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AMENDED: 5/3/2019
Amended: 2/18/2019
APPROVED: May 21, 2008
Constitution and Bylaws of the
National Association of Black Journalists–Chicago Chapter
We, the members of the National Association of Black Journalists-Chicago Chapter, in pursuit of the full benefit that arises from African-American journalists in current practice uniting for the common purpose of bettering our profession, our professionalism and our profession's societal role by increasing Black employment in the media; increasing the number of Blacks in managerial positions; encouraging and educating young African-Americans interested in pursuing careers in journalism; monitoring media regarding racial messages; and sensitizing media to racism in its varying degrees, do, hereby, establish, amend and enact this Constitution and Bylaws for the governance of the National Association of Black Journalists-Chicago Chapter and its membership.
Constitution and Bylaws:
Article I. Name and Symbol of the National Association of Black Journalists-Chicago Chapter
Section 1. The full and complete name of the Organization shall be "National Association of Black Journalists-Chicago Chapter." Reference to the Organization may be abbreviated and referred to as "NABJ-CC" or NABJCC or "NABJ-Chicago Chapter" or "NABJ-Chicago." The
Board of Directors shall adopt rules guiding the use of abbreviations. In this document, "NABJ-CC" or "Organization" shall hereafter be used to refer to the "Association."
Section 2. The logo of the NABJ-CC shall include the full name of the Association. The logo shall not be used without approval.
(a) The logo shall not be altered.
(b) The logo may, as appropriate usages dictate, incorporate the following salute to the NABJ founding member, Vernon Jarrett: Chapter of Vernon Jarrett, NABJ Founding Member
(c) The logo may, as appropriate usages dictate, incorporate the following phrase:
The Official NABJ Chapter
(d) The logo may be periodically updated by resolution of the Board. The proposed replacement symbol shall be presented to the membership for review and comment no less than thirty (30) calendar days before Board adoption of a new symbol.
Article II. Purpose of NABJ-CC
Section 1. The purpose of the NABJ-CC shall be to bring about a union of Chicagoland Black journalists in current practice and dedicated to truth and excellence in news gathering and reporting, and equality in the media industry. To accomplish this mission, the Association's
pursuits may include efforts to:
a) strengthen the ties between Blacks who work in majority-owned media and Blacks who work in the Black-owned media;
b) assist Black journalists in upgrading their skills for upward mobility toward managerial and supervisory positions;
c) encourage students to identify careers in journalism;
d) award scholarships to Black journalism students of accredited colleges and universities;
e) encourage journalism schools of accredited colleges and universities to appoint Black professors;
f) honor excellence and outstanding achievement among Black journalists;
g) chronicle the history of Black journalists and journalism in the Chicago area and establish and maintain an archival repository.
Section 2. NABJ-CC may, after approval by of a majority of its Board of Directors, take positions or act on issues of social or professional concern. NABJ-CC may not endorse or support any candidate for public office.
Article III. Board of Directors and Officers of the Association.
Section 1. Titles of Officers of the Association shall be President, Vice President/Print, Vice President/Broadcast, Vice President/Digital, Vice President of Archives, Secretary, Treasurer and Parliamentarian. The officers comprise the Executive Board of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Vice President/Print, Vice President/Broadcast, Vice President/Digital, Vice President of Archives, Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian and no less than five nor more than nine At-Large Directors.
Section 4. At the pleasure of the Board of Directors, the Immediate Past President, who maintains good standing in the Association, may serve as ex officio member of the Executive Board. Such service shall be in a non-voting, advisory capacity.
Section 5. The Executive Board shall share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Association and will be responsible for the development of an annual planning calendar and the scheduling of NABJ-CC events.
Section 6. All candidates for the Board shall be in good standing as of the date of submittal of the Candidate Application. Only persons who are in good standing can serve on the Board of Directors.
Section 7. The Board of Directors shall meet at least once every sixty (60) days.
Section 8. In order to conduct official business, three officers and three at-large Directors must be present at a Board of Directors' meeting.
Section 9. The Board of Directors shall have the power to set policy within the parameters of the Constitution and Bylaws and the Rules, establish adhoc committees and pass resolutions. A simple majority of the Board of Directors must approve all such actions. Policies and resolutions must be dated and approved in writing.
Article IV. Duties and Descriptions of Officers.
Section 1. The President shall preside over all Board meetings of NABJ-CC and function as its principal executive officer. The President shall ensure that all resolutions, orders and contracts authorized by the Board of Directors are executed.
Section 2. The President is an ex officio member of every committee and shall also have the power to appoint or remove committee chairs, except as otherwise provided in the Constitution and Bylaws.
Section 3. The Vice President/Broadcast, Vice President/Print, Vice President/Digital and Vice President of Archives shall assist the President in the discharge of the duties outlined in Article IV, Section 2, as assigned by the President. In the absence of the President, the Vice Presidents shall jointly and cooperatively assume the duties of the President. The further duties of the Vice Presidents shall be as follows:
(a) President shall oversee all business of the Association and serve as liaison for Event/Fundraising Committee and Scholarship Committee;
(b) Vice President of Print shall oversee and be the President's liaison for Mentorship/Community Service Committee;
(c) Vice President of Broadcast shall oversee and be the President's liaison for Media Advocacy Committee;
(d) Vice President of Digital shall oversee and be president's liaison for the Membership/Communications Committee;
(e) Vice President of Archives shall oversee the photo, video and audio collection and preservation of Association forums, interviews, workshops and other activities. The Vice President of Archives shall work collaboratively with the Secretary in pursuit of comprehensive records preservation.
Section 4. The Secretary shall serve as the principal communications officer and shall keep, or cause to be kept, proper minutes of all meetings and shall maintain formal records. The Secretary shall work collaboratively with the Vice President of Archives in pursuit of comprehensive records preservation. The membership shall have appropriate access to minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors. Reasonable access shall be granted at a time and place determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall be responsible for providing timely notices of general and annual meetings to the members. Approval by the Board of Directors shall be necessary to release copies of the minutes of the Board of Directors' meetings.
Section 5. The Treasurer shall serve as the principal financial officer of NABJ-CC. S/he shall be responsible for the maintenance and submission of all financial records of NABJ-CC, the submission of monthly financial reports and an annual financial report to the membership, the deposit of funds authorized to NABJ-CC in an account and/or accounts designated by the Board of Directors and the disbursement of funds of the Association on order from the President and/or the Board.
a) The Treasurer's signature is mandatory for any and all disbursements of funds on behalf of NABJ-CC.
b) Should any disbursement of funds appear to be unlawful, the Treasurer shall submit the question of the legality of such order for the vote of the Executive Board, and s/he shall follow the course outlined by the majority vote of the Executive Board and in compliance with applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations
c) The Treasurer shall be bonded.
d) No check shall be issued without the signature of two of the six voting officers.
Article V. Duties and Description of the Parliamentarian.
Section 1. The Parliamentarian shall be a non-voting member of the Executive Board. The Parliamentarian shall be selected from the Association's membership by the President and approved by the Board of Directors.
The Parliamentarian shall be responsible for ensuring compliance of NABJ-CC to its Bylaws and Constitution and Rules, maintaining proper parliamentary procedure and overseeing elections and amendments.
This provision is not to be construed as a restriction on the Parliamentarian in casting ballots on matters before the Association.
a) The Parliamentarian shall serve as Chair of the standing Nominating Committee and ad hoc subcommittees that periodically consider provisions of or changes to the Constitution and Bylaws and Rules.
Article VI. Eligibility for Office and Term of Office.
Section 1. To be eligible for elected office in the Association, a candidate for an elected Executive or At-Large position on the Board of Directors must be a Full Member in good standing with NABJ-CC and a member in good standing with the National Association of Black Journalists.
Section 2. Each elected Board member is required to remain in good standing, adhering to the professional standards of Full Membership as defined by the Bylaws, maintaining the established standards of conduct for the journalism profession and remain financially current in the payment of local Chapter and NABJ dues.
Section 3. Associate Members, Student Members and General Members shall not be eligible to hold elected office in the Association.
Section 4. A term of office is a two-year period. The full Board of Directors and Ex Officio members shall serve concurrently and in cycles of two-year terms.
Article VII. Authority of the Directors to Appointment Advisors and the Role of Appointed Advisors.
Section 1. Authority of Board of Directors to Appointment Advisors.
(a) The Board of Directors shall have the authority to appoint an Advisor with a select field of expertise to serve at the pleasure of the Board. Multiple fields of expertise may have a representative Advisor appointed.
Section 2. Role of Appointed Advisors
(a) Each Advisor may attend Board meetings as requested by the Board and shall provide regular advice and counsel to the Board in its consideration of various aspects of the specialty area of his/her expertise. Each Advisor may Chair a committee on behalf of the Board and, as deemed appropriate by the Board, may fully engage with multiple committees providing advice and counsel in the specialty area.
Article VIII. Membership Criteria.
Section 1. All membership applications for Full, Student, Associate or General status will be subject to the review of the Board of Directors or, as its designated Committee. The Board maintains full and final authority to accept or reject any recommendation of the designated Committee regarding a membership application.
Full, Student, Associate and General Members must conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to ethical standards of acceptable professionalism.
Each Full Member is required to be in good standing – which is, with limited exception, to be current in the practice of journalism, meet and maintain the established Standards of Conduct for the journalism profession and remain financially current in the payment of Chapter dues.
Section 2. Full Membership:
(a) NABJ-CC grants Full Membership status to individuals in good standing with the Chapter who meet the following professional standards:
full-time journalist in current practice or
current part-time, freelance or per diem journalist with substantive, demonstrable journalism experience and ongoing assignments that provide the individual with a steady and viable source of earned income; or
iii. journalist not currently in practice, but with recent substantive, demonstrable journalism experience; or iv. journalism professor at accredited academic institution.
(b) Full-time Journalists are defined as writers, reporters, editors, columnists, newsroom managers, photographers and artists who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news and are employed by institutions such as newspaper and magazine publishing companies, television and radio stations, wire services, and other media outlets, including online news programming entities, that are properly vetted by the Board of Directors or its designate. The Board of Directors shall have sole and final discretion as to the determination of the essence of characteristics that constitute a journalistic media outlet.
(c) Full Membership also shall be open to college and university journalism professors of accredited academic institutions who attained five years' newsroom experience prior to joining Academia.
(d) Full Membership also shall be open to retired journalists who attained five years' newsroom experience prior to retirement.
(e) Full Members are entitled to vote in all matters before the membership body of NABJ-CC and eligible to hold office, participate in all NABJ-CC functions and receive all NABJ-CC Correspondence.
(f) Full-time Journalists and journalism professors may take a leave of absence from the profession and may petition the NABJ-CC Board of Directors for permission to retain their NABJ-CC Full Membership status during the period of the leave.
Section 4. Associate Membership:
a) NABJ-CC grants Associate Membership status to media-related professionals if their goals and purposes are consistent with the NABJ-CC Constitution and Bylaws and the spirit of NABJ-CC and the National Association of Black Journalists. Associate Members
shall be admitted to meetings; may voice a non-binding opinion; and may serve on committees. Beyond their appropriate role in committee membership, Associate Members may not vote in any other circumstance.
b) Associate members are eligible to receive all NABJ-CC correspondence.
Section 5. Student Membership:
a) NABJ-CC grants Student Membership status to persons who are currently registered as a full-time equivalent student at an accredited academic institution. The student must be majoring in print or broadcast journalism or multi-media communication, or indicating a strong interest in pursuing a journalism career (in the event the attended college or university has no print or broadcast journalism curriculum). Student Membership status may continue for six months after graduation. Student Members shall be admitted to meetings; may voice a non-binding opinion; and may serve on committees. Beyond their appropriate role in committee membership, Student Members may not vote in any other circumstance.
b) Student Members are eligible to receive all NABJ-CC correspondence.
Section 6. General Membership:
a) NABJ-CC grants General Membership status to persons who share a strong interest in journalism and the goals and objectives of NABJ-CC.
b) General Members are eligible to receive all NABJ-CC correspondence. The number of General Members may not exceed half the Association's membership roster.
Section 7. Disciplinary Actions and Revocation of Membership:
a) The Executive Board shall oversee actions concerning disciplinary measures against members and membership revocation. Any member is subject to disciplinary action or revocation of membership if judged by the Executive Board to have breached journalistic ethics, misrepresented the Association, engaged in improper conduct or behavior that could injure the good name of the Association, disturb its well-being or hamper it in its good work.
b) The Board of Directors shall adopt rules and provisions governing the process for Disciplinary Actions and Revocation of Membership.
c) In all matters of Disciplinary Actions and Revocation of Membership, the decision of the Board shall be final.
Article IX. Membership Meetings, Powers and Voting.
Section 1. The membership shall assemble at least six times per year at such times and places as may be determined by the Board for the purposes of:
(a) Hearing and acting upon the reports of the President, Treasurer, Secretary and various committees.
(b) Participating in education and professional development forums, seminars and workshops.
(c) Hearing and acting on such business that may be of interest to the membership.
Section 2. Powers.
a) Full Members in good standing shall have the power to:
1, adopt amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws.
2. elect officers at least once every two years
3. address other matters as may be necessary or appropriate for the good of the Association and its members.
vote on all matters for action brought before the body.
Article X. Fiscal Year and Membership Dues.
Section 1. The fiscal year of NABJ-CC shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of each calendar year.
Section 2. All NABJ-CC members are required to pay dues. The term of a membership is 12 months beginning on the date of payment of dues. The fee amount for annual dues shall be set by periodic resolution of the Board of Directors.
Article XI. Elections.
Section 1. Election of the Board of Directors, including the Executive Board, shall occur at an Annual Meeting. All members of the Board of Directors shall concurrently serve the two-year term of their respective positions.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall adopt rules governing the Association's nominating procedure. The Nominating Committee shall oversee all elections and voting procedures on ballot issues.
a) Any member may nominate a Full Member. Each nominee must consent to candidacy in writing in order to appear on the official ballot. Only Full Members in good standing are eligible to serve on the Board in elected positions. Only Full Members are entitled to vote for candidates.
b) During February of an election year, the Secretary shall mail to all members in good standing the official notice of availability of the Candidate Nomination Form, along with information concerning eligibility requirements, available Board positions, their respective terms and responsibilities. The forms and information shall be available online. The mailings shall be accomplished by regular post and/or electronically, as determined appropriate by the Board. The selected mode for each mailing shall provide all voting members the reasonable assurance of receiving all election related documents and materials.
c) Each member is responsible for providing NABJ-CC with updated and current contact information.
d) Successful write-in candidates must be able to provide valid evidence of Full Membership in good standing at the Annual Meeting election. Failure to timely provide such evidence may result in forfeiture of elected position to the candidate receiving the next highest vote tally. If no other qualifying member receives ballot votes, the Executive Board shall appoint a Full Member for the position at the earliest opportunity.
e) Each candidate shall select the specific office in which he/she is seeking to serve as a Director on the Executive Board or in an At-Large position.
f) In the event of a vacant Executive Board position, the President shall appoint a Full Member to fill the vacancy. The appointment shall be limited to the time remaining in the term of the position. Such appointment requires both the approval of a minimum of four members of the Executive Board and an official notification of the appointment to the general membership.
Section 3. Voting.
a) An official pre-printed ballot is required for the election of officers or to make an amendment to the Constitution and Bylaws. An official ballot must bear the NABJ-CC logo and be signed by two members of the Nominating Committee.
b) The ballot shall be designed to allow for the addition of at least one write- in candidate per office. Ballots will be available at Annual Meeting elections for distribution to Full Members in good standing.
c.) Only Full Members in good standing are entitled to cast a vote.
d.) Absentee ballots may be obtained by a formal request to the Parliamentarian. The request shall be made in writing and submitted electronically to the Nominating Committee.
e.) Notice of the availability of absentee ballots shall be made to the voting membership no less than two weeks prior to the election. Completed absentee ballots shall be received by the Nominating Committee no less than three days prior to the election. In the event of an electronic submittal of Absentee Ballot, it shall be acceptable only if it is cast from the verifiable and verified e-mail address-of-record for the Full Member who requested the Absentee Ballot.
Article XII. Committees.
Section 1. NABJ-CC shall have standing committees, as follows:
(a) The Program, Events & Fundraising Committee shall plan and implement all standard monthly forums and activities that are the gathering purpose for the membership's regular general meetings and shall plan and implement all non-standard events and activities designed to generate income for the Association
(b) The Media Advocacy Committee shall be charged with monitoring the institutional media for discrimination and other injustices to African- Americans in news coverage and employment practices. The Media Advocacy Committee shall report to the Board and the membership regarding issues of concern for Chapter consideration and/or action.
(c) The Membership &Communications Committee shall review and decide whether to accept all applications for membership; and manage outreach communications supporting ongoing membership activities and the Annual Membership Drive. The committee shall be responsible for activities related to career development, advancement and opportunity and shall prepare press releases and internal flyers and develop publicity strategies for NABJ-CC-sponsored events.
(d) Mentorship & Community Service shall be responsible for the Chapter's educational and goodwill outreach to the Chicagoland community.
(e) The Nominating & Bylaws Committee shall be responsible for overseeing all elections and procedures requiring a ballot vote.
(f) The Scholarship Committee shall manage all administrative matters leading to the awarding of student scholarships.
Section 2. Ad hoc committees may be formed at the discretion of the Board Each Ad hoc committee shall be established at the pleasure of the Board and shall expire at a time determined by the Board.
Section 3. Membership to a committee will be open to all categories of NABJ-CC membership. The number of members serving on a committee may be determined by the Committee Chair and the limitation is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. The Nominating & Bylaws Committee is excepted from Board approval. The Nominating & Bylaws Committee composition requires approval by a voice vote of the Full Membership present at a regular meeting.
Article XIII. Vacancies, removals from office and successions.
Section 1. The President shall appoint a Full Member to fill a vacancy created by the departure, resignation or removal from office of any member of the Board of Directors. The appointment shall be limited to the time remaining in the term of the vacated position. Such appointment requires both the approval of a minimum of four members of the Executive Board and an official notification of the appointment to the general membership.
Section 2. A member of the Board who does not attend three successive, regularly scheduled meetings of the Board may be deemed to have resigned his/her position and such resignation may be accepted by action of the Board.
Section 3. A member of the Board may be removed from his/her position and the Association for dereliction of duty or unethical behavior. A two-thirds majority of the Board vote in favor of removal is required for removal action to succeed.
d) The Board of Directors shall adopt rules and provisions governing the process for addressing vacancies, removals from office and successions.
Section 4. In the event the President is unable to serve, the remaining members of the Executive Board shall have the power to appoint an Acting President. The Acting President may hold office for a period of no more than 12 months. An open election is then required to officially
fill the President's office. The election must take place no more than 12 months from the effective date of the vacancy.
Article XIV. Meetings.
Section 1. Annual Meetings
a) There shall be an Annual Meeting of NABJ-CC membership each month of May. Full Members present at the Annual Meeting shall establish a quorum and these members, along with absentee ballots cast, shall have the authority to elect Board members, adopt resolutions, amend the constitution and conduct other appropriate business. Business conducted during the Annual Meeting shall include:
the election of officers;
the reading and acceptance of the annual financial report; and
reports of officers and standing committees and active ad hoc committees
notice of increases in membership dues.
Section 2. Regular Meetings
a) A regularly scheduled NABJ-CC meeting requires advance notification of five days. A regularly scheduled meeting should occur at least quarterly. Business matters are reported at regularly scheduled meetings. A quorum shall consist of Full Members in attendance at such meetings.
Section 3. Special Meetings
a) A Special Meeting may be called by the President, a simple majority of the Board of Directors, or a vote earning the approval of two-thirds of the Full Members. A Special Meeting is called to address a discrete business matter of significant urgency. NABJ-CC Special Meetings requires two days advance notification to Full Members and is open only to Full Members in good standing. A quorum shall consist of Full Members in attendance at such meetings.
Section 4. Limitations in Audio/Video Recording and Broadcast/Publication/Internet Distribution
a) The Chapter reserves the right to designate entire forums, or portions thereof, as off-the-record. In such instances, discussion points and information shared is not for release via any media without prior approval of the Executive Board. Non-compliance with this provision is cause for revocation of membership. Advanced permission to record any portion of an NABJ-CC meeting must be requested of and granted by the Executive Board. Upon the granting of such permission, a full and complete copy of the audio and/or visual recording must be provided to the NABJ-CC Board by the recording party within twelve (12) hours of the conclusion of the meeting. NABJ-CC reserves the right to confiscate any recording made at a Chapter meeting without Board permission and to eject from the meeting any party involved in the recording effort. This provision refers to audio and/or visual recordings and is not intended to limit manual note-taking. The Executive Board's permission is activated only upon the requestor's signed agreement to these terms.
Article XV. Constitutional Amendments and Effective Date.
Section 1. Proposal of Amendments.
a) Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed by any Full Member.
Section 2. The Constitution may be amended as follows:
a) The Constitution may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting members present. Any proposed amendment to this Constitution shall be submitted in writing to the Parliamentarian at least eight (8) weeks prior to an Annual Meeting or a Special Meeting. The Parliamentarian will convene and chair the Nominating & Bylaws Committee to consider each proposal solely and comprehensively. The Committee will circulate proposed amendments, with a recommendation, to all members at least 15 (fifteen) calendar days prior to the Annual Meeting or Special Meeting. At the next Annual Meeting or Special Meeting, the membership may decline said amendments by a majority vote or approve said amendments with a majority vote. Approved amendments shall be shall be considered adopted immediately. A minimum of 14 calendar days notice must be provided for a Special Meeting called to consider amendments.
b) Any approved amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws shall be circulated to all members either by distribution at the Annual or General meetings, regular postal mail or electronically. Notice of the update shall be posted on the Chapter's website.
Article XVI. Parliamentary Authority.
Section 1. Robert's Rules of Order, as revised, shall be used to provide guidance in governing all NABJ-CC meetings and apply to all matters of the Association not covered by either the NABJ-CC Constitution and Bylaws or the National Association of Black Journalists' Constitution.
Article XVII. Procedural and Regulatory Compliance.
Section 1. Upon adoption, the provisions of this Constitution, shall, as necessary, be subject to compliance with applicable Federal and State of Illinois laws and City of Chicago ordinances governing the transaction of NABJ-CC business.
Section 2. NABJ-CC shall conduct its activities as acceptable and in accordance with guidance for non-profit corporations in Section 501 (c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the rulings and regulations there under.
Copyright © 2008 The National Association of Black Journalists – Chicago Chapter. All rights reserved.


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title: Effective Debugging
speaker: Jonathan Wallace
room: Salon 1
day: Friday
video: ri2JcQ4Qp80
session: 4:15 PM
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## About the speaker

I've been an active ruby and rails developer for the past six years. I'm the co-founder of my local software developer group (www.meetup.com/Greater-Athens-Area-Software-Developers/), an active open source contributor, have given numerous presentations at meetups, have facilitated numerous code retreats, and continue to ply my trade as a nerd at http://www.bignerdranch.com.

I love sharing my love for efficiency and effective tool use with my fellow rubyists.

## Talk Abstract

Debugging is an art. And to be an effective artist, an artist must be intimately familiar with their tools. In this talk, we'll start gently and finish strong to ensure that there's something for everyone. We'll cover when to use a debugger, which debugger to use, and how to use the debugger, and how to quickly configure your debugger for maximum utility. We'll touch briefly on pry and why pry is not a debugger, except when it is.

Developers are always looking for ways to boost productivity. Effective debugging allows one to more quickly discover inaccuracies between our expectations and how the software actually behaves.

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1. Interrogation of Guenther Pancke, the Former German General of the Police in Denmark in the Castle.
5. Interrogation of Otto Bovensiepen, former Chief of the German Security Police in Denmark (Born July 8, 1905 in Duisburg) in Kastell Copenhagen, 20 August 1945.


ECU is seeking to appoint an inspiring and motivated individual to lead and manage its Student Life Directorate. Reporting to the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor, Education, the Director, Student Life leads a suite of services that deliver an outstanding student experience with a focus on retention, employability and personalised support for student success.
The Director, Student Life is responsible for leading a whole-of-University approach to the planning, policy development, operational implementation and ongoing review of processes and support services within the Directorate to ensure optimisation of student experience.
Experience in a customer focussed leadership role at a large organisation, with a demonstrated ability to manage, motivate and develop a team of service professionals.
Boyden Executive Search will support the University's Selection Panel to identify the widest possible field of qualified candidates and assist in the assessment of candidates against the requirements for this senior leadership role. For a confidential discussion about this unique leadership opportunity, please contact Kirsten Ludlow via email at kirsten.ludlow@boyden.com.
Applications close on Monday 15th April 2019 at 5.30 pm AWST.


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Drinking, drugs and driving in Ireland: more evidence for action
P Fitzpatrick1,
L Daly1,
C P Leavy2,
D A Cusack2
1UCD School of Public Health & Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2Medical Bureau of Road Safety, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Correspondence to:
Dr P Fitzpatrick
Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Public Health & Population Science, University College Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland;patricia.fitzpatrick{at}ucd.ie
Objective: To examine the prevalence of drug positivity among drivers suspected of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, and consequently apprehended by the police in Ireland.
Design: 2000 specimens were selected for drug analysis, 1000 with results under the limit for alcohol and 1000 over the limit. The limit for alcohol is 80 mg/100 ml in blood and 107 mg/100 ml in urine. Seven drugs/drug classes were examined; amphetamines, methamphetamines, benzodiazapines, cannabinoids, cocaine, opiates and methadone.
Results: 331 (33.1%) of the drivers under the legal limit for alcohol tested positive for one or more of the relevant drugs, and the corresponding figures of drivers over the limit was 142 (14.2%; p<0.001). Using weighted analysis, this corresponds to 15.7% (95% confidence interval (CI) 13.5% to 18.1%) of all tested drivers (15.8% in men and 14.5% in women). Among drivers who had minimal blood alcohol levels, 67.9% (95% CI 61.2% to 74.1%) were taking at least one type of drug. The prevalence of taking drugs reduced steadily as alcohol concentrations increased, but still remained as high as 11.1% (95% CI 8.3% to 14.6%) for drivers with blood alcohol concentrations >200 mg/100 ml. Being under the limit for alcohol, stopped in a city area, stopped between 6 am and 4 pm, or 4 pm and 9 pm, and being of a younger age were each independently associated with drug positivity.
Conclusions: There are immediate implications for the evidential breath alcohol program and for checkpoints; in the event of a nil or low alcohol reading being obtained, a separate blood or urine specimen should be sought for analysis, which is currently non-routine.
DUID, driving under the influence of drugs
MBRS, The Medical Bureau of Road Safety
Funding: This study was funded by the Department of the Environment and Local Government (responsibility transferred to the Department of Transport in June 2002).
Copyright 2006 Injury Prevention

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by Joel Hruska — Tuesday, February 05, 2013, 02:36 PM EDT
Why Michael Dell Made His Bold Move: Public or Private, Dell Needs to Communicate a Strategy
Dell's decision to go private (and Microsoft's $2B investment) are big news in the tech world today, but there's precious little in the way of hard evidence for why Michael Dell decided to buy back the company he founded as a college student back in 1984. The Microsoft angle has gotten a lot of press, but it's not the primary driver of the deal.
In a $24 billion deal, two billion is only 8.3% of the total. It didn't buy Microsoft a seat on the board or governance rights. The obvious reason for Microsoft to invest in Dell is for product manufacturing; Dell could easily handle Redmond's Surface volume. It's entirely possible that a deal like this is in the works, but Microsoft's Surface isn't exactly flying off store shelves. Redmond has very good reason not to further antagonize its other OEM partners and a serious realignment between MS and Dell could bring antitrust watchdogs knocking.
The Wall Street Journal argues that Michael Dell made this move out of frustration with the company's recent performance and the diminishing value of his legacy. Taking the company private gives him control -- and freedom from the myopic, short-term focus of Wall Street.
How HP's Disaster Led To Dell Going Private
On August 19 2011, HP CEO Léo Apotheker announced that the company would cancel its WebOS-based products and was considering spinning off its PC business into an independent unit. The result? HP stock dropped 25%. Many analysts, including myself, castigated the announcement as a terrible idea. 17 months later, my opinion hasn't changed on that.
It's worth noting, however, that Apotheker didn't announce that HP was unilaterally dumping the PC business. What he actually said was this:
"...our board has authorized us to explore strategic alternatives for PSG. We intend to evaluate a range of options that may include, among others, a separation of PSG from HP through a spinoff or other transaction... We anticipate that we will take 12 to 18 months to complete this process."
"This process" refers to investigating all the potential options for PSG -- not 12-18 months to finish the spin-off. Apotheker clearly had the support of the board -- until they fired him a month later. The message was clear: We brought you in to make radical changes to the company, until talking about those changes got us punished. Now, you're history.
Dell faces many of the same challenges HP does. The HP debacle made it obvious that Wall Street wasn't open to the idea of radical change from PC manufacturers, even if such change was necessary for the company to survive. Solution? Take the company private. The real asset Dell is buying is the ability to consider radical departures from the status quo without being crucified for it the following morning.
Communication Still Key
Michael Dell clearly has some ideas about how he wants to refocus the company; Dell signed off on $5B in acquisitions in the past 12 months, and $13B in the past few years. All the major acquisitions have been enterprise companies; he's clearly preparing the company to take on HP and IBM in lucrative segments of their own markets.
While it may not have the same requirements to shareholders now, Dell still needs to explain how it plans to reinvigorate its brands, leverage its new partnership with Microsoft, and invest in businesses. There's a lot of interesting work being done around Facebook's Open Compute Project in the enterprise server market and Dell has a great deal of expertise when it comes to managing supply-side costs.
Personally, I think Dell would do well to create a high-end PC brand (or invest more effectively in XPS) over the long term. That means sticking with such designs and continually improving them, even if first-gen sales don't meet internal targets. When Dell built Adamo back in 2010, it had an opportunity to create a luxury PC brand that could've competed with the Macbook Air. Early reviews were lukewarm at best, and Dell opted to kill the project instead.
It's easy to forget that the first MacBook Air didn't set the world on fire. Performance was mediocre, prices were sky-high, and most reviewers only recommended it if you really needed an ultra-thin laptop and had access to a DVD drive on a different system. Adamo could've evolved into an entirely different system by now, if Dell had kept with the project.
Whatever Michael Dell decides to do, the projects he signs off on need to be ideas that the company sticks with. Post-Apotheker, HP has continued flailing and it's only hurt the company further. There are a number of places where Dell could establish itself as an innovative manufacturer with strong products and services, but bouncing from idea to idea (or acquisition to acquisition) poisons customer confidence.
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Via: WSJ


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Alzheimer's Association to host healthy living session
By Emily Walton emilyw@sedaliademocrat.com
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Taking care of your mind and body is important as you get older, but making a plan for healthy aging is not something that is easy for everyone.
The Alzheimer's Association Greater Missouri Chapter will host "Healthy Living for Your Mind and Body" from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Cedarhurst Senior Living, 3701 W. 10th St. in Sedalia. The session will include tips on the latest research on how to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle to age healthily.
"There is a lot of really recent lifestyle research that's come out that has shown that when you do certain activities in succession it can be the blueprint for aging well," said Jeremy Koerber, Education Program Manager for the Alzheimer's Association Greater Missouri Chapter. "So if you want to stay independent, you want to be able to do things that you've always loved to do and also potentially prevent heart disease, diabetes, etc., hey these are the things that you need to be doing."
According to Koerber, the components include diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity, social engagement, cognitive exercise, and adequate sleep.
"What research has shown is that you will do four of these six components, you can reduce your risk for Alzheimer's by as much as 59% and that's a big number," Koerber said. "It's almost like looking at it from an insurance perspective. We're not saying that you can flat out prevent it."
The workshop is designed to provide participants with hands-on tools to help them incorporate recommendations into a plan for healthy aging. Koerber said attendees will receive a workbook that can be used to determine action items, list goals and identify barriers as they move through the program.
"They should be able to walk out of there with really good overall strategies and tactics. Actual implementation items that they can use," Koerber said. "Such as we all know that it's important to eat healthy. We all know that but how do you actually get to do those things? A lot of times people kind of freeze with the action because it's too much for them. So we're kind of breaking this down to make it not just simple but give them takeaway action items that they could implement today if they wanted to."
Koerber explained even implementing a few of the tools can help improve a person's body and brain health.
"What we're trying to do is by being proactive and learning about these six action items," Koerber said. "You may not be a big exercise person, that's alright. Do you do sudoku puzzles? You may not be someone that really wants to go run 3 miles but could you improve your nutrition? Could you get better sleep?"
The workshop can also help motivate people to improve their lifestyles. Koerber said sometimes people just need to figure out their "why."
"Why would I do this? Why should I develop a program? Why should I stick to this?" he said.
"This particular program, I think, is one that can provide a lot of motivation and it provides hope," he continued. "Alzheimer's and dementia can be scary but there are a lot of scary things out there...What we want to do is reduce the stigma. We want to open a conversation. Naturally, with this topic we're trying to work on the prevention side of it but we also want to make sure that there's awareness raised that there are a lot of resources available to people in our communities free of charge."
The workshop is for all ages and Koerber said it is never too late to start. He explained the risk for Alzheimer's and dementia increases after age 65 and then substantially at 85. Koerber said he has seen the methods work to help individuals age healthily.
"The people that I saw, it was no mistake that they were in their 80s and still actively doing things outside that some people in their 40s and 50s couldn't do," Koerber said. "That's not a mistake. Every now and then you'll run into someone that just has fantastic genes, but if you really dig down into it and look at what they're doing you would find some of these key categories that we're talking about as far as the lifestyle research."
Registration is encouraged, but not required. To register for the class, call 800-272-3900.
Jeremy Koerber
Greater Missouri Chapter
Emily Walton is the city reporter for the Sedalia Democrat, covering local government and various city departments.
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Erik Jones finishes 13th at Atlanta in Kyle Busch's No. 54 Xfinity car
By Chris EstradaFeb 28, 2015, 5:11 PM EST
Already slated to run a limited amount of Xfinity Series races for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 20 Toyota, Erik Jones climbed into the team's No. 54 Toyota Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished 13th in place of the injured Kyle Busch.
Jones, who also competes full-time for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series, made an early move into the Top 10 but fell back due to a tight condition. Also hindering him were a pit road penalty following a Lap 87 stop under yellow (crew went over the wall too soon) and later contact with Elliott Sadler shortly after the 50-laps-to-go mark.
"It was just a long day overall with a lot of factors that went into it – really just started too tight," Jones said. "The Monster Energy Camry was good at the end. I just wish we could have been on the lead lap and in contention, so (it was) just unfortunate the way it worked out. I wish we could have been up there.
"I felt like we had a better car than that, but just a lot of things that weren't going for us today. You can't always have a great day at the race track, but we'll come back and be better and be stronger next time."
JGR has not yet determined who will drive the No. 54 car for next weekend's Xfinity race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. David Ragan has been named to run Busch's No. 18 Sprint Cup car for at least the next several weeks, starting with tomorrow's Folds of Honor/QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta; Ragan starts 17th for that event.
Meanwhile, Jones will now turn his focus on today's Truck Series 200-miler at Atlanta, which is scheduled to begin shortly after 5:30 p.m. ET. Jones will start on the front row with Ben Kennedy after Brad Keselowski's apparent pole-winning run was disallowed earlier today by NASCAR.
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This Monday, I'm looking on the bright side with bold stripes and a splashy color combo.
I spent an afternoon at Marina del Rey, catching up with friends and grabbing lunch outside on the docks. This nearby oasis always reminds me a bit of home and so, my outfit here reflects my preppier, New England roots. The classic silhouette of this turtleneck dress from Free People is chic and figure-flattering—and the best part about it? I found it at Marshalls for half the price! I styled it with cutout Dolce Vita Oxfords from Anthropologie, round sunglasses (I can't get enough of this retro style right now) and a striped clutch. I think it's fun to reinvent classic looks with the addition of a new accessory. Whoever said you can have too much of a good thing is crazy! I say when it works, layer it on.


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THQ "curtailing" younger licenses, "more to come" in new IP
03 December 2010 | By Simon Priest
Publisher THQ will be reducing some of their "younger licensed products" as they're not working "as well as they used to." They'll be keeping a mix though.
Homefront and UDraw are both original creations for THQ and they want more "owned IP generation." No royalties to pay and they can license out instead.
One example of THQ's trans-media projects would be the upcoming Saint's Row movie. Next year holds a hot line-up of owned IP releases for THQ including newcomer Homefront and UDraw. There are also new entries for Red Faction and Saint's Row.
"We will always have a mix of owned and licensed IP. Remember, what we didn't show here was our very strong WWE franchise," said THQ CEO Brian Farrell, as well as "Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC."
"We are curtailing some of our investments in the younger licensed products; those are the things that are not working as well as they used to. But the real win in the industry and for us is that we think there's significant value creation will come from owned IP like Homefront, like UDraw, like Red Faction, like Saint's Row." There's a few likes in there.
"They're obviously things we control, with no outside royalty", continued Farrell, "and things we can do trans-media partnerships, license out. That's the key to real value creation for us. We're very pleased with our initial efforts in that regard, but we think there's more to come", he added, referring to "owned IP generation."
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Bruce is working on a consulting job with a bison producer, learning to cook the underutilized cuts that so often end up getting ground. If bison tails become the next hot cut, it might be thanks to Bruce.
He has a collection of gorgeous copper pots, but when I asked him about the best kind of roasting pan, he admitted using old cheap aluminum ones that someone might use for a sheet cake.
He is a real geek about Arts & Crafts design and architecture—the style of his grand house. His obsession started innocently by buying a few pieces of British Arts & Crafts furniture at an antique shop. Soon he was delving into books, visiting historic houses and collecting furniture relentlessly until he could afford to build his own dream house.


When the government of this great nation decides you are to be terminated, it does not just simply happen with a lone gunman on a roof all willy nilly. There are designated steps to ensure the look of logical thought was applied to eradicate troublemakers, communists, or anyone going against the status quo.
Most important to note, and the most curious of these, are the reports or dossiers. These documents are written record of the justification of an evil act. The government holds these documents "secret" for many many years (usually 2 generations) so no one person on can be held in contempt or sued for carrying out the will of the government.
The most recent dossier comes from the previously unreleased "JFK" files. After years of following Martin Luther King, the government busybodies finished their "report" on King. A 20 page document that summarized their justifications for eliminating the most powerful leader (Black or white) the world had ever seen.
The report " Martin Luther King, A Current Analysis" was released on March 12th 1968, King was eliminated April 4, 1968 – 3 weeks later.
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So you've might've seen recently on DC Comics' social media, as well as DC talent, blowing up the message of DC UNIVERSE. But they really didn't give any explanation in their posts as to what DC Universe actually is.
Well, here's a quick rundown for you.
designed just for DC fans. One of the many incredible things your membership will include is unlimited access to the following exclusive original series.
Obviously the "original series" are the ones listed above. But as far as what else the "immersive digital experience" will entail, remains to be seen.
But on the original programming alone, this seems like a risky step for DC. Because, let's be honest, DC has not had the best track record with live-action entertainment. I mean, sure, that has primarily been with their movies. Their TV endeavors on the CW has been great overall. But just taking their entertainment as a whole, it just seems risky to start a streaming service.
If anything, I probably would've taken the Marvel route, and partnered with an existing streaming service like Netflix or Hulu. That way you're taking advantage of a pre-installed base to build a sort of brand loyalty that DC can in-fact provide quality live-action programming. Then hopefully build on that word-of-mouth. And then phase into this DC Universe project.
They're just seems to be too many unknowns to sell fans with this project without any tease of quality. Of course, what the rest of the "immersive digital experience" will include might make it all worth it. But I guess we'll only have to wait and see what the complete roll-out will include.
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Q: Connecting Azure MobileServiceClient with local backend I want to debug a WebApi Client Project.
The client sample comes - ready to use - from Azure. I configure it to use my local WebAPI backend by changing the line that says
var client = new WindowsAzure.MobileServiceClient('https://myproject-code.azurewebsites.net', 'https://someGateWay.azurewebsites.net', '');

to
var client = new WindowsAzure.MobileServiceClient('http://localhost:59477/', '', '');

As you see, the API runs on port 59477. When I refresh the client (Port 4400), it queries the API and runs into a CORS Exception:

No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource

How can I set this up to develop and debug the server and client locally?

A: I haven't tried this because I normally use the JavaScript backend for my Mobile Apps, but you just need to tell the Mobile App to allow localhost to access it via CORS. This article on Azure Mobile Services .NET Adds CORS Support, Better Authentication should get you there.

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/**
 * @file geofence.cpp
 * Provides functions for handling the geofence
 *
 * @author Jean Cyr <jean.m.cyr@gmail.com>
 * @author Thomas Gubler <thomasgubler@gmail.com>
 */
#include "geofence.h"

#include <uORB/topics/vehicle_global_position.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <dataman/dataman.h>
#include <systemlib/err.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <nuttx/config.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <mavlink/mavlink_log.h>

/* Oddly, ERROR is not defined for C++ */
#ifdef ERROR
# undef ERROR
#endif
static const int ERROR = -1;

Geofence::Geofence() :
	SuperBlock(NULL, "GF"),
	_fence_pub(-1),
	_altitude_min(0),
	_altitude_max(0),
	_verticesCount(0),
	_param_geofence_on(this, "ON"),
	_param_altitude_mode(this, "ALTMODE"),
	_param_source(this, "SOURCE"),
	_param_counter_threshold(this, "COUNT"),
	_outside_counter(0),
	_mavlinkFd(-1)
{
	/* Load initial params */
	updateParams();
}

Geofence::~Geofence()
{

}

bool Geofence::inside(const struct vehicle_global_position_s &global_position)
{
	return inside(global_position.lat, global_position.lon, global_position.alt);
}

bool Geofence::inside(const struct vehicle_global_position_s &global_position, float baro_altitude_amsl)
{
	return inside(global_position.lat, global_position.lon, baro_altitude_amsl);
}

bool Geofence::inside(const struct vehicle_global_position_s &global_position,
		      const struct vehicle_gps_position_s &gps_position, float baro_altitude_amsl)
{
	updateParams();

	if (getAltitudeMode() == Geofence::GF_ALT_MODE_WGS84) {
		if (getSource() == Geofence::GF_SOURCE_GLOBALPOS) {
			return inside(global_position);

		} else {
			return inside((double)gps_position.lat * 1.0e-7, (double)gps_position.lon * 1.0e-7,
				      (double)gps_position.alt * 1.0e-3);
		}

	} else {
		if (getSource() == Geofence::GF_SOURCE_GLOBALPOS) {
			return inside(global_position, baro_altitude_amsl);

		} else {
			return inside((double)gps_position.lat * 1.0e-7, (double)gps_position.lon * 1.0e-7,
				      baro_altitude_amsl);
		}
	}
}

bool Geofence::inside(double lat, double lon, float altitude)
{
	bool inside_fence = inside_polygon(lat, lon, altitude);

	if (inside_fence) {
		_outside_counter = 0;
		return inside_fence;
	} {

		_outside_counter++;

		if (_outside_counter > _param_counter_threshold.get()) {
			return inside_fence;

		} else {
			return true;
		}
	}
}

bool Geofence::inside_polygon(double lat, double lon, float altitude)
{
	/* Return true if geofence is disabled */
	if (_param_geofence_on.get() != 1) {
		return true;
	}

	if (valid()) {

		if (!isEmpty()) {
			/* Vertical check */
			if (altitude > _altitude_max || altitude < _altitude_min) {
				return false;
			}

			/*Horizontal check */
			/* Adaptation of algorithm originally presented as
			 * PNPOLY - Point Inclusion in Polygon Test
			 * W. Randolph Franklin (WRF) */

			bool c = false;

			struct fence_vertex_s temp_vertex_i;
			struct fence_vertex_s temp_vertex_j;

			/* Red until fence is finished */
			for (unsigned i = 0, j = _verticesCount - 1; i < _verticesCount; j = i++) {
				if (dm_read(DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS, i, &temp_vertex_i, sizeof(struct fence_vertex_s)) != sizeof(struct fence_vertex_s)) {
					break;
				}

				if (dm_read(DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS, j, &temp_vertex_j, sizeof(struct fence_vertex_s)) != sizeof(struct fence_vertex_s)) {
					break;
				}

				// skip vertex 0 (return point)
				if (((double)temp_vertex_i.lon >= lon) != ((double)temp_vertex_j.lon >= lon) &&
				    (lat <= (double)(temp_vertex_j.lat - temp_vertex_i.lat) * (lon - (double)temp_vertex_i.lon) /
				     (double)(temp_vertex_j.lon - temp_vertex_i.lon) + (double)temp_vertex_i.lat)) {
					c = !c;
				}

			}

			return c;

		} else {
			/* Empty fence --> accept all points */
			return true;
		}

	} else {
		/* Invalid fence --> accept all points */
		return true;
	}
}

bool
Geofence::valid()
{
	// NULL fence is valid
	if (isEmpty()) {
		return true;
	}

	// Otherwise
	if ((_verticesCount < 4) || (_verticesCount > GEOFENCE_MAX_VERTICES)) {
		warnx("Fence must have at least 3 sides and not more than %d", GEOFENCE_MAX_VERTICES - 1);
		return false;
	}

	return true;
}

void
Geofence::addPoint(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	int ix, last;
	double lon, lat;
	struct fence_vertex_s vertex;
	char *end;

	if ((argc == 1) && (strcmp("-clear", argv[0]) == 0)) {
		dm_clear(DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS);
		publishFence(0);
		return;
	}

	if (argc < 3) {
		errx(1, "Specify: -clear | sequence latitude longitude [-publish]");
	}

	ix = atoi(argv[0]);

	if (ix >= DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS_MAX) {
		errx(1, "Sequence must be less than %d", DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS_MAX);
	}

	lat = strtod(argv[1], &end);
	lon = strtod(argv[2], &end);

	last = 0;

	if ((argc > 3) && (strcmp(argv[3], "-publish") == 0)) {
		last = 1;
	}

	vertex.lat = (float)lat;
	vertex.lon = (float)lon;

	if (dm_write(DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS, ix, DM_PERSIST_POWER_ON_RESET, &vertex, sizeof(vertex)) == sizeof(vertex)) {
		if (last) {
			publishFence((unsigned)ix + 1);
		}

		return;
	}

	errx(1, "can't store fence point");
}

void
Geofence::publishFence(unsigned vertices)
{
	if (_fence_pub == -1) {
		_fence_pub = orb_advertise(ORB_ID(fence), &vertices);

	} else {
		orb_publish(ORB_ID(fence), _fence_pub, &vertices);
	}
}

int
Geofence::loadFromFile(const char *filename)
{
	FILE		*fp;
	char		line[120];
	int			pointCounter = 0;
	bool		gotVertical = false;
	const char commentChar = '#';
	int rc = ERROR;

	/* Make sure no data is left in the datamanager */
	clearDm();

	/* open the mixer definition file */
	fp = fopen(GEOFENCE_FILENAME, "r");

	if (fp == NULL) {
		return ERROR;
	}

	/* create geofence points from valid lines and store in DM */
	for (;;) {
		/* get a line, bail on error/EOF */
		if (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp) == NULL) {
			break;
		}

		/* Trim leading whitespace */
		size_t textStart = 0;

		while ((textStart < sizeof(line) / sizeof(char)) && isspace(line[textStart])) { textStart++; }

		/* if the line starts with #, skip */
		if (line[textStart] == commentChar) {
			continue;
		}

		/* if there is only a linefeed, skip it */
		if (line[0] == '\n') {
			continue;
		}

		if (gotVertical) {
			/* Parse the line as a geofence point */
			struct fence_vertex_s vertex;

			/* if the line starts with DMS, this means that the coordinate is given as degree minute second instead of decimal degrees */
			if (line[textStart] == 'D' && line[textStart + 1] == 'M' && line[textStart + 2] == 'S') {
				/* Handle degree minute second format */
				float lat_d, lat_m, lat_s, lon_d, lon_m, lon_s;

				if (sscanf(line, "DMS %f %f %f %f %f %f", &lat_d, &lat_m, &lat_s, &lon_d, &lon_m, &lon_s) != 6) {
					warnx("Scanf to parse DMS geofence vertex failed.");
					goto error;
				}

//				warnx("Geofence DMS: %.5f %.5f %.5f ; %.5f %.5f %.5f", (double)lat_d, (double)lat_m, (double)lat_s, (double)lon_d, (double)lon_m, (double)lon_s);

				vertex.lat = lat_d + lat_m / 60.0f + lat_s / 3600.0f;
				vertex.lon = lon_d + lon_m / 60.0f + lon_s / 3600.0f;

			} else {
				/* Handle decimal degree format */
				if (sscanf(line, "%f %f", &(vertex.lat), &(vertex.lon)) != 2) {
					warnx("Scanf to parse geofence vertex failed.");
					goto error;
				}
			}

			if (dm_write(DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS, pointCounter, DM_PERSIST_POWER_ON_RESET, &vertex, sizeof(vertex)) != sizeof(vertex)) {
				goto error;
			}

			warnx("Geofence: point: %d, lat %.5f: lon: %.5f", pointCounter, (double)vertex.lat, (double)vertex.lon);

			pointCounter++;

		} else {
			/* Parse the line as the vertical limits */
			if (sscanf(line, "%f %f", &_altitude_min, &_altitude_max) != 2) {
				goto error;
			}

			warnx("Geofence: alt min: %.4f, alt_max: %.4f", (double)_altitude_min, (double)_altitude_max);
			gotVertical = true;
		}
	}

	/* Check if import was successful */
	if (gotVertical && pointCounter > 0) {
		_verticesCount = pointCounter;
		warnx("Geofence: imported successfully");
		mavlink_log_info(_mavlinkFd, "Geofence imported");
		rc = OK;

	} else {
		warnx("Geofence: import error");
		mavlink_log_critical(_mavlinkFd, "#audio: Geofence import error");
	}

error:
	fclose(fp);
	return rc;
}

int Geofence::clearDm()
{
	dm_clear(DM_KEY_FENCE_POINTS);
	return OK;
}


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- (instancetype)initWithRandomizer:(id<HJRandomizerForXmpp>)randomizer
NS_REQUIRES_SUPER
NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER
__attribute__((nonnull));

- (id<HJChatHistoryRequestProto>)buildRequestFrom:(NSString *)createdAt
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Scientists from Osaka University used stem cells isolated from Wagyu cows to 3D-print a meat alternative containing muscle, fat, and blood vessels arranged to closely resemble conventional steaks. This work may help usher in a more sustainable future with widely available cultured meat. Wagyu can be literally translated into "Japanese cow," and is famous around the globe for its high content of intramuscular fat, known as marbling or sashi. This marbling provides the beef its rich flavors and distinctive texture. However, the way cattle are raised today is often considered to be unsustainable in light of its outsized contribution to climate emissions. Currently, the available "cultured meat" alternatives only consist primarily of poorly organized muscle fiber cells that fail to reproduce the complex structure of real beef steaks.
Now, a team of scientists led by Osaka University have used 3D-Printing to create synthetic meat that looks more like the real thing. "Using the histological structure of Wagyu beef as a blueprint, we have developed a 3D-printing method that can produce tailor-made complex structures, like muscle fibers, fat, and blood vessels," lead author Dong-Hee Kang says. To overcome this challenge, the team started with two types of stem cells, called bovine satellite cells and adipose-derived stem cells. Under the right laboratory conditions, these "multipotent" cells can be coaxed to differentiate into every type of cell needed to produce the cultured meat. For further information see the IDTechEx report on Plant-Based Meat 2021-2031.
Individual fibers including muscle, fat, or blood vessels were fabricated from these cells using bioprinting. The fibers were then arranged in 3D, following the histological structure, to reproduce the structure of the real Wagyu meat, which was finally sliced perpendicularly, in a similar way to the traditional Japanese candy Kintaro-ame. This process made the reconstruction of the complex meat tissue structure possible in a customizable manner. "By improving this technology, it will be possible to not only reproduce complex meat structures, such as the beautiful sashi of Wagyu beef, but to also make subtle adjustments to the fat and muscle components," senior author Michiya Matsusaki says. That is, customers would be able to order cultured meat with their desired amount of fat, based on taste and health considerations.
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Top 5 Things About The Latest Update Of Windows 10
Update Of Windows 10
The most recent update of Windows 10 has compelled the tech community to talk about it a lot. The most recent feature update to Windows 10 is also noteworthy. The latest Windows updates have added new features that will help you customize your PC, improve security, and be more innovative with Windows 10. When one of Microsoft's twice-yearly feature updates is posted, the company immediately goes to work repairing bugs, issuing security fixes, and sometimes attaching new features to it.
It will also be easier to get things done on your PC and through your other computers, including syncing to Android phones, thanks to these updates. Microsoft is most likely using this shorter upgrade period to plan for a larger Windows 10 UI update, codified as Sun Valley, which will be part of the company's renewed emphasis on Windows 10 that executives considered in the previous year. Since the release of version 21H1 on May 18, 2021, there have been no Windows 10 updates.
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About Windows 10
An operating system controls all of a computer's hardware and software. The most recent version of the Microsoft Windows operating system is Windows 10. Windows has had several distinct versions over the years, including Windows 8 (launched in 2012), Windows 7 (2009), Windows Vista (2006), and Windows XP (issued in 2001). While previous versions of Windows were primarily meant to work on desktop and laptop computers, Windows 10 is also meant to function on tablets. Windows 10 has a similar look and feel to previous versions. It does, however, provide a slew of new features and enhancements. It's also more secure and faster, and Microsoft will continue to maintain it for several years.
About The Latest Update Of Windows 10
Microsoft's next operating system update, Windows 10 version 21H1, was exactly expected to arrive in May. Depending on when they are posted, these updates are sometimes referred to as the April or May update. Administrators can now change settings to help remote work more easily, thanks to Microsoft. Thus it can provide better policy service support for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Group. In this updated version, the Windows Defender Application Guard has been modified to allow administrators to configure applications to run in an isolated, virtualized container for increased security. Documents can open faster as a result of this update.
Microsoft typically publishes a major feature update in the spring and a minor update in the fall. However, rather than being a complete redesign, version 21H1 tends to be a slight update. As compared to the Snapchat Mascot, the WIndows Icon is also quite popularly identified. This latest update of Windows also provides Hello multicamera support. This means that if you have a Windows Hello camera attached to your PC, you can use it as your default camera.
Factors To Consider Before Upgrading To Windows 10
Most of your programs should still operate if you're updating from Windows 8 or Windows 7. However, if you're running an older version of Windows, such as Windows XP, some of your apps may not work with Windows 10. Often, a simple web search will reveal whether or not a program is compatible.
a. Software Compatability
The software must be compatible with the operating system in order to function. As a result, if you migrate to a new operating system, you might not be able to use all of your old applications. Before upgrading to Windows 10, think about what applications you can't live without on your computer, and then do some research to see if it's matching the compatibility.
b. System Requirements
You must meet the system hardware requirements to update your Windows 7 or Windows 8 computers to Windows 10. Note that these are the bare minimums; if you want to use your computer for gaming or other demanding applications, you may need to upgrade to a faster processor, more memory, or a more powerful graphics card.
Best Features Of The Latest Windows 10 Update
1. Touch Improvements
If you're using Windows 10 on a 2-in-1 PC, Microsoft has changed the behavior of the operating system so that it no longer prompts you to access the dedicated tablet mode of Windows 10 and instead enhances the desktop experience with a more touch-friendly interface.
A bigger taskbar, larger hitboxes in the File Explorer, and the automatic popup of the Touch Keyboard while tapping into text fields in the desktop environment are among the improvements.
2. Enhanced Settings
The ability to adjust your display's refresh rate in the Windows 10 settings app is also new with this update. The choice is now available in the advanced monitor settings region of the modern Windows 10 settings app, so you won't have to dig through a legacy Control Panel applet.
Over the last few years, Microsoft has been slowly but steadily porting legacy Control Panel settings to the new Settings app, and the October 2020 Update is no exception.
3. Cleaner Start Menu & Notifications
Microsoft has taken the time to clean up some of Windows 10's outdated user interfaces with this update. For example, accent boxes around logos and accent colours in live tiles in the apps list have been removed, giving the Start menu a more modern look.
The Start menu now has a cleaner, more minimalist appearance and is less distracting than before. Microsoft has also tweaked the notification interface, placed the app logo in the top left corner, and inserted a simple X to cancel the notification.
4. New Version Of Microsoft Edge
If you haven't already done so, the October 2020 Update includes the latest Microsoft Edge preinstalled, so you won't be able to avoid it for much longer. The new Microsoft Edge is a significant upgrade over the previous version, offering improved performance, faster web page rendering, a new Collections feature, and much more.
In the October 2020 Update, the latest edition of Edge integrated with the interface involving ALT+TAB, which allowed you to view your recent web pages when switching between programs.
5. PC Improvements
When you log in for the first time after purchasing a new Windows 10 PC with the October 2020 Update preinstalled, you'll find that the desktop is now better tailored to your account.
When you first log in to your Microsoft Account during the first run setup, Windows will examine your account to see whether you have an Android phone linked to it or an active Office subscription and if so, it will automatically pin the Your Phone or Office app to the taskbar.
The last update version of Windows had brought several changes. The Windows App Platform & Frameworks, Windows Media, Microsoft Scripting Engine, the Windows Kernel, Windows Silicon Platform, Windows Media, and others all received security updates. The new Windows 10 latest features are all set.
Through this article, I am sure you have been enlightened about the top five things that you needed to know about the upcoming update. These features will only assist you in functioning better and make your work much more feasible. So, when are you planning to get your Windows 10 updated to the latest version?
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Kate Ellis-Davies' research interests focus on infant and parent contributions to the development of communication, attachment and regulation. Kate has examined the roles of infant attention, motor and language milestones; temperament; parenting and well-being within the context of normative and atypical human development across the lifespan.
Current research is undertaken as part of her post as Research Associate within the Applied Developmental Psychology Research Group, where she is the research associate responsible for managing The New Parents Study. Work within this project centres on the development of children across the areas of Kate's interests, within families based in the UK, France, and The Netherlands where conception has occurred through assistive reproduction who are headed by straight, gay and lesbian parents.
Kate's other research has involved examining the roles of personality and context for the aspiration to parent, as well as the well-being of parents, adults born preterm, and couples relationship satisfaction through her work within the Big Personality Test, run in collaboration with the BBC. Parent and child contributions to adaptive development of self-regulation are another area Kate investigates, through her role as investigator in the Parenting And Child Engagement (PACE) Project.
In addition Kate is on the developing team for methods advancing developmental surveillance, through her work in implementing the development of the Continuous Unified Electronic (CUE) diary method (Ellis-Davies et al., 2012). Through this work the role of infant's attention to others' hands in social cognitive development and the impact of locomotion on infant communication have been examined by Kate.
2013: PhD, Cardiff University. Title: The roles of seeing and doing in communicative development: New insights into attention and movement from microanalytic and microgenetic methods.
2013- present: Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge.
2012: Research Assistant within SENSE funded project examining joint attention demonstrations of deaf-blind children.
2013-present: Lecturer on the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) undergraduate course, University Cambridge.
2013-present:Lecturer on MPhil in Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge.
Topics lectured on include attachment, temperament, perception and atypical development. Responsibilities include development of lecture content, setting of supervision and exam essay questions.
2009-2010: Post Graduate Tutor of first year BA and BSc Psychology undergraduate students in the areas of statistics and report writing. Teaching involved the planning and conducting of seminars, along with marking of undergraduate written research reports.
2013-present: Supervisor for masters students at UCL Anna Freud Centre.
2010-2012: Assisted in the supervision of BSc undergraduate final year project students and post graduate interns, through training in coding, and supervision of theoretically driven, hypothesis testing through the use of experimental and observational methods.
2010: Assisted in the supervision of international MSc research interns, with the training of coding, recruitment, public engagement and hypothesis testing.
Reviewer for Psychonomics Society: Royal Society Phil Transactions B; Journal of Behavior Research Methods; Infant and Child Development; The Society of Research in Child Development, International Psychological Applications Conference, Infancy, Applied Developmental Science, Fathering, Journal of Family Psychology, and Psychology Press, .
Lew-Levy, S., Reckin, R., Lavi, N., Cristóbal-Azkarate, J., & Ellis-Davies, K. (2017). How Do Hunter-Gatherer Children Learn Subsistence Skills?. Human Nature, 1-28.
Lew-Levy, S., Lavi, N., Reckin, R., Cristóbal-Azkarate, J., & Ellis-Davies, K. (2017). How do hunter-gatherer children learn social and gender norms? A meta-ethnographic review. Cross-Cultural Research, 1069397117723552.
van Rijn-van Gelderen, L., Bos, H.W.M., Jorgensen, T.D., Ellis-Davies, K., Winstanley, A., Golombok, S., Rubio, B., Gross, M., Vecho, O., & Lamb, M.E. (in press). Wellbeing of gay fathers with children born through surrogacy: A comparison with lesbian-mother families and heterosexual IVF parent families.
Ellis-Davies, K. (forthcoming). Assisted Reproduction Technologies And Family Development: What We Now Know. SUK report.
Ellis-Davies, K. (forthcoming). Experiences of surrogacy families. CAFCASS report.
Winstanley, A., Lamb, M.E., Ellis-Davies, K. & Rentfrow, P.J. (2015). The subjective well-being of adults born preterm. Journal of Research in Personality. 59, 23-30.
Ellis-Davies, K., and Golombok, S. (2015). Parent Well-Being. Sage Encyclopedia.
Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M. (2013). Infants show stability of goal-directed imitation. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 114(1), pp. 1-9.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2013). Early attachment research: New and recurring themes. ISSBD Bulletin. 63 (1), pp. 33-38.
Scott, K., Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Hilbrink, E., Hahn, U., & Gattis, M. (2013). Infant contributions to joint attention predict vocabulary development. Cognitive Science Society, pp. 3384- 3389.
Ellis-Davies, K., Sakkalou, E., Fowler, N., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M (2012). CUE: The continuous unified electronic diary method. Behaviour Research Methods 44(4), pp. 1063-1078.
Lab Mate magazine interview, July 2014.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2015). Parental well-being and child development in families through surrogacy. Talk to be presented to Children And Family Court Advisory And Support Services, London.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2015). Considering men's transition to parenthood. Talk presented to National Our Family Coalition & Men Having Babies, San Francisco, USA.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2014). A lifespan approach to the role of personality: Parenting aspirations, parental well-being, infancy and beyond. Talk presented to York University, York, United Kingdom.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2013). The need and opportunities for development research within families aided by assistive reproduction technologies. Talk presented to Surrogacy UK, Warwick, United Kingdom.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2013). Male aspirations to parent, paternal well-being and impact on child development. Talk presented to be presented. Anglia Ruskin University. Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2013). The role of temperament in attention, motor and language development. Talk presented to the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ellis-Davies, K. (2013). Joint attention: antecedents and consequences. Talk presented to the Department of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Ellis-Davies, K., Lamb, M.E., Winstanley, A., and Rentrfrow, P.J. (2015). Considering the role of gender and sexual orientation in planning parenthood. Symposium to be presented at SRCD biennial conference, Philadelphia, USA.
Ellis-Davies, K., Lamb, M.E., Winstanley, A., and Rentrfrow, P.J. (2015). Associations of personality, relationship satisfaction, gender and sexual orientation for parental well-being. To be presented at SRCD biennial conference, Philadelphia, USA.
Ellis-Davies, K., Uljarevic, M., Jones, S., and Bundovska, S. (2014). Father and infant temperamental characteristics and their associations with dysfunctional father-child interactions. To be presented at the 2014 International Conference on Infant Studies. Berlin, Germany.
Ellis-Davies, K., Lamb, M.E., Winstanley, A., and Rentrfrow, P.J. (2014). When men become father, the role of gender and sexual orientation in the aspiration to parent, and parental well-being. To be presented at the 2014 Men as Fathers: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Fatherhood in the Context of Family, Marbach, Germany.
Gattis, M., Sakkalou, E., and Ellis-Davies, K. (2013). Selective and faithful imitation. To be presented to the CEU Conference on Cognitive Development. Budapest, Hungary.
Ellis-Davies, K., Winstanley, A., Lamb, M., Jokela, M., Rentfrow, P.J. (2013). When men become fathers: Men desiring parenthood and paternal well-being. Talk presented to the NIH Conference on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes: From preconception to birth. Washington D.C., USA.
Ellis-Davies, K., Sakkalou, E., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M. Evaluating temperament's role in associations between motor and language development. Symposium to be presented at the Joint Annual Conference of the BPS Developmental and Cognitive Sections. Reading, UK.
Scott, K., Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Hilbrink, E., Hahn, U., and Gattis, M. (2013). Infant contributions to joint attention predict vocabulary development. Talk presented at the Cognitive Science conference. Berlin, Germany.
Ellis-Davies, K., Sakkalou, E., Hilbrink, E., Hahn, U., and Gattis, M. Attention and Language Learning In the First 18 Months of Life. (2013). Poster presented at the Child Language Seminar Series. Manchester, UK.
Hilbrink, E., Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Gattis, M., and Levinson, S. Turn-Taking and its Timing in Infancy: A Longitudinal at 3-, 4-, and 5- months. (2013). Poster presented at the Child Language Seminar Series. Manchester, UK.
Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M. Selective and Faithful Imitation Assessed Longitudinally From 13 to 24 Months. (2013). Poster presented at the Biennial SRCD Conference. Seattle, USA.
Ellis-Davies, K., Sakkalou, E., Fowler, N., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M. (2012). I Can Walk, I Can Talk: Emerging motor development predicts language development. Symposium presented at the Biennial ICIS Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Hilbrink, E., Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Fowler, N., Gattis, M (2012). The Pathway to Imitation: The Role of Objects and Actions in Imitative Acts During the First Year of Life. Poster presented at the Biennial ICIS Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sperotto, R.G., Hilbrink, E., Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Gattis, M (2012). Rationality or Resonance? Eight-month-olds Copy Outcomes Rather Than Actions. Poster presented at the Biennial ICIS Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Hilbrink, E., Sakkalou, E., Ellis-Davies, K., Fowler, N., Gattis, M (2012).Sometimes Piaget was Right: Spontaneous Imitation Demonstrates Infants' Active Contribution to Development. Symposium presented at the Biennial ICIS Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Ellis-Davies, K., Sakkalou, E., Fowler, N., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M. (2012). The CUE: The continuous unified electronic diary method. Poster presented at the SRCD Methods Conference. Tampa, Florida.
Ellis-Davies, K., Sakkalou, E., Fowler, N., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M. (2011). The stability of infant preferences for socially based orienting: Observational, experimental and longitudinal analyses. Poster presented at the Biennial SRCD Conference. Montreal.
Ellis-Davies, K., Sakkalou, E., Fowler, N., Hilbrink, E., and Gattis, M. (2009). Infant's engagement states and maternal attention-directing at 2 months. Talk presented at the BPS Developmental Psychology Section Conference. London, UK.


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