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Violin virtuoso Midori talks about her appearances with the RLPO in Liverpool and Bucharest
WHEN Midori was growing up she had many 'dream jobs' – nun, zookeeper and librarian being just three.
WHEN Midori was growing up she had many 'dream jobs' – nun, zookeeper and librarian being just three. She also toyed with becoming an archaeologist or clinical psychologist.
But it's the good fortune of audiences everywhere that the Japanese schoolgirl finally turned to performing as her chosen path.
Now, almost four decades after she first picked up a violin and three since she made her professional debut, the 39-year-old is set to pay only her second visit to Liverpool.
Her debut at the Philharmonic Hall came in 2008 when she performed Mendelssohn's E minor concerto under the baton of Sir Charles Mackerras.
"I remember the beautiful cathedral at the end of the street where the concert hall is," she recalls.
"And I'm excited to be coming to Liverpool to play the Walton Concerto – the piece had one of its premieres in this city."
It's a piece Midori recently performed to acclaim at the Royal Albert Hall, with the Proms concert being broadcast on TV. And the violinist is enthusiastic about the work.
"I love the Walton Concerto!" she exclaims. "Among works by near-contemporary British composers it's relatively new to me in terms of performance experience.
"It's such a beautiful, exciting – and difficult – piece, and it's always a treat to be able to play it.
"I first learned it in my pre-teens. I was browsing one of these calendars that showed the birthdates of the famous musicians, and when I came to the date of my mother's birthday, there was Walton."
Intrigued, the 10-year-old discovered not only had he written a violin concerto but that her local library had a recording, so she started to learn it.
She says: "I find the concerto has, amid the brilliant velocity, beautiful and serene moments and I think the contrast between the two is a defining feature of the work."
Coincidentally, the composer wrote the work for violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz – and Midori holds the Heifetz chair in violin at the University of Southern California.
She smiles: "It's only a coincidence, but there is a certain thrill in having the awareness of such connection."
The musician has, in fact, lived in the US since she moved there in 1982, when she was 11, to study at the Julliard (New York's prestigious music school) Pre-College.
She's a passionate supporter of music in education and opportunities for the community which has led her to set up several programmes and organisations including Partners in Performance and Midori and Friends.
In the meantime, she's much in demand across the globe – she heads for Peru on Monday ahead of Liverpool.
And from here, Midori goes on with the RLPO and Vasily Petrenko to repeat the Liverpool concert at the Enescu Festival in Bucharest the next weekend as part of the Phil's tour of Romania and the Czech Republic.
"It will be my first visit to Romania," she confides. "My brother has been, and told me about some of his experiences, but I don't quite know what the city will be like, and I'm all ready for an adventure."
Amazingly, the former 'child prodigy' turns 40 in October. So does she still harbour any ambitions?
"Oh many!" she says. "I think I'll continue to discover new sources of inspiration and excitement, as well as new challenges and ambitions, in all types of projects."
l Midori appears with the RLPO on September 13.
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21 DAY COMMUNITY WALKING CHALLENGE HAS FINISHED BUT WE'RE STILL WALKING!!
There will be a walk from the Centre every Wednesday evening at 7pm. All welcome. We will be back in time for Set Dancing !
We have received some Hi Vis vests from the RSA which will be distributed to walkers on a first come basis.


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Bangladesh for strengthening SAFTA, BIMSTEC
Published: September 03, 2017 18:01:49 | Updated: October 24, 2017 03:23:36
Bangladesh has emphasised on strengthening business alliances like the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to increase the volume of trade and investment in the countries situated along the shore of Indian Ocean.
"The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions. Around half of the world's total number of container-laden ships, one third of the cargo traffic, two third of the oil tankers move through this channel. This area is very significant from the trade perspective. We need to increase the volume of trade and investment through ensuring proper use of natural resources and safe passage of merchant ships," Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said while addressing a conference in Colombo on August 31, according to a message received in Dhaka on Sunday.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, Singaporean Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Nepalese Foreign Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara also addressed the meet, titled the 'Second Indian Ocean Conference-2017.
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"Bangladesh under the firm leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina believes that it is possible to increase trade and investment by maintaining friendly relations with others. All the parties concerned can enjoy the benefit of this," Tofail added.
Representatives from 29 countries took part in the three-day conference. The first conference was held last year in Singapore.
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In part 1 of this series, I showed three approaches to model the business concepts. The third attempt, shown below, is the better one and I'll explain why.
The site sequence number is meaningless on its own and can't be modeled as a hub as such, resulting in a degenerate column in the "study site" link as it's still part of the key.
The second issue is still valid according to Dan's book1, but will require a slightly different pattern for loading (and thus automation) than a standard link that is the intersection of actual hubs.
If the region isn't actually that important to the business to be modeled as its own hub, it would also need to be modeled as a degenerate column, bringing us back by the second issue.
Our model isn't complete yet. During discussions with the business, it turns out there are "subjects" and "findings".
A subject is a person (but not identifiable as such) taking part in a study at a particular study site. The same person taking part in another study (probably at another site), is a different subject.
The business key is nothing more than a sequence number (within the "study site").
A finding is an side effect that a subject exposed during the study. Although not synonymous, think of it as a symptom.
The business key is nothing more than a sequence number or a date within the subject.
To me this looks a bit messy, having too many dependencies. I know this can be just subjective again, but if you need to extend even further, it will become even more messy.
This model is much cleaner and easy to extend. You can argue however that some information is lost, because you can't immediately see the dependencies that lie within the business keys. But what the question is whether these are really business keys or just a technical solution in the source that the business adopted as business keys (because they had not other choice).
Even if the composition of these business keys change, the definition of each of the hubs remains the same. The relationships between these hubs most likely don't change either. And if they do, you can easily create other links between the hubs, without further impact on the rest of the model.
Furthermore, but this is only in latest developments in the DataVault community (not necessarily supported by Dan Linstedt and DV2.0), there is no necessity for link satellites that contain descriptive attributes.
In reality there is no conclusion. It's partially a matter of preference. If you want to stick to pure DV2.0 recommendations, go for the denormalization technique as link-to-link is still not recommended.
But if you truly understand the modeling part of DataVault, go for the alternative2. It's more flexible and easier to extend. And the DV2.01 book doesn't not forbid you to model an event or transaction as a hub either so you don't have to worry about that.
Brilliant articles, thank you Sander for your thoughtfulness on these subjects. Keep it coming!


Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) is the projected, discounted revenue that a customer will generate during their lifetime. LTV is a key business metric for many types of businesses.
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Why News Corp's regional and local paywalls are holding strong
It's been seven years since News Corp owned mastheads began rolling out subscriptions. Now, local and regional titles are behind a freemium paywall. Mumbrella's Zoe Samios asks News Corp's Damian Eales why the model is working.
by Zoe Samios
The arrival of a local newspaper at my doorstep always feels nostalgic. My first memories of receiving a weekly title involved cutting clippings out and pasting them into my primary school workbook in an attempt to show my teachers what was going on in my community.
But there was one consistent thing about the papers, no matter where I lived in Sydney: they were free.
News Corp's Eales argues the paywalled formula which has worked internationally can work in a 'hyper-local' way
News Corp has long been an advocate for online subscription and reader revenue models. It kicked off with The Australian's paywall in 2011, before expanding to the Herald Sun in 2012 and the company's metro titles in 2013. But in the last year it has been rolling out paywalls across its regional titles too.
That brings News Corp's total subscriber base to more than 400,000 digitally. News Corp isn't the only publisher to venture into this space, nor the only publisher which has successfully done so.
But the roll-out of regional paywalls means the publisher is encouraging people to pay for a service that it never has before. Why? News Corp's chief operating officer, Damian Eales, argues if the paywalled formula works internationally, it should also work in a "hyper-local" way.
"The Australian was the first publication in this country to go behind a paywall for instance, and the likes of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are examples of global subscription success stories. The thinking was you need a huge national or international customer base to get the numbers to drive a subscription business," Eales says.
"We are finding that people are increasingly willing to pay for a subscription that includes exclusive content about their local council, their local business community, local development applications, local personalities and much more.
Eales says the shift to subscriptions is of benefit to advertisers too
"The learning for us is that the more scarce the content, the more valuable it is."
Eales says Australians want to celebrate the suburb they live in and people within their community.
"Local content is unique because you can't get it from anywhere else – no-one else is dedicating resources to reporting on local crime, council, transport or lifestyle at a grassroots level in the way local titles do," he says.
"They want to know and understand the key issues that affect their lives – development applications, council decisions, road closures, and community festivals – and this information is not available through any other trusted source."
And according to Eales, the response to this shift has been "outstanding", with consumer revenue continuing to increase year on year. But he wouldn't comment on whether it made the NewsLocal and regional titles more appealing for potential buyers, which are currently looking into the titles. He also couldn't comment on whether these freemium models would continue to exist, should the titles be sold.
But despite this, Eales believes paywall models will encourage the survival of these titles.
"There are a number of factors which are leading me to believe this," he says.
"First, we are witnessing an increased propensity to pay for scarce quality local content. Second, the proliferation of fake news has led to a flight to quality news brands and a broad distrust of news and advertising in social and search media. Third, we are seeing an acceptance by the market of a subscription economy, led by the likes of Netflix."
And, he argues, there is also benefits for advertisers: "Dwell-time in an article written by a journalist, commissioned by a trusted news brand, is increasingly being valued more than flick-time on an untrusted platform. It will come at higher yield, but it will deliver an engaged, trusting audience."
Naturally, there are challenges with the implementation of models such as these. Months ago, Media Watch host Paul Barry spoke about local communities creating secret Facebook pages where they could share paywalled content from rival publisher Fairfax Media's Wagga Daily Advertiser.
Eales assures that while there are other challenges will the roll-out of paywalled products, this is "not really" an issue.
"If we choose to lock the content, that Facebook article will hit our paywall," he explains.
"If we choose to give it away for free, we are happy for it to get shared across a broad audience on the basis that it will drive a relationship down the road with our brand directly."
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On the topic of challenges, Eales turns his attention to the learning process, preferring to look at each challenge that has presented itself as part of an "iterative" process.
"We are constantly trying to optimise our paywall, our content mix, our customer journey, and our relationship with the platforms such as Google and Facebook," he says.
"As an example, we have moved from a free model, to a metered model, to a hybrid (free +premium) model. We think we've landed on the right model now where we give away for free sufficient content to encourage readers to visit our sites or our apps, but we lock that premium content which is most valued and most likely to drive subscription and retention.
But Eales also argues his background in marketing – namely as group general manager of financial services and marketing at David Jones and GM of strategic marketing at Westpac, helps to build out a paywalled offering.
"It's essential. I mean it's obvious but marketing is so much more than running advertising campaigns. Marketing is the end-to-end process of generating revenue and that means not just defining a value proposition, but engineering it; that means not just defining a customer experience, but engineering it," he says.
"As we move more and more to a subscription economy, expect more and more marketers to be proficient in this space."
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Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019. She completed her degree at the University of Sydney in Media and Communications. She's previously travelled overseas for internships, including to South Korea, where she worked as a reporter for The Korea Herald.
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If you own an unincorporated small business, you may be getting fed up with high self-employment (SE) tax bills. One way to lower your SE tax liability is to convert your business to an S corporation.
Sole proprietorship income as well as partnership income that flows through to partners (except certain limited partners) is subject to SE tax. These rules also apply to single-member limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as sole proprietorships for federal tax purposes and multimember LLCs that are treated as partnerships for federal tax purposes.
For 2017, the maximum federal SE tax rate of 15.3% hits the first $127,200 of net SE income. That rate includes 12.4% for the Social Security tax and 2.9% for the Medicare tax.
We'll refer to the Social Security and Medicare taxes collectively as federal employment taxes.
Example 1: Suppose your sole proprietorship is expected to generate net SE income of $200,000 in 2017. Your SE tax bill will be $21,573 [($127,200 x 15.3%) + ($72,800 x 2.9%)]. That's a sizable amount — and it's likely to get bigger every year due to inflation adjustments to the Social Security tax ceiling and the growth of your business.
To lower your SE tax bill in 2017 and beyond, consider converting your unincorporated small business into an S corporation and then paying yourself (and any other shareholder-employees) a modest salary. Distribute most (or all) of the remaining corporate cash flow to the shareholder-employee(s) as federal-employment-tax-free distributions. Here's why this SE tax-saving strategy works.
For compensation paid to an S corporation employee in 2017, including an employee who also is a shareholder, the FICA tax rate is 7.65% on the first $127,200. This includes 6.2% for the Social Security tax and 1.45% for the Medicare tax. Above $127,200, the rate drops to 1.45% because the Social Security tax component goes away. But the 1.45% Medicare tax component continues indefinitely. At higher wage levels, S corporation employees must also pay the additional 0.9% Medicare tax. FICA tax is paid by the employee through withholding from employee paychecks.
The employer then pays in matching amounts of Social Security tax and Medicare tax (other than the additional 0.9% tax) directly to the U.S. Treasury. So the combined FICA and employer rate for the Social Security tax is 12.4%, and the combined rate for the Medicare tax is 2.9%, rising to 3.8% at higher income levels. These are the same as the SE tax rates. That's the bad news.
The good news is that S corporation taxable income passed through to a shareholder-employee and S corporation cash distributions paid to a shareholder-employee aren't subject to federal employment taxes. Only wages paid to shareholder-employees are subject to federal employment taxes.
This favorable federal employment tax treatment places S corporations in a potentially more favorable position than businesses that are conducted as sole proprietorships, partnerships or LLCs (if treated as sole proprietorships or partnerships for federal tax purposes).
Example 2: Assume the same facts as the previous example, except this time you operate your business as an S corporation that generates net income of $200,000 before paying your salary of $60,000. (Assume you could find somebody to do the same work for about that amount.) Only the $60,000 salary amount is subject to federal employment taxes, which amount to $9,180 ($60,000 x 15.3%). That's significantly lower than you'd pay as a sole proprietor ($21,573).
Operating as an S corporation and paying yourself a modest salary will save SE tax as long as your salary can be proven to be reasonable, albeit on the low side of reasonable. Otherwise you run the risk of the IRS auditing your business and imposing back employment taxes, interest and penalties. However, you can help minimize the risk that the IRS will successfully challenge your stated salary amounts if you gather objective market evidence to demonstrate that outsiders could be hired to perform the same work for salaries equal to what you're paying shareholder-employee(s).
A potentially unfavorable side effect of paying modest salaries to S corporation shareholder-employee(s) is that it can reduce your ability to make deductible contributions to tax-favored retirement accounts. If the S corporation maintains a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) or traditional profit-sharing plan, the maximum annual deductible contribution for each shareholder-employee is limited to 25% of his or her salary. So, the lower the salary, the lower the maximum contribution. However, if the S corporation sets up a 401(k) plan, paying modest salaries won't preclude generous contributions.
Operating as an S corporation will require some extra administrative hassle. For example, you must file a separate federal return (and possibly a state return, too). In addition, transactions between S corporations and shareholders must be scrutinized for potential tax consequences, including any transfers of assets from an existing sole proprietorship or partnership to the new S corporation. State-law corporation requirements, such as conducting board of directors meetings and keeping minutes, must be respected.
In most cases, these drawbacks are far less burdensome than the potential SE tax savings. Your tax advisor can help you minimize the downsides and work through the details.
Converting an existing unincorporated business into an S corporation to reduce federal employment taxes can be a smart tax move under the right circumstances. That said, consult your tax advisors .
To convert an existing sole proprietorship or partnership to an S corporation, a corporation must be formed under applicable state law and business assets must be contributed to the new corporation. Then an S election must be made for the new corporation by a separate form with the IRS by no later than March 15, 2017, if you want the business to be treated as an S corporation for calendar year 2017.
If you currently operate your business as a domestic limited liability company (LLC), it generally isn't necessary to go through the legal step of incorporation in order to convert the LLC into an entity that will be treated as an S corporation for federal tax purposes. That's because the IRS allows a single-member LLC or multimember LLC that otherwise meets the S corporation qualification rules to simply elect S corporation status by filing a form with the IRS. However, if you want your LLC to be treated as an S corporation for calendar year 2017, you also must complete this paperwork by no later than March 15, 2017.


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Sports Psychologists Train Olympians' Parents to Stay Calm
By Cari Romm
So far, the most unexpected breakout stars of this year's Olympics might just be U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman's parents, who'd have a clear shot at gold if only nervous reactions were actually a sport. Watch for yourself if you haven't already: They may not have their daughter's gravity-defying skills, but the Raismans can grip each other's arms, lean anxiously, and mutter under their breath like they've been training for it all their lives.
Which is clearly an exaggeration, but not by as much as you might think: At the elite level, as athletes are training to become Olympians, athletes' parents are often training to become the parents of Olympians. Sports psychologists don't just help the competitors themselves; in some cases, they extend their services to their clients' families, working with them to create the dynamic that's most conducive to athletic achievement.
One of the biggest challenges for parents can be figuring out the optimal level of involvement, says Erica Force, the associate director of the Center for Sports Psychology at the University of North Texas. "It's a bumpy road to the Olympics," she says, and " family support can play a big role in getting [an athlete] through those challenges." Often, that means financial and logistical support; more importantly, it also means emotional support, helping the athlete though psychologically demanding training and competitions.
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Sometimes, though, that emotional support can reach unhealthy levels, becoming an added source of stress. "Sometimes they're a little bit too emotionally invested and they don't know when to back off," Force says. In those cases, having family members in the stands may hinder an Olympian more than it helps: "It can be nice for athletes to know that their parents are there at this big event, but at the same time, they can be a distraction."
"You're not the coach," says Daniel Gould, a professor of applied sport psychology at Michigan State University, who went to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, with the U.S. men's ski team. " You're there to be optimistic, supportive. Not to get into what the standings are." If an athlete feels too much family pressure to medal, he says, the sport psychologist may arrange for a family session to quash what he calls "five-ring fever."
Even when the parent-child relationship itself is a healthy one, Gould adds, psychologists may advise Olympians to set boundaries with their families leading up to their events. At the Olympics especially, athletes may see a bigger family-and-friends turnout than they're used to, which could throw their pre-competition routine out of whack. "Most of these elite athletes know what they need to perform well, what kind of routine — do they want their family around, do they not want their family around," he says.
"A good way to think about it is, the athlete's on a business trip," he adds. "You're not in Disney World with your family."


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Francis Ngannou Says There's Only One Reason Stipe Miocic Is UFC Champ
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Francis Ngannou is confident as ever as he finishes preparing for his UFC 220 heavyweight title fight against champion Stipe Miocic.
Ngannou has skyrocketed to the top of the division in just two years time, having fought his first UFC fight in 2015. Meanwhile, his opponent has been fighting in the UFC since 2011, and the challenger believes that's the only reason why Miocic is the current champ and Ngannou isn't already.
The Cameroonian-Frenchman elaborated during a recent interview with MMA Junkie:
"You say he's the champion for a reason, yes, he's the champion for a reason: He's the champion because the real champ wasn't there. Now the real champ is on the way, and (Miocic) is not going to be the champion as long."
"Sometimes I feel like it's normal because even before my UFC debut, I always believed in myself. I always believed even before I started the sport in my life that I can do something really great. That's probably the reason that I started the sport – because I feel that when you feel something in you and something that you can't explain, you just have to do it to show people."
Ngannou will get his chance for UFC gold at UFC 220 in Boston on January 20, where the immovable object meets an unstoppable force in Stipe Miocic.
Miocic himself is on a five-fight win streak, all by knockout stoppages and four of which occurred in the first round. However, to Ngannou's point, Miocic nearly began his MMA career in the UFC, and at times he faltered on his way to maturing into the fighter we see today, dropping fights to Stefan Struve and Junior Dos Santos.
Miocic will look to set a UFC record of three heavyweight title defenses with a win over Ngannou at UFC 220.
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Testimony Given to Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity Eric Chabrow (GovInfoSecurity) • September 21, 2016
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker (Photo: Department of Commerce)
A group of cybersecurity policymakers recommends a series of steps the U.S. federal government and the private sector should take to ensure that the nation will have enough cybersecurity specialists in the coming decade.
Among those steps are providing student debt forgiveness for those studying cybersecurity, creating internships and mentorship programs as well as moving to centralized recruiting and training for the federal government.
In testimony given Sept. 19 before the presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, witness after witness stated the need for government-backed initiatives to enhance the IT security workforce in government and the private sector.
"This shortage is reflected at every level, from basic entry-level network managers to senior researchers," says Neal Ziring, technical director for capabilities at the National Security Agency. "The technologies of cyberspace will continue to grow and change, and attackers will continue to develop new tradecraft. Without a solid workforce, we will not be able to maintain or improve security in the long term. ... The shortage will continue indefinitely unless we take action to alleviate it."
200,000 Shortfall in Cybersecurity Specialists
The situation is acute in the federal government.
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, in her prepared remarks, points out that the nation faces a shortfall of 200,000 cybersecurity specialists. That gap hits government particularly hard. "Since arriving at Commerce, I have faced a chronic shortage both in quantity and quality of cybersecurity personnel," she says. "Yet I do not have the authority, flexibility or resources to do enough about it. ... The federal government's challenges are compounded by a smaller talent pool, uncompetitive salaries and a cumbersome hiring process."
But even when qualified personnel are identified, getting them on board remains a challenge. "As many of you know, Washington is not Silicon Valley; hiring takes months, not minutes," Pritzker laments. "In all honesty, I feel like Sisyphus here. I meet biweekly with my CIO and often find out that by the time we bring someone new on board, someone else has been lured away by private sector perks or poached by an agency that offers hiring bonuses or higher pay."
Gregory Wilshusen, director of information security issues at the Government Accountability Office, says he doesn't expect the situation in the federal government to improve soon. "Ensuring that the government has a sufficient number of cybersecurity professionals with the right skills and that its overall workforce is aware of information security responsibilities remains an ongoing challenge," Wilshusen says in written testimony.
Continuing Struggle
Studies over the years show the struggle in building an IT security staff. For example, a GAO survey earlier this year of federal agencies' CISOs reveals their difficulties in recruiting, hiring and retaining security personnel. Wilshusen says the problem of maintaining a sufficient security staff makes it more challenging for agencies to effectively carry out their responsibilities.
In building the federal government's cybersecurity workforce, Pritzker suggests the commission consider recommending a centralized system to recruit, train and place federal cybersecurity personnel as well as creating specialized pay scales to compete with the private sector.
"We need to rethink recruitment with bold ideas like debt forgiveness for graduates of certified programs, tuition-free community college in return for federal service and cybersecurity apprenticeships within civilian agencies," the Commerce secretary says.
NSA's Ziring offers similar suggestions for building the IT security workforce, including supporting students pursuing cybersecurity degrees and certificates directly through scholarships and indirectly through internship programs and industry incentives. Ziring cites as an example the National Science Foundation Cybercorps Scholarship for Service Program, which he contends has been successful in drawing talented undergraduate and graduate students into cybersecurity and then placing them in government positions at the start of their careers.
Teaching the Teachers About Cybersecurity
All sectors - not just the government - face challenges in boosting their cybersecurity staffs. A major roadblock is the dearth of qualified educators to train cybersecurity specialists.
"High schools and universities are being challenged to introduce cybersecurity to the nation's next generation in order to create a substantial pipeline of inspired cyber students," says Rick Geritz, CEO of the online learning platform LifeJourney. "The reality is that high schools and teachers lack cybersecurity skills and training."
Geritz suggests in his testimony that mentoring by cybersecurity specialists can play a role in addressing the shortage of qualified educators.
"Evidence informs us that mentoring is critical - to both students and teachers - to imparting up-to-date knowledge about the field, the marketplace needs and career opportunities," Geritz says. Mentoring programs "must be designed to facilitate the spirit of collaboration among all participants committed to the universal goal - to optimize the national - and ultimately the planetary - human capital base."
In his testimony, Geritz cites studies that show significant mentoring relationships help drive individuals into specific careers.
Geritz also recommends offering cybersecurity training for all teachers, irrespective of their background or current assignments. Such training, he says, would enable more educators to inspire students to become part of America's digital economy. He also suggests a "day of cyber," which would expose all students to cybersecurity skills so they'd understand the career opportunities in the field.
Seeking Well-Rounded CIOs
Karen Evans, a former federal CIO who heads the U.S. Cyber Challenge, a program of competitions and encampments aimed to attract young people to cybersecurity workforce, testified about the skills federal agencies' CIOs are lacking.
"Many CIOs argue they don't 'have a seat at the table,'" Evans says. "I would argue that a seat at the table is earned by having the skills and abilities to contribute to the agency's mission - including protecting the agency from threats."
Federal law assigns responsibility for agencies' IT security to their CIOs. Evans points out that CIOs serve as strategic advisers to the heads of federal agencies regarding the use and management of information while managing the risk associated with use of technology to provide the mission services.
Evans says the commission in its findings should urge rigorous enforcement of federal rules that CIOs possess the technical and policy skills needed to serve their agencies.
"The skills set needed by the CIOs includes more than just understanding policy," she says. "CIOs who have technical skills and understanding combined with the good communications and interpersonal skills will be successful."
Commission Mandate
President Obama, in an executive order issued in February, created the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, requiring it to submit a final report by Dec. 1 with recommendations for how the government and private sector can strengthen cybersecurity over the next decade while protecting privacy, ensuring public safety and economic and national security (see Cybersecurity Commission Includes Former Heads of NSA, NIST).
Exploring ways to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce is only one component of the commission's charter. In developing its recommendations, the commission will identify and study advances in technology, management and IT service delivery that should be developed, widely adopted or further tested throughout the government and private sector.
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Recently, I made the hearty decision to go private on Facebook, in addition to restricting myself to posting little more than witty one-liners on Twitter.
As I'm applying for jobs, I've realized that vocalizing my opinions on the Internet may soon hinder my chances at receiving my position of interest, as opposed to other, more subdued applicants.
For the first time in my life, I feel discouraged from assuming the political and social stances I was once believed to have conviction in.
As unhealthy as this might be, I'm torn between finding a job I would enjoy and posting an article on Facebook about obliterating gender norms.
We're a generation chockfull of individuals who maintain the belief that we can, as clichéd as it might seem, change the world. We want our voices to be heard and we want our words to resonate with those whom we're connected online.
But, is our free speech being constrained by the conscious prospect of appealing to employers? Is self-expression really worth the pesky side effects of criticism or a sudden breach in your employment candidacy?
I would say it depends on how devoted you are to your ideas.
Ask yourself: Is it essential to your mental wellbeing that you share your thoughts on various controversial issues with others?
To an extent, vocalizing support or opposition toward a particular matter provides us with the illusion of identity, allowing us to revel in the faint aroma of purpose.
On the other hand, however, we could probably all benefit from repressing some of those perspectives from the surfacing on the web.
For the opinions you choose to disclose nonetheless, set guidelines for yourself.
Moderate any posts that a coworker might deem inappropriate in an occupational environment, and don't post anything that might overstep those boundaries.
Perhaps most importantly, don't waste your time arguing on a public forum.
By writing this, I'm already feeling a bit self-righteous, as I did exactly what I advised against just last week. Drawing influence from that situation, I can assure you that it honestly isn't worth the trouble.
Enduring the backlash that results in a controversial social media posting can also prove detrimental to your mental health.
Because of a silly argument that could have easily been avoided by merely not responding or by not constructing the post to begin with, my day was plagued by products of guilt and discontentment when social media had previously delivered a sense of childlike enjoyment to my life.
Like with most utilities, social media is at its best when leveraged to your advantage.
Still, that's only truly made possible if you have nothing substantial or constructive to offer.
I'm still learning that my Facebook timeline isn't the proper venue for me to explain to a friend why "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" bears elements of misogyny or to validate my stance against police brutality.
As frustrating as it might be that someone else totes attitudes different than yours, it's best to assemble these types of debates privately, in more discrete settings.
We all get carried away sometimes. We forget that by revealing ourselves on social media, we're representing a brand. Regardless of employment status, that brand is you.
And, if you want to market yourself to the most expansive demographic possible, it might very well be worth the cost of omitting that one tweet that could limit your chances at achieving success.
For other opinionated, albeit aspiring, young professionals like myself out there, is it best for us to simply suppress our arguments, internalizing the voice that so desperately seeks emergence?
Or is there another option? Let me know what you think in the comments section below.


Southern California Edison has named a panel of experts to advise the company on how to move nuclear waste off the storage site near the beach at San Onofre.
The panel is part of a settlement reached last August after plaintiffs, including attorney Mike Aguirre, challenged the California Coastal Commission's permit to bury the radioactive waste in dry cask storage 100 feet from the ocean.
The panel includes a former chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Allison Macfarlane, and other nationally recognized experts in the field of nuclear waste disposal.
Aguirre said the settlement requires Edison to spend $4 million convening the panel to work toward alternative storage sites for the spent nuclear fuel rods.
Aguirre said spent fuel from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station can be transferred to another nuclear power plant in Palo Verde, Arizona, where Edison is part owner. Palo Verde has so far refused.
Two private companies have begun the process of obtaining a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build interim storage sites in Texas and New Mexico. However, federal law does not currently allow funding for interim storage.
Charles Langley, of the group Public Watchdogs, calls the agreement a "toothless settlement," because it contains no legal requirement for Edison to actually move the waste.
David Victor, chair of Edison's Citizens Engagement Panel, said the new panel of experts could help lobby for a change in federal law to allow interim storage sites.
"We need to understand what's happening with private companies that are investing in this new technology," he said.
Having the expert panel could put Edison in a more powerful position in the national debate over which nuclear waste should take priority when storage sites do open up.
The settlement agreement reached last August also includes a commitment from Edison to develop a plan for what to do if the canisters holding the spent fuel rods develop a crack.
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Q: How to access to product and attributes when writing a cron in Magento? I need to write a cron which will check for some product attribute/states.
I'm new to Magento, and I guess the best way to do it is to use the provided Magento method.
So how does Cron works within magento?
As far I know, there are module the same as used everywhere, which are then run by the Cron.
Do you have any exemple on how to write a cron for Magento and use the Magento methods to iterate through products/attributes?

A: maybe this links can reference for you...
http://www.ecomdev.org/2010/06/07/how-to-schedule-the-future-product-activation.html
http://inchoo.net/ecommerce/magento/creating-cron-script-in-magento/

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While colors can serve a crucial role in photography when it comes to amplifying a certain scene, sometimes removing them places more focus on the cast, their features, and their expressions. I worked on the below series of images with my colleagues Cathy and Garit in an attempt to create images that are raw and distinct.
A dramatic contrast effect was also utilized in order to maintain an emphasis on the casts' features and keep the audience's focus on their faces. It is also essential to build a connection with the people you are using for your portrait photography, mainly because their personality is what gives the image all that zest and character.
Are there any portrait photographs that really resonated with you? Please do share them.


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Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks Box Score — January 20, 2002
Arena: United Center
07:11 CHI PP Kyle Calder (16) Alex Zhamnov, Phil Housley
18:20 DAL PP Brenden Morrow (8)
04:36 DAL Joe Nieuwendyk (19) Darryl Sydor
10:22 CHI Tony Amonte (18) Boris Mironov, Steve Sullivan
01:19 CHI Steve Sullivan (14) Michael Nylander, Boris Mironov
05:48 DAL Martin Rucinsky High sticking 2 min
09:47 DAL Pat Verbeek Holding 2 min
16:25 CHI Alex Zhamnov High sticking 2 min
00:10 CHI Mark Bell Interference - Obstruction 2 min
18:28 CHI Phil Housley Interference 2 min
Dallas Stars Table
Benoit Brunet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 12 10:00
Rob DiMaio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 11 8:45
John Erskine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10:57
Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 31 24:13
Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 20 17:10
Jere Lehtinen 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 24 19:55
Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 12:10
Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 23:21
Mike Modano 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 25 20:48
Brenden Morrow 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 24 13:54
Kirk Muller 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 16 13:45
Joe Nieuwendyk 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0 26 17:41
Scott Pellerin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8:13
Martin Rucinsky 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 17 13:46
Darryl Sydor 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 26 19:08
Pierre Turgeon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 20 16:06
Pat Verbeek 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 19 12:50
Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 28 28:34
Ed Belfour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59:37
Ed Belfour L 3 24 21 .875 0 0 59:37
Chicago Blackhawks Table
Tony Amonte 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 100.0 24 14:50
Mark Bell 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 23 16:04
Kyle Calder 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 20 17:11
Eric Daze 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 26 19:14
Phil Housley 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 26 21:45
Alexander Karpovtsev 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 18:04
Jon Klemm 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 35 23:47
Igor Korolev 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 15:11
Boris Mironov 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 32 20:39
Michael Nylander 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 26 19:49
Mike Peluso 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9:30
Bob Probert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7:57
Joe Reekie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 14:28
Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 23 17:00
Steve Sullivan 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 100.0 27 20:24
Ryan VandenBussche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 11 8:34
Peter White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8:51
Alex Zhamnov 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 20:42
Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59:56
TOTAL 3 6 9 6 2 1 0 24 12.5
Jocelyn Thibault W 2 26 24 .923 0 0 59:56
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Machine vs humans – predicting the Oscars with AI.
21st February 2019 | 8 minutes read | Data & Analytics Found
WRITTEN BY Ruth O'Brien
With the Oscar race heating up ahead of the awards on Sunday, there's been plenty of debate in the office on who will take home the trophies.
As big fans of all things data, we naturally wanted to see if we could use AI to predict the results of Hollywood's hottest awards night. So, we set a challenge to our data science team here at Found, to use Social Media and publicly available data sources to train an AI to predict this year's Oscars. Pretty neat, right?
The machines aren't quite at the point of achieving full sentience and destroying us all Terminator style, but they can now open doors in a chilling Black Mirror-like manner. So why not find out if an AI can predict the Oscars better than our in-house movie expert Lily and the pros at the bookies?
Our Machine #Oscarbot the AI
To train the data model, our Data Scientist James gathered data from a combination of buzz and sentiment on Twitter, ratings on IMDB, previous wins from Datahub.io and wins from other 2019 awards. The deep learning model, when tested on 'unseen' data (a subset of the historical Oscar data not seen by the machine during training), was able to correctly predict the winners with a 93% accuracy.
Here are the AI Oscarbot's choices for the top categories:
Best picture – Roma
Actor in a leading role – Rami Malek
Actress in a leading role – Glenn Close
Actor in a supporting role – Mahershala Ali
Actress in a supporting role – Emma Stone
Writing (adapted screenplay) – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Writing (original screenplay) – Roma
Best director – Alfonso Cuaron
Animated feature film – Isle of Dogs
So a few unusual choices there from #Oscarbot – notably Emma Stone for 'Actress in a supporting role' who the bookies (and our film buff) see as a rank outsider at 18/1 – is this an indication that it's gone a bit Johnny 5 and going to get short circuited by the competition, or is it a sign that it's seen something in the data that the others haven't?
Scroll down for Oscarbot's full list of predictions.
Our Expert – the agency film buff Lily
Data Analyst Lily is a self-proclaimed film nerd who jumped at the chance to beat the machine with her predictions. Here's Lily's take on predicting the results:
"While the Golden Globes are voted on by critics, the Oscars are voted on by a group of industry peers. You have to have won an Oscar or been sponsored by two members to join and must have been active in the industry in the last 10 years or be a lifetime member (been active for 30 years or won an Oscar) in order to vote. 72% of the Academy are male, 87% are white, and actors make up the largest proportion of the voting block. This means that winning films have a very specific demographic to appeal to and actor-centric movies have a huge advantage.
However, due to controversies in recent years (#OscarssoWhite especially), the academy is working to change the perception of them as out of touch. This is pertinent as the rating and viewership has been dropping over the last few years.
Anything too subversive (Get Out), strange or weird (Phantom Thread) or a so called 'genre' film (Mad Max) is still unlikely to take home the main awards. Traditionally, genre films have dominated technical awards and respectable dramas with a white man as the lead have taken the Acting and Best Picture awards. This has begun to change in recent years with 'Moonlight' and 'The Shape of Water' winning in the last two years.
The most difficult category is Actress in a Supporting Role. Emma Stone won the SAG award, Rachel Weiss the BAFTA, and Regina King won the Golden Globe and the Critics' Choice award. I think this is likely going to Regina King, even though If Beale Street Could Talk was snubbed a Best Picture nod. But don't be surprised if I am wrong here."
Actress in a supporting role – Regina King
Writing (adapted screenplay) – BlacKkKlansman
Writing (original screenplay) – The Favourite
Animated feature film – Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
The Bookies
In order to add a further element to our experiment, we'll compare our results to the bookies' predictions. The following were correct as bookies' favourites as of 20th February 2019 according to oddschecker.com:
As you can see above, the bookies are very much in line with our expert Lily's predictions. However, when it comes to the longer list of categories, there are some notable differences in the more technical awards. This means we should have a clear winner between the three come Monday (unless The Favourite sweeps the board, and everyone is proven wrong).
Also notable is that our #Oscarbot has chosen different winners for the supporting actress, animated film, cinematography and writing categories. Will there be a few unexpected upsets on Sunday night? Our AI seems to think so.
Who will win? Can AI beat our movie expert? Will Lady Gaga cry? Stay tuned for our follow-up after the big night.
(Disclaimer – do not hold us responsible if you lose cash at the bookies!)
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namespace Elgg\Notifications;

class NotificationsServiceTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {

	protected $session;

	public function setUp() {
		$this->hooks = new \Elgg\PluginHooksService();
		$this->queue = new \Elgg\Queue\MemoryQueue();
		$dbMock = $this->getMockBuilder('\Elgg\Database')
			->disableOriginalConstructor()
			->getMock();
		$this->sub = new \Elgg\Notifications\SubscriptionsService($dbMock);
		$this->session = \ElggSession::getMock();

		// Event class has dependency on elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid()
		_elgg_services()->setValue('session', $this->session);
	}

	public function testRegisterEvent() {
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);

		$service->registerEvent('foo', 'bar');
		$events = array(
			'foo' => array(
				'bar' => array('create')
			)
		);
		$this->assertEquals($events, $service->getEvents());

		$service->registerEvent('foo', 'bar', array('test'));
		$events['foo']['bar'] = array('create', 'test');
		$this->assertEquals($events, $service->getEvents());

		$service->registerEvent('foo', 'bar');
		$this->assertEquals($events, $service->getEvents());
	}

	public function testUnregisterEvent() {
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);

		$service->registerEvent('foo', 'bar');
		$this->assertTrue($service->unregisterEvent('foo', 'bar'));

		$events = array(
			'foo' => array()
		);
		$this->assertEquals($events, $service->getEvents());
		$this->assertFalse($service->unregisterEvent('foo', 'bar'));
	}

	public function testRegisterMethod() {
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);

		$service->registerMethod('foo');
		$methods = array('foo' => 'foo');
		$this->assertEquals($methods, $service->getMethods());
	}

	public function testUnregisterMethod() {
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);

		$service->registerMethod('foo');
		$this->assertTrue($service->unregisterMethod('foo'));
		$this->assertEquals(array(), $service->getMethods());
		$this->assertFalse($service->unregisterMethod('foo'));
	}

	public function testEnqueueEvent() {
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);

		$service->registerEvent('object', 'bar');
		$object = new \ElggObject();
		$object->subtype = 'bar';
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);
		$event = new \Elgg\Notifications\Event($object, 'create');
		$this->assertEquals($event, $this->queue->dequeue());
		$this->assertNull($this->queue->dequeue());

		// unregistered action type
		$service->enqueueEvent('null', 'object', $object);
		$this->assertNull($this->queue->dequeue());

		// unregistered object type
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', new \ElggObject());
		$this->assertNull($this->queue->dequeue());
	}

	public function testEnqueueEventHook() {
		$object = new \ElggObject();
		$object->subtype = 'bar';
		$params = array('action' => 'create', 'object' => $object);

		$mock = $this->getMock('\Elgg\PluginHooksService', array('trigger'));
		$mock->expects($this->once())
			->method('trigger')
			->with('enqueue', 'notification', $params, true);
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $mock, $this->session);
		$service->registerEvent('object', 'bar');
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);
	}

	public function testStoppingEnqueueEvent() {
		$mock = $this->getMock('\Elgg\PluginHooksService', array('trigger'));
		$mock->expects($this->once())
			->method('trigger')
			->will($this->returnValue(false));
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $mock, $this->session);

		$service->registerEvent('object', 'bar');
		$object = new \ElggObject();
		$object->subtype = 'bar';
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);
		$this->assertNull($this->queue->dequeue());
	}

	public function testProcessQueueNoEvents() {
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($this->sub, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);
		$this->assertEquals(0, $service->processQueue(time() + 10));
	}

	public function testProcessQueueThreeEvents() {
		$mock = $this->getMock(
				'\Elgg\Notifications\SubscriptionsService',
				array('getSubscriptions'),
				array(),
				'',
				false);
		$mock->expects($this->exactly(3))
			->method('getSubscriptions')
			->will($this->returnValue(array()));
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($mock, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);

		$service->registerEvent('object', 'bar');
		$object = new \ElggObject();
		$object->subtype = 'bar';
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);

		$this->assertEquals(3, $service->processQueue(time() + 10));
	}

	public function testProcessQueueTimesout() {
		$mock = $this->getMock(
				'\Elgg\Notifications\SubscriptionsService',
				array('getSubscriptions'),
				array(),
				'',
				false);
		$mock->expects($this->exactly(0))
			->method('getSubscriptions');
		$service = new \Elgg\Notifications\NotificationsService($mock, $this->queue, $this->hooks, $this->session);

		$service->registerEvent('object', 'bar');
		$object = new \ElggObject();
		$object->subtype = 'bar';
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);
		$service->enqueueEvent('create', 'object', $object);

		$this->assertEquals(0, $service->processQueue(time()));
	}
}


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I'm trying to build my project with Ogre on macOs and I faced with a problem -- cmake can't find "OgreTargets.cmake".
The first step was successful.
My project CMakeLists.txt looks like this.
I did all steps in first link - uncluding "make install". The problem was that I used wrong path to the SDK.
someting is wrong with you toolchain. Make sure that you use xcode (not make) and C++11 support is enabled. Also this code was compiled on your system when you were building the SDK.


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« Reactionary murders in Ireland
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Pearse and the Pillar
June 5, 2013 by Donal
P.H Pearse, one of the signatories of the 1916 proclamation, executed for his role in the rebellion.
The afterlife of the Nelson Pillar on O'Connell Street is every bit as interesting as its lifespan, and from the late 1960s onwards various committees and campaign groups lobbied with the aim of placing a monument in the location where Nelson had stood. One reaccuring proposal was to replace Nelson with a monument to Patrick Pearse. Indeed, the idea of putting Pearse on top of the monument was even floating around before the destruction of the Pillar, with a motion calling for Nelson to be removed and replaced by the revolutionary leader brought before Dublin Corporation in August 1948.
In 1979, architect Yann Goulet brought forward a controversial model for a proposed Pearse monument to the City Council.
Architect Yann Goulet with his proposed monument to Patrick Pearse, photographed at City Hall in 1979.
Higher than the GPO, and containing over £150,000 worth of bronze, the proposal was ridiculed when brought towards the City Council, with Councillor Frank Sherwin stating "it should be thrown in the Liffey", while Councillor Hanna Barlow described it as "the yoke". The proposed 100-foot-high abstract monument did not enjoy significant support from any quarters, but it is was just one proposed monument in honour of Pearse for the site. An earlier proposal in the same year came from the Pearse Commemoration Committee, who proposed a much more traditional style monument, to be carried out by sculptor Gary Trimble. The Irish Independent newspaper totally opposed any monument to Pearse in an editorial which noted:
If anything is to replace the Pillar, it should be something which will bring people together, and not something which will caused divisiveness and bitterness, as the proposed Pearse statue is clearly destined to do.
There were wild scenes at one meeting to discuss a proposed Pearse monument, when Lord Mayor Paddy Belton condemned the Pearse Commemoration Committee as "a bunch of Provos", insisting that members of Sinn Féin were to the fore of the campaign to honour Pearse on O'Connell Street. This was a hugely controversial remark, as the Pearse committee had come from a very broad spectrum of Irish society, including Gael Linn and other Irish language groups. Bord Fáilte also objected to any planned memorial to Pearse, a surprise blow to the campaign, on the grounds that "it may interfere with the view of the GPO which is the vocal point of O'Connell Street."
Trimble's proposed monument was comparable in size to the monument to Parnell, and would show Pearse reading from a book, surrounded by children:
Trimble's proposed monument.
Various points of view on any proposed monument to Pearse were reported in the media, ranging from over-the-top praise ("The messiah of the nation's revival" in the words of Frank Sherwin) to calls for a monument that would be inclusive of the other 1916 leaders. Tomas Mac Giolla for example noted that James Connolly should not be forgotten in any monument at the site. The Pearse pressure group continued to campaign for the placing of a monument to Pearse on O'Connell Street, even if the Pillar site itself was off-limits. Councillor Pat Carroll reportedly pondered if it would be possible "to take down one of the monuments in O'Connell Street, such as that of John Gray, which did not seem to be too important." However with Gray's leading role in establishing a clean water supply for much of Dublin, I'd argue today he is far from unimportant!
Today, James Connolly remains the only one of the seven signatories of the proclamation with a statue in Dublin city centre.
Posted in Dublin History | 5 Comments
on June 5, 2013 at 10:40 am | Reply Rory O'Brien
If i'm not mistaken, Paddy Belton was one of O'Duffy's blueshirts who went to spain but then again I may be mixing him up with another Belton.
As for Patrick Pearse being surrounded by children, I'd hold off on that too
on June 5, 2013 at 2:03 pm | Reply Sam
Patrick Belton was one of O'Duffy's Blueshirts but he died in 1945:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Belton
I think it's his son Paddy who is mentioned in this piece:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Belton
on June 6, 2013 at 3:19 pm | Reply Niall
The Irish Indo newspaper was as much a blue shirt bugle then as now. It's a disgrace how the Proclaimation signatories have been neglected to this day but sure the aims and aspirations of the Proclaimation have likewise been neglected.
There's a bust of Pearse in St Enda's park and a neglected + graffitti'ed bridge to the Pearse Brothers at Rathfarnham…..any other memorials?
on June 11, 2013 at 8:10 am | Reply Maelduin
And while there's a Pearse Street and a Sean MacDermott Street in Dublin, there's no MacDonagh Street, Plunkett Street, Clarke Street, Ceannt Street or Connolly Street.
on April 5, 2016 at 4:07 pm | Reply socialistfight
Reblogged this on Socialist Fight and commented:
The source of some of the stuff on statues in Dublin's O'Connell Street.


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The 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards Nominees Are Here—See Who Made the Cut
By Jonathan Borge
Mar 17, 2016 @ 11:45 am
Don't think a stormy and wet New York afternoon can stop the city's fashionable set from being, well, fashionable. Fashion Week regulars like Rebecca Minkoff and Rosie Assoulin stepped into downtown's New Museum's Sky Room on Wednesday to congratulate the nominees and honorees for the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards.
As per tradition, CFDA Chairman Diane von Furstenberg, President and CEO Steven Kolb, and Nadja Swarovski took the stage to introduce a new crop of well-established and upcoming designers that truly pushed the industry in new, inventive ways in the past year. "The CFDA Fashion Awards honor the best and brightest talent in American fashion today," Kolb said. "A CFDA Award is one of the most coveted honors in the fashion industry, and for the 15th consecutive year, the Awards are made possible with the invaluable support and involvement of Swarovski."
The buzziest of nods, which will be presented at a ceremony on June 6 at Hammerstein Ballroom, include the International Award, which will go to Gucci's Alessandro Michele, and The Founder's Award, which will be given to Donna Karan. The Business of Fashion's Imran Amed will receive the Media Award while The Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Norma Kamali. Fittingly, the late David Bowie is set to receive the Board of Directors Tribute. A Fashion Icon Award, whose recipient is still unknown, will also be handed out (Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Pharrell Williams are past honorees).
For designer Joseph Altuzarra, a nominee for Womenswear Designer of the Year and Accessory Designer of the Year, being in the talented pool is a dream come true. "I'm very happy, feel very honored and I just feel very honored that my team and my work are recognized in this really amazing way, so it's wonderful," he told InStyle. So how does he fuel his always praised momentum? "I think having a healthy personal life outside of fashion is pretty important and I have a great family, a great husband, and really great friends. I think of my job as really fun and I have a lot of fun with our team, and it's a mindset—I try to approach it with a lot of fun and playfulness."
Minkoff looks forward to the awards each year, too. "You need that fresh injection, that fresh viewpoint, that unencumbered sort of youth. It's always nice to see more new faces," she told InStyle of young New York designers.
See all of the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees below.
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Womenswear Designer of the Year Award
Joseph Altuzarra for Altuzarra
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen for The Row
Menswear Designer of the Year Award
Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne for Public School
Marcus Wainwright and David Neville for Rag & Bone
Accessory Designer of the Year Award
Rachel Mansur and Floriana Gavriel for Mansur Gavriel
Swarovski Award for Womenswear
Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia for Monse
Swarovski Award for Menswear
Rio Uribe for Gypsy Sport
John Elliott, Alex Orley, Matthew Orley and Samantha Orley for Orley
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Swarovski Award for Accessory Design
Aurora James for Brother Vellies


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Afghan militants hit U.S. military general's plane as it sits parked
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey in Kabul. (Aug. 20, 2012) Credit: AFP / Getty Images
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated August 21, 2012 10:46 PM
KABUL, Afghanistan - An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the image of progress in building a stable country as foreign forces work to wind down the 10-year-old war.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the two rockets that landed near the C-17 transport plane that U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flew into Bagram Air Field north of Kabul on a day earlier. The claim was an attempt by the insurgents to score more propaganda points in what has been a deadly few weeks for the international coalition in Afghanistan.
Jamie Graybeal, a spokesman for the U.S. military and the international coalition, said Dempsey was in his staff quarters when the two rockets landed and was unhurt in the attack. But the damage to the plane forced Dempsey to use another aircraft for his flight from Bagram to Iraq on Tuesday.
Two aircraft maintenance workers were lightly wounded by shrapnel, and a nearby helicopter was damaged, Graybeal said.
Dempsey was in Afghanistan for talks with military leaders about the war as well as a disturbing rash of killings of U.S. military trainers by their Afghan partners or militants dressed in Afghan uniform.
Such turncoat attacks — which the Taliban also said they are behind — killed 10 Americans in the last two weeks alone, threatening morale and raising questions about the strategy to train Afghan security forces so they can fight the insurgency after foreign troops end their combat role in 2014.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid issued a statement Tuesday claiming Dempsey's aircraft was targeted by insurgents "using exact information" about its whereabouts.
Graybeal, however, rejected the claim, saying insurgent rocket and mortar attacks are "not infrequent" at Bagram and that such fire most often comes from so far away that it's virtually impossible to hit specific targets.
Pentagon spokeswoman Maj. Cathy Wilkinson also denied the strike was aimed specifically at Dempsey's plane. "Indirect fire at Bagram is not unusual, so we don't believe his aircraft was targeted."
Bagram, a sprawling complex that covers about 21 square kilometers (8 square miles) and houses tens of thousands of troops, is about an hour's drive north of Kabul, and usually serves as the first point of entrance for U.S. officials visiting the country. It is the hub for military operations in the east of the country and the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan.
During his visit, Dempsey met with U.S. Afghan commander Gen. John Allen in Kabul and also with a number of senior Afghan and coalition leaders.
Among the topics was the escalating number of "insider attacks" in which Afghan security forces or militants dressed in Afghan uniform turn their guns on coalition military trainers. Once an anomaly, the number of such attacks has been climbing in recent months. There have been 32 of them so far this year, up from 21 for all of 2011, according to NATO.
Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar last week said the killings were the result of an insurgent campaign of infiltration, though NATO has said it's too early to tell if the attacks were related to the insurgency or caused by personal disputes turned deadly.
The Taliban also claimed to have shot down a U.S. military helicopter that crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans on board.
U.S. officials, however, said initial reports were that enemy fire was not involved in the crash.
Tuesday's insurgent attack was the second this year to come uncomfortably close to a high-level U.S. official visiting Afghanistan.
In March, an attacker tried to ram a car into a delegation waiting to greet U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at Bastion Air Field in southern Afghanistan as his C-17 taxied toward the landing ramp. U.S. defense officials said Panetta was never in any danger, but if the attacker had waited just a few more minutes, Panetta's plane would have been at the ramp.
Another attack, this time at the entrance of Bagram, struck in 2007 as then-Vice President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan. The suicide attacker did not penetrate the gates of the base but at least 23 people were killed in the blast.
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Q: Calculating current year and previous year and inserting it into a table in SQL Server I have a data range in a table from '2014-06-01' to '2016-06-01'. How to show the values for current date and previous date in a table.
Example: the value for the date '2015-01-01'(current year date) is 100 and in '2014-01-01'(previous year date) is 200.
So the table values should be
Row1. Date -2015-01-01, PreviousYear-200,CurrentYear-100
Row2. Date -2015-02-01
...
upto..
RowN. Date -2016-01-01

Please help.

A: Use the year function to display year of your date ie.
YEAR(GETDATE())

Then use dateadd to get previous year
DATEADD(yy, -1, GETDATE())

Also it would help a ton if you provided some of your code, and what you've tried.


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@implementation CleanAction

+ (NSString *)name
{
  return @"clean";
}

- (BOOL)performActionWithOptions:(Options *)options xcodeSubjectInfo:(XcodeSubjectInfo *)xcodeSubjectInfo
{
  // First, clean the build products from 'build'.  These are the same build
  // products generated by Build or Build & Run in Xcode.
  NSArray *arguments = [[[options xcodeBuildArgumentsForSubject]
                         arrayByAddingObjectsFromArray:[options commonXcodeBuildArgumentsForSchemeAction:@"LaunchAction"
                                                                                xcodeSubjectInfo:xcodeSubjectInfo]]
                        arrayByAddingObject:@"clean"];
  if (!RunXcodebuildAndFeedEventsToReporters(arguments,
                                             @"clean",
                                             [options scheme],
                                             [options reporters])) {
    return NO;
  }

  // Then, clean the build products created by 'build-tests' or 'test'.  These
  // are the same build products generated by the Test action in Xcode.
  NSArray *buildables = [xcodeSubjectInfo testablesAndBuildablesForTest];
  if (!buildables.count) {
    return YES;
  }

  return [BuildTestsAction buildTestables:buildables
                                  command:@"clean"
                                  options:options
                         xcodeSubjectInfo:xcodeSubjectInfo];
}

@end


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"This super cool Johnson Brothers art deco coffee cup and saucer set is classic art deco style. Great shape and potting with subtle, restrained, modernist stylized floral decoration. Like the best of the Art Deco period output from the Brothers Johnson - great style, minimalist, contemporary and very modern. There are four coffee cans and five matching saucers." Antiques Expert Hamilton Bear.
References: The potting quality of Johnson Brothers art deco period production ranks among the very best. The clear cut lines and complimentary restrained decoration were highly thought of in design circles during the 1920s and 1930s. With Johnson Brothers art deco less is definitely more. The Studio (1936) critical review of ceramics production recognised the modernist designs of Johnson Brothers for high artistic values and principles in the machine-age: "their aim is to produce earthenware bodies of fine texture and colour... to encourage decoration in printing, lithography and stamping which will show a real appreciation of these more mechanised techniques and enable the artist to produce honest work... not the 'mass production' travesties of hand-painting to which one is accustomed." The renown ceramic artist designer Gordon Forsyth was also a great fan, praising Johnson Brothers as an "outstanding example of excellent cheap production."
Dimensions: width saucer 115 mm max. height cup 55 mm max.
Marks: as illustrated below. 'Johnson Bros" impressed to can. "Victorian" may be the shape range. Difficult to imagine a more inappropriate title for a set like this.
Condition: Excellent condition for display with good fresh looking decoration. There are no chips, cracks, hairlines, staining or restoration. Minute specs of wear to outline of decoration. Reflections on coffee can, main image above, are not wear.


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"EU embryonic Home Office set up in secret talks under Lisbon Treaty" by Bruno Waterfield (telegraph.co.uk) – Oct. 4, 2009.
"Under Lisbon: Citizenship of a New Federal State (Video)" [European Union] (wiseupjournal.com).
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"Eastern Europe About To Go Bust, Taking Western Europe With It" by Henry Blodget (businessinsider.com) – Feb. 22, 2009.
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