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ACC Baseball Power Rankings (Week 7)
The Top 2 teams in the ACC remain the same, but shake-ups in the rest of the rankings
By Ariya Massoudi Mar 24, 2014, 12:39pm EDT
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1. Florida State (19-4, 7-2 ACC, PR: 1)
The Seminoles had another fantastic weekend as they went on the road and took a series against a Top 25 Clemson squad. FSU has won in many different scenarios this season and are clearly the ACC's best team so far. When the polls are released today the Noles should be atop each and every one of them. Florida State next travels to Boston College to take on the struggling Eagles.
2. Virginia (18-4, 6-2 ACC, PR: 2)
The Cavaliers are currently in a series with Miami that will end tonight (7 PM on ESPNU). The Cavs have a great season thus far, proving to be one of the nation's elite teams. Regardless of whether or not they win the series against the Canes (tied 1-1) they will stay at #2 in the rankings, as the top 2 teams in the ACC are head and shoulders ahead of the rest.
3. Maryland (16-6, 5-4 ACC, PR: 6)
Who could have guessed Maryland would be in the upper echelon of ACC teams this season? The Terrapins have been a team to watch all year and this weekend they picked up a massive sweep against a Top 15 NC State squad. Jake Stinnett and Mike Shawaryn both hurled gems in wins, and the Maryland bats found some success against a solid NC State pitching staff. Every year one team in the ACC, outside the big names, makes a run to the tournament. Maryland seems to be that team this season so far.
4. North Carolina (15-8, 5-4 ACC, PR: 3)
The Tar Heels dropped a tough series to Georgia Tech this weekend in Atlanta. UNC won game one 3-2, but fell in a double header the next day with scores of 6-5 and 9-1. This was a closely contested series, but definitely a slight setback for the Heels who had picked up some recent momentum. North Carolina next travels to Duke for a series they are expected to win.
5. Clemson (14-9, 6-3 ACC, PR: 5)
The Tigers dropped a pair of games to Florida State over the weekend. After winning game one 9-3 with a fantastic pitching performance from Daniel Gossett, the Tigers lost games two and three 11-1 and 4-3. Clemson has shown some good things this season, especially at the plate, but have now lost series to both South Carolina and Florida State. Clemson needs some big wins if they want to host a regional later this year. Clemson takes on red-hot Maryland next weekend in College Park.
6. Georgia Tech (15-9, 5-4 ACC, PR: 9)
Georgia Tech was in need of a statement series win this weekend, and they got one winning 2 games against UNC. After losing game one, the Jackets won a game in extra innings followed by a blow out in a game two of the double header the same day. The Jackets have picked up some much needed momentum and next travel to Pittsburgh in what should be a closely contested series.
7. NC State (14-8, 3-5 ACC, PR: 4)
The Wolfpack are reeling. After back-to-back sweeps at the hands of Florida State and Maryland, it's clear something isn't clicking for them. The bats have been quiet for NC State, as they have struggled to put up runs the last two weekends in ACC play. The Pack next welcome Miami in an important series for both squads.
8. Wake Forest (15-10, 5-3 ACC, PR: 8)
The Deacs went on the road and pulled out a series win against Boston College. Wake has done a nice job in the early part of ACC play and next takes on a struggling Notre Dame team in South Bend.
9. Miami (13-11, 5-3 ACC, PR: 9)
As mentioned, Miami and Virginia have yet to conclude their series. However, the Canes did take a game against a very good UVA team and should they win the series will move up further in the rankings. For now, they will be here at #9 with much to prove. Miami next takes on NC State in Raleigh.
10. Virginia Tech (12-9, 5-4 ACC, PR: NR)
Virginia Tech re-enters the rankings after going on the road and taking a series at Notre Dame. The Hokies are above .500 in conference play through 9 games and next take travel to Charlottesville to take on rival Virginia. This is a big chance for marquee wins for the Hokies.


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This application uses data imported by the https://github.com/ederoyd46/OSMImport project to build an index on the filesystem for fast access by client applications. It is also the goal of this project to create a library for other applications to link against.

Installation Instructions
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1. If working with cabal 1.18 you can run this in a sandbox by calling 'make sandbox-init'
2. Run 'make install' to compile and install into your sandbox.
3. Extract data from mongo in the correct format by running './etc/exportData.sh' (you will need to change this script to suite your own mongodb installation).

Usage
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There are three client applications to build and search the index;

*geo-index*

```
usage: fileToIndex indexFile
example: geo-index geodata.json geodata.idx
```

*geo-search*

```
usage: indexFile term
example: geo-search geodata.idx leeds
```

*geo-server*

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usage: indexFile
example: geo-server geodata.idx
```

Docker Usage
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Pull down the repository

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docker pull ederoyd46/geoindex
```

Run a place name search

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docker run --rm=true ederoyd46/geoindex leeds
```

Run a post code search

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docker run --rm=true ederoyd46/geoindex "LS1 3AD"
```

Run in server mode

```
docker run --rm=true --publish=8001:8001 --entrypoint="geo-server" ederoyd46/geoindex /data/geodata_uk.idx -p 8001 --access-log=/var/log/access.log --error-log=/var/log/error.log
```

Alternative server mode using the DE index

```
docker run --rm=true --publish=8002:8002 --entrypoint="geo-server" ederoyd46/geoindex /data/geodata_de.idx -p 8002 --access-log=/var/log/access.log --error-log=/var/log/error.log
```

Run a query in a browser example, return as JSON

```
http://localhost:8001/api/geouk/search/london
```

```
http://localhost:8001/api/geouk/search/ls13ad
```

```
http://localhost:8001/api/geode/search/berlin
```

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http://localhost:8001/api/geode/search/40210
```

Run a query in a browser example, return as text

```
http://localhost:8001/api/geouk/search/london/txt
```

```
http://localhost:8001/api/geode/search/berlin/txt
```

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Jeanie Syfu is a TRESemme celebrity stylist who attended New York Fashion Week and looked at the hair trends for us. She focused on what hair styles to do and how to create the hair style with styling products. I won't be taking ALL of her advice, but some is fairly helpful.
You see, there is a bit of a translation you need to do when you get hair advice on TV/magazines. Those people are in a different environment, with lots of money, and they also have to plug their products most of the time. So, I listen to what they say and then translate it to apply for real life functionality.
She says: Good hair styles include messy buns with controlled 'front hair'. Use one big simple hair accessory. Try disheveled hair textures, and deep side parts. Basically, do anything that will be simple enough to showcase big outfits (large collars, statement necklaces, whatever).
What I take from that: The stylish women of France always do a low, back bun for a reason – it's very chic. So that advice doesn't seem very new to me. A deep side part might be interesting to throw into my look… But since I'm not buying any $4,000 sweaters from the runway my clothing and hair do not have to really compliment each other in the same way they needed to on the runway. I like hair accessories like a flower barrette, but it's not because it's a trend. But I guess I'll look trendy anyway, score!
She says: Using a flat brush is great for creating sleek hair instead of a lot of volume.
She says: Use your blow dryer attachments like the directional nozzle to make sure the hair cuticle stays in one direction to eliminate frizz.
What I take from that: Well, I understand the science behind that. But I really do not like to spend a lot of time blow drying my hair, and if I bought an attachment I'd probably use it about five times before I got sick of it. I don't think it makes a ton of difference to me if I don't do this step.
She says: Use a smoothing product – an anti frizz cream.


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GB/T 7714 Liang, Y. C.,Hammer, F.,Yin, S. Y.,et al. The direct oxygen abundances of metal-rich galaxies derived from electron temperature (vol 473, pg 411, 2007)[J]. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS,2010,523.
APA Liang, Y. C.,Hammer, F.,Yin, S. Y.,Flores, H.,Rodrigues, M.,&Yang, Y. B..(2010).The direct oxygen abundances of metal-rich galaxies derived from electron temperature (vol 473, pg 411, 2007).ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS,523.
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The effects of in-vivo administration of progesterone, testosterone propionate (TP) and oestradiol benzoate (OB) on steroid accumulation by isolated rabbit ovarian follicles were examined. Progesterone administration led to a suppression of follicular androgen accumulation when compared to controls injected with sesame oil. Follicles from these rabbits, when stimulated with LH, produced significant amounts of androgens. Administration of TP resulted in an increase in peripheral serum concentrations of progestins and a decrease in serum oestrogens. The follicles obtained after this treatment accumulated significantly less androgen and oestrogen than those from oil-injected rabbits. The response to LH by these follicles was similar to that of follicles from oil-treated rabbits in that significant increases were observed in progestin and androgen accumulation. Follicles from rabbits treated with OB accumulated more progestins and oestrogens than those from oil-treated animals. It is concluded that the hormonal environment of follicles can have profound effects on the subsequent response of follicles to further stimulation and activity, and that steroid treatment can influence the subsequent formation of that particular steroid.
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Create a Stove Aroma: Stove simmer pots have become more popular in the last few years when it comes to making your home smell good. To create a stove simmer of your own, simply gather your favorite aromatics such as: Cinnamon, lemon, lime, nutmeg, lavender, mint etc and create your own custom smelly blend. Add these items into about a cup of simmering water and let the mixture sit. Stir every so often for an extra release of smell, but otherwise just let it do its thing and you might be surprised at how great your home smells.
Dryer Sheets: Dryer sheets are no longer just for the dryer! They have a ton of great uses for cleaning, clothing care and for making your home smell amazing. Simple, take a fresh dryer sheet and clean off your baseboard's and moldings. As you rub the sheet along these areas, it will leave behind a super fresh smell and collect any dust that may be hiding. Do this every few weeks to keep your home smelling fresh and somewhat dust free!
Invite The Outside In: Last but not least, one of the best ways to eliminate constant odors in the home is to let your home air our regularly. This means, opening up all vents, doors and windows and letting the fresh air run thorough the whole house. Try to do this for a few hours every 3-4 days for maximum results and freshness. The air from the outside will move out any stale air that may be stuck in rotation and bring in fresh scent's to clean out your home with minimal effort. This is also a great time to light a few scented candles or try a stove simmer, as the fresh air will take all those great smells and spread them around the home.


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Fall colors at sunrise. Jonsrud Viewpoint, Oregon
This mornings sunrise produced some awesome ray-like clouds at Mt Hood and White River.
This is the Schneider Springs Fire in WA that is about 40 or 50 miles away as the crow flies. I believe it's about 5,900 acres.
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Elk Lake, Oregon and Mt. Bachelor (from my deck}
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Wow, so pretty!
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Bowen Falls, Milford Sound, New Zealand. One of the year around falls. They installed a small hydroelectric station at the top of the falls, which powers the small city at the head of Milford Sound. (My wife, Leslie, volunteered to stand in front to provide scale to the picture). The falls are 531 feet tall.
Lower Antelope Canyon (slot canyon) , Navaho Reservation, Page Arizona. This is a bucket list hike. Must be done with a Native American guide.
Here is one more picture of Antelope Canyon. The Navaho have built metal stairs and ramps for hikers to get around the different levels so it is not physically challenging to get through the canyon. The ladder in the picture gives some scale to the size of the canyon. In some places, the "slot" at the top is only a few feet wide. During the monsoon season, the canyon can fill up with water. Not a good place to be then. The Navaho dump truckloads of sand into the slot to make the floor passable for tourists.
View of the San Fransisco bay from Mt. Tamalpias this morning.
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Three Sisters and Broken Top from Sparks Lake, Oregon (taken from the Ray Atkeson Trail)
Pole Creek fire, South Sister, Oregon
Sunset along the San Fransisco Bay
On 1/16/2022 at 9:59 PM, Connor Cochrane said:
This is superb. I want to go out on that bay.
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Whoa, what??!! That's so pretty!
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Talladega NF, Alabama
Here's the same view but a little later in the evening
In addition to being interested in birds, I have been a life long sailor. One of the most interesting sightings of a bird was when we were in a storm off the coast of the Baha in the Pacific Ocean about 75 miles off shore. It was blowing about 50 knots with 25 foot waves and we were concerned for our safety in a 37 foot sailboat. While this was going on, I noticed an Albatross that was gliding on the wind currents just off the water, having fun. This was its element, not ours. When we were in South Africa and I was looking at the rough seas of the Indian Ocean off the coast, I was reminded of that time. The Cape of Good Hope is one of the major danger areas for ships because of shallow water, high winds and underwater rock shelves. It is one of the "great capes" of the world. Capes are also convergence zones where waters from different oceans and currents collide and create turbulent seas. The lighthouse on the tip of land south of Cape Town is named "Danger Point Lighthouse." This picture was taken in Hermanus, to the east of the cape, but the size of the waves and the turbulence was a message about what it would be like to be out in the ocean here.
Sunrise over Elk Lake, Oregon.
Zion National Park rock formation
Another picture from Zion. There is a good reason this is a National Park.


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Q: Getting an MP3 to play inside while looping I'm fairly new to Python, but here goes: I'm designing a code that measures something inside a while loop every 8 seconds, and according to that measure a music plays.
It should go something like this:
previous_state = 0
while loop_var:
    #measure something here
    state = measure_Result
    if previous_state != state:
         #change music
    else: #continue to play the music until state changes

Any idea on how I could do this? The music should continue to play until the state changes, and when it changes another music should start playing.
I tried using pyglet but I kept getting an error that stopped my loop. I also looking into threading but it seems a bit out of my comfort zone in Python. The error was this one:

Unexpected error loading library avbin: [Error 1114]

A: From a design standpoint, you probably want your music playing service on a separate thread that is notified when the state of your application changes. I'm not sure what your error means but it probably from using pyglet in a context that it was not designed for.
Threading in python isn't too bad and there are plenty of tutorials available.

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ICC & WTO Launch Small Business Champions Initiative
A joint effort to facilitate participation by smaller companies in international trade was launched today by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo, and the Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), John Danilovich.
A joint effort to facilitate participation by smaller companies in international trade was launched today by WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and ICC Secretary-General John Danilovich. The initiative, entitled 'ICC-WTO Small Business Champions', will provide a platform for companies and private sector organisations around the world to propose innovative, practical ideas designed to encourage micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to do business across borders.
Those businesses putting forward successful proposals will be recognized as 'ICC-WTO Small Business Champions'.
Despite their economic importance in developed, developing and least-developed countries, MSMEs' share of trade is disproportionately small, often because they are unaware of the potentially wider market and because they traditionally have not had the resources to navigate sometimes complex trading procedures. But new technologies are helping to pare back these obstacles and create a more level playing field for smaller companies in international trade. Helping more MSMEs to trade internationally is an important step in building a more inclusive trading system that benefits a wider array of citizens.
Secretary-General Danilovich and Director-General Azevêdo are therefore calling for businesses and private sector organisations to step forward with proposals which can help MSMEs to participate in international trade. The aim is to raise awareness of the barriers that MSMEs face in doing business across borders, highlight the experiences and success stories of those MSMEs that are already trading, facilitate access to critical information, and raise skills among MSMEs to enable them to diversify export markets.
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said:
"I have heard many great ideas from the private sector over recent months about how we might be able to help MSMEs to trade. This initiative is our response – it is about capturing some of those ideas and using the shared platform of the WTO and ICC to help make them a reality. I look forward to seeing innovative proposals aimed at raising awareness among MSMEs of the opportunities that trade can provide, and how they can seize those opportunities.
"The trading system is there for everyone, but MSMEs can often find it harder to reach overseas markets. The smaller the business, the bigger the barriers can seem. Spreading the benefits of trade further and wider means helping these companies to take part, particularly as MSMEs are such important job creators."
ICC Secretary General John Danilovich said:
"Trading internationally can provide a huge boost to MSME growth. We know that small businesses which export tend to grow more quickly, pay better salaries and create more jobs. But MSMEs still face significant barriers when it comes to accessing global markets. Small business owners often tell us that they lack the time and in-house expertise to deal with trade roadblocks – while many others aren't aware of the potential opportunities that international trade can bring for their companies.
"Policy reforms have an important role to play in driving MSME exports. But we also think its time to take a different approach to these problems by leveraging the power of the private sector. This new initiative will seek to harness the knowledge, creativity and networks of the global business community to inspire and support MSME growth. We call on businesses and private sector organisations across the world to play their part as small business champions."
What kind of proposals are we looking for under this initiative?
Proposals could take the shape of, for example, awareness campaigns, competitions, or capacity building, training and mentoring programs.
The ICC and WTO will use their shared platform to support and promote successful proposals. The precise support provided by the ICC and WTO will depend on the nature of the proposals received. The ICC and the WTO could, for example, help to promote initiatives and host events, or provide expertise and institutional support. No financial contribution will be provided by the WTO or ICC to implement proposals.
Proposals should be designed to be delivered by the entity making the proposal. Proposals should not focus on WTO negotiations, or proposed changes to WTO rules. Such ideas can be put forward through different fora.
What is the process for submitting proposals – and how will they be selected?
Proposals should detail the concept, aims, timelines and other information as appropriate. Proposals should be no longer than 3 pages. Proposals are only open to the private sector and representative bodies. All proposals should be sent to the following address in Word or PDF format: MSMEsubmissions@iccwbo.org
The call for proposals is open until the end of 2017. There is no limitation as to the number of proposals that may be selected. The selection of proposals will be carried out by the WTO Secretariat and the ICC. The successful proposals will be announced by the ICC and WTO on a rolling basis.
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Rob Reiner's Misery remains one of the best Stephen King adaptations nearly thirty years after it first came out, and now the folks at Shout! Factory have beautifully restored the classic 1990 thriller for a new Collector's Edition Blu-ray.
But her fandom over Paul's writing includes a dangerous obsession with the man himself, and Annie is determined to keep him as her prisoner and personal writer, insisting that he write her a new book bringing Misery back to life. She becomes dangerously possessive of him, even to the point of inflicting violence upon him to ensure he can't leave, but Paul quickly realizes that his only hope of escaping requires him to outsmart Annie, and beat her at her own game.
This was Rob Reiner's second Stephen King adaptation, following his nostalgic 1986 childhood classic Stand By Me, and Misery was also his first and only thriller. The film presented a thematic and tonal shift in his career, following his earlier comedies This is Spinal Tap and The Sure Thing, and having just come off the massive successes of his romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally and his beloved fairy tale The Princess Bride. Because he didn't have experience working in the thriller genre, the filmmaker revisited classic film noirs and Alfred Hitchcock's filmography before directing Misery, and these influences shine through in the film.
This is a classic thriller, that does indeed have shades of Alfred Hitchcock in its taut assembly, carefully building an incredible amount of suspense, and tightening the screw right until the final moments. The film is masterfully edited together, utilizing match cuts to up the tension during several key sequences, and using insert shots to add a sense of foreshadowing, from a closeup on a cigarette and match in the opening scenes, to a pistol being carefully positioned on a tray later on in the film.
This was a very personal story for Stephen King, himself wondering how his more rabid fans would react if he took a break from writing horror novels, and he reportedly optioned the film rights to his book on the condition that Rob Reiner would produce or direct it, because of how much the author loved his adaptation of Stand By Me. The film remains chilling and almost eerily prescient in its look at celebrity fixations and fandom taken to the extreme, exploring how fans can take ownership of a creator's work, even to the point of wanting to control that artist's life.
Much of the film unfolds as a carefully orchestrated chamber piece between James Caan and Kathy Bates, pitting their characters against each other in a tense game of cat and mouse that serves as a vicious battle of wits between author and fan. Kathy Bates took home the Best Actress Oscar for her breakout role in the film, and it's easy to see why. She delivers a disturbing and unhinged performance as a superfan turned violent captor, with the depths of her madness growing deeper as the film goes on.
It's a searing portrayal of extreme mental illness, marked by her sudden rages, which are followed by overly insistent apologies. Annie's prudish reactions to swearing, and her sometimes absurdly funny way of speaking, are juxtaposed with the shocking acts of violence that she commits. This is a bravura performance from Kathy Bates, and one that is still just as gripping, terrifying and impossible to look away from. James Caan is her match. Because he is confined to a bed or facing limited movement for much of the film, which was reportedly hard for him as a more physical performer, the actor relies on nuanced facial expressions to tangibly portray his character's struggle and suffering.
Not only does Misery work as a tightly assembled thriller about the battle between captor and captive, but the story could also be read as a metaphorical representation of writer's block, and how authors can get trapped in the prison of their own work. It's this depth of story and character that makes the film still stand up, and it remains not only of the best Stephen King adaptations, but also one of the many high points in the careers of all involved.
The Blu-ray also includes two separate commentary tracks, the first one with Rob Reiner and the second with screenwriter William Goldman, as well as a pair of new and indepth interviews with Rob Reiner and special makeup effects artist Greg Nicotero, and a bunch of other featurettes. The half-hour Misery Loves Company offers a good discussion with the cast and crew as they reflect upon the production, and Marc Shaiman's Musical Misery Tour allows the composer to talk about his score for the film. There are also a pair of vintage trailers for the film.
Finally, the featurettes Diagnosing Annie Wilkes, Advice for the Stalked, Profile of a Stalker, Celebrity Stalkers and Anti-Stalking Laws bring together a forensic psychologist and a prosecutor to offer their psychoanalysis of the character of Annie Wilkes, while also discussing the pathologies that enable people to become fixated on someone and the real life laws in place to stop them. Aside from the first one, these other four pieces only superficially have to do with the film itself and feel somewhat dated in their approach, but they still provide some interesting talking points.
Along with the new interviews, the other main selling point of this release is a 4K restoration of Misery, sourced from the original film elements. I only had the barebones DVD before, so I was definitely happy to add this release to my collection, and it's worth the upgrade for fans.
Misery: Collector's Edition is a Shout! Factory release. It's 108 minutes and rated R.


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The economy of West Bengal is primarily agrarian, with agriculture, and related industries such as food processing and agro-based manufacturing being the major contributors to the state's economy. The state also has a significant industrial sector, with major industries including textiles, machinery, and light engineering. West Bengal is also home to many small-scale industries and cottage industries.
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Kerrigan Appears Before House Financial Services Committee Hearing on "Empowering a Pro-Growth Economy"
By SBE Council at 21 June, 2018, 11:47 am
On June 20, 2018, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the topic of "Empowering a Pro-Growth Economy by Cutting Taxes and Regulatory Red Tape". Kerrigan reported on how the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" is positively impacting small businesses, the economy, investment, wage growth, and overall small business and consumer confidence. She then went on to discuss how other reforms being considered by the Committee, or that have already advanced, would benefit capital access and capital formation. As noted by Kerrigan, these reforms would "enable entrepreneurs and their firms to take full advantage of opportunities in the growing economy." Read Kerrigan's opening statement below:
Opening Statement of Karen Kerrigan
President & CEO, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee
"Empowering a Pro-Growth Economy by Cutting Taxes and Regulatory Red Tape"
Read Karen Kerrigan's written testimony here.
Thank you Chairman Hensarling. Ranking Member Waters and members of the committee, it is an honor to be here this morning to discuss how tax relief is helping the economy and small businesses, as well as to discuss additional reforms that would be helpful to enable entrepreneurs and their firms to take full advantage of opportunities in this growing economy.
This Committee and its members have been very helpful in advancing important legislation to improve capital access and capital formation, and many of these bills have been supported by my organization. And on behalf of SBE Council, I thank you for your leadership and your work.
House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) greets SBE Council president & CEO Karen Kerrigan at the start of the hearing: "Empowering a Pro-Growth Economy by Cutting Taxes and Regulatory Red Tape" on June 20, 2018
In my written testimony, I note an array of reform bills to improve capital formation – most of which are strongly bipartisan – and these are especially timely and needed given strong small business optimism, their positive outlook on the economy and their future plans for expansion, hiring and investment.
Small business optimism has remained strong and consistent for over a year and a half, and has been buoyed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Regulatory certainty, followed by tax relief, has been a powerful policy mix that has markedly improved the business environment, revenues and sales for small businesses, and their growth opportunities.
All the key surveys that measure small business confidence are consistent in their findings: confidence is exceptionally high. And by some measures has reached "historical highs."
The views of our members are consistent with these surveys and with the findings of indexes that have reported on the effects of the new tax law – it is providing them with extra capital to compete in the economy. The Spring 2018 Bank of America Report found that entrepreneurs identified the new tax law as "game-changing" for the health of their businesses:
71% expect to receive savings from the new tax law, and many plan to use these funds to fuel growth, including: investing back into their business, providing raises and bonuses, hiring more employees, expanding operations, paying off loans, and making capital improvements.
A May 2018 Lending Tree survey shows similar results with 65% of small businesses expecting to see tax savings. Again, these savings are being channeled to productive use, and whether entrepreneurs decide to pay off loans, make capital improvements, increase wages, or hire more workers – each and all of these actions are important to the health and viability of their firms, as well as for the strength of the economy.
Looking forward, small business outlook for the future of their firms and the economy is very positive:
The BOA reports finds that 60% say their revenues will increase for 2018 and the same percentage plan to grow their business over the next five years.
This positive economic environment is being sustained by solid consumer confidence and stronger business investment, and I note the specific numbers in my written testimony.
So moving forward, I'll wrap up where I began and that is access to capital. It is more important than ever that the bills – the reforms – advanced by this committee – and the full House in many cases – make their way into law.
The Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act, Fostering Innovation Act, Encouraging Public Offerings Act – among others – all include common sense reforms that will improve the capital access and lead to powerful results for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The latest bills considered by the committee – the Main Street Growth Act and Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act, for example – will do the same.
We believe it's also time to explore and implement reforms to regulated (or Title III) crowdfunding. It is doing what its supporters, like us, hoped it would and with some updates to the JOBS Act the early and positive successes will grow exponentially.
Also, thankfully the Congress is updating thresholds across many areas of the law, and the same needs to be done with Section 1224 Small Business Stock, which allows investors to deduct losses taken on investments in C Corp startups. The current thresholds were last updated in 1978.
These last two items I mentioned along with the other reforms championed by this committee are critical to helping entrepreneurs and startups take advantage of growth opportunities in the current economy. They could play a significant role in mobilizing capital and fueling the success of the Opportunity Zones that have been established by the new tax law.
In conclusion Mr. Chairman there has been great progress for entrepreneurs and small businesses, more work needs to done. SBE Council stands ready to work with you and committee members to ensure vibrant and competitive capital markets for the U.S., which in turn will help entrepreneurs and promising firms access the capital they need to grow, innovate and compete. Thank you.
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Qi (, provenant du mot chinois qi signifiant « énergie, souffle vital »), est un standard développé par le  pour la transmission d'énergie sans fil sur une distance allant jusqu'à . Le système Qi comprend un support de transmission (un chargeur) et un récepteur compatible dans un appareil mobile. Pour utiliser ce système, l'appareil mobile est placé sur le support de transmission, qui le recharge alors par induction magnétique.

Histoire

Nikola Tesla s'intéresse aussi à la transmission d'énergie sans fil, Tesla conçoit son propre transmetteur — la tour de Tesla ou tour de Wardenclyffe — mais par manque de fonds il abandonne le projet en 1917. Aujourd'hui des scientifiques russes veulent utiliser les travaux de Tesla pour transmettre de l'énergie des stations solaires vers les zones peu ensoleillées.

Alors que les techniques sans fil se développent au début du , des recherches sont effectuées sur des méthodes de transmission alternatives. Le but était de générer un effet localement et de le détecter à distance. Des tests sont effectués sur des charges plus importantes, remplaçant les récepteurs faiblement résistifs utilisés jusqu'alors pour détecter un signal reçu. Lors de l'exposition universelle de 1904, un prix est offert pour l'alimentation à une distance de 30 mètres d'un moteur de 0,1 cheval (75 W).

Les fabricants d'appareils mobiles en accord avec ce standard comprennent Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG Electronics, Motorola Mobility, Nokia, Samsung et Sony. Créé en 2008, le Wireless Power Consortium regroupe des entreprises asiatiques, européennes et américaines dans différents secteurs de l'industrie, et a pour objectif de créer un standard mondial pour la transmission d'énergie sans fil.

Caractéristiques et spécificités

En vertu de la spécification Qi, le transfert de « faible puissance » équivaut à une puissance allant de 0 à 5 W. Les systèmes qui entrent dans cette norme sont ceux qui utilisent un couplage inductif entre deux bobines planes pour transférer la puissance de l'émetteur vers le récepteur de l'appareil mobile. La distance entre les bobines est généralement de . Il est possible d'étendre cette distance au moins jusqu'à . La régulation de la tension de sortie est effectuée par une boucle de contrôle dans le transmetteur communiquant avec le récepteur qui peut alors demander plus ou moins de puissance. La communication en question est unidirectionnelle depuis récepteur vers le transmetteur, via rétro-diffusion d'ondes. En rétro-diffusion d'ondes, la bobine réceptrice est chargée, changeant ainsi la valeur du courant sur la bobine émettrice. Ces changements sont surveillés et traités par le récepteur, afin de faire concorder les deux périphériques.

Le WPC a publié la Qi Low Power Specification, littéralement « Norme de faible puissance » en août 2009. Cette norme est disponible en téléchargement gratuit. En 2011, le Wireless Power Consortium a commencé à étendre le standard au moyennes puissances, la norme de faible puissance pouvant délivrer jusqu'à 5 W, la norme de moyenne puissance prévoirait une puissance pouvant aller jusqu'à 120 W.

Adoption

Au fur et à mesure que le standard Qi gagnera en popularité, on peut s'attendre à trouver des stations de rechargement sans fil dans des lieux publics comme les aéroports, les gares ou les cafés. Une grande partie des cafés de la chaîne Coffee Bean va installer des stations de chargement à la norme Qi, dans certaines métropoles.
La société Virgin Atlantic a aussi projeté d'installer des stations de chargement de ce type dans les aéroports de Londres Heathrow et John-F.-Kennedy à New York.
L'aéroport Tulsa International a déjà implanté des chargeurs sans fil dans la moitié de l'aéroport. Des sociétés sont spécialisées dans l'implantation de bases de chargement sans fil comme WiTGee et sa Power Table (avant IntelObjet).

Téléphones compatibles Qi
Tous les smartphones possédant la QI sont compatibles avec tout chargeur à induction.

Compatibles sans recours à une coque spécifique
Gamme iPhone 13

Gamme iPhone 12
 iPhone SE 2
 Apple iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro et 11 Pro Max
 Apple iPhone XS et XS Max
 Apple iPhone XR
 Apple iPhone X
 Apple iPhone 8 et 8 Plus
 Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra
 Samsung Galaxy Note10 / Note10+ / Note10 5G
 Samsung Galaxy Note 9
 Samsung Galaxy Note 8
 Samsung Galaxy S10 / S10+ / S10 5G
 Samsung Galaxy S9 / S9+
 Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+
 Samsung A21s
 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
 Samsung Galaxy S6
 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + / Edge Plus
 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
 Samsung Galaxy a11
 Asus Padphone S
 M.T.T. Master
 Microsoft Lumia 950 et Lumia 950 XL
 Nokia Lumia 1520
 Nokia Lumia 930
 Nokia Lumia 920
 Motorola Nexus 6
 Google Nexus 7 (2013)
 Google Nexus 5
 Google Nexus 4
 Google Pixel 3 et Pixel 3 XL
 Google Pixel 4 et Pixel 4 XL
 Google Pixel 5
Google Pixel 6
 LG G3
 Cat Phone S50
 Motorola DROID Maxx
 Motorola Moto G 4G
 Microsoft Lumia 950 (et 950 XL)
 Xiaomi Mi MIX 3
 Xiaomi Mi 9 (20w)

Rendus compatibles grâce à une coque spécifique
 Nokia Lumia 1020
 Nokia Lumia 925
 Nokia Lumia 830
 Nokia Lumia 820
 Nokia Lumia 735
 Nokia Lumia 720
 Samsung Galaxy S3
 Samsung Galaxy Note 2
 Samsung Galaxy S4
 Samsung Galaxy Note 3
 Samsung Galaxy Note 4
 Samsung Galaxy S5
 Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
 Blackberry Q10
 Sony Xperia Z1
 Sony Xperia Z2
 Sony Xperia Z3
 iPhone 5
 Apple iPhone 5s
 Apple iPhone 5c
 Apple iPhone 6 et 6 Plus
 Apple iPhone 6s et 6s Plus
 Apple iPhone 7 et 7 Plus
 LG G4 (Coque intégrée lors de l'achat.)

Autres appareils compatibles Qi
 Nintendo 3DS (avec coque spécifique)
 Saygus V²
 Casque Audio PArrot Zik 3
Apple AirPods (2e et 3e génération)
Apple AirPods Pro
Gamme Galaxy Buds (L'original, Plus, Pro, Live)

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Transmission d'énergie sans fil

Liens externes
 Site officiel du Wireless Power Consortium

Distribution de l'énergie électrique

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Joy Covey- Amazon's First CFO
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Joy Covey was an extraordinary woman. Who would think that a girl who dropped out of high school at the age of fifteen would become one of the most powerful tech executives in the country?
Joy was born Joy Dianne Covey DeVries in Boston on April 23, 1963. She was the second daughter of Maurice Covey, a physician and Joan DeVries, his wife. Soon afterwards, the family moved to the warmer climate of the San Francisco Bay Area, settling in San Mateo.
When she was a freshman at San Mateo High School, she decided to drop out. She always had the support of her parents. She moved away from home and for a time worked as a grocery clerk in Fresno, Ca. She returned to school for one year and then passed California's high school equivalency exam. She then enrolled at California State University in Fresno, took the CPA exam in which (with an IQ of 173) she scored second highest in the country, graduating in 1982.From there she worked for a time for the accounting firm of Arthur Young LLP before going to Harvard Law School where she earned a joint J. D.- MBA.
Soon after, she became chief financial officer for Digidesign. She later moved to Boston to work for Avid, but soon returned to Silicon Valley. In 1996 she joined Amazon in the early days of internet retailing. As CFO, one of her duties was to persuade investors to be patient during the money-losing years. She really believed in Amazon, taking a lower salary and stock options. Amazon went public on May 14, 1997, with an initial public offering price of $18. Shares closed Wednesday at a record $312.06. When she retired in 2000, she was worth $200 million.
In 2002, she was interview by the Harvard Law Bulletin and in an article "A Conversation with Joy Covey she said, "I didn't finish high school–left home when I was 15. I moved away to Fresno and worked as a grocery clerk. I went to college part-time at Cal. State Fresno, and then ended up finishing in two and a half years because I wanted to get on with things. But having fallen off the track, in a way I think I acquired a sense of independence in how I make decisions. It's really helped me not worry so much whether other people approve of my choices."
More recently she was involved in the New York based Natural Resources Defense Concil, serving as a trustee. She loved travel and outdoors activities, including kite surfing, skiing and cycling.
She died Wednesday in a bicycle accident in California when she was reportedly struck while cycling on Skyline Boulevard in the mountains of San Mateo County. She leaves behind an eight-year-old son, Tyler. Hopefully her young son will know what a great person she was.
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article is mostly correct…but she was born april 25, 1963, not april 23rd. i'm her older sister judy. she moved to fresno because she fell in love with a 23 year old italian who lived in clovis with his family. they owned a chain of grocery stores called country boy markets. joy was very safe and they were a very nice family. she married when she was only 16 and my parents had to give consent…the marriage lasted 4 years, and she moved to orange county and worked at that arthur young office before leaving for harvard…she was very independent, even after she had her son, and had a nanny from when he was 2 1/2 months old, so she could spread her wings and have some "joy time." i can't believe she's just gone! this is a terrible tragedy and i hope the driver of the van is prosecuted, as she had the right of way and was innocently enjoying some of that before she was to pick up her son from school. rest in peace, sister!
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Ground floor – utility room, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, storage room.
Upper floor – kitchen, public room, cloakroom, living/dining room, reception, bedroom, bathroom.
Planning restrictions on height meant that this four-bedroom guesthouse in Harrapool on the Isle of Skye had to be kept relatively low, so as not to block neighbours' views. Therefore it was decided to cut in to the sloping site, setting the ground floor at shore level while entering the upper floor from a bridged walkway. Ensuring that the house was set at the right level to avoid flooding from tidal surges in the future was a concern of the client, which had to be weighed against the planner's insistence on keeping the eaves level low.
Galvanised metal, white render, slate and stained grey larch have been used to give a modern aesthetic to the exterior, while the simple form maintains a link to the traditional buildings of the area.
The construction is a lightweight portal frame with timber panel infills. The house is highly insulated, with under floor heating and two Morso stoves giving a heating boost when required. Skylights, double height living areas and an extensive use of oak characterise the interiors, but it is the views from the house which are the outstanding feature. All the rooms in the house look on to the spectacular Broadford Bay, with the lower floor bedrooms' sliding doors opening out on to a larch deck. On the upper floor, a kitchen links the public and private living areas, both of which have large areas of glazing to the shore.


This piece was written by Meghan Talarowski, Director, Studio Ludo. For more like this, see our cities newsfeed.
"People like to sit where there are places for them to sit", said urban sociologist William "Holly" Whyte in his revolutionary book The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. He spent over a decade in the 60s and 70s observing the social behaviours of thousands of people in public spaces across New York City, and his seemingly simple findings have impacted planning policies of cities around the globe.
Could this same research work in a similar social typology…the urban playground? Do "people like to play where there are places for them to play"? Or is there more to it? What affordances should we create in our cities to allow play to happen? What encourages play in our youngest children (under fives)? What attracts teens? How do we encourage play throughout our lifetimes, supporting healthy adults and seniors?
Studio Ludo, a non-profit focused on play research, design and advocacy, sought to answer these questions. We spent six months observing the play behaviours of over 18,000 people in 16 London playgrounds and compared the findings to similar spaces in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.
The results, released earlier this year, were startling: the London playgrounds had 55% more visitors than their American counterparts, with significantly more physical activity, and had an equal number of adults and kids. They also cost, on average, one-third less to build.
While the playgrounds were selected based on design uniqueness, variety in size and demographics and equal distribution in London, the clear commonality was that they blurred the boundary between play space and park. They had comfortable places to sit, often in shade. Cafés and restrooms were within easy walking distance. Most had considerable grass areas, plantings and passive spaces for adults to relax and spend time.
These play spaces, traditionally thought of as serving only children, were actually a rich community resource. So, based on this research, here are five key ingredients for urban playground success.
Different ages have different needs. Develop user profiles to understand how all ages will use the space.
Younger children: Use a meter stick as a guide (the average three year old is 95cm). Are elements the right height to sit or play on? Are there plenty of textures and loose parts? Are features too spread out for little legs? Are spaces for caregivers nearby, for social interaction?
Older children: Are there plenty of opportunities to move, run, swing, climb and dig? Are there places to be with friends? Are caregivers nearby, but not interfering with play?
Teens: Are there places to hang out? Are there riskier, more physical elements like parkour, climbing walls, skate parks, or sport courts?
Adults and seniors: Are there nice places to sit? Clear sight lines? Is there a bathroom? Where do they park a stroller, or set up a blanket for snacks or picnics? What about shade? Does it feel safe?
Think outside the catalogue. Provide "play affordances", such as boulders, logs, plants and topography for inexpensive, but effective fun. These elements partner well with manufactured play equipment.
Experiment with surfaces. Many of the London playgrounds used grass, rubber matting, sand and bark. These have play value as loose parts and have significant cost savings over their counterparts in comparable US playgrounds, which utilise primarily poured-in-place rubber or rubber tile.
There is nothing more thrilling than moving your body at top speeds or being at great heights. Your brain rewards you with endorphins and it feels great! Climbing and swinging are the most popular play activities and a must on every playground.
Sliding and spinning are also attractive for all ages, particularly if scaled up for adult use. The best playgrounds provide opportunities for risk and adventure, but are completely safe, offering ways to play based on skill level, strength and bravery.
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Porsche Taycan Turbo S breaks the record for electric cars in Nürburgring
Nürburgring is one of the most iconic tracks in the world and all the automakers want to have the records of this circuit. That is what Porsche has done with its model Taycan Turbo S that has taken away the fastest lap for electric vehicles to the Tesla Model S Plaid, making the lap two seconds faster, the American company had the record in 7 minutes and 35 seconds, Porsche with the driver Lars Kern has made a new record, making the lap in 7 minutes and 33 seconds.
The model that broke the record was a road car, but it included a new kit that make this model faster. Those changes are: RS Spyder 21 inch tires approved to be used on road, Pirelli P Zero Corsa sport's tires similar to the competitions wheels and a software actualization for the Porsche 4D Chassis Control. About this, the driver, Lars Kern, has claimed "with this new kit it can be faster and the car has more agility and precision". Those improvements has been called Launch Control.
This kit can be added to the original version, it is offered by Porsche Tequipment and will be only available in 2023 Taycan Turbo S, but at the moment, it is only available in Germany, and has a price of 13,377€, including the transport to their garage in Zuffenhausen. Those improvements make the car faster than the normal, when the Launch Control is activated, the car has 761 horsepower, when it is not, it has 625. It pass from 0 to 100 km/h in only 2.8 seconds. It has a battery with 93.4 kWh.
This car is priced in 194,168€, and paying 13,377€ more the owner can have a race car that can be driven on the road. A car that has a Nürburgring record can be bought by everyone, this electric car can be driven where the owner wants.
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Only so many Maine properties have the waterfront feature.
Being parked on the border with water, having say a Maine lake for a neighbor is one sure fired way to make positive memories. When families get together around a nightly fire pit blaze, when loons sing and stars are brilliant overhead after one heck of a day on the Maine waterfront, good things are bound to happen. Like to kayak or sail? Remember exploring a lake island with your cousins growing up at a relative's camp or cottage?
Are you on the hunt, searching far and wide for waterfront properties in Maine for sale?
This real estate link helps. Here are a couple waterfront properties in Maine videos to toggle.
Questions about the lake size, depth, what kind of fish are swimming in it?
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Real estate on a lake in Maine creates the perfect backdrop for fun times, rest and relaxation.
They say a Maine lake fixes everything. I believe them and can share some personal stories of how rewarding being on the water really is.
The wildlife, the outdoor feasts, teaching kids to swim or water ski, fishing with grampy and the fireside talks to learn about your family. Don't get me started.
Get togethers around the waterfront, at a river camp, lake cottage, on a pond or the oceanfront are extra special and not forgotten. You work hard, isn't it time to have a little fun on this short stint on planet Earth? Buying, selling Maine real estate, let us know how we can help and tap into the resources we provide to save time and money.
Knowing all there is to know about a property on a lake for a listing agent is HUGE...wake,, no wake...who maintains what...association membership and what is required...the more you know the better able you are to target appropriate buyers she said to the Choir.
Home Buyers in Maine...listen up. Andrew knows all about the Real Estate market in the area, and if you're looking for waterfront property, now is the time to call him!
Good morning Andrew. You paint a pretty picture of waterfront life in Maine. Enjoy your day!
You paint the most idyllic picture of living in Maine! Waterfront life in the summer is definitely appreciated after your winters. Thank you for always giving us a peek into your world.
For some reason, I can't view videos on AR this morning. Argh! I know they've got to be good though. You continue to razzle and dazzle us with your Maine lifestyles.
Sally K. & David L. Hanson Thank you for your support and weighing in!
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 .. Thank you for the kind words!
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD ...Oh No! Thank you for the sticker!
Your post inspires me to write about our lake front and pool homes...we too have a limited season but not limited appeal fo rmany buyers !
At this time of the year, many of us wish we had a summer home in Maine.
Good morning Andrew. These Maine waterfront properties look very attractive and would make wonderful homes.
Thanks Sally K. & David L. Hanson Roy Kelley Gabe Sanders for the kind words! Here is a new, just listed home on the water for sale in Maine too!
Congratulations on the new listings. Good luck in selling them quickly.
As a Maine lover, you're marketing is very, very, very tempting!


Sanctuary director Massachusetts Audubon Society, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1977-1985. Outdoor education center director Rensselaer County, Troy, New York, 1974-1977. Children's summit director National Wildlife Federation, 1984-1985. Member consortium Williamstown (Massachusetts) Art Conservation Laboratory, since 1985.
Lowell Arthur McAllister, museum director. Member American association Museums, New York State Association Museums, Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce (treasurer, board directors), Ogdensburg Rotary (board directors).
McAllister, Lowell Arthur was born on June 9, 1950 in Ogdensburg, New York, United States. Son of Fulton Day and Mabel Evelyn (Lashway) McAllister.
Associate of Applied Science, Paul Smith's (New York ) College, 1970. Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1972.
Sanctuary director Massachusetts Audubon Society, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1977-1985. Outdoor education center director Rensselaer County, Troy, New York, 1974-1977. Children's summit director National Wildlife Federation, 1984-1985.
Member consortium Williamstown (Massachusetts) Art Conservation Laboratory, since 1985.
Member American association Museums, New York State Association Museums, Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce (treasurer, board directors), Ogdensburg Rotary (board directors).
Fishing, horseback riding and driving, hunting, canoeing.
Married JoAnn Elizabeth Nichols, June 27, 1970. Children: Joshua Day, Lucas James.


Don't be stupid. is a thoughtful, fresh, and often funny call for a more intelligent Christianity. Helping Christians think through what their faith is, why it's true, and how to live it out — so they reflect the truth and beauty of the Gospel they believe.
Joshua's approachable style is light and fun to read, but also rich and powerful in its message. With grace and humor, he addresses the need in our culture for smarter Christians.
Our modern culture sees Christians as stupid, out of touch, and irrelevant — far off from the true and beautiful Gospel we believe. After reading Don't be stupid. you'll be prepared to dive deep into the richness of Christianity and begin to more meaningfully live it out.
How does your worldview affect your work?
How do you treat those with whom you disagree?
And he draws wisdom from the lives of those like William Wilberforce and C. S. Lewis.
It's time to clear away the clutter of Christianity, so our world can see Christ. It's time to not be stupid.
Each and every one of us has someone we know who has questions about the truth of Christianity. Our kids, our friends, our coworkers, and even some of us. But we, as the American church, have not done a very good job of answering those questions. We've come to look down on the curious, the skeptical, the analytically minded.
And we've come to dodge the big questions, using faith as a cop-out.
But Christianity is true, it's beautiful, and it isn't going to buckle under the weight of your questions.
Don't be stupid. is a call for Christians to believe and live this intelligent faith.
It was written to help Christians think through what they believe, and why they believe it. It was written to help Christians be smart in the way they live, talk, and do their work — so they reflect the truth and beauty of the God they serve.
It was written to help clear away the clutter of Christianity, so the world can see Christ.
Don't be stupid.: A call for Christians to believe and live an intelligent faith ePub (Adobe DRM) can be read on any device that can open ePub (Adobe DRM) files.


Keeping your word makes her much happier than failing to deliver.
Trust from others can take years to gain but can be destroyed in just a few minutes. You can break trust by lying, stealing, omitting or concealing the truth, making promises you don't keep or by cheating on your partner. Rebuilding trust requires multiple actions, and one of the most important is keeping your word.
You fail to do a favor you promised to do for a friend or, having sworn not to do something, you do it anyway when you think no one's watching. Both betray the trust of the person you made the promise to. Breaking your promise can be interpreted as not caring about the person you gave your word to, according to therapist Jeanette Raymond in "Why Does Your Partner Always Break Promises?" for Your Tango. You might also create additional work for the other person if someone still has to do what you promised to do.
Trust requires disclosure of the truth, writes psychologist Carl Pickhardt in the Psychology Today piece "Adolescent Lying: What it Costs and What to Do." Keeping your word is a sign of integrity and makes a great deal of difference in how people perceive you. Lie, fail to follow through on promises or conceal the truth and people won't believe you, even when you are telling the truth. If your original motivation was to placate or make someone happy with your promise, any advantage is gone when that person becomes angry over your failure to keep your word.
People will gauge your trustworthiness by whether your words, actions and body language agree. Your sweetheart asks you if you were at swim practice last Saturday afternoon as you said you would be. Your eyes shift or you bluster and blow up. You might say "Yes, I was," but your body tells another story. You come across as unbelievable instead of honorable and trustworthy, according to marriage and family therapist Kim Romen in "How to Rebuild Trust in Your Relationship" for the website Family Perspectives.
Any amount of dishonesty destroys the trust you are trying to rebuild, according to marriage and family therapist Sheri Meyers in "For the Betrayer: 8 Things You Must Know and Do to Rebuild Trust After an Affair" for the Huffington Post. Don't say you liked the pie if you didn't or that you want to go to the movies when you'd rather go to the game with your buddies. Your dishonesty will eventually come out and could ultimately cause your relationship to crash and burn around you.
YourTango: Why Does Your Partner Always Break Promises?
Rateliff, Kathryn. "Can You Rebuild Trust if You Do Not Keep Your Word?" Synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/can-rebuild-trust-not-keep-word-22712.html. Accessed 21 April 2019.


This RV trip took us from Richmond into the beautiful Ouachita & Ozark Mountains of Arkansas at near the peak of the Fall leaf colors. We had a lot more "incidents" occur on this trip than we are accustomed to, but we really enjoyed the days of visiting with family, and hiking & camping in the national forests. Our trip was cut short when Kay's mother needed our help back in Houston. All in all, it was a good trip and the good memories will outlast the mishaps. We hope you enjoy our story and photos.
We left home a little after 9:00 AM on Monday, October 16th and drove north from Houston on US-59 to near Livingston. It had been heavily raining in the Houston area, with flooding reported on some side streets, but we made it out of Houston on the freeway just fine. When we got to within a mile of Livingston, the traffic stopped and we sat still for almost 2 hours. Lawson got on the 2-meter HAM radio and found out that the highway, as well as many other roads around Livingston, were flooded and it was continuing to rain. We managed to maneuver the trailer onto the shoulder and make a U-turn and head back south on US-59. At Shepherd, we went west on TX-150/156, US190, TX-19 & TX-94 to Lufkin. We were able to make it to Nacogdoches, where we spent the night at Village Park RV Park. That night we discovered our water heater wouldn't ignite, so we heated water on the stove to do the necessaries.
Tuesday morning we continued up US-59 and stopped in Texarkana at an RV repair shop and replaced a diode in the igniter - nice hot water again! Afterwards, we drove north on IH-30 to Lake Catherine State Park near Malvern and Hot Springs, AR. There is a long winding scenic highway that leads to the beautiful 2,180-acre Lake Catherine State Park, set in the beautiful forests of the Ouachita Mountains.
< Our campsite at Lake Catherine State Park. < Lake Catherine.
Wednesday we decided to check out two of the hiking trails in the park. That morning we took the Horseshoe Mountain Trail. This trail is 3 ½ miles long and is steep and rugged at the beginning and end. They recommend 2-4 hours to complete the loop. In the afternoon we hiked the Falls Branch Trail. This trail is the shortest and easiest of the park's trails, two miles long and takes about 1 ½ hours to travel. Both trails are interesting, but the Falls Branch is the most interesting because it has a nice waterfall.
< Lawson & Kay on Horseshoe Mountain Trail.
Thursday we drove up IH-30, IH-430, IH-40 & US-65 to Clinton, then AR-16/9 to Mountain View, where we would meet Lawson's sister and brother-in-law for the weekend. We stayed at the Ozark RV Park, which is adjacent to the Ozark Folk Center State Park.
Friday morning, while waiting for our guests to arrive, we drove about 10 miles north of Mountain View to Blanchard Springs Caverns State Park to look around. This park is located in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests on North Sylamore Creek. In addition to swimming in the creek, there are hiking trails and the caverns, which would be nice in the heat of summer. We scouted out the RV campgrounds for possible future use. After driving driving around the park we went back to our campground in Mountain View and when our guests arrived, we ate supper and afterwards went down to listen to the groups that congregate around the courthouse square and play bluegrass music.
Saturday afternoon we went back to the town square and listened to the bluegrass music again. The ladies checked out some of the craft and antique shops nearby. There were probably 20 or more informal groups of musicians gathered at various spots around the courthouse. Some were more formal than other, but the musicians & spectators moved freely between groups through the afternoon and into the night.
< Bluegrass music at Mountain View.
Sunday we all attended a church service at the recreation building in the RV park. They announced that a group would be singing at Sylamore Baptist Church north of Mountain View, so after lunch we went and listened. After we got back to the campground our guests left for home.
Monday morning we departed from Mountain View on AR-9, AR-16 & AR-123 and camped at Haw Creek Falls Campground southwest of Pelsor, AR. This is a very small and rustic National Forest Service campground. There are no facilities (dry camping only) except for primitive toilets and only 9 campsites. However, it is a very beautiful little park hidden in tall trees next a waterfall. The leaves in the area were the best we have seen in many years. The park is located on the Ozark Highlands Hiking Trail which runs 165 miles from Mountainburg to Woolum, AR.
< Fall Colors along Arkansas Hwy 9 & 16.
Tuesday morning we drove east on AR-123 & AR-16 about 6 miles east of Pelsor, to Pedestal Rocks Hiking Trail in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. There are two trails, Pedestal Rocks loop (2.2 miles) and King's Bluff loop (1.7 miles). The trails are reasonably easy to hike. After our hikes, we drove north of Pelsor to Fairview Park to see what it looked like. It is another small US Forest Service campground for dry camping. When we got back to Haw Creek Falls, we hiked about 2 miles on the Ozark Highlands Trail, from the campground to AR-123 and came back to the campground by the highway because it was getting near sunset. We noticed that our trailer battery was getting low, so there was a chance it wouldn't last one more night.
< Haw Creek Falls Campground entrance. < Our campsite at Haw Creek Falls Campground.
< Haw Creek Falls. < Small lake above Haw Creek Falls.
< View from Pedestal Rocks Hiking Trail.
Wednesday morning we learned that the battery was too weak to operate the slide or jacks so we had to take it out and drive to Clarksville to get it charged. While it was charging, we ate breakfast at a nearby diner. When we got the battery back in the trailer, we discovered that the refrigerator was not working on gas, so he headed south on AR-123, AR-164 & AR-7 to Russellville to get it repaired. After getting the igniter replaced, we checked into Outdoor Living RV Park where Lawson got soaking wet in the rainstorm hooking up the utilities. Later that afternoon we learned that Kay's mother in her assisted living facility had fallen, so we made plans to return home the next day.
Thursday morning, we got an early start and drove from Russellville back to Houston.
This draws to a close our short visit to the mountains of Arkansas. We hope you enjoyed the pictures and brief descriptions of our activities. God willing, join us again soon for another RV adventure.


How can a machine learn from experience, to become better at a given task? How can we automatically extract knowledge or make sense of massive quantities of data? These are the fundamental questions of machine learning. Machine learning and data mining algorithms use techniques from statistics, optimization, and computer science to create automated systems which can sift through large volumes of data at high speed to make predictions or decisions without human intervention.
Machine learning as a field is now incredibly pervasive, with applications from the web (search, advertisements, and suggestions) to national security, from analyzing biochemical interactions to traffic and emissions to astrophysics. Perhaps most famously, the $1M Netflix prize stirred up interest in learning algorithms in professionals, students, and hobbyists alike.
This class will familiarize you with a broad cross-section of models and algorithms for machine learning, and prepare you for research or industry application of machine learning techniques.
We will assume basic familiarity with the concepts of probability and linear algebra. Some programming will be required; we will primarily use Matlab, but no prior experience with Matlab will be assumed.
There is no required textbook for the class. However, useful books on the subject for supplementary reading include Bishop's "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning", Duda, Hart & Stork, "Pattern Classification", and Hastie, Tibshirani, and Friedman, "The Elements of Statistical Learning".
Often we will write code for the course using the Matlab environment. Matlab is accessible through NACS computers at several campus locations (e.g., MSTB-A, MSTB-B, and the ICS lab), and if you want a copy for yourself student licenses are fairly inexpensive ($100). Personally, I do not recommend the open-source Octave program as a replacement, as the syntax is not 100% compatible and may cause problems (for me or you).
You may want to start with one of the very short tutorials, then use the longer ones as a reference during the rest of the term.
Previous year's lectures (2011, 2010) are also available.
Your course project is in the nature of an "undirected" homework assignment. Choose a machine learning problem, on your own or from the list below, and explore the implied prediction task to the best of your ability. You can try different learners, choosing from methods we have used in the homework or implementing new ones; different feature representations (feature selection or augmentation); meta-learning algorithms such as bagging and boosting; and hold-out or cross-validation assessment techniques. You should explore the problem in some detail, describing the different ideas you tried and how (and whether or not) they worked, and how you assessed their performance.
Face detection: this zip file contains a dataset of 24x24 pixel image patches containing faces and non-faces. Learn to predict the presence of a face. Also included is a function for computing the Haar wavelet features and a simple demo of adaBoost, the building blocks of the Viola-Jones technique.
Collaborative filtering: learn to predict how you will rate something, given how others have rated it. This zip file contains a subset of the "Jokes" database for collaborative filtering, in which viewers have rated a subset of jokes on their amusement value, as well as some simple demo code of and SVD-based estimate. I suggest combining it with nearest-neighbor approaches, and trying different levels of complexity (latent space dimension, neighbors, weighting functions, etc.) in your predictors.


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Ep.047 -- Shane Lawrence -- The Ed Podcast & Making School Better
November 12, 2020 Ryan Tibbens Season 2 Episode 47
Nov 12, 2020 Season 2 Episode 47
ClassCast Podcast Ep.047 features Shane Lawrence, the host of The Ed Podcast and a middle school drama/film/computer/art/English/everything teacher from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Shane and host Ryan Tibbens discuss Shane's experiences in education, podcasting, how to make school better for students, great movie and book recommendations, and more. For over six years, The Ed Podcast has been among the most loved and respected education podcasts; using that background, Shane shares what he has learned about great teaching and about how to broadcast it. For the "ideal school" section of this episode, Shane showed up prepared -- he had notes about schedules, planning times, options, and more. And of course, as a film and drama teacher, Shane shares some excellent movie and book recommendations at the end. This episode has a little something for everyone, and it has a whole lot for teachers, administrators, and podcasters.
You can contact Shane via TheEdPodcast.com and on Twitter @theedpodcast.
Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, share, comment, review, and all that other good stuff wherever you get your podcasts. Streaming now on all major services.
0:00-15:52 -- Intro to Shane Lawrence & Education Podcasting
15:52-26:00 -- Shane's Education & Teaching Career
26:00-31:13 -- How We Schedule a School Day
31:13-1:06:04 -- The Ideal School
1:06:38-1:14:25 -- Shane's Movie & Book Recommendations
1:14:26-1:15:27 -- Wrap Up


blockchain | Alldraughts! – Alldraughts!
On 14 December, the Swiss Federal Council published its report "Legal basis for distributed ledger technology and blockchain in Switzerland". The report deals with the future regulation of Bitcoin and the underlying technology.
As previously announced, the Swiss government does not intend to enact an additional blockchain law. The technology, which lies under crypto currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, holds great potential for the financial sector, as the Federal Council acknowledges in its report.
"Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and Blockchain Technologies are among the most remarkable and potentially promising Bitcoin code developments in digitization. These Bitcoin code developments are predicted to have considerable potential for innovation and increased efficiency both in the financial sector and in other sectors of the economy, although this potential cannot yet be conclusively assessed. Today, Switzerland is one of the leading locations in the DLT and blockchain sectors. In the financial sector in particular, a growing FinTech and Blockchain ecosystem has developed in Switzerland in recent years".
In order to create the best conditions for this, the company does not want to enact its own Blockchain law. However, the government is planning to react flexibly to technical innovations if necessary. In addition, the Federal Council of Switzerland considers some adjustments to be sensible.
Banking law, Financial market infrastructure law (new authorisation category for infrastructure providers in the blockchain/DLT area), Collective Investment Schemes Act: Consultation draft for the amendment of the Collective Investment Schemes Act in order to accelerate the approval of new Bitcoin code products. Here is the review by onlinebetrug.
"The risk analysis prepared by the Interdepartmental Coordination Group on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (CFT) in 2018 shows that there is a risk of misuse of crypto-based assets for money laundering and terrorist financing due to the identified threat and vulnerability in Switzerland. However, the risk and vulnerability identified affects all countries. However, the risk analysis also shows that in Switzerland the real risk cannot be determined exactly due to the small number of cases.


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WiseTech Founder Richard White Acquires Corporate KYC Firm Kyckr
January 13, 2023 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi
Kyckr, the corporate KYC company providing businesses with legally-authoritative real-time data on prospective and existing customers and suppliers, has been acquired by Australian tech-entrepreneur and WiseTech Global Limited founder Richard White "through his personal investment vehicle RealWise KYK AV Pty Ltd."
Kyckr provides companies "with real-time access to aggregated corporate Know Your Customer (KYC/KYB) and Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) data from over 300 company registries and primary regulated sources around the world, enabling them to undertake real-time due diligence on over 120 million companies globally."
This allows organizations "to minimize their exposure to commercial risk, prevent financial crime such as money laundering and ensure regulatory compliance by better understanding their customers and suppliers."
Commenting on the acquisition, White who founded and owns over 40% of WiseTech Global, one of the most valuable tech companies on the Australian Securities Exchange, with a market capitalisation of over A$16 billion, said:
"Businesses today operate in an increasingly interconnected global marketplace, where compliance with laws and regulations related to anti-money laundering, sanctions and an ever-expanding list of financial crime typologies is becoming increasingly high-risk, complex, time-consuming and costly. I see in Kyckr the opportunity to replace manual processes and aggregate real-time data from disparate sources to provide a scalable, reliable, highly compliant and cost effective KYC/KYB/UBO tech platform solution in the same way that WiseTech's CargoWise has replaced multiple single-point legacy systems in the complex and fragmented global logistics sector with integrated global technology that drives productivity, reduces compliance risk and facilitates planning, visualisation and control."
Ian Henderson, CEO of Kyckr said:
"The Kyckr team is delighted to have the strategic guidance, support and vision that successful tech-entrepreneur and founder Richard White provides. We are embarking upon an exciting evolution of our powerful offering to broaden its scope by building an integrated global software solution to enable businesses to navigate the highly complex and dynamic compliance and counterparty risk management challenges that they face in an increasingly interconnected and digital marketplace."
As noted in the updte, Kyckr is "a B2B information services company that aggregates, organises and structures the world's primary source company data to help businesses reduce the risks associated with counterparty relationships."
Unlike traditional data companies "which source data from multiple, secondary sources, Kyckr provides accurate data with trusted, legally-authoritative provenance."
This helps organizations "to avoid the significant regulatory and commercial costs associated with using poor quality data." Through the combination of accurate data with innovative technology, Kyckr's solutions "help businesses to succeed in the fight against fraud, money laundering and financial crime."
Kyckr is "wholly-owned by serial-entrepreneur and founder of WiseTech Richard White through his personal investment vehicle RealWise KYK AV Pty Ltd."
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is launching SuperTruck II, an $80-million funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0001447) for research, development and demonstration of long-haul tractor-trailer truck technology. SuperTruck II includes more aggressive overall freight efficiency and an engine brake thermal efficiency goal.
CALSTART members interested in exploring partnering on this solicitation should contact Jasna Tomic at jtomic@calstart.org or 626-744-5695.
The California Fuel Cell Partnership is providing LB Clean Cities members with a fuel cell bus fact sheet that gives detailed information on the usage and growth of zero-emission buses in California.
NFPA's Alternative Fuel Vehicles Safety Training is designed to help emergency responders in the United States prepare for the growing number of hybrid/electric, fuel cell, and gaseous fuel trucks, buses, commercial fleets, and passenger vehicles. With over 15 million of these vehicles on the road today, it is essential that responders have a solid understanding of safety concepts associated with this new technology.
These FREE trainings can be distributed to first responder local offices and watched by interested individuals at their leisure.
Over the past six years, the program has been supported by all the major North American fire service organizations (IAFF, IAFC, NVFC, IFMA, NASFM, the Metro Fire Chiefs, USFA, and NAFTD), twelve respected electric/hybrid/fuel cell vehicle fire and-rescue subject matter experts, the Fire Protection Research Foundation, the US Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Labs, Argonne National Laboratories, two major law enforcement associations (IACP and NSA), the Society of Automotive Engineers, the US Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the American National Standards Institute, and the Towing and Recovery Association of America. We hope you enjoy this material!
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Emergency Field Guide - This one-stop guide covers the vital aspects of electric, hybrid, fuel cell, gaseous fuels, and recharging/refueling infrastructure hazard awareness and procedures -- including information from related NFPA codes, OEMs and new consistent Moditech Rescue Solutions® vehicle diagrams. Click here for the Field Guide. *This guide is also available as an iPhone App.
Also, Classroom Alternative Fuel Vehicle Safety Training for Electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicle classroom curriculum is available today, including buses and medium duty trucks. Soon to include Gaseous fuel safety modules which will be available Summer 2016. Stay tuned for regional event series with Clean Cities Coalitions.
Additional alternative fuel EMS, Crash Reconstruction, Fire Investigation, and Tow & Salvage trainings are underway and will be available in 2016.
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ACT Expo is proud to continue to showcase the success and progress of the US Department of Energy's national Clean Cities program! Garnering support across the nation's coalitions is essential in helping to build awareness of the wide range of clean transportation and efficiency solutions available today.
Save on RegistrationClean Cities Coordinators and stakeholders are eligible to receive discounted registration to attend ACT Expo 2016. Coordinators do not need a discount code to register, simply visit our registration portal and select the Clean Cities option. Discount registration codes for your members are shown below. As you can see, these rates offer significant savings off regular and fleet registration rates. Please extend them to your members and stakeholders!
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has established a residential Electric Vehicle (EV) charging incentive pilot program to offset Level 2 (240v) EV charger hardware costs. This program will be available to residents within the SCAQMD's four-county jurisdiction.
The program will provide an incentive to buy-down the cost of residential chargers, which typically range from $400-$800. The program will be implemented on a first come, first served basis and will provide up to $250 for the cost of hardware for Level 2 residential chargers.
An additional incentive of up to $250 will be available for low-income residents.
Charger would need to be in place for a minimum of three (3) years and would be considered a permanent, not temporary, installation.
Installer would need to obtain any required city or county electrical permits for installation.
Please visit Residential EV Charging Incentive Pilot Program page for more information.


A review of previous studies into diagnosis of cancer by Cancer Research UK has discovered several risk factors which are likely to lead to a patient being diagnosed with cancer as an emergency and therefore at a later stage of the disease, as opposed to at an earlier stage via a referral by their GP.
Women, the elderly, the less affluent and even those who are single are believed to be at a higher risk of receiving a delayed cancer diagnosis through emergency admission to hospital, compared to those cancer sufferers that do not fit one or a number of these criteria. These latest findings are cause for grave concern since early diagnosis of cancer, facilitating the commencement of treatment at an early stage of the disease, is closely linked with rates of effective treatment and cancer patient survival rates. Across all types of cancers, the one year survival rate for those patients diagnosed through emergency admission is significantly lower than those diagnosed through other pathways, e.g. GP referral.
As part of this latest research, experts reviewed 22 previous medical studies which collectively considered some 687,000 patient cases of bowel and lung cancer. In over 29% of these cases patients were only diagnosed with cancer following emergency attendance at hospital. Cancer Research UK conducted the review into the 22 pre-existing research papers so as to provide a better understanding of some of the reasons for so many cases of cancer being diagnosed as part of an emergency admission, often at a late and more dangerous stage of the disease.
The research suggests that the rate of late cancer diagnosis is far worse in cases of lung cancer with almost 40% of lung cancer patients considered as part of the research receiving being diagnosed following an emergency admittance to hospital, this compares to a lesser (but still significant) rate of 25% of bowel cancer cases.
Correlations were found between old age and an increased rate of emergency diagnosis for both lung and bowel cancers, as well as women and deprived groups and emergency diagnosis of lung cancer. Those more likely to be living alone (widowed, divorced, single) are more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer as part of an emergency admission to hospital compared to their married or cohabiting counter-parts.
Where patients have received a delayed cancer diagnosis or delayed treatment, through no fault of their own or at the negligence of their clinician (be it their GP or other medical professional), they may be entitled to claim compensation for delayed cancer diagnosis. Delays may arise as a result of misdiagnosis of cancer as another illness, causing delays in referrals for appropriate cancer treatment, or simply delays in accessing NHS cancer services.
If you or a loved one have experienced unnecessary delays in the diagnosis or treatment of cancer, call the clinical negligence compensation specialists at Blackwater Law Solicitors for free initial advice.