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I am registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and I am a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
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College Basketball: Jump leads No. 4 Stanford women past No. 24 Colorado 62-49
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Oregon State guard Jordan Pope (0) shoots over California forward Lars Thiemann during the second half Sunday in Berkeley. Pope and Cal's Kuany Kuany starred in high school for Prolific Prep of Napa Christian.
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California forward Kuany Kuany, who starred in high school at Prolific Prep of Napa Christian, looks to pass around Oregon State forward Michael Rataj during the first half Sunday in Berkeley.
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STANFORD — Hannah Jump scored 21 points, Haley Jones added 11 and a season-high 18 rebounds and fourth-ranked Stanford beat No. 24 Colorado 62-49 on Sunday to claim sole possession of first place in the Pac-12.
"I'm playing with confidence," Jump said. "I think I have the confidence of all my teammates and my coaches so every time I shoot, I know that's what they want me to do."
Cameron Brink scored 14 points for her 13th straight game in double-figures. She also had six of the Cardinal's season-high 14 blocks. Brink reached 72 blocks for the season, swatting at least one shot in every game.
"I think our defense was spot-on," Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer said. "To hold them to 49 points, and one quarter they scored seven and (another) they scored eight, that's great defense. Now do we want to score more? Yes we do. And do we want to move the ball better? Yes we do."
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Jaylyn Sherrod led Colorado with 16 points and three steals. Quay Miller had 14 points and nine rebounds and Aaronette Vonleh added 13 and 10 boards as the Buffaloes saw their seven-game win streak end.
"We were really good defensively," Colorado head coach JR Payne said. "We just couldn't score the ball. It's hard to score against them. We've got to be able to find a way to get cleaner looks consistently."
Stanford (19-2, 7-1 Pac-12) used a 12-0 run in the first quarter to surge to a 16-4 lead. Colorado (15-4, 6-2) cut the lead to 10 in the fourth quarter after trailing by as many as 17.
"We never quit," Payne praised. "We never wilt. We never stop competing. We definitely showed that (today). We just needed more shots to fall."
The Cardinal gained a major advantage at the free-throw line, making 17 of 22 attempts compared to the Buffaloes' 6-of-16 rate.
Stanford won its 19th straight home conference game and held its 22nd consecutive Pac-12 opponent under 70 points. The Cardinal have not allowed more than 77 points since the 2019-20 season.
The Buffaloes entered the game winning six of their first seven Pac-12 contests, marking their best conference start since the 2003-04 season. Their 15-3 overall record matched their best 18-game start since 2012-13. Despite the loss, Colorado has won seven of its last eight games, including two victories over top-15 opponents.
Stanford freshman G Indya Nivar moved into the starting lineup in place of the injured Talana Lepolo, who suffered a left ankle injury Friday against Utah. Nivar had two points and an assist in 17 minutes. Stanford leads the all-time series vs. Colorado 26-5, including a perfect 14-0 mark at home. The Cardinal has outrebounded every opponent this season.
Stanford hosts Oregon State on Friday night, seeking a 12th straight win over the Beavers.
Utah 87, California 62
BERKELEY — Alissa Pili and Gianna Kneepkens each scored 20 points to lead the No. 8 Utes to the road on the road Sunday.
Kneepkens hit four of five 3-point attempts and had 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Jenna Johnson added 15 points for Utah (16-2, 6-2 Pac-12), which bounced back from Friday's 74-62 loss at No. 4 Stanford.
"I think it was a must-win for us to stay in the hunt for (the) championship," Utes head coach Lynne Roberts said. "Cal has been so close in so many games. I was nervous coming into this one, just how we would respond after such an emotional loss at Stanford where we played hard."
The Utes jumped out to a 10-point lead at halftime and rode a big third quarter to the win, outscoring the Golden Bears 30-19 on 65% shooting from the field.
"We played a much more complete second half," Roberts said. "Especially in that third quarter. I think we just kind of had the knockout punch there."
Utah was able to capitalize on its opponent's mistakes with 23 points off Cal turnovers. The Utes also held a 41-27 advantage on the boards, scoring 16 second-chance points off 10 offensive rebounds.
"We struggled to guard and struggled to keep them off the glass, particularly in the second half," Cal head coach Charmin Smith said.
Jayda Curry had 15 points and eight assists for California (10-9, 1-7), extending her streak of 41 consecutive games with a 3-pointer. Leilani McIntosh added 10 points, and Kemery Martin and Evelien Lutje Schipholt had nine apiece.
The Golden Bears have lost five straight games, four of which have come against ranked opponents. Cal's difficult schedule continues with No. 23 Oregon's visit to Haas Pavilion on Friday, though the Ducks have lost three of their last four.
"All these teams, they're where we want to be, what we're striving to be," Smith said. "Sometimes when you lose, it challenges you ... in terms of your character and your work ethic and all of that. I don't think we have any quitters on this team. I think we'll stay with it and continue to look for ways to be better."
Utah, which trails only Stanford in the Pac-12 standings, has a tough week ahead with upcoming games against Southern California — receiving votes in The Associated Press Top 25 poll — and No. 8 UCLA.
"USC is so physical and defensive-minded, so it's going to be the battle of wills, their defense against our kind of offense," Roberts said. "But we can defend too. I think we showed that today."
The Utes evened the all-time series against the Bears at 14-all, winning the last four contests dating back to 2021. Utah entered play ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in 3-point shooting (.342) and shot 11 of 23 (47.8%) from deep Sunday. Six players made a 3 for the Utes.
The Golden Bears are 0-7 against ranked opponents this season. Sunday's loss clinched their first losing month of the season. The Bears have a 1-5 record in January after going 5-1 in November and 4-3 in December to open the season.
California plays its fourth straight ranked opponent Friday when it hosts No. 23 Oregon.
Stanford 71, Oregon 64
STANFORD — Spencer Jones scored 16 points, Harrison Ingram added 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals in the Cardinal's win Saturday night.
Stanford (7-12, 2-7 Pac-12) has won back-to-back games following a string of five straight losses that capped a stretch of nine in 11 games.
Will Richardson hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring but Brandon Angel answered with a layup 11 seconds later and Jones followed with a 3 that made it 5-3 with 17:46 left in the first half.
The Cardinal led the rest of the way.
Jermaine Couisnard hit 8-of-8 free throws and led Oregon (11-9, 5-4) with 18 points but made just 4 of 12 from the field and 2 of 9 from behind the arc. Rivaldo Soares added 13 points and Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 11. N'Faly Dante had 15 rebounds, two blocks and a steal to go along with nine points.
Stanford made 26 of 52 from the field, 9 of 23 (39.1%) from 3-point range and 10 of 13 from the free-throw line.
Couisnard made two pairs of free throws to pull the Ducks within three points late in the first half but Isa Silva scored in the lane to make it 42-37 at intermission. Michael O'Connell converted a traditional three-point play to open the scoring in the second half and Ingram followed with a 3-pointer to give Stanford an 11-point lead with 18 minutes to play.
Oregon went more than five minutes without a made field goal after Couisnard scored in the paint to make it 59-49 with 7:11 left. The Cardinal scored missed six consecutive shots during that drought but outscored the Ducks 9-2 to take a 17-point lead with 1:54 remaining.
Oregon, which had won back-to-back games beginning with an 87-68 home win over then-No. 19 Arizona last Saturday, was 9-of-30 (30%) shooting from the field and made just 4 of 16 from 3-point range in the second half.
Michael Jones scored 10 points for Stanford, which plays the third of four consecutive home games Wednesday in a non-conference matchup with Chicago State.
Oregon State 68, California 48
BERKELEY — Jordan Pope scored 19 points and Dexter Akanno added 16 as the Beavers won on the road Sunday.
Glenn Taylor Jr. added 11 points for Oregon State (8-12, 2-7 Pac-12), which shot 54% both overall and from 3-point distance, making 13 of 24 from beyond the arc. The Beavers made one free throw in six tries.
Kuany Kuany scored 15 points for Cal (3-17, 2-7). The Golden Bears shot 37.5% overall and made 3 of 15 3-pointers.
California was within 10 points early in the second half before Akanno hit a 3-pointer and Pope added six points on a three-point play and a 3-pointer to give the Beavers a 19-point lead with 15:58 remaining.
Cal scored the next eight points to get back within 39-28 but the Bears missed their next five shots. Meanwhile, the Beavers made five of six in a 13-0 run as Justin Rochelin hit a 3-pointer, Michael Rataj added a 3-pointer and Rochelin connected again from distance to spark the run.
Oregon State's lead peaked at 58-30 with 6:25 to go.
The Golden Bears made only 4 of 23 shots in the first half and trailed 27-15 at the break. Cal led 12-11 with 6:01 to go before Oregon State closed the half on a 15-4 run.
Oregon State's win leaves the Beavers and Golden Bears tied with Stanford for last place in the conference.
Oregon State wrapped up a stretch of six road games in its first nine Pac-12 games this season. The Beavers will play seven of their final 11 regular season games at home. That home stretch begins on Thursday against Utah.
Cal plays next at Stanford on Thursday.
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Michelle Kaufman: Gators NCAA champ Ben Shelton gives U.S. fans hope with surprise run to Aussie quarters
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Best of Weekly Music Shows: 12/19 - 12/25
Merry Christmas and welcome to the Christmas edition of Best of Weekly Music Shows! This week's music shows were a joy to watch, as they featured a number of festive performances, as well as bringing back groups that have promoted throughout the year, given this episode will be the last in 2016 for some music shows. While holiday releases were still trickling in, music shows saw no new debuts this week. Big Bang proved their long lasting strength as a group by sweeping the first place of award shows this week, interestingly enough with both of their title tracks, "Fxxk It" and "Last Dance" on M Countdown and Music Bank respectively. Here are my picks for the week after much deliberation – please do add your favourites in the comments below because this list is but no means extensive!
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Pentagon, Imfact, SF9 & Snuper's "First Generation Idols Special Stage," KBS Music Bank, December 23, 2016
With a number of first generation groups having made comebacks in the last two years, along with the never ending stream of new group debuts, it's always exciting to see younger groups cover classic hits of first generation groups. Music Bank included a medley of four oldie-but-goodie jams, firstly with Pentagon covering H.O.T.'s "Warrior's Descent." The boys of Pentagon put a modern twist on the original, all the while maintaining the fierce and sharp beat of the track. Imfact's rendition of Sechskies' debut song "School Byeolgok" stayed true to characteristics of the original performance with the infamous "back-down" move in the choreography, but they also put their own spin on it with the driving synth beats. SF9, with their orange-accented tracksuits, covered Shinhwa's "The Solver;" Not only did this rookie group nail the vocal and rap parts, they definitely showed that they were a dance group with the slick dance break. Last but not least Snuper covered g.o.d's "To My Mother," and as them name suggests, it's a more emotional piece; the members thus did a good job of capturing both the emotions in the original and the sharp choreography.
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Seventeen's "Boy Group Remix + Very Nice," KBS Music Bank, December 23, 2016
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but I will never ceased to be amazed at Seventeen's remixes. Following their girl group remix from last year, this year they pulled off an equally impressive boy group one; the transitions from one choreography to another are incredibly smooth, with the group using their large numbers to their advantage, and the melding of lines from various songs sounds natural to the point where it could've passed for a single piece – who knew that "Lotto" and "Hard Carry" go along so well? Not to mention Seventeen, as always, impress with their energy on stage, giving the performance a touch of fun.
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Mamamoo & The East Light's "1st Place Songs Remix," KBS Music Bank, December 23, 2016
Mamamoo have also been receiving praise for their medley consisting of the songs that have won 1st place throughout the year, and given their vocals skills it shouldn't be surprising how well they pulled it off. The group effortlessly covered a variety of genres, from the ballad openers, to the more laid back K-pop releases, then using "The Eye's" buildup to introduce the final part of the medley featuring the most upbeat idol hits from the year. I'm also impressed with the versatility of the members' vocals in delivering both the lightness of girl group songs and power of boy group ones, and their rendition of "Whatta Man" even added a beat that made it more addictive than the original.
Red Velvet's "Russian Roulette", MBC Show! Music Core, December 24, 2016
Of all the Christmas themed performances on this special of Music Core, Red Velvet's has my vote for the best Christmas rendition of their original song. The chimes and sleigh bells fit so naturally into the track of "Russian Roulette," and if you thought the song sounded infectiously happy before, the new instrumental has rendered it even merrier. In addition, while the group's styling has had it's ups and downs, these Christmas outfits are definitely a hit. Oh, and welcome back Yeri!
Laboum's "Merry Christmas in Advance", Mnet M! Countdown, December 22, 2016
IU's "Merry Christmas in Advance" has pretty much become one of Korea's Christmas anthems, climbing back up the charts when this time of year rolls around, so I'm happy to see this song being performed on music shows. Laboum did a great job of covering IU's vocals, and I've only recently learned from having seen IU perform the original live that "Merry Christmas in Advance" also has an simple choreography, which Laboum also pulled off adorably. Finally, their performance ended with them holding up signs that say "praying to escape being single," which basically sums up my Christmas wishes.
B1A4's "Last Christmas", MBC Show! Music Core, December 24, 2016
This isn't a Christmas themed Best of Weekly Music Shows article without a traditional Christmas classic! B1A4's cover of "Last Christmas" is enjoyable on all fronts, from their execution of the song, to the visuals of the members and the stage, to the performance in itself. The performance was a perfect combination of cuteness, charisma, and audience engagement; the members' vocals are impeccable, and even Baro's single "Merry Christmas" in his low voice was memorable.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced how $1.5 billion for infrastructure will be spent, Supply Chain Dive reports. It will fund 91 road, rail, transit and port infrastructure projects in 49 states and Washington, D.C., using the department's discretionary grant program, now called BUILD, or Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development. These grants — formerly known as TIGER, or Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery — target rural areas where investment has lagged, the Dive reports.
California-based Apple Inc. has chosen Austin, Texas, as the site of its new $1 billion campus, the Austin-American Statesman reports. It will be the company's largest hub outside of its California headquarters, but plans for smaller offices in cities across the country also were announced. The Austin campus is expected to have 5,000 workers and expand to have 15,000 employees, the Statesman reports.
Lead in jewelry-making kits has spurred New York's attorney general to sue retailers Target and Walmart and the importer, LaRose Industries, CNBC reports in a story breaking this afternoon.
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Mark Louis Sayger
CDR Mark Louis Sayger, 58, of Havelock, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Havelock, NC.
His funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Open Door Baptist church with Reverend Jerry Linebarger officiating. Internment will immediately follow the funeral service at Gethsemane Memorial Park with military honors.
Mark was a faithful member of the Open Door Baptist church, and was also a member of the Masonic Lodge. He served his country in the United States Navy Civil Engineering Corps through 20 years of service as a Seabee and Navy Diver. Once he retired from the Navy, he then served the City of Havelock as their Public Services Director. He will truly be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife and best friend of 40 years, Susan Lee Haber, his senior High-School prom date; their children are daughters, Katherine Kusjanovic of Ashburn, VA, and Samantha Callaway of Wilmington, NC; sons, 2LT Matthew Sayger of Lawton, OK, and USMA CDT James Sayger of West Point, NY; brothers, Dan Sayger of Ormond Beach, FL, and Jack Sayger of Ridgeland, SC; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Yvonne Sayger.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
The family also requests live plants in memory of Mark.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mundenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory, Morehead City, NC.


THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.  It was an action upon a policy of insurance against fire. The plaintiffs in error, who were also plaintiffs below, resided at Malone, in the county of Franklin and state of New York, and the insurance company was at Boston, in Massachusetts.
The property insured was a cotton factory in Malone, owned originally by Jonathan Stearns, who applied for insurance on the 28th of April, 1834.
A policy was issued to Stearns from July 1, 1834, for one year, for $3,000, on the factory-building and fixtures, including water-wheel, drums, shafts and gearing; $11,000 on the movable machinery, and $1,000 on the stock in the various stages of manufacturing.
On the 8th of July, 1834, Stearns assigned the policy to the Ogdensburg Bank, to which the company assented.
On the 17th of June, 1835, the cashier wrote to Mr. Hall, the agent of the insurance company, inclosing a check for $263, and requesting a continuance of the policy for one year; and in August, 1836, a similar letter, requesting a renewal or continuance of the policy.
In August, 1837, the cashier of the bank inclosed a draft for $263, and requested a new policy. One was accordingly issued, containing the same clauses as the preceding.
On the 13th of August, 1838, Stearns informed Mr. Hall, the agent, that the property insured had passed out of his hands into those of the bank.
On the 25th of August, 1838, the cashier wrote to Mr. Hall, requesting a continuance of the policy, but omitting the $1,000 on stock, as the mill was not then in operation.
'Ogdensburg Bank, August 27th, 1840.
'PARKER L. HALL, ESQ., Agent, &c.
'JOHN D. JUDSON, ESQ., Cashier.
'Dear Sir,-Herewith I inclose to you a renewed policy, No. 622, on cotton factory, &c.; I have inserted the clause agreeably to your direction.
'Dear Sir,-I had deposited this letter in the post-office when I received your favor of the 27th instant. The policy is made out by inserting liberty of putting it in operation, as requested. The original survey I have not in my possession. It is in the office at Boston. Perhaps Mr. Stearns may have kept a copy; if so, you will be able to obtain it of him; if not, I may procure for you a copy at Boston. You will, of course, see to it that the waste is removed according to the warranty, and that the lamps be inclosed in glass.
P. L. HALL.' It appeared that the cashier then wrote to Stearns for a copy of his representation, but Stearns replied that he had none. No further inquiries were made about it.
On the 18th of March, 1842, an indorsement was made upon the policy, that the assured had made a contract of sale, and given possession of the property to Eli Clark, William Green, and Hugh McGill, to which the approbation of the company was requested; which was given by Mr. Hall.
In August, 1843, 1844, and 1845, similar letters were written by the cashier, and similar policies issued, except that the last remark above quoted was not attached to them.
In March, 1846, the property was destroyed by fire, and soon afterwards notice thereof given to the company.
In October, 1846, the insured brought an action of assumpsit against the company, counting on the policy, and also containing the common money counts; under which a judgment was obtained for a return of premiums, to the amount of $1,200.
In October, 1847, the case came up for trial, upon a plea of non assumpsit and issue. The plaintiffs offered in evidence the policy, the contract between the bank and Clark, Green, and McGill, and the payment of part of the purchase-money by the latter.
The plaintiffs also proved the loss of the property by fire, notice of the loss, that the waste was removed, and that the lamps in the carding-room were inclosed in glass, as required by the policy. Everything was proved or admitted that was necessary to make out a prim a facie case for the plaintiffs.
The evidence showed, likewise, that the fire originated in the picking-room, which was situated in the centre of the building, and in which a glass lamp was frequently suspended from the ceiling, and into which room a glass lantern was carried that evening, and placed by the workman on the windowsill while the picker was in operation; around the top of this lantern he first saw the light and fire, as if the cotton-dust had become ignited through the air-holes, and the fire was communicated with such rapidity to the whole cotton he was unable to distinguish it. The evidence showed further, that when the picking-room had been occasionally used to work in during the night-time, this lantern, or one like it, had for three years been carried in, and that the globe lamp had been long used there suspended, with a reflector over the top, and was lighted when they worked at night in the picking-room, as well as the lantern. This appears to have been the practice soon after 1834 or 1835, but no evidence was offered that it had been before. When the plaintiffs bought the property in 1842, they found the lamp hung and ready for use, and they continued to use it as it had been used before.
The defendants then offered in evidence the application of Stearns for insurance, his written answers to the fifty questions, and the policies and letters above mentioned.
The defendants then called Parker L. Hall, who testified that, prior to the first policy to Stearns, he was agent of the defendants in Pittsfield, and that his authority did not extend to the taking of new risks on this species of property.
It was admitted that such a use of lamps in the picker-room as appeared in this case, enhanced the danger of fire, and was material to the risk.
To the admission of all this evidence the counsel for the plaintiffs then and there objected, on the ground that the policy contained no representations made by Jonathan Stearns, and had no reference whatever to any such representations, and that to admit extrinsic evidence of the representations of the said Stearns, and other extrinsic evidence to connect the plaintiffs with those representations, and thus affect their rights by such representations, was not only to vary, enlarge, or modify the contract, as contained in the policy, but was in fact to set up and show, by extrinsic evidence, a distinct and different contract from that contained in the policy, and of which the policy is the written evidence on which the parties relied; and, as the printed clause in the policy referred only to representations of the assured, representations in form by the assured were the only representations which could legally be shown, and evidence that the parties did not mean the representations in form by the assured, or expressed in the policy, but meant representations of Stearns, was not admissible, because that would clearly be to enlarge or change the contract in the policy, or rather to set up a distinct and different contract.
But the court admitted all the evidence as proper and legal, and to this ruling and decision of the court the counsel for the plaintiffs excepted.
The plaintiffs also proved that it was customary for these defendants, and other insurance companies in Boston, to issue policies on property, with which the underwriters were acquainted, in the printed form, like that in this case, with the clause referring to the 'representation of the assured, contained in their application, to which reference is to be had,' where no written application has in fact been made by the assured, and where there is no written representation to which reference can be had. The counsel for the defendants objected to the admissibility of the evidence by which these facts were proved.
^4 Reported below, 2 Woodb. & M., 472.


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Mini Water Wheel
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/77788.html
"Free Electricity"
It is a mechanical problem that has troubled scientists since the ancient Greeks. Now a Scottish electrician has invented a small water wheel that could save thousands of pounds in energy bills.
Ian Gilmartin, 60, who has no mains electricity, is generating power from the stream in his garden. He and friend Bob Cattley, 58, have invented a mini water wheel capable of supplying enough electricity to power a house, with no running costs and zero carbon emissions.
The contraption is the first off-the-shelf water wheel system which can generate a good supply of electricity from a waterfall as little as 20cm in height.
It is designed to be used in small rivers or streams, making it ideal for potentially thousands of homes across Britain.
Mr Gilmartin, an electrician and inventor born and raised in the village of Springfield, near Cupar, Fife, was not prompted to think up his device by high energy bills - he does not own a TV and has never lived in a house with electricity.
But he has a stream at the back of his house near Staveley, in Cumbria, and with the help of PhD engineering student Mr Cattley, now hopes to see the invention in the shops by the end of next year.
Mr Gilmartin, who lived in Linwood before moving to Cumbria in the late-1960s, began experimenting three years ago with yoghurt pots, toilet rolls and wheelie bins in the stream, before test-running a prototype.
He took the results to the Lake District National Park, and secured a £15,000 grant from the organisation's sustainability fund. The prototype has been working successfully at St Catherine's, a National Trust site near Windermere, opening up previously untapped energy.
The water wheel produces one to two kilowatts of power and generates at least 24 kilowatt hours of sustainable green energy in a day, just less than the average household's daily consumption of around 28 kilowatt hours. It should cost around £2000 to install, and will pay for itself inside two years.
The Beck Mickle low head micro hydro generator could potentially provide electricity to more than 50,000 British homes and could be used industrially. The inventors predict a series of them linked on the same river course could create enough electricity to power a small town or large hospital.
Mr Gilmartin said he came up with the idea after giving up work to look after his son, who had epilepsy. "There was nothing available on the market to recover any sensible amount of energy from low (pressure) heads, so in wanting something to think about at the time, I thought of the idea of having revolving buckets to recover energy.
"While we cannot say this provides free electricity, because of the initial cost of buying the machine, it is expected to pay for itself within two years and then greatly reduce the owner's electricity bills after then. Because what we are doing is cheap to make, the pay-back is very quick."
Gilmartin's Website:
http://www.beck-mickle-hydro.co.uk/
WO 2006082403
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IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO GRAVITY TYPE WATER WHEELS
( 2006-08-10 )
GILMARTIN, John Graham
Applicant: BECK MICKLE HYDRO LTD (GB); GILMARTIN JOHN GRAHAM (GB)
Classification: - international: F03B9/00; F03B9/00; - European: F03B9/00B
Application number: WO2006GB00351 20060202
Priority number(s): GB20050002142 20050202
http://www.est.org.uk/aboutest/news/dailynews/index.cfm?mode=view&articleid=15061334
Yoghurt Pot Generator Could Revolutionise Energy Production
A revolutionary new invention that uses yoghurt pot plastic to generate electricity could be a significant new step towards increasing the UK's reliance on renewables.
The Beck Mickle Hydro project uses the plastic device to generate electricity from shallow waters such as rivers and streams to a depth of just 20 cm.
"We could be looking at significant changes to power production," explained the inventor of the device, Ian Gilmartin.
"We want to generate energy from water between 20 cm and two metres deep. No one else has attempted anything like this in such shallow water."
Mr Gilmartin hopes that the invention, currently being developed at Lancaster University, will translate into a device that could generate enough electricity to power a house.
Homeowners could then buy the machine for around £1,000 to achieve their own renewable microgeneration.
The device could also reportedly be used to provide drinking water and in air conditioning.
The project has received funding from the Lake District National Park Authority's sustainable development fund. It is believed the device, once developed, could be used in up to 100,000 sites across the UK.
http://www.beck-mickle-hydro.co.uk/index.php?id=bmh_lancs_uni
Beck Mickle Hydro Ltd in Partnership with Lancaster University.
Local inventor and electrician lan Gilmartin has redesigned the water wheel for the 21st century to provide renewable inexpensive electricity from even tiny streams without harming fish or contributing to global warming. This unique patented technology makes use of recycled plastic and can even provide power from becks that are no more than a trickle. It is envisaged units that are scalable will be sold as white goods that can easily be approved and installed before simply being plugged in.
Following a referral from Business Link Cumbria, lan has been working with the Enterprise and Business Partnerships (EBP) Team of Lancaster University's Environment Centre to assess the environmental impact of this technology, identify its market potential and strengthen its patent protection.
The environmental impact assessment focused on the use of food-grade recycled plastics within the water wheel, to support a possible demonstration at the National Trust's St Catherine's site in Winder-mere. This was contracted out to CookPrior Associates Ltd, a local consultancy experienced in such assessments, which identified a low risk of any organic chemicals leaching from the plastics to be used, but recommended a series of leaching trials to ensure that no unforeseen problems arose.
Through a variety of literature searches, internet searches and personal contacts with organisations such as the: NERC, Environment Agency and Land Registry, the EBP team have identified several reports providing information on potential sites for low-head hydro generation and the proportion of the UK meeting minimum gradient and flow requirements.
However, further work remains to be done, in particular the development of a comprehensive business plan to successfully attract investors. Therefore, a team of four MBA students undertaking a business planning module in the University's Management School, have been recruited. The team have enthusiastically accepted the challenge of pulling together the market information so far obtained and producing a first draft business plan for delivery in mid December. During the business planning project, EBP have continued to investigate a means of actively identifying potential customers, rather than relying solely on passive internet-based advertising. This has now led to discussions with the University's Geography
Department regarding the possible development of an automated system for analysing 1 in 10,000 scale maps and providing the postcodes of potential customers for use in targeted mail shots, possibly along with their electricity bills. EBP are also working closely with lan using the group's patent and intellectual property experience, to strengthen Beck Mickle Hydro's patent position and ensure appropriate confidentiality agreements are in place across their numerous contacts.
Beck Mickle Hydro have also been working closely with the Lancaster University Renewable Energy Group (LUREG) to evaluate their technology against siphon technology LUREG are developing as an alternative means of low-head hydroelectric generation. LUREG, which has significant expertise in low head hydroelectric generation in both tidal and non-tidal environments have adopted lan's technology and are working closely with him to establish a number of demonstration sites for both technologies.
The EBP team with the financial support of the NorthWest Development Agency and Higher Education Innovation Fund helps companies across the NorthWest to access the environmental and science expertise of Lancaster University. This is accomplished via company visits to identify areas where assistance would be beneficial, small pieces of free consultancy, technical and business based student projects and facilitating the formation of affinity groups between companies to resolve common issues through collaborative research partnerships. The EBP team also serve as the prime contact for the Lancaster Environment Centre, which is the largest of its kind in Europe and brings people together from across the university together with the NERC's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
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The sample workload (delivered as ~/sparkpi.sh) hard codes the spark-examples.jar path, and it's incorrect for spark2.
Expose the spark worker ui port (8081) when appropriate.
We only need to open the master ui port (8080) if we're in standalone mode. There is no master process running in yarn or local modes.
We should only wait for master recovery if we have peers. It's important to wait for recovery before starting workers in a multi-node cluster, but for single-node, this is a waste of time.


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Washing your hands is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself and other people from illnesses.
Washing your hands properly removes dirt and germs. It stops germs spreading to other people and objects. When germs spread, they can cause illnesses such as food poisoning, flu or diarrhoea.
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Indian police quiz former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor over wife's murder
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - Delhi police questioned a former high-flying UN diplomat and Indian government minister late Monday in connection with his wife's murder, a case that has dominated local media headlines.
Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a five-star hotel room in the capital last January, two days after she alleged on Twitter that her husband Shashi Tharoor had been having an affair with a Pakistani journalist.
Pushkar, married to Tharoor since 2010, had been taking medication for various illnesses and early autopsy results suggested she may have overdosed on anti-depressants and sleeping pills.
But earlier this month, Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi said new medical reports had led investigators to register a case of murder "against unknown persons".
Television footage late Monday showed 57-year-old Tharoor leaving his New Delhi residence flanked by security guards, pursued by a huge media scrum.
Later images showed him sitting across from a few officers, gesticulating with one hand, at a police station near the luxury Leela Palace hotel where his wife's body was discovered.
Some reports indicated that the interrogation could resume on Tuesday.
Days after his wife's death was registered as a murder, Tharoor described himself as "a bereaved husband" who would not engage in "public polemics", adding that he would fully cooperate with investigations.
Pushkar's death had initially triggered intense speculation that she had committed suicide after being humiliated by her husband.
But a year on, dozens of 24-hour news stations have devoted relentless coverage and analyst debates over Tharoor's possible role in the murder, prompting the former minister to term it a media trial where he was "being defamed now day in and day out".
Her death dealt a severe blow to the image of Tharoor, who was a cabinet minister at the time and remains a member of parliament for the Congress party which lost elections last May.
Also an acclaimed author, Tharoor served as under-secretary general during Kofi Annan's leadership of the United Nations and was a candidate to replace him as secretary-general in 2008.
After being beaten to the post by Ban Ki-moon, he then entered Indian politics as a member of parliament for the southern state of Kerala.
Tharoor had to resign from his first ministerial post in 2010 after revelations that his then-girlfriend Pushkar had been given a free stake in a new Indian Premier League cricket team.


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Q: oAuth without WebView on Android? Is there a way to implement oAuth flow without actually launching browser or even a webview on android?
What I want to show is a native Popup which asks user credentials and then supply it to oAuth provider.

A: Strictly speaking no, the main idea with OAuth is that you should never handle the user's credentials in any way.
But it depends on the provider. Twitter for example uses their own invention xAuth where you send the username and password in exchange for an access token. Twitter only allows this for applications that can motivate that need very well though.
So check with the API provider if it is possible in some way.

A: Recently i did some research regarding implement oAuth without using browser or webview. Nowadays some platform already has native way by using their SDK like google: https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/android/, linkedin : https://developer.linkedin.com/docs/android-sdk-auth#. You can search for other platform too.
Another chance i see is by using google "Firebase" : https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/. Even though i am not yet really try to implement it, as my understanding we can create our own custom input on HTML and pass it to their Javascript oAuth SDK to do credential login transaction. Just my guess we can do it with android native interface too.
Any correction are very welcome. Thanks.


Franklin's "Christmas Under the Lamposts" was the night the city turned on the lights of the tree on the St. Mary Parish Courthouse square and along Parc sur la Teche. A huge crowd lined Main Street for the many events held Saturday evening, with the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus aboard a Franklin Fire Department fire truck among many of the guests participating. More photos of the evening in Wednesday's edition of The Banner-Tribune.


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NSU recruiters get creative to connect with prospective students | Around The Town
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Northwestern State University recruiters are finding innovative ways to stay in touch with prospective students despite social distancing.
"The recruiters are still working their territories reaching out to each student providing virtual tours, Zoom sessions and, as always, being their primary resource at NSU," said Ashlee Hewitt, director of recruiting. "Their communication efforts are email, texts, phone calls, Zoom and social media."
Earlier in March, Hewitt recorded a video message to reassure next year's freshmen that she and her staff are always available to answer questions and offer assistance.
"We are continuing to explore opportunities to engage with interested students and will roll those out as they become available. We know your high schools and current institutions are not fully operational. Don't stress about final transcripts. We are going to work with you on this," she said.
Students who have not applied for admission are encouraged to do so. Students who completed the admissions process can apply for housing and register for Freshman Connection. Paperwork can be sent electronically, and staff can be reached easily by phone or email. Names, photos and contact information for the recruiting staff is available at http://www.nsula.edu/futurestudents where prospective students can also take a virtual tour of campus,
Staff who are working remotely will continue to answer emails and take phone calls during business hours and are planning to participate in Louisiana's first-ever virtual college fair in April.
Hewitt said that because of the coronavirus pandemic, June ACT scores can qualify a student for TOPS funds for the fall.
Registration for the fall semester is underway and will continue though Aug. 16. Fall classes will begin Aug. 17.
For more information on fall registration and to register for classes, visit http://www.nsula.edu/registrar. To reach a recruiter, visit http://www.nsula.edu/futurestudents.
"All of our staff are continuing to make sure your transition to attend Northwestern State is a smooth one," Hewitt said. "We are continuing to work hard for you."
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Q: div is not getting removed by ajax I am working on an application where user can post and comment.
I have some comments for a post and i want to get the specific comment deleted by click on associated 'x' button.
I make Ajax call to remove-comments.php page which removes the comment from database.
Here is my html/php to remove comments:
<div class="add_removal_<?php echo $reply_id?>" style="pading:-20px;">

        <img class="direct-chat-img" src="/BootStrapProject/Profile/uploads/<?php echo $profileimage?>" alt="message user image" style="width:40px;height:25px;"/>

<?php echo $rfullname.': '?><?php echo $reply?>
<?php echo  time_stamp($rtime);?> ago  <button style="width:2px;height:20px;"type="submit" id="comment_delete" onclick=CommentDelete("<?php echo $reply_id?>")>X</button>

Here is my JS code that call remove-comments.php

Here is the remove-comments.php code.
<?php
include("dbcon.php");
include("session.php");
$error = '';
$success = '';
$response = array();
$reply_id=$_POST['id'];
$id = isset($_REQUEST['id'])?trim($_REQUEST['id']):'';
if($id){
    $query = "delete from reply where reply_id = '$reply_id'";
    if (!mysqli_query($con,$query)){
        die('Error: ' . mysqli_error($con));
    }
    else{
        $msg ="
 1 record added";
    }
    $success = 'Comment has been deleted successfully.';
}
else
    $error = 'Comment doesn\'t deleted successfully. Please try again later.';
$response = array('error' => $error, 'success' => $success);
echo json_encode($response);
exit();
?>

So, once i click the 'x' button to remove the comment, JS is called. It calls remove-comments.php page and deletes the comment from DB using the comment_id.
But it is not removed from UI untill i refreshes the page.
Please help me in fixing the issue. Thanks!

A: Pass in the id variable so the success callback can have access to it.
    $.ajax ({
    url: "WallPost1/remove-comments.php",
    type: 'post',
    dataType: 'json',
    commentId: id,
    data: dataString,
    success: function(json){
                if(json.error) {
                    alert(json.error);
                    return false;
                }
                $("#add_removal_"+this.commentId).remove();
                //alert(json.success);
            } // end success function
    });

Please notice the commentId: id, bit.
Next, change
<div class="add_removal_<?php echo $reply_id?>" style="pading:-20px;">

to
<div id="add_removal_<?php echo $reply_id?>" style="pading:-20px;">


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Goldman Sachs (GS): How I Voted – Proxy Score 13
James McRitchie, May 21, 2012 ,
Goldman Sachs ($GS) is one of the stocks in my portfolio. Their annual meeting is coming up on 5/24/2012. Voting ends 5/23 on Moxy Vote's proxy voting platform, which had 13 recommendations "from good causes," but five are actually consolidations, when I checked and voted on 5/21. ProxyDemocracy.org had funds voting. I voted with management 13% of the time.
I make it a practice to vote against pay packages where NEOs were paid above median in the previous year. Yes, I know, this is pretty crude analysis. I'll make exceptions where something obviously warrants different treatment. However, I'm concerned that NEOs are taking a greater and greater portion of wealth generated by companies.
According to Bebchuk, Lucian A. and Grinstein, Yaniv (The Growth of Executive Pay, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 283-303, 2005), the aggregate compensation paid by public companies to their top-five executives during the period 1993-2003 totaled about $350 billion, and the ratio of this aggregate top-five compensation to the aggregate earnings of these firms increased from 5 percent in 1993-1995 to about 10 percent in 2001-2003.
At the same time, few firms want to admit to having average executives, so they seek to compensate their executives at above-average levels. They survey executive compensation at corporations and then set compensation packages that are above average for their "peer group," which is often chosen aspirationally. While the "Lake Woebegone effect" may be nice in fictional towns, "where all the children are above average," it doesn't work well for society to have all CEOs considered above average and their collective pay spiraling out of control.
GS's SummaryCompensation Table shows that Lloyd C. Blankfein, CEO/Chair, was the highest paid named executive officer (NEO) at about $16.1M in 2011. I'm using Yahoo! Finance to determine market cap and Wikipedia's rule of thumb regarding classification. According to those sources, at about $49B AMZN is a large-cap company. According to the United States Proxy Exchange (USPX) guidelines (pages 9&10), using data from Equilar, the median CEO compensation for large-cap corporations was $10.8 million in 2010, so GS's pay is well above that median. I voted against the pay plan and the compensation committee members: James A. Johnson and all the directors except Claes Dahlbäck and Lloyd C. Blankfein.
With regard to shareowner proposals, I voted in favor of Evelyn Y. Davis' proposal for cumulative voting. If we had that, we might get a true shareowner representative on the board. I also voted in favor of John Harrington's proposal that NEOs retain 75% of the shares acquired through the Company's compensation plans, excluding tax-deferred retirement plans, for at least three years from the termination of their employment (through retirement or otherwise). This would discourage scam accounting and would encourage a longer-term outlook, in the best interest of long-term shareowners. Additionally, I voted with the Needmor Fund for the disclosure of political contributions. Our company spends millions on lobbying and other political expenditures. Shareowners should at least know where our money is going and what it is buying.
On all other proxy items, I voted as recommended by management.
Mark your calendars; here's the deadline for proposals by shareowners for next year:
Shareholders who, in accordance with the SEC's Rule 14a-8, wish to present proposals for inclusion in the proxy materials to be distributed by us in connection with our 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must submit their proposals to John F.W. Rogers, Secretary to the Board of Directors, at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282. Proposals must be received on or before December 14, 2012. As the rules of the SEC make clear, however, simply submitting a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion.
Blankfein occupies both CEO and Chair positions. That seems like a conflict of interest to me, since the Chair can properly lead an evaluation of the CEO if they are one and the same.
According to SharkRepellent.net, special meetings at GS can only be called by shareowners holding at least 25% of the voting power and no action can be taken by written consent of shareowners without a meeting. Those seem likely subjects for future proposals. My proxy access proposal failed to make it through the no-action process this year. However, depending on what reforms, if any, GS makes this year, I may submit a revised version of proxy access.
And here's how I actually voted, using Moxy Vote's proxy voting platform but with ProxyDemocracy.org's display, which is a little tighter with regard to display.
Proxy Items
How I Voted
1 Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein For
2 Elect Director M. Michele Burns Against
3 Elect Director Gary D. Cohn Against
4 Elect Director Claes Dahlback For
5 Elect Director Stephen Friedman Against
6 Elect Director William W. George Against
7 Elect Director James A. Johnson Against
8 Elect Director Lakshmi N. Mittal Against
9 Elect Director James J. Schiro Against
10 Elect Director Debora L. Spar Against
11 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation Against
12 Ratify Auditors For
13 Provide for Cumulative Voting For
14 Stock Retention/Holding Period For
15 Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy For
Blankfein, cumulative voting, disclosure, Evelyn Y. Davis, Goldman Sachs, GS, John Harrington, MoxyVote.com, Needmor Fund, pay retention, political contributions, ProxyDemocracy.org, SharkRepellent.net
Amazon (AMZN): How I Voted – Proxy Score 86
SVNACD: Red Flags of an Ethical Collapse & Alternative Proxy Voting Advice to Stem Dual Class IPOs


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This post is part of the Hyde Park Angels Entrepreneurial Education Series, which brings together successful, influential entrepreneurs and investors to teach entrepreneurs everything they need to know about early-stage investment through events, articles, videos, and more. If you are interested in learning more about whether to raise a fund, register for "Are You Ready to Raise?" on March 5th.
In today's current startup climate there's a certain pressure to seek investment early and often. This trend has shown signs of slowing down, but there's still far more focus on the mechanics of raising a round than whether a company is at the right stage to do it at all. Bottom line: in almost every case, angel or venture capital shouldn't be the first step in building an idea into a business.
On the other hand, rewards crowdfunding (think Kickstarter and IndieGoGo) is practically designed to be a first step. You can present as little as a half-formed idea or as much as a fully-designed product to millions of potential backers and customers for virtually no cost.
Now, it's important to point out here that rewards crowdfuding is not the only kind of crowdfuding. There are are multiple kinds, like equity and debt crowdfunding. These follow more of a traditional early-stage investment model, and while they can also serve as a good option for early-stage projects, they come with a different set of expectations and requirements than rewards crowdfunding.
You've bootstrapped all you can bootstrap, your friends and family are tapped out, and banks see you as too much of a risk. You know your idea is a game-changer, but you just don't have the capital to make it happen. Angels and venture funds are going to label you too early. They're not going to bet on your success if they can't see your (almost) fully-realized product.
But, if your idea really is a game-changer, you'll attract the financial support you need on a rewards crowdfunding platform to push your product into the next phase.
As an entrepreneur, you will hear investors ask "how big is your market," "is your market big enough," and "is there even a market for this" over and over again. If you're working in a space where the metrics don't seem satisfying enough to calm these market size concerns, or you simply don't have the metrics to address them at all, rewards crowdfunding is the logical choice.
Through rewards crowdfunding, you can find your market and prove it out. Maybe the market for self-powering ultra-sonic jewelry cleaners seemspainfully niche, but thousands of backers are using the tool for other applications you never considered. What if your market proves it is too niche or too small to build your idea into a venture? You can crowdsource feedback and ideas from backers and platform users that help you pivot.
This one is easy, and goes hand-in-hand with the market problem. Investors care about customers. Without them, there is no business. Chances are if you're early on in building your venture, you don't have the money or the manpower to get your business seen. Landing on a platform like Kickstarter puts your idea in front of millions of people all over the world. Sure, running the campaign requires plenty of elbow grease, but a lot less than blazing a grassroots trail in your neighborhood for a much higher return. Run your campaign effectively and you'll walk out with a robust, tangible customer base you can point to as proof of concept in investor meetings.
It's easy to forget when you first start out that every time you sign a deal with an investor, you're agreeing to either an equity or debt partnership. The more often you sign, the more control you're ceding to partners. If you need money, but you don't want the kind of strings that impact the direction and operation of your startup, rewards crowdfunding is an alternative that you can control. After all, you set and distribute the rewards yourself, and you can choose whether you implement backer feedback.
This goes without saying, but if you're not building a venture, early-stage investment should not even be on your radar. Rewards crowdfunding platforms beckon filmmakers, graphic novelists, and the daring visionaries behind Star Trek museums with open arms. Angels and VC's? Not so much.
If you are interested in learning more about whether to raise a fund, register for "Are You Ready to Raise?" on March 5.


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Vaibhav Pandey
i2iFunding
Peer-to-peer lending startup i2iFunding raises Rs 2 crore
Credit assessment mechanism of i2iFunding evaluates borrower's credit worthiness and invites investors to pool in money and lend to the individual at a decided rate of interest.Pratik Bhakta | ET Bureau | May 21, 2016, 09:30 IST
Noida-based online peerto-peer lending platform i2iFunding has raised Rs 2 crore in an angel funding by a group of investors.
The investment comes in the wake of the freshly released Reserve Bank of India consultation paper that suggests that peer-to-peer lending platforms need to have equity capital to start operations.
"This round of funding gets us to a comfortable position in terms of the capital requirement that has been set out by the RBI," said chief executive Vaibhav Pandey.
"The five cofounders, who had started the company seven months back, had put in seed investments from their own pockets. With this infusion of Rs 2 crore, our capital requirements ' would be comfortably met."
Pandey didn't name the new investors, but said they were "industry veterans". An individual looking for credit can submit his personal details on i2iFunding's online platform. The company's credit assessment mechanism decides how much credit the person is worthy of, and then it invites investors to pool in money and lend to the individual at a decided rate of interest.
The company, which currently has operations in the NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru, plans to expand to 20 cities over the next year. It is aiming also to increase lending activities from just personal loans to salaried individuals at present to business loans for micro, small and even medium enterprises.
"To expand into the MSME portfolio, we need to hire fresh talents in the field of technology and get consultants to ensure that our credit evaluation methodology for the self-employed and businessmen is robust and full proof," said Pandey.
The platform has so far helped disburse Rs 50 lakh of loans to more than 1,000 borrowers with money from over 200 investors. Now, with the central bank coming out with a consultation paper and formally recognising this sector, Pandey is targeting Rs 5 crore of loan disbursal per month from next year.
The peer-to-peer lending sector, which till date was running unregulated, has recently attracted the attention of the RBI. Governor Raghuram Rajan, in his last monetary policy statement, spoke about the potential of this sector and the need to regulate it. The central bank released a consultation paper asking for suggestions on how to regulate the sector. The formal recognition helped nascent technology startups in this segment to look at a higher valuation and more interest from investors.
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Here comes the summer: More hot, humid weather on way
Diana Penner
diana.penner@indystar.com
Your calendar might say summer doesn't officially begin until June 21, but the National Weather Service — an official governmental agency — marks the season as June, July and August.
After reading this week's forecast, you might be more inclined to have faith in the government.
Wednesday's high temperature is expected to be about 90 degrees, with a heat index possibly reaching the mid-90s, said Joseph Nield, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. The normal high for the date is 83 degrees, according to weather service records.
It'll be a touch cooler — upper 80s straight-up temperature, lower 90s when the humidity is factored in — through the end of the week, he said.
Tuesday's high temperature, by the way, was 88 degrees, a bit shy of the record high of 95 degrees set in 1917.
So why are we having such hot and humid weather?
"It's just kind of a typical summer pattern," Nield said.
For the weather buffs: There's a ridge of high pressure over the southeast part of the country, kind of sitting there and forming "a large hot dome of air," Nield said.
Indianapolis is on the northern periphery of that dome, so we also have a chance of thunderstorms over the next few days.
The rather abrupt change from relatively balmy temperatures might leave some feeling uncomfortable, but it is not yet warm enough to trigger the city's "extreme temperature plan" of cooling centers and other measures, officials said.
Call Star reporter Diana Penner at (317) 444-6249 and follow her on Twitter @dianapenner.


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"I dunno if I can do that," Jackson said. A light rain had been misting from the start of the day. Darker clouds were rolling in from the horizon.
"Let's just sell more drugs," Jackson said.
"Oh, um.. yeah. Right." Jackson started thumbing through his phone and put two hands to the screen.
"You playing that damn game again?" Deggers asked.
Gasping for breath Jackson felt his thyroid pulsing. An electric current seemed to be running through him and the energy increased with every step.
"You'll be fine. Enough with this acting job," Deggers said.
The dynamic duo started the short walk to Highland Ave but Deggers stopped momentarily to take a phone call. He turned away from the road and looked back at a black dog staring him down. Baring it's teeth the dog snarled and took a step forward. It's ears were back and it continued pacing their way. Deggers cracked his knuckles. He'd fought a dog before and wasn't afraid to do it again.
"What the hell was that?!" Deggers yelled. Turning to the crossing he searched for Jackson. A streak of red and an armored car were all that was visible.
Super-fun story. I loved every word.
Sounds like a well deserved splattering.


The tech industry is booming, marketing and selling new products everyday, and this means more product management careers are open for eager aspirants. Indeed, it is a very exciting time to learn and innovate, and if you are thinking of becoming a product manager, you might actually be one very soon.
The first thing you need to do if you really want to get into product management – build something. Wanting to be a product manager is different from having what it takes to be one. So, if you want to be considered for this role, create something useful, interesting, and valuable to users so you have something to show during your job interview. You can start researching online for free resources on how to design or code. Then make sure to invest time and effort into product creation, testing and getting feedback for improvements, and developing its features so you finally come up with a great product.
One skill you need to develop if you want to be a successful product manager is the ability to work with the people who will make your product idea come to life. Spend time with product developers and designers, and start establishing solid ties with them. Constant communication with these makers will hone your own creativity and also help develop problem solving skills needed in product management.
Instead of looking for career growth opportunities in other companies, you may want to consider growing from your present employer. Focus on improving your work performance, establishing trust and credibility among your bosses and peers, and widening your skills and connections within the company. These will be helpful in showing management that you are equipped with the competencies they require for the next product manager and will make it easier for you to get considered for the role.
Some companies have an Associate Product Manager program, which is an apprenticeship that prepares you for the main role. Signing up for this program is a great opportunity for you to learn from a product manager first hand, getting you familiarized with the process, gaining the knowledge and experience you need for that big role you want to fill in.
By taking these steps, you are able to steadily pave your way towards a career in product management, and gain the needed skills, experience, and connections that will help to make you an effective and successful product manager.


CUPERTINO, California — March 22, 2017 — Apple® today announced that Swift Playgrounds™, a revolutionary app for iPad® that helps students learn to code, is now available in five new languages including Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Latin American Spanish. Designed to make learning and experimenting with real code interactive and fun, Swift Playgrounds is perfect for students and beginners to explore working with Swift™, the easy-to-learn programming language from Apple that is used by professional developers to create world-class apps.
The app includes Apple-developed programming lessons, puzzles and challenges that teach core coding concepts, as well as built-in templates to encourage users to express their creativity and create real programs. And it takes full advantage of the power, simplicity and Multi-Touch™ capabilities of iPad to deliver a first-of-its-kind learning experience. All programming lessons are now localized across five additional languages and are optimized to look even better and run faster than ever.
Swift Playgrounds performs great on iPad and is a perfect companion app for the new 9.7-inch iPad, also announced today, featuring a brighter Retina® display and best-in-class performance at its most affordable price, starting at $329. iPad is a hit with teachers and students around the world, bringing them access to Swift Playgrounds and the more than 180,000 educational apps built specifically for it and the widest selection of high quality Multi-Touch textbooks and rich digital content to personalize learning.
Swift Playgrounds is available today for free in the App Store® in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Latin American Spanish. The app is compatible with the new 9.7-inch iPad, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models and iPad mini 2 and later. Devices must be running iOS 10 or later. For more information including videos, images and demos, visit: apple.com/swift/playgrounds.
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Q: I need to execute javascript statements, incrementing a variable each time (90 times) I tried something like this in my JS file, but couldn't get it to work. What I need is to build this code with each "i" incrementing by 1:
if (document.form.listname1.checked==true){
var i = 2;
while (i < 90) {
    document.form.listname[i].disabled=true;
    document.form.listname[i].style.borderColor='#999';
    document.form.listname[i].style.background='#999';
    document.form.listname[i].style.borderStyle='solid';
 i++;
}

A: There isn't anything wrong with your code except that you need to close your if statement (so it may be that the real issue is how you are handling the html (can't tell for sure from what you have posted). That said, just a vanilla for loop should work a little better to avoid scoping your var i outside the loop (unless you really need i for some other subsequent operation).
for (let i = 2; i < 90; i++) {
  document.form.listname[i].disabled = true;
  document.form.listname[i].style.borderColor = '#999';
  document.form.listname[i].style.background = '#999';
  document.form.listname[i].style.borderStyle = 'solid';
}


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Q: Collision detection on a 2d side scroller: not colliding properly I'm having a problem with my Collision method below. the problem is when there are two enemies in the game. It intersects one enemy within the loop, and proceeds to return true for colliding. But if there is a second enemy within this array List It will not be colliding with that second object, therefore causing it to return false and the player continues walking. any idea's on how I can make him stop when he is in contact with ANY enemy, instead of just continuing because he isn't in contact with all the enemies?
Thanks, here is the code.
public void checkCollision(){
    ArrayList<Enemy> enemy = c.getEnemyList();
    for ( int i = 0; i < enemy.size(); i++){
        Enemy e = enemy.get(i);

        if (!getBounds().intersects(e.getBounds())){
            walk();
            return;
        }
        if (getBounds().intersects(e.getBounds())){
            if (e.getHP() <= 0){
                c.removeEnemy(e);
                walk();
                return;
            }
            fight();
            if (count == 25 || count == 65){
                int dd = DCalc.calcDmg(atk, atkMAX);
                e.dmg(dd);
            }

    }
    }

}

A: This is just another example of the 'early return' problem. This problem manifests when you need to do a check of the format (if ANY, x, else y) or (if ALL, x, else y) and you rephrase it in the format (if FIRST, x, else y).
To solve this, you need to remake the algorithm as follows:
bool collided = false
For each enemy:
    Are we colliding with this enemy?
    If we are, do collision detection and set `collided` to true
end for

If `collided` is false, NOW we can run the code that should only run if we collided with nothing


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The new face of Surrealism
Noel Fielding's new solo show may be the most surreal thing ever seen on TV. He reveals all to his old friend and ShortList columnist Danny Wallace.
Work colleagues: sometimes you like them, sometimes you hate them, sometimes you end up interviewing them a decade and a half later for a national magazine — but, admittedly, that's not so common. So, it's heartwarming for us at ShortList to know that we've bought together two old work buddies — Danny was producer of the award winning 2001 radio show The Boosh — to talk about Noel's new show Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy. Once again they can relive those precious water-cooler moments and ask those comforting, familiar questions; "Did you watch the football on Saturday?", "What do you think of the company's new pension plan?" and most importantly, "What does Mr Bifty look like?"
Danny: Noel, I am going to ask you questions and you will respond straight after with answers. We will discuss the things that are in your new show, but first let's talk about what isn't. Were there any characters that didn't make the cut? What's the worst character you've ever written?
Noel: There was one called The Human Mistake. He was fat with a monocle and a top hat and his face was a croissant but his bottom half was a drill.
And he'd drill through the Earth's core and appear at awards ceremonies. He'd pop up and collect the Sports Personality Of The Year award and do a speech that would be so inappropriate that everyone would throw up.
I would love to have seen you pitch this show at the bank for funding. Because what is it? It's not a sketch show...It's a hybrid, I think. If the Boosh and your stand-up hadn't happened, this might have been a hard sell...
Yeah. But I wanted it to be different from the Boosh. I thought, I'm going to have to go even further into the realms of… madness, or whatever.
Did you not think about going the other way? A suburban sitcom, called My Two Jeffs, or something?
I wanted to prove that I'm… not that I think the Boosh didn't do this, but when I started doing Buzzcocks, it dawned on me that people had started coming up to me, surprised, saying, "Oh, you're really funny." And I'd be like, "Did you see the Boosh?" And they'd say yes and I'd ask them if they found it funny and they'd say yes. But there was something about it — maybe it's that they thought we were just acting or that it was just written [for us], I don't know… but I found it weird. I think I just always wanted to stake my claim as a comedian in this country.
Did you feel you hadn't?
I don't know. The Boosh thing was more a double-act, so I suppose I wanted to do something as a comedian on my own, like a Kenny Everett thing.
Something with your name on it.
I guess so. Though it's not really an ownership thing. I think what's amazing about the Boosh is our chemistry and I don't think we'll ever beat that because it's a freak anomaly. I think Julian [Barratt] was probably more into going off and making a film, and I want to do films, but not yet. I just thought that there's a lot of stuff I couldn't do in the Boosh that was more like my stand-up, and I wanted a way of doing it. And with this it's more one idea after the other. It moves around a lot. I think it's more accessible than the Boosh.
There's a mentally ill biscuit in it, which I think is quite accessible.
Yeah, I think a lot of the characters I do are quite delusional.
One of the most fun things about your job must be naming characters.
Yeah! Sometimes they just fit. Sometimes it's instinctive. You'll be like, "Roy Circles. That's what he's called."
Let's workshop some now. I'll invent a name. You tell me who it is. First — Mr Bifty.
I think Mr Bifty's a cube. He's a cube but you have to lift him up and his face is on the underside. You have to roll him to get him to speak.
Correct. How about this guy: Gulliver's Solution.
He's got to be kept in a hip flask. He's poured out when certain situations arise. He's a modern-day liquid genie.
I agree with this. With the characters in the show, though, you get the sense that you're joining this very odd family.
Yeah. I've always been interested in identity. When I was a kid, I loved that Batman had a logo and a Batcave and everything else. I wanted some of that. I knew I wanted my brother as a butler, and Andy Warhol as my cleaner, and when I was thinking about where it was set, I suddenly thought, "Does it matter? Does it matter if no one knows where this is, or if no one knows what my job is? Or should I just suddenly get up and say, 'Anyway, I've got to go now, I've got to start my job at Tesco Metro'?"
That would be a nice opening scene in My Two Jeffs.
Yeah, just me working at a Tesco Metro, but done in the style of a bleak, Czechoslovakian animation. That was soul-destroying as a kid. You'd be watching TV, waiting for Daffy Duck or whatever, and then they'd announce something that won the Golden Knuckle at the Minsk Animation Festival. But I bet Julian would have been, "Great!"
Has Julian seen the show?
Yeah, he came to a screening. And Rich Fulcher's in it, Tom Meeten — some great people. But we realised early on that this would be a tough sell for TV. So we decided to just make one. Make a pilot ourselves. When we were first trying to get the Boosh on TV, we did an Edinburgh show, we did the radio show, but commissioners were still saying, "I don't know how this is going to look on telly." We went round and round in circles, and we were running out of ideas. Me and Julian nearly just went into some of the meetings with cardboard boxes on our heads with the fronts cut out, just saying, "How big's your telly? Because this is how it will look on telly."
Now, I've known you a long time, but there must be plenty I don't know about you. So tell me something I don't know about you that would shock me.
I play a lot of tennis these days. I'm pretty good.
Do you wear a headband?
I do wear a headband. People know I'm serious when the headband comes out.
Now something that will delight me.
Delight you? Well, I'm not sure if… thing is, you were in my dreams.
I was what?
You were actually in a recurring dream I had. I never told you this because I thought it would freak you out. Me and my dad were trying to escape a sort of witch. It was all set in an apocalyptic world after a massive explosion and there was this person always trying to help us. And it was this guy, I couldn't work out who it was, this guy who was always helping us jump over garden fences… and I had this for years, since I was a kid, and the only person I've ever met who that person seemed to be is you… and I never told you because I thought it'd freak you out.
What would I do?
You'd turn up when the wooden-faced witch was close and say, "This way! Come on!" Is that delightful?
Who did the man-witch look like?
A bit like me.
So I was trying to save you from yourself?
Yeah. That's quite delightful, isn't it?
It could have been someone else with glasses. I get mistaken for a lot of people who wear glasses. It could have been one of The Proclaimers.
Either way, it's delightful.
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy begins on 26 January at 9pm on E4
(Photography: Jude Edginton)
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