"The Man Behind Lewis' Look": Track Talk Interview with Jason Fowler.
"The Man Behind Lewis' Look": Interview with Jason Fowler – Race Helmet Designer.
Every race driver has that identity that every one can point out either out on track or on the television, which is through their race helmet design, with drivers such as two-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton being one of the most recognized on the planet.
Behind the look that is created for a specific driver, there is a talented designer that is hard at work making that look the very best it cane be, with special editions being requested for certain marquee events. The man that has been behind Lewis' designs that we have seen over the last 15 years is Suffolk-based helmet designer, Jason Fowler.
Jason, who runs JLF Designs, has been working with Lewis since 1999, and the collaboration between these two people has gone from strength to strength over the years, with Jason having provided some great special editions for the Stevenage racer, which includes tributes to the late Ayrton Senna and the race-winning design that Hamilton sported at the US GP back in 2012.
Jason was kindly able to speak to Nationwide Vehicle Contracts during the recent Autosport International Show, where he openly discussed about getting involved in race helmet designs, his association with Lewis and the late Dan Wheldon, as well as how much work there actually goes into each design.
Nationwide Vehicle Contracts: Jason, Thanks very much for taking the time to talk to us here at Nationwide Vehicle Contracts. You're currently the man that is working with a two-time Formula One Champion in the form of Lewis Hamilton. How did you come to start working with him?
JF: I started working back with him in 1999, when he was karting, having just come out of cadets, when he approached us for doing his race helmets for the next season.
We already knew who he was, as he was on the radar and was going places, which meant that we were more than happy to work with him.
NVC: You competed in the motorbike arena yourself, that you still do to this day, which led to the work you do now. Graphic design is rather intricate and a lot of "old-school" designers were using paintbrushes to apply the designs.
However, you came in and revolutionized the industry, through the use of airbrush technology. How did you get involved through graphic design, as well as how people can create their own identities?
JF: In the mid 80s, even when I was still at school, helmet designs in the industry were taking off in America, with a lot of new ideas coming in. I used to follow it and was a big fan, never really thinking that I'd make a living from it.
I started off by painting my own helmets and did that for fun, but I then got my hands on an airbrush, where there was no training for this type of equipment. It was a bit of a "dark art" with secret techniques, so I trained myself, really.
It was possibly the best way of doing it, as I learnt so many different techniques along the way. However, the company that I was working with as a graphic designer ended up going bust. So I was halfway through working on some designs for some friends and thought: "How long can this last?" I've been going ever since, some 24 years later.
NVC: You also worked with the late Dan Wheldon, a great name over in the States when it came to Indycar. He must have been a great character to work with?
JF: He was a really great guy to work with, very down to earth as well. He was really friendly and such great fun to work for, as he had no set designs for his helmet. He didn't want to see the designs, so as long as the sponsor logos were in the right places, it was all ok with him. It was great, because if there was something that I wanted to try out, it usually got tested on Dan's first.
NVC: So he basically gave you 'carte blanche' to do your work?
JF: Yes, and it all seemed to work really well.
NVC: As your reputation precedes you, you were invited to be a part of the Helmet Art display at the 2006 Indianapolis Grand Prix by Red Bull, which is a nice recognition of what you had achieved until that point. How did that happen, when Red Bull approached you?
Another helmet designer in the US, called Mike Corby, who did a lot of work for Red Bull, put it together. They asked him and a few other painters to create this exhibition, as well as putting together the painters that would be a part of it.
They picked 12 from around the world, and because of my work with Dan and how well he was known in Indycar at the time, I got the invitation by email on the Monday morning, whilst it was raining rather heavily outside. I put the computer on, and this was the first thing that came through, so I couldn't quite believe it to be honest.
NVC: Every driver's helmet design ends up evolving over time, with Lewis' current design being a heavily advanced evolution at the moment. How much input is there from yourself and Lewis, when you are both working together, when he is looking for something different, or there is a one-off special design that ends up being commissioned? How long does the process itself take from initial design to the finished product?
JF: It can be a long process, because the one thing with special editions are the themes that are being covered, then being approved by the relevant levels within the team, that it is correct at every point of the process.
That is one of the most constant things, when it comes to the amounts of labour hours it takes, because one of the comments that we have had at the Autosport Show is about the amount of detail that goes into the designs themselves. A lot of the detail itself gets lost of the TV coverage, but the drivers want to see detail on the helmets, as well as a lot of special effects.
So some of the special editions, like Lewis' Monaco helmet took around 70 to 80 hours, and that was a heavily free styled design, which was something that we couldn't show via a computer rendition. The artwork on the back was done via freehand with the airbrush, so as I carried on, there was more that I wanted to. It got to the point where it was just three days before the race itself, where I really needed to send the helmet off and get it ready for Lewis.
NVC: Then there is the 'Skull I Rise" project that is on display that you gave your touch to. How did that come around for you to be involved with?
JF: I got involved with it about a year ago, when Paul Oz approached me with this idea of doing some projects together, which included paintings and other ideas. We did the "Senna" skull together, as well as the overhead on Lewis, where I did the car and he painted the helmet, which even with the contrasting styles, it really worked well together.
It got a really good reaction last year when Paul was exhibiting, so we decided to muck in together, have a stand that all four of us, which also includes Black Badger's James Thompson and Racing Gold's John Haigh, where we could all be in the same place, rather than being dotted around.
So I came up with the idea of removing a lot of the actual helmet itself, leaving the base of the design itself as a part of, like the band with the Monster Energy logo on it, the bits at the front and the back. So it is around half of the helmet itself that is actually not there, but you can still recognize it because of the parts that are still there.
It's done in a way that you can see right through it, see everything inside, which includes Paul and John's work. It's come together so well that we are really pleased with it.
NVC: Through all the work that you have done with Lewis over the years, it would be understandable to have a tough decision to choose which is your favourite design that you've worked on. It's more like having to choose out of all your "children," so to speak. Is there any one of them that stands out in particular to you?
JF: I like different ones for different reasons, but the one that is designed for 2012 for the first US GP in Texas. One of the main reasons that I like that one is that there was not going to be a special edition created for that race, but at the last minute, they had decided that one was going to be needed.
So there was no real time to work out any renditions or any designs, so I had to say to Lewis and McLaren that there is a design in my head, but there was not the time to put it onto a layout. There were told that they wouldn't know what they were going to get until it arrived, so I did the helmet design and was really pleased with how it came out. It got there in time for the race, which he ended up winning, so as far as I know, it's also one of Lewis' favourites as well.
NVC: It even goes to show that in a high-pressure situation like that, it shows that some great work can be produced. How long was the turnaround for that particular special edition? Less than a week?
JF: I know it was less than a week, with me getting no real sleep over a thirty-six hour period. Yes, there were times when the paints were drying, but there were other aspects that I had to concentrate on to help get the helmet out on time. Even though there was a deadline that I had to have it completed by, there were still times when I was adding parts to the design itself here and there.
NVC: So even when you say to Lewis that "you've got to trust me on this," the actual creative process doesn't really stop when the design is being applied?
JF: I had the design in my head, but the best ones come along when we're given half the brief to do, but the other half is left quite open. That means we can evolve it around that, apart from when we get a brief from a driver where the layout is on paper around an inch thick.
We get a brief that is designed inch-by-inch, ready to go, where there is no flexibility to work around that, whereas it's better when there is a good amount of flexibility.
This eclectic working partnership between Jason and Lewis still shows no signs of slowing down, as the 2015 season is already underway with Lewis and Nico Rosberg testing the new Mercedes AMG Petronas W06 Hybrid ahead of the first race at Melbourne this coming March.
The fact that each helmet that is provided to Lewis by Jason has so much more in terms of intricacies than you would actually think. This was especially the case when I took a look at the 2012 Singapore special edition that had their national flag as part of the design, which also had a lot of metallic flake incorporated to add that high-sparkle effect.


Mobile World Congress, or MWC to its friends, is the largest mobile trade show of the year. It's where we've seen some of the biggest handset launches over the past few years and 2016 has been no different.
Some of the expected announcements didn't appear and some of the highlights came from unexpected quarters. Here's everything that happened at MWC 2016 that you need to know about.
Alcatel made a big move at MWC, ditching the OneTouch part of its name, for a cleaner presentation of its brand. It's now just Alcatel. It also used the show to launch the Idol 4, it's latest high-end smartphone that wants to offer an alternative to the mainstream players.
There's a quality feel to this handset, with a metal and glass constuction, a far cry from the cheap plastic handsets the company was once known for. There are two versions, the regular Idol 4 and the more advanced Idol 4S, the latter of which offers a 5.5-inch Quad HD display. There's also a neat arrangement of JBL speakers, promising stereo sound whichever way round the phone is.
However much of the conversation around the Idol 4 came from some clever packaging. Rather than giving you a disposable box, the packaging is actually a VR headset, so you can jump on the Google Cardboard bandwagon.
Mobile World Congress didn't see a huge number of wearables launched. But one company that did show off an upgrade was Garmin, with the new Vivoactive HR.
Garmin has been producing sports devices for a long time and the Vivoactive blurs the line between fitness tracker and sports watch. With the addition of an optical heart rate scanner, it's more fully-featured than the last iteration, offering GPS tracking and motion tracking for plenty of different sports types.
It also offers smartphone notifications, so it's a step closer to smartwatches than some of the other sports devices on offer. This is likely to be a popular option as a one-stop shop wearable, offering mature sports functions, as well as wider connected features.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg turned up on stage at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event to confirm a couple of things Facebook related, and to pledge his support for the Samsung Gear VR. The headset for the Galaxy line of smartphones is partly powered by Oculus, which is owned by Facebook, and is a good gateway product to the more advanced Oculus Rift that goes on sale in the next couple of months.
Excited by the prospect of 360 video and the chance for more people to watch it, especially on Facebook, the company has created a new "Social VR team" at Facebook that will focus entirely on exploring the future of social interaction in VR.
According to Zuckerberg, this team will explore how people can connect and share using today's VR technology, as well as long-term possibilites as VR evolves into an increasingly important computing platform. They'll also work closely with Oculus and other teams at Facebook to build the foundation for tomorrow's social VR experiences on all platforms, according to the CEO.
In related news, the founder of Facebook also confirmed that Minecraft would be coming to the VR platform.
Google's Android seeps into almost every hall and aisle at MWC. This year there's an Android Garden, with Google running its regular pin badge fun. There were 87 badges being eagerly collected by attendees, all hoping to get a full set and be able to collect bronze, silver and gold pin badge prizes.
So it's not an announcement of exciting, instead it's a bit of fun. Yes, there's Android appearing in new devices from the likes of Samsung, Sony, LG and many others.
As for Android N, we wouldn't expect to hear anything until Google I/O in May.
HP used MWC to announce a new 6-inch phablet that plans to use the power of Windows 10 to its full advantage.
The HP Elite X3 is a 6-inch device that can, through the use of a couple of optional accessories, also become a desktop PC and/or notebook.
The smartphone will be powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, which will be supported by 4GB of RAM, as well as feature Bang & Olufsen speakers and a huge 4,150mAh battery.
Rather than launch a new flagship, HTC has launched three mid-range phones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year that adds to the Desire range. The company announced the Desire 530, Desire 630 and Desire 825, as well as a bringing the HTC One X9 to Europe after its launch in China in December 2015.
The specs of the Desire models are average, aside from Hi-Res Audio support, but they offer a distinctive new finish that HTC has unveiled, called Micro Splash. Rather than just giving you a single colour, Micro Splash sees a spray of colour scattered across the handset for a totally unique finish.
But the biggest news from HTC was about HTC Vive. The company unveiled the final version of the top-spec VR system, confirmed the pre-order price of $799 and the date of 29 February. Demos were given, participants were wowed, and everyone is saving pennies.
Huawei is making waves in the smartphone industry, having seen great gains, and producing some really strong handsets in 2015 with the Nexus 6P, Mate S and the 2016 launch of the Mate 8.
With all those big new handsets, it's decided to turn its focus on tablets for Mobile World Congress. Rather than launch the Huawei P9, it has instead launched a dual-boot notebook. The MateBook goes firmly after the iPad Pro and Surface 4 with its detachable keyboard cover and MatePen stylus, the latter of which triples up as a laser pointer and projection clicker.
A 12-inch display with a 2160 x 1400 resolution is on board, alongside a full metal body that measures just 6.9mm slim and hits the scales at 640g. It also comes with a side fingerprint sensor for fast and secure unlocking.
Prices start at €799 for the 128GB model, with 4GB of RAM and an Intel Core M3 Processor. The top of the line 512GB model, with 8GB of RAM and an Intel Core M7 processor will retail at €1,799. We're still awaiting UK prices.
Lenovo's MWC has consisted of a number of mid-range products to fill any remaining gaps from the splurge of products it has already launched in 2016.
There is the TAB3 10 Business, an Android tablet engineered for business use, alongside the TAB3 7 and TAB3 8, which belong to Lenovo's first series of family-friendly tablets.
There are also two new consumer Windows 10 PCs: the YOGA 710 and 5101 convertible laptops, and the ideapad MIIX 310 2-in-1 detachable tablet.
If that wasn't enough, the company announced a new global wireless roaming service called Lenovo Connect. It says it will now offer a seamless communication service that works across devices, networks and borders for customers in China, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. According to Lenovo, the new service "eliminates having to buy a separate SIM card and offers benefits such as low-priced global roaming".
As for Motorola, ahead of the show the company announced a new range of connected accessories dubbed VerveLife.
LG announce its next flagship – the LG G5 – at MWC. The new handset is a huge step-change in design. It is modular in nature, has a Quad HD display, dual camera on the rear, and comes with a metal body with a removable battery.
The LG G5 isn't the only announcement from LG from the show however. There's a new line of accessories including a VR headset LG 360 VR Headset, a 360 camera LG 360 Cam, and bolt-on accessories like the LG Cam Plus and the LG Hi-Fi Plus.
The two bolt-on accessories take advantage of the G5's modular nature. The LG Cam Plus is a companion for the camera. It provides better grip, gives you a shutter button and video button, offers an analogue zoom dial, as well as boosting the battery life.
Then you have the LG Hi-Fi Plus. This has been produced and tuned in partnership with B&O Play. It's a 32-bit DAC and amp, giving you high quality audio, but seamlessly integrated. It makes your phone a little longer, but it's much more convenient than carrying a separate DAC.
Finally (yes, there's more), LG has shown off the LG Rolling Bot. This is probably as close to BB-8 as you're actually going to get, without buying BB-8. The LG Rolling Bot connects to your home Wi-Fi network and is controlled via your phone, and yes, you can control it from anywhere in the world.
There's currently no word on pricing, although i'm expecting devices to start appearing in early April.
Qualcomm at MWC is all about Snapdragon 820, its new chipset that's making its way into the latest smartphones. Until now, we've only known about the LeTV Le Max Pro, launched at CES 2016, but now you can add the LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 to that list. Talk of Snapdragon 820 has been very positive, with many manufacturers saying how powerful it is.
On the VR front, Qualcomm has told Pocket-lint that it should be able to cut the umbilical to the desktop computer with next-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon hardware. Talking in a Q&A session at the opening of Mobile World Congress 2016, Steve Mollenkopf, Qualcomm CEO, said that "next-gen snapdragon will bring a lot of desktop type scenarios in mobile devices," and that Qualcomm recognised that in many cases, GPU enhancement was more important that CPU.
Elsewhere, Qualcomm is talking about the road to 5G, suggesting that the target date of 2018 for prototyping is on track, with products looking towards 2020. There's a long way to go, but Qualcomm's message is that the latest advancements to Gigabit speeds through LTE Advanced and the X16 modem, recently released, take a step towards the 5G future.
During its Samsung Unpacked event on the eve of the MWC show, Samsung unveiled the two smartphones that have been subject to many a rumour and leak over the last few weeks.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a 5.1-inch smartphone, with an octa-core processor thought to be the Snapdragon 820 considering the specifications. It also has a dual pixel 12-megapixel rear camera, that is capable of extremely clear shots, even in very low light conditions.
The phone is water and dust proof down to 1.5 metres for up to 30 minutes, and the front-facing camera is 5-megapixels.
Another of the big new selling points is its always-on screen, which displays the time, date, notifications or a personalised screen at all times, yet uses very little battery power.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has almost identical specifications, save for a larger battery and screen. The curved display is 5.5-inches instead.
Samsung also unveiled a 360-degree consumer camera for stills and video to be used in VR headsets. It has two 15-megapixel sensors, with front and rear lenses. The Gear 360 works with a dedicated smartphone app to stitch the images or footage together, which can then be viewed on a Samsung Gear VR headset or posted onto websites such as YouTube and Facebook.
Sony used its Mobile World Congress press event to release two new "slightly higher than mid-range" handsets called the Xperia X and the Xperia XA. The new phones both focus on the camera, battery and design. The Sony Xperia X comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor under the hood, while the Xperia XA offers an edge-to-edge display. Both will come in white, graphite black, lime gold and rose gold for Summer 2016 but prices have yet to be detailed.
But what wasn't really talked about was the Xperia X Performance, a higher-spec handset that's not yet slated for an international launch. It then emerged that Sony might might be retiring its Z family, and moving forward with the X series. We suspected that these X series models were a trial of a slightly new design: we'd now expect the X Performance to get updated and appear as a new flagship at IFA 2016.
Xiaomi used Mobile World Congress to launch a new flagship smartphone, which in itself is noteworthy. The company has never launched at the show and it's a strong statement of intent in how it wants to be seen internationally.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipset, has a 5.15-inch full HD display and offers a premium design, fusing metal and glass, with a Pro model using ceramic for an even higher quality finish.
It was the highlight of the latter stages of MWC, with an announcement timed to be clear of the big launches of LG and Samsung. This is a handset that's expected to be half the price of those mainstream rivals, but we're yet to see how and if it will be ranged internationally. So far China and India are on the cards, with a release date of 1 March.
We think we'll be hearing a lot more from Xiaomi in 2016.
ZTE has used its Mobile World Congress appearance to show off a number of new devices ranging from smartphones to a projector that is also a tablet to even a smartwatch designed to help you find fish when you are fishing.
The Blade V7 smartphone features a 5.2-inch screen, octa-core chipset, 4G LTE plus, 2GB of RAM and a rear 13-megapixel camera. It will be available in Germany, Spain, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Mexico by summer of 2016. Those looking for something a little smaller and less powerful can opt for the Blade V7 lite that comes with a 5-inch display. This model comes with a circular fingerprint scanner for security and will first launch in Russia before becoming available in Mexico, Spain, Germany and Thailand by spring 2016.
The Spro Plus is an 8.4-inch Android AMOLED touch-screen with 2K resolution, paired with a whopping 12,100mAh battery and a built in 500 lumen projector capable of projecting an image up to 80 inches across from 2.5m away.
On the wearables front new offerings from ZTE include a standard looking Android Wear smartwatch, intelligent jewellery and the ZTE D1 Fish smartwatch & Fish Finder which as the name suggests will help you find more fish next time you are fishing.


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Q: Moving plane over a fixed plane I am reading the following work
https://www.mathcurve.com/courbes2d.gb/base/base.shtml
and I need some explanation about the terminology.

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*There is a problem with respect to the definition of the point $B(t)$
of affix $b(t)$. It is said that it's the point of the base which should satisfy : $b'(t)=\mu'(t)=0$. But if we take the example of a circle rolling of the plane (treated a bit below in the same page), that is the base is the set of points of affix $b(t)=t$ and $\forall t,\; b'(t)\neq 0$. But it is well known that the instant centre of rotation for this particular problem is the point of contact between the circle and the line. What is the problem?

*What does the moving plane and fixed plane corresponds to ?
The fixed plane would be the surface containing the base curve and orthogonal to your screen, but it is not a plane, it is a surface.
Otherwise it seems that by fixed plane, he means the fixed reference frame $(I,i,j)$?

*How to prove that $d b = \omega+e^{i\theta} d\beta$ ? Why does it correspond to the non slipping case ?

*Regarding the equation $dt = e^{i\theta}\,i\,R\,e^{iu}\, du$, why do we obtain: $e^{i\theta}=-ie^{-iu}$.

A: The problem comes from the interpretation of the parametrized base curve and the rolling curve in terms of the time parameter $t$ and there is a confusion about what exactly you are parametrizing and tracking.
To visualize this whole thing, picture the moving plane as a transparency slide for overhead projector (the transparent slides on which you can write stuff with a marker and then project on a screen when you give a talk), while the fixed plane as a piece of white paper underneath. The rigid motion of one plane over the other is basically the sliding of the transparency slide (moving) over the fixed white paper underneath. To be able t track where points go better, draw two coordinate systems with a marker:
(a) coordinate system $\Omega\, \vec{k}\vec{l}$ on the transparency slide (this is the moving coordinate system)
(b) coordinate system $O\, \vec{i}\vec{j}$ on the white paper under the slide (this is the fixed coordinate system)
At first, at time $t=0$, if you wish, you can draw both coordinate systems to overlap.
I suppose you are ok with the usage of complex numbers as vectors and rotations in the plane. You can think of the axis $\Omega\vec{k}$ as the real axis of the slide, seen a copy of the plane of complex numbers, and  $\Omega\vec{l}$ as the imaginary axis. Analogously,  $O \vec{i}$ is the real axis of the white paper under the slide and  $O\vec{j}$ is the imaginary axis. As time passes, the location of the point $\Omega$ on the white paper changes, while on the slide it is always represented by $0$. Furthermore, the basis vectors $\vec{k}$ and $\vec{l}$ drawn on the slide, i.e. fixed on the slide, change orientation with time with respect to the paper, i.e. with respect to $O\, \vec{i}\vec{j}$. The rigid motion of the slide over the white paper can be described by simply tracking the position of $\Omega$ and the orientation of the vectors $\vec{k}$ and $\vec{l}$ with time as seen from the white paper's coordinate system $O\,\vec{i}\vec{j}$. Thus,
a) the complex number, representing the position vector of $\Omega$ in $O\,\vec{i}\vec{j}$, is denoted by $\omega(t)$;
b) the time-dependent orientation of the unit vector $\vec{k}$ with respect to $O\,\vec{i}\vec{j}$ can be represented by the unit complex number $e^{i\, \theta(t)}$, interpreted as both a unit vector and as a rotation of the number $1$.
c) the time-dependnt orientation of the unit vector $\vec(l)$ in $O\,\vec{i}\vec{j}$  is $i\, e^{i\, \theta(t)}$, where $i$ here is the imaginary unit and not the vector $\vec{i}$! you can think of this again as the rotation of the number $i$.
If you draw an arbitrary point $M$ on the transparency slide, it is fixed on the slide but moves with respect to the white paper, i.e. $M$ is fixed with respect to $\Omega\vec{k}\vec{l}$ and it moves with respect to $O\,\vec{i}\vec{j}$. The position vector of a point M on the slide, which in our case is represented by a time-independent complex number, is $\mu$ with respect to $\Omega \,\vec{k}\vec{l}$. At time $t$, the position of $M$ with respect to the white paper, i.e. with respect to the coordinate system $O\,\vec{i}\vec{j}$, is the vector (complex number) $m(t)$.
To represent the vector $\vec{\Omega M}$ at time t in the basis $\vec{i}\vec{j}$, we observe that $\vec{\Omega M} = \vec{O M} - \vec{O \Omega} = m(t) - \omega(t)$. At the same time, the same vector $\vec{\Omega M}$ in the basis $\vec{k}\vec{l}$ is given as
$\vec{\Omega M } = \mu =\mu_1 + i\, \mu_2 = \mu_1 \, \vec{k} + \mu_2 \, \vec{l}$. However, the basis $\vec{k}\vec{l}$ can be written in terms of the basis $\vec{i}\vec{j}$ where $\vec{k} = e^{i\theta(t)}$ and $\vec{l} = i\,e^{i\theta(t)}$. Therefore in the basis paper basis $\vec{i}\vec{j}$ the vector
$\vec{\Omega M }   = \mu_1 \, \vec{k} + \mu_2 \, \vec{l} = \mu_1\, e^{i\theta(t)} + \mu_2\, i\, e^{i\theta(t)} = e^{i\theta(t)}\big(\mu_1 + i\, \mu_2\big) = e^{i\theta(t)} \mu$. Thus $m(t) - \omega(t) = \vec{\Omega M}= e^{i\theta(t)} \mu$ so $m(t) = \omega(t) + e^{i\theta(t)}\mu$ is the change of coordinates from the point of view of the slide $\mu$ to the point of view of the paper $m(t)$.
As we can see from $m(t) = \omega(t) + e^{i\theta(t)} \mu$ that the rigid motion of the slide over (with respect to) the white paper is a composition of a rotation and translation. As such, at any moment of time $t = \tau$, this rigid motion is equivalent to a rotation around some point. So at time $\tau$ we are looking for a point $B_s(\tau)$ on the slide, and its twin point, we call it $B_p(\tau)$, on the paper (at time $\tau$ the two points, $B_s(\tau)$ drawn with marker on the slide and $B_p(\tau)$ drawn with marker on the paper coincide, i.e. overlap, but for other moments of time they are different), that represent the point of rotation  on the slide and on the paper respectively of the rigid motion $m(t) = \omega(t) + e^{i\theta(t)}\mu$ at the time moment $t=\tau$. The point $B_s(\tau)$ with respect to the slide has complex coordinate $\beta_{\tau}$. This coordinate is not time-dependent! The complex coordinate of $B_s$ with respect to the paper at any time $t$ is $b_s(t,\tau) = \omega(t) + e^{i\theta(t)}\beta_{\tau}$. One can show that $B_s$ is the momentary fixed point for the rigid motion of the slide relative to the paper at the moment of time $t = \tau$ exactly when $\frac{db_s}{dt}(\tau, \tau) = \dot{b}_s(\tau,\tau) = 0$. However, for other times $t \neq \tau$ generally $\dot{b}_s(t,\tau) \neq 0$.
To find $B_s(\tau)$, one can show that the $B_s(\tau)$ is the momentary fixed point of the rigid motion $m(t) = \omega(t) + e^{i\theta(t)}\mu$ when $t=\tau$ if and only if $\frac{db}{dt}(\tau) = \dot{b}(\tau) = 0$, i.e. $$0 = \frac{d\omega}{dt}(\tau) + \Big(\,\frac{d}{dt}e^{i\theta(t)}\,\Big)\big|_{t=\tau}\beta_{\tau} = \dot{\omega}(\tau) + i\, \dot{\theta(\tau)}\, e^{i\theta(\tau)}\beta_{\tau} = \dot{\omega} + i\, \dot{\theta}\, e^{i\theta}\beta_{\tau}$$ so when you solve this for $\beta_{\tau}$
$$\beta_{\tau} = \beta(\tau) = i\frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}e^{-\,i\theta(\tau)}$$ Now, what this equations tells you that on the slide, with respect to the coordinate system $\Omega\, \vec{k}\vec{l}$, the momentary point of rotation at time $t=\tau$ has a complex coordinate
$\beta(\tau) = i\frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}e^{-i\theta(\tau)}$. For different times $t\neq\tau$ the point $B_s(t) \neq B_s(\tau)$ on the slide is different! It changes, it is not the same point! That is why $\beta(\tau)$ changes with $\tau$, it parametrizes in terms of time moments $\tau$ all points on the slide that turn into a momentary point of rotation at time $t = \tau$ but in general for other times the point $B_s(\tau)$ with $\beta(\tau)$ is not the momentary fixed point of rotation. This set of momentary rotation points, as seen from the paper's coordinate system $O\, \vec{i}\vec{j}$, is given by the change of complex coordinate
$$b(\tau) = \omega(\tau) + e^{i\theta(\tau)}\beta(\tau) = \omega(\tau) +  e^{i\theta(\tau)}i\frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}e^{-i\theta(\tau)} = \omega(\tau) +  i\frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}$$ This equation parametrizes all points $B_p(\tau)$ that become momentary rotation points on the paper at time $t = \tau$ but for other times are generally not momentary rotation points. This is not the equation of rigid potion and is not supposed to have $\dot{b}(\tau) = 0$!
Thus, the equation of the base is $$ b(\tau) = \omega(\tau) +  i\frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}$$ and it is drawn on the paper, i.e. with respect to $O\, \vec{i}\vec{j}$,
while the equation of the rolling curve is $$\beta(\tau) = i\,\frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}e^{- i\tau(\tau)}$$ and it is drawn on the transparency slide, i.e. with respect to $\Omega\, \vec{k}\vec{l}$.
Now,
\begin{align}
\dot{b}(\tau) =& \frac{db}{d\tau}(\tau) = \frac{d}{d\tau} \left(\omega(\tau) + e^{i\theta(\tau)}\beta(\tau)\right) =  \frac{d\omega}{d\tau}(\tau) + i\,\frac{d\theta}{d\tau}(\tau)\, e^{i\theta(\tau)}\beta(\tau) + e^{i\theta(\tau)}\frac{d\beta}{d\tau}(\tau)\\
=&  \, \dot{\omega}(\tau) + i\,\dot{\theta}(\tau)\, e^{i\theta(\tau)}\beta(\tau) + e^{i\theta(\tau)}\dot{\beta}(\tau) \, = \, \dot{\omega}(\tau) + i\,\dot{\theta}(\tau)\, e^{i\theta(\tau)}\left(i\,\frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}e^{- i\theta(\tau)}\right)+ e^{i\theta(\tau)}\dot{\beta}(\tau) \\
=&  \, \dot{\omega}(\tau) + i^2\,e^{i\theta(\tau)} e^{- i\theta(\tau)}\left(\dot{\theta}(\tau) \, \frac{\dot{\omega}(\tau)}{\dot{\theta}(\tau)}\right) + e^{i\theta(\tau)}\dot{\beta}(\tau) \, = \,   \dot{\omega}(\tau) -  \dot{\omega}(\tau) + e^{i\theta(\tau)}\dot{\beta}(\tau)\\
=& \, e^{i\theta(\tau)}\dot{\beta}(\tau)
\end{align}
Thus
$$\frac{db}{d\tau}(\tau) = e^{i\theta(\tau)}\frac{d\beta}{d\tau}(\tau)$$
Therefore, the length of the arc on the base curve that has been in contact with the rolling curve between any arbitrary moments $\tau_1 < \tau_2$ is
\begin{align}
\text{length of base curve between}(\tau_1,\tau_2) =& \int_{\tau_1}^{\tau_2} \left|\,\frac{db}{d\tau}(\tau)\,\right| \, d\tau = \int_{\tau_1}^{\tau_2} \left|\,e^{i\theta(\tau)}\frac{d\beta}{d\tau}(\tau)\,\right| \, d\tau\\
=&  \int_{\tau_1}^{\tau_2} \left|\,e^{i\theta(\tau)}\,\right| \, \left|\,\frac{d\beta}{d\tau}(\tau)\,\right| \, d\tau\\ =&  \int_{\tau_1}^{\tau_2} \, \left|\,\frac{d\beta}{d\tau}(\tau)\,\right| \, d\tau \\
=& \text{ length of rolling curve between}(\tau_1,\tau_2)
\end{align}
so the lengths of both arcs are equal for any two $\tau_1 < \tau_2$ which means there is no slipping but strict isometric correspondence between the points of both curves.
An finally, to understand the rest, I will show how one can recover the formula for the rigid motion $m(t) = \omega(t) + e^{i\theta(t)}\mu$ (this is the formula for the roulettes depending on the initial condition $\mu$), given the (time paramwetrized) formulas for the base curve $b(t)$ and the rolling curve $\beta(t)$.
First, differentiate $$\dot{b}(t) = \frac{db}{dt}(t) \, \text{ and } \, \dot{\beta}(t) = \frac{d\beta}{dt}(t)$$ Then, from the formula above
$$\dot{b}(t) = \frac{db}{dt}(t) = e^{i\theta(t)}\frac{d\beta}{dt}(t) = e^{i\theta(t)}\dot{\beta}(t)$$ we find
$$e^{i\theta(t)} = \frac{\dot{b}(t)}{\dot{\beta}(t)}$$ From the coordinate transformation between the two curves
$$b(t) = \omega(t) + e^{i\theta(t)}\beta(t)$$ we find
$$\omega(t) = b(t) - e^{i\theta(t)}\beta(t) = b(t) -\frac{\dot{b}(t)}{\dot{\beta}(t)}\beta(t)$$
Thus, the formula for the rigid motion is
$$m(t) = b(t) -\frac{\dot{b}(t)}{\dot{\beta}(t)}\beta(t) \, + \, \frac{\dot{b}(t)}{\dot{\beta}(t)}\mu$$
In the case of a circle of radius $R$ rolling uniformly without slipping along a straight line, without loss of generality, we can assume that
$\beta(t) = R e^{it}$. Then the length of the straight line traversed by the circle from time $0$ to time $t$ is equal by the arc that has been in touch with the line in the same time interval, which is the central angle of rotation $t$ of the circle times radius $R$, i.e. the line should be parametrized as $b(t) = R t$. The derivatives are
$$\dot{b}(t) = R \, \text{ and } \, \dot{\beta}(t) = i\,R e^{ it}$$  Then
$$\frac{\dot{b}(t)}{\dot{\beta}(t)} = \frac{R}{  i\,R e^{ it}} = - i e^{- it} $$
Thus, the equation of the rigid motion, i.e, the motion of each point $\mu$ on the transparency slide (on which  the circle is drawn) with respect to the underlying sheet of paper is
$$m(t) = R t + i e^{- it} R e^{ it} - i e^{ - it} \mu =  R t + i R - i e^{- it}\, \mu $$
In particular, if $\mu = R$, then
$$m(t) =  R\, t + i R - i R e^{- it}  = R \big(\, t + i - i(cos(t) - i\sin(t))\,\big) = R\big(\, t - \sin(t) + i(1 - \cos(t) )\,\big)$$ which are the equations of the cycloid.

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Samsung launches tablet for children – Galaxy Tab 3 Kids
By Stephen Fenech	 On Nov 12, 2013
Samsung has released a tablet device aimed specifically at children with user settings for kids along with a standard mode for adults.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids has a 7-inch screen, a bright yellow bezel and a bright orange rubber casing for easier gripping in the smaller hands of a child.
The device is aimed at providing children with a range of apps and specific content that has been designed to both entertain and educate.
It is the first device Samsung has ever released in Australia that is aimed at a particular age group.
The device has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a 1.2Ghz dual core processor and weighs 302g.
Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is preloaded with content and apps but users can access even more through a new app service called the Kids Store.
Also on board the device are parental controls which include a Time Management setting that can allow mums and dads to set time limits on the use of the device.
When the time limit is reached on the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids, a lock screen appears which requires a password to unlock again.
An application manager can also be used to monitor what kids have been doing on the device.
When the kids' time is up, parents can switch the device to Standard Mode and use the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids like a regular Android tablet to access emails, the web and apps.
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 Kids will be launched next week along with a range of accessories including an Interactive C Pen to allow kids to draw and write on the device's screen.
Another accessory is the Kid Grip Cover which can protect the device, provide an easier way to grip the product as well as doubling as a stand.
The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids will be available from next week and will be priced at $299. Accessories will be priced at $69.95.
iPad Mini with Retina Display available from today
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LG enters the tablet market with G Pad 8.3
Ashton Kutcher unveils Lenovo's new Yoga Tablet
ASUS Transformer Book Trio is tablet, laptop and desktop in one
HP to re-enter the tablet market with Slate 7
Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v
Samsung releases first 4G tablet through Telstra
Samsung releases the new Galaxy Tab A 8.0 – a tablet for the whole family
More than 1 in 2 Australian kids own or use a tablet
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#BringBackOurGirls Africa African Security Boko Haram Nigeria President Jonathan
As Nigerian regime sentences 54 soildiers to death, Boko Haram abducts 100 more villagers
Boko Haram has taken control of several towns and villages in the north-east
Militants have stormed a remote village in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping at least 100, a survivor has told the BBC.
He said that suspected Boko Haram militants had seized young men, women and children from Gumsuri village.
The attack happened on Sunday but news has only just emerged, after survivors reached the city of Maiduguri.
Meanwhile, Cameroon's army says it has killed 116 Nigerian militants who had attacked one of its bases, AFP reports.
Residents told the BBC the armed militants attacked the border town of Amchide on Wednesday, arriving in two vehicles and many others on foot.
They raided the market area, setting fire to shops and more than 50 houses.
No group has said it carried out either attack but officials have blamed Nigerian-based Boko Haram militants.
More than 2,000 people have been killed in militant violence this year alone, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon.
Who are Boko Haram?
More than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by the group in April
Initially focused on opposing Western education – Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language
Launched military operations in 2009 to create Islamic state
Thousands killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria – also attacked police and UN headquarters in capital, Abuja
Some three million people affected
Declared terrorist group by US in 2013
Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
The villagers who were kidnapped were from Gumsuri, not Bintiri, as was earlier reported by the BBC.
The survivor of the Gumsuri attack said that afterwards he returned to the village, about 70km (43 miles) south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, and helped bury 33 bodies.
He said he went from house-to-house to ascertain how many people were missing.
His testimony was confirmed to BBC Hausa by a local official. Neither person wanted their names to be published.
In a statement, the Cameroonian army said some of its vehicles from its elite battalion had been caught in an ambush on Wednesday.
"At the same time… the Amchide military base was attacked by hundreds of fighters from the sect, but the response from our defence forces was instant and appropriate," AFP news agency quotes it as saying.
One Cameroonian soldier was killed and an officer is missing, it reports.
BBC Nigeria correspondent Will Ross says it is yet another example of just how vulnerable the communities of north-east Nigeria are and how the military has not been able to offer sufficient protection, despite promises of a massive deployment of soldiers supported by the air force.
The military has had problems of indiscipline amid reports of soldiers being poorly equipped, he says.
On Wednesday a Nigerian court martial handed down death sentences to 54 soldiers who had refused to take part in an operation last August to recapture three town overrun by the militants.
The soldiers appeared before a court martial in Abuja
The soldiers, who were found guilty of mutiny, had complained that they did not have the weapons needed to take on the jihadists.
Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency since 2009 and is seeking to create an Islamist state in north-eastern Nigeria.
Attacks have increased since three states – Borno, Adamawa and Yobe – were put under emergency rule more than 18 months ago.
The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in Borno state in April sparked international outrage.
Despite military assistance from countries such as China, France, the UK and US, the girls have not yet been rescued.
-BBC
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Even in the most beautiful moments of life there is tragedy. Occasionally, time steals our love away. While there are those who claim that it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all, it remains painful all the same. But true love's value is about more than the people we connect with. The act of love itself changes who we are and transforms us into something beyond what we were before. For this transformation alone, the journey of love is always worth the risk of loss.
Countless nights I stay and pray, and hope that God brings a better day, one with less tears where I can love with fewer fears.
I could lie to myself, but lying exhausts the soul. I could give up on you, but too much of me still loves you.
Years went rolling past us, but I lost you along the way. I would give all my tomorrows for just one yesterday.


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James Franco Goes From NYU Student to NYU Professor
Published Mar 29, 2011 at 9:23 AM | Updated at 10:17 AM EDT on Mar 29, 2011
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Actor James Franco attends 'Howl' New York screening at the IFC Center on September 22, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
Is there anything James Franco can't do (Besides banter with Anne Hathaway)?
Barely a year after graduating from NYU, Franco will return - as a professor. The actor will reportedly teach a third-year film course focused on adapting poetry into short films, according to The New York Post.
Franco, who has directed two short films himself in addition to appearing in large, blockbuster movies like "Spider-Man," "Pineapple Express," and the Academy Award-nominated "127 Hours," adds this latest endeavor to an already staggering list of accomplishments for a guy just barely into his 30s.
In between attending doctoral classes at Yale, displaying his artwork at a TriBeCa gallery, and taking a Master's writing class at Columbia University, Franco published a volume of short stories called "Palo Alto," had a head-scratching recurring role on the soap opera "General Hospital," and, of course, co-hosted the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
Oh, he also starred in "127 Hours" and earned a Best Actor nomination.
Next up for Franco onscreen is a re-teaming with "Pineapple Express" co-star Danny McBride and Best Actress winner Natalie Portman for the sword and sorcery spoof "Your Highness."
Selected Reading: New York Post, New York Times, Campus Progress


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Q: How to find the most common group of players I am trying to find the frequency or count of player compositions using SQL. Here is my dataset
event key                   team_id player_id
12235384031441051453625936  1       27
12235384031441051453625936  1       11
12235384031441051453625936  1       42
12235384031441051453625936  1       15
12235384031441051453625936  1       6
12235384031441051453625936  2       30
12235384031441051453625936  2       35
12235384031441051453625936  2       9
12235384031441051453625936  2       6
12235384031441051453625936  2       28
12235384031441051453626082  1       14
12235384031441051453626082  1       28
12235384031441051453626082  1       27
12235384031441051453626082  1       9
12235384031441051453626082  1       6
12235384031441051453626082  2       11
12235384031441051453626082  2       27
12235384031441051453626082  2       42
12235384031441051453626082  2       15
12235384031441051453626082  2       6

So for each event, there players on team 1 and team 2, the player_ids represent a player. I have roughly 500 events, and a lot of these players will appear in multiple events, but not always with the same players. Every team will always have 5 players, and the event keys represent a game. So I basically have 500 of the dataset above.
I am trying to find the most common team composition. For example, using the dataset above, I see players 27,11,42,15,6 in event ending in 936 and event ending in 082. So based on THIS dataset, this team composition has a COUNT of 2.
I am trying to get an output that counts the amount of times a group of players appear in the same team together and I am struggling with coming up with a coherent statement that does this.

A: I think the easiest way to get the most common team composition is to use listagg() to bring the members together:
select players, count(*) as numevents
from (select listagg(player_id, ',') within group (order by player_id) as players
      from t
      group by eventkey, team_id
     ) p
group by players
order by count(*) desc;

A: One of the things I like in StackOverflow is to learn something from others problems. Because I liked this question and Gordon Linoff's answer (+1 for both), I'm posting the SQL Server version based on his answer, since I tried to reproduce it but there is no listagg on MSSQL. Who knows if it's helpful for someone who has the same problem but different DBMS.
Table (Without the large event IDs)
DECLARE @t1 TABLE (event_key INT, team_id INT, player_id INT)

INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,1,27);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,1,11);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,1,42);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,1,15);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,1,6);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,2,30);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,2,35);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,2,9);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,2,6);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (1,2,28);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,1,14);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,1,28);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,1,27);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,1,9);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,1,6);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,2,11);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,2,27);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,2,42);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,2,15);
INSERT INTO @t1 VALUES (2,2,6);

Code
select players, count(*) as numevents
from (select stuff((
    SELECT ', ' + CAST(player_id as nvarchar)
    FROM @t1 as t1
    WHERE t1.event_key=t2.event_key
    AND t1.team_id=t2.team_id
    ORDER BY player_id
    FOR XML PATH('')
    ), 1, 2, '') as players
      from @t1 as t2
      group by event_key, team_id
     ) p
group by players
order by count(*) desc;


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Tagged: cooperating witness
Crime-less Exonerations
The National Registry of Exonerations ("Registry") marked 2013 as a record setting year for exonerations. As of August 2014, there were 91 known exonerations that occurred in 2013, bringing the total number to 1,427. According to the Registry, exonerations are only counted when the defendant is
declared to be factually innocent by a government official or agency with the authority to make that declaration;" or the defendant is "relieved of all the consequences of the criminal conviction by a government official or body with the authority to take that action.
Notably, the Registry continues to report a stark rise in exonerations based upon a post-trial finding that the defendant was convicted of a crime that did not occur. In such instances, a person is "convicted of a crime that did not occur, either because an accident or a suicide was mistaken for a crime, or because the exoneree was accused of a fabricated crime that never happened." The Registry reports that almost one third of the 2013 exonerations were in cases in which no crime occurred. To date, a number of "crime-less" cases have already been reported for 2014. Many of the recent "crime-less" exonerations involved child abuse prosecutions, which were overturned due to improper police interrogation techniques when questioning minors, and/or the prosecution's reliance upon suspect medical evidence.
Unfortunately, there are many obstacles to re-investigating and presenting a "crime-less case" for review, since such cases are generally based upon circumstantial evidence. The Registry reported that a majority of reported "no-crime" convictions resulted from the prosecution's presentation of false testimony, and its unfettered reliance on cooperators, informants, and rogue police officers. Other no-crime convictions resulted from the prosecutions reliance on faulty scientific evidence, which incorrectly determined instances of arson and/or murder.
Earlier this year, Professor Samuel Gross of Michigan University School of Law noted that "these cases used to be very uncommon, as they are extremely hard to prove," given that "there's no DNA to prove someone else guilty, and no alternative confession to draw upon." However, Professor Gross explained that the recent rise in crime-less exonerations is a hopeful sign that "prosecutors and judges have become more sensitive to the dangers of false accusations and are more willing to consider that a person is innocent even where this is no DNA to test or an alternative perpetrator coming forward."
Ed Pilkington, Record Number of People Exonerated of Crimes in US in 2013, The Guardian (Feb. 4, 2014).
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Homecoming: Eat In or Out?
With homecoming only a few days away, final preparations are being made in a haste. Some students have had plans set in stone for months while others will wait until the night of the dance to figure out their plans. No matter what end of this spectrum you fall on, you'll have to figure out what to do about your meal plans. Should you indulge in an elegant meal out and fight the crowds? Or should you play it safe and enjoy a home cooked meal? To help you figure out which is the better option for you, consider the pros and cons of going out to eat and cooking at home.
Going out to eat is arguably the most popular option among homecoming groups. Depending on where you go, a restaurant can be less expensive than buying ingredients to make a meal yourself. Eating out can be less stressful since you aren't worried about making the food.
On the down side, restaurants are bound to be packed on the night of homecoming, since the majority of students go out. If you are planning to go out with a large group of friends for homecoming, keep in mind that smaller restaurants may have difficulty finding you a table.
The less popular option for homecoming dinner is eating in with your friends. This is more controllable since you won't have to wait in line and you'll know how many of your friends can fit in your dining room. A tip for eating at home is to have a pot luck. Then all of the stress of making a good meal isn't placed on one person.
Making food at home can be more stressful since you have to actually make the food, which can be difficult and frustrating. It can also cost you a lot more money to buy all the ingredients you may need to make your meal.
Whether you decide to eat in or out before homecoming, the most important thing is that you're having great food surrounded by good people.


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CommUniCate 2019 - one year on
From exploring Unified Comms to living and breathing it – what a difference a year makes.
This time last year, fifty delegates across business, education and healthcare spent the day at the Pure AV HQ, exploring the latest tools in communication.
The highlight video reminds us of a day of seminars, exhibition and live demonstration focused on the use of video conferencing, unified communications (UC) and intelligent signage to boost the way we communicate and collaborate in our workspaces.
It proves that even before the arrival of the Coronavirus, the topic of remote working, UC and digital transformation was already on the agenda.
One year on, and 2020 may have blown our world view out of the water, but what has been the most significant change from November last year. And, what does that mean for successful workplace collaboration as we enter 2021?
In this series of posts, we take a deep dive into the past, present and future of UC. With contributions from managing director of Visual Displays (and former AVIXA chairman), Greg Jeffreys, Crestron's business development director for Enterprise UC, Charles James and, John Vickerage, sales director at specialist technology distributor, Ascentae.
From Exploring UC to living it – how 2020 has changed the conversation about workplace collaboration.
So, what has happened since commUniCate19?
In the space of 12 months, the technologies we presented have become more critical than we could ever have imagined. More of us are using them - unified comms and flexible working are no longer the preserve of large enterprises and complex, digital transformation projects; they are tools that we are all using every day.
Driven by COVID-19, we have leapt the traditional chasm in new technology adoption, jumping from early adopters to early majority and throwing ourselves, en masse, into the world of remote and flexible working.
Businesses and organisations everywhere have had to learn a new way of working. In April this year, the number of us remote working shot up from less than 2% to 46.6% (ONS).
Latest government figures suggest that seven months on, as many as 1 in 3 of us continue to work from home.
The relaxation of the first lockdown did bring an increase in those returning to the office. And, while lockdown 2.0, forced many of us back to the home office, there is a clear sense that we have not finished with the office yet.
Smile you're on camera – don't forget to unmute your mic!
Whether at home or in the office, you will not have escaped the video meeting. The growth in video calling is phenomenal. We are spending more than 2.7billion minutes on Teams calls alone, every day. And, with other providers reporting similar increases in usage, it is clear video collaboration is an essential tool in business collaboration.
New Questions – the conversation about UC and flexible working has moved on.
At the time of the CommUniCate event (Nov 2019) – those already looking at flexible work and digital transformation had questions around trust and productivity. Could remote workers be as productive as colleagues in the office, could they be trusted to avoid the distractions of the home working environment? For those just starting the journey, there were concerns around access to IT infrastructure, required technical knowledge and budget to support these new approaches.
The lockdown demonstrated that home working can be both productive and achievable - even for those with restricted budgets and limited in-house technical resources – bringing down the barriers to flexible working.
The questions have moved on. Now, it's less about whether we should and more about how we can do it better. What is the right mix of office and home to protect employee well-being and deliver the required business results? How do we need to adapt our office spaces to take the best bits of remote working and bring it into the office?
Our team are here to help you find the answers to these questions, get in touch to start a conversation.
Next up...The view of our CommUniCate keynote presenters one year on


Addison "Addie" Schmeeter has experienced a lot in her 12 years. Her father died when she was three, leaving her with her unstable, bipolar mother. Her grandfather is never too far away, but he and Mommers can't stand each other. Then Mommers marries Dwight, the first good decision for their lives in a long time. Addie absolutely adores Dwight, plus he is stable, secure and takes really good care of them. Soon Addie is blessed with two amazing little sisters, and life seems wonderful. But good things don't ever seem to last long with Mommers.
Mommers soon announces she wants a divorce, insisting that Dwight move out of the house. And very quickly, her erratic behaviors get them into more trouble. She disappears for three days straight, leaving then-nine-year-old Addie in charge of the babies. Dwight gains custody of the two little girls and tries to get Addie as well, but since she's not a blood relative, there isn't much he can do. Then Mommers throws away the mortgage money and they lose the house. That's when Dwight moves them into a little trailer on a corner chunk of asphalt.
Despite all of the obstacles she has to deal with, including a learning disability that makes reading words and sheet music difficult, Addie always keeps hope in her heart and greets each new challenge with courage and optimism. She makes friends with the pair who operate the gas station next door, practices her flute every night hoping to make it into the school orchestra, and enjoys her visits with Dwight and her little sisters. She even tries to accept her mom's strange moods, laughing with the happy Mommers and cautiously wading through her absent times. Addie clings to the belief that someday life will improve…maybe even become normal.
Leslie Connor has elegantly woven a warm, charming tale about a kindhearted girl trying to find happiness. Addie is an inspiration to everyone for keeping a bright outlook on life, no matter what. The other characters in the story are just as unique and colorful, providing ample material for twists and turns in the escalating plot. Readers are sure to carry along WAITING FOR NORMAL in their hearts, long after the final page is turned. They may even be inspired to follow Addie's role and keep hope and optimism thriving in their lives.


11:11 cgrand: It seems that when calling a method on a type hinted value, the object is cast to the declaring class of the method not to the hinted class. Am I right? Can I rely on this behavior or is it an implementation detail?
11:12 rhickey: when does distinguishing it become important?
11:16 Chouser: cgrand: are you using webjure?
11:29 Chouser: cgrand: I'm currently writing a minimal webserver that may or may not be able to load and run servlets eventually.
11:30 cgrand: are you writing Java code to run clojure in a standard Java server, or some other piece?
11:36 chouser: are you building your webserver from scratch?
11:37 Chouser: cgrand: yeah, I just want something that's super-easy to deploy, esp. in a development environment.
11:41 so you're passing the servlet req and resp directly into clojure code?
11:42 will the clojure code register some kind of handler with the servlet, or will it be more hard-wired?
11:43 rhickey: cgrand: it's easy, right?
11:47 cgrand: rhickey: how would you dispatch requests to clojure code? with a map (http-method => handler), with a single clojure function "service" or several functions (one by http method)?
11:47 Chouser: isn't the input stream already in the request? Sorry, I'm new to servlets.
11:51 cgrand: chouser: it is, I just think it's fairly common to want to bind *out* to the response outputstream so that print works.
12:01 I started trying to install and configure Jetty. I got maven installed ok, but then it was pulling in all sorts of libraries to build Jetty. The binary installation of Jetty was over 20MB.
12:02 Chouser: I don't mean to whine, but I don't really want all that just for playing around with development.
12:03 I expect to have a minimal web server .clj file to weigh in at around 150 LOC. With minimal servlet support, maybe add another 100.
12:04 Sure, if I'm going to deploy a production server I can expect signicant installation work, and I can compare Jetty and TomCat and whatever, and do what makes sense.
12:05 But I've played with a few web "frameworks" in a few languages (python, C++/Qt, ruby (guess which one!)) and being able to install a small framework and run a command to get your sample site running in a little webserver is just really pleasant.
12:05 I think it's a good way to help get a newbie hooked on any particular framework.
12:06 rhickey: yeah, until people realize the built-in webservers for those frameworks are not so hot.
12:07 Chouser: but what if the code you write for the built-in webserver can be dropped directly into a standerd servlet host?
12:08 Chouser: what's the downside then?
12:09 Chouser: so you really think this is a dead end.
12:11 Chouser: Do you have a recommendation for a low-cost hosting service that includes servlet support? Ususally that one feature seems to crank the monthly price up significantly.
12:13 cgrand: rhickey: would you mind making RT.loadResourceScript public?
12:13 Chouser: yeah. Makes sense for most businesses, I suppose.
12:25 Chouser: So no love from the Java folks for FastCGI or SCGI. Makes me sad.
12:25 I guess I'll try to find a work-around.
12:27 * Chouser grumpily installs tomcat.
12:29 Chouser: cgrand: do you plan on putting your wrapper in clojure-contrib?
13:15 ok, I seem to have tomcat running. I guess I'll use webjure until cgrand's wrapper is done, if he feels like sharing.
14:28 cgrand: Chouser: sorry, I was away. I'll put in in the grop asap.
14:52 Chouser: cgrand: cool! I'm stumbling along fine with webjure for now, but a more minimal solution will be great.
14:52 Ugh, I'm so bad at dealing with the Java libs.
15:33 abrooks: rhickey: Will you ever be open to having platform support code as part of a general Clojure distribution? (i.e. JNI via "(. posix.something (mumble...))") There are some generally useful OS interfaces and some more specific (RDMA / various hardware MPI assist for HPC for example) interfaces which would be interesting for various domains.
15:35 abrooks: Agreed. I was more asking about side libraries that could be bundled with the sources and be available on supported platforms. I wasn't imagining that this would in any way be in the core language implementation (however we're both defining "core" ;).
16:00 abrooks: rhickey: That's understandable. :) Just testing the waters.


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Doctor Who series 12: Could another classic monster be returning?
We've had the Daleks and the Master and the Judoon and Cybermen are coming soon – but could the Silurians also be on the way?
By Huw Fullerton
Sunday, 19th January 2020 at 8:00 am
After the 2018 series largely ignored classic villains and monsters, Doctor Who's current run is going all-out.
Following on from 2019's Dalek New Year's special we've already seen the return of the Master (Sacha Dhawan) and have been teased comebacks for the rhino-like Judoon and the Cybermen. But could there be another classic alien foe coming back to the BBC sci-fi series?
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That's the question on our lips after eagle-eyed fans noticed something interesting in a picture for upcoming episode Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror. As revealed in some of the teaser footage for the story, the Doctor soon discovers some otherworldly tech and species are involved in Tesla and Edison's war over electrical currents, including some interesting-looking weapons.
But the device Jodie Whittaker's holding in this picture is more familiar than most – because it's more or less exactly the same design as the Silurian "heat ray", a weapon used by Doctor Who's reptilian baddies (and sometimes allies) sporadically since 2010 when they returned to the series in The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood.
A Silurian weapon from Doctor Who (BBC)
You can see it in action on the right of the image below, as well as the above shot from the Doctor Who Visual Dictionary, which gives a good profile shot of the weapon.
The Silurians in Doctor Who (BBC)
So is this meant to be a Silurian weapon? And does this mean that Homo Reptilia will make their grand return in series 12?
Well, possibly not. Despite its identical shape the weapon Whittaker's Doctor is holding is painted and styled slightly differently with a larger emitter on the end (though it looks like it might just be taped on), which could indicate that it's supposed to be a different piece of technology.
After all, it seems unlikely that an episode already including shapeshifting alien foes and two established historical figures would have much time to include another species like the Silurians anyway, so it might just be a case of the Doctor Who production team reusing an old mould for a minor prop.
Then again, it's worth noting that current showrunner Chris Chibnall actually wrote the episodes where the new-look Silurians and their weapons first appeared, so it's hard to imagine that he wouldn't have noticed the similarity. And given how many new props Doctor Who has to make every week anyway, why would they decide to reuse just this one?
For now, it's a mystery – maybe Tesla discovered Silurian tech and adapted it to his own work? That could cover all bases – and we'll have to wait until episode four airs to find out the full truth. And based on that whole hypercube theory we discussed the other week, this might turn out to be a red herring anyway…
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Should Small Countries Join an Existing Monetary Union?
We explore the welfare consequences of the alternative monetary and exchange-rate regimes still available to the small country in open international financial markets in view of the optimum monetary policy that the large country adopts for itself. Both economies are based on nominal wage contracts with employment determined by the demand for labor under the contract terms. Reacting to movement in contemporaneously observable price variables, the monetary authorities of the large country, and of the small country under floating, aim to keep labor on its supply curve in the face of IS and LM shocks to aggregate demand, and shocks to aggregate supply. With monetary union, the small country trades discretionary monetary policy for greater stability in real exchange rates and insulation from its own idiosyncratic money supply and demand disturbances. The relative welfare costs of the different regimes for the small country are modeled and deduced from researched parameter values. The result is that there can be a stabilization rationale for accession to a monetary union except at low values of the correlations of like types of shocks for the large and small country.


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So the Mariners are going up against rookie right-hander Rick Porcello, who has struggled a bit with his command this year. What's that you say? Didn't he beat the Mariners anyway earlier in the year?
And he's only become a more extreme groundball pitcher in the past few months? And the Tigers plan on running out an infield of Inge-Everett-Polanco-Cabrera? Shoot.
Rangers, Angels, why couldn't you two have lost more games recently?
Edit: cdowley in the comments reminds me that reports earlier in the day said that Josh Wilson will be designated for assignment to make way for Mike Sweeney. We're keeping Shelton around, it seems.
This was almost exactly like the June 23rd game against the Padres. Olsen starts, Mariners down huge (that game 9-1). Mariners come back with a couple timely home runs and eventually bring the tieing run to second base in the ninth with 1 out, only to lose it 9-7.
So…we're five back and Guti is out at least a few games. Sell baby, sell.
Guti getting hurt today further illustrates why we either need to keep Wlad or acquire another outfielder if we trade him, and no, Griffey in left is not a viable option.
Good to hear it sounds like it was a minor injury, from all accounts it sounds like it was a brutal encounter.
All is well because tomorrow is Felix Day!!!! and the Wash goes Thursday so lets hope the M's can get out of the hood with a series victory and Guti can get back quickly!
Time for Mr. Olson to get re-acquainetd with the Tacoma aroma.
Why does no one ever mention the Everett Odor? (Just north of the city and south of Smokey Point, coming from that slough where the boat dealership is).
Also: Kansas City is repaying us for the Betancourt trade by rolling over for the Angels. I'm not sure they could've done otherwise, but that's how it feels.
Rolled over twice it appears, plus Texas looks to be winning and Oakland is tied in the who-cares series with Minnesota. I think I'll go to bed before anything else can depress me.
Are we at a point to write the season off and start selling? Your respected opinion would be greatly appreciated on this matter. 5.5 games back from first place and 6 games out of the wild card 10 days before the trade deadline seem to me like we should be sellers only. Isn't today the day to write the season off? I know that Dave usually writes a post when he thinks that the season is done, so I am thinking that the post may be coming soon.
How do you copy and paste someone elses post and get the blue line to appear?
Use the "bquote" button. Either press it once then paste your quote and paste it again, or paste, highlight and press the button once.
Sorry, "press it again", not "paste it again." We used to have an edit function here . . .
Sorry, "press it again", not "paste it again." We used to have an edit function here . . .
OK, tell me I'm crazy. Hannahan hits two homers. Then we hear that Wak and Cockrell spent 45 minutes with him in the cage prior to the game. And this is just a few weeks after trading for him. Did he just need some mechanical adjustment to his swing? Did Mariners know this all along? Before the trade? Are his scouts really that talented? Is GMZ really that smart?
Maybe it's just a coincidence. Like Rob Johnson hitting that one shot a few weeks ago.
I think today is the day that tells Z that we need to sell. With the Angles taking both games of the double header, and us losing, that puts us to 5.5 back. Not looking good.
We go into Detroit, against a pitcher who beat us 8-2 earlier this year, with our oh-so-awesome member of the Olson triplets pitching, and damn near stage a terrific comeback, so now we're done?
I SURE don't want whatever you're verbing. People were saying the same thing when we dropped the first game in Cleveland. It's. One. Game.
That said, if it's. Several. Games. Well, that could be different. But don't get crazy.
Just for reference: Beane dealt Harden on July 8 last year when the A's were five games behind the Angels and just 3.5 games out in the wild card (behind Boston and the Twins, and one game ahead of the Yankees), but he had a lot of injured regulars at that point and clearly decided that the A's wouldn't be able to sustain its position, let alone climb ahead of those clubs. I still think he didn't get as much for Harden as he should have, but Harden did have a history of fragility…just like, say, Bedard.
Just a reminder: this is the non-waiver deadline. The playoff roster deadline is a month later.
May 26th 1995 was my 10th birthday. I saw Griffey break his wrist, in box seats, on my birthday. Guess what kid, turns out your hero is mortal after all. Turned out to be one of the best years in the franchise's history and we all remember the smile on Griffey's face at the bottom of that dogpile.
I feel like people in Seattle have become so accustomed to losing that they forget what a playoff stretch run feels like. Snap out of it. There is a chance to improve this team drastically. Right now. I don't care about next year. I want something to cheer for right now. Make the trade.
In regards to the Beane trade of Harden when they were still close, Beane is doing things under a whole different set of rules than JZ is. Beane can't afford to take any chances because of his lack of mulla. If it's not incredibly likely that the A's make the playoffs, he's got to sell and get as much talent back as he can. Even the top draft pick compensation to some extent aren't as valuable to him as he then has to pay top draft pick dollars for several pre-second round or third round picks. Money, he tends to not have. Plus the inevitable fact that drafted players are usually further off from the bigs than what traded players can often be and he tends to need the players he gets to be ready sooner rather than later.
JZ on the other hand has plenty of money to play with (next year especially). So he can afford to take a chance and not have it ruin the next couple years because he's not just dependent on his farm system sustaining the team.
That being said, the M's chances are pretty slim right now. But at the same time with RRS coming back up replacing the recently "automatic loss Olson", the M's could easily get hot the next 9 days and jump right back in it.
As such, I don't mind if they wait until right to the deadline to actually make a deal either way (it's only about 9 days to wait after all). And nobody will want Bedard right now anyways. If he can have two very strong starts between now and then, he might actually have some value. Washburn currently has some value, but not as much as most fans seem to think. Russel Branyan probably has some value, but hurt a bit by his, on the surface, "slump" recently. Plus, he's made it clear he'd like to come back here and is willing to take a pay cut from what he'd get elsewhere to do it, and I'm guessing the M's wouldn't mind having him back (assuming nobody makes a great offer for him of course). Beyond that, you have Aardsma that probably has some decent value… then who? You might be able to trick someone into giving you real value for Lowe I suppose… Other than that, the team doesn't have anyone that would jump out at you that they'd be willing to trade that would return real value. So waiting 9 days won't hurt any trade JZ makes or diminish the returned value (barring injuries of course), but it might just see the M's jump back into it if he doesn't "sell sell sell".
How much of a winning percentage do you "sellers" want until you become buyers?
How much of a winning percentage do you "sellers" want until you become buyers?


I've been around dentistry my entire life, and I've seen how much of an impact you can have on someone's life by changing their smile. That's what made me go into dentistry.
I always smiled and was happy, but now I really can't stop smiling. Everybody can see how much more confident and happy I am. It was an awesome and enlightening experience. Students take the time to explain the process to patients.
Cindy, a chronic teeth grinder, split one of her molars at 4:00 p.m. on a Friday and had to use the center's urgent care services.
"I was relieved to get into urgent care. I recommend this center to all people under all circumstances."


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import Ember from 'ember';
import { formatUtcTimestamp } from '../helpers/format-utc-timestamp';

const FINGERPRINT_DISPLAY_SIZE = 7;

export default DS.Model.extend({
  // properties
  certificateBody: DS.attr('string'),
  privateKey: DS.attr('string'),
  commonName: DS.attr('string'),
  issuerCountry: DS.attr('string'),
  issuerOrganization: DS.attr('string'),
  issuerWebsite: DS.attr('string'),
  issuerCommonName: DS.attr('string'),
  subjectCountry: DS.attr('string'),
  subjectState: DS.attr('string'),
  subjectLocale: DS.attr('string'),
  subjectOrganization: DS.attr('string'),
  createdAt: DS.attr('iso-8601-timestamp'),
  notBefore: DS.attr('iso-8601-timestamp'),
  notAfter: DS.attr('iso-8601-timestamp'),
  isAcme: DS.attr('boolean'),
  sha256Fingerprint: DS.attr('string'),

  // relationships
  stack: DS.belongsTo('stack', {async: true}),
  operations: DS.hasMany('operation', {async:true}),
  vhosts: DS.hasMany('vhost', {async:true}),
  apps: DS.hasMany('app', {async:true}),

  inUse: Ember.computed.gt('vhosts.length', 0),

  name: Ember.computed('commonName', 'notBefore', 'notAfter', 'issuerDisplayName', 'shortDisplayFingerprint', function() {
    const bits = [this.get("commonName")];

    const notBefore = this.get('notBefore');
    const notAfter = this.get('notAfter');
    if (notBefore && notAfter) {
      bits.push(`Valid: ${formatUtcTimestamp(notBefore, true)} - ${formatUtcTimestamp(notAfter, true)}`);
    }

    const issuerDisplayName = this.get("issuerDisplayName");
    if (issuerDisplayName) {
      bits.push(issuerDisplayName);
    }

    const fingerprint = this.get("shortDisplayFingerprint");
    if (fingerprint) {
      bits.push(fingerprint);
    }

    return bits.join(" - ");
  }),

  issuerDisplayName: Ember.computed("issuerOrganization", "issuerCommonName", function() {
    return this.get("issuerOrganization") || this.get("issuerCommonName");
  }),

  shortDisplayFingerprint: Ember.computed("sha256Fingerprint", function() {
    const fingerprint = this.get("sha256Fingerprint");
    return fingerprint && fingerprint.slice(0, FINGERPRINT_DISPLAY_SIZE);
  })
});

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package no.priv.garshol.duke;

/**
 * Experimental attempt at internal log handling which works
 * naturally on the command-line, doesn't introduce dependencies, and
 * at the same time allows integration with a full logging system.
 * This may go away again if I change my mind.
 */
public interface Logger {

  public void trace(String msg);

  public boolean isTraceEnabled();

  public void debug(String msg);

  public boolean isDebugEnabled();

  public void info(String msg);

  public boolean isInfoEnabled();

  public void warn(String msg);

  public void warn(String msg, Throwable e);

  public boolean isWarnEnabled();

  public void error(String msg);

  public void error(String msg, Throwable e);

  public boolean isErrorEnabled();

}


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Q: Unable to install scrapy I am trying to install scrapy and for that I have installed python 2.7 and conda(as pip was giving me errors that i couldn't solve.) after that I created a separate environment for scrapy named py2 with conda.
With this output I suppose that scrapy is installed successfully on my machine.
[py2] C:\Users\ADMIN>conda install -c https://conda.anaconda.org/scrapinghub scrapy
Fetching package metadata: ......
Solving package specifications: ...........................
# All requested packages already installed.
# packages in environment at C:\dev\Anaconda3\envs\py2:
#
scrapy                    1.0.3                    py27_2    scrapinghub

Now I make it sure that it is python 2.7 I executed this
[py2] C:\Users\ADMIN>py
Python 2.7.11 (v2.7.11:6d1b6a68f775, Dec  5 2015, 20:40:30) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

Which is also correct I suppose.
Now still I am unable to do this
>>> import scrapy
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named scrapy

which indicates that scrapy is not installed.
Environment : Windows 8 (64 bit)
I am a beginner both in python and scrapy.

A: There are interestingly a few hacks that are needed to run Scrapy on Windows.
You would need to install unofficial support for Windows in Python, look for PyWin32 section:
http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ Afterwards remember to run postinstall.py -install as advised on this page.
Depending how you are setup, you might need to install C++ compiler for Python, required to run lxml:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266
Please look for similar questions referring to overall Python not only Scrapy e.g. error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat Depending on how you are setup you will find hints around.

A: As it was all in virtual environment of conda, while installing scrapy I needed to pass the name of conda virtual environment, except that scrapy would have been installed in the root(I mean outside the environment or for the machine.)
So for py2 virtual environment, after activating this, following command will install scrapy:
conda install -n py2 -c https://conda.anaconda.org/scrapinghub scrapy

Here py2 is environment's name.
This page helped me to figure out what was happening here.

I must say python is not that easy to learn.


Lily Allen is set to do a UK live tour next month. It will be her first since 2015.
The prolific songwriter and pop powerhouse, whose first single "Smile" reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart in 2006, and debut record "Alright, Still" sold over 2.6 million copies worldwide, has just released a new single titled, "Trigger Bang," which features her UK rapper friend, Giggs.
Allen's new album "No Shame" - the follow-up to 2014's "Sheezus" - is set to be previewed at a handful of venues before it drops this summer.
If you're keen to catch her performing live, check out ticket availibility here.
Lily Allen: "I wish I had more support from the record label"
The wait is nearly over for Lily Allen's new album "No Shame"


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Home Topics Health Care Policy Eliminating preventable harm to patients and staff
Eliminating preventable harm to patients and staff
Stuart Tammadge, Inpatient RN, and Dr. Trey Coffey, Medical Officer for Patient Safety at SickKids, review a patient's chart. Through its recent strategic planning process, SickKids has renewed its commitment to safety and quality with a plan that makes "eliminating preventable harm" a key strategic focus of the organization.
#The Hospital for Sick Children (#SickKids) has launched an ambitious patient and staff safety initiative that will have a significant impact in making care better and safer across the hospital and also make SickKids an even safer place to work.
SickKids has always been a leader in advancing safe and high-quality care for children and providing a safe working environment for staff. There have been steady improvements in safety at SickKids as a result of various structures and processes that have been put in place and the great work and commitment of its staff. While that effort is having a positive impact on key safety indicators, there are still opportunities to make care even safer and to be even better at learning from preventable safety events.
Through its recent strategic planning process, SickKids has renewed its commitment to safety and quality with a plan that makes "eliminating #preventable harm" a key strategic focus of the organization. A new safety initiative, Caring Safely, is the driving force.
"Caring Safely is a perpetual effort, a relentless pursuit to eliminate preventable harm to patients and to staff," says Dr. Mike Apkon, President and CEO, SickKids. "It will enable us to strengthen many things that we already do well and drive further improvements to safety."
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SickKids has set an ambitious set of targets – reducing preventable harm to patients by two-thirds over three years and reducing serious harm to employees by 20 per cent over the same time frame. The ultimate goal is to eventually eliminate preventable harm altogether.
Caring Safely focuses on four priority areas: reducing the occurrence of specific hospital-acquired conditions; reducing the occurrence of serious safety events; enhancing an organizational culture of safety that will build on the first two priorities; and ensuring care is provided in a manner that is safe to staff so that work-related injury and illness are reduced.
For Apkon, safety is really about two things — staying out of trouble by doing things in the safest way possible and by anticipating the various ways that things might go wrong, and getting out of trouble as quickly as possible when something happens that threatens safety. A number of hospitals around the world do this by employing the cultural transformation strategies of other high-reliability industries, such as the airline industry, to significantly reduce harm in their institutions.
High-reliability organizations are preoccupied with how things might go wrong – how people might make mistakes, how communications might be misinterpreted and how things might not work the way they were intended. These organizations endeavour to have people work in a way that is mindful and in the moment – stopping to think very deliberately before taking action and then reflecting on the actions taken to make sure they went as intended. They actively learn from their failures to make sure that similar failures don't happen a second time.
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"We have a strong culture of that kind of learning at SickKids and we will only enhance that as we adopt new approaches to reviewing and learning from events where things didn't go the way we hoped," says Apkon.
A big part of being safe, both staying out of trouble and getting out of trouble fast, requires that people feel free to speak up when they see something concerning and that others take notice and pay attention, regardless of who is raising the concerns. As part of the Caring Safely strategy, SickKids introduced new forums for staff to surface any safety-related concerns. One such forum, launched in December of 2014, is the Daily Safety Briefing, where a hospital executive leads managers and directors from across the organization on a daily call to conduct a quick look back at the last 24 hours and a look forward at the next 24 hours to identify any threats to safety. SickKids also introduced a structured approach to patient handoff, the critical point when one health-care provider's shift ends and a colleague takes over the care of a patient, and now conducts nursing handovers at the bedside so that children and families can raise concerns they might have. These have been great ways to quickly identify problems and find fixes before they cause serious issues.
To advance the rate of improvement, SickKids has joined the Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network, marking the first time this network has opened up to a hospital outside of the United States. The SPS network consists of over 85 children's hospitals that have adopted a high reliability strategy and are sharing safety successes as well as failures transparently. The network is helping them learn from one another, driven by the shared goal to urgently reduce and then eliminate preventable harm for the children in their care.
"The network is not a competition between participating hospitals to see who is the best at patient safety, it's about all of us being transparent with our data and sharing learnings, so we can eliminate preventable harm," explains Dr. Trey Coffey, Medical Officer for Patient Safety at SickKids and Medical Lead for Caring Safely. "If you are the best, you teach the rest; if not, you learn from the best."
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SickKids is collaborating with other hospitals in Ontario and Canada to share learning and accelerate efforts related to the safety movement.
"All the work that we are doing around patient and staff safety, all the work that will be done as part of our Caring Safely initiative, all the learning, is a real opportunity for us at SickKids to continue to lead the evolution of paediatric care in Canada and around the world," says Apkon. "Our ability to transform care will depend on the SickKids team making a collective commitment to embracing this high-reliability mindset but I know this kind of commitment to children is already very much a part of the SickKids culture. Our ultimate goal is to eliminate preventable harm."
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