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NBA Season Preview: Top 10 X Factors
By Aaron Lanton
2014-15 NBA SEASON PREVIEW CONTENT LIST
Atlantic: Celtics | Nets | Knicks | 76ers | Raptors |Division Preview
Central: Bulls | Cavaliers | Pistons | Pacers | Bucks | Division Preview
Southeast: Hawks | Hornets | Heat | Magic | Wizards | Division Preview
Pacific: Warriors | Clippers | Lakers | Suns | Kings | Division Preview
Northwest: Nuggets | Timberwolves | Thunder | Trail Blazers | Jazz | Division Preview
Southwest: Mavericks | Rockets | Grizzlies | Pelicans | Spurs | Division Preview
Top 10 by Position: PG | SG | SF | PF | C
Top 10 Lists: Sixth Men | Sophomores | X-Factors | Rookies | Games to Watch | Comeback | Contenders | Breakouts
Articles: Assessing the Cavaliers Trio | Important Season for James Harden | Return of Paul George? | Trading Rajon Rondo | Are the Nuggets This Season's Suns? | NBA's Best Starting Five | NBA's Worst Starting Five | Now or Never for Durant and Thunder After Injury
Fantasy Basketball: Top 10 PGs | Top 10 SGs | Top 10 SFs | Top 10 PFs | Top 10 Cs | Sleepers, Studs, and Sinkholes | Analyzing the Schedule | BMF Mock Draft | Cavs and Cav-Nots | Like A Bosh | Rajon Injury Impact
Media Day: Clippers | Hawks | Kings | Knicks | Magic | Mavericks | Nets
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr.
Predictions are really, really hard to make. I was responsible for writing last year's top 10 X factors lists, and avoided looking like a complete idiot, but definitely wish I could take a few of those back. This season is going to be a doozy as well, although many of the important narratives are similar.
10. Health
Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, Paul George (out for season), Dwyane Wade, Jru Holiday, Eric Bledsoe, Russell Westbrook and many other franchise changing players have injury concerns coming into the season, and every fan base is total denial about the issues of "their" guy. For example, Chicago Bulls fans believe in the hype despite legitimate reasons to be concerned about Rose's health and current level of play (he did not perform well during the FIBA World Cup). Temper your expectations for injured stars (*cough* Kyrie Irving *cough*).
Hopefully, this season will be relatively healthy so we can see the most fun outcome for basketball aficionados.
9. Vince Carter
Half-man, Half-amazing is now One Reliable Swingman. As he lost the athleticism that made him a perennial All-Star, Carter adjusted his game to play solid defense, hit open jumpers, and turn back the time machine once a month because, sometimes, people need a reminder of what can do.
The Memphis Grizzlies have long been in need of a consistent three-point shooter, as well as someone who can create their own shot. The 2013 Western Conference Finals feels like they happened a century ago, and the front office's impatience threatens to unravel the team's cohesion. In the best case scenario, Carter is the missing piece the Grizzlies need to the next step into the NBA Finals.
8. Head coach of the New York Knicks, Derek Fisher
Phil Jackson's other protege, and first choice for the job, Steve Kerr could be listed here as well. Outside of running the Triangle Offense, no one knows what to expect from Fisher as a head coach. The New York Knicks could surprise a lot of people this season. The X's and O's are important but the Knicks blew a chance to make the playoffs last year even though they had the talent on the court.
The legendary Triangle should alleviate some of the continuity issues on offense. Fisher always prioritized defense as a player and this should be reflected as part of his coaching philosophy. He also has the advantage of seeking knowledge from the Zen Master, an advantage in any situation. I'm sure there's a scenario in the multiverse where the Knicks miss the playoffs, but we don't live in that reality.
7. DeAndre Jordan
Here's an excerpt of what I had to say about Jordan last year.
… he still does not average ten points or ten rebounds, and his free throw percentage last year was 38.6 percent. That is not a typo. In fact, I was sure it was a typo when I was looking it up. It's not. How the hell could you justify playing him in the fourth quarter? Right now, you can't, which is why he only averaged 24.5 minutes per game despite being one of the most athletic guys in the league. New head coach Doc Rivers will need to find a way to squeeze more production out of a guy with this much potential.
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers successfully played Jordan late in games without hurting the team. Jordan's per 36 numbers actually went down, but his presence on the floor was a big reason why the Clippers enjoyed their most successful season in franchise history. The best season in franchise history doesn't mean much for this team; they need to exceed expectations immediately.
Jordan's contract expires at the end of the 2014-15 season, and there's no guarantee that he will return because he can sign for a max deal as an unrestricted free agent. Success is defined by advancing in the playoffs, and the wrong matchup in the Western Conference could put any title contender out of the playoffs in the first round. The West is a cruel mistress.
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have shown their worth. There are no more excuses for the six-year veteran. Jordan will show he can take the Clippers over the top or he will be gone.
6. Rajon Rondo
I already covered the Boston Celtics odd handling of Rondo, but here's a snippet in case you missed it.
Rondo is the lone ranger without a commitment despite being underpaid once he signed a 5 year, $55 million deal so that he and the Big Three could stick together as long as possible after winning the 2008 NBA Finals. That hasn't stopped Wyc Grousbeck, principal owner of the Celtics, from questioning how "coachable" Rondo is, or made the organization feel some responsibility to squash the rumors that Rondo made up a false injury so he could avoid playing the start of the season.
Rondo is going to be traded this season. The Celtics have already made contingency plans through the draft. If a contender trades for Rondo, all hell could break loose. The situation bares watching, but I couldn't put Rondo higher than number six because the Celtics are just as likely to trade Rondo to Houston Rockets as they are to send him to the Sacramento Kings.
5. Will the Cleveland Cavaliers gel in time for the playoffs?
If this is any indication, it's starting pretty well so far.
Here's the first of what should be many Kevin Love outlet passes in Cleveland. http://t.co/cm92Gippqu https://t.co/lM7enLJj3X
— SB Nation NBA (@SBNationNBA) October 5, 2014
That sort of outlet pass is what pundits were salivating over when the trade rumors began. LeBron James' first years with the Miami Heat were a fast break blitzkrieg that few teams were capable of slowing down. This year's Cavaliers could be even more deadly because of better point guard play. Chemistry issues dogged Cleveland, but no one is going to question the leadership of James. The ship has its captain and everything else should fall in order, right? It should be that simple although things rarely go as planned.
4. Lance Stephenson
No matter how you feel about his antics, you can't deny that Stephenson has game. He had a valid case to be considered an All-Star and was the Indiana Pacers' second best player during the team's second consecutive trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Thanks to overblown concerns about his attitude, Stephenson was low-balled in free agency, and ended up signing a 3 year, $27 million contract with the Charlotte Hornets. Good for Charlotte.
They now have an elite perimeter defender with a great feel for rebounding, and an ability to get his own shot for nearly half the suggested retail price. Besides, he's not going to act out with Michael Jordan sitting a stone's throw away from the court. This signing could push the Hornets to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in this iteration of the team's history. Stephenson will fill most of the dire needs the Hornets had last season. It's a good time to be a Hornets fan.
3. Chandler Parsons
Sexy man extraordinaire Chandler Parsons on the scene.
STYLE: Athletes @Teamvic @ChandlerParsons @Sergeibaka9 @Kaepernick7 wear ankle-length pants http://t.co/aKXYja6A1z pic.twitter.com/TC1NOWRdO4 — More Than Stats (@MoreThan_Stats) July 31, 2014
Besides his dashing good looks and eccentric fashion sense, Parsons replaces Vince Carter on the roster as a younger, more productive swingman for the Dallas Mavericks. His defense leaves something to be desired, but he's no worse than serviceable at every other skill on the floor. The Mavericks believe in his upside as evidenced by the lucrative 3 year, $45 million contract signed by Parsons this summer.
Dirk Nowitzki only has a few years left in the tank, and the Mavericks have pushed all of their chips to the middle of the table. Tyson Chandler was re-acquired in a trade with the Knicks to anchor the defense, and reestablish his role as a leader in the Mavs' locker room. Parsons is supposed to be the missing piece of the puzzle, and should excel with Nowitzki, a star who actually doesn't mind passing him the ball.
2. Luol Deng
Deng's value in free agency this summer fluctuated wildly depending on who you asked. Critics would point out that the Chicago Bulls did not need Deng after Butler started to develop, and the he did not help the Cavaliers' chemistry issues once he was traded to the team. Others will fairly point out that the Chicago Bulls did not want to keep Deng anyway, and it took LeBron James returning to Cleveland to quell the flames of discontent in the Cavaliers' locker room. The numbers say that Deng was having the best statistical season of his career, and then the numbers dipped once he was traded. The Miami Heat believe in the positive spin of those numbers and signed him to a 2 year, $20 million deal.
One of the best players of all-time leaving a franchise is devastating no matter what, but there is not a small forward in today's game more suitable to fill the hole than Deng, considering what the Heat need: someone who can guard the opponent's best perimeter player (to avoid additional wear and tear on Wade), high basketball IQ, and a reliable offensive option when called upon. The only other player who fit the bill in free agency was Lance Stephenson, but that was never going to happen because of, you know, basketball reasons.
If Deng provides his normal production, the Heat could advance to their fifth consecutive Finals appearance. Yes, it is possible.
1. What is the Thunder's crunch time lineup?
We are entering seventh year of the Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook era. This is basically a make or break year for the core of the team, and it might not be the fault of the superstars.
Serge Ibaka has been a force of nature on defense, and vastly improved his jumper over the years – he is what he is and that's a very good player. Reggie Jackson is a decent back up guard, but he's inconsistent and too small to play with Westbrook for many matchups. After Ibaka and Jackson, what do the Thunder have? Seriously think about this: The San Antonio Spurs eliminated the Thunder from the playoffs in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, a game in which now head coach Derek Fisher played 33 minutes. The problem is that the Thunder don't have a lineup to use when things get hairy. This forces a lot of pressure on Durant and Westbrook to be exceptional at all times in order to compensate for the lack of talent.
Last season, I listed Jeremy Lamb as an X factor because he was expected to step up in a big way. Obviously that hasn't happened. Someone else has to become a role player capable of stepping up in big moments. I don't have a candidate based on the Thunder's offseason acquisitions. The front office has decided to let the players and coaches figure it out which is probably a bad idea. Durant's contract is up after the 2015-16 season. If this season ends for the Thunder short of the Finals, Durant will desire some sort of change before entering the last season of his contract. Firing Scott Brooks and hoping the next guy fixes what ails the team in one season is a poor prospect, but that's where we are now.
Oklahoma City fans, enjoy Durant while he's there. This ride won't last much longer unless some unforeseen changes take place.
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Both are adults, the detective said. No other information about the detainees was available.
The detective also said police have recovered a handgun and a couple of masks believed to have been used in the robbery.
Police have two people detained in the reported armed robbery of the Boost Mobile store, 3145 Salem Ave., in Dayton.
Police Lt. Steven Bauer said police are working to see where the investigation takes them.
The robbery is believed to have occurred between 4:30 and 5 p.m.
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Q: Show iframe over main content on button click in React I'm supernew in React.
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What should be inside OnClick function?

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The European Parliament today backed a wide-ranging free trade agreement with Singapore and an agreement on investment protection, as well as a series of other reports on EU - Singapore relations. Singapore is a gateway for EU businesses to the Southeast Asia region. The ASEAN region as a whole is a $3 trillion economy and a market of over 650 million consumers. The EU - Singapore agreement will eliminate virtually all tariffs on all qualifying goods over a five-year transition period from the date of entry into force. It will address non-tariff barriers to trade such as double testing for car and car parts. The investment protection agreement will replace the existing 13 bilateral investment agreements between Singapore and EU member states.
"In a time when Trump pursues an 'America First' trade policy, the EU continues to show support for a free and fair trade. The free trade agreement will not only enhance the EU's access to the Singapore market, but even more to the growing ASEAN region, while ensuring strong protections for workers and the environment. I particularly welcome the commitment by the Singapore government to ratify the three outstanding International Labour Organisation core conventions, which was obtained thanks to the continued pressure by our Group.
"Whether you like investment protection agreements or not, there is no doubt that this agreement is a significant improvement over the provisions in member states' current bilateral agreements with Singapore. The agreement will replace the bilateral agreement between Singapore and 13 member states that are based on outdated and unbalanced provisions and include the toxic ISDS. This is indeed a significant step forward. However, rights should come with obligations and I strongly encourage the Commission to include investors' obligations in future investment protection agreements.


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UK inflation rate dips to 10.5% in Dec
The annual inflation rate for transport was 6.9 per cent in December, down for a sixth consecutive month, and the main driver behind the easing came from motor fuels, the ONS said…reports Asian Lite News
The UK's inflation slowed for a second month in December 2022, but the cost-of-living crisis continued as food inflation remained record high, official figures showed.
The consumer price index rose at an annual rate of 10.5 per cent in December, falling from 10.7 per cent in November and a 41-year peak of 11.1 per cent in October, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday.
"Prices at the pump fell notably in December, with the cost of clothing also dropping slightly," ONS Chief Economist Grant Fitzner said.
"However, this was offset by increases for coach and air fares as well as overnight hotel accommodation. Food costs continue to spike, with prices also rising in shops, cafes and restaurants," he added.
The annual inflation rate for transport was 6.9 per cent in December, down for a sixth consecutive month, and the main driver behind the easing came from motor fuels, the ONS said.
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices continued to rise, up by 16.9 per cent in the 12 months to December, the highest rate since 1977. The annual rate of inflation for this category has risen for 17 consecutive months, Xinhua news agency reported.
"These figures add to a growing body of evidence that the UK has passed peak inflation. Over the coming year, inflation should fall further towards single digits," Alpesh Paleja, lead economist of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said.
But the cost-of-living crisis will continue to be a very real problem for both households and businesses, as price pressures remain high in the short term, Paleja added.
"Inflation remains particularly high for low-income families, who are on the wrong side of a large cost-of-living gap due to the high cost of energy and food," said Jack Leslie, senior economist at the think-tank Resolution Foundation.
An analysis conducted by the Resolution Foundation showed that the poorest tenth of UK families experienced an inflation rate of 11.9 per cent compared to only 9.2 per cent for the richest tenth.
The falling inflation rate will also come as a relief to the Bank of England, whose policymakers may see this as an opportunity to slow the pace of further interest rate rises, Yael Selfin, chief economist at KPMG UK, said.
"With the effects of past rate rises still passing through the UK economy, we could see the base interest rate peak at 4 per cent in the first quarter of the year," he added.
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Man Utd transfer latest: Bastian Schweinsteiger to quit Bayern
Bayern Munich's German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (centre) and Bayern Munich's German defender Philipp Lahm (right) celebrate after the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and Hertha BSC Berlin at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on April 25, 2015. (AFP)
Published Saturday, July 11, 2015
German newspaper 'Bild' says Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is set to leave Bayern Munich for Manchester United.
The 30-year-old midfielder would be reunited with former Bayern coach Louis van Gaal, who is preparing for his second season in charge of United.
Bild says Schweinsteiger, who has a year remaining on his Bayern contract, will join on a three-year deal in a transfer worth around $20 million.
Germany's Sky television also reported on Schweinsteiger's impending departure after spending his entire career at Bayern.
When asked last week if Schweinsteiger would be at Bayern next season, coach Pep Guardiola said: "When I think about the next season, always Basti is here. But what will happen ... I don't know."
After winning the World Cup, Schweinsteiger missed months of last season through injury.


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Nearly a year back, Diana Nammi, Founder and Executive Director at the Iranian & Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO) gave a talk at TEDxEastEnd significantly increasing awareness of her charity – which supports women and girls from Middle Eastern, North African and Afghan communities at risk of "honour" based violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and domestic abuse. Getting a standing ovation from the TEDxEastEnd from one of the members in the audience, Diana was later nominated for the Red Women of the Year Community Award which she has won.
Following Diana's successful talk, IKWRO has given advice to 2,500 women over the phone and provided intensive face-to-face support to an additional 800 cases. 2015 has also been the year for achieving IKWRO's long-time goal of opening the first 'specialist refuge for Middle Eastern and North African women'. Despite government funding cuts in the women sector, which has especially impacted women from minority communities and seen the closure of many of these refuges, IKWRO has successfully carried their project to fruition. They have also launched their new #RightToKnow campaign, 'calling on the government to make every school 'honour' based violence, forced marriage and FGM safe' by educating both school staff and young people on where to get help when facing abuse.


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Ein Abfall-Unterflursystem bzw. Abfall-Untergrundsystem ist ein System zum Zwischenlagern von Abfall- und Wertstoffen in städtischen Gebieten. Grundsätzlich ist zwischen Voll- und Halbunterflursystemen zu unterscheiden. Die Systeme unterliegen der Norm EN 13071-1, EN 13071-2 und EN 13071-3.

Halbunterflursystem
Ein Halbunterflursystem besteht aus einem Fundamentbehälter und einem Sammelcontainer mit Einwurfsystem. Der Fundamentbehälter wird größtenteils in die Erde eingelassen, ragt aber, je nach Hersteller, noch ca. 90 cm  aus dem Erdboden. In den Fundamentbehälter wird ein Sammelcontainer gesetzt.

Diese Systeme sind in der Regel in den Volumen ein bis sechs Kubikmeter erhältlich. Der Fundamentbehälter besteht aus wasserdichtem und hochfestem Beton oder Kunststoff. Der überstehende Teil kann mit einer Außenverkleidung versehen werden. Der Sammelcontainer schließt oben mit dem Einwurfsystem ab, das auf das Sammelgut abgestimmt ist. Geleert wird der Behälter, indem der Sammelbehälter mit dem Abfall durch den Kran des Müllwagens hochgehoben wird; durch Ziehen an einem Seil öffnet sich der Sack und die einzelnen Müllsäcke fallen in den Pressraum des Müllwagens.

Vollunterflursystem
Ein Vollunterflursystem besteht aus einem Fundamentbehälter, einer Sicherheitstechnik, einem Sammelcontainer, einer Gehwegplattform und einer Einwurfsäule. Der Fundamentbehälter und Sammelcontainer befindet sich unter der Erde. Die Gehwegplattform schließt das System bündig mit dem Erdboden ab. Die Einwurfsäule ist der sichtbare Teil des Systems. Die Bedienung von Vollunterflursysteme ist besonders kinder-, alten- und behindertenfreundlich, da es durch seine niedrige Einwurfhöhe leichter zu bedienen ist. Es besteht zudem die Möglichkeit das Öffnen und Schließen mit einem Fußpedal vorzunehmen.

Vollunterflursysteme sind in der Volumenordnung von drei bis fünf Kubikmetern erhältlich. Zur Vermeidung von Unfällen bei der Entleerung und zur Verhinderung von Bränden sind diese Systeme mit entsprechender Sicherheitstechnik ausgerüstet. Die Fundamentbehältergrube wird durch eine an die Umgebung angepasste Gehwegplattform verschlossen. Das sichtbare Einwurfsystem ist je nach Hersteller unterschiedlich individuell gestaltbar.

Technische Ausstattungen
Durch entsprechende technische Ergänzungen kann die Füllmenge an eine zentrale Stelle übermittelt werden, um die Leerung der Behälter zu organisieren. Die Nutzung der Systeme kann durch RFID-System personalisiert werden.

Vorteile

 barrierearmer Zugang und Nutzung
 gepflegtes Erscheinungsbild
 deutliche Lärmreduzierung z. B. bei der Altglassammlung
 Verringerung von Geruchsbelästigungen
 Verhinderung von Vandalismus

Nachteile

 hohe Anschaffungskostem
 Straßenbauarbeiten erforderlich
 möglicherweise Leitungsverlegungen erforderlich
 kein Einsatz im Wurzelbereich von Bäumen

Einsatz
In Deutschland gibt es ca. 3.250 eingesetzte Systeme (Stand: Dezember 2012). Führend in der Nutzung von Unterflursystemen sind jedoch die Nachbarländer  Frankreich, Niederlande und Italien. In Deutschland zum Beispiel in den Städten Hamburg, Bochum, und Berlin.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Abfallentsorgungsanlage
Abfalltechnik
Abfallbehälter

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Technovator's Caveat: Don't Sell Inventions Before Seeking Patents
By William Vogeler, Esq. on January 23, 2019 2:54 PM
Technovators sometimes rush to the market with new ideas, hoping for brand recognition before competitors can catch up.
It can work, but there are trade-offs. Without protection for intellectual property, for example, a startup can fall down fast.
Once in a while, the courts and lawyers have to tell innovators to slow down. There's an old rule: the horse is supposed to go before the cart.
"On-Sale" Bar
In Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, the Supreme Court said that commercial exploitation of a patentable invention bars a later patent. The court affirmed the "on-sale" bar, tracing it back to 1836.
Ronald Mann, writing for SCOTUSblog, said the decision broke "no new ground." He said the purpose of the patent is to motivate the inventor to create and disclose the invention.
"It makes little sense," Mann said, "to grant an inventor the exclusive right that a patent reflects if the inventor began exploiting the invention commercially long before it filed an application for a patent."
The case moved the needle a little by applying the old rule to "secret sales." A pharmaceutical firm had entered a confidential contract to distribute its invention two years before it applied for patent protection.
"Secret Sales"
A trial judge held the patent was valid because the contract did not disclose the terms of the patent. But an appeals court reversed, and the Supreme Court affirmed.
The opinion was more complicated, of course. But Justice Clarence Thomas managed to put together a consensus decision in about two pages of original analysis.
Mann called it "brutally succinct," which sounds appropriate for an opinion that cut to the chase. After all, the "on-sale" rule has been around for about 183 years.
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OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL, June 10, 2003 - Allerton Heneghan & O'Neill (AHO) announced today that Terrence J. McSherry has joined the firm as Partner.
An alumnus of Marquette University, Mr. McSherry brings over 20 years of retained search experience to his position with AHO. Beginning his professional career in corporate recruiting and human resources management, he previously served in the executive search practice of Ernst and Young and later as a Partner with TMP Worldwide. Most recently, Mr. McSherry was a director with Kensington International. In these roles, he recruited numerous senior- and mid-level executives for positions ranging from President/COO/General Manager to functional executives in sales and marketing, finance, and human resources.
Mr. McSherry has handled retained search assignments for a number of blue-chip clients, including BP America, Deere & Co., Gulfstream Aerospace, Saint-Gobain, and Siemens Corp. These assignments and others in manufacturing, production operations, engineering, supply chain and logistics highlight his executive search career.
In announcing Mr. McSherry's decision to join AHO, Donald A. Heneghan, Managing Partner, said, "Terry 's retained search experience in the areas of capital and durable goods manufacturing and distribution will be a tremendous asset to our clients. We expect his expertise to be in high demand, particularly as the economy regains its footing and companies seek to rebuild or strengthen their executive ranks with quality talent."
Allerton Heneghan & O'Neill is a global retained executive search firm that recruits senior executives for businesses ranging from new ventures to major corporations. Established in 1978, AHO is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, a suburb west of Chicago and maintains international partnerships in Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Italy, and Spain.


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The future of Rio's stadium
Posted by: Alloy 2020-12-24 Comments Off on The future of Rio's stadium
Future Arena, the handball venue, will give the material to manufacture four 500-understudy elementary schools in the city's Jacarepaguá neighborhood. Laborers will dismantle Olympics Aquatics Stadium and utilize the parts to erect two group swimming focuses; one in Madureira Park and one in the Campo Grande territory. The International Broadcast Center will turn into a secondary school quarters. What's more, Barra Olympic Park—a 300-section of land, triangular promontory that components nine Olympic venues—will have open parks and private improvement after the Games.
"It's based around not leaving white elephants," said Bill Hanway of AECOM, which created the master plan for the olympic parks in London and Rio. "We're at a stage in the Olympics where social and financial responsibility are much more important than they used to be."
The trick, Hanway says, is using prefabricated, modular parts—a decades-old technique enjoying renewed interest because it is cheaper, faster, and more sustainable than conventional methods. Advances in materials and techniques have made modular structures lighter, stronger, and more weathertight than before. Rio's nomadic venues feature puzzle-like compositions of shared components—standardized steel columns and beams, modular steel panels, concrete slabs, and event-specific elements like seating bowls, playing surfaces, and water tubs. After the Games end on August 21, crews will disassemble these structures, haul them to new locations, and reconfigure them.
The $38 million Olympics Aquatics Stadium, which highlights characteristic cooling and seating for 20,000 individuals, will be separated to make two littler pools past Olympic park. The test is dismantling and reassembling the tremendous fiberglass tubs. Future Arena will descend much like it went up, and key segments used to construct four schools. Its silky veneer will get to be sunshades and downpour screens, and its solid slopes will give wheelchair access.
The broadcast center's steel frame will provide the framework for the dormitory at a high school for gifted athletes at the Barra Olympic Park. The 18,250 seats filling the Olympic Tennis Centre will be reused elsewhere, as will much of the main souvenir shop.
"I think it's nothing short of a brilliant way to address building such massive infrastructure," says Irwin A. Kishner,a partner at Herrick, the New York law firm that worked on Yankee Stadium, the Meadowlands, and Red Bull Arena. "It adds another option to what can be a very wasteful enterprise."
Of the 30-odd venues at the Games, only Future Arena and the aquatic center are truly nomadic. Beyond those, the tennis and beach volleyball venues will be dismantled. London made greater use of temporary facilities, but much of the sporting infrastructure in Rio—including Olympic Stadium—existed before the olympiad, erected for events like the Pan Am Games and the World Cup.
Jeff Keas, a principal at Populous, which designed the London Stadium for the 2012 Games, says temporary buildings can have a carbon footprint half the size of a conventional structure, and can cost 50 to 80 percent less. Building times vary widely, but most temporary buildings go up faster, too. Not having to maintain permanent stadiumscan save millions more.
"We need to build faster, lighter, and more sustainable buildings to face the environmental and socio economic challenges the world faces," adds Hanway. This is true of all buildings, not just Olympic venues.
Link to this article:The future of Rio's stadium
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HERSHEY — A portion of Hersheypark was closed down Wednesday night after guests were exposed to tear gas from a training exercise held at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, park officials said Thursday.
The Midway America portion of the park was closed after guests complained of sore throats and coughing related to an irritant in the air, park officials said. The irritant was later identified as tear gas, according to park officials.
Hersheypark says it contacted State Police, who stopped the use of tear gas during the drill after being made aware of the issue.
State Police have conducted outdoor drills using tear gas in the past without any issue, according to Hersheypark officials.
It is unclear why Wednesday's training exercise led to exposure for some park guests, Hersheypark officials said.


Extra Info: This is the third trek I've owned (two fuels previously) and its been incredible to own. It has been very well looked after, always kept inside and cleaned after every ride. Considering its age it really hasn't done a lot of work and it even has the original chain still fitted as seen in photos. Will be sold with a spare set of Raceface carbon handlebars and a pair of bontrager tyres. Pedals not included.
Shock: Fox Performance Float EVOL, RE:aktiv 3-position damper, tuned by Trek Suspension Lab, 7.75x2.25"
Tyres: Front Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 3c Exo Skin wall set up tubeless.
Nice bike, GLWS added to my watch list, just in case its still around in a few weeks.


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Supported palladium nanoparticles synthesized by living plants as a catalyst for suzuki-miyaura reactions
Helen L Parker, Elizabeth L Rylott, Andrew J Hunt, Jennifer R Dodson, Andrew F Taylor, Neil C Bruce, James H Clark
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The metal accumulating ability of plants has previously been used to capture metal contaminants from the environment; however, the full potential of this process is yet to be realized. Herein, the first use of living plants to recover palladium and produce catalytically active palladium nanoparticles is reported. This process eliminates the necessity for nanoparticle extraction from the plant and reduces the number of production steps compared to traditional catalyst palladium on carbon. These heterogeneous plant catalysts have demonstrated high catalytic activity in Suzuki coupling reactions between phenylboronic acid and a range of aryl halides containing iodo-, bromo- and chloro- moieties.
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Clark, J. H., Bruce, N. C. & Hunt, A. J.
Parker, H. L., Rylott, E. L., Hunt, A. J., Dodson, J. R., Taylor, A. F., Bruce, N. C., & Clark, J. H. (2014). Supported palladium nanoparticles synthesized by living plants as a catalyst for suzuki-miyaura reactions. PLoS ONE, 9(1), [e87192]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087192
Parker, Helen L ; Rylott, Elizabeth L ; Hunt, Andrew J et al. / Supported palladium nanoparticles synthesized by living plants as a catalyst for suzuki-miyaura reactions. In: PLoS ONE. 2014 ; Vol. 9, No. 1.
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Half the world's banks are too weak to survive downturn - McKinsey
© Reuters / Chris Helgren
A new survey from consultancy McKinsey & Co has found that a majority of banks globally may not be economically viable because their returns on equity aren't keeping pace with costs.
The study looked at 1,000 banks in developed and emerging countries and found that just over a third had made a return on capital of just 1.6 percent over the past three years. This compares to returns of just over 17 percent for top banks over the same period.
"Nearly 35 percent of banks globally are both sub-scale and suffer from operating in unfavorable markets", as well as having flawed business models, said McKinsey.
Also on rt.com Global economy faces 'awfully high' risk of recession in the next 12-18 months, warns Moody's
It added that "to survive a downturn, merging with similar banks may be the only option, if a full reinvention is not feasible."
According to the report, banks are not as well-prepared for a downturn as they were when the global financial crisis erupted in 2007 in terms of profitability.
"While the jury is still out on whether the current market uncertainty will result in an imminent recession or a prolonged period of slow growth, the fact is that growth has slowed," McKinsey said.
Also on rt.com Wall Street bankers never punished for massive fraud leading to 2008 financial crisis
"This is likely the last pit stop in this cycle for banks to rapidly reinvent business models and scale up via acquisitions," the consulting firm said, adding: "The time for bold and critical moves is now."
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Russia & Saudi Arabia seal major deals & sign OPEC+ long-term cooperation charter


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Q: How to print the values of an object that is in an array list i have created an object from a method and put that object into an array list and now i want to print the values of the object in the array list, when I use System.out.println(objectname) i get the storage location of the object instead of the values
ArrayList<Student> students = new ArrayList<Student>();

         Student tomas = new Student("tomas", "jordan");
            students.add(tomas);
            Student get = students.get(0);
            System.out.println(get);

the result i get is Student@789ddfa3 the result i want is tomas,jordan
this is the student class below
public class Student {
public String fname;
public String lname;

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public Student(String fn,String ln){

    fname = fn;
    lname = ln;

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You should always consider overriding the toString() method in your
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The Object's toString() method returns a String representation of the
  object, which is very useful for debugging. The String representation
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Because you did'nt override the toString() method herited from the Object class, you get such an output :
getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())

Override it in your Student class.
@Override
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A: override toString() as
public String toString() {

return fname + lname;
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A: Override the Object's class method toString()

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class IDInput {
public static void main(String[] args) {
    ArrayList<Student> students=new ArrayList<Student>();
    students.add(new Student("Om","Shankar"));
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What does 'transformational engagement' mean?
Sarah AllanHead of Engagement
At the end of last year Involve was commissioned by Newham Clinical Commissioning Group (NCCG) to review its Patient and Public Engagement (PPE) work. It was a task that involved interviewing and then bringing together representatives from amongst NCCG staff and board members, health providers, the council, patients and the local voluntary and community sector. It looked both backwards at what had been done so far, and forwards to creating NCCG's new PPE strategy.
It was in doing the latter task that an aspiration for transformational engagement took centre stage. It was clear that participants wanted it, but what did it mean? This is, of course, an excellent question. For me, one part of the answer is about the subject to be transformed, the other about the level of decision-making involved.
In Newham, participants tended to answer the question with a focus on outcomes. Engagement was transformational if it resulted in a significant shift in the health and wellbeing of the local population. I think this makes a lot of sense, but there are other possible subjects too. For example, engagement could be seen as transformational if it becomes embedded throughout an organisation, changing its culture and how it works. It could also be transformational from the patients' point of view in terms of their experience and the skills, knowledge and change in mindset it could engender.
In some ways these subjects are not mutually exclusive. Outcome transformation may be impossible without a significant change in organisational culture and practice. Organisational transformation may be meaningless unless it leads to a step-change in results. Both of these forms of transformation are unlikely if engagement is poor quality. And high quality engagement entails a strong focus on patient experience (although this is not the same as a focus on transformation in this area). What's important is not which of these forms of transformation are 'better', but an awareness that they exist and clarity about what a particular process is trying to achieve.
In a similar way to the subject or aim of any transformation, there is also a question about the level of decision-making to which transformation applies. It is my starting proposition that there are three levels of transformation here:
Transforming a single area of work or cross-organisational function: For the example of a CCG with which I started, this level of transformation could include PPE around the design or re-design of a service. It might also entail engagement on a cross-organisational issue, such as how data is used and shared internally, or the development of a new PPE strategy.
Transforming an organisation's agenda: One limitation of the above level of transformation is that engagement only happens around the areas and issues that an organisation has decided are a priority. This misses an opportunity to understand where the key problems are from an external perspective and to adjust strategies and agendas accordingly. Participants in Newham came up with a wide range of suggestions for how this could work for a CCG, from an annual civil society survey, to permanent stakeholder groups.
Issue- or place- based transformation: Finally, the issues with which an organisation deals are rarely only affected by its own work. The work of a CCG is clearly a case in point: not only are there multiple organisations with direct health responsibilities in any given area, but housing, air quality, social isolation and a plethora of other factors are influential too. Transformational engagement could therefore be about joint engagement projects which see a range of organisations working together to engage the public and other stakeholders in exploring and developing solutions around an issue. This could involve a smaller (e.g. everyone involved in prevention and care around diabetes, including patients) or larger (e.g. how do we improve health and wellbeing in this area) question. The role of engagement in initiatives around place-based health are an example of this transformation level.
As with the question about subjects of transformation, none of these three transformation levels is inherently better than any other. All have the potential to achieve significant results, not least in the lives of people served by the organisation.
But transformational engagement is also clearly not a term to be bandied around. If its possibilities are so varied and vast, then pinning down what is meant by it seems like an essential first step. After all, you can't achieve something if you don't know what it is. Whilst this clarity and consensus around focus may not be easy to achieve, it is possible. To return to where I started this post, the diverse range of stakeholders in Newham cracked their definition in a single workshop.
Image credit (for the image linked to this post on the main Involve blog page): Shannon Hauser, flickr creative commons.


Edward Lynam first took out a licence to train in February 1984, having learning how to train racehorses under the watchful eye of Jim Bolger. The Lynam training yard is based in Co. Meath.
The first major success of his training career came when Tantum Ergo landed the Group 3 C L Weld Park Stakes at the now defunct Pheonix Park racecourse in Dublin in October 1988.
Owned by the Power family, Sole Power provided his trainer with his first Group 1 win at York in August 2010 when he triumphed in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at odds of 100/1. The sprinter confirmed that success was no fluke with victory the betfred.com Temple Stakes at Haydock in May 2011, the first sprint race in the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Series.
He finished second to Bated Breath in the same race a year later and subsequently ran third to Little Bridge in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, making up for that in no uncertain fashion in 2013 when getting up close home to win King's Stand thanks to a storming late run inside the final furlong. Sole Power went on be third in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes whilst his improving stable companion, Slade Power, was third in the Darley July Cup and runner-up in the Betfred Sprint Cup before winning the QIPCO British Champions Sprint at Ascot on QIPCO British Champions Day.
In 2014 he saddled Sole Power to win consecutive King's Stand Stakes, something which has not happened since the 1930's, and then was represented by Slade Power in the Diamond Jubilee who stormed to victory, enabling him to pull off a remarkable Group 1 sprint double. He also won the Queen Mary with two-year-old Anthem Alexander. In August of that year, Sole Power contested the Nunthorpe Stakes for the fourth time in five years and started the 11/4 favourite. A very tactical ride by Richard Hughes saw Sole Power cross the line in first place by 1/2 length. Sole Power has now won four Group One sprints, all at five furlongs, while this was his second Nunthorpe following a 100-1 success four years ago.
In the Darley July Cup, Slade Power prevailed again, stamping himself as the best sprinter in Europe and maybe the world.


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Q: Whether the job of Fourier Transform is just to convert signals from time domain to frequency domain only or more than it? I am a beginner . We convert a signal in time domain to frequency domain by applying Fourier transform on the signal to obtain frequency and phase spectrum.
So,whether the job of Fourier transform is just to convert signal from time domain to frequency domain only (and Whose importance is limited by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle)?
Is it used just to compute only phase and magnitude spectrum in which both spectrums are localised only in frequency domain ?

A: By Fourier transforming a signal you indeed obtain frequency magnitude and phase information, and that can be very useful in a analysing experimental results.
Another, related, extremely useful application of the Fourier Transform is in terms of solving differential equations.
It turns out that many systems can be analysed pretty with differential equations whose solutions are sums of sines and cosines (i.e. waves and oscillatory/vibratory behaviour). So it is in fact useful to Fourier Transform the whole equation and solve it in frequency space to obtain the Fourier coefficients.
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is connected to a certain property of the Fourier Transform, which states that the width of a signal in time space multiplied by the width of its Fourier transform is always larger or equal than $2\pi$. This is true for all  signals and their Fourier transform.
In QM, the probability amplitude for momentum turns out to be (proportional to) the Fourier transform of the probability amplitude for position. Their widths are the uncertainties, and from there you get the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.

A: The Fourier Transform has many applications and you can find it in many places of maths and physics.
I will show a pair of well-know examples; in Quantum Mechanics, the position space and the momentum space are linked by a Fourier Transform:
$$\Psi(\vec{r},t)=\frac{1}{(2\pi \hbar)^{3/2}}\int_{\mathbb{R}^3} e^{i\vec{p}\cdot\vec{r}/\hbar}\Phi(\vec{p},t)d\vec{p}$$
$$\Phi(\vec{p},t)=\frac{1}{(2\pi \hbar)^{3/2}}\int_{\mathbb{R}^3} e^{-i\vec{p}\cdot\vec{r}/\hbar}\Psi(\vec{r},t)d\vec{r}$$
You can see that this is, in fact, a way to change the basis we are using.
Also, in optics, it can be used in coherence theory and in diffraction. Here's an example of a calculus of a coherence factor, which is the FT of the intensity received on a plane (with coordinates $\xi,\eta$):
$$\gamma _{12}(t=0,x,y) = \frac{\int _{S}I(\xi,\eta)e^{ik\left(\xi x /R-\eta y/R\right)}d\xi d\eta}{\int _{S}I(\xi,\eta)d\xi d\eta}$$
Fourier Transform is in fact very important in optics, and as I've said it is used in coherence theory and diffraction.
And of course, the application to change to frequency domain is really useful. Also, it can be used to solve some differential partial differential equations (incluided Maxwell equations in dielectric media, using frequency-time change).
Hope the examples are useful =)
PS. As someone pointed out in the comment, the FT is not linked with Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. When applied to waves, FT shows that you can't have a 100% monochromatic wave -you must have a $\Delta \omega$ width.

A: Expanding on the answer by @AndreaDiBiagio about the use of Fourier transforms to solve differential equations, specific applications I encounter occur in simulations of fluid dynamics, magneto-fluid dynamics (MFD), and plasma physics.
Specifically, I have used Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs) to significantly speed up the solution of a poisson problem for the pressure in an MFD code I wrote. In the below p is the pressure, b is a source term, and I'll restrict things to one dimension.
$$\frac{\partial^{2} p}{\partial x^{2}} = b$$
$$F\Big[\frac{\partial^{2} p}{\partial x^{2}}\Big] = -\omega^{2}F[p]$$
$$p = F^{-1}\Bigg[-\frac{F\Big[\frac{\partial^{2} p}{\partial x^{2}}\Big]}{\omega^{2}}\Bigg] $$
The second equation can be verified by integration by parts (with the definition of the Fourier transform of a function; see my reference below).
As mentioned by @CuriousOne in a comment, there are many linear operators that can act on a function. I'd recommend Farlow's "Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers" if you want an accessible but slightly more formal introduction.


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A better pic would help to confirm whether it is surface staining or perhaps an abrasion. I suspect that the general shape of this mark might be somewhat S-shaped, but Pareidolia is filling in the rest.
My Pareidolia sees a "P".
I suspect it is a F. However, no known mints with an F for a name.
Whatever it is, it's PMD.
Didn't happen during the striking of the coin.
Any chance of taking a photo of that area on an angle to see if anything is raised?


The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 (Pro) surfaced yesterday in a couple of renders, though the device was encased in a Keyboard Folio Cover, well, some new images just surfaced, showing off the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 (Pro) without a case. Now, in addition to several images which are available in the gallery down below, the source also shared more spec info when it comes to this tablet.
Before we start checking out the device itself, it's worth noting that the MediaPad M5 10 and MediaPad M5 10 Pro will look the same, it seems, and they will even share most of their spec sheets, but won't be completely identical. Having said that, if you take a look at the provided images, you will be able to see a metal-clad tablet, which sports Huawei's branding on both is front and back sides, while it also comes with a front-facing fingerprint scanner. The device is made out of metal, and it seems like it will ship with two rear-facing, Harman Kardon speakers. A Type-C USB port is visible in the provided images, as are the phone's physical keys, and its SIM card slot. POGO pins are included on the back of the device as well, and the tablet's rear-facing camera protrudes, though not by much. Now, according to the info shared by the source, both MediaPad M5 10 tablets will ship with 4GB of RAM, though they will include different storage counts. The MediaPad M5 10 will include 32GB of internal storage, while the MediaPad M5 10 Pro will ship with 64GB of native storage.
The MediaPad M5 10 (Pro) will sport a 10.8-inch 2560 x 1080 LCD display, if the provided info is to be believed. Huawei's Kirin 960 64-bit octa-core processor will fuel both MediaPad M5 10 tablets, which is a CPU that fueled both the Huawei Mate 9 and the Honor 9. A 13-megapixel snapper will be included on the back of the MediaPad M5 10 and MediaPad M5 10 Pro, while an 8-megapixel snapper will be placed on the front side of both tablets. A 29Whr battery will be included in the package as well, while Android 7.0 Nougat will come pre-installed on these devices, along with Huawei's Emotion UI 5.1 skin. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 is expected to cost €420, while the 'Pro' model will go for €520 in Europe.


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Felis is an API wrapper for [Emma's API](http://api.myemma.com/index.html)

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dennismonsewicz/felis.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dennismonsewicz/felis)

## Requirements
[MyEmma](http://myemma.com/) account and API credentials (private & public key)

## Usage

## Instantiation
```ruby
require 'felis'
felis = Felis::API.new(account_id: 'ACCOUNT_ID', public_key: 'PUBLIC_KEY', private_key: 'PRIVATE_KEY')
```

You can also set environment variables and Felis will use them when you create an instance
```ruby
ENV['EMMA_ACCOUNT_ID'] = 'account_id'
ENV['EMMA_PUBLIC_KEY'] = 'public_key'
ENV['EMMA_PRIVATE_KEY'] = 'private_key'
felis = Felis::API.new
```

## GET Request
```ruby
# Returns array of members
request = felis.get '/members'
puts request.inspect
```

## POST Request
```ruby
# Will return a reference object of the newly added member
request = felis.post '/members/add', {"email" => "test@example.com", fields: {first_name: "Jack", last_name: "Jill"}}
puts request.inspect
```

## PUT Request
```ruby
# Returns true on success
request = felis.put '/members/123', { fields: { first_name: "Jane" } }
puts request.inspect
```

## DELETE Request
```ruby
# Returns true on success
request = felis.delete '/members/123'
puts request.inspect
```

## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

    gem 'felis'

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install felis

## Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
5. Create new Pull Request


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Q: The application settings are not allowed to be edited Have installed the Visual Studio Code version 1.26 on my windows 10 64 bit machine. The application gets launched perfectly fine. But when I navigate to file-preferences-settings the following issues arise:
I can search and copy the required setting to my user settings but I can't edit it.
eg: I search for the font size settings and copy it but can't change the font size from 14 to 16. The system shows the error when I copy a setting.
I uninstalled the application many times and reinstalled it with a fresh download but the error persists.
Works fine in my ubuntu 18.04 operating system
Please help me to solve this issue

A: The default user settings cannot be edited. To customize settings, you have to copy and paste the setting you want to change into either your user settings or workspace settings and make the changes there.


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Urs Josef Gottfried Schenker, född den 14 februari 1842 i Däniken i kantonen Solothurn i Schweiz, död den 26 november 1901 i Wien, var grundare av transport- och logistikföretaget Schenker och den som införde styckegodssändningar inom speditionsbranschen.

Uppväxt
Gottfried Schenker föddes i en familj, som under lång tid bestått av bönder, värdshusvärdar och hantverkare, vilka i generationer bott i byn Däniken nära Olten i den schweiziska kantonen Solothurn. År 1660 noterade byns krönika att alla familjer i Däniken, förutom en, härstammade från familjen Schenker, som flyttat dit från södra Tyskland under 1400-talet.

Föräldrarna var smeden och låssmeden Urs Josef Schenker, född 1811, och Anna Maria Hagmann, född 1812. Båda kom från Däniken. Gottfried Schenker föddes som åttonde barnet i en syskonskara på tolv, fem flickor och sju pojkar, i familjens hus den 14 februari 1842 och gavs namnet Urs Josef Gottfried. Han började, liksom sina syskon, skolan vid sex års ålder och planen var att han också skulle bli hantverkare. Han visade sig dock tidigt vara intelligent och nyfiken, varför familjen fattade ett för tiden ovanligt beslut att skicka honom till ett läroverk i staden Aarau, varifrån han tog examen 1860. Därefter planerade fadern att han skulle studera juridik vid universitetet i Heidelberg.

1861 skrev Gottfried Schenker in sig vid Ruprect-Karl universitetet i Heidelberg. Under studietiden intresserade han sig även för politik och skrev artiklar för Basler Volksfreund och andra lokala tidningar hemma. Liksom för de flesta studenterna låg en karriär inom näringslivet eller med egen advokatbyrå framför honom, men plötsligt beslöt Gottfried Schenker att avsluta sina universitetsstudier. Det är oklart när detta skedde och orsaker som angivits är att fadern blivit sjuk eller att faderns smedja gått i konkurs. Han tog enligt uppgift därefter anställning i en butik i Mainz.

Karriär
Våren 1865 skrev Gottfried Schenker om sitt beslut: "Bort med juridik, med politik och skrivande för tidningar, bort på din egen häst". Han återvände hem och började arbeta som tjänsteman vid järnvägsbolaget Schweizerische Centralbahn i Basel med arbetsuppgifter inom dess speditionsverksamhet. Järnvägen var vid den här tiden ny och modern, vilket intresserade honom. Plötsligt och oväntad dog fadern den 18 augusti 1865 och modern avled den 14 maj 1866, vilket försatte familjen i en än svårare ekonomisk situation.

Schenkers karriärmöjligheter i järnvägsbolaget var begränsade och han tog istället anställning vid F. Braff & Eckert, som var agent för ett franskt järnvägsbolag. Han arbetade med frakttariffer, vilka var komplexa till följd av mängden olika järnvägsoperatörer. De olika tariffstandarderna hos järnvägsbolagen och rederierna utgjorde ett kommersiellt hinder, men de skapade också affärsmöjligheter. Schenker utförde ett mycket gott arbete i företaget och fick större arbetsuppgifter. När företagets avtal med det franska järnvägsbolaget upphörde 1866 ville ingen av parterna förlänga det. Gottfried Schenker föreslog att Braff & Eckert därefter skulle konkurrera ut det franska järnvägsbolaget genom att låta trafiken gå andra vägar.

I samband med världsutställningen i Paris 1867 genomförde Braff & Eckert förlustfyllda affärer, där de köpte kött i Schweiz och exporterade det till Paris, vilket bröt mot en av speditionsverksamhetens oskrivna regler. Schenker lyckades avsluta förlustverksamheten och samtidigt fick företaget agenturen från Schweizer Nordostbahn att hantera spannmålstransporter från Österrike-Ungern till Frankrike under missväxtåren 1867-1868. Företaget öppnade ett representationskontor i Wien och Gottfried Schenker anlände dit i oktober 1867. Schenker kom i konflikt med sina chefer och när han vid nyåret återkom till kontoret efter en tids sjukhusvistelse till följd av utmattning av hårt arbete, lämnade han in sin avskedsansökan.

Han befann sig i en svår ekonomisk situation, men fick snart ett erbjudande från speditionsföretaget Elkan & Co i Hamburg att ta över deras representationskontor i Wien som en agentur, vilket skedde 1868. Han skaffade sig en ny lägenhet, som utgjorde både bostad och kontor, och beslöt att bosätta sig i Wien, då han såg stora affärsmöjligheter där i den ekonomiska uppgång som Österrike-Ungern befann sig i. Transporterna gick mellan Hamburg och Österrike-Ungern och Schenker organiserade frakter i båda riktningarna - järnvägsmaterial från Västeuropa och tobak, spannmål och matvaror från dubbelmonarkin.

Under bröllopsresan 1869, som gick till Schenkers hemstad Däniken, hade det nygifta paret blivit bedragna av den kassör som Schenker betrott att se till deras lägenhet; i princip alla föremål och möbler hade sålts och en större summa av företagets pengar hade spekulerats bort på börsen, en förlust Schenker fick täcka med egna pengar. Detta ledde till att han beslöt att lämna Elkan och öppna eget.

1871 accepterade han ett förmånligt erbjudande om anställning hos den nyetablerade speditionsagenten Rappaport & Kann. Inledningsvis gick affärerna bra, men ägarna spekulerade bort pengarna på börsen och Schenker fick ingen del av vinsten. Han beslöt än en gång att starta eget. I början av 1872 gjorde han upp planerna på en oberoende kommissionsverksamhet tillsammans med en landsman vid namn Notsch. Notsch gick dock i konkurs och Schenker fick söka nya partners.

Grundandet av Schenker & Co
I juli 1872 startade Gottfried Schenker speditionsagenturen Schenker & Co tillsammans med Moritz Karpeles och Moritz Hirsch. Grundkapitalet var 50 000 österrikiska gulden, av vilka Schenker satsade 10 000 gulden och de båda partnerna Karpeles och Hirsch 20 000 gulden var. Kontoret etablerades i Wiens första distrikt och kom att flyttas flera gånger innan det till slut förlades till Hoher Markt 12 i början av 1914, där det fortfarande ligger. Karpeles och Hirsch hade en speditionsagentur sedan åtta år, när de ingick partnerskap med Schenker. Karpeles & Hirsch kvarstod inledningsvis och  bedrev främst lokal speditionsverksamhet i Wien och inrikes handel, medan Schenker & Co bedrev internationell verksamhet. Först under 1890-talet gick de båda bolagen samman, främst till följd av att Hirsch lämnade företaget 1895.

Införandet av styckegodssändningar
De flesta speditionsföretagen på 1870-talet ägnade sig åt inrikestransporter, medan Schenker & Co fann sin nisch med internationell godstrafik. Gottfried Schenker var den som utvecklade internationella styckegodssändningar, där mindre sändningar hämtades in och transporterades i en transportenhet, och organiserade 1873 den första konsoliderade frakten från Paris till Wien. Innehållet var bland annat champagne, konjak, vintunnor från Bordeaux och modeartiklar. Styckegodsverksamheten växte de kommande åren och säljargumenten var "snabbt", "säkert" och "billigt". Genom samtransporterna kunde speditionsagenterna få lägre frakttariffer, kunderna lägre priser och järnvägsbolagens administration minskade. Styckegodssändningar krävde dock ett omfattande nätverk av kontor och terminaler, vilket Schenker & Co etablerade tidigt.

Privatliv
I november 1869 gifte sig Gottfried Schenker med den nio år yngre Anna Barbara Elisabetha Schultz (kallad Betty), född den 10 april 1851 i Mainz. Efter bröllopsresan, som gick till släktingar i Schweiz och sedan till Paris, flyttade de in i en lägenhet på Favoritstrasse 9 i Wiens fjärde distrikt, vilken även utgjorde kontor. Hans fru blev också hans sekreterare.

Troligtvis fick hustrun missfall 1870 och sonen Eduard föddes den 12 augusti 1872. Äktenskapet var inte särskilt lyckligt; de var olika personligheter och Schenker var arbetsnarkoman, ständigt på resande fot och han beskrev sig själv som "...en riktig slav till min affärsverksamhet...". Förhållandet med frun karaktäriserades av såväl medlidande som likgiltighet. Efter hand kom Schenker att bo i lägenheten, medan frun drog sig tillbaka till familjens hem i Weidlingau. 1887 köpte han en större egendom med två stora villor i stadsdelen Döbling som present till hustrun, men besökte sällan stället själv. Betty Schenker var delvis förlamad och blev efter hand helt rullstolsburen. Hustrun dog några år efter sin man, men dödsdatumet är osäkert. Hon ligger inte begravd i Schenkers familjegrav, utan på kyrkogården Währinger.

Sonen Eduard Schenker delade inte faderns affärsintresse, utan var mer intresserad av konst och framför allt musik och han komponerade ett antal mindre stycken. Sonen hade svårt att leva upp till faderns förväntningar och det uppstod en konflikt emellan dem. Den 27 november 1892 begick Eduard Schenker självmord genom att skjuta sig själv, vilket chockade Gottfried Schenker djupt.

År 1893 föddes den utomäktenskaplige sonen Leopold Reich, som växte upp på Institut Grunau nära Bern. Gottfried Schenker betalade för sonens uppväxt och avsatte 1901 en fond, som vid sonens myndighet skulle användas för att köpa eller grunda ett företag. Vad som senare hände sonen är okänt.

Efter sonen Eduards död stod Schenker utan arvinge. En sedan länge god vän med familjen Schenker, juris doktor August Angerer, gifte sig 1894 med Betty Schenkers brorsdotter Gerty Schulz och adopterades två år senare av Gottfried Schenker och fick därmed namnet Schenker-Angerer. Gottfried Schenker förklarade i sitt testamente att syftet var att säkra företagets fortlevnad.

Gottfried Schenker var schweizisk medborgare fram till 1896, då han fick österrikiskt medborgarskap.

Efter en tids sjukdom, under vilken Gottfried Schenker invalidiserades av förlamning, svårigheter att tala och slutligen demens, avled han den 26 november 1901 i sin lägenhet på Bartensteingasse 2 i Wien. Begravningen hölls den 28 november i Votivkirche och Gottfried Schenker begravdes i familjegraven på kyrkogården Heiligenstädter Friedhof.

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