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Mudaliar Matrimony
Mudaliar matrimony site.
Hindu, Mudaliar, Tamil
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Hindu, Mudaliar, Hindi
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Mudaliar Shaadi
Welcome to Mudaliar Matrimony by iMarriages, a free matrimony portal featuring thousands of profiles.
About Mudaliar Matrimony
Mudaliar community is one of the oldest and leading communities in the southern part of India. The word Mudaliar refers to one who leads others, thus they are born leaders. Mudaliar community was proprietors and agriculturist, but with passing time, they moved to many other professions. They are mostly financially sound people. They believe marriage as a duty towards God. Thus, they hold a very religious wedding, usually with the ceremony conducted in temples. They hold an elaborate wedding with lots of pre-wedding, wedding, and post-wedding rituals.
Let's witness the devout rituals of a Mudaliar community matrimony.
Mudaliar Pre-Wedding Rituals
Nichiyathartham or the Engagement
Once the parents of the boy and the girl agreed for the wedding knot, then it is followed by Nichiyathartham or signing of a memorandum by both the families. It a kind of formal engagement during which the groom's family presents jewels, sari, different fruits, and dry fruits in 21 plates to the would-be the bride. Along with these gifts, other auspicious items such as sugar cubes, flowers, fruits, turmeric, coconut and betel leaves and nut are also presented.
Similarly, the Bride's family presents the Pathrikkai (marriage contract duly signed by both the parents) along with gifts to the groom's family and the occasion is known as Thambulam Mattruthal in Tamil.
Pandakkal
Both the families perform Pillayar Pujai (Ganapathi Pooja) during this important wedding ritual. This is done to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha for the long-lasting union of the couples. Following this pooja both the families put up a fabricated structure made up of bamboo known as Kalyana Pandhal in front of their house to denote the beginning of the wedding celebrations. Nine elderly married women of the family decorate these bamboo pillars with dots of turmeric (manjal) and vermilion (kumkum).
Mozhakattuthal
For this ritual, nine assorted varieties of pulses are soaked in water in nine separate vessels. The vessels are properly covered with husk and kept in upside position for quick germination. The significance of this ritual is that these sprouts signify the beginning and growth of a new relationship between the families. Thus, they are carefully nurtured until the day of marriage. This tradition among Mudaliars is known as Mozhakattuthal.
Mudaliar Wedding Day Rituals
Maapilai Azhaippu
The Maapillai Azhaippu is a ritual of taking the groom in a car, from the temple to the place of marriage, preceded by the playing Nadaswaram (an Indian musical instrument). The uncle or brother of the bride garlands the groom. Then the women from the bride's side welcome the groom with the traditional Aarti. This is followed by Nalangu which is performed separately for both the groom as well as to the bride on their arriving at the place of marriage.
Nalangu
Women from both the families take part in this ritual. The bride/groom is made to sit on a wooden board. Each of the married women from both the sides takes their turn to perform this ritual. They smear the sandalwood paste over the face and hands of the bride/groom, place little vermilion on their forehead and sprinkle rose-water on their head and perform Arti to signify her blessings to the bride/groom.
Mangala Snaanam
This ritual follows the nalangu, during this ritual the elders from both the families will apply sesame oil and green gram flour on the forehead and turmeric powder on the hands of bride/groom. The bride and groom will then take Mangala Snaanam (oil bath) to welcome their marriage.
Arasan Kal
This ritual is performed to offer prayer to the sacred Fig Tree (Arasu). Five elderly married women (Sumangali) perform this ceremony. After offering prayers, Sumagalis cleanse the erected bamboo stick (which was kept before the marriage pandal) with milk, smear the sandalwood paste and apply vermilion on it. Finally, they tie a silk scarf around it and perform an Aarti. The pooja is conducted to honor the king Arasan who in the olden days used to grace the marriage occasion and bless the couple.
The groom washes the feet of his parents to seek their blessings for a happy married life before going to the wedding pandal.
Kasi Yatra
During this ritual the groom, mockingly act to become a Sanyasi and to leave for Kasi instead of the marriage hall. The father of the bride steps in and persuades him to marry his daughter. The groom then agrees to his proposal and returns to the marriage hall.
Mahalakshmi Puja and Pada Puja
The bride performs Mahalakshmi Puja to receive the blessings of goddess Lakshmi. Then she performs Pada Puja of her parents seeking their blessings.
After the Mahalakshmi Puja, the bride in her wedding attire reaches the pandal. Both the bride and the groom enter the marriage pandal for continuing the marriage ceremony.
Ganapati Homam
The priest performs Ganapathi Homam to invoke the blessings of God Ganapathi for the auspicious beginning. He also performs the Upanayanam ceremony for the groom during which a sacred thread is tied around the chest of the groom.
Kanganam
The priest lit the sacred fire called homam (fire God) as a witness for the marriage proceedings. The bride then ties a sacred yellow thread known as Kanganam, attached to a piece of turmeric, around the wrist of the groom. This is to signify the bestowing of the right to him to touch her.
Kanikadhanam
The father of the bride gives away his daughter to the groom amidst the chanting of Vedic verses.
Mangalya Dharanam
The tying of the Mangalyam thread around the neck of the bride by groom is the vital aspect of a marriage among Mudaliars. It consists of 108 strings dipped in turmeric with a gold pendant resembling the tooth of a tiger. At a predefined time known as subha-muhurtham, the groom will tie the first knot of the Mangalyam around the neck of the bride and his sister completes it with two more knots. It symbolizes that the bride becomes a part of the groom's family. During the tying of the knot the traditional Nadhaswaram and melam combination.
During this ceremony, the couple exchanges their garlands three times. Uncles from both the side tie a piece of gold over the forehead of the bride and the groom to showcase their relationship. This ceremony is known as Pattam.
Laaja Homam
On completion of Mangalyatharanam, the homam is performed which signifies that the Agni stands as a witness for the marriage. The bride and groom move around the sacred fire (Agni) three times.
This ritual signifies receiving of the blessings of the elderly people who attend the marriage.
Mudaliar Post Wedding Rituals
Sammandhi Mariyathai
The families exchange gifts and new clothes among them at the conclusion of the wedding to promote goodwill and friendly approach between them.
The bride and groom proceed to start their new life at the groom's place. Groom's family welcome the bride with traditional Arti. A ceremonial lunch party for all the invited members of the family follows this.
In the evening, a reception party is arranged for all the relatives and friends of both the families to bless the couple and attend a grand dinner.

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April 10, 2018 airyreads4 Comments
Hey everyone! I'm back from the void with an interview with Mary H.K. Choi, whose debut Emergency Contact just released into the wild. Not going to say I laughed out loud reading the answers to some of these, but I dare you not to want to pick up her book after reading this interview because I would want to read her words all day everyday.
Hey Mary, welcome to the Fictasian blog! Thank you so much for agreeing to this interview. First of all, as a fun way to start things off, what is your favorite food or meal?
OMG this is a random-ass question after my own heart. I love food so much! Okay, my favorite meal (this way I can include many things) is very non-traditional poké with all the avocado, masago and extra sriracha. Plus, a Kinder Country candy bar for dessert and Hawaiian sweet maui onion chips and a LaCroix sparkling water on the side. If it's a meal I'm eating at home it's probably a supermarket roast chicken that I eat with my hands like an animal. Dipped into either sriracha or sprinkled with a little bit of white truffle salt from Piedmont.
As a debut YA author, what are you most excited about your book being out in the world?
It's wild to know that people are reading something I made up completely from my own brain. I know it sounds obvious but as a reporter and essayist who's only ever written non-fiction, it's mind blowing to sit inside the experience. I'm also stoked that so many POCs are in my mentions talking about how excited they are to see a non-white main character so that's really encouraging too. It's amazing to have this tidy little package of my entire bleeding thumping heart out in the world and have people respond positively to it. It feels stressful and risky but so far it's going well so I'm ecstatic.
What are two fun facts you would like to share about Emergency Contact?
It used to have this scene in my favorite store in the world. It's a truck stop called Buc-ee's and Texas people know what I'm talking about. It's enormous and has a trillion bathrooms and walls upon walls of snacks, a barbecue area, kolache bar and something called a beef jerky bar. It's paradise. In any case it's legendary and I had Penny make a pitstop in the New Braunfels one on her way to college only because I like the place so much but the story dragged so I took it out. But I think about the deleted footage often.
There's an anecdote in the book that I gently lifted or else "sampled" from my friend's life. My friend has an ex who shows up as Liar on his phone and we were commiserating about broken hearts and dashed hopes and when they told me that I thought it was hilarious and brilliant. Of course I asked for permission but I wonder if they're going to get any blowback if their ex notices.
As an Asian author, how has your culture or background influenced your books and writing?
I talked about this in another interview and it's something I've tweeted about before but I love being Asian and getting to write about Asians moving around in the world and looking out of Asian eyeholes, thinking out of Asian brains. It affects everything and nothing at the same time. People have commented how Celeste, Penny's mom in the book, isn't a typical "tiger mom" and that's something I get to do because that's where I want diversity to go. I want to write roles where people are falling in love and fighting and freaking out where it's a non-issue to me and my Asian friends that they're Asian but might startle someone else who has a flattened, pat, simplistic idea of "how Asians are." Also, there's so much pleasure and joy in me writing about the Asian experience however I want. Cis white people must feel like frickin' Midas all the time where everything they touch turns into Cis white people and everyone thinks that's the natural order. I want that for everyone else. And the incredible thing is, I think in YA and middle grade that's actually beginning to happen.
In the past few years, mainly due to the strength of the WNDB campaign, we are seeing a more vocalized demand for inclusive literature in the US, especially in kidlit. How would you say that has influenced your experience in the author industry?
I'm incalculably lucky to be getting here exactly when I am. I'm benefitting so much from a lot of hardwon territory and moved needles due to the emotional labor and social justice pursuits of other people. I'm grateful for everyone who's ever spoken on issues of sensitivity readers, the many layers of privilege, ableism and intersectionality, like Dhonielle Clayton the COO of WNDB who I just met at Teen Book Con. Like, between writing her own novels and moving the campaign forward, she's never not working. Ever. In a pristine, matte red lip no less.
The thing is, I don't know what it was like a few years ago in kidlit, I only just arrived. But my experience has been incredible. Out the gate I had dinner with Jenny Han the New York Times Bestselling author of To All The Boys I've Loved Before. It was on the strength of us both being Korean! It was awesome and amazing and started from me sidling up to her on Twitter. I got to ask a thousand questions and trust her wisdom and perspective wholeheartedly. And when I went to Houston last week, it was nerve wracking to be thrust into a group of strangers especially since so many of the authors have written so many books before but I already kinda knew what "high school cafeteria table" to sit at. I went straight to where there was melanin and of course there were New Yorkers at that table too and it was wonderful. Not to say that it was exclusive or anything like that—it's not like, "You can't sit with us!" lol—just that there was an emotional shorthand and generosity that I found very reassuring as someone who struggles with social anxiety.
Aside from being an author, you're also a reporter. How was writing a novel different from your experience of writing articles and what would you say you enjoy best about both of these sides of writing?
I enjoy both because they're so different. It's nice to get a break from one kind of mode of thinking especially when you're stuck in another. I always equate being a writer to always having homework and while that's true it also means that you're never bored or lonely. You always either have interviews to transcribe and fiddle with or else you have characters running around in your head demanding your attention. The other thing is that for a long time no one was paying me to be a novelist so the paychecks in reporting were supremely helpful to underwrite what was a passion project.
Are you currently working on any future novels or writing and can you share anything about them?
I just finished a draft of my second novel that's based in New York and I'm working on a third about Korean sisters that may not be YA. I'm still in the process of figuring that out but I can definitely guarantee that you'll see some strong female characters and some intense moms.
If you were to say something to your 17-year-old self, what would you say?
To treat yourself as you would something outside of yourself. To be kind and careful and patient and that happiness is not a finite spot in the future that you have to work punishingly hard to deserve and reach. And not to weigh yourself so much. My ED was bad at 17.
Finally before you leave, do you have any Asian literature recommendations? Feel free to list as many as you'd like.
Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang.
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Everything I've Never Told You by Celeste Ng
A Wild Sheep Chase Haruki Murakami
For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were fine, and while she somehow managed to land a boyfriend, he doesn't actually know anything about her. When Penny heads to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer, it's seventy-nine miles and a zillion light years away from everything she can't wait to leave behind.
Sam's stuck. Literally, figuratively, emotionally, financially. He works at a café and sleeps there too, on a mattress on the floor of an empty storage room upstairs. He knows that this is the god-awful chapter of his life that will serve as inspiration for when he's a famous movie director but right this second the seventeen bucks in his checking account and his dying laptop are really testing him.
When Sam and Penny cross paths it's less meet-cute and more a collision of unbearable awkwardness. Still, they swap numbers and stay in touch—via text—and soon become digitally inseparable, sharing their deepest anxieties and secret dreams without the humiliating weirdness of having to see each other. – Goodreads
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photo credit: Hatnim Lee
Follow Mary on twitter @choitotheworld and make sure to check out her book Emergency Contact!!
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4 thoughts on "Interview with Mary H.K. Choi, Author of Emergency Contact"
Christina Reid says:
Reblogged this on Chrikaru Reads and commented:
So excited to read this -definitely one to look out for!
Reblogged this to boost -great interview!
Karlita says:
This book sounds really good. I've been waiting for it to be available here in my country so I could read read it. 🙂
amyriadofbooks says:
This is a lovely interview! So glad to see more Korean authors out there, and what great recs from her, too!


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Zadra in Energylandia (Zator, Polen) ist eine Stahlachterbahn vom Typ IBox Track des Herstellers Rocky Mountain Construction, die am 22. August 2019 eröffnet wurde. Im Gegensatz zu den vorherigen IBox-Track-Achterbahnen des Herstellers, nutzt Zadra nicht die vorherige Stützeninfrastruktur alter Holzachterbahnen, sondern wurde erstmals von Grund auf neu errichtet. Sowohl von der Höhe als auch von der Geschwindigkeit zählt Zadra zu den Top-10 in Europa.

Fahrt
Die 1316 m lange Strecke erreicht eine Höhe von 63,8 m und besitzt eine erste Abfahrt von 90°. Auf der Strecke wurden insgesamt drei Inversionen verbaut: einen Zero-g-Stall und zwei Zero-g-Rolls.

Züge
Zadra besitzt zwei Züge mit jeweils sechs Wagen. In jedem Wagen können vier Personen (zwei Reihen à zwei Personen) Platz nehmen.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Zadra auf der Parkwebsite
 Daten und Bilder auf RCDB
 Zadra auf der Herstellerwebsite (englisch)

Stahlachterbahn
Achterbahn hergestellt von Rocky Mountain Construction
Achterbahn in Polen
Erbaut in den 2010er Jahren
Bauwerk in der Woiwodschaft Kleinpolen
Gmina Zator
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results - the values of the forms in a when form if the test-form yields true or in an unless form if the test-form yields false; otherwise nil.
when and unless allow the execution of forms to be dependent on a single test-form.
In a when form, if the test-form yields true, the forms are evaluated in order from left to right and the values returned by the forms are returned from the when form. Otherwise, if the test-form yields false, the forms are not evaluated, and the when form returns nil.
In an unless form, if the test-form yields false, the forms are evaluated in order from left to right and the values returned by the forms are returned from the unless form. Otherwise, if the test-form yields false, the forms are not evaluated, and the unless form returns nil.


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{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}

module Simple.Plugin(plugin) where

import UniqFM
import GhcPlugins
import qualified ErrUtils

-- For annotation tests
import Simple.DataStructures

import Control.Monad
import Data.Monoid
import Data.Dynamic
import qualified Language.Haskell.TH as TH

plugin :: Plugin
plugin = defaultPlugin {
    installCoreToDos = install,
    pluginRecompile  = purePlugin
  }

install :: [CommandLineOption] -> [CoreToDo] -> CoreM [CoreToDo]
install options todos = do
    putMsgS $ "Simple Plugin Passes Queried"
    putMsgS $ "Got options: " ++ unwords options

    -- Create some actual passes to continue the test.
    return $ CoreDoPluginPass "Main pass" mainPass
             : todos

findNameBinds :: String -> [CoreBind] -> First Name
findNameBinds target = mconcat . map (findNameBind target)

findNameBind :: String -> CoreBind -> First Name
findNameBind target (NonRec b e) = findNameBndr target b
findNameBind target (Rec bes) = mconcat (map (findNameBndr target . fst) bes)

findNameBndr :: String -> CoreBndr -> First Name
findNameBndr target b
  = if getOccString (varName b) == target
    then First (Just (varName b))
    else First Nothing

mainPass :: ModGuts -> CoreM ModGuts
mainPass guts = do
    putMsgS "Simple Plugin Pass Run"
    (_, anns) <- getAnnotations deserializeWithData guts
    bindsOnlyPass (mapM (changeBind anns Nothing)) guts

changeBind :: UniqFM [ReplaceWith] -> Maybe String -> CoreBind -> CoreM CoreBind
changeBind anns mb_replacement (NonRec b e) = changeBindPr anns mb_replacement b e >>= (return . uncurry NonRec)
changeBind anns mb_replacement (Rec bes) = liftM Rec $ mapM (uncurry (changeBindPr anns mb_replacement)) bes

changeBindPr :: UniqFM [ReplaceWith] -> Maybe String -> CoreBndr -> CoreExpr -> CoreM (CoreBndr, CoreExpr)
changeBindPr anns mb_replacement b e = do
    case lookupWithDefaultUFM anns [] b of
        [] -> do
                e' <- changeExpr anns mb_replacement e
                return (b, e')
        [ReplaceWith replace_string] -> do
                e' <- changeExpr anns (Just replace_string) e
                return (b, e')
        _ -> do dflags <- getDynFlags
                error ("Too many change_anns on one binder:" ++ showPpr dflags b)

changeExpr :: UniqFM [ReplaceWith] -> Maybe String -> CoreExpr -> CoreM CoreExpr
changeExpr anns mb_replacement e = let go = changeExpr anns mb_replacement in case e of
        Lit (LitString _) -> case mb_replacement of
                Nothing -> return e
                Just replacement -> do
                        putMsgS "Performing Replacement"
                        return $ Lit (LitString (bytesFS (mkFastString replacement)))
        App e1 e2 -> liftM2 App (go e1) (go e2)
        Lam b e -> liftM (Lam b) (go e)
        Let bind e -> liftM2 Let (changeBind anns mb_replacement bind) (go e)
        Case e b ty alts -> liftM4 Case (go e) (return b) (return ty) (mapM (changeAlt anns mb_replacement) alts)
        Cast e coerce -> liftM2 Cast (go e) (return coerce)
        Tick t e -> liftM (Tick t) (go e)
        _ -> return e

changeAlt :: UniqFM [ReplaceWith] -> Maybe String -> CoreAlt -> CoreM CoreAlt
changeAlt anns mb_replacement (con, bs, e) = liftM (\e' -> (con, bs, e')) (changeExpr anns mb_replacement e)


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Outcomes of non-invasive diagnostic modalities for the detection of coronary artery disease: network meta-analysis of diagnostic randomised controlled trials
George Cm Siontis, Dimitris Mavridis, John P Greenwood, Bernadette Coles, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Peter Jüni, Georgia Salanti, Stephan Windecker
BMJ: British Medical Journal 2018 February 21, 360: k504
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate differences in downstream testing, coronary revascularisation, and clinical outcomes following non-invasive diagnostic modalities used to detect coronary artery disease.
DESIGN: Systematic review and network meta-analysis.
DATA SOURCES: Medline, Medline in process, Embase, Cochrane Library for clinical trials, PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and Clinicaltrials.gov.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: Diagnostic randomised controlled trials comparing non-invasive diagnostic modalities in patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of low risk acute coronary syndrome or stable coronary artery disease.
DATA SYNTHESIS: A random effects network meta-analysis synthesised available evidence from trials evaluating the effect of non-invasive diagnostic modalities on downstream testing and patient oriented outcomes in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Modalities included exercise electrocardiograms, stress echocardiography, single photon emission computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging, real time myocardial contrast echocardiography, coronary computed tomographic angiography, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Unpublished outcome data were obtained from 11 trials.
RESULTS: 18 trials of patients with low risk acute coronary syndrome (n=11 329) and 12 trials of those with suspected stable coronary artery disease (n=22 062) were included. Among patients with low risk acute coronary syndrome, stress echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, and exercise electrocardiograms resulted in fewer invasive referrals for coronary angiography than coronary computed tomographic angiography (odds ratio 0.28 (95% confidence interval 0.14 to 0.57), 0.32 (0.15 to 0.71), and 0.53 (0.28 to 1.00), respectively). There was no effect on the subsequent risk of myocardial infarction, but estimates were imprecise. Heterogeneity and inconsistency were low. In patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease, an initial diagnostic strategy of stress echocardiography or single photon emission computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging resulted in fewer downstream tests than coronary computed tomographic angiography (0.24 (0.08 to 0.74) and 0.57 (0.37 to 0.87), respectively). However, exercise electrocardiograms yielded the highest downstream testing rate. Estimates for death and myocardial infarction were imprecise without clear discrimination between strategies.
CONCLUSIONS: For patients with low risk acute coronary syndrome, an initial diagnostic strategy of stress echocardiography or cardiovascular magnetic resonance is associated with fewer referrals for invasive coronary angiography and revascularisation procedures than non-invasive anatomical testing, without apparent impact on the future risk of myocardial infarction. For suspected stable coronary artery disease, there was no clear discrimination between diagnostic strategies regarding the subsequent need for invasive coronary angiography, and differences in the risk of myocardial infarction cannot be ruled out.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registry no CRD42016049442.
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: an evidence-based analysis.
Single photon emission computed tomography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: an evidence-based analysis.
Stress echocardiography with contrast for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: an evidence-based analysis.
Stress echocardiography for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: an evidence-based analysis.
64-slice computed tomographic angiography for the diagnosis of intermediate risk coronary artery disease: an evidence-based analysis.
Cost-effectiveness of functional cardiac testing in the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease: a randomised controlled trial. The CECaT trial.
Systematic review and modelling of the cost-effectiveness of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging compared with current existing testing pathways in ischaemic cardiomyopathy.
Positron emission tomography for the assessment of myocardial viability: an evidence-based analysis.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of myocardial viability: an evidence-based analysis.
Diagnostic accuracy of stress myocardial perfusion imaging compared to invasive coronary angiography with fractional flow reserve meta-analysis.


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package com.whereisbobby.bluedisplay;

import android.app.Service;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGatt;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattCallback;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattCharacteristic;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattDescriptor;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattService;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothManager;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothProfile;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Binder;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.util.Log;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.UUID;

public class BluetoothLeService extends Service {
    private final static String TAG = BluetoothLeService.class.getSimpleName();

    private BluetoothManager mBluetoothManager;
    private BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
    private BluetoothGatt mBluetoothGatt;

    public final static String ACTION_GATT_CONNECTED =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_GATT_CONNECTED";
    public final static String ACTION_GATT_DISCONNECTED =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_GATT_DISCONNECTED";
    public final static String ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED";
    public final static String ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE";
    public final static String EXTRA_DATA =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.EXTRA_DATA";

    public final static UUID UUID_NOTIFY =
            UUID.fromString("0000ffe1-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb");
    public final static UUID UUID_SERVICE =
            UUID.fromString("0000ffe0-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb");

    public BluetoothGattCharacteristic mNotifyCharacteristic;

    public void writeValue(String strValue)
    {
        mNotifyCharacteristic.setValue(strValue.getBytes());
        mBluetoothGatt.writeCharacteristic(mNotifyCharacteristic);
    }

    public void findService(List<BluetoothGattService> gattServices)
    {
        Log.i(TAG, "Size of services: " + gattServices.size());
        for (BluetoothGattService gattService : gattServices)
        {
            Log.i(TAG, gattService.getUuid().toString());
            Log.i(TAG, UUID_SERVICE.toString());
            if(gattService.getUuid().toString().equalsIgnoreCase(UUID_SERVICE.toString()))
            {
                List<BluetoothGattCharacteristic> gattCharacteristics =
                        gattService.getCharacteristics();
                Log.i(TAG, "Size of Characteristics: " + gattCharacteristics.size());
                for (BluetoothGattCharacteristic gattCharacteristic :
                        gattCharacteristics)
                {
                    if(gattCharacteristic.getUuid().toString().equalsIgnoreCase(UUID_NOTIFY.toString()))
                    {
                        Log.i(TAG, gattCharacteristic.getUuid().toString());
                        Log.i(TAG, UUID_NOTIFY.toString());
                        mNotifyCharacteristic = gattCharacteristic;
                        setCharacteristicNotification(gattCharacteristic, true);
                        broadcastUpdate(ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED);
                        return;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Implements callback methods for GATT events that the app cares about.  For example,
    // connection change and services discovered.
    private final BluetoothGattCallback mGattCallback = new BluetoothGattCallback() {
        @Override
        public void onConnectionStateChange(BluetoothGatt gatt, int status, int newState) {
            String intentAction;
            Log.i(TAG, "State changing from " + status + " to " + newState);
            if(status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS)
            {

                if (newState == BluetoothProfile.STATE_CONNECTED) {
                    intentAction = ACTION_GATT_CONNECTED;

                    broadcastUpdate(intentAction);
                    Log.i(TAG, "Connected to GATT server.");
                    // Attempts to discover services after successful connection.
                    Log.i(TAG, "Attempting to start service discovery: " +
                            mBluetoothGatt.discoverServices());
                } else if (newState == BluetoothProfile.STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
                    intentAction = ACTION_GATT_DISCONNECTED;
                    mBluetoothGatt.close();
                    mBluetoothGatt = null;
                    Log.i(TAG, "Disconnected from GATT server.");
                    broadcastUpdate(intentAction);
                }
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onServicesDiscovered(BluetoothGatt gatt, int status) {
            if (status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) {
                Log.d(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered received: " + status);
                findService(gatt.getServices());
            } else {
                if(mBluetoothGatt.getDevice().getUuids() == null)
                    Log.d(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered received: " + status);
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onCharacteristicRead(BluetoothGatt gatt,
                                         BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic,
                                         int status) {
            if (status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) {
                broadcastUpdate(ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE, characteristic);
            }
        }

        @Override
        public void onCharacteristicChanged(BluetoothGatt gatt,
                                            BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic) {
            broadcastUpdate(ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE, characteristic);
        }

    };

    private void broadcastUpdate(final String action) {
        final Intent intent = new Intent(action);
        sendBroadcast(intent);
    }

    private void broadcastUpdate(final String action,
                                 final BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic) {
        final Intent intent = new Intent(action);
        final byte[] data = characteristic.getValue();

        if (data != null && data.length > 0) {
            intent.putExtra(EXTRA_DATA, new String(data));
        }
        sendBroadcast(intent);
    }

    public class LocalBinder extends Binder {
        BluetoothLeService getService() {
            return BluetoothLeService.this;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return mBinder;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onUnbind(Intent intent) {
        close();
        return super.onUnbind(intent);
    }

    private final IBinder mBinder = new LocalBinder();

    /**
     * Initializes a reference to the local Bluetooth adapter.
     *
     * @return Return true if the initialization is successful.
     */
    public boolean initialize() {

        if (mBluetoothManager == null) {
            mBluetoothManager = (BluetoothManager) getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE);
            if (mBluetoothManager == null) {
                Log.e(TAG, "Unable to initialize BluetoothManager.");
                return false;
            }
        }

        mBluetoothAdapter = mBluetoothManager.getAdapter();
        if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Unable to obtain a BluetoothAdapter.");
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Connects to the GATT server hosted on the Bluetooth LE device.
     *
     * @param address The device address of the destination device.
     *
     * @return Return true if the connection is initiated successfully. The connection result
     *         is reported asynchronously through the
     *         {@code BluetoothGattCallback#onConnectionStateChange(android.bluetooth.BluetoothGatt, int, int)}
     *         callback.
     */
    public boolean connect(final String address) {
        if (mBluetoothAdapter == null || address == null) {
            Log.w(TAG, "BluetoothAdapter not initialized or unspecified address.");
            return false;
        }
/*
        // Previously connected device.  Try to reconnect.
        if (mBluetoothDeviceAddress != null && address.equals(mBluetoothDeviceAddress)
                && mBluetoothGatt != null) {
            Log.d(TAG, "Trying to use an existing mBluetoothGatt for connection.");
            if (mBluetoothGatt.connect()) {
                mConnectionState = STATE_CONNECTING;
                return true;
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }
*/
        BluetoothDevice device = mBluetoothAdapter.getRemoteDevice(address);
        if (device == null) {
            Log.w(TAG, "Device not found.  Unable to connect.");
            return false;
        }

        if(mBluetoothGatt != null)
        {
            mBluetoothGatt.close();
            mBluetoothGatt = null;
        }
        mBluetoothGatt = device.connectGatt(this, false, mGattCallback);

        Log.d(TAG, "Trying to create a new connection.");
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Disconnects an existing connection or cancel a pending connection. The disconnection result
     * is reported asynchronously through the
     * {@code BluetoothGattCallback#onConnectionStateChange(android.bluetooth.BluetoothGatt, int, int)}
     * callback.
     */
    public void disconnect() {
        if (mBluetoothAdapter == null || mBluetoothGatt == null) {
            Log.w(TAG, "BluetoothAdapter not initialized");
            return;
        }
        mBluetoothGatt.disconnect();
    }

    /**
     * After using a given BLE device, the app must call this method to ensure resources are
     * released properly.
     */
    public void close() {
        if (mBluetoothGatt == null) {
            return;
        }
        mBluetoothGatt.close();
        mBluetoothGatt = null;
    }

    /**
     * Request a read on a given {@code BluetoothGattCharacteristic}. The read result is reported
     * asynchronously through the {@code BluetoothGattCallback#onCharacteristicRead(android.bluetooth.BluetoothGatt, android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattCharacteristic, int)}
     * callback.
     *
     * @param characteristic The characteristic to read from.
     */
    public void readCharacteristic(BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic) {
        if (mBluetoothAdapter == null || mBluetoothGatt == null) {
            Log.w(TAG, "BluetoothAdapter not initialized");
            return;
        }
        mBluetoothGatt.readCharacteristic(characteristic);
    }

    /**
     * Enables or disables notification on a give characteristic.
     *
     * @param characteristic Characteristic to act on.
     * @param enabled If true, enable notification.  False otherwise.
     */
    public void setCharacteristicNotification(BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic,
                                              boolean enabled) {
        if (mBluetoothAdapter == null || mBluetoothGatt == null) {
            Log.w(TAG, "BluetoothAdapter not initialized");
            return;
        }
        mBluetoothGatt.setCharacteristicNotification(characteristic, enabled);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a list of supported GATT services on the connected device. This should be
     * invoked only after {@code BluetoothGatt#discoverServices()} completes successfully.
     *
     * @return A {@code List} of supported services.
     */
    public List<BluetoothGattService> getSupportedGattServices() {
        if (mBluetoothGatt == null) return null;

        return mBluetoothGatt.getServices();
    }
}


The American golf company invested a total of €418m ($476m) for the German outdoor specialist, becoming the sole owner of Jack Wolfskin.
Callaway Golf Company has entered into an agreement to acquire German outdoor brand Jack Wolfskin for €418m ($476m), boosting the company's presence in the active lifestyle category.
More than 900 jobs and over 100 stores have been saved after Endless, a private equity firm, acquired Warrington-based American Golf out of administration.
Perry Ellis International (PEI) is launching Pitch to Pery, an angel investor-backed program designed to source the next innovative startup that will revolutionize the fashion, e-commerce and retail industries.
The outdoor brand is launching in the Middle East with a 150-square-metre franchise store at the Dubai Mall, the most visited shopping and leisure destination in the world.


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SEC Chair Gensler Speaks to FSOC on Money Market Funds, Open-End Bond Funds, and Hedge Funds
By Gary Gensler February 8, 2022 by renholding
Thank you, Secretary Yellen, for focusing the Council's attention on financial resiliency with regard to three key parts of our capital markets — particularly money market funds, open-end bond funds, and hedge funds.
The fund industry gives retail and institutional investors the opportunity to pool their assets, get investment advice, and attain diversification and efficiency. These pools of assets have become a significant part of our markets. There's $5 trillion in money market funds, nearly $7 trillion in open-end bond funds, and $9 trillion in gross assets under management in hedge funds.
The nature, scale, and interconnectedness of these fund sectors, though, also pose issues for financial stability. This is not just based on financial economic theory, but also upon the practical lessons of the past. We've seen such risks emanate from these sectors during the 2008 financial crisis, at the start of the COVID crisis in March 2020, and in 1998, when the hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management failed.[1]
Money market funds and open-end bond funds, by their design, have a potential liquidity mismatch — between investors' ability to redeem daily on the one hand, and funds' securities that may have lower liquidity. While this might not be as significant a concern in normal markets, we've seen that in stress times, these funds' liquidity mismatches can raise systemic issues. Hedge funds can present financial resiliency risks through leverage or derivatives positions.
I think the Securities and Exchange Commission has a responsibility to help protect for financial stability, which maps onto many parts of our statutes, but particularly onto the "orderly" part of our mission. Thus, I've asked SEC staff to make recommendations for the Commission's consideration with regard to bolstering the resiliency of each of these fund sectors.
The Commission recently voted to propose amendments to rules that govern money market funds. I'd like to thank William Birdthistle and Sarah ten Siethoff for their work and today's presentation on the SEC's proposal.
With respect to open-end bond funds, I've asked staff whether there are improvements we can consider regarding the fund liquidity rule or through other reforms to enhance fund liquidity, pricing, and resiliency in possible future stress events.
With respect to hedge funds, in January, the Commission voted to propose amendments to Form PF — a form first adopted after the financial crisis that provides certain private fund information to the SEC and other financial regulators. Among other things, the proposed amendments would require certain advisers to hedge funds to provide current reporting of events that could be relevant to financial stability. Looking ahead, I've asked staff to work jointly with staff at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to consider whether they would recommend amending the joint portions of Form PF related to the periodic reports of hedge funds.
Further, in November, the Commission proposed a rule to require public reporting of large security-based swap positions. Total return swaps, a type of security-based swaps, contributed to the transmission of risk during the failure of Archegos Capital Management last year. We also re-proposed a new rule to prevent fraud, manipulation, and deception in connection with security-based swap transactions.
I support the FSOC Statement on Nonbank Financial Intermediation today and welcome FSOC members' input on the SEC's ongoing consideration on how to best enhance resiliency in these critical fund sectors.
[1] See Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, "Case Study: LTCM" (spring 2006), available at : https://www.bauer.uh.edu/rsusmel/7386/ltcm-2.htm.
This statement was issued on February 4, 2022, by Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to the Financial Stability Oversight Council.


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Along the Darksome Road
By J.J. Maxwell
True crime, Historical fiction, Crime & mystery, General non-fiction | Paperback, eBook
J.J. Maxwell
This is the stunning account of how the innocent purchase of an antique childrens book led a family to rediscover a terrible crime that captured the headlines on both sides of the Atlantic during the autumn of 1932, the exemplary investigation and pursuit of the killer by the Swiss Police, and the crucial support the staff of the American Embassy in Switzerland and the people of the Swiss valley gave to the police and the victim's younger sister.
J.J. Maxwell is an entrepreneur who enjoys writing between (and often during) business ventures. Mostly a writer of screenplays, Along the Darksome Road is his first non-fiction novel. From a family of ardent readers, enjoyment of the written word seems to be in his genes, since his paternal grandfather was a rotogravure pressman for the New York Daily News (amongst other newspapers) and his great-grandfather and great-uncle were also in the newspaper business.
J.J. Maxwell is an entrepreneur who enjoys writing between (and often during) business ventures. Mostly a writer of screenplays, Along the Darksome Road is his first non-fiction novel. From a family of ardent readers, enjoyment of the written word seems to be in his genes, since his paternal grandfather was a rotogravure pressman for the New York Daily News (amongst other newspapers) and his grea...
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MAJOR PLENARY 2021
They were there for you in 2021 ...
9h / [ DOOR OPENING
9.30am - 9.45am [ OPENING
[INTRODUCTION TO THE DAY
Launch of the 6th edition.
>> Definition, news and trends in biomimicry, presentation of the day.
Kalina RaskinGeneral Director of Ceebios
Alain RenaudinFounder of Biomim'expo, President and founder of NewCorp Conseil
9.45am - 10.45am [ CITIES AND ARCHITECTURE, a bio-inspired revolution is underway to rethink our species habitat
Faced with the challenges of resource scarcity, urban warming and urban rewilding, bio-inspiration is making progress and opening up new perspectives
Estelle CruzPhD, Project Leader of the Ceebios Bio-inspired Habitat project.
>> What if we thought of building envelopes as the envelopes of living organisms?
Estelle is the author of a CIFRE thesis "Multicriteria characterisation of biological envelopes: Towards the development of bio-inspired facades", carried out within CEEBIOS and the MECADEV laboratory of the Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle.
Steven WareARTBUILD Associate Architect.
>> Autonomous shading systems that open and close like petals for adaptive and reactive facades
Presentation of Pho'liage, which will be implemented on a large scale on the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) building in Lyon-Gerland
Christophe MénézoDirector of the LOCIE laboratory (Savoie Mont Blanc University/CNRS).
>> Presentation of the Citybiom project
How can we optimise the management of cities and limit their environmental impact by observing the continuous and efficient exchanges of nature? In collaboration with the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB) and the Ampère laboratory (École Centrale de Lyon - CNRS).
Emma HazizaHydrologist, specialist in the resilience of territories to extreme climate risks. Founder and President of Mayane. Doctor of the Ecole des Mines de Paris.
>> Why is it urgent to go beyond the carbon issue and take a global view of the water - food - energy triptych?
10.45 - 11.45 am [ WHEN NATURE INSPIRES THE MATERIALS OF TOMORROW
4 disruptive startups to highlight amazing alternative materials derived from the study and observation of living things.
Mariana Dominguez-PenalvaArtist, biodesigner, researcher, entrepreneur. CEO Fungus Sapiens, an Agro-Biotechnological ecosystem in circular economy, social and solidarity, hybrid between a mushroom farm and a biomimetic research laboratory.
>> It's amazing what you can do with mushrooms!
Recycling biomass to grow food and medicinal products, creating plant-based alternative leathers and plastics, depolluting and regenerating ecosystems through mycorrhization ... and what if the mushroom was the future of mankind? A look back with Mariana at her background, her perception of biomimicry, her advice and opinions on all the mycelium derivatives that grow here and there, and of course illustrated by numerous concrete examples.
Anthony CourtoisPhD - Marine Biotechnology, co-founder of Polymaris.
>> Marine micro-organisms, unrivalled champions at the service of man.
Polymaris selects and cultivates innovative molecules from marine micro-organisms for new biomolecules with exceptional properties that have no terrestrial equivalent. Packaging, protection, antifouling, biodegradable bioplastics... the sea has all the solutions.
Romuald VigierModulatio founder.
>> Bio-inspired forms that are both economical and multifunctional.
Mimicking life to save raw materials and CO2 is good, but obtaining parts with exceptional functional characteristics (strength/mass ratio, dissipation of kinetic energy from shocks, vibratory, thermal and sound insulation, thermal and chemical exchanges, etc.) is even better.
Isabelle Pascal, Entrepreneur and consultant. Founder of 六 Shiliu Design Bureau
>> Bio-sourcing, bio-inspiration and biomimicry: vision and inspiration from Asia.
From the first biomimicry experiments carried out in collaboration with The Fabrick Lab in Beijing to the new CArrele collection of innovative materials launched with Nature Squared, 15 years of Asia and a wonderful adventure where nature, luxury and innovation resonate in a circular perspective.
11.45 - 12.30 [ WHEN SPACE INSPIRES US
Biomimicry invites us to become aware of our place in the whole tree of life and how this ocean of life can inspire and help us. Space also challenges us, about our place in the universe and the fragility of this balance.
Sylvain Michel, CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales), Innovation & Operations & System engineer
in duo with Laura MagroCeebios, Deputy Director for Scientific Development
>> CNES bio-inspired research programmes.
Remote identification, in-orbit recycling, satellite swarms, shared intelligence ... when Earth inspires Space, and vice versa.
Barbara BelvisiFounder and CEO, Interstellar Lab
in duo with Jim RhoneCPO at Interstellar Lab and co-founder of Soliquid
>> Plan to live on the Moon to live better on Earth.
Growing plants, fruit and vegetables in all climates, in an environmentally friendly way and with easy water recycling ... space-saving bioclimatic greenhouses that could well inspire farming on Earth.
End of special sequence for a collective experience:
Jean-Pierre GouxPresident & Founder, OneHome
>> Experience the overview effect.
The public will be invited to plunge into the darkness and slow down time to fully experience the startling effect of discovering "the house of men. Explained and animated by Jean-Pierre Goux who explains:"With these images of the Earth, we hope to generate new enthusiasm for our planet"; The overview effect made the astronauts aware of the fragility of the Earth and made them want to protect it".
14:00 - 14:45 [ Excellence and influence of France, Energy, Biodiversity ... when biomimicry becomes a strategic tool
With an exceptional panel:
Cédric VillaniPresident of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Options (OPECST). Mathematician, Fields Medal winner in 2010. Member of Parliament for Essonne.
>> Great Nature!
Collective intelligence, forms and growth, ecosystems and symbiotic interactions... when biomimicry inspires and challenges the mathematician.
Fabrice BoissierDeputy Director General of Ademe
>> Biomimicry & Energy. Why and how Ademe is using biomimicry as a tool for reflection and action to address energy issues.
Announcement of the latest Ceebios collective report initiated by Rte "Biomimicry and Energy" and call for expression of interest.
Bruno DavidPresident of the National Museum of Natural History
>> Biodiversity and human health
Lhen the destruction of biodiversity and wildlife habitats jeopardises the future of humanity itself. If there is one strategic asset to be protected because it is vital, it is biodiversity. A look back at the recent period and the outlook.
Huguette TiegnaMember of Parliament for the Lot. Member of the Economic Affairs Committee. Member of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Options (OPECST). Vice-Chairwoman of the special committee on the Climate and Resilience Bill. Rapporteur of the report of the Parliamentary Office's study mission on biomimicry.
>> Huguette Tiegna will close the session by inviting people to join the round table dedicated to the presentation of the preliminary report of the parliamentary information mission on biomimicry.
This will be followed by an official visit to the Ceebios stand and further debates with numerous stakeholders and personalities during round tables at 15:15 in the Louis Armand plenary.
14.45 - 15.30 [ Marine biomimicry, a disruptive innovation approach for the medical sector of tomorrow
Nature is great, and knowing and understanding it better can also help to treat humans better. Focus on two very fine French scientific and entrepreneurial adventures stemming from marine biomimicry, spearheads of Biomim Deeptech, which are changing the game in their respective worlds.
Charlotte RasserHead of Strategy and Scientific Affairs, CorWave.
>> CorWave, a heart pump inspired by the swimming of marine animals.
CorWave is developing an innovative implantable heart pump for patients with advanced heart failure. This medical device is based on a unique undulating membrane pump technology, inspired by the swimming of marine animals, which enables it to produce a pulsatile, physiological and adaptive blood flow to provide clinical benefit to patients.
Franck ZalCo-founder, Scientific Director and CEO, Hemarina.
>> Hemoglobin from the marine arenicolous worm: an example of marine biomimicry.
"Biomimicry is the key to the therapeutics of the future"; "The marine arenicolous worm, the first universal oxygen carrier for therapeutic purposes". Franck Zal reviews the history of this discovery, the breakthrough innovations it offers, and the incredible source of inspiration offered by marine biodiversity.
3.30 - 4pm [ Skincare and cosmetics ... Nature as a source of inspiration and not just as a resource
Nature is also brilliant in its ability to protect itself from a multitude of environmental aggressions, to manage and create beneficial symbiotic interactions... how can we draw inspiration from it to develop new approaches to both take care of humans and take care of the Earth?
Stéphane PoignyR&D Director France, Mibelle Biochemistry France.
>> A new generation of bio-inspired molecules of interest.
Presentation and revelation of recent research work and product applications in the fields of sensitive skin treatment, skin tissue regeneration, anti-ageing, or even surprising applications resulting from the exceptional adaptation capacities of foams for nearly 500 million years...
Katia RavardHead of Transversal Projects and Biomimicry, Pierre Fabre Group.
>> Look like the skin to better protect it.
As the saying goes, "what goes around comes around" ... at molecular levels too. Presentation of the latest discoveries and advances of Pierre Fabre Research on the interest in mimicking the composition of the skin and its structural lipidic organisation to better care for it through formulations that are not only ultra compatible with our skin microbiota but also reduced in the number of ingredients to provide our skin with only what is necessary.
16:00 - 16:45 [ DESIGN AND INDUSTRY. Biomimicry and the industry of tomorrow
Erik GrabVice President Strategic Anticipation, Innovation & Sustainable Development, Michelin.
>> Biomimicry to accelerate transitional innovation.
The Michelin Group is accelerating the integration of life cycle analysis and biomimicry to find new solutions inspired by nature to address the challenges of climate change, ecological restoration and resource scarcity. An innovative R&D strategy in line with the Group's global sustainability objectives for a wide range of innovations in materials, production processes, sustainable mobility and recycling.
Sylvain LegrandManufacturing Accounts Executive, Autodesk.
>> Biomimicry and additive manufacturing, a revolutionary combination to redesign industry and contribute to a better world.
How can we draw inspiration from life to imagine a new generation of products, of better quality, more sustainable and with less impact on the planet? Drawing inspiration from Nature to change the nature of tomorrow's industry.
Nassardin Guenfoud and Giovanni TufanoPhDs in Mechanical Engineering. Research Project Managers and Engineering Consultants. Capgemini Engineering
>> Introducing natural shapes in Design
Towards new bio-inspired forms in product design. Biomimicry at Capgemini Engineering and its use in two research projects in the field of transport and energy.
16:45 - 17:45 [ CLOSING PLENARY - RECONNECTING AND ADAPTING AS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL
Life is continuous adaptation, dynamic balance, renewal, breathing ... RESET: how do we resynchronise?
Olivier HamantBiologist, researcher at the INRAE (National Institute for Research in Agriculture, Food and the Environment). Director of the Michel Serres Institute
>> Rewarding underperformance.
Like the living, the search for 'individual sub-optimality', a key to resilience? According to Olivier Hamant, "The biggest weakness is performance" ; "In a world of abundance, which is being depleted, being rewarded by performance is a disaster"... how can we keep the flexibility and amplitude necessary to transform ourselves?
Gilles BoeufPresident of Ceebios. Biologist, Professor at Sorbonne University. Former President of the National Museum of Natural History. Member of the Scientific Council of the French Office for Biodiversity
>> How to raise awareness among decision-makers to accelerate ecological awareness.
"If I attack the living system, I am attacking myself"; "No one can do anything without thinking about the impact on the environment"; "Biodiversity is fundamental to the survival, not of the planet, but of man"; "We are witnessing the collapse of wild life and the explosion of domesticated life"; "There is no point in being pessimistic, it is by reacting that we will change something"..
Cédric RingenbachPresident and founder of La Fresque du Climat, Consultant and teacher
>> Better knowledge, better understanding, for better action.
What are the triggers for decision-making and what is needed to scale up?
Virginie Raisson-VictorCo-founder and spokesperson of the Great Business Challenge for the Planet
>> Transition as a common project.
The Great Business Challenge for the Planet is a unique participatory initiative that brings together economic actors and civil society around a common objective: to facilitate and accelerate the transition to a sustainable model for all. How to mobilise and involve?
Minister Annick Girardin, Minister for the Sea
At a time when the exploration of the deep seabed has been announced as one of the major strategic axes of the France2030 plan by the President of the Republic, mentioning biomimicry, as he had already done at the Assises de la Mer in mid-September, the presence of the Minister supports and testifies to the interest in this biomimicry approach as a lever for innovation and solutions.
Press release-ANNICK-GIRARDIN-BIOMIMEXPO-19-OCTDownload
18h [END OF THE EVENT - SEE YOU IN THE MAIN PLENARY FOR THE FAMILY PHOTO
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YALLWEST Book Festival
YALLWEST Book Festival is a book festival located at Santa Monica High School. It is an annual event that took place this year on April 30th. Yallwest was founded in 2011 by Jonathan Sanchez of Blue Bicycle Books, along with authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, and is the largest YA (young adult) book festival in the world. Publishers and YA authors from all over the world meet up for signings and panels and other bookish events. The event is geared toward readers in the young adult and middle-grade levels. This year's festival had an excellent lineup of authors including but not limited to Victoria Aveyard, Tracy Deonn, Chloe Gong, and Tahereh Mafi.
Our Librarian, Mrs. Olshewsky, has gone to YALLWEST four times now. She is the person that organizes for students from our school to go to the annual event. Santiago has sent students every year since 2018 (with the exception of 2020.) The event was canceled in the Spring of 2020 due to COVID, which caused a lot of disappointment among the people planning to attend. She says that "My favorite single event may be the Author Speed Dating." Students and other guests are seated at one of the many tables with open chairs. An author sits in the chair and engages in a genuine conversation with the other 6 or 7 people at the table. They talk about their works, the writing process, and other topics, and individuals around the table can ask them whatever questions they have. Every 10 minutes or so, all the authors stand and move to the next table, conversing with the group there, while a new author seats with the first group. It serves as an amazing chance for students to talk with the authors that inspire them.
Another amazing event that YALLWEST offers, is the YALLWEST SmackDown. Mrs. Olshewsky says that "It's a little hard to explain; it's part variety show, part game, talent show, and more. It's different every year." This year, the authors sang, played charades, read some writing they did as a kid, and did a huge finale with dancing and singing in the theater.
I interviewed some students that went this year, asking them about their expectations, experience, and advice.
Mariana Santiago (11) said that "I was expecting something cozy and indoors." They were pleasantly surprised when they got there and saw it was outdoors. Turiya Sundaram (9) said that "My expectations going into the event weren't high but weren't low… however when I went it was amazing. My expectations were exceeded, to say the least." They said that their experience was wonderful, they were "lucky enough to hear about the writing process," and that, "My favorite part was getting to meer Tahereh Mafi." The author of one of their favorite book series, Shatter Me. Mahibah Jamal (12) said that their favorite part of YALLWEST was, "getting to know the authors and seeing them lip-sync to Material Girl during the SmackDown." Sherry Peng (11) says for students looking to go in the future, "I would recommend for students to check the event schedule on YALLWEST's website. By doing that they will have more opportunity to plan ahead of time."
As for some of the authors that were present at this year's event, Victoria Aveyard has most recently published her book Blade Breaker, the second installment of her new book series. This series of the fantasy genre, with so much great writing and world-building. The book follows the story from different perspectives in this book, with each character playing a part in saving their realm as they once knew it. In beginning, there are four major characters that band together to stop spindles from tearing into their domain and threatening to destroy them. Three more characters join them later as they recruit more individuals to join a lost cause, and the seven of them go on to save what others are unwilling to save. There are some elements that are similar to her popular series, The Red Queen, that many readers enjoy.
Tracy Deonn is a black author that made her debut in 2020 with the masterpiece, Legendborn. The book is a thrilling ya fantasy novel that follows the main character, Briana (Bree) Matthews. Bree Matthews' story follows her as she attempts to cope with her mother's loss. All she wants to do is leave her small town, so she enrolls in UNC-Chapel Hill's Early College. She discovers a secret organization descended from King Arthur and his twelve knights there. She realizes she has her own magic and must now decide whether it is worth battling for their cause. Bree had no idea she held magic before she moved to Chapel Hill, thus this came as a surprise. Not only that but learning that her mother's death was not an accident and could be linked to what she is seeing and experiencing is absolutely shocking.
Chloe Gong is a Chinese author who made her debut with her novel, These Violent Delights in November of 2020. Now she has released the second and final book in the duology, Our Violent Ends. The books are a retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with a Chinese lead. The main characters are Julliette Cai and Roma Montagov, who are the heirs of the two rival gangs locked in a blood feud that goes back generations. In the book, the two are forced to work together when their city is under attack by a madness that threatens the lives of its people. This book is impressively written, with so many twists along the way.
Tahereh Mafi is most known for the Shatter Me series, which consists of two trilogies and five novellas and is immensely popular among YA readers. She has most recently released This Woven Kingdom, which is the first book in her new fantasy series. The book follows the story of Alizeh, whose status as the heir to the jinn kingdom has been lost to the passage of time. She's become a forgettable servant who goes to great measures to maintain her anonymity. Meanwhile, crown prince Kamran is hearing rumors of a prophecy predicting the king's death. What he doesn't anticipate is that the unforgettable servant girl with odd eyes will be the one to uproot her kingdom. Nobody knows what will happen next, but it will undoubtedly affect their lives.
It is encouraged that any book lover attends future events. The departure will return to 8:00 am next year and will return to school at 8:30 pm. If a student can't join for the full day, then they can still attend on their own. There is no cost to enter the festival and most of the events don't require tickets Ticketed activities are inexpensive, and if students let Mrs. Olshewsky know ahead of time that they'll only be there for part of the day, she can occasionally get an additional ticket for a student who won't be able to attend the entire field trip to the ticketed events.
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The weather in Guangdong in recent days is fine and the cities are covered with various kinds of flowers. Local people may believe that they are embracing a warm and cozy Spring.
However, Guangdong will experience cold and damp weather in the upcoming days.
On Feb. 22 , a cold wave bringing rainfalls will arrive in Guangdong. The temperature will have a drop of 7℃ to 10℃ in northern Guangdong and of 5℃ to 7℃ in the south. On Feb. 25, the temperature is forecasted to drop below 10℃, according to Guangdong Meteorological Observatory.


Home › Government Tyranny › State of the Union – Obama's myRA – Buy Bombs & Save For Retirement AT THE SAME TIME!
State of the Union – Obama's myRA – Buy Bombs & Save For Retirement AT THE SAME TIME!
Good news! Obama has offered us an opportunity to sign up for his myRA retirement plan account. He went over it during his State of the Union speech last week and it's very exciting. This thing is great, especially since there's no money left in the Social Security Account anyway, so we all need a new Government Program to save us in retirement. Man, what took them so long, right!?
So this is how it works, so cool!!! You let your employer know you want to sign up, and how much you want deducted from your paycheck, and then they automatically deduct it and send it to the Government for safe keeping. It will be very, very safe there. I think they said they will keep it in an account called The General Fund or something like that, who cares.
Anyway, let me tell you, Obama offered myRA just in the nick of time. Now that China has stopped buying U.S. Treasuries and unpegged from the dollar, there is nobody left to buy U.S. Treasuries so we can keep issuing debt for our global wars , our exploding social welfare state and to destroy our currency. No worries tho! Obama's got this one COVERED boyeeeeee! The money that we all send Obama to invest for us in our myRA account only has ONE investment option…U.S. Treasuries! How cool is that!?!?!
YEAH BABY! Now we can buy the bombs directly. No freaking middle man!
The myRA website should have an icon of a bomb on it and every time we invest in myRA from our paycheck, a part of the bomb gets colored in, and when the bomb gets all the way filled in, we get an email and text that we have invested enough to buy ONE WHOLE BOMB. It can even automatically update your Facebook page so your friends know how many bombs you've bought!!!
If we're short we can "buy" bomb pieces to complete a bomb, or "buy" them as birthday or baptism presents or even as Christmas gifts for loved ones during the holidays! myRA even takes BITCOIN through an IRS sponsored PayPal account!!! Holy Awesomeness!
Then we can sign onto our myRA account and see that we have 'unlocked' the IBA (Interactive Bomb App), maybe even get a game badge, which lets us pick where in the Middle East we want to drop our bomb. We can scroll over Iran, or Afghanistan, Syria, we can even zoom in on a Middle Eastern wedding…oh wait, someone already dropped that bomb…anyway, we can pick where we want to drop our own bomb on this interactive map as we unlock locations. I hear that donating $100 to the DNC for 2014 unlocks all of Africa! SNAP!!!
And the more bombs we buy by investing in myRA the more countries are unlocked for us to bomb. If you click on the map, the most popularly bombed countries by myRA account holders are shown on a leader-board and if a country stays in the #1 spot for more than 3 consecutive months, Obama will give an executive order to drop a bomb on the winning country!
And just for starters, if you unlock three bombs, the whole state of Texas lights up on the interactive bomb map, and if you unlock six bombs you can scroll over the U.S. and drop bombs on the individual homes of Tea Partiers and Libertarians as identified by the NSA dragnet! So fun! I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not a coincidence that a retirement plan for Americans to buy U.S. Treasuries is being offered just as the largest buyer of treasuries has exited the market leaving the U.S. Fed to print the billions it needs every month to loan the Government the money its politicians need to wage global warfare, tax us through inflation, and maintain an ever expanding socialist welfare state to buy votes and stay in power. This is not about Democrats and Republicans, it's about Big Government tyranny. Until we, both Republicans and Democrats, see Government for what it really is, a monopoly on violence, we will keep choosing the carefully crafted and hand-selected Representatives the Government tells us are okay to vote for, and the 60 years of downward spiral we have been following will simply continue to its inevitable, and historically proven, and painful, conclusion.
All of these are very real outcomes. Income tax was only for the top 1%, and look at it now. We, and our employers, already pay a raft of mandatory "taxes" from our paychecks for all types of Government programs, not including the new ones for Obamacare. If someone had said last month that the Government will offer a retirement plan to trick Americans into buying its debt, that person would have been called crazy, and yet here it is. Anything that expands the scope, wealth, power and control of Government can become real at any time, and the Government does not engage in any activity that does not further those goals.
When the Government needs money, the Government will take money because government is a monopoly of violence. Whether it takes your money through inflation "the hidden tax," by raising taxes, by increasing fees or by creating programs that begin as optional, and end as tyrannical and mandatory, the Government always gets its money. It is the beast that is always hungry and can never be satisfied.
Until we ALL understand that we are the crop from which this beast feeds, we will be harvested until there is nothing left and the fields are barren.


Former attorney Horace McNally decided to become an actor in the late 30s and toiled in Hollywood under his given name in a number of small roles in B pictures roles and the Broadway stage. A Broadway hit was Elmer Harris' Johnny Belinda in which he played the role of a compassionate doctor who helps the victimized heroine.
Under the heading of "what's in a name", Horace changed his name to Stephen and became a leading actor upon his return to the west coast. He was even tapped for a role in the film version of Johnny Belinda. However, he did not play the role he did on stage. In the movie Stephen McNally took on the part of the despicable Locky McCormick.
Three cheers for Stephen McNally. Check out Winchester '73, The Lady Gambles, No Way Out and The Black Castle.
Wow! I knew he was on Broadway in Johnny Belinda, but I thought he had played Locky in both productions. That's some range!
McNally had the good. Jimmy Stewart said of him in "Winchester '73" that he brought just the right touches to the character of Dutch Henry.