what you mean about the arcs stacking up in September – I've also got more than I usually request for October, too! Have a great week, Lola:). Thanks to your lovely, informative email, I came to the decision that 11th October would be a good release date for the book – and I would also like to take the option of a 3 week tour, please. I'll be in touch with you tomorrow:).
It was a full week indeed. It was fun to catch up with my mom as I hadn't seen her in a while. It sure seems like a lot of books I am excited for are releasing in October. And now yours as well ;). I am excited to be organizing this blog tour for you!
Glad you had a good week and got to visit with your mom 🙂 I didn't know about the auction, but that sounds neat! And all the books in your book haul look great! Good luck getting to your Oct ARCs in time—I have faith in you!
It was a good week :). It's always fun to donate something to Anna's auction. I have read most of my September ARC's already so I can start on my October Arc's already.
The Couriers Code looks interesting. You got some great books. There are so many tours. How do you keep it all so organized.
Well it's my job to keep it all organized and organizing is something I like to do :). I agree the Courier's Code sounds great.
It was nice to see how the auction proceeded. Sorry to hear you were outbid. Some things sure went away for a lot of money.
My TBR calendar is looking really good, if only I read more lol. I hope you're having a great week, Lola!
I am doing pretty okay with getting books read, but I just keep adding more :).
That's nice you got to have lunch with your mom. I hope you have a fabulous week and happy reading!
Thanks! It was a good lunch.
Glad you had a nice week. And I hope Rituals is good. One of these days I'm going to read more Kelley Armstrong.
Ritual is a good one so far. I really like this series :).
I would totally recommend the Huntress of the Star Empire series, I got totally hooked on the series and I am currently reading the last book in the series. I can't remember the last time I read through a series that fast. I think you can get book 1 for free if you sign-up for the author's newsletter.
Always nice to have time with family, especially when tasty bagels are included! Have a good week Lola.
I agree :). It was a great lunch.
It sounds like you had a great week. That is nice you were able to spend time with your mom. My parents live 2 hours away and we plan to visit them next weekend. It's always nice to catch up on things in person instead of over the phone. I hope you have a great week!
It was fun to spend some time with my mom as I hadn't seen her in a while. We do speak online often, but less often in person. I hope you have fun visiting your parents!
Glad your week was good for all things work. That's awesome! For September just starting, I'm doing pretty well on review books. I hope to get a lot read this week, so I can start my October review books soon.
I read most of my September ARC's so at least I can get started on the October ones early :). I hope you got a lot read this week!
Sounds like you had a great week. I hope this week is good too.
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Q: Why is Python's round so strange? My code:
  #!/usr/bin/python
  # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  print (round(1.555, 1))  # It seems normal
  print (round(1.555, 2))  # Why it is not output 1.56?
  print (round(1.556, 2))  # It seems normal

Output:
  sam@sam:~/code/python$ ./t2.py
  1.6
  1.55
  1.56
  sam@sam:~/code/python$

round(1.555, 1) outputs 1.6.
Why doesn't round(1.555, 2) output 1.56?

A: Straight from the documentation:

The behavior of round() for floats can be surprising: for example,
  round(2.675, 2) gives 2.67 instead of the expected 2.68. This is not a
  bug: it's a result of the fact that most decimal fractions can't be
  represented exactly as a float. See Floating Point Arithmetic: Issues
  and Limitations for more information.

A: Take a look at the documentation:

Note The behavior of round() for floats can be surprising: for example, round(2.675, 2) gives 2.67 instead of the expected
  2.68. This is not a bug: it's a result of the fact that most decimal
  fractions can't be represented exactly as a float. See Floating
  Point Arithmetic: Issues and Limitations for more information.

If you keep digging (i.e. click that link), you'll find an example similar to yours:

The documentation for the built-in round() function says that it
  rounds to the nearest value, rounding ties away from zero. Since the
  decimal fraction 2.675 is exactly halfway between 2.67 and 2.68,
  you might expect the result here to be (a binary approximation to)
  2.68. It's not, because when the decimal string 2.675 is converted
  to a binary floating-point number, it's again replaced with a binary
  approximation, whose exact value is
2.67499999999999982236431605997495353221893310546875

String formatting won't fix your problem either. The floating point number just isn't stored the way you'd expect it to be:
>>> '{:0.2f}'.format(1.555)
'1.55'

This isn't really a "fix", but Python does have a decimal module, which is designed for floating point arithmetic:
>>> from decimal import Decimal
>>> n = Decimal('1.555')
>>> round(n, 2)
Decimal('1.56')

A: From http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#round:
Note
The behavior of round() for floats can be surprising: for example, round(2.675, 2) gives 2.67 instead of the expected 2.68. This is not a bug: it's a result of the fact that most decimal fractions can't be represented exactly as a float. See Floating Point Arithmetic: Issues and Limitations for more information.

A: Using ROUND_CEILING decimal:
>>> from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR
>>> Decimal(1.555).quantize(Decimal('0.01'), rounding=ROUND_CEILING)
> Decimal('1.56')
>>> Decimal(2.675).quantize(Decimal('0.01'), rounding=ROUND_CEILING)
> Decimal('2.68')
>>> Decimal(2.665).quantize(Decimal('0.01'), rounding=ROUND_FLOOR)
> Decimal('2.66')


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Nungesser's Hanriot
On Display at the
Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, CA, 8-7-09
THE HANRIOT THAT WAS NUNGESSER'S
Charles Nungesser, called the "Iron Man" of the French Air Service in World War I, was one of the most reckless and courageous of all the flyers who took part in that aerial age, 1914-1918. By all accounts, those who knew him declared him to be a "fine fellow and an ecellent pilot." His bravery and skill as a pilot are attested to by his record of 45 enemy aircraft downed in action. That he lost his life in a peacetime attempt to cross the Atlantic by air, but a few days before Lindbergh won the Orteig Prize, was just one more episode in a very daring lifetime, but a great loss to the flying profession.
The airplane which Nungesser brought to this country following the War, for exhibition purposes, is still in existence, having been located, restored, and placed in the Air Museum in Claremont, California, by the author. It is the same plane used by Nungesser in scoring many of his e.a. destroyed, and this type was also used by the Belgians and Italians during the War, and by the United States Navy during and after the War. It is the Hanriot HD-1.
Nungesser came to be known as the "Iron Man" because of the many injuries he sustained in combat and crash landings while in the Air Corps. In all, he was wounded seventeen times, and his airplanes were severely damaged innumerably. He was awarded many decorations and at war's end, was the third ranking French flyer of the War in numbers of the enemy downed.
In 1925 Nungesser and two other French pilots brought the Hanriot of this story, and a Nieuport 18 and a Potez, to the United States to embark on a barnstorming career lasting nearly three years, doing stunting at county fairs, air races, and wherever crowds could be gathered together for charter flights or dollar rides.
In 1925 Nungesser took part in the first aviaiton motion picture thriller made foll\owing the Great War. It was "The Sky Raider," and both Hanriot and the Nieuport were used. When the picture was completed, Nungesser arranged to travel with it on a nation-wide tour from New York to San Diego, doing stunts every day over the city where the picture was being shown, to attract attention to
BY ED MALONEY
The tour almost ended at Denver, Colorado, when a weld broke loose at the motor mount and the airplane began to shake violently. Nungesser landed safely, but the tour was interrupted and the Hanriot was shipped on to Santa Monica, California. There it was repaired in the shop of A. J. Montee at Clover Field.
After his airplane was repaired, Nungesser continued stunting each day over the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood until the end of the picture's showing. The Hanriot was left in the care of Mr. Montee at Clover Field while Nungesser went of to plan for his trans-Atlantic flight in the spring of 1927 with Major Francis Coli.
For their oceanic attempt, then becoing the goal of many a professional pilot, Nunbesser and Coli obtained a Levasseur biplane which they prompt5ly named the "Oiseau Blanc" or "White Bird." It had a 450 hp Lorraine-Dietrich engine and they equipped it with the best instruments and flying gear of that day.
On May 9, 1927, Nungesser and Coli took off from Paris, attempting the East-West crossing of the Atlantic, just twelve days before the Lone Eagle made his successful crossing from West to East. The "White Bird" was last sighted at 11:00 A. M. off the coast of Ireleand and the flyers were presumed lost at sea.
Nungesser's Hanriot Scout was auctioned off some time later to pay the storage bill then due, and was bought by Jim Granger, who flew the airplane from time to time in various motion pictures which were then being filmed in Southern California. It was flown in both "Wings" and "Hell's Angels" and at the premier of the latter picture was placed on display at the front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Following this, the airplane was kept in a hangar at Clover Field for several years, where the kids and other curious could walk up to it and speculate on its past history and thwe unique insignia carried on the side of the fuselage.
This insignia had become Nungesser's during the War when he learned that a reward had been offered for his death or capture by
the Germans. It was a sort of reply to this and each of the items had a special significance to Nungesser. On a large black heart there were the familiar skull and bones, and also two burning candles and a coffin. The insignia was painted on all of his latter wartime aircraft, his barnstorming planes after the War, and really came to prominence in the publicity attending his trans-Atlantic attempt.
The Hanriot that was Nungesser's was placed in storage by Mr. Granger in 1933, where it remained until February, 1951, when the author sought it out and purchased it from Mrs. Granger. It has been restored and is now in the Air Museum in Chino.
Span, upper 28'-6 1/2"
lower 24'-3"
Chord, upper 4'-1"
lower 3'-10 1/2"
Length 19'-6"
Height 9'-8"
Engine - 110 HP LeRhone Rotary
Weight, empty 1021 lbs.
gross 1605 lbs.
Service History:
Apparently Nungesser shared the same regard for the Hanriot as other pilots who had actually used this type in wartime service - the regard for a fine horse. Major Willy Coppens described it thusly: "I fell in love with the Hanriot at first sight. It was as light as a feather on the controls and the pilot had a wonderfully clear field of vision. Although my first flight on the machine was made in extremely bad weather, I landed it perfectly,....and was delighted with it....It was strong in spite of its apparent fragility, and was faster and climbed better than the Nieuport."
The Hanriot HD-1 came into service in mid-1917 with the Belgian Flying Service and the Italian Air Service, and in very limited use with the French, in whose country it was produced. The United States Navy procured from the French a number of Hanriots which were used at Naval Stations on the French coast, and reconstructed ten HD-1's at the Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, after War's end. The Naval Hanriots were used for pilot training for several years after the War.
Taken at the Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, CA,
by the webmaster, Ralph Cooper
"Planes of Fame Air Museum is an independently operated, non-profit 501(c)(3) aviation museum dedicated to collecting, restoring, displaying, and preserving aircraft and memorabilia for the educational benefit of current and future generations.
The Planes of Fame Air Museum was the first permanent air museum west of the Rocky Mountains. It officially opened to the public in January 1957 with an initial collection of six aircraft. Currently, Planes of Fame houses over 150 aircraft at its two locations, the main facility at Chino Airport in California and a satellite museum near the Grand Canyon at Valle Airport in Arizona.
We invite you to take a look around the Planes of Fame Air Museum website to learn more about the museum and how you can be a part of preserving aviation history."


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Judge cuts verdict to $25.3 million in Roundup suit
Analysts estimate it will cost Bayer $2.5 billion to $20 billion to settle all its Roundup lawsuits in the U.S.
Bloomberg | Jul 17, 2019
By Joel Rosenblatt
Bayer AG won a reprieve as a federal judge cut a verdict linking its Roundup weedkiller to cancer by $55 million, while the German company continues to fight thousands of lawsuits in the U.S.
Related: Bayer loses second trial over claims Roundup causes cancer
The stock rose as much as 2.4% in Frankfurt trading after U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled Monday that the March verdict intended to punish the company was too high.
Bayer's future growth is clouded by thousands of legal cases filed by people who argue Roundup is to blame for their cancer, leading shareholders to question its decision to buy U.S. seed and pesticide giant Monsanto for $63 billion last year. The company hired a high-profile mediator to lead settlement talks last month, though it continues to defend the herbicide as safe.
Related: Shareholders rebuke Bayer CEO Werner Baumann
"While Monsanto repeatedly intones that it stands by the safety of its product, the evidence at trial painted the picture of a company focused on attacking or undermining the people who raised concerns, to the exclusion of being an objective arbiter of Roundup's safety," Chhabria wrote.
The judge rejected Bayer's bid to overturn the jury's finding that Roundup is defective because it's sold without a cancer warning. But he cut the verdict to $25.3 million from $80.3 million in the California case.
Rigorous Path
Bayer disagreed with Chhabria's ruling denying the company a new trial. While the reduction of punitive damages "is a step in the right direction," the verdict and damages "are not supported by the reliable evidence presented at trial," the company said in an emailed statement, adding that it plans to appeal.
Of the three cases Bayer has lost so far, Chhabria created by far the most rigorous path for the plaintiffs to get to trial -- and they won. Because it's the first case of hundreds collected from federal courts across the U.S. to go to trial, many of his rulings will serve as a bellwether for those suits.
Analysts' estimates for the costs to settle all the lawsuits Bayer faces in the U.S. range from about $2.5 billion to $20 billion. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Holly Froum reiterated her estimate that a potential settlement could cost Bayer $6 billion to $7 billion. Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann's job may hang in the balance as the architect of the Monsanto takeover.
Chhabria ruled that the $75 million portion of the March verdict intended to punish the company was too high based on a legal precedent that punitive damages shouldn't be more than four times bigger than compensatory damages. He reduced the punitive damages to $20 million -- the maximum allowed under guidance supplied by the U.S. Supreme Court -- while emphasizing that the jury's decision to award such damages was "reasonable."
The case was brought by Edwin Hardeman, who used the herbicide on his large plot of land in Sonoma County, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of San Francisco. As with many of the other 13,400 consumers suing Bayer, Hardeman alleged that his years of exposure caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Bayer is scheduled for a fourth trial this summer in St. Louis, where Monsanto was based.
Jennifer Moore, Hardeman's lawyer, called Chhabria's refusal to throw out the verdict a "major victory" for all individuals injured as a result of using Roundup.
"For decades Monsanto has lied about the safety of Roundup and undermined any effort to inform the public that Roundup causes cancer," Moore said in an emailed statement. "We disagree with any reduction of the jury's verdict."
The case is In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2741, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco).
--With assistance from Thomas Mulier.
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When thinking about traveling, our mind evokes images of beautiful beaches, luxurious hotels and relaxing landscapes. In reality, traveling, especially constant traveling, is less glamorous than what we might imagine. The stress of getting to the airport on time, lack of sleep, the cramped conditions on most modern airplanes and the brutal effects of jet lag can turn travelling between places a nightmare for many people.
According to scientific research, the effects of jet lag have long-term negative consequences on travelers' well-being and physical health. Dehydration due to dry pressurized cabin air, motion sickness, general fatigue and mental stress are among the most common jet lag symptoms.
Some of the best well-known tips to cope with the effects of jetlag are: keeping yourself hydrated, staying active, breathing, meditating and using Synctuition.
In 25 minutes, Synctuition induces you into a meditative stance, which has been proven to lower both the physiological and mental effects of stress and fatigue induced by traveling. The audio journey will take your mind off your immediate surroundings, transporting you away from the stress and helping you cope with the damaging effects of jet lag.


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Older Than Love: Martina Zanin
16 November - 5 December 2021
Fann Á Porter and The Workshop Dubai in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi are pleased to announce Older Than Love, an exhibition by celebrated Italian photographer Martina Zanin presented by Cantica21 - Italian Contemporary Art Everywhere.
Opening to the public on 16 November at Fann Á Porter, gallery space at The Workshop Dubai, Older Than Love is a thought-provoking multimedia art installation that invites visitors to a cultural discourse between Italy and the UAE.
The work is based on memory, emotions, and artist Martina Zanin's personal archives that provide metaphorical and poetic expressions when comparing man and falcon. Alongside this exhibition are works by Emirati artist Fatma Lootah which offer a unified narrative from the Emirati perspective. Both pay direct homage to falconry, a foundational part of UAE's heritage and culture, featuring engaging audios, videos and photographs.
Older Than Love by Martina Zanin is among the 45 selected projects by Cantica21. Italian Contemporary Art Everywhere, an initiative by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) – General Directorate for the Promotion of the Country System and by the Ministry of Culture (MiC) – General Directorate for Contemporary Creativities, to promote Italian contemporary art around the world. The work is on loan from the permanent collection of the Fondazione Modena Arti Visive in Modena, Italy.
The exhibition will be open from 16 November to 5 December 2021 in Fann Á Porter, gallery space at The Workshop Dubai, located at Villa 45 - St. 23b - Al Wasl Rd opposite Box Park - Jumeirah 2, Dubai, U.A.E.
About Martina Zanin
Martina Zanin (b.1994) is a visual artist born in San Daniele del Friuli. She graduates with honors in Photography from Istituto Superiore di Fotografia in Rome and received a Master's in Contemporary Photography at Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid.
Her artistic practice, linked to her personal experiences, addresses different themes among which memory, relationships, and emotions are central. She uses photography often associated with other media, such as text, archive material, video, and sound, thus creating multi-layered narratives within which narrative spaces and perceptions intertwine. Her photographic, visual language is characterized by a poetic expression. Zanin selects overlays and/or sequences images following a structure in which they speak to each other, determining visual and dynamic associations in an attempt to go beyond what is visible.
Zanin is the author of I Made Them Run Away published by SKINNERBOOX (2021). She is the winner of Camera Work 2021, Images Gibellina, and Cantica21 supported by MAECI and MiC. She has been nominated for the Foam Paul Huf Award 2019 and the C/O Berlin Talent Award 2020, and she is among the finalist of Giovane Fotografia Italiana #8, Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award, and Premio Francesco Fabbri 2020. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows in institutions, galleries, festivals, and non-profit spaces at the European level. In 2019 she was an artist-in-residence at SAM Residency Program. Zanin is represented by Studio Faganel, Gorizia, IT.
About the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi
A body of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi is responsible for spreading and promoting the Italian language, culture and arts to the wider world. As the cultural arm to the Italian Embassy in the UAE, the body strives to organize cultural, artistic and scientific initiatives to UAE's richly diverse population - with Italy as their central theme. The Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi is one of 83 Italian Cultural Institutes (IIC) around the world which, together, promote the image of Italy and its rich culture abroad.
By acting not only as a showcase and source of current information on Italy, but also as a driving force behind initiatives and projects of cultural cooperation, the Italian Cultural Institutes have become a focal point for both the Italian communities abroad and the growing demand for Italian culture throughout the world.
About Fatma Lootah
Fatma Lootah was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She studied art at Baghdad Art Academy in Iraq as well as the American University in Washington DC. She currently lives in and works as an artist in Verona, Italy.
Fatma's early start in art was at a performance art back in 1985. Throughout her years as an artist, Fatma has both held solo exhibitions and participated in various art shows in different European and Arab Countries. Her exhibitions include ones at Meta Gallery in Bolzano, Italy (1985), Toni di Rossi Art Gallery in Verona, Italy (1986) and Rossana Chessi Art Gallery in Re, Italy (1986-1987). She also participated to Sharjah Biennial (1993), an exhibition at Bahrain Art Center (2005), Mediterranean Art Festival in Spain (2018), among other exhibitions in Geneva, Switzerland (2000), Paris, France (2001-2004), Munich, Germany (2006). Fatma also exhibited multiple times in United Arab Emirates between the years 2009 and 2019, Qatar (2015-2016), New Delhi, India (2016), Istanbul, Turkey (2017), Cairo, Egypt (2017) and New York, United States (2018). Works of Fatma can be found in Reggio Emilia Public Library in Italy as well as Francesco Conz Private Museum in Austria.
About Fann Á Porter
Fann Á Porter is a contemporary art gallery that represents a diverse selection of emerging international and regional artists.The gallery aims to nurture the burgeoning and dynamic contemporary art scene through quality exhibitions, non-profit events, auctions, and an active community programme.Fann Á Porter has locations in Dubai, UAE and Amman, Jordan.
The Dubai gallery is based at The Workshop, a unique inter-disciplinary community space consisting of a cafe, art gallery, sustainable store and design space, providing visitors with a diversified artistic and cultural experience. Bathed in natural sunlight with its garden, The Workshop is located in the heart of Jumeirah in Dubai.
Fann Á Porter Amman is located at Manara Arts & Culture, a creative hub and social space in the heart of Jabal Al Lweibdeh.
For more information and for interviews, please contact at fann@theworkshopdubai.com.
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Several very decent individual Avenger movies culminate beautifully in Joss Whedon's The Avengers. It comes together so perfectly. Nicely paced, fun characters, dramatic yet fun. My only complaint about this film, and it's a very small complaint, is the Acura product placement! It's one thing to issue Shield agents company Acuras – that's acceptable. But when Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye run out of a freshly crashed plane into a war zone – right past an undamaged Acura SUV that takes up half the shot, that's taking it a bit far.
This is so well put together I think even if you haven't seen any of the movies leading to this one, you'll still have a good time. If you have seen Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk etc.. All the better for you.
This is a full price big screen film. Something you'd enjoy watching with a crowd. 3D, not really worth it in my opinion. For me the 3D made these larger than life superheros smaller some how. Instead of bringing the dimension forward toward you, it seemed to push everything further away. Almost like watching the stage version of the film. You'll enjoy the movie just as much if not more with a 2D viewing, and save a little cash too!
There are a few really cool moments, but the one I enjoy the most is when the Hulk grabs Loki by the ankle and repeatedly slams him into the floor. I laugh every time I see that.
There's not much more you could ask for from a super hero movie. Witty dialogue, big set pieces and lots and lots of things getting smashed! That all the characters get, not only balanced screen time but get their own story and development, is what makes it a success for me.


Produced by Timbaland, "Suit and Tie" is the official lead single from Justin Timberlake's third studio album "The 20/20 Experience" due in stores in 2013 via RCA Records! JT finally returns to the music scene six years after his multi-platinum album "FutureSex/LoveSounds". "Suit and Tie" is a groovy mid-tempo with a lot of percussion and horns that features Justin singing about putting his tuxedo on to take his lady out for a night of fun in town. Rapper Jay-Z adds one of his killer verses to the suave track.


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Remembering JAN: Jungle Assault Nation
by Dylan MurrayNovember 21, 20197 min read
It is pretty common knowledge that factions in professional wrestling require chemistry to leave their marks on the industry. Factions like "Los Ingobernables De Japon" in New Japan Pro Wrestling have become popular worldwide for their chemistry together along with their skills as singles stars. On the other hand, groups like the 2002 version of the "New World Order" suffered due to feeling like a bunch of thrown together dudes. Chemistry can often be what makes or breaks a wrestling stable.
Jungle Assault Nation, "JAN" for short, was a stable in the joshi puroresu promotion Stardom came to be as a product of the 2018 Stardom Draft. The group was compiled of wrestlers who went un-drafted by the other 3 factions – Queen's Quest, Oedo Tai, and STARS. These wrestlers, lead by Jungle Kyona, refused to be thrown in with STARS as a consolation prize & seceded from the group to create their own home in a brand new faction – JAN.
However, the group did not last for very long as the next year they were, forcefully, disbanded in the 2019 Stardom Draft. Despite this, many fans look back at the group with great fondness of what JAN brought to the promotion throughout 2018. So today, let's go back and remember the good (and the bad) of the Jungle Assault Nation!
Jungle Kyona (left) with fellow JAN members, Leo Onozaki (middle) & Natsuko Tora (right).
From the very beginning, JAN had the issue of having an uneven distribution of top tier wrestlers. With two rookies in Ruaka and Leo Onazaki and one freelancer in Kaori Yoneyama, Jungle Kyona and her partner Natsuko Tora were left as the only two consistently competent members of the group. This meant that in most tag team situations, JAN was unable to come out on top, often feeling like the weakest group of the now four faction roster. This issue was expanded upon when Saya Iida debuted and joined JAN in early 2019, adding yet another rookie talent to the stable. By the end of their time as a faction, the group only came out on top in around 30% of their matches with most of their wins coming from the duo of Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora.
While the abundance of rookies in JAN was an undoubted hindrance to their success, it produced a few positives for the group as well. With more focus on them, the rookies were able to improve in a group that did not overshadow them with bigger stars. For example, when Saya Iida debuted, she instantly found a home and thrived within the Jungle Assault Nation. It also meant that both Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora were allowed to step up greatly to fill their roles as both leader and commander of a new group.
Throughout this year, Jungle Kyona improved as an overall wrestler more than ever, getting praise for her performances against Kagetsu, Utami Hayashishita, and Momo Watanabe. As for Natsuko Tora, she was able to break out into the mid-card, competing for the White Belt as well as making her first 5STAR Grand Prix appearance. Coupled with repeated success as a tag team throughout 2018, Kyona and Natsuko elevated themselves within the company due to being the "A-Team" of JAN.
JAN had amazing chemistry together despite being essentially "left-overs" from the 2018 Stardom Draft. In fact, it is likely that these circumstances pushed the wrestlers together more than their adversaries. Feeling like the outcasts of the Stardom roster, each member felt like they truly belonged together at the time. On top of this, Jungle Kyona became like a mother to the younger members of the faction making JAN feel like a family more than they did a faction. With their roll-call, their wonderfully wholesome entrance, and their amazing teamwork, JAN had an infectious happy energy that is hard to get in professional wrestling.
Natsuko Tora (left), Jungle Kyona (middle), & Kaori Yoneyama (right) celebrating an Artists of Stardom title win.
Along with that positive energy, JAN also brought great strength to the Stardom ring. With most members having a power-based arsenal, JAN brought a very different dynamic to the ring in comparison to the other three stables. While STARS mainly took advantage of a lucha-inspired style, Queen's Quest were master technicians and Oedo Tai were predominantly brawlers, JAN used power-bombs and power-submissions to defeat their opponents. This brought an interesting dynamic to multi-women tag matches as styles would blend to make a tornado of fantastic wrestling.
After a year of being the true underdogs of Stardom, JAN was disbanded at the 2019 Stardom Draft after Jungle Kyona lost a "Loser Must Disband" match for the safety of each respective faction. It was visually heartbreaking for the members of the group, as they were all outcasted via the draft for the second time. With this loss, the group was split up as Leo Onozaki went to Queen's Quest, Saya Iida went to STARS, and Natsuko shockingly embraced her new membership of Oedo Tai. As for the others, they all landed in the faction that more or less replaced JAN: Tokyo Cyber Squad.
Led by Hana Kimura, Tokyo Cyber Squad became the fourth faction in the company, with Jungle Kyona as the 2nd-in-command alongside Konami. Along with them came Ruaka and the newly awakened "Death" Yama-san, keeping a small portion of JAN alive. However, after only a few months, each member of the disbanded group had completely moved on from their previous lives. Natsuko was quick to go to the dark side, conforming into Oedo Tai seamlessly. Both Saya Iida and Leo Onozaki adjusted over time, forming tag teams within their new groups fairly quickly. As for Kyona, as time went by, less and less remained from her time as the Queen of the Jungle; gone was the jungle music, gone was her jungle catchphrases, and gone was the jungle shout that she'd done for so long. Jungle Kyona, much like her former contemporaries, rid herself of the Jungle Assault Nation.
Tokyo Cyber Squad celebrating a title win: Konami (left), Hana Kimura (middle), Jungle Kyona (right), Death Yama-san (down).
For a little under a year, Jungle Assault Nation was a crucial part of the Stardom roster. They displayed phenomenal chemistry among its members, as well as provided a showcase for rookies who otherwise would've been overshadowed by talent above them. In the end, however, JAN was not meant to last. The death of the unit meant the birth of another naturally likable band of misfits in Tokyo Cyber Squad. It also gave Natsuko Tora a chance to evolve as a character alongside the ever charismatic Oedo Tai.
While things have seemingly worked out for most members of the disbanded unit, it's still nice to remember all the great memories that "Jungle World" gave to us. Jungle Jungle!
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