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Charles Lieber, Feng Tao, and the DOJ's Ongoing Search for Chinese Spies at U.S. Research Institutions
U.S. Investigations, Enforcement and White Collar, Health Care, and Higher Education Alert
By: Christopher L. Nasson, David Peet, Christopher F. Warner
Late last month, yet another decorated academic from a prestigious American research institution found himself in the crosshairs of a criminal inquiry stemming from alleged undisclosed affiliations with Chinese institutions. On January 28, 2020, federal agents arrested Professor Charles Lieber, chair of Harvard University's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, and charged him with making false statements to federal grant-making agencies. [1]
As we previously commented, Professor Lieber is neither the first academic to face criminal charges nor is he likely to be the last given the Department of Justice's ("DOJ's") intense focus on "non-traditional collectors" at American research institutions and universities. [2] On February 6th, federal prosecutors from across the country forecasted a busy year of prosecutions involving those suspected of acting as agents of the Chinese government. [3]
The DOJ's allegations and decision to charge Professor Lieber are instructive for all research institutions that employ professors or researchers who accept foreign grants, particularly with ties to Chinese institutions and/or state-run programs. Not only does Lieber illustrate the multitude of enforcement tools at the DOJ's disposal in its war against Chinese economic espionage, it also reinforces the importance that universities proactively monitor and assess professors or researchers who might fall within the scope of a federal investigation. As discussed more fully below, the DOJ has established a long track record of acting on mere omissions and failures to disclose affiliations, financial contributions, and other conflicts of interest with Chinese institutions and/or state-run programs—no evidence of economic espionage is needed. Therefore, institutions must diligently monitor and review their employees' foreign affiliations and funding arrangements to avoid becoming caught in DOJ's crosshairs. We outline below several proactive measures that we believe can assist in mitigating the risk of being subject to a DOJ investigation.
The Case Against Professor Lieber
In its complaint, the government alleges that Professor Lieber made false statements to Department of Defense ("DOD") and National Institutes of Health ("NIH") investigators in connection with inquiries into his involvement and affiliation with China's Thousand Talents Plan ("TTP") and the Wuhan University of Technology ("WUT"). [4]
The TTP is a Chinese recruitment initiative designed to attract global experts in science and technology to facilitate technology transfer initiatives, research collaboration, and repatriation of thought leaders. According to the U.S. enforcement and intelligence officials, the TTP and other Chinese Talent Plans pose threats to our national security [5] and encourage the theft of U.S. proprietary information by rewarding those who appropriate or transfer such information to China. [6] The FBI estimates the Chinese government has committed significant financial resources to the TTP and similar talent-recruitment efforts. A 2019 report of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations estimates that China aims to spend "fifteen percent of its gross domestic product on human resources during the period covered by the plan," which amounts to more than $2 trillion. [7]
Professor Lieber's undisclosed ties to China stem from three separate agreements with WUT. In November 2011, Lieber agreed to serve as a "strategic scientist," [8] which required him to conduct research and publish academic papers in leading international scientific journals under an affiliation with the Chinese university. [9] Following Lieber's selection as an expert for the TTP in 2012, WUT and Lieber entered into another contract whereby Lieber agreed to, among other things, conduct research, publish articles and apply for patents in WUT's name, invite international scientists to study at his lab, and work at WUT for at least nine months per year. In exchange for his services, WUT agreed to pay Lieber $50,000 per month, compensate his living expenses up to roughly $158,000 (over three years), and allocate $1.74 million to the joint Harvard-WUT Nano Key Lab and related research. [10]
In January 2013, Lieber signed another agreement allowing WUT researchers to spend two months per year studying high-performance nanowire-based lithium batteries for electric vehicles at Harvard under Lieber's direction. [11] Lieber allegedly entered the 2013 agreement on behalf of Harvard. According to the government, Lieber signed the 2013 agreement on behalf of Harvard University but did not have authorization to do so. [12]
The government asserts that, since 2008, Professor Lieber served as the principal investigator on at least nine grants from the DOD and NIH totaling in excess of $18 million. [13] In applications for these funding opportunities, both Lieber and Harvard were responsible for disclosing foreign sources of research support, foreign collaborators, and other conflicts of interest.
When DOD investigators interviewed Lieber regarding potential failures to disclose foreign sources of support from China, he allegedly denied any participation in the TTP. The NIH directed its inquiry to Lieber's institution as opposed to Lieber himself, and Lieber allegedly "caused Harvard to tell NIH that Lieber 'had no formal association with WUT' after 2012" and that the Chinese institution exaggerated his involvement with the foreign university in more recent years. [14] Lieber's and Harvard's allegedly false statements regarding Lieber's connection to WUT, the TTP, and other Chinese sources of support now form the basis of the government's criminal charge.
Professor Lieber's Arrest Flows from DOJ's "China Initiative"
Lieber's arrest fits squarely within the DOJ's aggressive enforcement posture of its "China Initiative." [15] Among its other enforcement priorities, the Initiative focuses on identifying and prosecuting those engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage. DOJ has focused its enforcement on "non-traditional collectors"—researchers in labs, universities, and the defense industrial base. [16]
Other recent examples of such researchers who face federal charges relating to the Initiative include Feng Tao, a former scientist at the University of Kansas. [17] In August 2019, Tao was charged with wire fraud and program fraud in connection with his failure to disclose his affiliation with a Chinese institution on a university conflicts of interest form. [18] In addition, on January 24, 2020, former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Turab Lookman pled guilty to making false statements to a counterintelligence investigator from his laboratory after Lookman denied his involvement in TTP. [19]
Even in the absence of DOJ scrutiny, many research institutions have taken action and stopped supporting those researchers believed to have improper Chinese connections. In December 2019, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute cut ties with CEO Dr. Alan List, Vice President and Director Thomas Sellers, and four other employees for failing to disclose connections with China—specifically personal involvement in TTP. [20] Similarly, Li Xiao-Jiang and Li Shihua, two neuroscientists at Emory University, were fired for failing to disclose Chinese funding and affiliations in May 2019. [21] Moreover, a number of researchers at the University of Florida [22] and MD Anderson Cancer Center [23] have either resigned or been fired due to undisclosed conflicts of interest with Chinese universities and/or the Chinese government.
What the Lieber and Tao Cases Mean for Universities and Research Institutions
The charges against Professors Tao and Lieber illustrate the diverse ways in which a researcher and a research institution can incur criminal exposure even in the absence of evidence of economic espionage. Like Tao, Lieber allegedly failed to disclose a conflict of interest with a Chinese institution and that non-disclosure eventually resulted in criminal charges.
Yet the similarities in the cases end there. First, Lieber is charged with making false statements to federal agents whereas Tao was charged with wire fraud and federal program fraud. Second, while Tao's case turns on disclosure forms submitted to University of Kansas officials, the DOJ charged Lieber for his statements and omissions to grant-making agencies. Indeed, the DOJ's charges rest on the assertion that Lieber "caused [the institution] to make materially false and misleading statements" about his connection to foreign governments. [24] As these distinct but related investigations illustrate, undisclosed conflicts of interest can result in criminal exposure arising from both the substantive conflict with a Chinese institution as well as the government's investigation of that alleged conflict.
How Institutions Can Mitigate the Risks of Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest
The ultimate outcome of the government's cases against Professors Lieber and Tao is far from certain. Nonetheless, researchers accepting payments from China like Professors Lieber and Tao will remain a priority for the DOJ. Furthermore, there is an increasing expectation that U.S. research institutions will take responsibility for addressing potential risks arising from undisclosed ties to China. As the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations noted in its November 2019 report, "If U.S. universities can vet employees for scientific rigor or allegations of plagiarism, they also can vet for financial conflicts of interests and foreign sources of funding. If U.S. researchers can assess potential collaborators' research aptitude and their past publications, they should know their collaborators' affiliations and their research intentions." [25] Federal prosecutors are calling on research institutions to acknowledge and act on economic and national security threats on campus and not merely dismiss them as conspiracy theories. [26]
Institutions are therefore left with a delicate balance. A failure to meet the expectation of the DOJ could result in enforcement scrutiny, but overly zealous efforts to identify potential risk could result in what some commentators and members of the academic community believe is unconstitutional targeting of American citizens based solely on their race. [27]
To strike an appropriate balance while being responsive to potential risk, research institutions can consider taking steps to proactively assess the adequacy of researchers' conflicts of interest and to effectively respond to allegations of nondisclosure. Below we outline five strategies in furtherance of that goal.
1) Ensure Researcher Education of Disclosure Requirements Outlined in Institutional Policies
As an initial matter, research institutions should ensure that they have clear policies articulating the importance of fully disclosing conflicts of interest, the manner through which such conflicts should be communicated, and the potential penalties for incomplete disclosures. According to a September 2019 report of the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, "Of the 1,875 institutions that received NIH funding in fiscal year 2018 and were required to have [foreign conflicts-of-interest] policies, 1,013 did not have [such] policies posted on their websites." [28]
Aside from memorializing these policies internally and on their websites, institutions can consider implementing, if not already in place, both new-hire and continuous on-the-job training on foreign conflicts of interest for researchers and staff. Researcher education regarding the risks of nondisclosure and the value of timely remediation can mitigate potential legal exposure for both institutions and their staff.
2) Assess Sufficiency of Researcher Disclosures Through Proactive Measures
Universities could also proactively pressure-test researchers' conflict of interest submissions using a risk-based approach. For example, researchers could be selected for review based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to: the potential commercial or military applications of scientific research projects, the researchers' professional or personal contacts with higher-risk jurisdictions like China, or researchers' employment disciplinary history at current and prior institutions.
It is important to note that researchers subject to review should include not only tenured faculty like Professor Lieber, but also PhD students, visiting researchers, and any other staff who would have meaningful access to data collected within the laboratory setting. One need look no further than the same DOJ press release announcing Professor Lieber's charges to see additional fruit from the DOJ's investigative efforts into potential collaborations with China. Concurrent with the DOJ's announcement of its charges against Professor Lieber, the DOJ announced that two Chinese nationals studying in the United States were facing charges for, among other conduct, attempting to smuggle biological samples back to China and for acting as an agent of a foreign government while holding herself out as a student at Boston University. [29]
The methodology for evaluating the completeness of a conflict of interest submission can include a reasonable investigation into sources indicating evidence of partnerships with high-risk organizations identified by enforcement authorities. For example, universities can consider conducting a review of publication databases to confirm the existence of any co-authored publications sponsored in whole or in part by a Chinese institution. These searches can be conducted in both English- and native-language resources. Additionally, this review could include a public-records search of faculty listings at Chinese institutions to ascertain whether a researcher is listed as a tenured or visiting faculty member.
3) Establish Reporting Mechanisms for Allegations of Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest
Aside from establishing a means for proactively identifying conflicts of interest, research institutions can ensure that there is an open means of communication for receiving allegations of undisclosed conflicts of interest. Furthermore, research institutions can establish a protocol for evaluating and investigating credible allegations of nondisclosure.
If a university identifies a potentially undisclosed conflict of interest through either proactive monitoring efforts or through an external complaint, it is important that the university act quickly to preserve relevant electronic and hard-copy information in furtherance of future investigative efforts into a potentially undisclosed conflict.
4) Understand Full Scope of Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest
These investigative efforts are necessary not only to identifying potential conflicts but also to ensure a full accounting for the depth of commitments to such undisclosed conflicts. As illustrated by the government's allegations against Professor Lieber, agreements between researchers and foreign sources can be made in the name of the institution rather than an individual researcher. For this reason, it is critical for research institutions to allocate sufficient resources to conduct due diligence on research sponsors as part of the process of authorizing institutional or individual research agreements for activities conducted on their campuses.
5) Consider Impact on University Statements to Grant-Making Agencies
Separately, when an undisclosed conflicts of interest is later identified, understanding how that non-disclosure might have been omitted in prior submissions to grant-making agencies is an important step in assessing the magnitude of a potential future enforcement action. Assessing such prior statements will inform future considerations regarding self-reporting, the necessity of corrective submissions to grant-making agencies, and responses to future government inquiries.
[1] Press Release, U.S. DEP'T OF JUSTICE, "Harvard University Professor and Two Chinese Nationals Charged in Three Separate China Related Cases" (Jan. 28, 2020), available at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/harvard-university-professor-and-two-chinese-nationals-charged-three-separate-china-related.
[2] Press Release, U.S. DEP'T OF JUSTICE, "Attorney General Jeff Session's China Initiative Fact Sheet" (Nov. 1, 2018), available at https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/file/1107256/download.
[3] Nadia Dreid, Feds Vow To Go Hard Against Chinese IP Theft in 2020 LAW360 (Feb. 6, 2020), available at https://www.law360.com/whitecollar/articles/1241413/feds-vow-to-go-hard-against-chinese-ip-theft-in-2020.
[4] Robert Plumb Aff., United States v. Charles Lieber, (No. 20-mj-2158-MBB) (D. Mass. Filed Jan. 27, 2020), available at https://www.law360.com/articles/1238309/attachments/0.
[5] U.S. DEP'T OF JUSTICE, supra note 1.
[6] STAFF OF S. SUBCOMM. ON INVESTIGATIONS, 116TH CONG., THREATS TO THE U.S. RESEARCH ENTERPRISE: CHINA'S TALENT RECRUITMENT PLANS (2019), available at https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2019-11-18%20PSI%20Staff%20Report%20-%20China's%20Talent%20Recruitment%20Plans.pdf.
[8] Robert Plumb, supra note 3.
[15] See Christopher L. Nasson, Neil T. Smith, David Peet, DOJ v. China: Is DOJ Acting as an Instrument of Foreign Policy?, K&L GATES LLP (Oct. 1, 2019), available at http://www.klgates.com/doj-v-china-is-doj-acting-as-an-instrument-of-foreign-policy-10-01-2019/.
[19] Press Release, U.S. DEP'T OF JUSTICE, "Former scientist from Los Alamos National Laboratory pleads guilty in federal court to making false statement about involvement with Chinese government technology program" (Jan. 24, 2020), available at https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/former-scientist-los-alamos-national-laboratory-pleads-guilty-federal-court-making-false.
[20] Justine Griffin, Moffitt Cancer Center shakeup: CEO and others resign over China ties, TAMPA BAY TIMES (Dec. 18, 2019), available at https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2019/12/18/moffitt-cancer-center-shakeup-ceo-and-others-resign-over-china-ties/.
[21] Tara Law, Emory University Fires 2 Neuroscientists Accused of Hiding Chinese Ties, TIME (May 25, 2019), available at https://time.com/5596066/emory-fires-chinese-researchers/.
[22] Justine Griffin, University of Florida also a target in foreign research scandal, TAMPA BAY TIMES (Jan. 13, 2020), available at https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/01/14/university-of-florida-also-a-target-in-foreign-research-scandal/.
[23] Todd Ackerman, MD Anderson ousts 3 scientists over concerns about Chinese conflicts of interest, HOUSTON CHRONICLE (April 19, 2019), available at https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/MD-Anderson-fires-3-scientists-over-concerns-13780570.php.
[24] Robert Plumb, supra note 3.
[25] STAFF OF S. COMM. ON INVESTIGATIONS, supra note 5.
[26] Nadia Dreid, Feds Vow To Go Hard Against Chinese IP Theft in 2020 LAW360 (Feb. 6, 2020), available at https://www.law360.com/whitecollar/articles/1241413/feds-vow-to-go-hard-against-chinese-ip-theft-in-2020.
[27] Jodi Xu Klein, Chinese-American scientists sound alarm over 'racial profiling', INKSTONENEWS.COM (July 3, 2019), available at https://www.inkstonenews.com/science/chinese-american-scientists-sound-alarm-over-racial-profiling/article/3017068.
[28] U.S. DEP'T OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GEN., THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH HAS LIMITED POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CONTROLS IN PLACE FOR HELPING TO ENSURE THAT INSTITUTIONS REPORT ALL SOURCES OF RESEARCH SUPPORT, FINANCIAL INTERESTS, AND AFFILIATIONS (2019), available at https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region3/31903003.pdf.
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MUSIC OF THE NIGHT – starring Craig Urbani and Stephanie Baartman – kickstarts 2022 with a bang with LIVE outdoor theatre!
Outdoor fun and music doesn't need to end in the summer holidays!
Kickstart 2022 with a bang with LIVE theatre in the outdoors!
The striking new outdoor amphitheatre, The Dome, situated on the grounds of The National School of Arts (NSA), launches the venue's 2022 entertainment calendar in grand style on Friday, 28 th January 2022, with the opening of Music of the Night – one composer, many lyricists.
One thing is certain; outdoor entertainment rules this summer, and the venue just 400m up from Empire Road and behind the Joburg Theatre – also not to be confused with the now defunct Ticketpro Dome in North Riding – has the perfect socially distanced and safe outdoor space, ensuring the wellbeing of its patrons who attend shows and the artists who perform there.
Stars of Stage and Screen, Craig Urbani and Stephanie Baartman star in Music of The Night; a hit-filled musical revue that presents a special take on the very many lyricists who have adorned the musical notes of the iconic musical theatre composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber.
This is not a tribute show but rather a musical anthology of fifty- five years of words and music from the legendary lyricists, including Sir Tim Rice, Don Black , Sir Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart, Glenn Slater and others who have penned a veritable treasure-chest of hits we have grown to love over the years.
Audiences will be taken on a dazzling journey of pure nostalgia with over 30 hits ranging from Any Dream Will Do and Memory to Don't Cry For Me Argentina and As If We Never Said Goodbye, all sparkling with fresh new arrangements and showcasing the diverse mix and styles of the lyric wordsmiths who created these hits.
This one composer, The Lord Lloyd-Webber, together with his many lyricists, has created the soundtrack of the musical theatre genre of more than a half a century, all spectacularly celebrated in Music of The Night.
Instantly recognisable numbers will captivate the audience with songs from hit shows including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and other rarely unearthed surprises to keep everyone thoroughly entertained.
All packaged into a 90-minute gift box of musical treats.
The stellar cast setting the stage alight will be stage and screen star Craig Urbani (Rock of Ages, The Rocky Horror Show, Legacy), Stephanie Baartman (Getroud Met Rugby, Supersterre), Carly Graeme (Starlight Express, The Boys in the Photograph) and introducing the internet sensation, father-and-daughter duo Adrian & Emma-Jean Galliard.
Musical Staging is by Joubert Jonker, with Musical Direction by Clifford Cooper and lighting by Jane Gosnell.
The Dome offers an ideal summer outing in the heart of Joburg, safe secure parking on the grounds of the NSA, a raked amphitheatre in a tree flanked setting with excellent Sound and Lighting.
The atmosphere is summery and casual – audiences are encouraged to bring their picnic baskets, including their own bottles (just no glass please) and cushions to ensure their maximum protection from Covid-19.
As the venue is free seating and restricted to a maximum of 500 audience members, with a strict "mask on at all times" policy to be adhered to (except when eating and drinking); audiences can choose their own degree of social distancing.
All Covid-19 protocols will be strictly observed, making a trip to The Dome a stress-free experience.
There will be food and non-alcoholic beverages available on sale before the show.
Performances of Music of the Night are from Fridays – Sundays, over a limited three week season from 28th January – 13th February 2022, with an additional special final evening planned for Valentine's Day on Monday, February 14th
Fridays & Saturdays at 19h00, Sundays at 16h00.
Valentines Day Starlight Picnic, Monday, 14th February at 19h00.
The gates open 90 minutes before the advertised performance time for patrons to select their favourite spot as Free Seating applies.
Plans are in place should any shows be affected by weather, that being bookings will be honoured, subjected to availability, for the Monday following the rained out show. Details will be provided at the time to any affected patrons.
Tickets are just R220 and Bookings are already open at Computicket, making this an ideal gift for Christmas and the perfect way to kick-start 2022, with top-quality live entertainment!
Bookings can also be done telephonically by contacting the Computicket Call Centre on 086 191 5800.
Craig Urbani states; "Will we get to perform these awesome classic songs for all you musical theatre lovers out there? We're full of hope that we will! So, all being well, we'll see you in early in the New Year! I am so excited to perform this amazing material with these talented people!"
Stephanie Baartman adds; "Sharing the stage with such talented musical theatre legends is something that I could not ever imagine. Combine this with the opportunity to bring my biggest passions to life – acting and singing in front of a live audience….an absolute dream come true."
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Game Design, Gaming, Interviews	 November 11, 2013
A Conversation with…Stephen Avery, co-designer of Nothing Personal
This time I'm welcoming Stephen Avery. Stephen is the co-designer of Nothing Personal, the game about gangsters and becoming the Boss of Bosses.
Tom: Welcome Stephen. Thanks for joining me on Go Forth.
Stephen: Hi Tom, Thank for the opportunity to promote Nothing Personal.
What do you want to tell us about yourself?
Stephen: I put fun first. Life is too short.
Tom: I'm alway interested to hear what other gamers do for a living. How do you support your gaming habit?
Stephen: I am an elementary school art teacher. It is poetic justice since I was a terror at school that I would be sentenced to be a school teacher for most of my adult life. But I really do love working with kids and seeing their creativity blossom.
Tom: Wow, that's impressive. And probably pretty rewarding too. Neat.
Stephen: It is tremendously rewarding.
Tom: What is your gamer history? What game got all this started?
Stephen: At the age of 8 I went over to my best friend's house and played Dungeons and Dragons with his older siblings who were back from college. I was hooked. I have been playing ever since. About 10 years ago I was between gaming groups and met Frank Branham. His penchant for wacky adventure games hooked me into board games. It wasn't long before I was playing board games more often than RPGS.
Tom: Yeah, D&D seems to have been our generation's gateway game. I still have most of my old D&D stuff. I'm thinking of running a quick campaign with it next. Do you have any memorable campaigns or adventures you can tell us about? Do you still rpg?
Stephen: I still get together with my freinds once a week. I still geek out a little bit whenever something iconic happens…like slaying a dragon in a tough fight or dueling on a gangplank.
Tom: Tell us about Nothing Personal. (we'll build off of this for more questions)
Stephen: In Nothing Personal, the players are criminal overlords trying to gain the most respect by controlling the mafia. Every turn players play cards to take control of various types of gangsters. The cards also force you to aid or hinder other players so the game becomes a set deals and alliances that shift as the power structure changes. The control shifts quickly and gangsters may end up getting shot, arrested, or lose status and stronger gangsters work their way up the chain of power. I was pleased that we were able to include many elements that you hope and expect to show up in a gangster themed game like blackmail and omerta. Also the quality of the components blew me away. It looks fantastic.
Tom: I unfortunately didn't get to play it this year at TBGT but I think one of my local group has a copy. I've heard good things about it. People talk about the social aspect of it. On that topic, how social, meaning the players interact a lot, does a game need to be? Outside of party games, which are ultimately social, what games really hit that mark in your opinion?
Stephen: It is completely a social game in the same vein as Cosmic Encounter. You can try to win CE without wheeling and dealing but you'll not win that way…and more importantly you miss out on a rich experience that the metagame provides. Social oriented games are amongst my favorites: I'm the Boss, Lifeboat, War on Terror, and actually a lot of Co op games because communication is integral to playing them.
Tom: Viva Java is like that. You have to be social to make it work. Do you have a favorite design element/mechanic?
Stephen: I think theme first and choose a mechanic that fits. However I really like using dice in the game when I can. Not only does it always provide an element of uncertainty, but it also gives a tactile and audible component to task resolution. People hardly ever jump up from the table from someone placing a token or from a card flip but they often will roar with laughter or dismay from a bad die roll.
Tom: What inspires you? Are there any elements that must be in or not in your games?
Stephen: I love seeing the ideas in a new game. It is very much like seeing the meaning in and artist's artwork. You start to get a glimpse of how they think and why they made the choices they did. Also action movies. I love movies and want to be able to slip into the character's situation. Lately when I've played Nothing Personal, I've felt like Don Corleone granting a boon when I do another player a favor.
Tom: There's the role playing coming out. I like that too. Why are you designing games?
Stephen: Richard Launius said it best, but I agree wholeheartedly. I design games for me. These are games I want to play that even if they don't get to market, I still want to play. I've been working on a pulp game lately, and I'm really excited about it because no other pulp game satisfies my desire to be a pulp hero (though I like Fortune and Glory came close and Thrilling Tales of Adventure is amazing if Jason Lutes ever gets it published)
Tom: I so want to play all of these. I'm a HUGE pulp fan. Operator 5 is one of my favorite characters and reads. And Republic serials are fantastic too. The Adventures of Captain Marvel is super good. I'm running a Day After Ragnarok rpg game right now that is very pulpy. And Spirit of the Century is so fantastic. We need more pulp board and card games. Count me in as a playtester for Pulp Adventures. And can you get me the contact info for those other two guys?
Stephen: Absolutely. I'll be happy to put you in touch. Spirit of the Century is one of my most favorite RPGS. I was disappointed that they took a eurogame approach to "Race to Adventure (the SPOTC boardgame.) It would have made a FANTASTIC co-op adventure game. As an efficiency exercise it really doesn't capture the spirit of the RPG.
Tom: I haven't played it yet. Daniel Solis, who did some of the graphic design, is in my game group. I need to get him to bring it one night. And put that bug in his ear. Or you know you could build it. Fred and Evil Hat seem very open. It's a really good idea. Or maybe you know a certain interviewer of game folks with whom you could collaborate…? ;>
You're pretty active on Twitter and in the design community. How helpful is that to you? Is the community important to you?
Stephen: I love people and for me, playing games is about the people with which I interact. Twitter is a great way to connect with people who share your interests. I've developed some good friendships with people I only knew through twitter then went on to meet them in real life.
Tom: What advice do you have for first time designers?
Stephen: I'm a first time designer myself but I've been in and around the industry so these are my observations:
Always make your prototype as close to an actual published game as possible. It helps the publisher visualize the game in finished form.
Be flexible, and willing to scale back or redesign parts of your game. Too many times designers are unwilling to change their work. Listen to what the publishers have to say. It is their job to know what works and what doesn't.
When you meet with a publisher, be well prepared. A bad impression will impact your next demo.
Look for companies that would be a good fit for your game. Don't discount small publishers. If you're going that route, you may need to invest some of your own money to get the game to market. Kickstarter is an option but it is not the *only* option.
Tom: That's all very good advice. Theme or Mechanic. Which comes first for you?
Stephen: Theme Always. Though sometimes a good mechanic might suggest a theme.
Tom: I'm either. Whatever idea hits first. I'll integrate a good theme around a neat mechanic or vice versa. Playtesting. How extensive and how long did it take for NP?
Stephen: It took about 8 months to playtest, but that was with many many playtesters. We made the game available to anyone who wanted to try it out by putting it up on Dropbox and inviting anyone who wanted to give it a spin. We got all sorts of feedback and were able to round off the rough edges very quickly.
Tom: Was it helpful? Did you get a lot of good feedback? Any major changes because of it?
Stephen: It was incredibly helpful in almost every aspect. Some of the changes that resulted were putting the turn order on the board, clarifying the way gangsters moved, pruning out bad or unclear cards. Almost everything got tweaked somehow. It was a huge help. My only regret is that we got so much feedback that it was difficult to give credit to everyone. I wanted the rulebook to have one whole page of playtesters but I just couldn't compile all the names.
Tom: Standard GFG question: What are the aspects of a good player?
Stephen: For me a good player is someone who is fun to be around and who I want to play games with no matter how good or bad the game is.
Tom: Is one play enough for a review?
Stephen: I believe so. But I also think that the reviewer should qualify how many times he/she played the game. Some games have hidden depth. Others might seem unique that become a lot less appealing after a few plays.
Tom: What's your favorite unpublished game right now?
Stephen: Mine or someone elses? I have a Dart Gun game (Dart Gun Desperados) that is unpublished. I pull it out at cons and everyone has a great time but it is closer to a toy than a game. As for other people's games Richard Launius has a superhero game that is really well done. It is a culmination of many of his previous unpublished designs and really captures the feel of superheroes trying to save a city.
Tom: My son would love the Dart Gun game. We have almost every Nerf gun available. That superhero game, that's another one I want to play. I need to interview Richard. What are you currently playing the most?
Stephen: Why Nothing Personal of course! But seriously besides demoing, I rarely play the same game twice. Even games I love, hardly get to the table between playtesting and the huge abundance of games that hit the market.
Tom: What game surprised you and how?
Stephen: I recently played Pixel Lincoln. I really don't care for deckbuilders but in that game the mechanic fit the theme perfectly. Deckbuilders have lots of redundant actions that you string together which is equally true of many video games. Jason Tagmire did a good job of bringing in other thematic features of videogame play as well. Save points, power ups, combo attacks…It really was well done.
Tom: I need to try it. I don't like most deckbuilders either, except DC Deckbuilding which is awesome. What is next for you? What else is in the queue?
Stephen: I want to get Pulp Adventures to beta then start shopping it around at BGGcon.
A stand alone card supplement to Agents of Smersh (Femme Fatale)
Mage Wars the RPG
Development work for Scott Nicholson's Gears & Guilds…
Tom: Ooo that sounds fun.
Stephen: …and a smattering of smaller games that either need finishing or shelving:
Anarchy Road, a card based Mad Max game
Krawl a card based dungeon crawl
Dungeon Swat a dice based miniature game..similar in feel to the old video game gauntlet
Tom: I'd like to see Anarchy Road. It sounds fun. What are you currently reading?
Stephen: I have been chaining Hellboy and BPRD graphics novels. Great books and great illustrations!
Tom: Love, love, love Mignola. He's storytelling is nearly perfect. He does so much without all the clutter detail of a Jim Lee or (ack!) Rob Liefield. I've read most of the Hellboy books. I have a Lobster Johnson book next on my list. Need to pick up the BPRD books. What other graphic novels are your favorites?
Stephen: Yeah Baby! I read anything and everything. Wtih Hellboy, the heavy shadow he puts on his characters gives a drama that you wouldn't get in a more detailed images. I read just about anyhting I can get my hands on. I enjoyed the League of Extraordinary Gentleman and the Punisher compendium.
Tom: You should pick up The Interman by Jeff Parker. It is FANTASTIC. What was the last good movie you saw?
Stephen: I love the movies. 2 guns was the last one I saw and it was excellent. Denzel Washington's straight guy was a perfect foible for Mark Wahlberg's wisecracking. The story was good and the action was well done.
Tom: Ok, now for the big question. What's it like to work with Tom Vasel?
Stephen: Tom was awesome to work with. I had met him several years ago at Origins and we hit it off. He is a very good natured person and has a great sense of humor. He can be opinionated but he's open to ideas. We would get together and generate ideas and debate aspects of the game. He had a very clear idea about what kind of experience he wanted NP to deliver. I was very focused on creating an immersive theme. In general, there was only a few points on which we disagreed. My original vision was a darker more serious looking game but in retrospect I'm glad we went with more satirical images (Tom's idea.) Working long distance was a problem, It was hard to test out gameplay together. In general though I think we made a good team. I hope we can do more games together. I think he is receptive to the idea, but it will always be secondary to the Dice Tower's media production.
Tom: Is there anything else you would like to talk about?
Stephen: I do an infrequent podcast with Greg Franseth and Mark Zielinski called the Boardgame Piratecast. It is just fun chatter and we occasionally break into other podcasts. Stop by and post something on the "Mandatory Greeting Thread."
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1034632/mandatory-introduction-thread
Tom: How can people contact you? Are there any links you would like folks to visit?
Stephen: averygraphics@yahoo.com or shout out to me on twitter: @Stephen_Avery
Tom: What is something that the general public would not know about you?
Stephen: I have a fine arts degree in sculpture and two pugs named Frank and Carley
Tom: Any final words?
Stephen: Thanks for the opportunity. I love meeting people, so if you see me at a con and like a rowdy game, flag me down. I am your man.
Thanks so much for being my guest on Go Forth and Game Stephen. It was really cool talking to you. I'm serious about playtesting some games for you, Pulp Adventures in particular.
And thank you for joining us for another conversation on Go Forth And Game. You can pick up a copy of Nothing Personal at your FLGS or your favorite online retailer.
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Q: How do I turn a GeoTIFF file into a bmp file? I need to get GeoTIFF files transformed into bmp files so that I can display them as apart of some software that I am working on. Unfortunately, I am a total newbie with GIS and really don't know much about geography. I am working in C++ and need to have this included in what I am doing. A dll file would be great, although it is my understanding that we might need to include the source code from which the dll is created. I am wide open to any other technique that could be used as well. Can anyone help me with this?
I should also note that I am working on a Windows machine.

A: For converting from GeoTiff to BMP you can use GDAL library. It has C++ API and well-documented.
I have found GDAL convertion example for C#. I hope it will help you to start from.
For BMP you will need to create "world file" to store GeoReferencing information. I think GDAL will create it by default.

A: I've just recently learnt how to use gdal from a command line using pre-built libraries found on the gdal site.
http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/DownloadingGdalBinaries
Dunno if this answers your question or not but I was able to strip the alpha from a tiff tile and re-save it, could possibly envoke a cmd prompt and wait for it to finish?
gdal_translate -of BMP your.tiff your.bmp

A: You can use libtiff directly:  http://www.libtiff.org/ or use gdal. In reply to your comment on alex his answer: for gdal search for the gdal1x.dll (with x the version number), it is the only file you will need, apart from the header files of the same build. I usually find it easier to compile gdal myself to be sure I have the right header files.
For libtiff, it is best to build it yourself from source using the cvs version. In that case you will also have support for eg bigtiffs (larger than 4Gb).

A: Try MyGeodata GIS data online converter - it allows you to convert your GeoTIFF to the BMP format or other various formats. Run raster converter. This tool uses the GDAL library.

A: See gdal_translate's source code. It's in the GDAL source package available from from this link.

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Q: Segfault Pointers I'm new to C++ and pointers and wrote a simple cpp below. I keep on getting a seg fault, but I'm not sure why.
int main() {
    int *x = 0;
    *x = 8;
    return 0;
}

A: Your integer pointer is null. See this line:
int *x =0

On that line you're setting the memory address of your integer pointer to zero (i.e. nullptr). What I expect you wanted to do is set the value to zero, in which case you'd need to do this:
int main() {
  int *x = new int(0);
  *x = 8;
  return 0;
}

A: You've declared a pointer to an integer and set it to 0.  You haven't actually allocated an integer anywhere.  When you assign 8 to the dereferenced pointer, you're trying to write to the memory at location 0.  All modern operating systems read and write product the memory at address 0 and anywhere near it to prevent this kind of 'null pointer error'.
Think of memory on a computer as a sheet of graph paper.  Each square on the paper has an address, which is the number of squares that came before it.  Pointers are for storing these addresses.  An int is an actual value, like '5 apples' or '12 downvoting asshats'.  These are the values that are stored by writing a number inside one of the rectangles.
However, the OS that manages the system knows that one of the most common kinds of errors people make is forgetting to set up a pointer properly and attempting to write numbers at the very start of the graph paper, so it's designed the graph paper to give you an electric shock if you try to write a number in any of the first few boxes.  This is your segmentation fault.
To fix the issue you can either declare an integer on the stack
int i;
int * x = &i;

Declaring something on the stack means the memory will automatically be freed when it leaves scope, i.e. the end of the function.
On the other hand you can allocate a pointer on the heap
int * x = new int;

this means that you're personally responsible for making sure that you free the memory at some later point.
delete x;

Otherwise you're creating a memory leak.

A: When you define int *x = 0, what you're telling the compiler is "create a integer pointer, x, and set where it points to to 0 (NULL)". What you need to do instead is dynamically create a new pointer. This can be achieved by doing int *x = new int; Then you can change its value. After using it, you should delete it using delete x; to free up its memory.

A: int *x = 0;

You made an int pointer called x which points to the memory at location 0.
*x = 8;

You tried to write the value 8 into the memory at location 0, which was stored in x. Since this memory is not owned by you, the OS terminated you.

A: Let's break this down a bit:
int *x = 0

this line creates a pointer called x and points it to NULL (or nowhere)
*x = 8

There is an immediate issue here as soon as you "dereference" x, meaning asking for the spaces associated what x points to.
Since you pointed x at NULL you're asking for the int located at NULL. This is illegal as NULL is an invalid memory space causing a seg-fault.


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10/21/2017 / By JD Heyes / Comments
The widow of a U.S. soldier who was killed in Afghanistan has released an audio recording of a consoling phone call she received from President Donald J. Trump that puts the lie to the latest disgusting Left-wing attack on the commander-in-chief.
"I am so sorry to hear about the whole situation," Trump can be heard telling Gold Star widow Natasha De Alencar, who lost her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar. "What a horrible thing, except that he's an unbelievable hero."
"Thank you," she replied, as reported by The Daily Caller. "I really, really appreciate it. I really do, sir."
In addition, the president offered her the opportunity to come visit him at the White House if she ever makes it to Washington, D.C.
"If you're around Washington, you come over and see me in the Oval Office," Trump said. "You just come over and see me because you are just the kind of family…this is what we want."
Continuing, Trump said, "Say hello to your children and tell them, 'Your father, he was a great hero' that I respected. Just tell them I said, 'Your father was a great hero.'"
The commander-in-chief noted further that fellow soldiers who served with De Alencar praised him as well, saying he "was…just an amazing, an amazing guy…and that he's a great hero."
The audio of the call was released after Trump was attacked by another Gold Star family and Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, who accused him of being "insensitive" when he called to console the widow of U.S. Army special forces Sgt. La David Johnson.
As reported by Natural News:
Wilson said that Trump was 'dismissive' of Johnson's widow, Myeshia, saying that her husband "knew what he signed up for" when he enlisted, adding that "when it happens it hurts anyway."
"Yes, the statement is true," said Johnson's mother, Cowanda Jones-Johnson. "I was in the car and heard the full conversation. Not only did he disrespect my son," she said, but also the soldier's father and his widow.
Trump immediately pushed back, saying she was lying about what he had said and that he had "proof" of it. After the charge, he tweeted that Wilson, "totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof)."
Others have come to the president's defense, including Craig Gross, whose son was Cpl. Frank Robert Gross, told CNN that Trump's "words are basically being taken and misconstrued."
"President Trump is doing a lot of good things as far as Gold Star families are concerned," Gross said. "I believe that if you interviewed him personally, one on one, you would find that he is very, very empathetic and very compassionate, not only toward Gold Star families but also in regards to our active duty."
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly also came to the president's defense while slamming the vileness of the allegations made by Wilson — who, up until now, virtually no one in American knew outside of her little Florida district.
"There's no perfect way to make that phone call," Kelly said. "If you've never worn the uniform, if you've never been in combat, you can't even imagine how to make that call but I think he very bravely does make those calls."
He told reporters at a news conference Thursday that he had even advised the president not to make the phone calls just because they were so difficult. However, he said Trump wanted to do so because he believes it's the right thing to do.
"He said to me, 'What do I say?' I said to him, 'Sir, there's nothing you can do to lighten the burden on these families," Kelly said.
Once more, another disgustingly dishonest Democrat, aided and abetted by the same disgustingly dishonest legacy media (CNN comes immediately to mind) have concocted yet another lie to smear this president…and it doesn't matter one bit to them that they're using the loss of American soldiers just to score cheap political points.
J.D. Heyes is editor of The National Sentinel and a long-time writer for the Natural News network.
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Kongeparken reopens for a summer of fun
Published July 27, 2020 · Updated December 26, 2020
Survival, reset, and thrive
Photo courtesy of Kongeparken
One of the attractions at Kongeparken. An emphasis on the guest experience helped Kongeparken to
reopen successfully after restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic were eased.
MONA ANITA K. OLSEN, PH.D.
University of Stavanger
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted all facets of life, altering lifestyles, business models, attitudes, friendships, families, careers, and spending habits. Reviewing the different approaches in response to the global pandemic taken from university to university, business to business, and country to country has been case-study worthy. Watching the reopening of aspects of society in phased approaches has opened the door to many conversations on economic and health policies.
The one commonality across everyone dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is the heightened awareness of time. The use of time when locked down, and the use of time, when in the initial stages of a phased opening, is a critical element that has currency across the globe. As they say, there is a time for everything.
For Kongeparken, the biggest amusement park in southwest Norway near Stavanger, the coronavirus pandemic posed a challenge of how to continue to operate the park with over 60 rides and adventures. As the national dugnad started, with the people of Norway voluntarily doing their part for the common good, the team at Kongeparken created a three-part plan to minimize the time to pivot and stay flexible in the navigation of the new normal including survival, reset, and thrive.
It was just recently that Norway allowed the reopening of amusement parks. As of June 1, Kongeparken was able to open its doors for the 2020 season, about two months after its usual April opening. Kongeparken is operating with some new processes to align with health guidelines. The park capacity is now limited to 50%, and pre-booking of tickets is required. Upon arrival at the park, there is also an introduction and expectation-setting welcome session. There are health stations across the park, and anyone older than 70 is encouraged to stay away.
One of the water rides at Kongeparken.
There are also some innovations to support a safe and happy guest experience, including a transition to a fully cashless system and digital system for ordering food and beverages. Kongeparken was also the first park to open in Norway after the national dugnad on the first day allowed by the government. Their survive, reset, and thrive approach is a key element to their success.
In the survival stage, as the national dugnad began in March, the goal was to limit the burn rate to protect cash on hand to be more fluid when regulations would allow parks to reopen. There was a conscious choice to plan for the unknown date of reopening and that once the happy announcement of reopening was given by authorities, that Kongeparken could go from completely closed to open in one week. This would mean that attractions, maintenance, staffing, and inspections would be able to be managed accordingly to allow for this week turnaround when the approval was given.
In the reset stage that began in April, Kongeparken engaged with a variety of stakeholders in the government to understand the concerns from a health and safety perspective and collect valuable information to be able to reimagine operating through a global pandemic. By mid-May, approval was announced that parks could open on June 1.
Two happy girls on a ride at Kongeparken.
In the thrive stage, which began on June1 and is currently ongoing, the focus has been the customer experience. Kongeparken works on brainstorming activities from the customer standpoint. What would a great experience look like and how can the personal and family nature of the visits be supported further? Is it possible for Kongeparken to help heal some of the pain from the global pandemic? Further, the positive side to the lower capacity of guests is the ability to provide more VIP services to the ones who are in the park—great interactions being an important part of the process.
Despite the later opening of the park, which resulted in lost revenue for the two months of ticket sales and the cancellation of festivities such as Landstreff Stavanger, Kongeparken has seen a triple increase in advance family tickets, compared with the same time last year. Thriving through a global pandemic?
Owned since 1997 by the Lund family, which has over 100 years of experience through Lund's Tivoli, Kongeparken was originally opened in 1986 as an outdoor activities park. Now, it is considered a "must-visit" for the entire family.
Håkon Lund from the Lund Group talked about their process and success in being able to not only innovate but adjust so quickly. He acknowledged the importance of his amazing team and their respective roles in the business they are in, the show business. Lund also described the unification of the team, from a shared pain that they and the nation have felt since the coronavirus pandemic hit Norway. "When it hurts, you look into your soul and identify what is important … the guest focus," he said.
It is easy to get to on a day trip south from Stavanger toward Kristiansand. Tickets can be purchased at www.kongeparken.no/billetter-priser. Kongeparken offers free entrance to birthday children and children who are just under 3 feet tall.
This article originally appeared in the July 31, 2020, issue of The Norwegian American. To subscribe, visit SUBSCRIBE or call us at (206) 784-4617.
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Mona Anita K. Olsen is an associate professor at the Norwegian Hotel School at the University of Stavanger in Norway and now lives in Farsund. She is also the founder of Innovation Barn AS, leading the efforts to launch Yogibana in Norway. Yogibana is an artistic wellness concept fueled by the weaving of yoga and ikebana (Japanese style floral design) together in 12 steps.
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On a near daily basis, refugees and other migrants are drowning in the Mediterranean. Although the number of people attempting to reach Europe by crossing the sea has dropped significantly, the number of border-deaths has increased. The European Union turns its back on these people. Meanwhile, multiple vessels from NGOs with voluntary crews of doctors, nurses, and rescue workers are stranded in Malta. European governments are preventing them from saving lives. ---- On Sunday the 5th of August, you are invited to join us in the NieuwLand (Amsterdam) for a banner-making day. We will make banners and signs for a demonstration that will take place on Friday the 10th of August, Dam Square: against the EU's border policies, for creating #safepassage, for freedom of movement, for saving lives. During this demonstration we will give a colorful and clear message!
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Notice that the code isn't raising the Lost Focus event. Although the control's behavior when it loses the focus is determined by its code you may still want to be able to program the Lost Focus event. You can use the Lost Focus event because this event can't be triggered by the control itself. It's triggered by the control's container (the Form), and you can't raise it from within the control's code. So even though the statement Raise Event Lost Focus()doesn't appear anywhere in the control's code the Lost focus event can still be programmed. The same is true for the Got Focus event which is also raised by the container not by the control.
If you don't like this behavior, simply set the EnterFocusColor to the same value as the control's Background color.
•It Events can be raised from anywhere in an ActiveX control with the·Raise- Event method .
The control's visible interface is drawn on a UserControl object, which is quite similar to a Fonn. It supports nearly all of a Form's properties and methods including the Drawing methods. There are no means for loading and unloading User- Controls as there are for Forms, but you can make a control visible or invisible at run time fr~m within your code.
The code of the control resides in key events of the control such as the Paint and Re size events and is no different from the code you use to' develop a stand alone application with similar functionality.
The integration of an ActiveX control in the development environment is the responsibility of Visual Basic. The properties you attach to the control are automatically displayed in the Properties window, and the syntax of its methods is displayed as you type code (they are incorporated into the Auto List Members feature of the Visual Basic IDE). In short, developing an ActiveX control is strikingly to developing a standard VB application. The result is a new animal that can live in various environments including Web pages, as you'll see in the last part of this book.


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Panther Battalion trains for Army future
Jason Howell, Online Editor|September 22, 2013
Rolling across the ground, spinning against the dirt, various parts of a Humvee fell from the turned-over vehicle, littering the ground around cadets of Eastern's Panther Battalion.
This scenario played out in one of the simulators used during the Panther Battalion's Fall Field Training Exercise from Thursday until Sunday.
FTX is done twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. These exercises allow a cadet to practice taught skills in a tactical environment.
During the field training exercise at Marseilles Training Center, new cadets, MS1s, of the Panther Battalion were given new skills to help them in the future as they train toward becoming commissioned officers in the United States Army.
And for veteran members of the group, MS2s-MS4s, it was an opportunity to keep their skills fresh.
Among the skills covered for the cadets were map and compass basics, how to properly call for a 9-line medevac, virtual marksmanship and how to properly evacuate from a rolled-over Humvee.
Map, protractor and compass skills were taught the first morning as the platoons split up into groups.
Their skills were put to the test in an afternoon daytime land navigation exercise as points were given and they had to go out and find them.
Nighttime land navigation began as soon as the sun went down.
Cadets brought out their red flashlights so they would not ruin their night vision in an attempt to complete the course within the given time frame.
Lt. Col. Eric Savickas, the department chair of military science and the leader of the ROTC program, thought the day's training went really well.
"The whole point of us going out there and doing it was to get a common understanding for the cadets and a baseline to build off of," he said. "So that's why we started this morning with the classes, just to get the basics understood by everybody before we moved into executing an actual land navigation course."
Cadet Phillip Arnold, an MS3, said he liked how the new cadets performed.
"For the new cadets they were being tasked with something they're usually not," Arnold said. "And for the older cadets, we're just getting back into it. We're all progressing, everyday with the training we get."
A course consisting of 12 different obstacles meant to build team cohesion and confidence called the Confidence Course was also used for training.
Fatigue occurred throughout the morning but the cadets persevered throughout it all.
Cadet Antonio Romo, who participated in the Confidence Course said, "I'm scared of heights. I like overcoming my fears, that's the best way of doing it, going through the course, taking it without a grain of salt and keep moving on."
There were shots echoing off walls at a virtual reality simulator.
The cadets simulated moving targets and differentiating between friend and foe.
The Battalion was also treated to a special guest during the Confidence Course. Brig. Gen. (one star) Johnny Miller, the assistant adjunct general – army, Illinois National Guard, paid a surprise visit to the cadets and offered words of encouragement to the battalion.
"The soldiers, the cadets out there, they're definitely challenging each other to do better, motivating each other, and that's what you want to see from a team, so they're definitely working hard as a team and the soldiers coming together to try to accomplish the mission, and that's what you want in any soldier," Miller said.
Jason Howell can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected]
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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3001-3013, 43 CFR Part 10 was passed on November 16, 1990, to resolve the disposition of Native American cultural items and human remains under the control of Federal agencies and institutions that receive Federal funding ("museums"), as well as the ownership or control of cultural items and human remains discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990. The statute and regulations outline the rights and responsibilities of lineal descendants, Indian tribes (to include Alaska Native villages), Native Hawaiian organizations, Federal agencies, and museums under the Act, and provide procedures for complying with NAGPRA. Depending on the category of cultural item in question and its cultural affiliation, NAGPRA provides lineal descendants (regardless of whether or not they are Native American), Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations (NHOs) a process for transfer to them of cultural items.
Who must comply with NAGPRA?
As defined in NAGPRA [25 USC 3001 (3)], cultural items are: Human remains: physical remains of a Native American Funerary objects: placed near individual human remains as part of a death rite or ceremony Sacred objects: needed for the modern-day practice of traditional Native American religions Cultural patrimony: group-owned objects having ongoing importance to the group.
Cultural affiliation, as defined in NAGPRA [25 USC 3001 (2)], is a relationship of shared group identity that may be reasonably traced historically or prehistorically between a present-day Indian tribe or NHO and an identifiable earlier group.\\nWhat are NAGPRA Collections? \\nCultural items that are in the possession of or under the control of a museum or Federal agency. These organizations are required to compile a summary or inventory of the cultural items in their collections and consult with Indian tribes and NHOs to identify the geographical and cultural affiliation of the items.
Cultural items that are in the possession of or under the control of a museum or Federal agency. These organizations are required to compile a summary or inventory of the cultural items in their collections and consult with Indian tribes and NHOs to identify the geographical and cultural affiliation of the items.
What funding is available to help with the NAGPRA process?
Section 10 of NAGPRA authorizes competitively selected grants to museums, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to assist in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items. There are two types of NAGPRA grants available: Consultation/ Documentation Grants and Repatriation Grants.


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Home Sports Mercedes will not appeal Abu Dhabi Grand Prix result
Mercedes will not appeal Abu Dhabi Grand Prix result
Mercedes has opted not to appeal the result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw Max Verstappen controversially beat Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One title Sunday.
The decision removes any doubt about Verstappen's status as 2021 world champion.
Mercedes was furious at how the race finished, after FIA race director Michael Masi appeared to ignore certain parts of the sporting regulations in order to ensure the title battle was decided by one final lap of racing after several laps behind the Safety Car.
The hasty restart gave Verstappen the opportunity to pass Hamilton on the final lap, helping him secure the championship with a race victory.
Hamilton's Mercedes team protested the race results after the chequered flag, with a focus on the articles of the sporting regulations that had been ignored to get racing back underway for one final lap.
Those protests were dismissed, but Mercedes lodged its intention to appeal, giving the team four days to build a case. However, on Thursday, the team confirmed it will not be pursuing any further action.
The team cited the FIA's commitment to "a detailed analysis and clarification exercise" over what transpired over the final laps as key to dropping its appeal.
Mercedes said it "welcome the decision by the FIA to install a commission to thoroughly analyse what happened in Abu Dhabi and to improve the robustness of rules, governance and decision making in Formula 1. We also welcome that they have invited the teams and the drivers to take part".
Hamilton and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff are required to attend the FIA Gala on Thursday evening to receive the runners-up and constructors' trophy, respectively. Neither has spoken to the media since the protest was lodged on Sunday evening.
Wolff's wife, Susie, gave a hint at what the prevailing feeling in the team might be on Thursday morning, posting to Twitter that she hopes F1 can have "a governing body with sporting integrity" by the time next season starts in March.
The Mercedes statement in full:
"Dear Formula One community and fans,
"We left Dubai in disbelief of what we had just witnessed. Of course, it's part of the game to lose a race, but it's something different when you lose faith in racing.
"Together with Lewis, we have deliberated carefully over how to respond to the events at the Formula 1 season finale. We have always been guided by our love of sport and we believe that every competition should be won on merit. In the race on Sunday many felt, us included, that the way things unfolded was not right.
"The reason we protested the result on Sunday was because the Safety Car regulations were applied in a new way that affected the race result, after Lewis had been in a commanding lead and on course to win the World Championship.
"We appealed in the interest of sporting fairness, and we have since been in a constructive dialogue with the FIA and Formula 1 to create clarity for the future, so that all competitors know the rules under which they are racing, and how they are enforced. Thus, we welcome the decision by the FIA to install a commission to thoroughly analyse what happened in Abu Dhabi and to improve the robustness of the rules, governance and decision making in Formula 1. We will hold the FIA accountable for this process and we hereby withdraw our appeal.
"To Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing: we would like to express our sincere respect for your achievements this season. You made this Formula 1 Championship title fight truly epic. Max, we congratulate you and your entire team. We look forward to taking the fight to you on the track next season.
"And lastly, even though this Drivers' Championship did not end the way we hoped, we could not be prouder of our team.
"Lewis, you are the greatest racer in the history of Formula 1 and you drove your heart out for every lap of this incredible season. You're flawless sportsman on and off the track and you delivered a faultless performance. As a pure competitor and as a role model for millions around the world, we salute you.
"Valetteri [Bottas], you have been such important part of this team, delivering five Constructors' Championships in five seasons. Thank you for your remarkable contribution to our motorsport history.
"Finally, to every one of the skilled and passionate women and men of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in Brackley and High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth; you've written a historic chapter in the Silver Arrow story by winning the eighth Constructors' Championship — in a row. This is an unprecedented achievement. In simple words: it's awesome. You are awesome."
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Obituary: Max J Humphries
By Deseret News Oct 11, 2007, 5:39pm MDT
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Max J Humphries
7/27/1928 ~ 10/7/2007
DELTA- Max J Humphries, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, age 79, passed away October 7, 2007 at Delta.
Born July 27, 1928 at Hinckley to Charles Edward and Harriet Marie Taylor Humphries. Married Kathryn "Tobe" Pace, October 5, 1956 in Las Vegas, NV. Later solemnized in Manti Temple. Max was a bee keeper. Moved to Delta in 1956. Member of LDS Church. Loved hunting, fishing, camping. Loved to joke around and was a great friend. Grandchildren loved him more than he will ever know.
Survived by wife: Tobe; daughters: Deb (Joe) Bryant, Liz (Russ) Webb, all Delta; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services Sat., October 13, 2007, 11 a.m., Delta 4th Ward. Friends call at Nickle Mortuary, Friday October 12, 2007, 7-8 p.m. and at church, Saturday 9:30-10:45 a.m..Burial Delta Cemetery.


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Impulse oscillometry for estimation of airway obstruction and bronchodilation in adults with mild obstructive asthma
Jung Won Park, Yong Won Lee, Young Hee Jung, Se Eun Park, Chein Soo Hong
Background: Clinical validity of impulse oscillometry (IOS) for the evaluation of airway obstruction and bronchodilation is a controversial issue in adults with asthma. Methods: This study enrolled 195 outpatients from October 1998 to October 2004. We performed IOS in 158 asthmatic adults, including 70 asthmatic adults with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) reversibility (group 1), 88 asthmatic adults with hyperresponsiveness to methacholine or sputum eosinophilia (group 2) who did not meet the FEV, criteria, and 37 nonasthmatic adults (group 3). Results: Baseline respiratory resistance at 5 Hz (R5), respiratory resistance at 10 Hz, frequency dependency of resistance (R5 to 20), and resonance frequency were discriminative between asthmatic patients and nonasthmatic patients. The IOS parameters were decreased after bronchodilation in both asthmatic groups compared with the nonasthmatic group. Among these patients, R5 and R5 to 20 were the most discriminative parameters for evaluation of bronchodilation. Approximately one third of the patients with positive methacholine challenge test results or sputum eosinophilia manifested bronchodilation evaluated by these IOS parameters. Overall sensitivities of these parameters were comparable to FEV1 for diagnosis of bronchodilation in 158 asthmatic adults. Logistic regression analysis showed that R5 to 20 was the most reliable parameter for prediction of R5 reversibility for all asthmatic adults. Conclusions: IOS may complement the estimation of obstruction and bronchodilation for asthmatic adults. Its discriminative power for airway obstruction and sensitivities for bronchodilation were comparable to FEV1.
Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Published - 2007 Jun
This work was supported by the Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease and grants 0412-CR03 to 0704-0001 from the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare.
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Park, J. W., Lee, Y. W., Jung, Y. H., Park, S. E., & Hong, C. S. (2007). Impulse oscillometry for estimation of airway obstruction and bronchodilation in adults with mild obstructive asthma. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 98(6), 546-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60733-8
Park, Jung Won ; Lee, Yong Won ; Jung, Young Hee ; Park, Se Eun ; Hong, Chein Soo. / Impulse oscillometry for estimation of airway obstruction and bronchodilation in adults with mild obstructive asthma. In: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2007 ; Vol. 98, No. 6. pp. 546-552.
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The following Letter To The Editor was submitted by Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) in response to the recent attempted campaign to roll-out a new marketing campaign (a.k.a. "cooler & warmer") for the state of Rhode Island.
"Since October, I have been chairing a House commission studying the potential for growing tourism through a coordinated marketing effort. I sponsored the bill creating this commission because I firmly believe Rhode Island needs an ad campaign that effectively conveys our state's unique identity to tourists. The Assembly agreed, and concurrently appropriated $5 million to the Commerce Corporation to create that campaign.
The mismanagement of this effort has jarred Rhode Island as well as members of our commission. From the start, the commission has been concerned about the branding and design process. We were unsure about the selection of out-of-state consultants chosen to design the plan, but we were assured that the best of the best were chosen. We were assured that an inclusive process would involve Rhode Island stakeholders from the tourism and hospitality community. We were assured that the branding and marketing plan would be exciting and launched in January 2016, in time to market the state for the critical summer season.
We are sorely disappointed that these goals were not achieved.
The House recently voted to extend our commission through December, and we will use this time to demand accountability and results. The commission will seek regular updates from Commerce at our meetings through the end of the year, and will call upon its leaders to expedite the messaging to promote Rhode Island so that we may all see the purpose and function of the logo. We will solicit and review the responses of the regional tourism boards so their voices are heard clearly as this plan unfolds. We will measure the impact of the branding and marketing programs and we will make a full inquiry as to how such a traditional marketing exercise and product became such a fiasco.


Kilkenny, Carlow and particularly maternity services to Wicklow. WGH is a 280-bedded hospital providing Inpatient, Outpatient, Day Care, Outreach and Emergency Services. The population of Co. Wexford is 149,605 (Census 2016) an increase of 3% since Census 2011. Due to its geographical location on the coast in the South East corner of Ireland, the population of Wexford increases significantly in the summer months.


Working in the tech industry, it's easy to forget older adults exist when creating web technical design. But by 2030 about 19% of the U.S. population will be older adults which is about the same number of people that own an iPhone today. Of these two groups, it's easy to figure out that Silicon Valley would spend more time thinking about people that own an iPhone.
This is very unfortunate, because many older adults have so much to contribute. A great example is 'Speaking Exchange', which is an initiative connecting U.S. retirees with kids who are learning English in Brazil.
This is a win-win situation because these kids are interacting with someone that is patient and works with them in a warm kind-spirited way. Older adults tend to be significantly happier and appreciate what they have, despite declining health.
Many system designers talk about "changing the world and making people's lives better." And they can, but not by excluding large populations from the benefits of technology through bad coding.
Web designers may have busted-a-move too quick in their rush to shrink websites to fit on those tiny 4-inch smartphone displays (hope they didn't delete the old ones). In the Asian markets phablets have already enveloped 50% of the smartphone sales according to Flurry Analytics. In the U.S. market they claimed 21% of smartphone sales during the 1st quarter this year, that's almost quadruple what they did last year this time.
Start shopping for pants with larger pockets or a larger purse!
From past experience, there are additional benefits to attentive coding. The life cycle of the application is greatly extended and also its value.


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