Los Angeles, Calif., (January 21, 2016) – Rising Realty Partners (Rising) announced today that Senior Vice President, Third Party Services, Marc Gittleman has been elected to the Board of Directors of BOMA, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Greater Los Angeles Chapter at The BOMA 2016 Awards of Excellence held at the Intercontinental Hotel Century City last night.
"Marc is an industry leader creating the highest quality real estate experiences for tenants and ownership alike. BOMA has done great things for our industry, and Rising is thrilled our peers selected Marc to serve alongside other leaders, advancing BOMA's, and our industry's, success." said Rising President and Chief Operating Officer Christopher Rising.
Gittleman leads Rising's 3rd Party Services, including property, construction, and telecom platforms. A noted expert and frequent speaker on real estate innovation, Gittleman's creative leadership in implementing advanced technologies has garnered national attention and enhanced value for Rising and other institutional owner's projects.
As an active investor in commercial real estate, Gittleman has participated as a GP in 14 projects totaling more than 2.84 million sq. ft. in the past three years. Gittleman is also CEO & Co-Owner of 5x5 Telecom, a fast-growing fiber optic ISP in Los Angeles.
Gittleman is Co-Chair of NAIOP's Trends in Real Estate Development Forum, on the IP Infrastructure Committee of Innovate Pasadena, and an appointee to the Advisory Board of Cross Campus, where President Obama recently spoke.
The Building Owners And Managers Association (BOMA/GLA) is a 501c6 nonprofit organization serving the advocacy, education and networking needs of commercial real estate professionals in the Greater Los Angeles area.


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Security On-Demand: Kim Scott to Drive MDR Partner Program
Security On-Demand (SOD), a provider of managed detection & response (MDR) services, names Kim Scott to drive forthcoming channel partner program.
Security On-Demand (SOD), a provider of managed detection & response (MDR) services, has elevated Kim Scott to vice president of sales and tasked her with overseeing the company's new channel partner program slated to launch next year.
LinkedIn: Peter Bybee, CEO, Security On-Demand
LinkedIn: Kim Scott, VP of sales, Security On-Demand
The initiative reflects the San Diego, CA-based SOD's commitment to a one-tier, 100 percent channel model, officials said. Scott's duties will include managing the growth of the company's sales channel team, expanding its partner sales channel relationships, and deepening its existing channel relationships.
Scott previously served as the company's channel sales director, where she was "instrumental in establishing key partnerships and driving channel sales growth," said Peter Bybee, SOD's chief executive. "Kim's extensive product management background is a key asset in helping our partners and clients understand how to build a profitable MSSP revenue stream in a crowded marketplace," he said.
Prior to joining SOD, Scott had a four-year stint at General Dynamics managing a mobile security product line. Her background also includes product research projects while at AT&T Bell Laboratories where she most notably collaborated with telecommunication providers to launch voice and data messaging.
SOD's threat management solutions feature its ThreatWatch, 5th Generation Threat Analytics and Management platforms designed to increase time to detection, significantly lower the rate of false positives and provide detection of advanced threats to mid-market commercial and government agencies.

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Modularity and parallel processing in the oculomotor integrator.
Saccadic eye movement deficits following ibotenic acid lesions of the nuclei raphe interpositus and prepositus hypoglossi in monkey.
Symmetry of oculomotor burst neuron coordinates about Listing's plane.
Ocular torsion produced by unilateral chemical inactivation of the interstitial nucleus of Cajal in chronically labyrinthectomized cats.
Loss of the neural integrator of the oculomotor system from brain stem lesions in monkey.


We offer a diverse range of activities for young people with disabilities. Young people with disabilities are welcome to join us on Tipp Topp Thursdays (16-40 years), in after-school activities (16-20 years), various clubs and groups. We also help the youth with applying for summer jobs. In addition we celebrate the art festival List án landamæra every spring (Art without borders).
On Tipp Topp Thursdays we're open for people with disability of the age of 16-40 years. The programme runs from 17-22 and is situated in the basement (enter from Austurstræti). The basement is accessible to wheelchairs by an elevator from the alley on the backside of the building (from Hafnarstræti).
List án landamæra, Art without borders, is an annual art festival with an emphasis on diversity. Everyone is welcome to participate! Various artists collaborate and the outcome is glorious!


Mario is now Tux. Super Tux is a replica of our good old Super Mario game, except for the "Tux". There is an similar alternative called Secret Maryo Chronicles which you might want to take a look. If you are an Ubuntu user, click here to install Super Tux.
If you are buying a new computer, it is best to select one with a wireless component that is designed for free software like Linux. A card designed for free software gives you improved support. Free software compatible devices also work out of the box.
and look for words like "wireless" to find your card type.
CuttleFish is an Interesting application for ubuntu users , if you want to set a trigger and automate tasks based on the result of a prior action.
Cuttlefish is an app for Ubuntu that allows you to create a series of tasks that can be triggered based on the result of a prior action.
example: you could set up a reflex to deactivate Bluetooth and WiFi when the screen locks; or have Firefox open when you connect to Wifi. You can even set up your wallpaper to change when you plug in a USB device.
By using a Nice utility Gloobus you can view almost all file type. Gloobus is a free application for GNU / Linux . Gloobus-Preview is an extension for the Gnome Desktop designed to enable a full screen preview of any kind of file. It allows instant access to a variety of file types without the need of opening their default application.
You can access the preview mode from several ways, right click on the file you want to preview and choose "Preview" o simply hit the Space key on your keyboard.
Linux from Scratch describes the process of creating your own Linux system from scratch from an already installed Linux distribution, using nothing but the source code of software that you need.
This 318 page eBook provides readers with the background and instruction to design and build custom Linux systems. This eBook highlights the Linux from Scratch project and the benefits of using this system.
Users can dictate all aspects of their system, including directory layout, script setup, and security. The resulting system will be compiled completely from the source code, and the user will be able to specify where, why, and how programs are installed.
This eBook allows readers to fully customize Linux systems to their own needs and allows users more control over their system.
badblocks is a Free software to check for bad sectors on a disk drive. It creates a list of these sectors that can be used with other programs, like mkfs, so that they are not used in the future and thus do not cause corruption of data. It is part of the e2fsprogs project.
It will help you to check your drive periodically for bad blocks. It will list out all bad blocks. This list can be fed to fsck to be recorded in the filesystem data structures so that the operating system won't try to use the bad blocks for storing data. The following example will show how this could be done.
The above command will generate the file bad-blocks in the current directory from where you are running this command.
Pass 4: Check reference counts.
Pass 5: Checking group summary information.
If you have already used badblocks , e2fsck will try to move the block to another place. If the block was really bad, not just marginal, the contents of the file may be corrupted.
Looks at badblocks man pages for more command line options.


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MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.
Maxim Series Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a Maryland corporation, hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: On March 23, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to the authority contained in the Corporation's charter, and in accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law, unanimously adopted resolutions approving:
1. The establishment of 2 new series of capital stock of the Corporation, each representing interests in a separate investment portfolio, and the creation of multiple classes of shares of Common Stock, with a par value of Ten Cents ($.10) per share, of each such series to be designated as follows:
Series/Portfolio
Maxim Putnam Equity Income
Initial Class
Class L
Maxim American Century Growth
2. The re-classification of the following shares of previously classified but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as follows:
Previously Classified Shares
(expressed in millions)
Re-Classified Shares
Maxim Stock Index - 15
Maxim Putnam Equity Income Initial Class – 52.5
Maxim U.S. Government Mortgage Securities – 15
Maxim Putnam Equity Income Class L – 33
Maxim Putnam High Yield Bond – 15
Maxim American Century Growth Initial Class – 52.5
Maxim MFS International Value – 21
Maxim American Century Growth Class L – 33
Maxim MidCap Value – 15
Maxim Small-Cap Value – 15
Maxim Ariel Small-Cap Value – 15
Maxim Loomis Sayles Small-Cap Value – 15
Maxim Small-Cap Growth – 15
Maxim Short Duration Bond – 15
Maxim T. Rowe Price MidCap Growth – 15
SECOND: The description of each of the aforementioned new series and classes of capital stock of the Corporation, including the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption, is as set forth in the Corporation's charter.
THIRD: The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation has authority to issue has been increased or decreased by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law to the extent hereinafter set forth.
FOURTH: Both as of immediately before the increase or decrease and as increased or decreased: (i) the total number of shares of stock of all classes that the Corporation has authority to
issue is Eight Billion (8,000,000,000) shares, (ii) the number of shares of stock of each class is as set forth in the table below, (iii) the par value of the shares of stock of each class is Ten Cents ($.10) per share, and (iv) the aggregate par value of all the shares of all classes is Eight Hundred Million Dollars ($800,000,000).
Authorized Shares
(expressed in
millions)
Maxim Money Market
Common Stock 1,000 1,000
Maxim Stock Index
Common Stock 105 90
Maxim Bond Index
Common Stock 105 105
Maxim U.S. Government Mortgage Securities
Maxim Index 600
Maxim Putnam High Yield Bond
Maxim Janus Large Cap Growth
Maxim MFS International Growth
Maxim Federated Bond
Maxim MFS International Value
Maxim S&P 500 Index
Maxim MidCap Value
Maxim Small-Cap Value
Maxim Ariel MidCap Value
Maxim Ariel Small-Cap Value
Maxim Loomis Sayles Small-Cap Value
Maxim Loomis Sayles Bond
Maxim T. Rowe Price Equity/Income
Maxim Small-Cap Growth
Maxim Invesco ADR
Maxim Short Duration Bond
Maxim T. Rowe Price MidCap Growth
Maxim Global Bond
Maxim S&P MidCap 400® Index
Initial Class 52.5 52.5
Class L 33 33
Maxim International Index
Initial Class 0 52.5
Class L 0 33
Maxim Conservative Profile I
Maxim Moderately Conservative Profile I
Maxim Moderate Profile I
Maxim Moderately Aggressive Profile I
Maxim Aggressive Profile I
Maxim Conservative Profile II
Maxim Moderately Conservative Profile II
Maxim Moderate Profile II
Maxim Moderately Aggressive Profile II
Maxim Aggressive Profile II
Maxim Lifetime 2015 I
Class T 45 45
Class T1 45 45
Maxim Lifetime 2015 II
Maxim Lifetime 2015 III
Maxim SecureFoundationSM Balanced
Class G 75 75
Class G1 75 75
Maxim SecureFoundationSM Lifetime 2015
Unclassified Capital Stock:
FIFTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the Investment Company of 1940.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and Chief Executive Officer and attested by its Secretary this 18th day of April 2011, and the undersigned officers acknowledge that these Articles Supplementary are the act of the Corporation, and certify that, to the best of their knowledge, information and belief all matters and facts set forth herein are true in all material respects, and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.
/s/ M.T.G. Graye
Name: M.T.G. Graye
/s/ R.L. Logsdon
Name: R.L. Logsdon
Title: Assistant Vice President, Counsel & Secretary
Maxim Series Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Corporation"), in accordance with Section 2-607 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by changing the name of the following series of capital stock of the Corporation as follows:
CURRENT SERIES/PORTFOLIO
NAME NEW SERIES/PORTFOLIO NAME
Maxim Global Bond Portfolio
Maxim Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
SECOND: The amendment was approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors and is limited to a change expressly authorized by Section 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by the stockholders.
THIRD: These Articles of Amendment shall become effective at 12:00 A.M. on the 1st day of May 2011.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and Chief Executive Officer and attested by its Secretary on this 15th day of April 2011, and the undersigned officers acknowledge that these Articles of Amendment are the act of the Corporation, and certify that, to the best of their knowledge, information and belief, all matters and facts set forth herein are true in all material respects, and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.
M.T.G. Graye
R.L. Logsdon
Assistant Vice President, Counsel and Secretary


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Review: Alice In Wonderland
Jon Lyus
Those expecting a straight up adaptation of the Wonderland novel will be disappointed, instead the trick here is to make this film a sequel of sorts and Burton has Alice on the verge of womanhood with only a few illusive memories of a place of talking caterpillars and floating cats, bolting at the first sign of a highly dubious marriage proposal and finding herself down a familiar rabbit hole.
Much of the early part of the film is ostensibly a retelling of the classic tale with rabbits and waistcoats and tiny doors in rooms with tables, upon which lie bottles with Drink Me labels, whose telescopic effects are seared into our collective consciousness; it is a well re-told tale and in the beginning is far more Disney than Burton.
It is only when Alice opens the tiny door and enters Wonderland proper that Burton shows his hand, with an orchard of charred trees straight out of the haunted woods of Sleepy Hollow and the colourful scenes shown in the trailer and posters are covered in shadows and into this Underland Alice steps and stumbles across the Wonderland regulars.
Matt Lucas's Tweedledum and Tweedledee are Weebles come to life, and bicker in distinct Carrollian quarrells, the Dormouse, voiced by Barbara Windsor is a short, sharp distrusting presence and Michael Sheen's White Rabbit is perfectly pitched and redolent of a nervous civil servant – in short, the British troupe are all well cast and their characters brought to the screen with great panache by Burton's team of technical wizards.
Two other characters deserve a mention here, Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen with her outsized head is channeling Miranda Richardson's Queenie from Blackadder II, and is great fun to see, though a little diluted through caricature, and modeling the behaviour of the irritant Queen on her two year old toddler is a nice touch from Bonham Carter. The CG work undertaken to make her head enlarged is a startlingly well done piece of work, sadly the same cannot be said of Crispin Glover who, as the Knave of Hearts, is undone by the patchy CG integration of his head on a fake, elongated body. It rarely works well and does distract from his scenes.
In the mercurial hands of Johnny Depp the Mad Hatter sweeps across his scenes, becoming a roman candle of personalities and oddities and adding a well needed charge to the proceedings, indeed his recounting of the scorching of Wonderland at the hands of the Red Queen is a very nice moment. While he may tip the scales for some, and claims of indulgence laid at the hands of Depp and his regular directing cohort, the beauty of Wonderland is the characters, who always orbit their own centre of logic and morality, and Depp's Hatter is a well drawn wanderer of Wonderland and brings a sense of the ridiculous to the world.
Sadly the character of Alice, played with fervor by Defiance's Mia Wasikowska, is relegated to a series of reactions based on the notion that she may or may not be the 'real' Alice who came to Wonderland all those years ago, and I couldn't engage with her journey from put upon dreamer to Vorpal sword wielding Champion of Wonderland, donning a suit of armour to go off to attempt to slay the Jabberwocky at the end of the film. Wasikowska is a decent actress but isn't given the opportunity to engage on an emotional level; she doesn't have the confused curiosity or assertive nature of the Alice in Carroll's books and as our avatar in Wonderland this role is crucial – otherwise it is only a dream.
The story which unfolds is something akin to a collection of Lewis Carroll's greatest hits, with a nice Burtonesque twist to the Wonderland/Underland landscape, but it missed the charm and replaced it with a quirky, haunting facade through which the promise of a Tim Burton directed Alice in Wonderland story is occasionally glimpsed. Burton deals best with outsiders and the extremes of character and conflict, and in bringing a more mature Alice to Wonderland there was a chance to engage with the ultimate outsider, not only with a character rooted in society's rigid structure traveling to a strange, unruly place but also in bringing an adult perspective to a world, familiar to us all since childhood. It is a chance which it never fully taken, and in the undying obedience to the plot of this film the characters play their parts and utter their catchphrases, never freeing themselves of the shackles which a passionate love for the source material engenders.
A word about the 3D. Unnecessary.
Lewis Carroll's Alice stories are timeless and the team of Disney and Burton have created a film which is both respectful and evocative of the source but which never decides how to make best use of the talents involved. In the press conference Burton stated clearly that this is 'a Disney film' and no other studio has the cultural legacy this statement implies. Burton's earlier films, and some of his later works, are noticeable Burtonesque, content to revel in the dark side of the world and it is the fusion of the two 'house styles' which undo the cohesion of the film. Too many legacies come into play here – Carroll's complexities and Burton's darkness compete with Disney's fairy tale staples to arrive on the screen like the group of sycophants at the side of Bonham Carter's Red Queen – their distortions and eccentricities are false and are present to comply with a strict sense of propriety.
I am a huge fan of Tim Burton and I'm pleased we had the chance to see his version of Alice, the 'vacuum' of shooting almost entirely on green screen may have resulted in a detatched feel permeating the film, but Burton's designs of a dark Wonderland are beautiful and haunting. It is a curious mix of a few great performances with a smattering of exceptional touches, but as a whole it is devoid of the magic which is inherent in the stories and which the sterling cast and crew are more than capable.
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Father and writer. In gutter, looking at stars. Movie quotes I live my life by: 'Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while - you might miss it.' 'Carpe Diem!' 'When somebody asks you if you're a God - you say YES!'


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Whether you're looking for vinyl windows as a replacement for worn or outdated windows or you'd simply like to enjoy more energy-efficient windows for your home in Santa Ana, California, you've zeroed in on a smart choice. There are vinyl windows on the market that offer the best of all worlds, from the utmost energy efficiency to eye-catching beauty and the promise of low maintenance. And you can trust the window experts at Ameriside to help you sort through the options and choose high-caliber vinyl windows that you'll be happy with for many years to come.
Your aesthetic tastes – You'll enjoy a generous selection of styles, colors, simulated finishes, decorative accents, and more to choose from so that you can have the look you want for your home.
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I've bitten the bullet, taken the plunge and all sorts of other appropriate metaphor's in light of the fact that I've started up my own LMI youtube channel.
Here's one of the first video's I've done – I can assure you they will, like any new venture, get better quality in terms of both content and style as I practice!
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Holiday jam thumbprints with strawberry rhubarb, strawberry, 2 berry rhubarb, and nectarine conserve.
A snow storm and a message from the governor that all regular car pooling and errands must be put aside leaves time for thinking about new jam flavors for the coming spring. Taking advantage of the newly found time yielded two new flavors: blueberry, nectarine orange jam (pictured in its finished state the day after in bright kitchen sunshine) and blackberry, pomegranate, apple jelly (in its soon-to-be-jelly state). Both are low sugar recipes!
Woodside Blue Preserves will be at the Bethel Woods Holiday Market this weekend. Stop by and get into the holiday spirit!
Just plum good no sugar added jam all ready for their lids and Bethel Woods Holiday market next Saturday and Sunday!
The most recent forecast calls for no rain tomorrow in Callicoon, so stop by our booth if you're at the farmers market tomorrow. We have some new flavors and some old favorites - caramel apple jam, zesty raspberry blackberry jam, strawberry jam, spicy peach jam, black and green plum jam, nectarine conserve, autumn spice pear jam, blueberry jam, cardamom vanilla peach jam and many more. Come visit us for free samples of all of our flavors.
All 96 jars of strawberry syrup and 4 jars of Italian plum jam are done and ready for the swag bags and the Our Farms to Your Fork Dinner, sponsored by the Sullivan County Farmers Market. The dinner is this coming Saturday at Hill Country Inn,in Callicoon, NY. Here's a facebook link for more information about the dinner: https://www.facebook.com/events/530628143703716/ .
Blueberry Raspberry Rhubarb Jam, Italian Plum Jam, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Strawberry Jam, Nectarine Conserve, Blueberry Jam, Blueberry Blackberry Jam, Grape Jelly, Peach Jam, Rhubarb Jam, and Blackberry Jelly. As always, samples are available for all of the flavors. Stop by our booth and say hi!


Star health and Allied Insurance is a joint venture between Oman Insurance Company being a standalone health insurance Company. It aims at extending the best possible services to the customers.Oman Insurance Company, Mr. Essa Abdullah AL Ghurair and Mr.Syed Mohammed Salahuddin are the promoters of Starhealth and allied insurance company. The Indian promoters own 74.24% of the enterprise while foreign sponsors hold the remaining 25.76%. Mr. V. Jagannathan is the Chairman and Managing Director of Starhealth and allied insurance company.
In February 2013, Tata Capital invested in StarHealth Insurance. After that the company increasing the total capital base to 5.49 billion (US$86 million).
StarHealth and Allied Insurance became the first Insurance company mainly launched specially for the people who are suffering from Cardiac ailments in April 2013; Star Cardiac care it is one of its kind policy for the people who had undergone Heart Surgeries(Angioplasty and ByPass).
Protecting Health and Promoting Health.
Best Claim Settlement Process Company of 2015.
Most Promising Health Insurance Company of 2014.
Claims Service Company of the year 2014.
You can also pay your premium through online StarHealth and Allide Insurance, had given an online payment option for customer purpose with this you can easily pay yours through online.
You can also renew you policy for that you just need to visit the website and log in, and you can easily renew your policy with StarHealth and Allide Insurance renewal option. Click on the link provided below for Renewal Process.
Star Health Mediclaim is a policy that provides the reimbursement of hospitalization caused due to injuries or illness.
You can also claim the policy there is claim procedure you can follow those and make a request for that you must need to fill the claim form and call to the company assistance starhealth and allied insurance claim assistance can avail. For more details, Refer the following link.
StarHealth and Allied Insurance offers a wide variety products designed for different types of people Health Insurance products designed to meet the needs of Family, Senior citizens and Individuals and Personal Accident product like Star Accident care insurance policy – a policy that offers a protection to you and your loved ones in case you meet with an accident. Star Overseas travel insurance – a comprehensive health plan that ensures the best of service while you are travelling abroad.
For Other Users: 044-28319100 .
Star Health Travel Protect Insurance Policy.
Star Health Student Travel Protect Insurance Plan.


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Water infiltration features the Double Ring Infiltrometer. The infiltrometer features two stainless steel rings that have a double thick welded top edge for increased stability. The mariotte tubes provide a constant head of water for flow tests with 3,000 and 10,000 ml capacities.


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The Shadow Ministry of Bill Shorten was the opposition Australian Labor Party shadow ministry from October 2013 to May 2019, opposing the Abbott Government, Turnbull Government and Morrison Government.

The Opposition Front Bench is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who are regarded as the alternative Cabinet to the Cabinet of Australia, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government. Neither the Shadow Cabinet nor the Shadow Ministers have any official status in the Parliament of Australia. The Shadow Cabinet's membership is determined by the rules and practices of the Opposition party.

From 2013 Labor leadership ballot resulting from the 2013 Australian federal election, to 2019, the Shadow Cabinet was led by former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of the Australian Labor Party. Prime Minister Scott Morrison of the Liberal/National Coalition led the First Morrison Ministry from 2018 to 2019.

First Shadow Ministry (2013-2016)

First arrangement

Outer Shadow Ministry

Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries

Final arrangement
During this term, Michelle Rowland and Katy Gallagher was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet. The final arrangement of the Shadow Ministry prior to the 2016 election was announced in October 2015.

Outer Shadow Ministry

Shadow Parliamentary Secretaries

Second Shadow Ministry (2016-2019)

First arrangement
Following the narrow defeat at the 2016 election, the Australian Labor Party re-elected Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek as leader and deputy leader respectively. On 23 July 2016, the Shadow Cabinet was announced.

Outer Shadow Ministry

Shadow Assistant Ministers

Final arrangement

Outer Shadow Ministry

Shadow Assistant Ministers

See also
 Cabinet of Australia
 Shadow Ministry of Australia
 Shadow Ministry of Kevin Rudd
 Second Rudd Ministry
 Abbott Ministry
 First Turnbull Ministry
 Second Turnbull Ministry
 First Morrison Ministry

References

Politics of Australia
Opposition of Australia
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For 1998, the allocation of the Community catch quotas in Greenland waters shall be as set out in the Annex.
Fishing quotas set out in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3 and 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
Should the authorities responsible for Greenland make an offer regarding supplementary catch possibilities, as referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement on fisheries, the Council shall, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, take a decision on that offer within six weeks of receipt thereof.
(2) OJ L 29, 1. 2. 1985, p. 9.


Hope you didn't indulge in too much Halloween candy. If so get back on track with this immune boosting smoothie. Tangerines and pumpkins pack a powerful antioxidant punch! Tangerines are a significant source of vitamin C. Plus, both tangerines and pumpkins are great sources of fiber and protein.
The essential oil of tangerine keeps your stomach in good condition by maintaining the proper flow of digestive juices and maintains the right balance between the acid and bile so that excess acids are neutralized. It soothes the stomach and gives relief from inflammation. It helps your stomach continue to function properly.
Place all ingredients in high speed blender and blend until creamy. Pour into two small or one large bowl and top with toppings.


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Anas Serrhat () is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wydad AC.

Career
He started his career playing for DH Jadida and Renaissance Zemamra, before joining Wydad AC in 2020.

References

1996 births
Living people
Moroccan footballers
Wydad AC players
Association football midfielders
Renaissance Club Athletic Zemamra players


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HomeRiflesBolt Action RiflesVintage Saturday: Throw Me a Line!
Vintage Saturday: Throw Me a Line!
August 1, 2015 Ian McCollum Bolt Action Rifles, Conversion, Vintage photo 25
French officer with a Lebel rifle converted to throw lines
Furrer M1919 Double-Barrel SMG
Vintage Saturday Correction: Spare a Light?
Shooting the MAS-38 Submachine Gun: Second Try
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Take 2! I have some ammunition loaded up for me by awesome viewer Cameron, and we're going to try it out in the MAS-38 submachine gun. This is loaded hot enough to properly cycle Mle […]
Remington Split Breech – Before It Was Famous
April 1, 2018 Ian McCollum Single Shot Rifles, Video 13
The Remington Rolling Block was one of the most widely successful and popular military rifles of the late 1800s, and its development began with the Remington Split Breech carbine during the American Civil War. The […]
Vintage Saturday: A Long Way From Home
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Malagasy soldier from the French army, World War I. Armed with a M1886/93 Lebel rifle and early style bayonet with hooked quillion.
Was this for dealing with barbed wire?
Tassiebush says:
Or maybe an Alpine troops thing?
I was thinking fire it into some barbed wire and pull it down from a distance
That's certainly possible. Another thought I had was it could be a way of deploying field telephone lines to cut off groups. Fire the line then they can pull the wire on it to their position rather than someone having to crawl over no man's land with the line.
AugFC says:
Interesting. They actually made rifles explicitly for this purpose in the 19th century, but converting an existing rifle seems a lot more efficient (if a little lazier).
http://i.imgur.com/C2kYjU7.png
This is better than a Hollywood "grappling hook pistol" because the rifle's mass handles recoil from throwing the cable better than a pistol would. I don't know if this means the Lebel's line-thrower is meant for shooting hooks or rescue lines, but I wouldn't like to be at the receiving end. Fritz wouldn't like getting dragged to Pierre's place.
Interestingly, the Lyle gun, a short cannon designed to throw rescue lines to ships in distress or ship-wreck survivors stuck in the water, was produced from the late 19th century until 1952.
British SOP for clearing barbed-wire entanglements before a trench assault was initially artillery. Trouble was, it blew the wire free of its posts but didn't cut it very effectively, resulting in an even worse obstacle for the infantry.
Next trick was throwing a grappling hook across, attached to a chain winch, and using it pull the wire up and away over an area about 20 to 30 yards wide right across the gap. The trouble with this was that the Germans tended to notice and reply with artillery, mortars, HMGs, and/or two or more of the above.
The sound of this thing going off would probably have been lost in the general drumroll of fire, especially at night. But it was unlikely to be able to launch a heavy enough line and hook to be much use in uprooting barbed wire.
It could be used to "fire" a commo wire roll, but that leads to the question of why bother? If you want commo wire laid to talk to someone doing a trench raid, the Tail-End Charlie in the raiding party carries a spool and pays it out behind him. Silently.
Similarly, if you're using it to tap the Germans' commo wire, that's a two-or-three-man job with two short pieces of wire. (Splice in to his commo wire, lead the tap too one end of his barbed wire, splice your second line to the other end of the entanglement, run it back to your front line trench and hook it up.) Again, as quietly as possible.
I suppose it could be used to send a wire to a party caught in No Man's Land, but if that's the case, they probably have bad enough problems that a phone call probably isn't going to be much help.
It's definitely not a grenade launcher. Unless someone was trying to figure out how to "launch" an early home-grown jam-tin bomb of serious proportions.
Maybe it's a front-line mouse trap?
Color me stumped.
Perhaps the French thought about scaling a cliff, a castle wall, or something along those lines… as for snagging barbed wire, the poilu trying to do that might accidentally drag back a German soldier who was trying to fix the barbed wire (I'm joking, but nobody likes the idea of being dragged across no-man's land). As for communications, there might be a chance that a spool-carrying soldier would present the opposing team with the biggest target, especially if the phone line gets tangled on something during the initial advance (to say nothing about sporadic gunfire possibly hitting the cable spool and ruining any chance of making a phone call). Phone lines were among the most numerous victims during artillery barrages, if I'm not mistaken. If the line gets cut, someone has to go fix it.
TomTB says:
What we have to remember is how primitive by todays standards was wireless communication in the early part of the 20th century, and how easy it was to either listen in, or disrupt the other side with a shell fired from far away. Carrier pigeons were still used to tell artillery to quit hitting them, that "we are on YOUR side"!
W. Fleetwood says:
I suspect the French officer is in some way connected to a signals unit. Note that the background is what appears to be a fairly sophisticated bunker/dugout which would be part of a "trench line". Pretty early on the "trench line" grew into complex systems of defensive works. There were two primary communications systems within these, runners (cf. A Hitler) and wire, first using morse code, then voice. This communications wire was broken on a regular basis and had to be relaid, often under enemy fire. Launching a line several hundred feet that could then be used to pull a wire the same distance would seem like a good idea, at least to the privates who would have to cover the same distance rolling out a wire wheel.
Klaus says:
To me it looks like a 100 year old version of a rail mounted sure fire ,and why would that stranded wire be wrapped once around the trigger?
Jacob Morgan says:
Maybe it is not a line throwing gun. Could it be a spot light and the wire going from the device back down the stock an electric wire? Maybe there is a switch on the trigger?
Only an idiot would tie a spot light to a rifle somewhere in the trenches! It would basically shout "Here I am, SHOOT ME!!!!"
Unless there was a switch near a trigger so one could flash the light on momentarily. Not standing on top of the parapet, but maybe in a trench or behind lines to identify friend or foe in response to trench raids. Maybe if the password was not given to sentry 1, sentry 2 would flash the light, pick up the target, bang, then move. There is a brisk trade these days in lights that hang off of guns and in "tactical" flashlights meant to be used in conjunction with shooting.
At any rate, the line gun hypothesis does not make a great deal of sense either. Only use I can think of for a line gun would be to send a line to an injured person in no-man's-land. The Germans were known to shoot at unarmed stretcher bearers.
Well, what if the line-thrower used a grappling hook? How do you scale a cliff wall without ladders?
Generally I'd agree about lights but it's interesting to note that in The Ultimate Sniper by Major John Plaster he does briefly discuss the idea of shooting by torchlight. The really important thing emphasized is you only switch it on for a second while you take a shot then immediately switch it off before it can be used to direct aimed fire back. It's possible someone might have tried this in the trenches. I'm only speculating though. I think it's probably a line thrower.
Hrachya H. says:
Russians have similar device for AKs intended for demining stake mines:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=932514083474853&set=a.852542001472062.1073741830.100001488092135&type=1
That's a fascinating set up. The reel looks like a fishing one. That device would be awesome for fishing off surf beaches.
ACN says:
Would this be the origin of the phrase 'shooting a line' when someone is telling a tall story?
Bob Benson says:
Ian I was very pleased to see you on live TV 's Gun stories Gatling gun program was it as good as being at Red Jacket?
KaiserPanda says:
thats pretty cool
Ian McCollum says:
Michael Bane and the Gun Stories folks are not even in the same world as Sons of Guns… 🙂
Glad you liked the show! I don't have cable TV, so I won't be able to see the finished episodes until the whole season has aired and they send me a DVD.
Ok, everyone. I've copied the photo into my files and zoomed.
The "can" definitely has an electrical connection at its bottom rear. The double-stranded line from it leads to a switch on the right side of the forearm just where the fingers of the shooter's left hand would be placed.
The wire continues back from there, past the trigger guard. Note the "loops" hanging down, which can be mistaken for a lever-action loop (which the Lebel doesn't have). The line goes on from there, my SWAG is to a 6V battery "off-camera", as they would say in Hollywood.
The "can" is most likely from either a French or British Aldis lamp. It's a light, not a line canister. Note the "bolts" top and bottom; they're the pivot trunnions for its usual mount. It's turned 90 degrees from its usual "up and down" orientation (like cannon trunnions).
The switch on the forearm would normally be on the lamp's mount, behind it. A message would be "tapped out" in Morse, as on a telegraph.
This rig is intended for two jobs, I suspect;
1. "Jacklighting" German soldiers trying to creep up on the position after dark. An anti trench-raid weapon.
2. "Jacklighting" rats in the trench itself.
The light going on in the target's face would blind them, and probably "freeze" them, for a split second, just long enough for a shot.
In each case, the procedure would literally be "Flash!- BANG!"
Good stuff eon! That paints a fascinating picture of what things were tried during that period!
Denny says:
Wow, what a sharply clothed officer! Looks more like dressed for parade.
Throwing lines was the way to connect…. hahaha, especially between ships. Now we have lot smarter links; but they are just 'virtual'.


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Q: QML ListView height with multiple nested models I have a ListView with a simple model which in turn also has a model which is actually displayed:
ListView {
    Component.onCompleted: console.log("ListView height: " + height)
    model: ["1"]
    delegate: Column {
        Component.onCompleted: console.log("Inner delegate height: " + height)
        Repeater {
            model: ["A", "B"]
            delegate: Text {
                Component.onCompleted: console.log("Text height: " + height)
                text: modelData
            }
        }
    }
}

I can get the Text and the Column height. Even though ListModel knows the Column height, it still has zero height.
My question is: how to properly assign ListView the given size?
The program outputs:

qml: Text height: 14
qml: Text height: 14
qml: Inner delegate height: 28
qml: ListView height: 0

A: Based on @folibis' suggestion, I changed the contentHeight and contentWidth properties when the delegate's height or width changes. After adding anchors to ListView, it perfectly works together with the encompassing item.
Here is the code:
ListView {
    anchors.fill: parent
    model: ["1", "2"]
    delegate: Column {
        onHeightChanged: ListView.view.contentHeight = height
        onWidthChanged: ListView.view.contentWidth = width
        Repeater {
            model: ["A", "B", "C", "D"]
            delegate: Text {
                text: modelData
            }
        }
    }
}

Inspired by @BaCaRoZzo's comment, if one would not need a ListView, the problem can solved without it:
Flickable {
    id: flickable
    anchors.fill: parent
    Column {
        Repeater {
            model: ["1", "2"]
            Column {
                onHeightChanged: flickable.contentHeight = height
                onWidthChanged: flickable.contentWidth = width
                Repeater {
                    model: ["A", "B", "C", "D"]
                    delegate: Text {
                        text: modelData
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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I Remember You..., is an album by vocalist Karin Krog with saxophonist Warne Marsh and bassist Red Mitchell recorded in 1980 and released on the Spotlite label.

Reception

The Allmusic review states "The play list includes both jazz and pop standards. More to the point, regardless of the nature of the tunes, these three reconstruct them with a modern jazz feel. ... I Remember You is another memorable chapter in the artistic life of a consummate jazz performer and is recommended".

Track listing
 "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 5:37
 "Trane" (Tadd Dameron, Karin Krog) – 7:20
 "Lester's Happy" (Lester Young, King Pleasure) – 3:05
 "Moody's Mood for Love (James Moody, Eddie Jefferson) – 4:47
 "It's You or No One" ( Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 5:00
 "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 7:22
 "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 5:38
 "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Lew Brown) – 6:11
 "It's You or No One" [Alternate Take] (Styne, Cahn) – 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
 "Speak Low" [Alternate Take] (Weill, Nash) – 5:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
 "That Old Feeling" [Alternate Take] (Fain, Brown) – 6:09 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel
Karin Krog – vocals
Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
Red Mitchell – bass

References

Warne Marsh albums
Karin Krog albums
1980 albums
Spotlite Records albums


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Google I/O 2017: The Most Important Announcements
Google I/O is an annual conference for developers. "I/O" is input/output, with the conference slogan: "Innovation in the Open." Traditionally, since 2008, the conference has been held in San Francisco, CA - making 2017 the 11th conference. This is a series of technical showcases, dedicated to Android, App Engine, and others. We are happy to briefly highlight the keynotes of Google I/O 2017 here.
Android development and a variety of new features have been given a significant amount of attention this year. There were two new OS presentations — Android O and Android Go, the new version of Android Wear, and more. We highlighted the most important announcements from Google I/O 2017 below.
Android Wear 2.0
Dave Burke, Android engineering lead, reveals that Android Wear 2.0 is launching on watches, and will be provided by 24 of the world's top watch manufacturers including Casio, Hugo Boss, Emporio Armani, and others.
There will be more functions outside of the phone platform, compatibility with Apple's devices, and better security measures. In addition, Android Wear 2.0 now includes a standalone Play Store.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-o-security/
Among the most important Google I/O announcements was one connected with Android O. Android O is the codename of an upcoming Android OS. The conference featured the second developer preview and the third developer preview was conducted on June 8 with finalized API. A few demos, called Fluid Experiences, and Vitals with Play Console Dashboards were shown during the conference and promoted the Picture-in-Picture feature for multitasking, Notification Dots via long-touch on the app icon, and Auto-Fill and Smart Text Selections for phone numbers, addresses, and business names.
Android Go was one of the key announcements during this year's Google I/O presentation. First focusing on the optimization of the latest Android releases for low-end phones. In fact, there is a lightweight version of the upcoming Android O designed to run on 512 MB and 1 GB RAM smartphones. It also includes a scaled-back version of applications for less resource use, and Google Play will be able to show optimizations for Android Go apps separately. Another new feature is data management in the Quick Settings, and a separate mention is Building for Billions, a new feature for developers which allows for the creation of small apps (less than 10MB in size) that can be used offline and have built-in battery and resource optimization, especially for Android Go phones. This is expected in 2018.
Kotlin, a new statically-typed coding language, is now supported in Android Studio 3.0. It runs on the Java Virtual Machine and can also be compiled to JavaScript source code. JetBrains, the Kotlin creators, concluded an agreement with Google which suggests they will get involved even more with Android.
Google.ai
Google.ai is designed to combine Google's efforts in the field of computer learning and artificial intelligence. This project will not only engage in various studies but will also directly participate in various types of development — including for TensorFlow and Cloud Tensor Process Units (TPU). Cloud TPUs are second generation TPUs that can deliver up to 180 teraflops of floating point performance. Cloud TPUs' hardware will be available via its Compute Engine for creating and running virtual machines on its infrastructure, and it will work with TensorFlow open-source software library.
Google.ai also includes AutoML initiatives which use neural nets to create other neural nets through a so-called reinforcement learning approach.
Daydream VR
Daydream is a virtual reality platform for Daydream View headsets and Android Nougat. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, alongside LG's next flagship phone (V30, probably) will include Daydream support this summer.
Clay Bavor, head of VR/AR, also announced Daydream standalone VR headsets. These will be powered by Android and by the Snapdragon 835 VR platform. This device uses WorldSense and Tango-based positional tracking technologies, and there will be no need for access via PCs or smartphones to use it. Lenovo, HTC, and Qualcomm are named as partners to distribute this device.
The release of Visual Positioning Services was announced - as part of the development of the augmented reality direction, which will allow for navigation through stores in order to locate different things there. There is also an interaction with Google Lens, which you can read about below. It is also expected that all these functions will be available in a Google Expeditions update this year.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos
Google Photos — is one of the most constantly developing services for photo sharing and storage. Suggested Sharing was announced at the conference: the ability to identify the best photos using machine learning and then sharing them with other users. Another novelty is connected with this function: Shared Libraries that allow users to create and share images automatically. It can even choose photos that only contain specific elements! Photo Books is also featured: people will be able to order a printable hardcover album with images from Google Photos, formed almost automatically for $9.99 for a 7-inch book or $19.99 for a 9-inch book, twenty pages in length.
In addition, the function to remove obstructions was presented, in its early stages. The demonstration was impressive and, if the implementation meets expectations, such a function will be a real breakthrough.
Google Assistant is constantly evolving. It has become more available, more talkative, and more ready to help. Add type support, and now users can not only reach the Assistant by voice, but also through text capabilities. In addition, the support of several different users on the same device has improved. As part of the distribution of Assistant, it is now available for iOS, and Assistant may be built into different products such as speakers, toys, different smart machines like washers, and others using special Assistant SDK. Users can easily order food using Assistant (in supported restaurants) and pay for it using Android Pay. More languages were added: German, French, Portuguese, Japanese are already supported; Italian, Korean, and Spanish will be supported by the end of 2017.
Google Lens
Google Lens was announced by Sundar Pichai, himself and it will come to Photos and Assistant first. Key features include the recognition of things from reality or photos uploaded to photos — straight from the camera with automatic connection to routers. The final release date was not yet revealed.
Google Home helps its users to control their smart products, including timers and so on. This was previously only available in the USA but, not so long ago, Google Home was launched in Australia, Canada, Germany, France, and Japan, too. The main innovations are the ability to schedule voice appointments, time-sensitive notifications by Proactive Assistance, and Visual Responses. Hands-free and voice recognition will be available in the US in a few months — so far only for outgoing calls. The incoming call feature is not available due to security reasons, but will be added in the future. This will be free in the US and Canada and require no additional applications. As part of the development of entertainment, partnerships with Spotify, Deezer, SoundCloud, and a few video partners were established, and Bluetooth support was added.
The pace of YouTube development can not be underestimated. Every year YouTube watch-time grows by 90%, and the growth of live-streaming is up more than 400% in the last year. YouTube is starting to support the new popular 360-degree video format, too, which will work with any TV-connected YouTube application. The Super Chat API for live streamers was also announced, and will allow for easy comments and donations.. The triggering interactive actions feature will be available soon — in response to these paid comments.
Smart Reply for Gmail
Smart Reply is available now for Inbox for Gmail, Google Allo, so-called smart messaging apps, and apps for Android and iOS. This feature suggests quick replies based on the received email, and already drives 12% of replies. The technology is based on machine learning and, the more users use it, the better answers it offers.
https://9to5google.com/2017/05/17/google-for-jobs-machine-learning-multiple-services-google-search/
Google Search is the foundation of Google, and is constantly refining, not left without attention. This year's conference also did not ignore this issue: the job search function was highlighted. The new Search feature is called Google for Jobs and will let users check out new job postings based on various categories common to special job search portals — like time, job titles, and more. This feature can be expected in the US in the coming weeks, and more countries will receive this feature in the future.
Among other Google I/O 2017 session details there were a few numbers and interesting facts revealed:
82,000,000,000 different applications were installed from Google Play during the last year.
2,000,000,000 different active devices work with Android OS.
1,000,000,000 hours of video are viewed on YouTube every day.
800,000,000 active daily users benefit from G Drive.
500,000,000 active users prefer to use Google Photos.
100,000,000 devices now have access to Google Assistant.
50,000,000 devices are currently connected with Chromecast.
50,000,000 Android TV activations are counted every month.
This year's conference focused on a strong section dedicated to the Android development. The second developer previews of Android O, Android Go, and Kotlin language support were introduced. Also, among the Google I/O highlights were the numerous G services that will receive significant development support — from YouTube and Photos to Assistant and Home. Google pays a lot of attention to the mutual integration of its services, and the infrastructure it creates brings more and more convenience to its users.
The conference traditionally focused on such important issues as diabetes treatments, cancer detection, and more. Of course, there was a discussion about neural network usage at Google, too.
How GDPR Impacts Mobile App Development
Top 12 AI Personal Assistant Apps for Android
Web Summit 2017 Lessons Learned: Big Tech and Social Changes Outline the Future


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Up-regulation of microRNA-142 in simian immunodeficiency virus encephalitis leads to repression of sirtuin1
Chaudhuri, A. D.
Yelamanchili, S. V.
Marcondes, Maria Cecilia
Fox, H. S.
FASEB Journal Journal
MicroRNA (miR)-142 is up-regulated in the brain in HIV and SIV encephalitis (SIVE). We identified the cell types where miR-142 is up-regulated and its relevant downstream target. Fluorescent in situ hybridization combined with immunofluorescent labeling revealed that miR-142-3p and -5p are expressed within hippocampal neurons and myeloid cells in SIVE. Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) was predicted as a potential miR-142 target by analysis of its 3'-UTR and bioinformatic analysis of factors linked to altered hippocampal gene expression profile in SIVE. Overexpression of pre-miR-142 in HEK293T cells led to a 3.7-fold decrease in SIRT1 protein level. Examination of the individual effects of miR-142-5p and miR-142-3p through overexpression and inhibition studies revealed that significant effects on SIRT1 occurred only with miR-142-5p. Luciferase reporter assays revealed a 2.3-fold inhibition of expression due to interaction of miR-142 with the SIRT1 3'-UTR, mutation analysis revealed that only the miR-142-5p target site was active. MiR-142 expression in primary human neurons led to a small (1.3-fold) but significant decrease in SIRT1 protein level. Furthermore, qRT-PCR revealed up-regulation of miR-142-3p (6.4-fold) and -5p (3.9-fold) and down-regulation of SIRT1 (33-fold) in macrophages/microglia from animals with SIVE. We have therefore elucidated a miR-mediated mechanism of regulation of SIRT1 expression in SIVE.
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
SIRT1
10.1096/fj.13-232678


It is common sometimes to be in place wherein your cell phone signal may not be working and even your Bluetooth devices. seeing that your Wi-Fi is also not working is what you can also realize when you are in these places. It is when you experienced these things that you might be in an area where there are cell phone blocker . It is your call that will be blocked the very moment that these signal jammers are in pace .
The very first purpose of these devices is to make sure that any signal will be blocked to any phone to make sure that silence will be observed especially in public places like the theater and library. It is common for these places to see some people that are not wary of the people around them and will be making distractive noises with their phones. It is the phone jammer that will be able t prevent this in from happening and that is why they are installed in these places. Theatres, religious places like churches, like hospitals, libraries, museum etc. are just some of the places where you will see these devices . People with criminal minds soon made use of these devices to be used in their criminal acts. For most homeowners, they will not be able to make any call to the authorities whenever there is a robbery since the robbers will use them to block signals.
It is because of the reasons that were stated that many countries have banned the signal jammers. It is also because of these interference that there are many emergency calls that have been disrupted. It is in some countries that you can still use signal jammers in private but it is prohibited in public areas. Before having the right to use them, there is also a need for you to ask for a permission from the authority. When talking about the place where you can use signal jammers legally are in banks and jails. It is bank robbery that will be prevented the very moment that these signal jammers are used in these areas. The very moment that there will be a legitimate military operation, then these signal jammers are also legal to use. But regardless of the purposes, it is very important that these devices will be used with care. Any unwanted interference will be prevented the very moment that you will be doing this one. It is this precaution that is very valuable to see to it that any emergency calls will still make it through.
Regardless of these devices have been banned, there are still some online shops that sell these signal jammers. It is online that you will be able to buy these devices at a very good deal. The common look of a signal jammer that you will see online are the ones that looks like a cell phone. A fully charged signal jammer is what you will need before you can use them. The moment that a signal jammer will be able to block certain frequencies, then they are the ones that have a frequency filter.


●For a successful plant design, the process should be capable of operating under conditions which will yield a profit. Since net profit is the difference between total income minus all expenses, it is essential that an engineer should be aware of the many types of costs involved in manufacturing processes.
●Capital must be allocated for direct plant expenses (as raw materials, labor, equipment …) or for indirect expenses (administrative salaries, product distribution costs, cost for communication ….).
●A capital investment is required for any industrial process and determination of the necessary investment is an important part of the design project. The total investment for any process consists of fixed capital investment for physical equipment and facilities in the plant and working capital which must be available to pay salaries, keep raw materials and products on and and handle other special items requiring a direct cash outlay.
●In the figure, total capital investment is shown as the trunk of a tree . The roots are fed by capital sink. Input to capital sink can be in the form of loans, stock issues, bond releases and other funding sources including the net cash flow returned to the capital sink from each project. Output from the capital source is in the form of total capital investments for each of the company's industrial operations, dividends to stock holders, repayment of debts and other investments.
●The total capital investment includes all the funds necessary to get the project underway. This encompasses the regular manufacturing fixed capital investment and the working capital investment along with the investment required for all necessary auxiliaries and non manufacturing facilities.
●"operations for complete project" represents the overall operations for the complete project with working capital funds moving in and out as needed but not maintaining a constant fund as available working capital.
●Depreciation charges are to allow eventual replacement of the equipment and, therefore, paid back to company capital sink. These charges are not included in the costs for operation. Depreciation must be recognized as a cost before income tax charges are made and before the net profits are reported to the stock holders.
●The difference between income and operating costs represents gross profits before depreciation. After depreciation charges, net profit is taxable. The remainder is clear profit which can be returned to the capital sink along with the depreciation charges to be used for; new investments, dividends or repayment of present investment.
●The time period chosen is the estimated life period of the project and time value of money is neglected.
●The zero point on the abscissa represents the time at which the plant has been completely constructed and is ready for operation.
●Cash flow to the company in the form of net profits starts to accumulate and gradually pays off the full capital investment. After that time, profits accumulate on the positive side of the cumulative cash position until the end of the project life. At that time the project is theoretically shut down and the operation ceases.
●After shut down working capital is still available and it is assumed that land can be sold at its original value.
●The final result on cumulative cash position is a net profit over the total life of the project.
When a design engineer determines costs for any type of commercial process, these costs should be of sufficient accuracy to provide reliable decisions. To accomplish this, the engineer must have a complete understanding of the many factors that can affect costs.
One of the major costs involved in any industrial process is for the equipment. In many cases standard equipments are used and a substantial reduction in cost can be made by employing idle equipment or by purchasing second-hand equipment.
If new equipment must be bought, several independent quotations should be obtained from different manufacturers. When the specifications are given to the manufacturers, the chance for low cost estimate is increased when engineer does not place strict limitations on the design.
In the modern competitive economies, prices may vary widely from one period to another and this factor must be considered when the costs for industrial processes are determined.
The cost for equipments, salaries and working capital required are to be compared with market values.
Policies of individual companies have a direct effect on costs.
Some concerns have particularly strict safety regulations and these must be met in every detail.
Accounting procedures and methods for determining depreciation costs vary among different companies.
The company policies with respect to labor unions should be considered, because these will affect overtime labor charges and the type of work the operators or other employees can do. Labor union policies may even dictate the amount material and type of material for the equipments, thus have a direct effect on the total cost.
The national government has many regulations and restrictions which have a direct effect on industrial costs. Some examples are import and export regulations, restrictions on permissible depreciation rates, value added tax (VAT, (KDV)), ? (ÖTV), income tax rules and environmental regulations.
Governmental policies with reference to caital gains and gross-earning taxes should be clearly understood when the costs are determined.
Each company has its own methods for meeting the regulations, but changes in the laws and alterations in the national and companies economic situation require constant surveillance if optimum cost conditions are to be maintained.
One of the factors that has an important effect on the costs is the fraction of the total available time during which the process is in operation. When equipment stands idle for an extended period of time, the labor costs are usually low; however, other costs, such as those for maintenance, protection and depreciation, continue even though the equipment is not in active use.
Operating time, rate of production and sales demand are closely interrelated. The ideal plant should operate under a time schedule which gives the maximum production rate while maintaining economic operating methods. In this way, the total cost per unit of production is kept near a minimum because the fixed costs are utilized to the fullest extend. This ideal method of operation is based on the assumption that the sales demand is sufficient to absorb all the material produced. If the production capacity of the process is greater than the sales demand, the operation can be carried on at reduced capacity or periodically at full capacity.
●In the figure, a graphical analysis of the effect on costs and profits are shown when the rate of production varies. As indicated in the figure, the fixed costs remain constant and the total production cost increases as the rate of production increases. The point where the total product cost equals the total income is known ad the "break-even point".
●The effects of production rate and operating time on costs should be recognized. By considering sales demand along with the capacity and operating characteristics of the equipment, the engineer can recommend the production rate and operating schedules that will give the best economic results.
where gV is the unit variable cost.
where fS is the unit selling price.
Example: An industrial operation is working with 70 % capacity. The annual variable production cost is 140 000 $. Total annual fixed cost is 100 000 $. If the unit selling price of the product is 20 $ and with this capacity total annual gain is 280 000 $ what will be the production rate at "break-even point". If the plant is operated with 100% capacity what will be the gross profit and net profit. For this example tax rate can be taken as 37% over gross profit.
●Before an industrial plant can be put into operation, a large sum of money must be supplied to purchase and install the necessary machinery and equipment. Land and service facilities must be obtained and the plant must be erected complete with all piping, controls and services. In addition, it is necessary to have money available for the payment of expenses involved in the plant operation.
●The capital needed to supply the necessary manufacturing and plant facilities is called the fixed capital investment, while that necessary for the operation of the plant is termed the working capital. The sum of the fixed capital investment and the working capital is known as the total capital investment.
Manufacturing fixed-capital investment represents the capital necessary for the installed process equipment with auxiliaries that are needed for complete process operation. Expenses for piping, instruments, insulation, foundations and site preparation are typical examples of costs included in the manufacturing fixed-capital investment.
Fixed capital required for construction overhead and for all plant components that are not directly related to the process operation are designated as the non- manufacturing fixed capital investment. These plant components include the land, processing buildings, administrative and other offices, warehouses, laboratories, transportation, shipping and receiving facilities, utility and waste disposal facilities, shops and other permanent parts of the plant.
The construction overhead cost consists of field office and supervision expenses, home-office expenses, engineering expenses, miscellaneous construction costs, contactor's fees and contingencies.
In some cases, construction overhead is proportioned between manufacturing and non-manufacturing fixed capital investment.
2.finished products in stock and semi finished products in the manufacturing process.
4.cash kept on hand for monthly payment of operating expenses such as salaries, wages and raw material purchases.
Since the credit terms extended to customers are usually based on allowable 30 day payment period, the working capital required for accounts receivable ordinarily amounts to the production cost for one month of production.
The ratio of working capital to the total capital investment varies with different processes as 10 to 20 %. This percentage may increase up to 50 percent or more for companies with seasonal raw material demand.
4.for new projects help for probabilities of bidding.
The aim for the estimate and the aimed accuracy level directly affects the spent time and money.
This estimation method can be applied rapidly and is useful in determining whether a is worth pursuing, especially when there are competing routes. Bench-scale laboratory data is sufficient to determine the type of equipment and its arrangement to convert raw materials to products.
To produce the estimate production rate in amount per year and flow sheet are required.
Study estimate is based on a preliminary process design, where capital cost of a plant is estimated using overall factors that multiply estimates of the delivered cost of the major items of the process equipment. This method requires a process design complete with mass and energy balance and equipment sizing. In addition, materials of construction for the major items of equipment including the heat exchangers and pumps must be known.
Considerably more time is required for this estimate than order of magnitude estimate. But, accuracy is improved to ±35%.
This method is best carried out after an optimal process design has been developed, complete with a mass and energy balance, equipment sizing, selection of materials of construction and required process control configuration is incorporated.
In this type of estimates accuracy can be improved up to ± 20 %.
●The purchased cost of processing equipment is generally obtained from charts, equations or quotes from vendors which are based on conditions at some time in the past. However costs are not static and because of inflation they generally increase with time. To update cost data at past to costs that are representative of the conditions of today cost indexes are used.
●A cost index is merely an index value for a specific time showing the cost at that time relative to a certain base time. If the cost at some time in the past is known, the equivalent cost at the present time ca be determined by multiplying the original cost by the ratio of the present index value to the index value applicable when the original cost was obtained.
●Cost indexes can be used to give a general estimate, but no cost index can take into account all factors, such as special technological advancements or local conditions. The common indexes permit fairly accurate estimates if the time period is less than 10 years.
●Many different types of cost indexes are published regularly. Some of these can be used for estimating equipment costs, others apply specifically to labor, construction, materials or other specialized fields.
●The Marshall and Swift (MS) Equipment Cost Index (I=100 for 1926) Contains all industry average equipment purchase cost.
●The Engineering News-Record (ENR) Construction Cost Index (I=100 for 1967) This index shows the variations in labor rates and materials costs for industrial construction.
If the cost indexes are not found for our country, an approximate solution might be the use of the indexes in any country and calculating the amount based on currency exchange rate.
The cost of purchased equipment is the basis of several pre-design methods for estimating capital investment.
It is often necessary to estimate the cost of a piece of equipment based on a different operational capacity involved. Good results can be obtained by using the logarithmic relationship known as the six-tenths factor rule.
The installation of equipment involves costs for labor, foundations, supports, platforms, construction expenses and other factors directly related to the erection of purchased equipment.
When very high or very low temperatures are involved, insulation factors can become important and it may be necessary to estimate insulation costs with a great deal of care.
Instrument costs, installation labor costs and expenses for auxiliary equipment and materials constitute the major portion of the capital investment required for instrumentation.
Total instrumentation cost depends on the amount of control required and may amount to 6-30 percent of the purchased cost for all equipment.
The cost for piping covers labor, valves, fittings, pipe, supports and other items involved in the complete erection of all piping used directly in the process.
Piping estimation methods involve either some degree of piping take-off from detailed drawings and flow sheets or using a factor technique when neither detailed drawings nor flow sheets are available.
The cost for electrical installations consists primarily of installation labor and materials for power and lighting, with building service lighting usually included under the heading of building and services costs.
Costs for fencing, grading, roads, sidewalks, railroad sidings, landscaping and similar items constitute the portion of the capital investment included in yard improvements.
Utilities for supplying steam, water, power, compressed air and fuel are some service facilities of an industrial plant. Waste disposal, administrative offices, fire protection, first aid, cafeteria, shipping and unloading facilities, warehouses, control rooms, storage facilities are included in service facilities cost.
The cost for land and the accompanying surveys and fees depends on the location of the property.
Land is not considered in depreciation charges.
The costs for construction design and engineering, drafting, purchasing, accounting, construction and cost engineering, travel, communications and home office expenses including overhead constitute the capital investment for engineering and supervision.
Construction expense includes temporary construction and operation, construction tools and rentals, personnel located at the construction site, construction payroll, travel and living, taxes and insurance and other construction overhead.
The contractor's fee varies for different situations.
A contingency factor is usually included in an estimate of capital investment to compensate for unpredictable events.
After plant construction has been completed, there are quite frequent changes that have to be made before the plant can operate at optimum design conditions. These changes involve expenditures for materials and equipment and result in loss of income while the plant is shut down or is in operation with partial capacity.
The cost of plant startup is typically estimated as 10% of Fixed Capital Investment.
4.it provides a convenient way of considering infrequently occurring but large expenses.
●All expenses directly connected with the manufacturing operation or the physical equipment of a process plant itself are included in the manufacturing costs.
In food industry one of the major costs of production is for the raw materials in involved in the process. The amount of the raw materials which must be supplied per unit of time or per unit of product can be determined from process material balances. The cost should be mainly based on the amount of raw materials consumed ( some of the materials are recovered, so they are not cost items ).
All cost items are to be paid by the seller. The cost of the material does not depend on the location taxes, municipality charges, housing foundation, education foundation and defending foundations are all included .
The purchaser have to pay fort he transportation charges.
The seller should bring the materials to the nearest distribution center and the purchaser pays fort he transportation charge from those centers to the factory.
If the cost of raw material is an important part of total cost, then the firm should make additional contracts with producers. This may even effect the plant location. The estimations for future changes should also be included in the cost estimation.
Other items affecting raw material cost are the amount of order and the quality of raw material. The quality is especially important for food industries and standards should be established and obeyed for each group.
If the raw material is obtained within the firm, these might be profit including selling prices or some fictitious prices for taxation purposes.
In general operating labor may be divided into skilled and unskilled labor. Labor charges are determined by experience of firm. In some industrially developed countries labor charges are fixed and published periodically.
By using the flow sheet of the process the operating labor can be estimated from an analysis of the work to be done. In batch operations operating labor estimation is more important. Primarily, in these operations labor requirements are higher, also worker can be adjusted to be involved in more than one process. In continuous operations need for labor is not affected by amount of production. For such operations labor can be considered as fixed. However, changes in amount of production affect the labor requirements as materials handling, packaging and so on.
The utility may be purchased at predetermined rates from an outside source or the service may be available from within the company. If the company supplied its own service and this is utilized for just one process, the entire cost of the service installation is usually charged to the manufacturing process. If the service is utilized for the production of several different products the service cost is apportioned among the different products the service cost is apportioned among different products at a rate based on the amount of individual consumption.
●Cost for steam is expressed per ton. This cost includes fuel, pretreatment of water, labor, depreciation and maintenance. If the steam is used only for heating purposes, estimation of the cost is easy. However, if it's used for production of electricity in turbines and the exhaust part will be used for heating the estimation becomes more complex.
●Cooling water cost includes the cost for water, chemicals, depreciation charges, maintenance and pumping. The use of cooling water for one pass is not feasible. The cooling water itself is cooled by exposing to air and with adiabatic vaporization of some part. Therefore climate is important for water cooling systems design. Another cost will be faced for the conditioning of water. ( as pH adjustment, addition of biocides to prevent growth of microorganisms etc. ).
●In food processing factories, nitrogen is used as inert gas. It's sold in pressurized containers and price for each cubic meters is fixed. Another gaseous item is compressed air, it's cost is a combination of compressor and energy costs.
●Electricity is obtained from central distribution in most of the cases and in our country it's supplied by TEDAŞ with fixed rates.
– previous maintenance and repair Works at the plant.
iii. supervision and some general expenses including timing.
In the operation of plant, maintenance and repair costs are not stationary, they increase as the time of usage increase as the time of usage increases. On the other hand, if additional installations are made the maintenance and repair costs will be reduced. Therefore, in every plant the records for maintenance and repair should be kept with attention.
In any manufacturing operation, many supplies are needed to keep the process functioning efficiently. Items such as charts, lubricants, test chemicals, laboratory chemicals, guarding supplies can be considered as operating supplies.
The cost of laboratory tests for control of operations and for product quality-control is covered in laboratory charges.
Many manufacturing processes are covered by patents and it may be necessary to pay a set amount for patents rights or royalty based on the amount of material produced. if the patent is obtained in the plant, a certain amount of the total expense should be considered as an operating expense. In a manner, these costs are amortized over the legally protected life of the patent.
Depending on the process involved some solvents, preservatives, natural dyes, leavening agents, purified vitamins etc. are used which brings additional costs.
Fixed charges are expenses which remain practically constant from year to year and do not very widely with changes in production rate. These are also expenses which are always present in an industrial plant whether or not the manufacturing process is in operation.
Equipments, buildings and other material objects compromising a manufacturing plant require an initial investment which must be written off as a manufacturing expense. In order to write off this cost, a decrease in value is assumed to occur throughout the usual life of the material usage possessions. This decrease in value is designated as depreciation.
Since depreciation rates are very important in determining the amount of income tax, allowable depreciation rates based on the probable useful life of various types of equipment and other fixed items involved in manufacturing operations are established.
The most widely used method for depreciation is straight-line method. In applying this method, a useful-life period and a salvage value at the end of the useful life are assumed. The difference between initial cost and salvage value divided by the total years of useful life gives the annual cost due to depreciation.
Insurance rates depend on the type pf process being carried out in the manufacturing operation and on the extent of available protection facilities.
Annual costs for rented land and buildings show great variations depending on location.
These costs are similar to the basic fixed chargers in that they do not vary widely with changes in production rate.
The expenditures required for routine plant services are included in plant overhead costs.
Expenses connected with the following comprise the bulk of the charges for plants overhead.
●Storage facilities; interplant communications and transportation , warehouses, shipping and receiving facilities.
These charges are closely related to the costs for all labor directly connected with the production operation.
In addition to the manufacturing costs, other general expenses are involved in any companies operations.
These costs cannot be charged directly to manufacturing costs however it's necessary to include the administrative costs if the economic analysis is to be complete.
●engineering and legal costs; administrative buildings and other administrative activities.
●Office maintenance; costs for Office supplies and equipment.
From a practical viewpoint, no manufacturing operation can be considered a success until the products have been sold or put to some profitable use. Therefore, the expenses involved in selling the products should be considered.
When the capital investment is supplied with barrowed capital either partially or as a whole, then this amount should be paid back together with interest.
A fixed rate of interest is established at the time the capital is barrowed, therefore interest is a definite cost if the capital is to be barrowed.
For income tax calculations, interest on owned Money cannot be charged as a cost.
Unexpected happenings and expenditures should be combined in this title and an amount is shown as general expenses.


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Q: What language was used to program the 'Angry Birds' app? I've never programmed a game, but have about a dozen years programming interfaces. After playing a few games on my Android phone, I'm stuck wondering what language is used to program games like Angry Birds, and how such graphical manipulation can happen. Native languages or some cross-platform code?
Thank you!

A: Android apps are coded in Java with the android development kit, iphone games are coded in objective c
Android dev kit is available here
http://developer.android.com/index.html
iphone (iOS) development kit available here (Caution requires a mac)
http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
As the two languages are both based on the C syntax there's a lot of cross compatibility between the basic parts of your code however the interactions with the phone are both done through the respective sdk's so you're gonna have to make changes to account for that.  Also worth bearing in mind is that objective c on the iphone isn't garbage collected so you'll need to worry about memory management!

A: AngryBirds (and some other games) are using C/++ code and the NDK. Sources: What language was used to program the 'Angry Birds' app?, http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6481/postmortem_vector_units_riptide_.php

A: I'm not sure but considering that quite a few .lua files are inside the angry bird app folder, I'd say they used LUA at some aspects.
But from what I've heard, LUA isn't a primary language, just something to script with.
That said, I'm not a obj-c programmer either, so take my word with a grain of salt.
Follow up link
https://web.archive.org/web/20120502071633/http://blog.anscamobile.com/2010/04/lua-the-lingua-franca-of-iphone-games/

A: Has to be C for the core at least.  If I was them I would write the core in C and wrap java around it for android (I think you can do that) and objective c for the iPhone (I know you can do that).

A: I always assumed that these developers program core functionality in c/c++ and then use native development kits to link the two. For example I know in android development you can use the NDK to wrap java around c/c++
http://developer.android.com/sdk/ndk/index.html
Ironically Java isn't the "build once, run every everywhere" language in this case :p


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Schenectady News
Two arrested in alleged sex trafficking case
Police: Woman was lured to New York under false pretenses, coerced into prostitution
Jason Subik
Williams, Morning
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AMSTERDAM -- A man and a woman were arrested by Amsterdam police on Friday, accused of sex trafficking and assaulting a 19-year-old girl who was reported missing from Pennsylvania.
Police charged James L. Williams, 35, of 260 North Pearl St., Apt. 6A, Albany, and Jasmen R. Morning, 24, of 260 Locust Ave., Apt. 2, Amsterdam, with sex trafficking. Morning also faces a charge of third-degree assault, according to a police report.
Williams and Morning were apprehended after Amsterdam police responded to a report at 7:12 a.m. that a woman could be heard yelling for help from a red SUV parked at the bottom of Lark Street, near the railroad tracks, according to police.
"One of the patrol units responding observed the red SUV leaving the area," said Detective Sgt. Sal Megna. "When it was confirmed that there was nobody down on Lark Street anymore, the SUV was stopped on Church Street. It was the same individuals that were down on Lark Street. The female was visibly shaken from the assault, and that's how we got the rest of the information."
Detectives interviewed the injured 19-year-old and learned she was a victim of sex trafficking and was listed in the national database as a missing and endangered person from Pennsylvania, police said. Further investigation revealed Williams met the victim in the New York City area and lured her to the Capitol Region a few weeks ago under false pretenses before forcing her to engage in prostitution on several different occasions in Albany, police said.
The victim was brought toAmsterdam by Williams on Friday, where they met with Morning and then traveled to the bottom of Lark Street, police said. Police allege Morning then pulled the 19-year-old out of the car and violently assaulted her at Williams' request.
The victim suffered injuries to her face, head, hands, back and legs, police said. She was brought to police headquarters where she was treated for her injuries by Amsterdam Fire Department paramedics.
"The family has been contacted, and they know that she is now safe," Megna said.
Both Williams and Morning were arraigned in Amsterdam City Court by Judge Lisa Lorman and were sent to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility on $50,000 cash bail.
Megna said neither Williams nor Morning had been charged with sex trafficking in the state of New York before. He said police have received some information that there may be more people involved in the case, possibly more women, but he did not have further details to report as of Friday.
He said the investigation was continuing, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Montgomery County District Attorney Kelli McCoski were assisting Amsterdam police detectives.
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