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Bomber Command Museum of Canada trio awarded Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers
Left to Right: Medal recipients Dan Fox, Bev Nelson & Karl Kjarsgaard. Photo: Bomber Command Museum of Canada.
31 October 2019 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The weather in and around Calgary varied throughout the day. The high temperature was 3.9°C (39°F). At times it was sunny, but scattered showers, fog and snow flurries were also in the mix. Regardless of the changing climatic conditions outside, inside McDougall Centre the atmosphere was charged with excitement. Beverly R. Nelson, Daniel Fox and Karl W. Kjarsgaard of Bomber Command Museum of Canada (BCMC), and 8 other non-affiliated individuals, were each awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers (French: Médaille du souverain pour les bénévoles).
Queen Elizabeth II's (Canada) Portrait.
The Canadian decoration is intended for someone whose voluntary leadership and associated activities provide extraordinary assistance to individuals, groups or community organisations.
Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell presiding over Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers presentations at McDougall Centre in Calgary on 31 October 2019. Photo: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
Her Honour, the Honourable Lois E. Mitchell, CM, AOE, LLD, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, officiated at the 31 October 2019 ceremony on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen and the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency The Right Honourable Julie Payette CC, CMM, COM, CQ, CD. The latter is the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and is based in Ottawa.
Left to Right: Dan Fox, the Honourable Lois E. Mitchell, Bev Nelson & Karl Kjarsgaard. Photo courtesy of Bomber Command Museum of Canada.
Bev Nelson has exhibited exemplary community leadership for some 30 years through various activities. She is currently the Casino Chair at The Royal Canadian Legion Nanton Branch #80 in Nanton and works with Meals and Wheels via the Nanton Quality of Life Foundation. She served as a Big Sister for the Lethbridge Big Brothers and Sisters and has additionally been active, periodically holding offices including that of Honoured Royal Lady, over the past 27 years in the Stavely Royal Purple Elks Lodge. She continues to volunteer with other groups, including, since 2004, Bomber Command Museum of Canada.
Dan Fox, a graduate of the University of Calgary and former public school teacher, was, for several years, the Chairman of the Nanton Cultural and Recreation Board. But it was during his tenure as Nanton Town Councillor that he helped to form the Nanton Lancaster Society. The Nanton Lancaster Society created what is now known as Bomber Command Museum of Canada. Dan was President for the facility's critical establishment period from 2004 to 2007. The unique educational resource is now world renown, due in large part to his guidance, and has become a major tourist attraction. Since 2007, Dan Fox has been serving as Vice-President and Chairman of the Expansion Committee. In addition to the aforementioned accomplishents, for more than 3 decades he has been preserving and restoring aircraft and artefacts dating back to the Second World War. And for many of those years Dan Fox has unselfishly laboured on behalf of the Canadian Aviation Preservation Association. He is additionally an active member of the Calgary Mosquito Society and Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada).
Karl Kjarsgaard, a retired Air Canada captain, was honoured for his many years of volunteerism on the behalf of museums and groups that record and preserve the histories of Second World War aircraft and aircrew. The Canadian charitable entities Mr. Kjarsgaard has laboured on behalf of include the following: Bomber Command Museum of Canada, National Air Force Museum of Canada, Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada) and the Ottawa-based Airplane Hunters. Throughout several decades Karl's contributions and expertise have been invaluable and he has proved to be indispensable. Notably, Karl Kjarsgaard was instrumental during the recovery and rebuilding of a Handley Page Halifax bomber (one of only 2 existing worldwide) that now resides within the National Air Force Museum of Canada. Mr. Kjarsgaard is currently endeavouring to locate and obtain a sufficient number of original components and parts to construct a Halifax for Bomber Command Museum of Canada.
Bomber Command Museum of Canada's Avro Lancaster and Canada's Bomber Command Memorial at Bomber Command Museum of Canada. Photo: Bomber Command Museum of Canada.
Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta is home to the Canada's Bomber Command Memorial. The structure's panels contain in excess of 10,000 engraved names of Canadians and Americans (also known as 'RCAF-Americans') that served and died in Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) service while the aerial military arm was operating under the direction of Royal Air Force Bomber Command during World War II.
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Favorite Game of Thrones Performances Outside Westeros
The season seven premiere of "Game of Thrones" is quickly approaching, so in honor of that we picked some of the best non-GoT performances by the cast of the hit HBO show.
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Jul 11, 2017 · 10 min read
Since Game of Thrones first aired in 2011, audiences have been enthralled with the stories that have taken place within The Known World. They have also been given numerous great performances from the incredibly large and talented ensemble cast. Throughout six seasons, the actors have consistently been nominated, and won, countless awards, including Peter Dinklage's two Emmys for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
As the seventh season premiere of Game of Thrones is quickly approaching, the writers at CineNation got to talking about some of the great performances the cast as given outside the hit HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's popular fantasy series. In the honor of the highly-anticipated season premiere of Game of Thrones, we picked some of our favorite performances outside the world of Westeros.
Joe Dempsie as Chris Miles in "Skins"
By Alaina Boukedes
Joe Dempsie, who plays Gendry in Game of Thrones, was once the infamous Chris Miles from popular UK TV series Skins. Skins was the trashy, charming and angsty teenage drama that the US tried to copy, but ultimately failed because the US doesn't understand the beauty that is raunchy UK television (they got into hot water within the first episode).
Skins changes its narrative with a new cast every couple of seasons, and Chris was the loveable and messy comedic relief within the first cast, who unfortunately dies at the end of his storyline. He gets one of his other castmates pregnant, and before they can settle down as a family, he dies from a brain hemorrhage. This was pretty heavy in the Skins universe, because his was the first death of a cast member. His time on the show ended tragically, but the fans loved him because ultimately he was a well-written character. His entire essence is easily summed up in this scene, where he sheepishly interviews for a job.
I remember his death and funeral as one of the most poignant moments of the TV show, all because of Dempsie's performance. Though his death wasn't the saddest thing to happen on the show, it really struck a chord with the audience as a memorable event. After Chris became such a loved character, the writers attempted to replicate Chris with other renditions like Alo and JJ, but they never quite captured the beauty of his character, something that I attribute to Dempsie's performance.
Rory McCann as Michael Armstrong in "Hot Fuzz"
By Sean Randall
As one of the most prestige shows on television, Game of Thrones has no end of amazing actors and actresses, from guest actors in Ian McShane or Max Von Sydow, to season and series regulars like Jonathan Pryce, Sean Bean, and Peter Dinklage, who give performances I absolutely love to watch over and over and over again. It'd be impossible to list them all. So I want to talk about one of the performances that is the most starkly different, most physically transformative, and most delightfully surprising. And that is how Rory McCann, the vicious and cold-blooded killer known as The Hound and Sandor Clegane, is also the mentally disabled, giant bag boy Michael Armstrong in Edgar Wright's best film Hot Fuzz.
Okay, considering the admittedly great and recently released Baby Driver and my personal favorite Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, it may be inflammatory to say Hot Fuzz is Edgar Wright's best film. So I will settle with the less inflammatory statement of best cop comedy. Parodic and masterfully done, Hot Fuzz looks at the seedy underbelly of crime and murder in a delightful small town in the UK which is filled to the brim with colorful, memorable characters. But my biggest and best surprise was seeing Westeros' arguably most dangerous and notorious fighter and killer, maybe only second to his brother The Mountain Gregor Clegane, as a simple-minded, smiling bag boy capable only of saying the word "Yarp," an affectation so endearing I myself have used it and its negative "Narp" in real life on random occasions.
There's nothing to say really about the acting or the character arc because Michael Armstrong isn't exactly Macbeth. While not as meaty a role as many others on this list, it's such a stark (Ha!) departure from his Game of Thrones persona and is such a memorable and hilarious performance in an incredible comic film that I think Rory McCann should get special notice. I would love to see him on the screen in other comedies in the future.
Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson in "John Adams"
By Alex Bauer
Stephen Dillane's best work both come at HBO.
In 2008, HBO aired John Adams, a miniseries about the life of the United States' second president and founding father. Throughout the series, viewers met fascinating characters from this country's past, brilliantly portrayed by the various actors and actresses. A part of the marvelous array of talent on screen is Dillane's Thomas Jefferson. The casting is perfection and the performance is proof.
Jefferson was not as intently focused as John Adams, who led discussions and arguments amongst the other founding fathers. Jefferson was more quiet, reserved. He did not speak out in debate, sticking to what he did best: write. Dillane excels at showing us this side of Jefferson. There are no lofty monologues for Jefferson, just quick bursts of information. Dillane seems to be always focused on something else; his brain is consumed by multiple thoughts. He also sticks to his guns. Jefferson firmly fights for his way of how a country should exist, ultimately fighting with Alexander Hamilton and Adams later in his career. Dillane picks up on the attitude changes, becoming a more direct and talkative Jefferson in his later career.
This 3 ½ minute clip says it all. Watch Dillane's posture and mood when talking "business" — incredibly nonchalant but still productive. Then, when Franklin brings up something more interesting, Jefferson lights up and happily talks about his newest invention. The subtleness of Dillane's performance makes it great.
Peter Dinklage as Tito in "Living in Oblivion"
By Brandon Sparks
I have to thank our very own Thomas Horton for introducing me to the greatness of Living in Oblivion. If you have ever been on a film set before in your life and you have never seen Living in Oblivion, then this might end up becoming one of your favorite films of all time. It pretty much nails everything that goes on. The cast of the film is phenomenal. Steve Buscemi is great as the director who just wants to make his movie, Catherine Keener is perfect in her role as the young actress looking for her big break, and Dermot Mulroney might give his greatest performance of all time as the pretentious, but talented cinematographer.
One of my favorite parts of the film, however, is Peter Dinklage. In one of his first onscreen acting roles, Dinklage plays Tito, a frustrated actor who is tired of dwarf actors getting the same roles over and over again. He isn't in the film long, but he is easily one of the most memorable parts of the film. He also has a very hard time at laughing for some reason and Dinklage plays it brilliantly. Every time Buscemi asks him to laugh for the scene, Dinklage tells him he did, but he never made a sound. Dinklage slowly becomes confused because he doesn't know what Buscemi wants.
Toward the end of the film, Dinklage rants about how he is tired of having to play a dwarf who appears in a dream sequence because it is so cliché. inklage plays the role straight, which in turn adds to the great comedic moments the character has. To me it is one of the best introductions to a great actor I've seen in a while. Check it out for yourself.
Also, I have to admit that I don't actually watch Game of Thrones on a consistent basis, which I have been constantly ridiculed for by a number of our writers on here (you know who you are). But, Maisie Williams did show up at my apartment one time to say hey to roommates and me, and my fellow writers have never had that experience.
Honorable Mention: David Bradley in Season One of Broadchurch because he was amazing.
David Bradley as Argus Filch in "Harry Potter"
By Dan LeVine
Everyone raves about Maggie Smith's McGonagall, Richard Harris' Dumbledore and Alan Rickman's Snape. But there are hundreds of excellent minor characters in the films that help bring the Wizarding World to life. And one of the best is Argus Filch, the Hogwarts caretaker, played by David Bradley, in seven of the eight movies.
In the novels, Filch is a terrifying faculty member who roams the halls at night looking for students out of bed (such as Harry Potter in nearly every volume). And Bradley plays the role with such believability, that it is near-impossible to read the book again without an image of him coming to mind. He truly transforms into Filch.
His biggest roles are in the first two films — in Sorcerer's Stone, where he guards the Forbidden Section of the Library and in Chamber of Secrets, where he loses his only companion, a cat named Mrs. Norris, to paralysis. Believing Harry to be responsible, Bradley turns on Radcliffe's character with such rage, that one fears for Harry's life.
While Filch plays a brilliant antagonist in the earlier films, he eventually takes on a more comedic role as the series progresses. The moments of humor mostly come from Filch's inability to realize that he is far too old for the job. He fires off a cannon (while sitting on it) and nearly falls off (GoF), he balances atop a rickety ladder to nail new rules to the stone castle walls (OoTP), and he also tries to catch our heroes coming out of the Room of Requirement while eating a sandwich, but falls asleep while doing so, mid-bite (also OoTP).
These performances are silly and don't fully utilize Bradley's acting skills, but he commits fully to the comedic role. I like to think that the change reflects how, like Harry, we are often frightened of some adults as children, but as we grow up, we learn that we were scared because haven't truly understood them.
Whether it's Harry Potter or Game of Thrones or another one of his other 100+ acting credits — if you see David Bradley hobbling along with a scowl on his face, you can bet that it's bad news for our heroes.
Or as Filch would say — "Oh dear. We are in trouble…"
[Side note: Julian Glover (Grand Maester Pycelle) is the voice of Aragog in Chamber of Secrets!]
Related: this is hilarious
Julian Glover as Walter Donovan in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
By Thomas Horton
After a disappointing follow-up (my opinion, yes, but also Spielberg's) to the near perfect action-adventure blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spielberg wanted to get the Indiana Jones series back to the roots that made it a success in the first place. Gone were the mystic sacrifices in the heart of India; Indy headed back to the desert to race the Nazis to find another biblical artifact. And it totally worked.
There are several reasons Last Crusade is a much better Indiana Jones film than Temple of Doom (if you really want to know, I just might be tempted to write it out some day), but one of the big ones is that Temple of Doom lacks a true villain. All the evil energy of the film is just tacked onto the entire Thuggee people. While it is true that Indy is fighting the Nazis as an evil force in the other films, Raiders has Toht and Belloq as its driving villains; the dashing Belloq serves as an excellent foil for the creepy Toht. Last Crusade returned to strong villains with femme fatale Elsa Schneider and Julian Glover as Walter Donovan. These villains excellently put Indy on shaky ground by both presenting themselves as allies: Schneider as a potential love interest and Donovan as Indy's father's benefactor. When Donovan's betrayal becomes apparent, he assumes a very important role in the series, one that was left out of Temple of Doom. He's the foil for Indy. He's an American with a deep desire to recover long lost treasures; just like Belloq, he has no actually loyalty to the Nazi cause. They are merely a large force to be used for his own gain.
One of the main themes throughout the Indiana Jones series is Indy's own struggle with his greed and desire for glory over his sense of duty. It's an internal struggle that he fights through most of his films, and it's seen strongest when its mirrored in Indy's adversaries. Belloq, Schneider, Donovan, all of them ambitious and charismatic, are eventually punished for their own greed, while Indy manages to escape and learn his lesson. Glover had large shoes to fill when he took on this pivotal role, and he fills them well, making Donovan a cool and calculated but cruel man, often even more treacherous than the Nazis as he hides his own intentions. He is a true delight of a villain to watch on the screen, right through the point when his own ambition allows him to be double-crossed into choosing "poorly."
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Microsoft and the EU: Who's Right and Does It Really Matter?
June 2, 2004 • 9 min read
A finding by the European Union that Microsoft has abused its power in the market for personal computers represents a blow to the company, but the software giant is so flush with cash and so dominant a player in the PC industry that it will not sustain long-term harm as a result of the ruling, according to faculty members at Wharton and elsewhere. These experts differ, however, on whether the EU made the right decision. Some say the company plainly violates antitrust laws. Others say it's not so clear-cut.
Gerald Faulhaber
A finding by the European Union that Microsoft has abused its power in the market for personal computers represents a blow to the company, but the software giant is so flush with cash and so dominant a player in the PC industry that it will not sustain long-term harm as a result of the ruling, according to faculty members at Wharton and elsewhere.
These experts differ, however, on whether the EU made the right decision. Some say the company plainly violates antitrust laws. Others say it's not so clear-cut.
Just days after the EU decision, Microsoft again made news. In a surprise announcement, Microsoft and longtime rival Sun Microsystems said they had reached an agreement to settle an antitrust suit that Sun had filed against Microsoft. One Wharton expert says it is uncertain how the settlement with Sun could affect Microsoft's appeal of the EU ruling.
The European Commission – which is the EU's operating arm and enforces EU competition laws – announced on March 24 in Brussels that a five-year investigation showed that Microsoft has abused its near-monopoly power in markets for PC operating systems which resulted in restricting the interoperability of Windows PCs with non-Microsoft servers. The company also broke the law by abusing its power in markets for the technology that allows people to play music and videos on their PCs, regulators said.
To remedy the abuses, the EU ordered Microsoft to disclose to competitors, within 120 days, the "interfaces" needed for competitors' products to communicate with Microsoft's Windows operating system, which is installed on about 95% of the world's PCs. In a statement, the EC described the interfaces as "hooks at the edge" of Microsoft's secret source code for Windows. The EC indicated that the interfaces do not involve the source code, which it said was "not necessary to achieve the development of interoperable products." The EC also fined Microsoft $613 million and ordered the firm to offer customers a version of Windows without Media Player within 90 days.
"Dominant companies have a special responsibility to ensure that the way they do business doesn't prevent competition on the merits and does not harm consumers and innovation," EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said. "Today's decision restores the conditions for fair competition in the markets concerned and establishes clear principles for the future conduct of the company with such a strong dominant position."
Microsoft plans to appeal the ruling to the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, according to Brad Smith, senior vice president and general counsel at Microsoft.
The Bundling Issue
Eric K. Clemons, professor of operations and information management at Wharton, says European officials correctly judged that Microsoft violated antitrust laws.
"Under any technical definition of antitrust, any technical definition of abuse of market power, it's self evidently true that Microsoft has monopoly power and that it abuses it," Clemons states. "The classic definitions involve things like cross-subsidizing product lines. Any time you give away products free, then by definition you're overcharging for something else. You have to be. If you're overcharging for something else, then you're crushing competitors … [Microsoft] can charge whatever they want for Windows and they can give away Media Player. They can do that because they can charge whatever they want for Windows. The fact that they give away Media Player, under traditional antitrust law, [makes] it clear that they are overcharging for the operating system."
Gerald R. Faulhaber, professor of business and public policy and management, doesn't believe that Microsoft violated antitrust rules by bundling Media Player with Windows. "My personal view is that [bundling Media Player] is okay," he says. Noting that RealNetworks, a Microsoft rival that sells RealPlayer music and video software, was a primary challenger in the EU case, Faulhaber adds: "[Bundling] kind of stinks if you happen to be RealNetworks, but the fact is there's a long history of this."
Faulhaber notes, for example, that regulators do not blink an eye when manufacturers of aftermarket automobile parts develop a set of fancy wheel covers and a car maker next year decides to offer a similar product as standard equipment on new cars. Faulhaber also points out that when Microsoft years ago included an e-mail program with Windows called Mail Client, no one seemed to complain about the practice. Later, in response to competition from free, downloadable e-mail programs like Eudora, Microsoft improved its e-mail product and introduced Outlook Express. "You got that free with Windows and I don't recall anybody getting upset about it," notes Faulhaber. "So it's a judgment call. Maybe [bundling] doesn't foster competition. But too bad for Eudora."
David Farber, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Computer and Information Science Department, says he is "sympathetic" to the EU decision against Microsoft. Farber, who testified against Microsoft in a U.S. Justice Department antitrust case against the company in the late 1990s, predicts that the EU may in the future try to prevent Microsoft from bundling other products from Windows. "While they focused on Media Player in the first round, my impression is they will come back and try to split other things from the Windows operating environment. That's the first step, which is what I think Microsoft is worried about."
Immediately following the EU announcement, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called the decision "unfortunate." He said that company proposals to settle the case beforehand would have provided more choices for Microsoft's European customers and addressed EU concerns about Windows' interoperability with non-Windows technology, as well as media player functionality. Microsoft said it had offered "wide-ranging" proposals to provide competitors with "unprecedented access" to its technology. What's more, the company said that as part of its proposed settlement, any PC sold with Windows would have carried three non-Microsoft media players, "leading to the distribution of more than one billion competing media players over the next three years."
David Croson, a Wharton faculty member who is currently a visiting professor of information strategy at MIT, says the most important part of the EU decision deals with preventing Microsoft from using other companies' distribution platforms, such as PC hard drives, to deliver its software to customers.
"Piggybacking on other companies' distribution platforms is an excellent low-cost way to get your product into customers' hands," says Croson. "Adobe used this strategy to great effect with its free Acrobat Reader, which found its way onto practically every CD-ROM distributed to customers, including those ubiquitous AOL disks. The EU has told Microsoft that it can no longer pre-install Media Player along with Windows, and would apparently need to include a separate installation disk for Media Player. That mandate will increase costs a little bit – but as broadband penetration increases, providing a link to the Media Player download takes the place of the installation CD, and these costs go away."
Croson says he is not sure how consumers will be helped by the EU directive that Microsoft sell Windows without Media Player, adding that he has "always been puzzled by the courts demanding that Microsoft make a version of Windows available without some particular version of software pre-installed. In the U.S. antitrust case, Microsoft's Internet Explorer was the target; in the EU case, Media Player is the target. "Imagine that Microsoft offered two products: Windows XP with Media Player and Windows XP without Media Player for the same price. Who in their right mind would buy the "without" package, unless Media Player contains software that the typical user doesn't want (for example, that prevents pirated music from playing on Media Player)? Creating two versions of the retail packaging adds extra costs and complexity, and for what gain?"
An Insignificant Fine
Farber, Clemons and Croson agree that the $613 million fine is insignificant since Microsoft has massive cash reserves of more than $50 billion. "What difference does a $600 million fine make?" asks Clemons. "Financially, it's totally irrelevant. I can't imagine what difference it would make. Will it make them look like predatory bad guys? How many people think they're anything other than predatory bad guys?" Croson calls the fine a "red herring."
Clemons and Farber also say that the EU decision holds little long-term threat to Microsoft. "The only thing left is knowing how Microsoft writes code and whether that in any way would eliminate their advantage, and of course it doesn't," says Clemons. "Any time Microsoft wants to change an interface it can change an interface and send a notice and everyone has to scramble to catch up. But Microsoft can continue to provide a moving target for its competitors."
Says Farber: "Does [the EU ruling] damage Microsoft irreversibly? No, I think Microsoft still has the dominant position" in its industry.
A Major Settlement
Under the agreement between Sun Microsystems and Microsoft announced on April 2, Microsoft will pay Sun $700 million to resolve antitrust issues and another $900 million to settle issues related to patents. Microsoft will pay another $350 million as a down payment on a new agreement calling for the two companies to pay royalties for using one another's technology. Sun had sued Microsoft in 1997, alleging that Microsoft violated a contract with Sun by making a version of software technology known as Java that was designed to work only with Windows. Microsoft was using Java under a licensing agreement with Sun.
It is unclear whether its agreement with Sun will help or hurt Microsoft's appeal of the EU antitrust case. "The Sun settlement ends a private suit, as opposed to a government-brought suit, and so is not directly comparable to the EU situation," Croson says, adding: "At least Sun shareholders will benefit from the settlement. In the EU case, consumers who bought Microsoft products won't receive the money, but presumably it will be used for general governmental purposes. It's basically a tax for doing business in the EU."


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Coal stocks are investments made in companies that mine, process, and distribute coal. Coal is a hard and black substance with high amounts of hydrocarbons. It is a non-renewable energy source that takes several years to form and can be used to generate fuel; it can also be chemically processed to make other products.
Total U.S. coal production in 2020 was 535.4 million short tons. Coal prices are on the rise as the economies continue to recover from the coronavirus pandemic this past year. Further, the supply shortage and the unprecedented power crisis in Europe, China, and India are pushing both coal demand and coal prices up in 2021. This trend may help the coal industry to report better profitability in the medium term. Coal is classified into four types: anthracite, bituminous, sub-bituminous, and lignite.
Anthracite is a rarely available type of coal that has the highest heating value. It contains 86%-97% carbon. Almost all the Anthracite coal in the United States is extracted from northeastern Pennsylvania.
Bituminous coal is widely accessible in the United States. Over 44% of the coal produced in the United States is bituminous. It contains 45%-86% carbon. More than 70% of bituminous coal is extracted from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Sub-bituminous
Sub-bituminous is also an abundant type of coal. Around 46% of the coal produced in the United States is sub-bituminous. It contains 35%-45% carbon. Sub-bituminous coal mines are mostly found in Wyoming and Montana.
Around 9% of the coal produced in the United States is lignite. It contains 25%–35% carbon. It is not subjected to extreme heat and pressure. Lignite is widely accessible in North Dakota and Texas.
Considering the growing discussion around the supply shortages of coal across the world, we'll review the top four coal mining stocks that can provide a generous return on investment to their shareholders.
There are several coal stocks trading on the stock market. We have selected the four best stocks as they have considerable coal reserves and maintain a strong relationship with customers through long-term supply agreements.
Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU)
Denison Mines Corp (NYSE: DNN)
Arch Resources Inc. (NYSE: ARCH)
Warrior Met Coal Inc. (NYSE: HCC)
1. Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU)
Headquartered in St.Louis, Missouri, Peabody Energy is one of the largest private coal companies in the United States. Peabody's business involves mining, distributing, and selling coal. As of 2020, the organization has over 17 underground and surface coal mining units across the United States and Australia. Customers from over 25 nations purchase coal from Peabody for electricity generation and steel making.
Two aspects are likely to play a vital role in the success of Peabody in the medium term:
Coal Reserves
The success of a coal mining company depends on its ability to acquire and develop coal reserves. With an estimated 3.0 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves as of December 31, 2020, Peabody is sure to enjoy longevity and long-term sustainability.
Long-term Coal Supply Agreements
Coal mining companies may need to enter into long-term agreements with customers to generate steady revenues. With 90% of sales coming through long-term coal supply agreements (longer than one year), Peabody is expected to report steady growth in revenues over the next few years.
Peabody is likely to outperform analysts' expectations because of its leadership position in the coal mining industry, huge coal reserves, and steady revenues from long-term customer agreements.
2. Denison Mines Corp. (NYSE: DNN)
Denison Mines Corp. is a uranium mining organization headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Currently, Denison is executing projects such as the McClean Lake Mill Project and the Midwest Project. Denison has 22.5% ownership interest in McClean Lake and Mill Project. The project received a 10-year license to conduct the mining operations in 2017 from Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC).
The organization is gaining the attention of investors because of its huge pipeline of core projects:
The Wheeler River Project
Denison has 95% interest in the Wheeler River Uranium Project which is said to be the largest undeveloped uranium project in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan. The Wheeler River Project has mineral reserves of 109.4 million pounds of U3O8. With an estimated 14 years of mine-life and 38% pre-tax internal rate of return (IRR), the Wheeler River Project is expected to play a huge role in the long-term sustainability of the organization. The commercial production of this project is estimated to commence by 2025.
Waterbury Project
Dension has 66.6% of ownership interest in the Waterbury Project. With an estimated mine life of six years, the Waterbury Project has a projected mineral reserve of 9.7 million pounds of U3O8. The commercial production of the Waterbury project is estimated to commence by 2028.
Denison may be an appropriate mining stock to be on the watchlist because of its potential projects in the pipeline. However, investors may need to closely monitor how the organization approaches the pre-production activities of these projects and achieve short-term milestones.
3. Arch Resources Inc. (NYSE: ARCH)
Arch Resources Inc. is a coal mining organization headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the second-largest coal producer in the country after Peabody Energy. Arch claims that it has 1.6 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves in 2020.
Arch has been generating steady revenues because of the long-term supply arrangements with customers. The organization sold over 67% of coal through long-term supply arrangements in 2020. These agreements enable the organization to increase the price of coal by a pre-determined and fixed percentage every year.
As of 2020, the organization has seven active coal mines in the United States. The Black Thunder mine located at the Powder River Basin is the organization's major source of revenue. With 699 million tons of recoverable resources, the Black Thunder can keep Arch Resources ahead of the competition over the next few years. Arch Resources may continue to enjoy the leadership position in the thermal coal market because of the projects such as the Leer, the West Elk, and the Leer South.
Investors may keep Arch Resources on the watchlist for its coal mining projects under operation and long-term supply agreements with existing customers.
4. Warrior Met Coal Inc. (NYSE: HCC)
Warrior Met Coal Inc. is one of the largest producers of metallurgical coal in the United States. Headquartered in Alabama, Warrior Met claims to have around eight million tons of mining capacity per year and 0.3 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves.
Warrior Met is gaining the attention of investors because of its methane gas extraction capabilities. The organization extracts 28 million cubic feet of gas daily from 1748 gas wells.
In February 2020, Warrior Met commenced the pre-production activities at the world-class Bule Creek project which has coal reserves of 103 million metric tons. With a mine life of approximately 50 years, the commercial-scale production at this site may start in the second quarter of 2025. The recoverable reserves may increase to 170 million metric tons if the organization can acquire adjacent mines too.
Warrior Met also enjoys the logistical cost advantage as its mines are located just 300 miles from the port in Mobile, Alabama. Moreover, the organization has a contract with the Port of Mobile, in Alabama to store eight million metric tons of coal every year. This would help Warrior Met to reduce the logistics and inventory costs significantly.
Warrior Met may make it to the watchlist of the coal mining penny stocks because of its methane gas extraction capabilities, Blue Creek project, and low-cost logistical advantage.
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Coal is a fossil fuel that plays a crucial role in power generation, steel making, industrial applications, and domestic activities. The four coal stocks reviewed in this article have huge coal reserves and several potential projects in the pipeline. They are also maintaining long-term supply agreements with customers.
Investors may need to be cautious while investing in coal mining companies as the stock prices move based on the fluctuations in the coal price. They may need to evaluate coal stocks against the factors such as liquidity position, market cap, p/e ratio, dividend yield, free cash flow, and debt to make an informed investment decision. The best alternative for investing in individual coal stocks is coal industry-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds. ETFs are safe havens as they mitigate the volatility through diversification and reflect the returns of benchmark indices.
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Elections 2018 LIVE updates: In Nagaland, Narendra Modi spells out his vision for Northeast
Shillong | Updated: February 22, 2018 2:21:47 PM
Nagaland, Meghalaya elections 2018 LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address election rallies in Tuensang of Nagaland and later at Phulbari, Meghalaya
Elections 2018 LIVE: PM Narendra Modi to address public meetings in Meghalaya and Nagaland today. Here the PM is seen speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Navi Mumbai Airport in Mumbai on 18 February 2018. PTI File
Nagaland, Meghalaya elections 2018 LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address election rallies in Tuensang of Nagaland and later at Phulbari, Meghalaya. On Wednesday, PM Modi informed this in a tweet: "Will be traveling to the Northeast tomorrow. In the morning, will campaign in Tuensang, Nagaland. In the afternoon, will address a public meeting in Phulbari, Meghalaya." Meanwhile, the Garo Hills has geared up for Modi's rally in Phulbari. The Shillong Times reports that Modi's rally could be "one of the biggest" recent events in the region. It says BJP's poll symbol is visible at every landmark for Phulbari.
Check LIVE updates of PM Narendra Modi's rallies in Nagaland, Meghalaya:
12.27 pm: Strengthening health infrastructure in the country is a priority for us. We have announced the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in this year's Budget. This will ensure quality and affordable healthcare for all: PM
12.25 pm: We are working in mission mode so that every citizen has his or her own home. By 2022, we want to ensure 'Housing for All', PM said.
12.22 pm: We have approved construction of 8,500 houses in Nagaland. For the construction of new houses and completion of old schemes for houses, we have decided to provide Rs. 160 crore to Nagaland. Under National Health Mission, Nagaland has been provided Rs 400 crore: PM
12.21 pm: We want to ensure power for all in Nagaland. We have brought the Saubhagya Yojana which will provide electricity to all homes: PM
11.51 am: Connectivity in Nagaland is a priority for us. We have ensured development of National Highways in the state and in the coming times we will invest more here to further strengthen it. We are also focusing on enhancing rail and air connectivity here: PM
11.46 am: Government is committed to ensure all-round development of North Eastern states: PM
11.41 am: The NDA Government is giving special priority to the Northeast. We are making efforts to furthering prosperity in the Northeast: PM
11.40 am: The Constitution of India respects our diversity and it also calls for living in harmony with all sections of society. The culture of Nagaland is our pride and we will do everything possible to preserve and further it: PM
11.39 am: Every resource that is devoted for Nagaland's development has to be spent for the welfare of the people. There will be no tolerance towards corruption: PM
Your presence here has sent a strong message to the people who indulge in divisive politics and politics of vote bank: PM Shri @narendramodi https://t.co/uoHNMI2Szk pic.twitter.com/KuW162Izqr
— BJP (@BJP4India) February 22, 2018
11.38 am: Nagaland needs a stable government. Over the last few years there have been frequent government changes, which does not augur well for the state's growth. A strong and stable government is in the interest of Nagaland: PM
11.37 am: Be it bureaucracy, music, art, sports, textiles, the people of Nagaland have contributed greatly to our nation. We are all inspired by the bravery of the people of Nagaland: PM
11.34 am: A prime minister had once said that only 10 paise of a rupee sent by the Centre reaches to the needy. It is time to change that. "Our government is also seriously working for solving the political problems of the state. In coming months, we will hopefully reach an acceptable solution. For that all would have to walk together," says Modi.
11.30 am: A stable government in Nagaland is necessary for the development of the state, says PM, adding it is also important to tackle corruption.
11.30 am: Guided by 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' we are taking every section of society together and working for the progress of the nation, says PM.
नगालैंड के प्रतिभावान लोगों ने हमेशा देश का मान बढ़ाया है: प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi https://t.co/uoHNMI2Szk pic.twitter.com/6lEVqWKwtX
11.29 am: "People in such large number come to bless us when we take forward the agenda of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' with mantra. With your massive presence here, you have today answered people who do vote-bank and divisive politics," says PM
11.19 am: PM Modi has reached Nagaland. He will address the public meeting soon.
Watch PM Narendra Modi speech in Nagaland
11.13: On Wednesday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi had attacked PM Modi, saying the latter is an "instrument of corruption" in the country.
11.01 am: 11.01 am: Ahead of Modi's visit to Meghalaya, police said the entire town has kept under tight vigil and district authorities are making all efforts to ensure that no law and order issue crop up the area.
10.59 am: BJP had fielded candidates on 47 seats out of a total of 60 in Meghalaya.
10.58 am: PM will address a public meeting in Meghalaya's Phulbari in the West Garo Hills district, a Congress bastion since statehood in 1972.
10.55 am: In Tuensang district in the eastern part of Nagaland, there are six assembly seats. BJP is contesting on four seats while its ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) nominees are in the fray on the rest two constituencies.
10.52 am: The BJP is leaving no stone unturned in both Meghalaya and Nagaland to spread its footprints in the North-Eastern states. The BJP already rules Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur.
10.49 am: Both Meghalaya and Nagaland will go to polls on February 27. Results will be declared on 22 February.
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LABOR COMMITS $50 MILLION TO PICTON ROAD UPGRADE
A Shorten Labor Government would provide $50 million in investment for further upgrades to the Picton Road if elected on 18 May. With this announcement, Labor MPs and candidates from the Illawarra and South-west Sydney have now committed $155 million in investment for the Appin Road, Picton Road and Maldon Dombarton Rail Link. The Liberals in the Illawarra and in South-west Sydney have refused to make any funding commitments to ensure that our region gets the vital infrastructure we need. Continue reading
LABOR TO FUND COURT RESURFACING AND DRAINAGE FOR HELENSBURGH NETBALL CLUB
A Shorten Labor Government will provide $80,000 towards major resurfacing and drainage works for Helensburgh Netball Club if elected on 18 May. Continue reading
LABOR ON BOARD WITH $2.5 MILLION COMMITMENT FOR MOBILE EARLY START "DISCOVERY SPACE" AT UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
A Shorten Labor Government would invest $2.5 million to develop a mobile "Discovery Space" for the University of Wollongong to take to regional and remote communities including primary schools, preschools, early childhood centres and playgroups. Continue reading
LABOR TO FUND FACILITIES AT ONE DOOR MENTAL HEALTH
Labor will provide $20,000 in funding for the Illawarra One Door Mental Health Clubhouse if elected on 18 May. Continue reading
MT KEIRA MEN'S SHED AND SCOUT CAMP DIGS NEW TRACTOR AND WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM
A Shorten Labor Government will provide $80,000 to Mt Keira Men's Shed for a tractor and $35,000 to Mt Keira Scout Camp for a new water treatment and purification system. Continue reading
LABOR TO FUND OUTDOOR WORKSPACE AT CONISTON MULTICULTURAL MEN'S
Labor will provide $20,000 in funding to fit out an outdoor workspace at the Multicultural Men's Shed at Coniston if elected on 18 May. Continue reading
PORT KEMBLA'S TIME TO SHINE UNDER LABOR
Labor will provide $135,000 in funding to Wollongong City Council to illuminate 20 trees along the Wentworth Street business district if elected on 18 May. Continue reading
LABOR TO REVITALISE ILLAWARRA NETBALL
A Shorten Labor Government will commit $2 million towards upgrading the netball facilities at Berkeley's Fred Finch Park. This election will be a choice between a Shorten Labor Government with a plan for the infrastructure our community needs, or more cuts and chaos from the Liberals. The upgrade of courts and lighting to a suitable standard will mean that Fred Finch Park would be able to host state and national events. Continue reading
LABOR COMMITS TO RE-OPENING WARRAWONG CENTRELINK AND MEDICARE OFFICES
A Shorten Labor Government would re-open the Centrelink and Medicare offices at Warrawong if elected on 18 May. Last June, the Liberals closed the office with absolutely no consultation. This was a massive slap in the face for locals who had previously campaigned for many years to get a Medicare office located in the area. Continue reading
LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS SHARE IN OVER $136,000 THANKS TO VOLUNTEER GRANTS PROGRAM
Sharon Bird visited Woonona-Bulli RSL Sub-Branch today to congratulate them on their grant of $5,000 under the Volunteer Grants 2018 program. In this grant round, 36 community groups have shared in $136,113 in funding. Continue reading


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Benign asbestos-related pleural diseases are the most common pathologic and clinical abnormalities related to asbestos exposure, with a greater prevalence than asbestosis. Solomon et al.  emphasized that the pleural manifestations of asbestos exposure include four specific benign pleural reactions: (1) benign asbestos effusion, (2) parietal pleural plaques, (3) diffuse pleural fibrosis, and (4) rounded atelectasis, or an area of collapsed, airless lung adjacent to an area of visceral pleural fibrosis. Notably, there is considerable overlap among these four disease processes (Fig. 6.1), with various combinations manifesting simultaneously or sequentially in a single individual. For example, a patient with benign asbestos effusion may subsequently be found to have diffuse pleural fibrosis, or a patient with parietal pleural plaques may develop rounded atelectasis.


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Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp (1970)
Anthony York January 25, 2023
In 1969, Stan Burns and Michael Marmer had the chance to present their proposal to ABC executives.
Already well-known for their writing collaboration with Steve Allen and Carol Burnette, as well as their work on Get Smart, they were pitching their new pilot to the network.
It will be reminiscent of the television series Get Smart, but with chimpanzees instead.
The project was approved, and the creators, Burns and Marmer, made Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp a reality.
The show was short-lived, containing only thirteen episodes, but it still stands as a significant moment in TV history.
Revisiting the episodes after three decades, it's impossible not to feel the joy that must have taken place on the set and the amount of fun that the crew, and most likely the chimps, had during the production.
The storylines are far from elaborate. The main attraction of the show is having chimpanzees don costumes and execute amazing feats, no other elements required.
Viewers can watch these primates controlling go-karts, sewing, straddling camels, golfing, playing tennis, handling chopsticks and being involved in pie-throwing fights. This is a very entertaining show.
Burns and Marmer went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the dialogue matched the movement of the chimp's lips.
On the set, they created humorous scenes by having the chimps randomly sing or recite Mother Goose rhymes at the end of sentences. The result was far more entertaining than typical Hong Kong action movie dubbing.
The program consists of ten-minute segments in which Lance's Agency to Prevent Evil (A.P.E.) takes on the malevolent minions of C.H.U.M.P., with musical interludes separating the stories.
The tunes are performed by Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, a psychedelic pop band that could be a Monkees homage or satire. All the songs are original and the chimps donning psychedelic attire are filmed mimicking the music.
Bob Emenegger, who had previously worked with the musicians in advertising for Honda and Bank of America, assembled the Evolution Revolution project.
He claims that any wordplay or allusion to the Monkees was unintentional. "The Monkees were not a factor in the decision," he said. "I thought we were better than them, although we weren't as successful.
The writers and producer wanted to have a band comprised of the actors from Lance."
The cause of the show's early termination remains unknown. Reports that PETA was the culprit behind its closing due to the castration of the male chimps have been disproved.
Possibly the immense seven-figure budget was the reason for its downfall. Alternatively, it might have been due to the incident when ABC personnel visited the set and observed the show's main character, Tonga (a.k.a. Lancelot Link), actually biting his vet.
I Created Lancelot Link, a 1999 short documentary by Diane Bernard and Jeff Krulik, offers an opportunity to appreciate the grandeur and eccentricity of the show for the uninitiated
. Krulik, the director of the cult classic Heavy Metal Parking Lot, and Bernard recorded a reunion between the creators with a shlocky Hi-8 video and presented a collage of anecdotes from Burns and Marmer and some of the show's most remarkable segments (chimps on skis!).
It has been over 35 years since Nickelodeon only ran thirteen episodes of Lancelot Link, and without the documentary by Krulik, it would likely have been forgotten.
The only way to watch the episodes at this time is by using Internet bootleggers, but Krulik is hoping for a revival and for the episodes to be put on DVD. He states, "How can you go wrong with performing chimps? They're evergreen."
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The Life of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy
The Life of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy Research Paper
This paper examines the life of Jefferson Davis, focusing on his opinions about state's rights, slavery and freedom.
# 149036 | 3,234 words | 10 sources | MLA | 2010 |
Published on Nov 20, 2011 in History (U.S. Before 1865) , History (U.S. Impending Crisis, 1848-1860)
The paper aims to understand the motivations for a man as educated, successful and as concerned with individual freedoms as Davis, to defend slavery and become what many see as a traitor to the country. The paper looks at his early years, his education, his time in the Army, his plantation that used slave labor, his duties as Secretary of War and his opposition to the abolitionist movement.
"Prior to Southern secession Davis had many accomplishments and was viewed as a great Politician with a long career ahead of him. Many of his colleagues observed that "no man gave up more than Mr. Davis, because for several years he had been growing in favor with powerful elements [even] in the Free States, and, but for the exasperating quarrel of 1860, he would have been selected as the Presidential candidate of his party" (Hattaway XV). Having never held aspirations of office from the start, Davis was more of a reluctant politician, however, "in the antebellum South a gentleman was expected to participate in politics as a social duty" (Eaton 47). As a Southern gentleman and plantation owner it was the socially expected thing to do. Davis stated that "...political activism was his duty: "Man is not born for himself alone, or for his family only...rather, and especially in this land of self government, no one has the right to wholly withdraw himself from connection with public affairs" (Hattaway 8). Whether he wanted it or not, Davis was to be involved.
"Davis had attended West Point and served successfully as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Davis also served a term in the Senate during which he opposed secession and attempted to consolidate a position on states rights that preserved the union. He held out hope as long as he could. It wasn't till his home state of Mississippi had withdrawn from the Union that he finally acknowledged defeat. Davis always stated proudly, "I, sir, am an American citizen and the United States is my country." and so difficult was the day he gave his resignation and farewell speech before Congress, that Davis sincerely told friends "this is the saddest day of my life" (Cooper 9)."
Cutting, Elisabeth. Jefferson Davis, Political Soldier. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Co., 1930. Print.
Crist, Lynda L. The Papers of Jefferson Davis. Vol. VI. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press , 1971. Print.
Cooper, William J. Jefferson Davis, American. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Print.
---. Jefferson Davis and the Civil War Era. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2008. Print
Davis, William C. Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour. New York: Harper Collins, 1991. Print.
The Life of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy (2011, November 20) Retrieved January 19, 2020, from https://www.academon.com/research-paper/the-life-of-jefferson-davis-president-of-the-confederacy-149036/
"The Life of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy" 20 November 2011. Web. 19 January. 2020. <https://www.academon.com/research-paper/the-life-of-jefferson-davis-president-of-the-confederacy-149036/>
A discussion of the American presidency.
President Ronald Wilson Reagan
This paper discusses the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan, including Alzheimer's Disease.
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Gender Equality Through Presidency
A discussion of the election of Liberia's female president and its implicatiosn for gender equality.


Abdominoplasty focuses on tightening the skin around the stomach to create a flat, well-toned abdomen that many strive to achieve through regular exercise and a healthy diet.
For many reasons – which range from heredity to pregnancy – loose or sagging tissue develops around the abdomen causing a protruding area around the muscles. Abdominoplasty removes excess fat and skin around the stomach or restores weakened or separated muscles to create a smoother, firmer and tighter abdomen wall, resulting in a slimmer waistline.
Performed under a general anaesthetic, Dr. Harris takes a unique approach to the procedure that results in a shorter scar. Rather than creating an incision from hipbone to hipbone, his expertise enables him to use a shorter method. In addition, he uses a sutureless closer which not only creates a less noticeable mark, but also offers patients a microbial barrier that allows them to shower immediately following the procedure.
This procedure is often combined with additional treatments, such as liposuction (to remove localized fat deposits), a body lift or breast augmentation. These treatments can be performed in the same session upon discretion of the doctor.


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is a formula racing series held in Japan regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held in 2015.

History
Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commission launched the FIA Formula 4 in March 2013. The goal of the Formula 4 is to make the ladder to Formula 1 more transparent. Besides sporting and technical regulations, costs are regulated too. A car to compete in this category may not exceed €30.000 in purchase. A single season in Formula 4 may not exceed €100.000 in costs. The Japanese F4 will be the one of the second phase Formula 4 championship to be launched. The first phase championships was the Italian F4 Championship and the Formula 4 Sudamericana which started in 2014.

The F4 Japanese Championship was launched by the GT Association on 16 December 2014. All rounds are support events to the Super GT.

Japanese race car constructor Dome was contracted to design and build all the cars. The cars are constructed out of carbon fibre and feature a monocoque chassis. The engine is a 2.0 TOM'S Toyota,  whereas Dunlop (Sumitomo Rubber Industries) is the tyre supplier.

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Champions
All teams and drivers were Japanese-registered.

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 Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2023 season.

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How can I access my DNS-313 on the network? What is the default IP address?
How can I access my DNS‑313 on the network? What is the default IP address?
The simplest way to discover the DNS-313 is to use theEasySearch utility included on the CD-ROM. This will automaticallydetect any DNS-313 devices on your network, allow you to set upnetwork drives in Windows, perform basic configuration and accessthe web configuration interface.
If the DNS-313 is connected to a network running a DHCP server,as is commonly the case on broadband routers, it will receive an IPaddress from that. In this case, please refer to the documentationof the router or other DHCP server to find out how to discover theIP address of the DNS-313, or use the EasySearch utility.


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Skuad raises $4M Seed round to ramp up global payroll platform
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|By J. Angelo Racoma
Singapore-based startup Skuad has just raised fresh capital amounting to $4 million in a Seed round headed by Singaporean Venture Capital firm BEENEXT and the Anthemis Group. Other investors included Rohan Monga, the CEO of Zenius Education, and Alto Partners Multi-Family Office. Skuad plans to use this fresh capital by investing in the growth team who will be located in different regions geographically and continue working on developing their remote working infrastructure.
Since its founding in 2019, Skuad has quickly found its place as companies all over the world are forced to go remote. This digital payroll platform was co-founded by a group of talented and experienced individuals who had shared experiences when it came to handling remote teams scattered all over the globe. The founders are Sundeep Sahi, former Chief Product Officer at Brand Networks and ex-Microsoft; Naman Singhal, former CEO of AppStreet, a mobile application development company; and Dave Fall, former CEO Brand Networks and formerly with Google.
Through their experiences, they all had to set up legal entities in whatever countries their employees were based and ensured that remote compliance was done. This is when they decided to create their Global Employee Platform.
"With Skuad, we are on a mission to enable companies to build teams with global talent quickly while opening up amazing opportunities for top talent to realize their dreams to work for startups as well global companies even if they are not geographically co-located," says Sahi, the company's Chief Executive Officer.
The company is based in Singapore but counts itself as a global company. Skuad's team is currently composed of 90 employees who all work fully remotely across several different countries. Their platform is being utilized by companies in Southeast Asia, Africa, and North America.
The timing of this fund couldn't be more perfect as companies all over the world have been forced to have their employees work remotely due to lockdowns and other restrictions that have kept most limited in movement for most of 2020. Due to travel restrictions, other companies also had their employees start working remotely. With all of the adjustments these companies have made, Skuad saw an opportunity to ease the burden of different companies when it comes to some operational procedures.
Organizations worldwide no longer look at geographical boundaries as criteria for hiring employees. They are now able to take in highly skilled workers from all over the world who can work remotely. However, when hiring in other countries, companies will need to consider several nuances in financial and labor laws and take note of the different compliance risks to make it all work.
Aside from properly distributing payroll to a company's employees all over the world, their platform also takes into account the rules and regulations a specific country would need for them to run, and also consider the local taxes that need to be paid. One of the more impressive features is how it also includes different benefits for the employees. Skuad's platform enables businesses to adjust and build their new remote work infrastructure by giving them the option to pay these remote employees with ease.
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package org.tanrabad.survey.end2end;

import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.test.espresso.intent.Intents;
import android.support.test.espresso.intent.rule.IntentsTestRule;
import android.support.test.rule.ActivityTestRule;
import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.tanrabad.survey.base.TanrabadEspressoTestBase;
import org.tanrabad.survey.presenter.PlaceFormActivity;
import org.tanrabad.survey.presenter.SurveyBuildingHistoryActivity;
import org.tanrabad.survey.entity.lookup.PlaceType;
import org.tanrabad.survey.R;

import static android.support.test.espresso.Espresso.onView;
import static android.support.test.espresso.action.ViewActions.click;
import static android.support.test.espresso.action.ViewActions.replaceText;
import static android.support.test.espresso.intent.matcher.IntentMatchers.hasComponent;
import static android.support.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withId;
import static android.support.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withText;

@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
public class PlaceFormActivityDoSaveDataTest extends TanrabadEspressoTestBase {

    @Rule
    public ActivityTestRule<PlaceFormActivity> mActivityTestRule
            = new IntentsTestRule<>(PlaceFormActivity.class, false, false);
    PlaceFormActivity mActivity;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        Intent intent = new Intent();
        intent.putExtra("place_category_id_arg", PlaceType.HOSPITAL);
        mActivity = mActivityTestRule.launchActivity(intent);
    }

    @Test
    public void addPlaceThatNameAndAddressSamePlaceInDatabaseButDifferenTypeShouldSaveSuccess() {
        onView(withId(R.id.place_name))
                .perform(replaceText("ธรรมศาสตร์"));
        onView(withText("โรงพยาบาล"))
                .perform(click());
        onView(withText("สถานศึกษา"))
                .perform(click());
        onView(withId(R.id.place_subtype_selector))
            .perform(click());
        onView(withText("โรงเรียน"))
            .perform(click());
        onView(withId(R.id.address_select))
                .perform(click());

        onView(withText("นนทบุรี"))
                .perform(click());
        onView(withText("บางกรวย"))
                .perform(click());
        onView(withText("บางกรวย"))
                .perform(click());

        waitingFor(2000);

        onView(withId(R.id.save))
                .perform(click());
        Intents.intended(
                hasComponent(new ComponentName(mActivity, SurveyBuildingHistoryActivity.class)
                ));
    }

    @Test
    public void addPlaceThatNameAndTypeSamePlaceInDatabaseButDifferenAddressShouldSaveSuccess() {
        onView(withId(R.id.place_name))
                .perform(replaceText("ธรรมศาสตร์"));
        onView(withId(R.id.place_subtype_selector))
            .perform(click());
        onView(withText("โรงพยาบาลเอกชน"))
            .perform(click());
        onView(withId(R.id.address_select))
                .perform(click());

        onView(withText("นนทบุรี"))
                .perform(click());
        onView(withText("ปากเกร็ด"))
                .perform(click());
        onView(withText("ปากเกร็ด"))
                .perform(click());

        waitingFor(2000);

        onView(withId(R.id.save))
                .perform(click());
        Intents.intended(
                hasComponent(new ComponentName(mActivity, SurveyBuildingHistoryActivity.class)
                ));
    }
}

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Published On: June 13th, 2017
Eau Claire, WI.- Due to yesterday's postponed game, we are rescheduling Bark in the Park for Monday, August 7th.
All tickets that were purchased for dogs and humans for the June 12th game are good for use on August 7th. Please bring your tickets to our Ticket Window at Carson Park on the day of the rescheduled event to exchange for the correct date, or you can visit our downtown office (102 E. Grand Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701) ahead of the game to exchange your tickets.
Grab your furry best friend and bring them down to celebrate the best of the canine world!
There will be a Dog Parade starting at 5:45pm around the track of the field, lead by WEAU's Danielle Wagner before the game. The fun doesn't stop there though, as we will have two dog-related events in between innings during the game! Tickets start at $9.00 for General Admission seats, and dog tickets are $3.00. All proceeds from the dog tickets are being donated to the National Canine Cancer Foundation to help raise awareness and further research to diminish dogs suffering from cancer. You can visit their website at www.wearethecure.org.
Below is important information to consider when coming to Bark in the Park:
You must sign a waiver and check-in in order to participate at the event. You can either sign one at the check-in by the first-base gate, or you can download the PDF here and bring to the game ahead of time. Check-in will begin at 5:00pm.
Due to local health regulations, we cannot allow dogs on the Fan Deck, or in our concession hallways.
All dogs must have ID tags, be on a leash at all times, have current rabies vaccination and accompanied by someone 18 years of age or older. Please bring proof of vaccination to the event.
Only one dog per adult is allowed.
Dogs must be at least 6-months of age to participate.
It is the dog owner's sole responsibility to care for and be in control of their pet while at Carson Park.
Your dog will not be allowed inside Carson Park unless you have a Bark at the Park dog ticket.
All dogs must enter Carson Park by 7:00pm.
We will have a 'Comfort Area' located just outside of the first base gate for dogs to cool down, drink water, and to use the toilet. There will be doggy bags available for disposal. All dog owners are responsible for their dog's waste.
You can get your tickets for the game on our website, and you can purchase dog tickets online as well with the promo code 'dogticket', or click the link below.
Buy Dog Tickets Here
Buy Human Tickets Here
The Eau Claire Express are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 170 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.eauclaireexpress.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Express as your favorite team.
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Challenge: Create an 'uncorporate', authentic collaborative space for Smith Optic's design and development teams at new Portland, Oregon location.
Solution: Seven adjustable-height benches and Miro private office desks with raw steel legs and exposed edge profiles for an industrial look. Tonic mobile personal storage trolleys and Miro private office storage.
Dynamic benches - Open office spaces were furnished with Watson's Seven line of adjustable-height benches to give each person the freedom to adjust their work position throughout the day.
Storage on wheels - Watson Tonic trolleys provide thoughtful, efficient storage with soft-landing drawers for electronics and other personal items, and lots of room for bike helmets, lunches and files.The trolleys also double as impromptu seating for quick meetings and can be wheeled to wherever they are needed.
Open work surfaces - to inspire an open exchange of ideas, the team chose not to install privacy screens for many of their open bench areas.
With high ceilings, raw wood beams and exposed brick and ducting, the team's new building already had an industrial feel. In keeping with the location and the authenticity of its brand, Smith Optics were drawn to Watson's option of raw steel legs with a clear finish, and requested that detail for all of its furniture. Because Watson fabricates the metal and builds each piece in house, it was able to meet this request across different product lines, resulting in the industrial look the team wanted throughout the entire office.
The team also chose to expose the warm MDF core of their furniture with Watson's distinctive knife-edge profile. All surfaces were covered with a light-grey laminate for cohesiveness and to round out the industrial look.
Smith Optics chose Watson's Miro line to equip their private offices. The minimalistic leg and edge profile, sleek lines of the furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass walls, kept private offices feeling open, while the same choice of finish for the legs and surfaces unified the entire workspace with a cohesive industrial look.
The Smith team has quickly settled into its new Portland home, and continues to grow, expanding from its initial installation of 40 workstations.
Watson is proud to be part of the story and to build the furniture that is helping this innovative company create the next generation of authentic, high-performance products for athletes around the globe.


Amidst the Finger Lakes' Cape Cods, mountain lodges, and Tuscan villas, there is at least one home that represents the authentic sense of place harbored within the folds of pastoral hills and lakeside shores. Instead of re-creating styles from afar, it delivers a dignified local statement. And with it, a remarkable outdoor living space replete with definitive style, steadfast elegance, and luxury features.
When the homeowners purchased the fatigued, old home they were charmed by its spectacular lakefront property. But the nineteenth century estate was a wistful relic of forgotten times.
Captivated by its originality, they responded with a massive remodeling, redecorating, and refurbishing project all within the confines of the home's historic sensitivities.
"Everything we did reflects the home's nostalgia," says Frank Page, owner of Cutri Construction. "With embellishments," he adds.
Within the original home's footprint, the interior was gutted including a remodeled kitchen. Outside, the dilapidated porte-cochere was reconstructed giving updated functionality to a driveway that most certainly accommodated horses and buggies years ago. The original stone foundation was saved and its handsome looks are carried throughout the lavish backyard elements.
A side entryway connects the original home to a brand new 1,500-square-foot wing over a four-bay garage. The design is seamless. Even the addition's harlequin windows are indistinguishable from the home's originals, including a faux ripple effect mimicking leaded glass. Step through this entryway into the backyard and you'll find magic.
It starts with an expansive surface of split face, granite cobblestone that spreads continuously through the covered porch, pergola, cabana, and pool area.
In terms of structures, the rickety porchand its upper deck (servicing the master bedroom) were entirely rebuilt. The enclosed porch with removable screens is embellished with a design element in the form of concentric squares.
The pergola provides outdoor seating and shade. Wicker patterned furniture and a porch swing reminisce of slower-paced days of old but they do it with the sleek lines and muted colors of modern design.
Loaded with water features, the backyard view is dominated by the lake, green space and mature trees. An in ground, tiled spa sits just outside the enclosed porch. Then there is the pool.
Equal parts water feature, artistic element, and source of recreation, the pool visually connects the lake to the backyard. Two flared fire and water woks flank the pool's vanishing edge. The pool's darker finish makes it appear as an extension of the lake. A row of 12-inch tiles rims its outer edge and deck jets shoot water to the pool's center in graceful arcs. Viewed from the lake, the vanishing edge is a waterfall spilling down a rock wall that perfectly matches the porte-cochere's foundation.
Every luxury outdoor oasis needs a place for refreshment. The cabana fills this role. Indulgent features include a slab of quartz sandstone with woodgrain bar counter and all the goods – sink, dishwasher, range, and wine cooler. The stone fireplace and bar foundation carry that of the porte-cochere. An eyebrow roofline detail nods to the home's old-timey origins.
All in all, it's a perfect spot to sip your refreshment while taking in the gracious surroundings echoing with the refined spirit of the Finger Lakes' gentry, both old and new.


02 | March | 2013 | Solid ground...are we there yet?
Having spent much of my professional career in Latin America I have been greatly interested in the role that urbanization plays in economic and political development. Many of the trends that I have witnessed in Latin America are playing out all over the developing world. In fact by 2010, cities officially became the home of the majority of the human race, and the rate of urbanization is only increasing.
The graphs above show rural population worldwide plateaued in the first decade of the century, is expected to decrease over the next 40 years (UNPop World Urbanization Prospects 2009). Although the rural population is decreasing globally, poverty is still disproportionately represented in the worlds' rural periphery. The chart and table below show this urban-rural disparity on the global and regional scale. Globally, just over 301 million people living in extreme poverty (< $1.25/day), about 27% of population in extreme poverty, are living in cities, whereas just over 3 billion (almost half) of the total population live in cities. If we look at the break up of poverty regionally, we see the same disproportionate trend with rural poverty share of total poverty ranging from 27 percent in Latin America (around 20% of total population is rural) to nearly 80 percent in South Asia (70% of total population is rural).
Urbanization also has many negative effects, especially in cities without sufficient infrastructure to handle the large influxes of new people. Managing this transition is undoubtedly of great interest to many developing countries. In the World Bank post, Massimiliano Cali makes a good point that investments in urban areas should be considered in the overall portfolio of pro-poverty and pro-rural investment. Just investing in rural areas, may lead to missed opportunities to harness powerful economic effects from urbanization. Nevertheless, due to the disproportionate amount of poverty in rural areas it will continue to be critical to invest in pro-poor strategies in rural areas. This doesn't preclude spending some time and money on facilitating and easing the transition to more urban societies, but it must be balanced by targeted interventions to improve rural productivity. Increasing rural productivity has the double benefit of improving rural livelihoods, and stemming urban migration, buying time for heavily stressed cities to build up necessary infrastructure and social services.
The recent food crises have highlighted the need for greater investment in agriculture, and to relook at the agricultural systems in the developing world. I believe this is a good thing, and that agriculture has not received the attention that it may deserve. I would love to see greater investment in agricultural extension, and improving the mechanisms of transfers of knowledge and technology in the developing world. However, I am also concerned that development practitioners working on poverty reduction tend to silo themselves off in either urban or rural spheres, which may lead to development interventions with tunnel vision and miss the urban-rural connections that a more holistic approach might exploit.


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Meet Our Executive Leadership Team
Destination BC's executive team is led by the CEO and includes leaders from across the organization's core business groups. The CEO achieves corporate goals and priorities set by the Board, sets standards for organizational conduct, and recommends new initiatives to the Board.
Richard Porges President and CEO
Richard is Destination BC's President and CEO, and previously served as the corporation's Vice President of Corporate Development.
Richard Porges is Destination BC's President and CEO, and previously served as the corporation's Vice President of Corporate Development. Richard joined the corporation's research department in 1999, and moved to progressively more senior roles within the provincial government and Destination BC. As Vice President of Corporate Development, Richard provided strategic leadership for Destination BC's corporate communications, research and analytics, human resources, and corporate services departments. Before joining Destination BC, Richard taught in the Economics, MBA and MPA programs at the University of Victoria, and was a consultant for several government and non-profit organizations.
Maya Lange Vice President, Global Marketing
Maya is responsible for our global marketing efforts in 14 domestic and international markets to drive over 21 million trips to and within BC annually.
Maya Lange is the VP, Global Marketing for Destination BC. Maya is responsible for our global marketing efforts in 14 domestic and international markets to drive over 21 million trips to and within BC annually. Maya has a proven track record of managing strong brands having worked in data-driven digital marketing and content marketing in Germany, France, USA and Canada. Maya holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. A passionate British Columbian raising a young family, she loves skiing, sailing, swimming, and exploring BC's hidden wonders.
Neil McInnes Vice President, Corporate Development
Neil is responsible for leading the comprehensive range of core corporate activities that comprise the five areas of responsibility of the Corporate Development division.
In his current role as Vice President of Corporate Development, Neil has gained great respect from Destination BC's Board of Directors, developed strong relationships with our colleagues in core government, negotiated important agreements with industry, and provided leadership to Destination BC staff. Neil is responsible for leading the comprehensive range of core corporate activities that comprise the five areas of responsibility of the Corporate Development division - Corporate Services, People and Development, Research and Analytics, Corporate Communications, and Corporate Planning and Information Management. Neil joined the corporation in early 2019 as Destination BC's Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for the financial oversight of the corporation, including financial reporting and policy, budgeting, forecasting, and corporate planning. He was also accountable for human resources, procurement and contracting, risk management, records management, and legal services. Neil leveraged his experience in Finance to ensure the organization received smooth audits, delivered successful research projects, met recruitment targets, developed progressive corporate planning and ensured impactful corporate communications. Neil then moved into the acting role of Vice President, Corporate Development, for one year before moving into the permanent position. Prior to joining Destination BC, Neil held several senior management roles within the public sector. Neil holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Royal Roads University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. Away from work, Neil is passionate about enjoying BC's outdoors with his young family.
Alison McKay Vice President, Destination Management
Alison is responsible for our destination management programs and efforts with a focus on supporting the revitalization of a strong and sustainable tourism sector across the province.
Alison oversees Destination BC's destination management programs, with a focus on supporting the revitalization of a strong and sustainable tourism sector. She leads the Destination Management team in implementing annual plans, programs and projects; work with the executive team to support corporate-wide projects, such as Invest in Iconics, Destination Stewardship, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility; and collaborate with Indigenous Tourism BC on projects specific to Indigenous communities. Alison joined Destination BC in 2006 as a member of the research department. During her 16-year tenure, she has taken on progressively senior roles, most recently as Director of Destination & Industry Development. Her career highlights include partnering with RDMOs and Ministry staff to create a new provincial destination development program; and developing provincial, regional and local area strategies in cooperation with Indigenous communities, residents, businesses, economic development agencies, government and the tourism industry. Alison holds a Masters of Applied Environmental Studies: Tourism Policy & Planning from the University of Waterloo. She is an active volunteer in her local youth soccer and lacrosse communities, and sits on the board of the Invasive Species Council of BC. During her free time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her family in their home of Coquitlam, on the unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish Peoples and the Kwikwetlem First Nation.
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'Marvel Contest of Champions': Summoner Showdown Week 5 Preview – Meet the Players
Find out more about the fourth group of fighters competing for the top spot and a trip to New York Comic Con!
by Jamie Frevele
The Marvel Contest of Champions: Summoner Showdown is just over the halfway point with four finalists – chunkyb, BigBlue807, DTMelodicMetal, and roastedbagel – all set to head to the final showdown at New York Comic Con this October! (You can read a recap of Week 4 right here!)
Tomorrow – Wednesday, August 28 – marks the fifth week of tournaments that will decide the ultimate winner of this nine-week mobile gaming event. And you, True Believer, will be able to watch the action unfold LIVE!
Tune in to Marvel.com/mcocshowdown to watch the weekly livestream every Wednesday at 4:00 PM ET to watch three gamers compete in the Marvel Gaming Lounge. Your happy hosts Josh Saleh, Ryan "Agent M" Penagos, and more will provide a play-by-play as the potential champions take on the role of their chosen Marvel character in a fight for victory! Every week, one finalist will emerge victorious and move on to the final showdown event at New York Comic Con this October!
So, who are these gallant gamers going for the gold? Here's a rundown of the three Marvel gamers you'll see in the Marvel Contest of Champions: Summoner Showdown in Week 5!
PandamanPete from Seattle, Washington is a student, gamer, and Marvel fan who loves the game's tight-knit community, including the friendships created through alliances and streaming platforms. His favorite challenges are the ones that make him think, like puzzles with unconventional solutions. His style of play is very aggressive and on the offense, typically preferring to attack rather than defend, and taking risks in favor of doing more damage. His most used champions are Ghost, Wasp, and Quake. Says PandamanPete: "There are a lot of other impressive competitors, and I'm excited to test my skills against them."
Dragonfei of Merrimack, New Hampshire likes to play defensively to force the opponent to do what she wants, when she wants. Her favorite types of challenges are the 5-star Featured Arena grinds for new champions because it's an exhausting, but fulfilling 72-hour battle against some of the best players in the game. She wants to win to show gamers out there that ladies have just as much skill as the boys do! Her most used champions are Domino, Captain Marvel, and Captain America (Infinity War), but her favorite champion is Rogue. Dragonfei's motto: "It's a marathon, not a sprint."
Royal.Marshall hails from the Bronx, New York and is a self-described video game nerd who loves having all the Marvel heroes and villains in the palm of his hand. He's a strategy fighter who looks at what's required to pass certain obstacles while also keeping a diverse stable of characters. His favorite challenges are Arena and EQ Bosses. His most used champions are Void, Iron Fist, and Star-Lord and he likes to keep hope alive: "There's always a solution."
And those are your plucky players for Week 5 of the Marvel Contest of Champions: Summoner Showdown! Which one will win their ticket to New York Comic Con? You'll find out tomorrow!
After watching the livestream, come on back to Marvel.com for a recap to see what went down and who's going to New York Comic Con 2019 for the ultimate showdown!
Want to get in on the action? Download Marvel Contest of Champions for free today! You can find it in the App Store and Google Play.
Marvel Contest of Champions: Summoner Showdown | Best of Week 4!
In this article: Marvel Contest of Champions
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A huge thanks to all our Summoners!


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Q: CUSP function to generate a matrix with random values I was wondering if CUSP library provides a function that creates a matrix with a specific number of columns, rows, and any random values?
I found poisson5pt function but it doesn't return back a matrix with the dimensions I specify!
Thanks in advance

A: In the CUSP matrix gallery you will find random.h which almost does what you want:
template <class MatrixType>
void random(size_t num_rows, size_t num_cols, size_t num_samples, MatrixType& output)

This will produce a  matrix of the dimensions you specify with the number of random locations you request filled with 1.
It would be trivial to modify that to use a random value rather than unity, although I don't understand why you would ever want such a matrix. It will not be guaranteed to have any of the properties you probably need in a test matrix if you have plans to use such a matrix in any linear algebra operations.

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Q: In Django Models, At Admin Area, how to auto assign the 'requesting' user to one of the foreign key User relation field In the following mode in my project, I want to assign the author variable of class upon the creation of model, on user end this could be done via request.user but as  the class can be only instantiated from the admin area, this doesn't work.
class Blog(models.Model):
 title  =  models.CharField(max_length=300)
 content = RichTextField()

 author =  models.ForeignKey(User, related_name="Author", auto_created= True, on_delete=
 models.CASCADE)
 date =  models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add= True)

A: The auto_created=… field [Django-doc] is about model inheritance, it does not add the logged in user: the model layer is request unaware, and there is not per se a "logged in user". You thus remodel this to:
from django.conf import settings
from django.db import models

class Blog(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=300)
    content = RichTextField()
    author = models.ForeignKey(
        settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
        related_name='blogs',
        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
        editable=False,
    )
    date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
In the model admin for the Blog model, you can work with:
from django.contrib import admin

@admin.register(Blog)
class BlogAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    # …
    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
        obj.author = request.user
        return super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)

Note: The related_name=… parameter [Django-doc]
is the name of the relation in reverse, so from the Blog model to the User
model in this case. Therefore it (often) makes not much sense to name it the
same as the forward relation. You thus might want to consider renaming the Author relation to blogs.

Note: It is normally better to make use of the settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL [Django-doc] to refer to the user model, than to use the User model [Django-doc] directly. For more information you can see the referencing the User model section of the documentation.