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Russia's hack was not a cyber war. This complicates the American strategy
The list of U.S. government agencies compromised in the SolarWinds hack continue to grow, with reports of infiltrations at Treasury, commerce, internal security, and potentially State, Defense and CDC. It's a big deal for national security: This is the largest known data breach to the U.S. government since the Hacking the Office of Personnel Management in 2014, and could give hackers a wealth of inside information.
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Dr Erica Borghard is Principal Investigator Resident at the Atlantic Council and Associate Researcher at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Dr Jacquelyn Schneider is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, a non-resident researcher at the Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute at Naval War College, and an affiliate of the Stanford Center for International Security and Arms Control.
While the scope of this hack is still being determined, such an extraordinary breach raises a pretty obvious question: is America's cyber strategy working? The United States has historically relied, first of all, on a deterrence strategy and, more recently, the idea of "defend forward»To prevent and respond to malicious behavior in cyberspace. Is a failure of these strategies to blame? The answer (like anything political) is complicated.
First of all, it is important to establish what this hack was. The fact that a supposed nation-state actor (probably Russia) was able to compromise a third party (SolarWinds) to gain access to an as yet unknown number of US government networks and to exfiltrate data is a significant espionage achievement. And it illustrates how third-party vendors can offer threat actors a way to conduct spy campaigns on a scope and scale generally unknown outside of cyberspace.
But to call this incident a cyber attack would be irrelevant. At this point, the operation appears to have been espionage to steal national security information, rather than to disrupt, deny, or degrade U.S. government data or networks. While it may seem like a haircut, the terminology is important because it has political and often legal implications. Espionage is an integral part of international politics, an action to which states often respond with arrests, diplomacy or counterintelligence. In contrast, an attack (even a cyber attack) has legal ramifications this could allow states to react forcefully. So far at least, this hack is not that.
The question of what this incident means for cyber deterrence, on the other hand, is less straightforward. To understand why this is such a complicated question, it helps to understand how this strategy works (and doesn't). Deterrence consists of convincing an adversary do not do something by threatening to punish or making it look like the operation will be successful. It is a difficult thing to do for several reasons. First, states must threaten a response that is both frightening and credible. A threat may not be credible because the state does not have the capacity to execute it. Or, as is more often the case with the United States, threats can lack credibility because adversaries don't believe there will be a follow-up. For example, the United States could threaten to use nuclear weapons in response to cyber espionage, but no state would believe that the United States would actually launch a nuclear attack in response to a data breach. It is just not a credible threat.
To make matters even more complicated, it's also difficult to say when deterrence actually worked because, if it does, nothing come. So even if a state was deterred by a good defense, it is almost impossible to know whether the state did not follow through on the attack simply because it was not interested in taking the action in the first place.
There are few or no deterrent mechanisms that can prevent cyber espionage. Since states regularly spy on each other – friends and foes alike – there are a very limited number of credible punishments that states can use to threaten others not to spy. The United States has tried to use a handful of options for cyber deterrence, such as issuing mandates for state sponsored or threatening hackers punishments for cyber intelligence. But these have had limited success. This does not mean, however, that we should throw the deterrence baby with bath water. As Jon Lindsay, professor at the University of Toronto, points out, successful deterrence outside cyberspace can instigate and shape the behavior of states in cyberspace. And there is compelling evidence that deterrence can work in cyberspace. No adversary has ever carried out a cyberattack on the United States that created violence or lasting and significant effects on military infrastructure or capabilities. Arguably, this is because the large and lethal conventional military force of the United States is a credible deterrent at higher cybernetic thresholds. The thorniest strategic challenge for the United States is in the space between national security espionage (where deterrence doesn't quite apply) and major cyberattacks (where deterrence seems to hold).
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Windows 10 has a new bug that's crashing PCs with Thunderbolt ports
By Darren Allan published 7 November 20
The problem occurs when an external NVMe SSD is plugged in
Windows 10 has another nasty little gremlin that causes a PC to crash with a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), and as a result some folks have been blocked from upgrading to the May 2020 Update or October 2020 Update (which are the affected versions of the OS).
As described by Microsoft in a support document, the bug happens when the user plugs in an external NVMe SSD into a Thunderbolt port. So obviously, this only affects folks who have the latter connector on their machine, as well as Windows 10's driver related to said NVMe SSDs.
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Microsoft explains: "An incompatibility issue has been found with Windows 10, version 2004 or Windows 10, version 20H2 when using an Thunderbolt NVMe Solid State Disk (SSD).
"On affected devices, when plugging in a Thunderbolt NVMe SSD you might receive a stop error with a blue screen and 'DRIVER_VERIFIER_DMA_VIOLATION (e6) An illegal DMA operation was attempted by a driver being verified.'
"Affected Windows 10 devices will have at least one Thunderbolt port and any currently available version of the driver file stornvme.sys."
More widespread?
The error could possibly be a bit more widespread in terms of affected users, at least going by a post on Microsoft's Answers.com help forum, where a Lenovo laptop owner describes the blue screen error as coming out of nowhere when simply typing in Notepad – although obviously we can't put too much stock in a single report.
At any rate, Microsoft says it's working on a resolution for the problem, and the software giant is hopeful that a fix can be delivered later in November. That being the case, the upgrade block will be lifted, and these Windows 10 PCs will be allowed to install the latest update (which is now the October 2020 Update, of course).
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Darren is a freelancer writing news and features for TechRadar (and occasionally T3) across a broad range of computing topics including CPUs, GPUs, various other hardware, VPNs, antivirus and more. He has written about tech for the best part of three decades, and writes books in his spare time (his debut novel - 'I Know What You Did Last Supper' - was published by Hachette UK in 2013).
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Animal Collective Visual Album Finally Finished
Ben Hewitt , November 25th, 2009 13:17
Long-mooted project completed, plus new album planned
Back in August 2006, Animal Collective announced their intention to release a visual record. It sounded like a great idea - but despite occasional muttered updates, was the thing ever going to see the light of day?
However, in an exclusive interview with The Quietus, Noah Lennox - aka Panda Bear - confided that the album was completed and would finally be released in 2010.
"Yeah, we finished it actually," he said when asked if the band were still working on the project. "That should be coming out sometime next year."
For the album, the band have collaborated with their friend Danny Perez, who made the video for their single 'Who Could Win A Rabbit?' as well as providing visuals for their live shows.
"We've on and off talked about this idea of doing a visual record with some sort of harmonious relationship between the images and music," said Noah. "Not like a narrative story - it was more like if you listened to the album and closed your eyes, you would see these images.
"It was something that got worked on here and there for a long time, and now we've finally finished it."
According to Noah, the band haven't yet decided on a release date for the record, and he wasn't able to reveal its title, adding: "Um, I think we've decided on a name but I can't reveal that information. I know that sounds really douchey, but I don't want to be the one who spills the beans and have everyone come down on me."
However, he did reveal that the album would have eight tracks on it. "I think it's eight," he said. "I don't think we've totally decided on how we're going to release it yet. The first thing we want to do is have it screened in theatres. I'm not sure how it will be packaged, but that's how we initially want to show it."
Noah also hinted that Animal Collective would begin working on new material next year. "I think we're gonna go to Australia and New Zealand and start talking [about a new record]. It will be the very very beginning of the process.
"I'm sure the work will begin on it in some form next year."
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Keeping up with the Terms, Abbreviations and Jargon can be sometimes frightening.
We hope that the following Coin Collecting Glossary on the most frequently used terms, acronyms, and definitions will be beneficial to you.
Mintmark used to signify coins struck at the Charlotte, North Carolina branch Mint.
Cabinet Friction
Slight hairlines or friction seen on coins were stored in wooden boxes. Today coins are housed in capsules before they are placed in these wooden boxes.
The term applied to coins, usually to describe proof and proof-like coins.
Any coins and numismatic items of Canada.
Canadian silver
Silver coins of Canada are about 80% pure Silver.
Cap Bust
The alternate form of Capped Bust.
Capped Bust
A term describing any of the various incarnations of the head of Miss Liberty represented on early U.S. coins by a bust with a floppy cap. This design is credited to John Reich.
Capped Die
The term applied to an error in which a coin gets jammed in the coining press and remains for successive strikes, eventually forming a "cap" either on the upper or lower die. These are sometimes spectacular with the "cap" often many times taller than a normal coin.
Carbon Spot
A spot seen mainly on copper and gold coins, though also occasionally found on U.S. nickel coins (which are 75% copper) and silver coins (which are 10% copper). Carbon spots are brown to black spots of oxidation that range from minor to severe – Some coins could be so damaged by carbon sport that they are not gradable.
Carson City Mint
Located in Nevada, this mint produced gold and silver coins from 1870-1893. This mint uses the "CC" mintmark on all their coins.
Seen on some coins when they are rotated in a good light source. The lustre rotates around like the spokes of a wagon wheel.
Made by pouring molten metal directly into a mould. This method is not being used anymore.
Cast Blanks
Planchets made by a moulding method, rather than being cut from strips of metal.
Cast Counterfeit
A replication of a genuine coin usually created by making moulds of the obverse and reverse, then casting base metal in the moulds. A seam is usually visible on the edge unless it has been ground away.
Castaing Machine
A device invented by French engineer Jean Castaing, which added the edge lettering and devices to early U.S. coins before they were struck. This machine was used until close collar dies were introduced which applied the edge device in the striking process.
A printed listing of coins for sale either by auction or private treaty. As a verb, to write the description of the numismatic items offered.
Coarse Beard – see Coarse Beard.
Mintmark used to signify coins struck at the Carson City, Nevada branch Mint.
CC-mint
The term applied to coins struck at the Carson City, Nevada branch Mint.
CCDN
Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter.
Certified Coin Exchange.
Coin Dealer Newsletter.
Refers to any number of coins certified and graded in a specific grade by grading services.
Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter
The official name for the Bluesheet that lists bids/market prices for third-party certified coins.
Charlotte Mint
Located in North Carolina, the branch Mint at Charlotte operated from 1838-1861. The Charlotte mint struck only gold coins. The coins bear the "C" mintmark.
A practice which forgers use to re-create a mint mark on a coin. It involves heating a particular surface and affecting the metal to re-create the mintmark.
To mislead, recognize and buy rare/scarce coins, as a common coin from an unsuspecting/inexperienced seller.
An adjectival description applied to coin's grade, e.g., choice Uncirculated, choice Very Fine, etc. Used to describe an especially attractive example of a particular grade.
Choice UNC
Choice Uncirculated.
Choice Uncirculated
An Uncirculated coin grading MS-63 or MS-64.
Coins that have been handled and shows wear, ranging from slight rubbing to heavy wear.
A term applied to coins that have been used for trade/commerce.
Circulation strike
An alternate term for Business Strike or Regular Strike. A coin meant for commerce.
A term used to describe any modern coins that have layers of copper and nickel. The copper core is surrounded by a copper-nickel alloy, to make it look more durable.
Clash Marks
The images of the dies seen on coins struck from clashed dies.
Dies that have been damaged by striking each other without a planchet between them.
Classic Head
A depiction of Miss Liberty that looked like Roman or Greek athlete wearing a ribbon around the hair.
Cleaned
Removal of the original surface using any form of cleaning.
A coin struck from a clipped planchet.
Planchet with an irregularly cut or shape. A clip can be curved or straight.
Clogged Die
A die has grease or contains a contaminant in the recessed areas. Coins struck from lack enough detail or it's completely missing.
Close Dollar
The edge device, sometimes called a collar die, that surrounds the lower die. The close collar imparts reeding or a smooth, plain edge.
Closed Collar
An alternate form of a close collar
Coarse Beard
Refers to the coarse beard on the Obverse of the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek(ZAR), 1874 coins.
The use of any metal and formed in the shape of a disc(This artefact have a consistent weight, design, thickness, diameter, metal index) and authorized by the government for means of payment.
A systematic grouping of coins assembled for a hobby, fun or profit.
Coin Collector
An individual or person who accumulates coins in a systematic manner. It also refers to a numismatist (a person who devotes time to study coins).
Coin Dealer Newsletter
Weekly periodical commonly called the Greysheet, listing bid and ask prices for many United States coins.
Coin Friction
A term applied to the area resulting when coins rub against each other in bags or rolls.
Coin grading is in the eye of the beholder and the grade should always be universal and common to every grader and coin. Any artefacts after the coin leave the mint press such as rim nicks, rim bumps, blemishes or scratches with lower the coin value. 3x-5x magnification is used to inspect and study coins.
Coin Show
A show composed of coin dealers displaying their wares for sale and trade. These shows are normally hosted by the mint.
Coin Struck
The Vertical axis on the obverse design is opposite (180 degrees) to that of the reverse.
Coin Universe
Internet site established in 1994 for the trading of numismatic items.
Coin Universe 3000
An index of 3000 prices of the most important the United States rare coins in the most collectable grades.
Coin Universe Daily Price Guide
A price guide available on the internet listing approximate selling prices for PCGS graded coins of nearly every United States issue in multiple grades. These prices are compiled from electronic networks, auctions, price lists, coin shows, and so on.
Coin Universe Hall of Fame
A listing of famous numismatists, past and present, available on the internet through the Coin Universe portal.
Weekly numismatic periodical established in 1960.
The metallic money of a specific country.
A metal piece that either positions a planchet beneath the dies and/or restrains the expanding metal of a coin during striking. Collars are considered the "third" die. Today this is used to impart the edge markings to a coin. Collars can a simple hole in a flat piece of metal or a set of segments that pull away from the coin after it is struck.
Short for "coin collection."
An individual or person who collects a group of coins or other numismatic items of value.
Commem
Coins issued to honour some a place, event or person.
A grade that is usually one level higher than the market grade; refers to a coin that is pushed a grade, such as an EF/AU coin (corresponding to 45+) sold as AU-50.
Commercial strike
A synonym for regular strike or business strike.
This refers to the numismatic issues of a series of coins.
Common Date
A particular issue within a series that is readily available. No exact number can be used to determine which coins are common dates as this is relative to the mintage of the series.
A term for all possible coins within a series, all types, or all coins from a particular country Mint.
The state of preservation of a particular numismatic issue.
The listing of the finest known examples of a particular date coin listed according to their condition.
Condition Rarity
A term to indicate a common coin that is rare when found in high grades. Also, the rarity level at a particular grade and higher.
Consensus Grading
The process of determining the condition of a coin by using various graders.
Contact Marks
Marks on a coin that are incurred through contact with another coin or a foreign object. These are generally small, compared to other types of marks such as gouges.
Contemporary Counterfeit
A coin, usually base metal, struck from crudely engraved dies and made to pass for face value at the time of its creation. Sometimes such counterfeits are collected along with the genuine coins, especially in the case of American Colonial issues.
Continental Dollars
1776 dated "dollars" struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation. The design was inspired by certain Benjamin Franklin sketches. Some of these were possibly struck as pattern "cents" instead of "dollars."
Copper Spot
A spot(small red/orange areas) or stain commonly seen on gold coinage, indicating an area of copper concentration that has oxidized or impurities in their alloy. Copper spots or stains various from tiny dots to large blotches.
Coppers
Jargon for half cents, large cents, and pre-Federal copper issues.
Any reproduction, fraudulent or otherwise, of a coin.
Copy Dies
Dies made at a later date, usually showing slight differences from the originals.
Coronet Head
An alternate name for Braided Hair design by Christian Gobrecht (also called Liberty Head design).
The damage that results when reactive chemicals act upon metal. When toning ceases to be a protective coating and instead begins to damage a coin, corrosion is the cause. Usually confined to copper, nickel and silver regular issues, although patterns in aluminium, white metal, tin, etc., also are subject to this harmful process.
The price paid for a numismatic item.
A fake coin that is not genuine. The term also applied to issues with added mint marks, altered dates, artefacts after the coin was struck, etc.
counterstamp
A stamp or impression placed on a coin after it has left the Mint of origin. Counterstamp leaves a permanent impression on the coin and may increase
or improve its value. it is sometimes used as an advertising gimmick.
Counting Machine Mark
A dense patch of lines caused by the rubber wheel of a counting machine where the wheel was set with insufficient spacing for the selected coin. Many coins have been subjected to counting machines – among these are Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels, Walking Liberty half dollars, Morgan and Peace dollars, and Saint-Gaudens double eagles.
A word that is used to describe a coin that graded the same at two different grading services.
British name for a five-shillings coin and also refers to the Silver Five Shillings(1892 only) produced as part of the President Kruger series.
CU3000
An area of a coin struck by a die that has a complete break across part of its surface. A cud may be either a retained cud, where the faulty piece of the die is still in place or a full cud, where the piece of the die has fallen away. Retained cuds usually have dentil detail if on the edge, while full cuds do not.
Cull
A term for a coin excessively worn or damaged. These coins are a non-collectables, due to its extremely bad condition. These coins will not grade as Poor-1, due to environmental damage, excessive handling or post-striking damage.
Cupro-Nickel
Any alloy of copper and nickel. Now usually used about the modern "sandwich" issues. The copper-nickel cents, three-cent nickel issues, and nickel issues are also cupro-nickel.
This refers to improving the appearance of a coin by cleaning and stabilizing its surface using the use of non-abrasive methods.
Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange.
If we missed a word or phrase, please let us know. We would like to grow and expand this list with your help.


Dgimed Ortho Inc. is looking to raise $2 million from the sale of equity and warrants, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The orthopedic startup, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, has so far raised $550,000 of that amount.
Dgimed is developing a nail and drill system, dubbed Distalock, that allows orthopedic surgeons to quickly and accurately insert locking screws used to stabilize rod-like implants in patients suffering from long bone fractures.
The company says the technology, invented by Dr. Ramon Gustilo of the Excelen Center for Bone and Joint Research and Education in Minneapolis, can ultimately lower costs by speeding surgeries, and reduce or eliminate the need for X-rays.
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The death has been announced of Reverend Canon John McElroy, Glasgow, Scotland, and late of Tonysillago, Tydavnet, Co. Monaghan on Saturday, 13th April peacefully in Scotland, in the 63rd year of his Ministry. Predeceased by his brothers Eddie (Tonysillago) and Jimmy (Doogary), and his nephew Eamonn, sadly missed by his sister Maureen McKenna, Drumacaslan, Ballinode, Co. Monaghan, sisters in law Molly and Lizzie, nephews, nieces, and his parish community.
Fortified by the Rites of the Holy Church, resident in the Holy Rosary Residence under the care of the Little Sisters in Greenock. Reception and vigil prayers at St. Mary's RC Church on Tuesday 16th April at 7pm. Morning Prayer at 11am on Wednesday 17th April, followed by Requiem Mass concelebrated by Bishop John Keenan and priests of Paisley Diocese at 12 noon in St. Mary's Presbytery, 163 Georges Street, Paisley, Glasgow. Burial afterwards to St Conval's Cemetery. May he rest in peace.


In the last few years the amount of solar generation connected to the distribution high voltage networks has increased rapidly in both volume and capacity, and the major part of the income for the owners of these generation sites comes during the summer months. Traditionally the Distribution Network Operators (DNO) carried out planned maintenance and asset replacement on their networks during the summer months, when the customer load was at a minimum.
This gives rise to a conflict of interest between the DNOs, who have to constraint the network to carry out works, and the solar generators, who do not want their generation capacity constrained in the summer months, the period of highest generation output.
Research carried out by the Solar Trade Association (STA) indicates that in the period 2015 to 2017 the lost production of solar generators as a result of outages on the electricity distribution network equates to approximately 1% of the total installed capacity which represents approximately £10m per year across the industry.
Much good work has been done by both the DNOs and the solar generators to develop forums, web portals and other lines of communication to improve cooperation between the two parties. The STA and its members decided to develop this Best Industry Practice Manual (BIPM) to build on the work done so far to create a framework to formalise what constitutes good practice.
the issues with communications that have been raised by both parties.
The STA and the DNOs have each provided definitions of the terminology they use which should aid in understanding communications.
The types of connection, both in terms of the physical connection to the networks and the capacity of the network to export generation, are discussed and standard terms have been introduced to gain a better understanding of the reasons for constraints.
The BIPM has identified what is considered best practice for the holding and exchange of information on sites and contact details and allocates responsibilities on both the solar generators for ensuring this data is correct and updated when necessary.
The process and responsibilities for the notification of outages is described. One DNO has developed a web portal to communicate information on outages, which is considered a great step forward. The STA consider that the use of web portals for this process is the optimum way forward for two-way communication, but this is not possible at the present time due to concerns about computer system security. Using the one existing DNO portal as a basis the document details the data fields and facilities that the STA suggest should be included in developments of future portals.
The key part of the BIPM is that covering the liaison on mitigating the effects of constraints on solar generation. When the DNO issues the outage / constraint plan, it is the responsibility of each solar generator affected to determine the impact on their business of the outages and to determine whether they want to discuss whether any mitigation is possible with the DNO, and it is the responsibility of the DNO to respond to such contact.
Whilst mitigation measures may or may not always be possible this should be established by effective two-way discussions.
The solar companies are prepared to invest in funding mitigation where a positive cost benefit can be shown, both in immediate measures e.g. overtime or night time working, or in measures which may have both an immediate and long-term benefit, e.g. additional points of isolation in circuits. Such funding may be by individual or group of generators, where several are affected by the same constraint.
There is an issue regarding how the benefits of generator investment in the network could be fairly divided between those investing, and whether this would affect the constraint queue. This encompasses a range of legal and regulatory issues and this is highlighted as an area that will require considerable future discussion.
Communications during planned and unplanned constraints are discussed. The review of outages to identify any issues that can then resolved by discussion is an important part of the process.
A set of key performance indicators to measure the impact of scheduled and unscheduled outages. These indicators will provide a means of monitoring how the collaboration between solar companies and the DNOs is affecting the level of constraints and to identify where there has been a marked change in performance.
This is the first edition of the STA Best Industry Practice Manual and it is hoped that all solar generators and the DNOs will adopt the principles it contains. The principles contained in the BIPM may also be relevant to other generator technologies and the STA would welcome discussions with interested parties. There are still unresolved issues, but it is hoped that these will be addressed in future editions as experience is gained in its application.


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A musical perfect for the whole family, Seussical takes us into the world of Dr. Seuss, where we revisit beloved characters including The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and JoJo. The Cat in the Hat guides us into The Jungle of Nool where we see Horton, the kind hearted elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Whoville. He meets JoJo, a Who child sent to military school for thinking too many "thinks." Horton decides he must protect the speck of dust on a nearby clover, while at the same time protecting an abandoned egg left to his care by the lazy Mayzie la Bird. Horton tries to convince the other animals in The Jungle of the existence of the Whos, but he is ridiculed and put on trial for insanity. Only his loyal neighbor, Gertrude McFuzz, never loses faith in him. Eventually, the two fall in love. Now one of the most widely produced musicals in the country, Seussical weaves a story of friendship, loyalty, and love. Despite all odds, Horton and Gertrude band together to save the Whos, free Horton, and restore peace and unity to the Jungle of Nool. Charming Seussical teaches us the power of being unique, and the importance of fighting for your beliefs.


Michael Gregoire is the former Chief Executive Officer of CA Technologies, a $4.5 billion global software company that merged with Broadcom in 2018. Under his direction, CA accelerated its software leadership with innovative offerings, a renewed brand, and strengthened market presence. He brought fiscal discipline to CA operations; invested in developing, retaining, and hiring talent; and built a winning team focused on the success of CA customers in today's rapidly changing technology landscape. Prior to CA, he took California-based Taleo from its pre-IPO startup phase in 2005 to its sale to Oracle Corp for nearly $2 billion in 2012. Before Taleo, Mike spent five years at PeopleSoft as Executive Vice President of its Global Services Group, with responsibility for consulting, education, hosting, and maintenance worldwide. Mike started his career as an architect and technical project leader at EDS, and rose to run a number of its operations and businesses, including its Global Financial Markets Group. Mike is widely recognized as a strategic thinker in the information technology industry. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's IT Governors Steering Committee, the Business Roundtable's Information and Technology Committee, and the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council. He also serves on the Executive Council of TechNet, an organization of CEOs that represents the technology industry in policy issues critical to American innovation and economic competitiveness. In addition, he sits on the Board of Directors of ADP, one of the world's largest providers of human resources business processing and cloud-based solutions. Mike is on the Board of NPower, a nonprofit that enlists and trains low-income young adults and veterans to become IT professionals. An avid cyclist, he also manages to compete in several races a year, many of which are fundraisers. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Computing from Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, and a Master of Business Administration degree from California Coast University.


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The frontiers of science provide ample space to explore innovation. Meet nine of the pioneers.
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Identifying how the connections between regions of the brain contribute to anxiety.
by Courtney Humphries
Neuroscience has often focused on dividing the brain into regions, pinpointing which individual neurons are responsible for specific functions. Kay Tye's vision of the brain is defined less by discrete addresses than by the roads between them—the connections between groups of neurons. "I think neuroscience as a field is at this threshold of a new understanding of the brain in terms of circuits," says Tye, a principal investigator at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT. The connections a cell makes could be at least as important as its location, she believes.
As a postdoc at Stanford University, Tye took advantage of a relatively new technology called optogenetics, which allows researchers to use light to turn specific, genetically modified neurons on and off in lab animals.
The number of neurons in the brain of an adult
Manipulating the connections in mice between a group of neurons in the amygdala with a group in the hippocampus, she precisely altered behaviors related to both anxiety and social interaction to tease apart the specific connections she suspected played a critical role in anxiety. When the circuit is inhibited, a mouse that normally avoids open areas explores them freely, and when it's activated, the mouse runs for cover. In a subsequent study, Tye showed that inhibiting a circuit made a mouse sniff and nudge a strange mouse in its cage, while activating it made the mouse ignore the stranger—a test of the animal's tendency toward social interaction.
The idea that manipulating connections between small bundles of brain cells could instantly reshape behavior opens up new possibilities for treating brain disorders. Current drugs, she says, "target the entire body and bathe the whole brain in this soup," creating many unwanted side effects. If scientists can find a way to safely manipulate the human neural connections involved in feelings such as anxiety, therapies might be more precise and cause fewer side effects.
First, researchers will have to identify the various connections that can be manipulated this way. It's an enormous task given the complexity of the brain. But at least Tye's breakthroughs have helped get them on the right road.
—Courtney Humphries
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I'm a contributing editor for MIT Technology Review and a freelance writer covering biology, health, and culture for a variety of publications, including the Boston Globe, Science, Nature, Wired, and… More New Scientist. I'm the author of Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan … And the World, by Smithsonian Books. I live in Boston.
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When Is It Off the Market?
Simple in concept, not so easy in practice: Any property that is for sale, remains for sale until a contract is both accepted and signed by both parties. That's when it is off the market. Let's say that I have had several verbal offers and various indications of great interest from several folks, but if so far no one has signed anything and we don't have the owner's signatures. We need both to make it a valid contract and to take it off the market. Verbal offers and the degree of your interest means little, not in a legal sense.
I try to keep folks abreast of developments if I know they are definitely interested in a property. It would be improper for me to play favorites; I have to be fair to all and to also keep the owner's best interests in mind. Someone can always come in out of the blue and make a higher offer, higher even than the asking price, if they are so moved, and everyone else could be left suspended in space, wondering what happened. That is rare, I'll admit, but I have seen it happen - more than once. Once the Purchase Contract is signed by both parties, that person who came in out of the blue will have to wait and hope that the person who first agreed to buy a property will not be able to perform as stipulated, finally leaving it open to them. That happens too, though it is far from common.
While the price is always paramount to a seller, their conception of a buyer's ability to perform is also extremely important. I tell sellers that I'd rather see them get a somewhat lower price from someone we know can close the deal than to get theoretically more from another party only to find out weeks later that they could not get the money. Sometimes they listen to this, sometimes they don't. Real estate is a classic case of capitalism at work.
Because someone is intending to seal a deal does not automatically put them in first place. Suppose you came up and changed your mind at a second look? That happens. You are not obligated to buy just because you think you want to buy it, nor is the seller obligated to sell. to you. No agreements have been made. Nothing is in writing. It's all just talk at this point. I tell sellers not to get excited over a buyer until we see two things: something green in my hand and a name on a dotted line. Then we can start to make plans.


It's online, it's for kids, but is it good?
There's no doubt about it, Sony Computer Entertainment America is putting its online plans in full-force in 2003. Not only are we seeing more and more ads and commercials promoting Sony Online, but SCEA is cooking up a host of big name online titles such as Syphon Filter Online, and Gran Turismo Online for starters.
But who says online games have to be about being a secret government agent or racing hundreds of exotic (and not so exotic) cars from around the world? What about having a simple and innocent good time playing some simple and innocent games based on classics that many of us still hold dear to our heart? Sony's answer is My Street, a collection of mini-games that can be played online (or not), and the results are more nostalgic than they are deep, but whoever said that was a bad thing?
When you first start My Street, you can either select from a pre-made character, or create your own by mixing and matching a number of body parts, hairstyles, and clothing items. While you can make some kooky looking characters, what I find almost disturbing about the game is some the options it gives you. For example, I created a Caucasian male boy with corn roes and a painted black face, except for large circles around his eyes and mouth. Now I'm not sure if I'm being delusional, but my character looked like he was straight out of Spike Lee's Bamboozled. No lie. There are also other racial and cultural stereotypes found throughout the game, whether it's a characters clothes or their manner of speech. Take the line "You are for real unprepared to play with me. You don't have any bling bling, no marbles kid." After creating my character, this was the first line that was spoken to me. I understand that the game is trying to portray a "hip and cool" image, but I think maybe the game could send out the wrong message to kids.
Going back to the gameplay, you have three modes of play from which to choose from: story, play, and netplay. The story mode enables you to hang out in your neighborhood while you talk to other kids. Many of them want to play games but cannot due to missing items and whatnot. Your job will be to recover these items and make your neighborhood safe and fun again. Well, it's not exactly like that, but you get the drift.
The story mode moves a little too slow, especially since most of you will probably want to play the mini-games. That is what this game's about, right? It's nice that the mode is there: It adds some replay value to the game, but there's little motivation to play it. Add a frustrating camera and day/night changes that force you to retire for the day, and the story mode is more of a nuisance than a welcome addition.
Luckily, the play mode will throw you straight into the game where you can immediately play any of the games. All you have to do is talk to the appropriate child and you're on your way. Unfortunately, many of the times the said child is running around the neighborhood, and you have to actually chase them down just to talk to them. Why can't they move slower, or better yet, stand still so that playing a game doesn't turn into a game of hide and seek? It's not a major problem, but it's not the most user-friendly interface either.


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package com.neofect.communicator.sample.dummy;

import android.util.Log;

import com.neofect.communicator.dummy.DummyPhysicalDevice;

import static com.neofect.communicator.util.ByteArrayConverter.byteArrayToHex;

/**
 * Created by Neo on 2017. 11. 28..
 */

public class DummySimpleRemote extends DummyPhysicalDevice {

	private static final String LOG_TAG = "DummySimpleRemote";

	private Thread senderThread;

	private int lastPressedButton = 0;
	private long elapsedTimeForButtonPressed = 0;
	private long elapsedTimeForLowBatteryAlert = 0;
	private long endTimeForBeep = 0;

	public DummySimpleRemote(String deviceIdentifier, String deviceName) {
		super(deviceIdentifier, deviceName);
	}

	@Override
	public void start(final TransferDelegate delegate) {
		Log.d(LOG_TAG, "start:");
		super.start(delegate);
		startSenderThread();
	}

	@Override
	public void stop() {
		Log.d(LOG_TAG, "stop:");
		stopSenderThread();
	}

	@Override
	public void put(byte[] data) {
		String message = byteArrayToHex(data);
		Log.d(LOG_TAG, "put: Physical device received data. [" + message + "]");

		try {
			if (message.startsWith("9d 03")) {
				int timeDuration = data[2] << 8 | data[3] & 0x000000ff;
				startBeep(timeDuration);
			} else {
				Log.e(LOG_TAG, "receive: Undefined message!");
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			Log.e(LOG_TAG, "receive:", e);
		}
	}

	private void sendData(long elapsedTime) {
		elapsedTimeForButtonPressed += elapsedTime;
		elapsedTimeForLowBatteryAlert += elapsedTime;

		while (elapsedTimeForButtonPressed > 1000) {
			elapsedTimeForButtonPressed -= 1000;
			sendButtonPressedMessage(lastPressedButton);
			lastPressedButton = (lastPressedButton + 1) % 4;
		}

		while (elapsedTimeForLowBatteryAlert > 3000) {
			elapsedTimeForLowBatteryAlert -= 3000;
			sendLowBatteryAlertMessage();
		}
	}

	private void sendButtonPressedMessage(int lastPressedButton) {
		byte[] message = new byte[3];
		message[0] = (byte) 0x9d;
		message[1] = (byte) 0x01;
		message[2] = (byte) lastPressedButton;
		delegate.send(message);
	}

	private void sendLowBatteryAlertMessage() {
		byte[] message = new byte[2];
		message[0] = (byte) 0x9d;
		message[1] = (byte) 0x02;
		delegate.send(message);
	}

	private void startBeep(int timeDuration) {
		Log.i(LOG_TAG, "startBeep: timeDuration=" + timeDuration);
		if (endTimeForBeep != 0) {
			Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Start beep sound.");
		}
		endTimeForBeep = System.currentTimeMillis() + (timeDuration * 1000);
	}

	private void stopSenderThread() {
		if (senderThread != null) {
			senderThread.interrupt();
			senderThread = null;
		}
	}

	private void startSenderThread() {
		stopSenderThread();
		senderThread = new Thread(() -> {
			long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
			while (true) {
				try {
					long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
					if (endTimeForBeep != 0) {
						if (now > endTimeForBeep) {
							Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Stop beep sound.");
							endTimeForBeep = 0;
						} else {
							Log.i(LOG_TAG, "BEEP!");
						}
					}
					sendData(now - timestamp);
					timestamp = now;
					Thread.sleep(100);
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
					break;
				} catch (Exception e) {
					Log.e(LOG_TAG, "", e);
				}
			}
		});
		senderThread.start();
	}

}

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According to a new report from the IoT analyst firm, Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity and gas meters in Europe will grow by 22% in 2018 to reach 151.9 million.
According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, global shipments of NB-IoT devices will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.8% from 106.9 million units in 2018 to reach 613.2 million units in 2023.
A new report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight says that the ten leading global mobile operator groups have a combined market share of 76% in cellular IoT. The top players reported a combined active base of 407 million cellular IoT connections at the end of H1-2017.
A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight estimates that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 56% during 2017 to reach 647.5 million. The accelerating growth is expected to take the global installed base to almost 1 billion at the end of 2018.
According to a new report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of smart gas meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 37.8% between 2016 and 2022 to reach 62.0 million units at the end of the period.
Annual shipments of smart electricity metres in Europe will grow by 71% in 2017 to reach 23.1 million units, according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growth is driven by accelerating deployments in France, Italy and the UK that coincide with the final phase of the nationwide rollout in Spain.
A new report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight ranks connected pallets as the most promising greenfield application enabled by the new wave of cellular and non-cellular LPWA technologies.
According to a new research report from the Gothenburg, Sweden-based analyst firm, Berg Insight, mobile operator revenues from the Internet of Things (IoT) reached € 11 billion(US$ 11.42 billion) in 2016.
According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, annual shipments of smart electricity meters in Europe will more than double in the next two years.


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Watch Harry Styles Play 'Funeral DJ' on 'SNL'
Singer served as host/musical guest on sketch show
Harry Styles and Chris Redd play a pair of "Funeral DJs" in a wacky 'SNL' sketch.
Harry Styles and Chris Redd play a pair of "Funeral DJs" in a wacky sketch from Saturday's SNL.
The bit opens with a priest (Mikey Day) paying tribute to the late Betty as her family looks on mournfully. But the tone shifts after he introduces the woman's "close personal friends" Marcus and Luke. "As it says in the book of Psalms, 'praise the Lord, our God, with timbrel and dancing,'" Day's character says. "So we'd like to close out today's ceremony with a musical tribute."
The room then grows confused as massive electronic beats and concert-style fog fill the room. "How are we all doing tonight?" the DJs ask, shifting from boisterous stage banter ("Get your sad ass up right now!") to somber meditations on death soundtracked by hit ballads like Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" and R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts."
After their manager (Pete Davidson) circles the parlor to collect tithes, the DJs perform one final awkward tribute: ripping off their pants to reveal "R.I.P." underwear.
Styles pulled double-duty as host and musical guest on Saturday's episode, staging the live TV debuts of his new songs "Watermelon Sugar" and "Lights Up."
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'Kokomo City' Review: D. Smith's Raucous Doc Spills the Tea on Being Trans


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Humanities › English
What Is Linguistic Functionalism?
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An Introduction to Punctuation
Richard Nordquist
English and Rhetoric Professor
Ph.D., Rhetoric and English, University of Georgia
M.A., Modern English and American Literature, University of Leicester
B.A., English, State University of New York
Dr. Richard Nordquist is professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Georgia Southern University and the author of several university-level grammar and composition textbooks.
In linguistics, functionalism can refer to any one of various approaches to the study of grammatical descriptions and processes that consider the purposes to which language is put and the contexts in which language occurs. Also called functional linguistics. Contrast with Chomskyan linguistics.
Christopher Butler notes that "there is a strong consensus among functionalists that the linguistic system is not self-contained, and so autonomous from external factors, but is shaped by them" (The Dynamics of Language Use, 2005).
As discussed below, functionalism is generally viewed as an alternative to formalist approaches to the study of language.
Examples and Observations
The starting point for functionalists is the view that language is first and foremost an instrument for communication between human beings, and that this fact is central in explaining why languages are as they are. This orientation certainly corresponds to the lay person's view of what language is. Ask any beginner in linguistics, who has not yet been exposed to formal approaches, what a language is, and you are likely to be told that it is something that allows human beings to communicate with one another. Indeed, students are often surprised to learn that the most influential linguist of the second half of the twentieth century claims that:
Human language is a system for free expression of thought, essentially independent of stimulus control, need-satisfaction or instrumental purpose. ([Noam] Chomsky 1980:239)
Clearly, the linguistic scholar, like the physical or natural scientist, need not and arguably should not base his or her work on popular views of natural phenomena; however, in this case the popular view is based on very solid foundations, in that most of us spend a considerable proportion of our waking hours using language for the purpose of communicating with our fellow human beings." (Christopher S. Butler, Structure and Function: Approaches to the Simplex Clause. John Benjamins, 2003)
Halliday vs. Chomsky
"[M.A.K.] Halliday's theory of language is organized around two very basic and common-sense observations which immediately set him apart from the other truly great twentieth-century linguist, Noam Chomsky... namely, that language is part of the social semiotic; and that people talk to each other. Halliday's theory of language is part of an overall theory of social interaction, and from such a perspective it is obvious that a language must be seen as more than a set of sentences, as it is for Chomsky. Rather, the language will be seen as a text, or discourse--the exchange of meanings in interpersonal contexts. The creativity of language is therefore a grammar of meaningful choices rather than of formal rules." (Kirsten Malmkjær, "Functional Linguistics." The Linguistics Encyclopedia, ed. by Kirsten Malmkjær. Routledge, 1995)
Formalism and Functionalism
"The terms 'Formalism' and 'Functionalism,' although generally accepted as designations of two different approaches within linguistics, are not entirely adequate, since they embody two different kinds of opposition.
"The first opposition concerns the basic view of language adopted by linguistic theories, where, roughly speaking, one either views grammar as an autonomous structural system or views grammar primarily as an instrument of social interaction. Theories taking these two views of grammar may be called 'autonomous' and 'functional,' respectively.
"The second opposition is of a quite different nature. Some linguistic theories have the explicit aim of constructing a formal representational system, whereas other approaches do not. Theories of these two types may be called 'formalizing' and 'non-formalizing,' respectively." (Kees Hengeveld, "Formalizing Functionally." Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: Case Studies, ed. by Mike Darnell. John Benjamins, 1999)
Role-and-Reference Grammar (RRG) and Systemic Linguistics (SL)
"There are very many functionalist approaches which have been put forward, and they are often very different from one another. Two prominent ones are Role-and-Reference Grammar (RRG), developed by William Foley and Robert Van Valin, and Systemic Linguistics (SL), developed by Michael Halliday. RRG approaches linguistic description by asking what communicative purposes need to be served and what grammatical devices are available to serve them. SL is chiefly interested in examining the structure of a large linguistic unit--a text or a discourse--and it attempts to integrate a great deal of structural information with other information (social information, for example) in the hope of constructing a coherent account of what speakers are doing.
"Functionalist approaches have proved fruitful, but they are usually hard to formalize, and they often work with 'patterns,' 'preferences,' 'tendencies,' and 'choices,' in place of the explicit rules preferred by non-functional linguists." (Robert Lawrence Trask and Peter Stockwell, Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts. Routledge, 2007)
Overview of Systemic Functional Linguistics
Definition and Examples of Transformations in Grammar
What Is Lexicogrammar?
Definition and Discussion of Chomskyan Linguistics
10 Types of Grammar (and Counting)
Definition and Examples of Text Linguistics
Definition and Examples of Language Contact
Where Did Language Come From? (Theories)
Definition and Examples of Linguists
Cognitive Grammar
Context in Language
What Is Foregrounding?
What Is Recursion in English Grammar?
Definition and Examples of Case Grammar
An Introduction to Semantics
Appropriateness in Communication


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Through participation in competitions as well as the Taylor Foundation for the Art's two yearly company performances, the time investment, hard work and personal development of the students is shared with community advocates, friends, family members and instructors.
The Tucker Taekwondo Center occupies the space of competitive martial arts training facility, wellness center, and personal development venue for individuals ages 2.5 to 74. With its headquarters set in Atlanta and satellite locations, its reach stretches across four counties and touches the lives of over 500 hundred individuals from some 31 countries around the world.
A dynamic group of instructors originating from Guyana, Thailand, the US and Mexico, drive an eclectic student body through a curriculum constructed around the best practices of exercise science and traditional taekwondo. Tucker Taekwondo Center's curriculum also allows for its students to complement their Taekwondo skills with lessons in Sword and Bo Staff.
With exposure to multiple forms of martial arts practice and the diverse nature of both students and instructors, participants are encouraged to explore the strength found in individuals, ideas, opinions and physical capabilities different from their own. By doing so, an environment of mutual respect and support across traditional boundaries is created.
Tucker Taekwondo Center is especially committed to the objectives and wellness initiatives of Healthy People 2020 and remains the only United States Taekwondo Gold School in the South Eastern United States. The Tucker Taekwondo Center's curriculum aligns strongly with the founding principles of The American College of Sports Medicine and The World Taekwondo Federation.


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Alumni Report: Muni He on the fast track to LPGA dreams
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Muni He (USC Athletics photo)
Ever wonder what happens to top amateurs after they pass through the web pages of AmateurGolf.com? Welcome to our new series, the Alumni Report. Each week, we'll profile a former AmateurGolf.com member now navigating the pro waters, providing a progress report and a snapshot of his or her amateur career.
Muni He hasn't yet reached her 20th birthday. She has almost reached her one-year anniversary as a professional.
He, born in Chengdu, China but raised in San Diego, has always been the kind of player who is a step ahead of her peers. He picked up the game at age 6 and was soon testing herself against Southern California's top juniors – as well as top juniors worldwide that would seek out the tough competition in He's backyard. She spent two and a half years at Torrey Pines High School before finishing her diploma through home schooling. She knew as a freshman that she wanted to go to USC, and she ended up there a semester early in the spring of 2017.
It's almost as if she lives her golf life in fast forward.
Though He's career at USC was short-lived – she ultimately stayed only two semesters – she easily left her mark. He won the first start of her sophomore year at the Minnesota Invitational. Her final act as a Trojan was an adrenaline-filled match-play showdown with Stanford's Andrea Lee in the East Lake Cup championship match. He rallied to take a point off Lee and help USC secure the victory.
Even as He and junior teammate Robynn Ree stepped away at the conclusion of LPGA Q-School last year, He expressed feelings that it was bittersweet. This is perhaps the most interesting part of her story – that at 18, she felt like she could wait no longer to turn professional.
"Nowadays, in women's golf, you're getting all these girls who are younger and younger," He told writer Judd Spicer in an article for the Southern California Golf Association's Fore magazine, "and I just felt that if I waited another three years, I would've been late."
Related: When college and pro golf collide
Before she turned pro, He had several prominent experiences on the big stage. She was one of four amateurs who made the cut in the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, and played the Blue Bay LPGA tournament in China that same year.
She went through LPGA Q-School a year before changes to the format increased the number of rounds in the final stage (which became "Q-Series"). The LPGA's idea was to put a premium on consistency and guide newer players toward the Symetra Tour.
Ultimately that was He's path after she missed the cut at the final stage of 2017 LPGA Q-School. She still decided to turn pro and accepted a sponsor exemption into the Ladies European Tour's Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in December 2017. After missing the cut at that event the previous year as an amateur, He finished T-28.
He teed it up 21 times on the Symetra Tour in 2018, effectively every time. She missed only five cuts, won once (at the Prasco Charity Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio) and banked $37,531.
This week, He is in the LPGA's Q-Series field, and through six of the eight rounds, is in position to earn her card. A player must finish inside the top 45 and ties to do that, and He lurks around the top 25.
There's one other thing that He excels in, and that's social media. He's Instagram following has swelled to 160,000 followers, which is ultimately a plus for the LPGA.
And she's only getting started.
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EICCA TOPPINEN Says APOCALYPTICA Wanted 'No Compromises' On 'Cell-0' Album
Greece's "TV War" recently conducted an interview with cellist Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).
On the meaning behind the title for their new studio album, "Cell-0":
Eicca: "For us, 'Cell-0' is kind of the origin of everything in the universe, that's where everything comes from. It doesn't exist in the real science in that name, but that's kind for us to reference for the facts that everything starts from the same thing. Musically, for example, if you take it to the musical world, you can take one note, you change the pitch, you change the length, you combine them, and there's an endless amount of beautiful variations of that. Every song is its own cell, a compilation of cells on the album. I think the thought behind that is pretty much what we feel in our life and our thoughts and where we are at with the world today and how people have lost the understanding that we all come from the 'Cell-0' as well. Therefore, we should appreciate our surroundings and the nature around us because we have become a cancer ourselves, eating all other living cells and killing them. It's not a manifest, but it's what our thoughts are about around the album."
On why APOCALYPTICA decided to go the all-instrumental route for "Cell-0":
Eicca: "Rather than telling people what they should think, we'd rather create a platform where people can think by themselves. That's the beauty of instrumental music — we can give some direction with titles and the visuals in the artwork about the themes, what the music might be telling them about, but still the listener has the freedom to experience from their own perspective. That's why for us it was important to make an instrumental album because we really wanted to go back to our roots like the 'Plays Metallica [By Four Cellos]' tour like we've been doing for two-and-a-half years, we've been going back to our very original roots on how we started. Now, we wanted to go back to the times of the 'Cult' and 'Reflections' albums when we started to make our own music and create an entire instrumental world. Because combining the vocal world an instrumental world into the same album, it's always been a bit challenging and you need to compromise a bit, and you go left and you go right, and you go left and right. This time we wanted to make it a full piece of art that had no compromises of any kind."
On whether 2015's "Shadowmaker" was a successful "experiment" for APOCALYPTICA:
Eicca: "It was an important experiment for us and, of course, some of the fans didn't really get it because it was such a vocal-driven album. For us, it was very important — we wanted to really see how this all works without really underlining the cello and underlining the traditional elements of APOCALYPTICA. Just write great music and great songs. I think we went to a very far side of the APOCALYPTICA world. This time, we just felt we wanted to go back to the roots with all the experiences we have gained over 20 years. That's why we didn't have a producer for this album. We just decided we'd do it by ourselves. We didn't need to explain to anyone what we wanted to do. We didn't have a record label at the time we recorded the album. We were completely free of all expectations and all kinds of feedback and were able to make the album we would like to listen to."
On rediscovering the origins of APOCALYPTICA:
Eicca: "It was very interesting because the whole perspective for songwriting, arranging, sound production has changed so much with all the experiences. We've been able to work with great producers during all these years and learned so much. Now, it was really nice to take all the knowledge we had on doing albums into our own hands fully. Because we knew that, 'Okay, we know how to record the stuff. We know how to maintain the quality on the top level. We don't need anyone to control that.' Then, when we were making this album which is a kind of a weird album in a way — we didn't want to get a producer who is used to working with drums and vocals to tell us how the instrumental world should be because you never know if they understand it or not. It was better for us to just take the space and peace for ourselves to make the album we really like."
"Cell-0" was released January 10 via Silver Lining Music.
In support of the release of "Cell-0", APOCALYPTICA — cellists Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso and Paavo Lötjönen, and drummer Mikko Sirén — are the special guests for SABATON on a 15-country, 23-date European tour that began on January 17 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but this Nicaraguan puro has been known to pack a wallop. The cigar's name pokes fun at Saka's "Spanglish," with the proper term (todos LOS días) translating to mean "all the days." Story goes, in the early 2000s, Saka was given an incredibly strong cigar by Estello Padrón; when asked if he truly smokes such a strong cigar, Padrón responded, "Todos los días Saka, todos los días." This translates to, "Every day Saka, every day." Saka misheard Padrón and set out to one day name an extremely powerful cigar "Todos Las Dias," not realizing he'd misspelled the phrase for nearly 15 years.
Todos Las Dias is the strongest cigar to date from Dunbarton, using a high-priming, Nicaraguan puro blend that showcases Jalapa and Estelíano tobaccos in the filler, a Nicaraguan binder, and a Cuban-seed, Nicaraguan wrapper. This blend has been specially chosen to highlight the fiery, bold qualities of Nicaragua's intense, volcanic soil. And Steve has specifically blended TLD to begin on the mellow side—slowly ramping up to the Nicaraguan powerhouse experience that diehard, experienced smokers crave! This is the complete reversal from the usual blending style of starting with a bang before mellowing in the later portions of the smoke.


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A standard rifle case that has attachments for locks on the top flap. Inside measurement is 49" in length with 8" at it's widest. All fittings are solid brass and the inside is lined with fake fleece to protect your weapon.
Holster for Colt 1911 or similarly sized semi-auto handguns. Includes pocket for an extra magazine. Durable, high quality smooth leather.
The ever-popular Tiburcio pommel holster now comes in a 'double'. Pack a 7 1/2" for the tricky first five, and a short barrel for the rundown.
The standard zip-lock rifle carry case has an inside measurement of 47", with 9" at its widest point. Take a scope. The inside is lined with fake fleece, to protect the rifle.
This bolt action rifle scabbard can be strapped to your saddle or slung over your shoulder. Alternatively, you can also attach it to your all-terrain vehicle. Overall length is 34".
A carbine scabbard, shown here with buckle down top, is ideal for a 30/30 saddle gun. The inside is lined with fake fleece to protect your weapon. Fittings on the straps are solid brass. The inside measurement is 39".
The US Carbine Scabbard takes a Mare's Leg and is ideally suited for strapping on a saddle or four wheeler.Color Brown or black.
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I am a believer in lifelong learning and development, but I really question whether the recent changes to the performance and development process will achieve this? I worry that it will achieve the opposite if we don't manage it locally. Instead of a climate of collegiate collaboration, this creates an aura of self-interest where ironically our prime focus is ourselves, rather than our students.
John Hattie suggests that the greatest point of influence on education is teachers and that our goal should be to help improve every teacher. Yet I wonder if a process with the spectre of fear hanging over it is going to achieve this? If we really want the best then schools need to foster an environment that not only challenges teachers, but also welcomes error and provides adequate feedback. In this scenario, teachers are able to passionately engage with their teaching based on the evidence at hand.
The problem is that a focus on pay means that we miss the point. Instead of saying 'how can I be the best', the focus is on 'what do I need to do to achieve my next increment'. Our view then is of today, not tomorrow.
With a new system being implemented we have an opportunity to make this review process work for us. We need to demand that the implementation be consulted on at our schools and that it support and advance the work we do, rather than let it be something that is done to us.
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Horrible Histories Frightful First World War Special Promotional Pictures
The BBC has today released promotional pictures for the Horrible Histories World War One Special. The special, which reunites the cast of Mat Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Simon Farnaby, Larry Rickard, Jim Howick and Ben Willbond is themed around all aspects of the First World War. From Girl Guide Spies to the famous Christmas day football match, the team behind the series will illuminate the humour and horror behind the trenches. The special is set to air sometimes between the 2nd of August and the 8th. The official BBC synopsis is below, followed by more promotional pictures:
Multi-award-winning comedy sketch show Horrible Histories is back for a one-off World War One special, stuffed with the usual mix of fascinating facts, popular pastiches and gruesome gags.
This special 40-minute episode featuring Mat Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Simon Farnaby, Larry Rickard, Jim Howick and Ben Willbond reveals how Girl Guides were used to pass on secret war-time information; tells of the terrors of trench life – all fleas, bangs and number twos in a bucket; and hears a frustrated captain try to explain the not-so-simple reasons for Britain joining the war.
Horrible Histories also divulges more about the extraordinary football match that took place during the Christmas Day Truce, and discovers what happened to turn a German Shepherd dog into an Alsatian. There's also a song from the Suffragettes all about how women's roles were changed by the war.
With thanks to BBC Media and BBC Pictures
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A probation period is a trial period of employment. The employee is employed subject to satisfactory completion of this trial period.
Why have a probationary period?
Employers will often carry out an application and interview process. However you can't always tell from an interview how an employee will do in a job in practice, or whether they will fit in with an existing team. Employers therefore have a "trial period".
A probation period will commonly be 3 to 6 months, though they can be as little as 1 week in short-term contracts. The duration of any probation period must not be unreasonable. Performance reviews are common during this period, as they give both the employee and employer an opportunity to discuss any concerns and address these (for example with additional targeted training). Regular formal reviews are not however compulsory.
"I was employed on a maternity contract for a maximum period of 12 months, the lady whose post I was covering decided not to return to work and I was confirmed in the post on a permanent basis 1 month prior to the expected end of my maternity cover contract.
I have received my new contract and have been asked to enter into another probationary period. I am unsure if I should agree to this as I have already successfully completed a probationary period as set out in the terms of my previous fixed term contract."
If you do not think that a probationary period is necessary, speak to your employer. It may be that you have simply been given a standard contract. A probationary period gives you less security, but if you already perform the role well, you should pass with flying colours!
"If an employer gives you a 6 month probation and then after 9 months you have still not had your 6 month probation review does that mean you have passed it or not?"
If you are not told during your probation period that it is to be extended or that you have failed your probation, you are deemed to have passed.
"I'm 3 months into my probationary period and am not happy. I've not yet had a contract of employment but in the staff handbook it says I have to give 2 months' notice. I have resigned and they tell me they are holding me to that. Could they sue me if I only give one month's notice?"
You must also abide by the relevant contractual terms, even during your probation period. If you do not, your employer could claim damages if they lose work or have to pay other employees a higher rate of overtime to cover work during a period that you should have been working. Any such claims are rare however.
If your employer has stated that they want to extend your probation period, check your employment contract. This should state under what circumstances your probationary period can be extended, and for how long. Your employer can only extend your probation period if your employment contract says that they can extend it in the particular cited circumstances (e.g to have more time to assess your performance).
"I'm 7 weeks into my 13 week trial period at work and am going out on sick leave. Can my new employer let me go after my 13 weeks if I'm still out on sick leave?"
This is a scenario in which an extension of your probation period is likely, as your employer has not yet had chance to fully assess your performance in the role.
If your contract does not allow your employer to extend your probation period, they may wish to change the contract. You do not have to agree to change your contract. If you think that the proposed changes are unfair or less favourable to you, speak to your local Citizens Advice Bureau for free advice about your options. (Find your nearest Citizens Advice Bureau office, including those that give advice by email, at www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice).
Just because you were in your probation period does not automatically make your dismissal fair. The usual test still applies: Did your employer act reasonably in all the circumstances?
Your employer has a duty to take reasonable steps to assist employees such as giving them adequate training to enable them to carry out their job. If you are dismissed on the basis of your performance, you would normally expect a reasonable employer to have discussed your performance with you on a prior occasion and given you the opportunity to try and do better.
"I've started a new job on 3 months probation period, which is almost over (1 week) and have found out I'm pregnant. I have told my boss the date I'd like to work up until before maternity leave. He said he's not going to extend it and wouldn't give me a reason why and said that he doesn't have to. Is this the correct way to treat an employee?"
Potentially, you could take your former employer to an Employment Tribunal and claim damages. However you will need to have evidence relating to why you were dismissed. (e.g The fact that you are of an ethnic minority and did not get on with your former employer will not be enough. If you can evidence that your former employer said something racially discriminatory, or that all other employees of a different ethnicity with the same review scores are being kept on, that would be more relevant evidence.)If you think that you have been unfairly dismissed during your probation period, speak to your local Citizens Advice Bureau about what you can do.
Hi, I started a new job 4 months ago and the new employers said they would give me training. I have not had proper training and one of the employers stated that as well in my probation review period. I was suppose to be on probation for 3 months but it has now been extended for another month and ends on 4th April because I am still getting things wrong according to one of the employers. The other employer says I'm doing really well but he does by what the other employer says. I have not had adequate training to do my job professionally. One of the employers also said I'm not intelligent enough for the role as well. Considering they said they would train me and knew that I didn't have experience in the field before I started. Can anyone tell me where I stand please?
I have just been sacked whilst I was on sick leave. I was off with depression but the. Sick note didn't say that. I was signed off for a month. Within that month I was due to have 4 days off as I was using my holiday up. The last day of my sick/holiday I received an email stating my termination of employment due to capability. I worked with another person who we shared an inbox, which we would receive jobs and notifications of jobs that have been cancelled. In the letter/email I got it said that I had cost the company £800 but not cancelling some jobs. I am afraid to say I am not the only person who deals with that so I am not sure how they have worked this out. I was also told time and time again about another member of staff costing the company a fortune. If I knew I had mad a mistake I would tell my line manger straight away so she would of known .They stated they only had to give me a weeks notice which ended the day I received the email. They have stated because I never got my letter after my probation period it was never formally closed. I spoke regarding this at the end of June to my line manager and she assured me I had the job. It was 1 Year and 2 weeks I had been at the work place and I was on a 3 month probation. I have had no warnings and feel I have been mistreated.
My previous company (of 9 years) have asked me back. Should I be subjected to another probation period, even though I would be doing the same role? It has been less than a year since I left.
I have started a job and I'm 2 months into my probation period which is 3 months, but my grandparent passed away last night can I be fired for having time off because of it because I'm in probation period still or ?
I am in a three month probation period and I have found another job. How much notice do I need to give?
I got promoted in October and my probation period ended on the 4th of January, I am due my performance review next Friday, i feel like they are going to demote me not Christmas is over. They never gave me any advice or information on my performance so far and I was told I was doing well in December. If they demote me can I Appel or say anything that can stop it happening?
my boyfriend started a lorry job on a three month probation.He was let out on his own on day 4 or driving a lorry without knowing fully what he was doing and had a minor accident which needed to go through insurance.This was 6 weeks ago and has not been a problem.He has been called into office today and his probabtion period and job have been terminated.Is this fair?All the other drivers have incidents all the time, but I guess not in probabtion period.
I have been employed for 1 year and my probation period for this company is 1 year. My manager has stated that she is extending my probation by another 3 months.I have done everythingI am asked to do,I am not stupid and can work confidently on my own.The reason was that I'm on a stage 2 warning for taking a sick day, though I text the day before to ask permission.Apparently I haven't come up to scratch and given my age and work experience this is disappointing, this was said twice,it was very humiliating.At present we are short staffed and I'm often doing the job of 2 people. Please can someone advise me on my rights.Walking out and telling them where they can stick their job isn't an option,unfortunately.
My son has to travel to his new job acne he had been late twice sure typo the bus not coming up. He has been late by five minutes each time..Both times he had been given a warning... Is this allowed considering he is doing his best to get in on time?
I have been with my new companyfor 4 weeks and everything was fine but when I raised concerns about the company's future and was there anything to worry about , I was asked by the managerto give the names of the people who I had heard this form or I was out the door in the management words . I told him it was a the general feeling that I had heard not just one person. At that pointhe told me to go. Up until this point every thing was fine they were happy with my work but because I would not give him any names he told me to leave with out a weeks notice. I have been told that they are going to deduct money for the training I reserved even though it was in house and I could not use this training anywhere else. The 4 issues are can they deduced money for the training I.E paperwork and working with the company kit 2the reason for dismissal even though I have not done anything wrong my self and 3 they didn't give me a weeks notice also they are deducting the money for my uniform.
I had to have 10 weeks off work for sick leave as l was very ill. I went back and had some refresher training. Now l have been put into a training team with new starters and l am back on probation and have to go through accreditation again. I have been there a year and a half. I can see this is a way of getting rid of me. Before l went sick l made a few mistakes but everyone does!
Hi. I am on probation for 3 months but my proposed salary for the position is not applied yet until I pass my probationary period. Is that possible?
I worked for an agency and was hired and I completed a 13 week trial work and stay there a total of 94 days. Time keeping exeptional work brilliant. attendance 94 days. No problems. Then I got a call from agency with no apparent reason that i'm dismissed. I feel i have been treated unfairly and if so what can I do about it?
We don't really have enough information to comment on this. What reasons have been given for the pay reduction?
I have had a promotion and it came with a 3month probation period and I haven't yet been signed off or been told my probation has been extend and I'm now a month past after asking for a meeting on several occasions. What are my rights? I have worked in the company for over 8 years and previously covered the positions I was promoted upto.
Hi all, Some advice PLEASE. I'm 3 weeks into my 6 week probation and have just been fired for smoking in my company car. I was fired under gross misconduct but I was never told I could not smoke in the car or received a no smoking policy or have no smoking stickers in the car. Does anyone know my rights, tribunal etc ?