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The 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) got off to a colourful start
The 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)was inagurated at the Nisagandhi auditorium ,Thruvananthapuram,Kerala on Friday evening. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated by lighting the traditional lamp with Actor Jaya Bachan ,the guest of honor . Inaugurating the week-long event, Mr. Chandy said that apart from providing a global platform, this festival would help Malayalam cinema to a new height. The inaugural function was presided over by Minister for Sports and Cinema K.B. Ganesh Kumar. Cultural Affairs Minister K.C. Joseph, Minister for Transport and Devaswom V.S. Sivakumar, Sasi Tharoor, MP, Culture Secretary Sajan Peter, Kerala State Chalachitra Academy chairman and festival director S. Priyadarshan, vice-chairman Gandhimathi Balan, festival deputy director Bina Paul Venugopal, Kerala Film Chamber president B. Sasikumar, FEFCA president B. Unnikrishnan and MACTA chairman Harikumar ,Actor Om Puri, veteran Malayalam actor Sukumari, and jury chairman Bruce Beresford (Australian film-maker) were also present. An array of film personalities from different parts of the world, including jury members wThe festival catalogue and festival bulletin were released at the inaugural function followed by a cultural programme, 'Destiny's Dice,' based on the epic Mahabharata and directed by film-maker T.K. Rajeev Kumar. Under the Hawthorn Tree `', directed by Zhang Yimou, was the inaugural film of the festival., Under the Hawthorn Tree is adapted from Ai Mi's popular 2007 novel of the same name, which is based on the real-life stories of the book's heroine, Jingqiu, who shared her diary with the author. The story is of an unfulfilled romance between Jingqiu and a young man named Laosan during their "zhiqing" days towards the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76).
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Q: Find sum of max repeating integer in array with least time complexity I am new to programming and trying to learn by exploring. I was looking for a solution to find sum of maximum time repeating integer in an array with best time complexity.
Suppose we have [1, 2, 3, 3] the result should be 6 with least time complexity, say O(n).
I came up with a solution but not sure about the complexity. Need some help to understand if below mentioned code has least complexity or it could be better(definitely!). Sorry if I made any mistake and thanks in advance.
public static int mapBasedFinder(int[] arr){
    Map<Integer, Integer> values = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
    int result = 0;
    for(int i=0; i<arr.length; i++){
        int temp = arr[i];
        if(values.containsKey(temp))
            values.put(temp, values.get(temp)+1);
        else
            values.put(temp, 1);

        Map.Entry<Integer, Integer> maxEntry = null;
        for (Map.Entry<Integer, Integer> entry : values.entrySet())
        {
            int key = entry.getKey();
            if (maxEntry == null || entry.getValue().compareTo(maxEntry.getValue()) > 0)
            {
                maxEntry = entry;
                result = entry.getValue() * key;
            }
        }
    }
    return result;
}

A: You have two loops, with the second loop inside the first loop. That's going to give you complexity worse than O(n) - probably O(n2) (worst case).
But it looks to be a mistake. You should move the second loop outside the first loop, because you only need to check the maximum once you have completely iterated over the array once to find out how many times each number repeats.
And then you're complexity is back to O(n) because there is no such thing as O(2n) - iterating over the values twice is still O(n).

A: Maintain 2 variables maxRepCount and maxRepNum and keep track of these two. Instead of processing after reading all elements, use it in the loop.
int []a = {1,2,3,3};
int maxRepCount = -1;
int maxRepNum = a[0];
HashMap<Integer, Integer> hm = new HashMap();

for(int i = 0; i < a.length; ++i)
{
 int count;
 if(hm.containsKey(a[i]))
 {
  count = hm.get(a[i]) + 1;
  hm.put(a[i], count);
 }
 else
 {
  hm.put(a[i], 1);
  count = 1;
 }
 if(count > maxRepCount)
  {
    maxRepCount = count;
    maxRepNum = a[i];
  }
}
System.out.println(maxRepNum * maxRepCount);

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Like any mining junior, the first step for Planetary Resources is resource evaluation. The first step will be launching low-Earth orbiting satellites, Arkyd-100 Series, that will scan for likely targets. Planetary Resources is borne out of a satellite manufacturer, Arkyd Astronautics.
Data will help prioritize near-earth asteroids as targets for the company's follow-on Arkyd-300 Series swarm expeditions. The company plans to build redundancy into its missions by sending multiple spacecraft on the same mission so if one breaks, the mission can continue. The satellites will also be cheaper.
Asteroids, notes the company, are not very far away.
"Actually, some near-Earth objects are the most accessible destinations in the Solar System. These are energetically closer to us then even the surface of the Moon and that's because they have Earth-like orbits and they also have small gravity fields. So, we can reach them with very little propulsion," writes the company.
Getting the ore from asteroid to the earth's surface is still a ways off, and the company is leveraging unnamed future technologies.
"The microgravity environment presents unique challenges for materials acquisition and processing that require a different way of thinking about the problem. Problems associated material transport and handling must be solved with a new set of tools."
The company will be based in Bellevue, Washington.
While asteroids are rich in nickel, iron ore and PGM, the company is also keen on finding water.
"Water is perhaps the most valuable resource in space. Accessing a water-rich asteroid will greatly enable the large-scale exploration of the solar system. In addition to supporting life, water will also be separated into oxygen and hydrogen for breathable air and rocket propellant," said Eric Anderson, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Planetary Resources, Inc.
Full news release from Planetary Resources is below.
Seattle, Wash. – April 24, 2012 — Planetary Resources, Inc. announced today its plan to mine Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals. Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions targeting resource-rich asteroids that are easily accessible.
A single 500-meter platinum-rich asteroid contains the equivalent of all the Platinum Group Metals mined in history. "Many of the scarce metals and minerals on Earth are in near-infinite quantities in space. As access to these materials increases, not only will the cost of everything from microelectronics to energy storage be reduced, but new applications for these abundant elements will result in important and novel applications," said Peter H. Diamandis, M.D., Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Planetary Resources, Inc.
Additionally, water-rich NEAs will serve as "stepping stones" for deep space exploration, providing space-sourced fuel and water to orbiting depots. Accessing water resources in space will revolutionize exploration and make space travel dramatically more economical.
"The promise of Planetary Resources is to apply commercial innovation to space exploration. They are developing cost-effective, production-line spacecraft that will visit near-Earth asteroids in rapid succession, increasing our scientific knowledge of these bodies and enabling the economic development of the resources they contain," said Tom Jones, Ph.D., veteran NASA astronaut, planetary scientist and Planetary Resources, Inc. advisor.
Founded in 2009 by Eric Anderson and Peter H. Diamandis, M.D., Planetary Resources, Inc. is establishing a new paradigm for resource utilization that will bring the solar system within humanity's economic sphere of influence by enabling low-cost robotic exploration and eventual commercial development of asteroids. For more information, please visit www.PlanetaryResources.com.


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Drop-on-demand drop formation of colloidal suspensions
Xi Wang, Wallace W. Carr, David G. Bucknall, Jeffrey F. Morris
The drop formation dynamics in the drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet process is studied for model inks including a Newtonian liquid and colloidal dispersions. The ink shear viscosity is a parameter often adjusted in tuning the DOD drop formation process. Apparent shear viscosity measured at low shear rates is currently used to characterize inkjet inks throughout both the inkjet industry and academia. However, during the ejection process in inkjet printing, very high shear rates (above 1 x 10(5) s(-1)) are involved. In this paper, the drop formation characteristics at 10 kHz drop formation rate in a DOD mode of a simple Newtonian liquid are compared with those of a colloidal suspension system which has the same low-shear-rate viscosity as the simple Newtonian liquid, but significantly different high-shear-rate viscosity. Under conditions of good jetting, the drop formation dynamics of the colloidal suspension is similar to that of the simple Newtonian liquid of similar low-shear viscosity, with only slight systematic differences observed. Good jetting is, however, difficult to obtain in the colloidal particle inks, with non-straight trajectories and non-axisymmetric ligaments commonly observed. These observations suggest that evaporation, nonuniform wetting, and particle-related changes in properties play a role when poor jetting behavior is observed for colloidal inks. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
International Journal of Multiphase Flow
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Wang, X., Carr, W. W., Bucknall, D. G., & Morris, J. F. (2012). Drop-on-demand drop formation of colloidal suspensions. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 38(1), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.09.001
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St Wulfram's church has a very long history of welcoming visitors. In medieval times pilgrims came to pray at the shrine which held a relic of St Wulfram. This was located at different times in the Crypt Chapel and in an upper floor of the North Porch.
We know that at least 519 people visited St Wulfram's church in 1908 from their signatures in a Visitors' Book. The vast majority were from England, Scotland or Wales, but there were four visitors from the United States of America, two from Australia, and one each from New Zealand, Natal, India, Canada and Ireland. Below is a page from the 1908 Visitors' Book.
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Research note FPL-RN-0322. Madison, WI : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2011: 11 p.
Who, what, and why: the products, their use, and issues about management of non-timber forest products in the United States
Non-timber forest products in the United States include floral greens, Christmas ornamentals, wild edibles, medicinals, crafts, and transplants. Non-timber forest products are important to many people for many reasons. People harvest products from forests for personal use, cultural practices, and sale. The tremendous variety of species harvested for the many markets...
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In: Davidson-Hunt, Iain; Duchesne, Luc C.; Zasada, John C., eds. Forest communities in the third millennium: linking research, business, and policy toward a sustainable non-timber forest product sector, proceedings of the meeting; 1999 October 1-4; Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-217. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 18-22.
Economics of nontimber forest products.
Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) encompass a broad variety of edible, woodbased, decorative, and medicinal goods derived from various plant and fungus parts (Chamberlain et al. 1998). NTFPs provide signifcant economic benefts to users in the United States; however, many of these values have not been systematically researched or quantifed (Alexander et al. 2001)....
Gregory E. Frey; Keith A. Blatner; Michael G. Jacobson; C. Meghan Starbuck Downes; Erin O. Sills; D. Evan Mercer; Susan J. Alexander; James L. Chamberlain; Michael A. Gold; Larry D. Godsey; Marla R. Emery; Alisa W. Coffin; Rebecca J. Barlow; Luanne Lohr
In: Chamberlain, James L.; Emery, Marla R.; Patel-Weynand, Toral, eds. 2018. Assessment of nontimber forest products in the United States under changing conditions. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–232. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station
A strategic assessment of forest biomass and fuel reduction treatments in western states
In the 15 western states there are at least 28 million acres of forest that could benefit from some type of mechanical treatment to reduce hazardous fuel loading. It is estimated that about 60 percent of this area could be operationally accessible for treatment with a total biomass treatment volume of 345 million bone dry tons (bdt). Two-thirds of this forest area is...
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Fuel reduction, wildfire prevention, wildfires, prevention and control, fire prevention, West (U.S.), forest biomass, fire ecology, fire management
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Make Education Inclusive and Sustainable- Naana Opoku Agyemang
Former Education Minister and Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa, Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman has urged successive governments to take measures to make Ghana's educational system inclusive and diversified. According to her, such interventions will help to build a strong foundation for educating citizens, which will essentially contribute to sustainable growth and development.
Delivering the keynote address at the 7th John Evans Atta Mills Commemorative Lecture at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, Professor Opoku-Agyemang underscored the need for policies and reforms on education to be well-planned, scientifically evaluated and fine-tuned to meet the real needs of the country's educational system. She was speaking on the theme, "Inclusive Education for Sustainable Development."
Professor Opoku-Agyemang further bemoaned the fact that reforms on education in Ghana are often left at the mercy of political parties where educational policies and reforms easily change when power changes hands. She revealed that since the Guggisberg era, Ghana has had thirteen different reforms on education, adding that educational reforms in the country are often not well-planned and thought through. She emphasized the need for governments to be prudent and develop a well-thought-out plan on education and take the right steps to implement them.
The Former Education Minister also encouraged African countries to develop a pan-African approach to education, where African countries put in the effort to provide a unified platform to help promote education on the continent. According to her, such an approach will help African leaders to work towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals, especially on education in order to develop the continent's human resource.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the fact that education is the best inheritance that every nation can bequeath to its youth thus should be treated in a holistic manner to promote all forms of education and allowing flexibility to adaptation.
She highlighted key interventions that her ministry implemented under the John Mahama led administration to promote inclusive education and leave no one behind.
Some of the significant subjects she raised include the need to inculcate local languages in teaching and learning, invest in Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), promote a long term development plan and take key measures to create an environment which makes education easily accessible and tailored to the future that the country desires.
She described Former President John Evans Atta Mills as a peace-loving man who believed in the attainment of peace through education. She said she shared in his belief of embracing those at the margins to ensure inclusiveness in education.
Other important dignitaries present included Former President John Dramani Mahama, Professor Joshua Alabi, and some leading politicians and educationists.
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This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was first described by S. Putzeys in 1898.

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Is there any standard linux command which can monitor any command and restart them on exit?
Something like this: forever my-command -with some parameters
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Mom is last to die. Her RRIF valuation at the date of death is reported on her final tax return as income. It took a few months before the paperwork was processed to pay out her RRIF to the beneficiaries. When Dad passed on, there was an inclusion in Mom's income that was offset by a deduction to take advantage of a tax-deferred rollover of the RRSP or RRIF to a spouse or other qualifying beneficiary.
In those months, the value of Mom's RRIF dropped 20% due to market volatility. Mom was a bit of a risk taker, holding a portfolio of mutual funds, stocks and bonds. She wasn't investing in GICs. No one realized that this loss would result in tax being payable on phantom income that would never be recoverable.


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Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018.
In a statement from her office, Trump said that, in addition to the hat, the auction lot will include a watercolor by Marc-Antoine Coulon – a French artist who drew her eyes for her NFT last month – as well as what the statement defines as "an exclusive digital artwork NFT with motion." The NFT, the second Trump has sold in less than a month, features the drawing of the hat with some animation.
Trump's office says some of the proceeds will go toward an initiative that is a part of the former first lady's Be Best program, but it's not clear how much will be donated.
The centerpiece of the auction, the custom white hat, which Trump has signed, was created for Trump by her personal stylist, Hervé Pierre, to match the $2,105 white crepe Michael Kors Collection suit Trump wore for the daytime ceremonies at the White House attended by Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron.
The visit by the French President and his wife was the Trump administration's first official state visit from a foreign leader, and it came in April 2018, a handful of weeks after scandalous headlines about the former President's alleged extramarital affairs. Melania Trump's appearance in the hat for the French visit was closely watched by the media, as it was one of the first times she had appeared with her husband following the news about her marriage. CNN has also reached out to Pierre for comment on the auction.
The three items will have an opening bid of $250,000, and bidding will only be accepted via SOL, a form of cryptocurrency.
Trump's delving into the world of NFTs and cryptocurrency is not a traditional avenue for former first ladies, many of whom write memoirs or continue charitable work outside of the White House.
Many first ladies donate significant items of clothing or other personal items associated with historic moments of an administration to the presidential library associated with their husbands for display, or to other museum-level institutions or organizations. What a first lady wore for certain official occasions, such as a state visit like the one from the French first family to which Melania Trump donned the hat, become part of an administration's account of history and are considered tangible assets to a period of American politics. For example, several items of Jacqueline Kennedy's wardrobe as first lady are part of an exhibition within the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum.
Donald Trump has yet to announce his intent for presidential library plans. Questions to Melania Trump from CNN about the thought process behind her NFT sales have gone unanswered.
On December 16, Trump announced her first NFT, a limited release which closed December 31 that consisted of a watercolor drawing of her eyes by Coulon for sale for $150. CNN has reached out to Trump's office for clarity on the number of NFTs sold and the profits, as well as what portion would go to support foster children, which Trump's statements have indicated will be the case. The last paragraph of Trump's latest announcement about the three auction items on her personal website includes the line: "A portion of the proceeds derived from this auction will provide foster care children with access to computer science and technology education. "
CNN has sought clarity numerous times from Trump's spokesperson about the "portion of the proceeds" the statement says will be donated to "Fostering the Future," which is described as a "Be Best Initiative." The statement about the auction says Trump will "grant the opening round of scholarships to recipients during the first quarter of 2022," though details about the scholarships were not included.
A preview of the items on Trump's website began Tuesday, with bidding on the lot, entitled "The Head of State Collection," set to open January 11 and run through January 25.


I remember the horror of that day. It was 1.45pm, I was sitting comfortably breastfeeding my daughter while watching neighbours on BBC1 on television. A news flash came on and interrupted the program I was watching. They said there had been a horrific accident and that an aeroplane had crashed into the World Trade Centre Tower. In that moment you think of the tragedy that this accident had caused and then when the second plane hit, you realise. You realise this was not an accident but a terror attack. It was a surreal feeling when the news was broadcasting. The moment this second plane hit the North Tower I remember my daughter stopped feeding. It must have been a shock to my body at what I was seeing and she felt it as I fed her. It was very strange. I was watching the broadcast and the feelings I felt was a mixture of relief that I didn't know anyone from the USA and the horror of the terror attack. I watched as I saw people falling from the windows and felt panic for the victims. They jumped as they have decided that they would rather die than burn to death. I can't imagine how those poor people felt the moment they climbed out of the windows to jump. Did they know they were not going to live? Were the victims trying to make a very last emotional phone call to loved ones to say goodbye? How did it feel for them when they knew they were not coming out of this alive.The people had a choice, wait to be saved even though they knew they would burn alive while waiting or jump. The people in the lower floors were they facing being crushed alive as they ran for their lives. Then the towers collapsed! Either way, those casualties knew they were going to die.
It was the most horrendous terror attack ever recorded and today I remember all the innocent lives taken on that day.
8.45am – People on the ground, heard a jet plane that was heading south in north bound airspace which was travelling too fast and far too low.
8.46am – A Boing 737 crashed into the South tower, killing all passengers on board and also many people working innocently on the several floors that the aeroplane hot and took out.
9.02am – The second plane hit the North Tower.
9.58am – South tower collapsed.It only took 10 seconds for the whole tower to collapse to the floor.
10.28am – North tower collapsed. Again 10 seconds for it to collapse.
These were the times I most remember from the day. The sheer terror those victims must have felt is indescribable. The pain of the survivors and families of the victims years after is still fresh.
I will always remember the fate of that day. Do you remember what you were doing when the planes hit?


Meet the dedicated team behind arbnco.
Joe is the Director of the Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU) and BRE Centre of Excellence in Energy Utilisation at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. His research is focused on the role that energy systems simulation can play in helping to reduce energy demand, accelerate the take-up of renewable energy technologies, mitigate environmental impacts and improve human well-being. A major element of his research involves the development and dissemination of software tools for energy systems simulation, and the application of these in design, research and policy contexts.
Paul is a consultant to arbnco advising on the sustainability-related interests of commercial real estate investors. Paul was Head of Research for Prudential plc's real estate investment arm for over 20 years before becoming a consultant in 2012. With degrees in geography from the Universities of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Paul has chaired the Property Working Groups of UNEPFI and IIGCC where he promoted responsible property investment practices. He is an Honorary Fellow and past Chairman of both the IPF and SPR and a Visiting Professor at Oxford Brookes University.
Ian was Chief Executive of SSE, one of the UK's leading utility companies and Scotland's largest industrial company for over ten years. He stepped down from that position in the summer of 2013. He is now Chairman of Infinis Energy plc, a renewable energy company preparing to list on the UK Stock Exchange, Senior Independent Director of the quoted oil services company, the John Wood group and is a Non-Executive Director of Aggreko plc who provide standby generation to global customers. He is also Chairman of Scotland's 2020 climate delivery group, President of the UK's Energy Institute and vice chair of the Maggie's Cancer Charity. He is also involved with some small Scottish businesses in the energy industry.
Chief Executive Officer of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE plc) from 2002 until he left the position as of 30 June 2013.
Chairman of Oil Services Co – Wood Group.
Chairman of Tidal Energy Co – Nova Innovation.
Nigel is a graduate mechanical and electrical engineer with 34 years in the energy industry with North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board (SSE). Nigel's career included conventional engineering roles through senior project and commercial development positions, energy trading and ultimately new technology investment and corporate venturing as the Technology Development Manager of SSE Venture Capital Limited.
Through privatisation, M&A, business separation and innumerable market reforms and energy trading mechanisms, it is fair to say Nigel's career can be characterised by the need to adapt to change in technical, economic and political factors.
More recently, the environmental, security and affordability issues faced by the energy sector (the Trilemma) has highlighted the need to encourage the development of more disruptive technologies and new business models to address the new to provide new sustainable energy solutions.
As CEO & Chairman, Maureen is responsible for the implementation of arbnco's strategic plan to advance the company's vision, mission, strategies and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability for its shareholders and growth as an organization . Under her leadership, arbnco is building a strong team to deliver SAAS products to real estate investors, managers and consultants to make quicker and better informed decisions.
Maureen is a seasoned executive with more than twenty years of experience helping companies and their clients to achieve results. Prior to founding arbnco, she co-founded Cadmeleon LTD which provided technology-based solutions to the public and private sectors including commercial real estate, healthcare and financial services companies. Maureen led the successful acquisition of the scanning division of Cadmeleon LTD to a multinational firm in 2014. The engineering and technology divisions were spun-off into CO2 Estates and rebranded in 2017 as arbnco.
Maureen balances arbnco's focus between managing today's challenges and setting our strategic outlook for tomorrow, all while keeping our clients at the center of every decision we make.
Simon co-founded arbnco (previously CO2 Estates) in 2009. Prior to that, Simon has either founded or co-founded a number of businesses ranging from telecoms to the Cleantech sector. With over ten years experience in the UK commercial real estate sector, latterly as the founder of energy compliance trading platform CEA Link which he led to a successful exit in 2008, Simon has forged strong relationships in the commercial real estate industry.
Simon's key responsibility is leading arbnco on business development and sales, both nationally and internationally, whilst also working with the board and advisory team developing long and short term strategies for growth.
Ian is a successful entrepreneur and CEO with a complete set of business skills earned over more than 20 years working with and for private and public companies. He spent the last 10 years leading publicly listed (OTCBB) technology businesses in the UK and USA, focusing on business structure, capital investment, transformation and growth. Immediately prior to establishing Deepbridge Advisers Ltd and Deepbridge Capital LLP, Ian spent 5 years as Chairman and CEO of Aftersoft Group Inc. (now MAM Software Group Inc. OTCBB: MAMS), supplying Enterprise Resources Planning software solutions to the automotive aftermarket in the US, Canada and the UK. Ian successfully led the turnaround, re-capitalisation and listing of the business (OTCBB: MAMS), returning it to profit. He currently holds personal investments in a number of technology companies whose new products are in the proof of concept stage. He holds a Business Education Diploma from Newcastle Polytechnic, and a Licentiateship (LCGI) (NVQ Level 4) from the Royal Navy.
Alan is the arbnco Chief Technology Officer. In this role, he oversees all the technical aspects of the company including Product Development. He has worked for more than thirty-five years in the computer aided modeling and simulation area in support, marketing, sales, and product development roles and has extensive experience in Asia/Pacific having lived and worked in the region for more than ten years. He is a founder of two companies that developed low cost, easy to use mechanical simulation software. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering from Michigan State University.
Ross leads the finance and management reporting function at arbnco, supporting the Board through the preparation of budgets and financial reports and provides advice and guidance on financial strategy for the long-term financial goals for the organization. Ross is a Scottish Chartered Accountant and Co-Principle with Johnson Smillie since 1996.
Brian will lead Strategy and Market Development for arbnco's North American operations.
He is a senior energy executive with 20+ years expertise in EE/DER program design, operations, and business development. He has defined services and software go-to-market solutions with executive decision makers, strategic partners, regulatory & policy thought leaders with extensive stakeholder outreach.
He has a demonstrated track record exceeding revenue and profit objectives, forming deep strategic relationships and driving industry leading market innovation.
Larry is a US-based regulatory consultant who is helping arbnco navigate the complexities of electric utility companies and state utility regulatory agencies, with an emphasis in rate design, resource planning and customer interfaces. He brings decades of experience in utility, public policy, and legislative issues.
Richard has worked within the enterprise technology sector for over 15 years, in both direct and indirect sales and management roles.
Working with a range of technology organisations from start-ups in rapid growth mode seeking to develop alliance, reseller and technology partnerships, to established global software providers seeking to stabilise, analyse and optimise their channel partnerships. Previous roles have included a focus up on solutions for Smart Cities, Architecture, Engineering and the Construction sector, skills which lend well to the arbnco solutions, advisory and board short and long term strategies.
Richard's key responsibility will be to assist and lead arbnco to develop a channel sales ecosystem both nationally and internationally, developing long and short term strategies for channel growth.
Swathi has worked in Business Development, Sales and Marketing roles and has over 14 years of experience in Distribution, Leadership and Management of direct accounts, and C&I Building experience with high end consumers such as Home Depot, Loews, and Walmart.
She is an LED Lighting Specialist with Global, National and Regional Sales experience along with Horticulture Lighting Sales. Swathi studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Auckland University of Technology and specialised in Building Systems and Illumination Engineering. She has extensive knowledge and experience in Project Management and Applications Engineering for various big budget projects based in California and all over the US.
Fernando is an enthusiast for Web technologies and tasks automation. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science, having developed research in Wireless Sensor Networks and worked with Embedded Systems for Network Cards. He always engages with side projects, usually regarding Web Applications, Hybrid Apps, and Games Development; constantly learning new tools. Initially brought to the UK in 2014 when selected by the Sirius Programme to work on an accelerated startup at Entrepreneurial Spark, he has been working with arbnco since late 2014, being responsible for general front-end and cloud architecture maintenance.
Stephen has spent the last decade programming CAD and building energy modelling software for non-domestic buildings looking at ways in which software can facilitate more efficient CAD and energy modelling experiences for the user. Over the past few years he has focused on improving interactions between interfacing and energy modelling applications and creating practical post-process analysis systems for MEES energy performance regulation compliance aiming to aid property owners in making the right choices when considering retrofit options.
Stephen holds a PGCert in sustainability and environmental studies and is currently studying MPhil Architecture with Strathclyde University.
Marc is an experienced programmer with a passion for web and mobile apps. He began his development journey in 2014, working on a wide variety of systems ranging from automated in-house financial software to language-learning, KPI tracking & statistics apps for the commercial, mining and government sectors in South Africa. Consistently up to date with the latest tools, and software and development practices, his ultimate goal is finding efficient and elegant solutions to complex problems.
Pablo is an end-to-end product developer, who creates solutions aiming for good user experience and follows best engineering practices. He has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and enjoys testing new technologies. In addition to his position at arbnco, he is involved in many side projects and enjoys creating home automation solutions.
Colin is an experienced data professional with a varied career from writing and optimising industrial control strategies and automating wind energy analysis, to creating data warehouses and report writing. Most recently Colin was technical lead for data science in a large industrial organisation where he was responsible for predictive maintenance, customer profiling and fleet optimisation. He holds a BSc in Applied Physics from the University of Strathclyde and an MSc in Renewable Energy and Environmental Modelling from the University of Dundee.
Claire is a Chartered Engineer, a CIBSE Fellow and an expert in Building Physics. She has worked for a number of leading consultancies and was previously a key member of the SBEM development team at BRE. She has extensive experience in the use of building dynamic simulation software packages for comfort, daylight and energy analysis, as well as regulations compliance.
Claire is a CIBSE Low Carbon Energy Assessor accredited to level 5 for EPC production for complex buildings and has published and contributed to a number of papers and industry publications. At arbnco Claire provides simulation and regulations expertise and supervises a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between arbnco and Strathclyde University.
Andrew has a background in research and development and over 15 years' experience in roles in both academia and industry, including over 6 years working for innovative university spin-out companies.
Andrew did his undergraduate degree at the University of Manchester before moving to Scotland for his MSc (University of St. Andrews) and PhD (Heriot-Watt University). He continued on an academic career path with a postdoctoral position at the University of Cambridge before leaving academia to join SensL a spin-out company based in Cork, Ireland. He then joined a Warwick University spin-out company before being appointed a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. Prior to joining arbnco he was Funding Manager with the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC). He is a member of the Institute of Physics and is an alumnus of the prestigious Scottish Crucible programme.
Parag is a building scientist with a background in civil engineering. He comes to arbnco from a stint at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland) as a doctoral researcher. At arbnco he leads research and development efforts to incorporate the latest building science knowledge into the simulation products. His work touches upon health and wellbeing in buildings, optimising renovation recommendations to improve energy performance scores, and integrating risk analysis into simulation predictions. Parag splits his time between arbnco and the University of Strathclyde, where he is a postdoctoral research fellow.
Olivia just completed a PhD. in Chemical and Process Engineering at Strathclyde University. Her previous MSc. degree was in Advanced Materials Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University, with a focus on renewable energy materials for use in electronics such as polymer solar cells.
Before moving to Scotland for her graduate work, she received a BSc. in Technology from Excelsior College in the US where she carried out research and modelling of flow-rate sensors for oil distribution pipelines. Olivia will be joining arbnco as a new graduate in the role of Indoor Environmental Monitoring Engineer.
Graeme did his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at Strathclyde University, with time spent abroad studying in Sweden and Austria. His bachelor's thesis studied the concepts of thermal comfort, and the effects of varying parameters on the accuracy of thermal comfort models. His master's thesis looked into the design, manufacture, and assembly of a lower limb exoskeleton for rehabilitation of patients with a hemiplegic gait. He will be joining arbnco as a new graduate in the role of Indoor Environmental Monitoring Engineer.
Mahnameh obtained her PhD in "Engineering Sciences Architecture" and MSc in "Building Science and Technology", both with honors from TUWien (Vienna University of Technology), Austria, with a background in Civil Engineering. In parallel to her studies, she was actively involved in various Austrian and EU funded research projects. She gained diverse theoretical and experimental know-how in the light of her research and academic activities in different areas, including computer aided building performance simulations, computational design support systems, building monitoring, indoor climate, occupants' behaviour, ontology applications, etc. At arbnco she serves the company as R&D Building Scientist. As part of the arbnco team, she puts into practice the state of the art methods according to the research and development plans of the company.
Loic did his undergraduate degree in Marine Engineering at Newcastle University before moving to Glasgow to study a MSc in Sustainable Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His MSc thesis investigated the use of genetic algorithms to calibrate building energy dynamic simulation models.
Concerns with sustainability and a keen interest in research and technology led him to apply for a research position with arbnco, partnered with Strathclyde. The resulting Knowledge Transfer Partnership will develop a platform aimed at reducing the "performance gap" between anticipated and actual energy use in buildings.
Sahar joined arbnco to formulate software solutions that accelerate climate action and empower low-carbon, sustainable built environment. She is a LEED AP, building energy modeller, and life cycle assessment practitioner. Her PhD research investigates the influence of BREEAM, BIM, and Soft Landings, on the lifecycle performance of non-domestic buildings. She has three years of practical experience as a Senior Sustainability Consultant, where she led building sustainability certification, carbon-footprinting, renewable energy feasibility analysis, and dynamic thermal simulation projects. She holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and has worked on comfort predictions; energy-efficient, integrated HVAC devices; multi-objective optimisation algorithms; and solar-powered cars.
Agnieszka is a Low Carbon Consultant, energy modeller and enthusiast of sustainability in engineering. She obtained her Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland). Her keen interest in building physics and energy efficiency led her to research the impact of solar shading systems on building energy balance in her master's thesis study.
She is joining arbnco as a Building Simulation Engineer and is hoping to contribute to a more energy efficient and wellbeing-conscious future.
Agnieszka just completed a postgraduate degree in Renewable Energy Sources & the Environment. Her previous degree was Environmental Engineering with a focus on HVAC facilities and installations which she completed in Poland. She has working experience in quality assurance of device management systems (ioT) and web applications and is interested in the deployment of renewable and smart technologies into buildings. As a KTP associate she will be involved in the development of a complete IoT solution.
Saleh holds a BSc degree in Software Engineering and MSc with Distinction in Electrical Engineering. He is a member of IEEE and Optical Society of America. He was a member of ILRG research group in University Malaya and Flexilicate Ltd. Saleh worked on Optical Communication, Sensors, Lasers and Free Space Optics and published more than 30 SCI/ISI cited papers. Saleh has developed experience in Industry IT Consultancy and Website Development over the past 10 years. Recently, he carried out research on Optimisation of Triple-Play services for FTTH Networks. He is currently perusing his PhD in Architecture, co-funded by University of Strathclyde and arbnco, focusing on Use of Artificial Intelligence for Optimisation of Retrofitting Plan of Commercial Buildings.
Dr Farzad Rahimian is a Senior Lecturer in Building Information Management, with expertise in the mainstream areas of BIM, including IT Integrated Design and Construction, Virtual-Reality Programming for Automation, Simulation and Optimisation of Design, Offsite-Manufactured-Construction, and Virtual Prototyping. He has extensive experience in VR/AR programming and prototyping, and was a key player on one the first and most famous game-like VR Environments for construction simulation.
Farzad holds a PhD degree in IT Integrated Architectural Design Studies and MSc and BSc in Architectural Engineering. He is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Member of Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB), Member of Regulatory Room of buildingSMART International, a First Class Registered Architect in Iran and member of CIB TG74, W119, and W121. He has considerable research and practice experience in BIM and IT Integrated Construction and Design (reported in more than 85 refereed articles; Cited in more than 250 publications). Farzad has been involved in supervision of several PhD studies. He is the Co-Editor of the International Journal of Architectural Research (MIT) and has been involved in various high-level committees. During his academic career, he contributed to various publicly funded research projects, on issues regarding BIM, Design Integration and Advanced Methods of Construction.
With over 20 years' experience in energy management, Cameron has enjoyed successful roles in operations, consultancy and business development. Experienced in building teams, managing client relationships and developing new services, Cameron has also developed practical tools for energy management.
Areas of expertise include UK energy markets, data management, carbon reporting schemes and energy compliance for buildings.
Passionate about sustainability, Cameron has a track record for engaging stakeholders in low carbon solutions for the built environment.
Mark's main focus at arbnco is developing business and sales opportunities for our arbn lighting products.
Awace is a graduate from the University of Strathclyde with an upper class second division degree in Marketing. He works closely with arbnco's advertising, market research, production and sales team devising and presenting ideas and strategies. Awace has a passion for digital marketing and has experience in affiliate marketing, social media marketing, keyword research and web optimisation. In his spare time he enjoys weight training and playing a variety of sports such as football and cricket.
As Digital Marketing Associate, Sarah is responsible for assisting in the organisation and update of marketing activities within arbnco. She works closely with the sales and marketing team to implement arbnco's marketing strategy, particularly focusing on content creation, email campaigns and lead generation. Sarah's main responsibilities include supporting daily activities of the inbound marketing plan and managing all online channels. Prior to working with arbnco, Sarah has worked in a number of marketing roles, such as Brand Executive and Social Media Manager.
Karen is responsible for management of all Client projects and internal Company administration. She has over 25 years work experience in Project Management and Operations, 13 years under the current owners throughout their businesses.
Her role involves managing the planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure of each project for our clients, to deliver a smooth and efficient service.
Karen also oversees the internal administration for the company, reporting to the CEO and managing the overall daily office operations including office management, technology, human resources, contracts and management of administrative staff.
Elaine has worked in an administrative capacity for twenty-five years, gaining valuable expertise in both the public and private sectors, she brings that wealth of experience to her role as administrator at arbnco.
She ensures that the administration role within the company is carried out diligently, is responsible for arranging travel, placing orders with suppliers and liaising with callers and colleagues. She enjoys the daily challenges that working for arbnco offers.
In her spare time, she dabbles in journalism, has a keen interest in politics, social media and enjoys meeting new people.
Julie serves the role of Financial Controller and is responsible for the company's financial statements, general ledger, cost accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, and tax compliance. She is a Stirling University graduate with a BA in Accounting & Finance and has ten years' experience in this field. Julie held similar roles in previous companies before joining our team in 2012.


The problem isn't religion. The problem is ideology.
Every time I write about religion and violence, which is pretty often in general and regularly over the last week, I get a lot of bigoted anti-religion responses (and plenty of other hostile responses from believers, but let's put those to the side for now). To which I respond that it's not about religion per se, but the ways that religion serves to divide the world between dichotomies of good/evil, saved/damned, us/them. That division sparks violence, and in the 20th century we've seen plenty of examples of ways in which non-religious ideologies promote violence.
An avowed anti-religious atheist (so not just a non-believer, but someone who hates believers explicitly), has killed three Muslims in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We lack a lot of information at this point, but here are a few opening thoughts.
1. This is very likely a hate crime.
2. This hate crime, like others, is linked to a huge array of anti-Islamic sentiment freely expressed by the right-wing in America. I've seen a lot of it in the last few days, writing about Christian violence, and the screaming back at me that only Islam is really violent, or that religious people are justified (still) in fighting defensive wars against other religions.
3. Is it terrorism? I work to define terrorism narrowly, not broadly, in all cases, as a tactic rather than a set of actions. We don't know enough yet.
4. I will be curious to know to what extent the right-wing fury at Obama's prayer breakfast comments fueled this man's violent rage. We don't know enough yet, so clearly this is just speculation. The timing, though, is striking.
5. Ideology, not religion. This was an atheist. The problem isn't religion. The problem is humanity and our need to divide the world into us and them.
Post 500: I wrote a book.
Is Church Only for the Neurotypical?


The center offers at-risk youth in our programs and the community a place where they can access staff who understand their unique needs, socialize with other youth that share similar situations and be referred to educational and preventative programs. It is a warm, welcoming and safe place for youth to access educational and vocational training support, and have a little fun while learning skills towards job readiness and becoming positive community members.
The Youth Development Center has a media literacy studio with production capabilities for music and video recording and podcasts. The center partners with other community organizations such as Girls Inc. and the Lighthouse School for scheduled sessions—as well as serving children in the Gándara Center's residential programs—and has walk-in hours for other community youth not currently tied to Gándara services. Computer literacy and job readiness skills are also offered. Youth are taught about social media responsibility, they create resumes and LinkedIn pages, and can learn coding.
Monday: 12 p.m.–3 p.m. and 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 12 p.m.–3 p.m. and 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Listen to podcasts produced at the Youth Development Center at radioplasma.com.


i am looking for sincere person with good sense of humor.a man that will love me as well as my children.
Good Heart, Romantic, Honest, Faithful, Patient and Sense of humor.
Computer/Internet, T.V., Cooking and Family.
i loved to going to a park together my children and relatives.