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Review: Head à Tête (Theatre Direct)
March 17, 2011 Adelina Fabiano
By Adelina Fabiano
Toronto children's play Head à Tête delivers universal message
I count myself very lucky as in my profession (a school teacher) I get to see many theatre productions geared towards children. Whether I take my students to the show, or the production comes to us with touring groups, each show usually promises to offer some sort of educational or life lesson.
Head à Tête, is produced by Theatre Direct in the beautifully designed venue of Wychwood Barns. Written by pioneer children's playwright David S. Craig and Robert Morgan, it is a heart-warming play and commentary about man's tendencies towards conflict and greed versus our innate desire for compassion, hope, and friendship.
Although complex in theme and concept, Head à Tête manages to convey, in a simple and child-like way, the overwhelming problems and injustices confronting our world today. With powerful physical performances, and visually creative and engaging design, this play is truly a unique children's play in both performance and creation.
As I enter Theatre Direct's initimate space, with comfortable booth-like seating, I am drawn to the children eagerly anticipating the start of the show as they sit impatiently on floor-cushions, which give them a closer look.
The show begins with the whimsical-looking character of "Moitié" played by the talented Michelle Polak. Scurrying onto the stage in an interesting and innovative box structure, known as his home, Moitié, a French speaking character, finds himself in an uninhabited area with only a fruit tree in sight.
Moments later, the character of "Please" appears holding a red quilted blanket, dressed in similar quirky-looking apparel. The English-speaking "Please," carrying around her inseparable doll, is played by the equally talented Sharmilla Dey.
Each character feels frustrated, frightened and alienated from the other as they struggle to adapt to their environment, communicate, set boundaries, and share their one precious resource: the magical fruit tree.
Polak and Dey are energetic, charming and captivating as each of their characters communicate through sounds, actions and gestures. It is only when their greed and aggression get the better of them, destroying their last piece of "fruit" that they realize that in order to restore peace and find safety, they must learn to listen, build trust, share and empathize with one another.
Thomas Morgan Jone's direction finds a fine balance between free, fun and playful with just the right amount of precision, as each of the characters' physical movements add to another piece of the story.
Set and costume design created by Lindsay Anne Black captured the overall magic and spirit of the show with her colourful, ingenious set-pieces. The children in the audience were spellbound by the enchanting fruit tree, which was quite evident during the Q & A session at the end of the show.
Debashis Sinha's original music incorporated a fusion of earthy, tribal-like sounds. It was highly effective and I was hoping to hear more of it!
Head à Tête is an inspiring production with a universal message that resounds for all of us. If only the rest of the world would listen! What a great activity to do with your children during March break! It is not only visually entertaining and humorous, but will give your children something to ponder and talk about with you long after the show.
– Head à Tête produced by Theatre Direct will be playing at the Wychwood Theatre ( Artscape Wychwood Barns) at 601 Christie Street.
-The show will be playing from March 14-Marc 19th daily at 11am and 2pm.
-Tickets range from $10-$15. To purchase tickets please visit www.theatredirect.ca or call 416-537-4191.
-Following the show, children can enjoy Theatre Direct's "Toy Box", an interactive theatre space complete with projection labs, green screens, sound mixers, building blocks, crafts and costumes designed by award-winning artists Beth Kates and Ben Chaisson.
Photograph of Michelle Polak and Sharmilla Dey taken by Gregory Edwards
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1 Cory sat high on a rim of rock. He picked up shards of stone and threw them down into the water. Below him the river flowed through the black-green rock canyon. The water was secretive, dark, and heavy. The sunlight made no path through its gloomy depths. It was the same with the dark places in Cory's heart.
2 It had been a year since he'd lost his arm. The accident replayed over and over in his memory. Sometimes, still, his mind screamed. "Wait! Time out. I want that moment back. Do-overs! I claim do-overs." But it was done. It was as real and immoveable as the black rock, once and for all time. There were no do-overs. He'd spent a year trying to get his brain to grasp the truth. Part of him was gone.
3 Images of his grandparents floated through his head. He sighed. He didn't want to deal with the reality of his lost arm. He didn't want to face another day of pain. For Gram and Pop, though, he had to try. Anything else would dishonor them.
4 In a crumbling log house, at the foot of the Rockies, they'd raised him. The house was over a hundred years old. It had no running water. It didn't even have rooms. Still, with his grandparents, he'd had all he needed. He thought of Gram. At night, her long, iron-grey hair fell loose on her shoulders. Gram was Nez Perce. She was a skilled horsewoman. Cory liked to imagine her as a young girl. In his mind he could see her, horseback, racing over the prairie, her black hair streaming in the wind.


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Rutherglen woman Kirsty O'Brien celebrates silver medal at European Championships
Kirsty was taking part in the gruelling triathlon event
Jonathan Geddes
Kirsty was voted Cambuslang and Rutherglen Sports Council's senior female sports performer of the year earlier this year.
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A Rutherglen runner enjoyed silver success at the European Championships last weekend – and then admitted she had surprised even herself.
Kirsty O'Brien, who competes with Cambuslang Harriers, finished second in the 35-39 age category at the female AG Sprint.
Kirsty admitted that she was more focused on the upcoming triathlon at Aberfeldy next weekend, and wasn't sure how she would fare in the sprint at the Euros, which was held at Strathclyde Country Park.
However, she powered home in a time of one hour, 12 minutes and 13 seconds, taking second place in her category, and fourth place in the overall standings.
She said: "I came second behind Heather Fell, who is an ex-Olympic medallist in the pentathlon.
"I wasn't expecting it because I have been thinking more about Aberfeldy, and I was thinking of this more like a training session. I'd raced sprint distance in Scotland earlier this year and took bronze, so I knew I could race well but there was such a huge field and so many runners from across Europe, these really great athletes."
Kirsty, who is a lecturer in psychology at City of Glasgow College, was unaware of just how well she was doing until later in the contest.
She explained: "It's hard when you're on the bike to know how many people you're ahead of, so it wasn't until later on and I was running that I thought: 'I must be doing quite well here'.
"When they announced it (as she crossed the finishing line) I was like 'oh my God, I won silver' and I still haven't quite come to terms with it all.
"It was lovely to do it in Glasgow too, where there were so many people supporting me.
"I had friends and family watching, so that was amazing. There's a friend of mine from work, and I've helped him and his wife get started in the triathlon, and they happened to be right at the finish line as I crossed, so that was nice."
There was time for a celebration afterwards, before Kirsty's thoughts turned to Aberfeldy this Saturday.
She added: "After the race was over we had to wait till around 7pm for the medal ceremony, so I had a wee bit of prosecco before it, and then a wee bit more and a curry afterwards!
"I couldn't do too much though, because the Loch Tay sprint triathlon is a big event.
"It's a longer distance than last weekend."
And Kirsty had praise for the European Championships itself, which brought several sports to Glasgow.
"I think it's been really good, a lot more people were aware of them and it helped all sports to get more attention, plus Glasgow was a great host city."
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Q: How to display DataTable XML from WriteXml in a nicely readable format? I have some DataTables that I want to export to a file and then look at. I can use DataTable.WriteXml() to output the contents of the DataTables to XML but what's an easy way to display this data in tabular form?
One suggested way is to transform the XML using XSLT or similar into something readable. I don't have any idea if that's easy or not but that'd be a fine solution if it's easy to use.
An example of the XML I get from WriteXml() for a single DataTable is below. This is for a table named 'RecentMatter' with 10 columns and 3 rows of data. I'd like to have it displayed like a table of data. I'm less concerned about formatting of data values, e.g. converting DateTime values to more readable values. I used the XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema parameter when generating this. If you remove that then all the schema info (before the first  tag) is removed.
Different tables will obviously have different numbers of columns, so any solution would need to deal with that, ideally without having to modify the solution for tables with different columns.
<NewDataSet>
<xs:schema xmlns="" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata" id="NewDataSet">
<xs:element name="NewDataSet" msdata:IsDataSet="true" msdata:MainDataTable="RecentMatter" msdata:UseCurrentLocale="true">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="RecentMatter">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="UserLogin">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="MatterNumber">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="ClientName">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="MatterName">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="ClientCode" minOccurs="0">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="OfficeCode" minOccurs="0">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="OfficeName" minOccurs="0">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Billable" type="xs:boolean"/>
<xs:element name="ReferenceId" minOccurs="0">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:maxLength value="2147483647"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="LastUsed" type="xs:dateTime"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:choice>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:unique name="Constraint1" msdata:PrimaryKey="true">
<xs:selector xpath=".//RecentMatter"/>
<xs:field xpath="UserLogin"/>
<xs:field xpath="MatterNumber"/>
</xs:unique>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

<RecentMatter>
  <UserLogin>PSLTP6\RJK</UserLogin>
  <MatterNumber>99999-2302</MatterNumber>
  <ClientName>Test Matters</ClientName>
  <MatterName>DP Test Matter</MatterName>
  <ClientCode>99999</ClientCode>
  <OfficeCode/>
  <OfficeName/>
  <Billable>true</Billable>
  <ReferenceId/>
  <LastUsed>2011-08-23T23:40:24.13+01:00</LastUsed>
</RecentMatter>
<RecentMatter>
  <UserLogin>PSLTP6\RJK</UserLogin>
  <MatterNumber>999991.0002</MatterNumber>
  <ClientName>Lathe 1</ClientName>
  <MatterName>LW Test 2</MatterName>
  <ClientCode/>
  <OfficeCode/>
  <OfficeName/>
  <Billable>true</Billable>
  <ReferenceId/>
  <LastUsed>2011-07-12T16:57:27.173+01:00</LastUsed>
</RecentMatter>
<RecentMatter>
  <UserLogin>PSLTP6\RJK</UserLogin>
  <MatterNumber>999991-0001</MatterNumber>
  <ClientName>Lathe 1</ClientName>
  <MatterName>LW Test 1</MatterName>
  <ClientCode/>
  <OfficeCode/>
  <OfficeName/>
  <Billable>false</Billable>
  <ReferenceId/>
  <LastUsed>2011-07-12T01:59:06.887+01:00</LastUsed>
</RecentMatter>
</NewDataSet>

A: Give this a shot. Probably the easiest way to serialize a DataTable to XML:
DataTable table = new DataTable();
System.IO.StringWriter writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();

//notice that we're ignoring the schema so we get clean XML back
//you can change the write mode as needed to get your result
table.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.IgnoreSchema, false);

string dataTableXml = writer.ToString();

As for displaying it in a readable format, I would suggest passing the XML into an XSL transformer, which you can then use to parse the XML and manipulate the output as needed.

Applying an XSLT Transform to a DataSet
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8fd7xytc%28v=vs.71%29.aspx#Y289
Here's a simple example I created to explain how you would use the XSL transformer. I haven't tested it, but it should be pretty close:
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
StringBuilder sbXslOutput = new StringBuilder();

using (XmlWriter xslWriter = XmlWriter.Create(sbXslOutput))
{
    XslCompiledTransform transformer = new XslCompiledTransform();
    transformer.Load("transformer.xsl");
    XsltArgumentList args = new XsltArgumentList();

    transformer.Transform(new XmlDataDocument(ds), args, xslWriter);
}

string dataSetHtml = sbXslOutput.ToString();

Formatting XML as HTML using XSLT
Here's an example of using XSLT to transform XML into an HTML table. It should be fairly easy to adopt so you can use it with your serialized DataSet.
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
  <xsl:template match="/">

          User Login
          Matter Number
          ...

        <xsl:for-each select="NewDataSet/RecentMatter">

              <xsl:value-of select="UserLogin"/>

              <xsl:value-of select="MatterNumber"/>

            ...

        </xsl:for-each>

  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

A: This method I built may be useful for you (can remove dash decoration if you like...).  It should render table like this:
+----------+----------+----------+
| Column1  | Column2  | Column3  |
+----------+----------+----------+
| asdfasdf | asdfasdf | asdfasdf |
| asdfasdf | asdfasdf | asdfasdf |
| asdfasdf | asdfasdf | asdfasdf |
+----------+----------+----------+

Here's the code:
public void WriteTable(DataTable table, Stream outputStream)
{
    // Create writer
    StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(outputStream);

    // Compute max lengths to build correct tabular columns
    Dictionary<string, int> maxLengths = new Dictionary<string, int>();

    foreach (DataColumn column in table.Columns)
    {
        maxLengths.Add(column.ColumnName, column.ColumnName.Length);

        foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
        {
            maxLengths[column.ColumnName] = Math.Max(
                maxLengths[column.ColumnName],
                Convert.ToString(row[column.ColumnName]).Length);
        }
    }

    // Build horizontal rule to separate headers from data
    string horizontalRule = "+";

    foreach (DataColumn column in table.Columns)
    {
        horizontalRule += String.Format("-{0}-+", new string('-', maxLengths[column.ColumnName]));
    }

    writer.WriteLine(horizontalRule);

    // Write headers
    writer.Write("|");

    foreach (DataColumn column in table.Columns)
    {
        writer.Write(" {0," + (-(maxLengths[column.ColumnName])) + "} |", column.ColumnName);
    }

    writer.WriteLine();

    writer.WriteLine(horizontalRule);

    // Write data
    foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
    {
        writer.Write("|");

        foreach (DataColumn column in table.Columns)
        {
            writer.Write(" {0," + (-(maxLengths[column.ColumnName])) + "} |", row[column.ColumnName]);
        }

        writer.WriteLine();
    }

    writer.WriteLine(horizontalRule);

    // Close writer
    writer.Close();
}

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newspaper reporter visited Beaver Meadow Elementary in Concord, N.H., a few days before the school tore down its cookie-cutter playground, consisting of a slide, a firefighter pole and a zip glider. The teardown was newsworthy because the school built in its place a barrier-free play area, the first of its kind in Concord. But the real newsflash was just how badly changes were needed in playground design and philosophy. Kids told the reporter that the doomed circa-1995 playground was boring. A second-grader said she didn't play on the equipment as much as she played under it, digging in the wood chips for bugs. The equipment did not factor into one third-grader's playtime at all. Instead, she and her friends pretended to ride horses to the store and guarded what they called "the rock of life," which could heal anyone injured on the playground.
In words and actions, those students two years ago sent a loud and clear message about what they want in a playground, and what changes need to happen in the industry to engage and stimulate them. That message still applies. Playgrounds must provide opportunities for dramatic and imaginative play. Playgrounds should allow for and encourage interaction with the natural world. And they should include little nooks where kids can tuck themselves away for solitary or small-group play.
Additionally, involving kids in the design process shows that playgrounds with a single, all-in-one piece of equipment surrounded by wood chips don't really float their boat—but water does. Water and sand features rank high on the list when planners ask children what they want in a playground. Slides and swings are perennial kid-pleasers, but child participants in the design process also envision such playground features as gardens, nature trails and ponds, said Gina Kooiman McLellan, co-author of Designing Outdoor Environments for Children: Landscaping School Yards, Gardens and Playgrounds (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006). "They are asking us for opportunities to interact with nature."


This homework asks you to write several Scala programs. The problems are of more or less increasing complexity, so you will probably be best off solving them in order.
Your starting point is a set of stub programs that you can download from the course website in the file hw1-stubs.zip. These are incomplete implementations that handle a few things for you, and have comments embedded in them to help you solve the problems.
Your submission will be a zipped up file with your implementations for each problem in it. Submit it on Blackboard as <lastname>_<firstname>_hw1a.zip (tgz is fine too).
If you aren't sure what the definitions of concepts like factorial are, try first searching on the internet for definitions (Wikipedia is often a great resource for this sort of thing), but then don't be shy to ask if you still aren't sure what you need to do.
The tutorials I am creating should be very helpful for you. You can also check out the other resources on the course links page.
Tip: Getting started with programming can be frustrating, especially the first time you do it. The problems aren't hard, but things just don't do what you want them to do or think they should do. So, don't hesitate to ask for help -- you aren't being dumb, you are just getting used to how things work, and will start to build problem solving skills as you go that will allow you to be more independent.
Tip: use the Scala REPL to try out code and see what happens immediately. This will make things go much faster as you come up with solutions.
For this problem, you will write a program that takes two numbers on the command line and manipulates them in various ways. Look at the Scala stub program variables.scala. It takes two arguments from the command line and initializes two integer (Int) variables called num1 and num2 with their values. You will perform operations and comparisons on these variables for this problem.
(a) Write code that adds the numbers together and prints the result in the format 2 + 5 = 7.
(b) Write code that multiplies the numbers together and prints the result in the format 2 * 5 = 10.
(c) Write an if statement that determines which of the numbers is larger and sets the variable smaller to be the smaller one and the variable larger to be the larger one. (If they are equal, let num1 be the "smaller" value.) Use pairs (Tuples with two elements) when doing this. Print out the smaller value and the larger value, e.g.: Smaller: 2 and Larger: 5.
(d) Write one line of code that adds the numbers together, multiples that result by the smaller of the two numbers, and then prints the result in the format (2 + 5) * 2 = 14.
Hint: you will need to convert the numerical arguments, which are Strings, into Ints. Also, you'll need to convert one of the integers in a division to Double.
Look at the Scala stub program calculator.scala, using the comments as guidance.
3. Adding numbers in a range.
Please make sure that the first number is smaller than the second.
Hint: use System.exit(0) to stop executing the program.
Look at the Scala stub program addRange.py, using the comments as guidance.
It just wouldn't be an introductory programming homework without this one. Write a program that takes a number n on the command line and computes its factorial "n!".
Please supply a number greater than or equal to 0.
Note that while any positive integer is a valid argument to factorial, anything above 20 is likely to return 0 on your machine -- this is a limitation on the size of the numbers that can be represented in 64 bit machines. It's fine to test your program with numbers less than 12.
Look at the Scala stub program factorial.scala, using the comments as guidance.
5. Basic use of lists.
For this problem, you will write a program that takes any number of country names as command line arguments and does various things with them, as described below.
Look at the Scala stub program countries.scala. There are two lists already defined in the program, one containing the names of North American countries and the other containing the names of South American countries. Also, there are some print statements like println("Part (a)'') – make sure not to delete those.
Be sure to look at the example output given below before starting on the problem – it will help explain the output that is expected from each part.
(a) Write code that creates a sorted list called countries from the arguments on the command line and then prints them.
Hint: use the sorted method on lists.
(b) Write code that checks whether each country in countries is in South America, North America, or is a country we know nothing about (unknown), and prints out their status in reverse alphabetical order.
Hint: use the contains and reverse methods on lists.
(c) Print out the number of unknown countries, making sure to respect English agreement (e.g. was 1 country vs were 2 countries).
There were 2 unknown countries.


Are you feeling unfocused, frazzled or stressed?
Do you find that your mind wanders a lot and you are frequently distracted?
Or that your mind frequently gets stuck ruminating on something?
Is it hard for you to pay attention and be fully present at work or at home?
Many of us can relate to such questions and point to our "ADD Culture" as the problem, where our modern lives of phones, emails or other distractions constantly compete for our attention. Indeed our attention is one of our most precious faculties. It is attention that allows information to stream in and become part of our conscious awareness. Where and how we place attention determines what we see and don't see. In this way attention shapes the quality of our lives, and what we know about ourselves and the world around us.
Discuss the science of attention and outline the continuum of attention problems that can result from our busy culture, overall stress, or neurological brain differences such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Look at neuroplasticity and the key role attention plays in shaping our brains.
Highlight how attention interplays with intention and awareness and discuss the factors that enhance attention in daily life.
Introduce mindfulness meditation exercises as a time-tested attention training approach that is increasingly validated by neuroscience.
Practice attention through sound-breath-body exercises, yoga and mindful movement, mindful eating practice, and compassion practice.
Show how mindful awareness practices can be incorporated into daily routines to create more focus, awareness and well-being in our lives.


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Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson, OBE (ur. 25 maja 1979 we Frimley) – angielski rugbysta, grał na pozycji łącznika ataku. Mistrz świata w 2003 roku i wicemistrz w 2007.

Dla reprezentacji Anglii od 1998 do 2011 roku rozegrał 91 spotkań i zdobył 1179 punktów.

Uczestnik Pucharu Świata w Australii w 2003 roku, podczas których doprowadził Anglię do mistrzostwa świata, a także Pucharu Świata we Francji w 2007 roku, gdzie Anglicy wywalczyli wicemistrzostwo, w Pucharze Świata w Nowej Zelandii w 2011 roku reprezentacja Anglii odpadła natomiast w ćwierćfinale.

Rekordy i wyróżnienia
Uznany przez IRB za najlepszego rugbystę 2003 roku na świecie. W swoich dotychczasowych występach w mistrzostwach świata zdobył 277 punktów, co jest niepobitym rekordem. Wilkinson także jako jedyny gracz w historii punktował w dwóch meczach finałowych mistrzostw świata.

Życie prywatne
Jego podobizna znajduje się w Muzeum Figur Woskowych Madame Tussaud w Londynie.

Obecnie Wilkinson żyje z dala od miastowego zgiełku w Northumberland nieopodal granicy ze Szkocją, wraz ze swoim starszym bratem Markiem (znanym szerzej jako Sparks).

Wilkinson wielokrotnie zdradził pragnienia chęci współpracy i szkolenia utalentowanej młodzieży po zakończeniu swojej kariery zawodniczej.

Jest zadeklarowanym abstynentem, choć po przegranym finałowym meczu w 2007 złamał ten zwyczaj.

Obecnie spotyka się z Sophie, córką magnata statkowego, Williama.

W jednym z wywiadów dla dziennika brytyjskiego The Times zdradził, że wyznaje filozofię buddyjską, by poprzez koncentrację i wewnętrzną równowagę polepszyć swoje możliwości sportowe.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
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Angielscy zawodnicy rugby union
Urodzeni w 1979
Uczestnicy Pucharu Świata w Rugby 2003
Uczestnicy Pucharu Świata w Rugby 2007
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Space Travel Tech: Photos from the 2013 National Space Symposium
By Space.com Staff 11 April 2013
29th Annual National Space Symposium Stage
Clara Moskowitz/SPACE.com
The swanky Broadmoor Hotel was the site for the 29th annual National Space Symposium, which featured presentations by some of the biggest names in space.
Merlin Engine
A model of a Merlin rocket engine built by SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) was on display on the exhibition floor at the 2013 National Space Symposium.
Orbital Booth
The commercial space company Orbital Sciences Corp. displayed scale models of its rockets in its booth at the symposium, which was the 29th annual meeting of its kind.
JWST Model
A model of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, was on display at the Northrop Grumman booth on the exhibition floor.
Shuttle Model ITT Exelis
An iridescent space shuttle model was part of an educational exhibit by ITT Exelis at the National Space Symposium.
Life-Size Rocket Engine
A life-size rocket engine model was on display from Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the company that built the liquid fueled main engines for NASA's space shuttles and makes the engines for the ULA Delta 4 rockets.
Phoenix Lander Model
A model of the Phoenix Mars lander stood against a crater backdrop at the National Space Symposium booth of Lockheed Martin, which built the spacecraft for NASA.
Giant rocket models abounded at the National Space Symposium exhibition floor, such as this Delta 4 heavy model, part of the display by rocket builder United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
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Expert Blog › Luis Martinez Jossie Steinberg Sam Whillans
Carolina Climate on Our Minds
October 13, 2021 Luis Martinez Jossie Steinberg Sam Whillans
HB 951 Charts a Bipartisan Path Forward on Clean Energy
After many ups-and-downs, North Carolina is committing to 70% reductions in power-sector carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050!
NC Governor's Press Office
In June, Pro-Duke Energy legislators and stakeholders released their secret bill. It was a bad bill. It would have forced North Carolina to be bound to gas instead of clean energy; gutted the North Carolina Utility Commission's authority to regulate utilities; and would have undermined Governor Cooper and all the Clean Energy Plan stakeholders that pushed for a commitment of 70% reduction in carbon pollution by the year 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. And we, along with most other stakeholders, fought the bill.
Governor Cooper argued—and NRDC agreed—the bill needed a complete rewrite. Forcing Pro-Duke Energy legislators to the table, Governor Cooper and pro-environment legislators were able to write a bipartisan bill. Overall, it's not perfect—and there are key pieces missing—but NRDC finds the updated bill is much improved over the House version and presents many opportunities for the advancement of clean energy in North Carolina.
The high-level takeaway of this legislation is that when signed into law, this legislation will make binding Governor Cooper's Clean Energy Plan established targets of 70% reductions in power-sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. It may also signal that bipartisan progress on climate policy is possible even in conservative states.
The June version focused primarily on which coal-fired power plants to close and how to replace them with gas. That version would have resulted in a 61% reduction in carbon pollution, well short of Governor Cooper's goal for North Carolina. This bill would limit Duke's opportunities to keep investing ratepayer dollars in fossil fuel infrastructure.
Below is some more detail.
Gas & Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
This version of legislation is night and day from the June version. The June version of the legislation would have put North Carolina on the path of replacing coal with gas. All that additional gas would have helped Duke prove the need for the MVP pipeline and burden many communities with unsafe and unhealthy fossil fuel infrastructure. The current version of HB 951 requires the North Carolina Utilities Commission design and implement a plan to achieve 70% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. NRDC modeling shows that achieving those goals is incompatible with substantial new gas investments. It is as simple as that. With a 70% emission reduction mandate in place, North Carolina is in a very strong position to prevent ANY additional gas builds. This is very different from where we were during the 2018 Duke Energy Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process (an IRP is essentially a long-term plan for providing energy to the state's customers in the most cost-effective way) where the company was proposing an additional 9.6 Gigawatts of new fracked gas generation in North Carolina. Duke Energy's IRPs in North Carolina have been too dependent on outdated fossil fuels, and they undervalued low-cost, low-risk clean energy resources like energy efficiency, demand-side management, renewable energy, and battery storage.
Utility Commission
Unlike the version in June, this version protects the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) and even grants it new authority. Under the revised legislation, regulators from NCUC and other stakeholders would guide how Duke reaches the CO2 emissions targets by developing carbon reduction plans every two years. The first version of the plan would be due by the end of 2022. The Utilities Commission would need to ensure that any changes in energy sources would meet these climate goals while maintaining grid reliability. Additionally, the plan would need to include the most affordable energy sources that would achieve the mandated reductions which is great for clean energy.
Where the legislation falls short is in providing new assistance or protections for low-income and middle-income customers. This is a lost opportunity to add protections for those vulnerable populations. Still, this bill does not remove existing avenues to address those concerns before the NCUC. NRDC and our partners will continue to fight that fight at the NCUC to ensure that, as we accelerate the transition to clean energy, all benefit and are protected.
The bill allows Duke Energy to file for Multi Year Rate Plans (MYRP) at the NCUC. Essentially, instead of doing rates through yearly rate cases, this allows Duke to propose rates for the next three years. This form of ratemaking is not new, and while it must be carefully implemented, the bill allows the regulators to approve or reject the costs and investments that would shape rates during those three years. As with anything the devil is in the details, but unlike the previous bill, all those details will be carefully considered during a ratemaking proceeding and the Commissioners will have the full authority to accept, decline, or modify those proposals.
Additionally, this legislation also includes revenue decoupling, a mechanism that aims to keep utilities actual revenues tied to the revenues approved by the NC Utilities Commission during the rate case. Up to now, those protections have not been in place. The NCUC will have the power to make Duke Energy—and other utilities refund excess profit.
Nuclear? RGGI?
There were negative provisions in HB 951 when it passed the House—including overly rich nuclear subsidies and banning the state from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an innovative climate program that for the last 10 years has helped cut harmful power plant carbon pollution in half across nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states). They're gone! Poof!
In this legislation, the use of securitization, previously limited to recovery of storm related costs, is expanded to help retire uneconomic fossil generation. Securitization is a useful financing tool to help fund a transition to clean energy infrastructure. Utility securitization can be a prescription for lowering energy costs and reallocating funds previously committed to expensive fuels and reinvesting them in lower cost clean energy infrastructure. It can be used to replace more expensive capital and costs that utilities pass on to customers. If done correctly, securitization can provide a lower cost to customers. It's important here because it will continue to help utilities retire coal-fired power plants, and at lower cost for North Carolinians.
What's Missing? What's Next?
The law directs the Commission to implement a performance-based ratemaking system that maintains affordability for low-income customers. But the bill leaves most of these details to the NC Utilities Commission. So, it will be the Commissioners and stakeholders that will determine what is in the plan to achieve the carbon goals. There is a lot of unknown and uncertainty in that. It will be that plan that defines what allowable costs and investments by the utility will ultimately go into our electric rates. Additionally—Duke Energy needs other reforms—some regulatory but others that we expect from responsive corporate governance.
While HB 951 does make efforts to tie utility revenue to their performance in achieving policy goals like energy efficiency improvements or reducing energy burden, it doesn't go far enough to address equity. This bill offers very little new help for low-income ratepayers, who shoulder a disproportionately high burden for the cost of energy. This is a key piece that several other states' landmark climate bills have addressed through a variety of measures. The North Carolina legislature could have done any of the following—and any of these efforts—would have made a significantly better bill for low-income consumers:
Massachusetts: MA's Next Generation Roadmap for Climate Policy legislation expands the state utility commission's mandate to explicitly include promoting equity in the context of reducing GHG emissions. It directs the state Department of Environmental Protection to develop regulations that reduce GHG emissions "equitably and in a manner that protects low- and moderate-income persons and environmental justice populations." (The term "environmental justice populations is defined in the law.) It also directs the state Department of Energy Resources to ensure that any new solar incentive program is developed in a manner that ensures equitable access, affordability, consumer protection, and procedural (i.e. participatory) accessibility.
Virginia: VA's Clean Economy Act requires the state utility commission to create a Percentage of Income Payment Program for low-income ratepayers and sets out specific criteria for the program. It also requires investor-owned utilities to direct 15% of energy efficiency spending towards low-income communities. A companion law requires 50% of revenue from the state's cap and invest program to be spent on energy efficiency measures targeted at lower income households.
New York: Although NY's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act does not include specific ratepayer protections, it does require that no less than 35% of spending on clean energy and efficiency programs be directed to disadvantaged communities.
Illinois: The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act prohibits utilities from charging late fees to customers. It also directs the state utility commission to conduct an inquiry into creating discount rates for lower income customers and authorizes the Commission to either permit or require utilities to offer discount rates, pending the outcome of the study.
For North Carolina, we recommend that subsequent legislation or action by the NC Public Utilities Commission put in place as many of the following provisions as possible:
Push energy efficiency as the lowest cost resource and require the NC Utilities Commission to explicitly examine energy efficiency options as first "generation resource";
Implement a Percent of Income Payment Program at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, that triggers if electric costs become higher than 3% of income;
Provide unrestricted single family urgent repair funds capped at $8,000 provided that funds are made available and paired with other existing weatherization programs;
Establish a multifamily program that leverages single family residential rebate programs with subsidized loans to property owners to bring a program to scale with provisions to guard against inappropriate rent increases;
Provide lower rates for low- and moderate-income residential rate payers for 200% of federal poverty level and below provided applicants also apply for available weatherization and energy efficiency programs.
NRDC is committed to working with partners to do the hard but crucial work of implementing HB951 through utility commission proceedings and working to ensure that low-income consumers are protected, and their energy burden reduced. This work will entail a through vetting of costs and proposed investments by the utility and aggressive advocacy to ensure low-income customers get additional help to address their energy burden.
Director, Southeast Energy, Climate & Clean Energy Program
Jossie Steinberg
Eastern Campaigns Director, Center for Policy Advocacy
Sam Whillans
NRDC-Yale Legal Fellow, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program


Hope everyone had a relaxing long weekend and took full advantage of the last chance to wear white. Where and when did this, can't wear white after Labor Day, fashion rule start? White is such a versatile color that it can be worn as a neutral, an accent or an ensemble. Not to mention it looks great on everyone. If Coco Chanel loved wearing white all year round, I think it's safe for me try this fashion faux pas. Here's how I plan to incorporate white into my fall wardrobe.
Not wearing a white dress shirt after the summer seems unrealistic. This summery work outfit can be easily transitioned for early fall by adding a cardigan for layering.
This white a-line skirt is an easy pairing for bright colors and fun prints in the summer. For fall, I like to keep the palette simple and add a few pops of color with accessories. A jean jacket makes the perfect layering piece for chilly mornings.
I know neither the pineapple print nor the powder pink blazer screams autumn, but I can't pass up the opportunity to wear two of my favorite pieces together.
Since I don't drink coffee, a tweed jacket is my pumpkin spice latte. This one had me at elbow patch. On colder days, I'm thinking boots and cozy boot socks instead of flats.
Do you follow this fashion rule? Or do you plan to follow in footsteps of Coco and embrace this fashion faux pas?
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The Queen personally thanks a man who sent her Christmas cards for more than 50 years
"It's you who keeps sending me those lovely Christmas cards."
By Ian Sandwell
Cathal McNaughton - Pool
How's this for a bit of Christmas cheer?
When his grandfather died in 2011, Andrew Simes carried on his tradition of sending the Queen a Christmas card (which he had done since 1952, and before to previous kings), and it seems like she was paying close attention to the cards.
On his Facebook, Andrew shared a story of his grandfather meeting the Queen in Turkey in 1972. When Her Majesty was introduced to him, she smiled and said: "So it's you who keeps sending me those lovely Christmas cards."
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Upon receiving a card from a different Simes in 2012, the Queen sent her condolences through to Andrew and his family after instructing her office to research his grandfather's whereabouts.
And the gesture has meant that Andrew has continued to send a card each year. "I couldn't fight back the tears then, nor can I fight them back every time I remember this story of two people who left a lifelong impression on each other," he wrote.
"And today, just as every year, I sent my Christmas cards… but top of the list was reserved for Her Majesty. Wishing you all a Christmas as magical as this story."
We think you'll all agree that this story is just delightful, even if it did make us a bit teary.
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Beverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action-comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis, who had previously worked with Murphy on Trading Places and Coming to America. It is the third film in the Beverly Hills Cop (film series). Murphy again plays Detroit cop Axel Foley, who once again returns to Beverly Hills, California, to stop a gang of counterfeiters who are responsible for the death of his boss. Foley teams up with his friend, Beverly Hills detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), and his investigation leads him to an amusement park known as Wonder World. The film features a number of cameo appearances by well-known film personalities, including Robert B. Sherman, Arthur Hiller, John Singleton, Joe Dante, special effects legend Ray Harryhausen, and George Lucas as a ride patron. Beverly Hills Cop III was released on May 25, 1994 and grossed $42 million in the United States, and over $77 million in the foreign box office. The movie did well overseas to beat the budget and made it a commercial success. The film was considered by critics and Murphy himself as the weakest film in the series.
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We are now moving the 0500-0700 BBC DRM & 1900 onwards RTI / KBS AM to Woofferton from Saturday 16th Feb.
We are keen to see how the signal strength differs with our new 4 MHz antenna and the reliability of the DRM audio.
Please post your recption reports.
The results should be interesting. In addition to changes in the performance of the new antenna, moving the 3955 kHz broadcast further south will HOPEFULLY improve reception to the west off the rear lobe.
What's the azimuth of the 3955 kHz transmission from Woofferton? Is the output still 100kW or is it more likely 90 kW?
As I expected, reception is nil at my location if the broadcast commenced as scheduled. I'll periodically test portions of this broadcast over the next few months to see if the situation changes.
Last edited by tpreitzel : 16-02-2013 at 04:45.
The overnight reception report - no decoded audio, 7.77 dB max SNR.
Is the antenna the same type of array as was used in Skelton?
Although I might stand a small chance of receiving this broadcast off the main lobe if the bearing was 105 degrees instead of 114, the likelihood is nearly nil due to the orientation of my antenna, its insufficient length for the frequency, and insufficient power. Thanks for the info.
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The overnight reception report - no decoded audio, 7.70 dB max SNR.
The overnight reception report - no decoded audio, 9.44 dB max SNR.
The new HFCC A12 file still shows this transmission as emanating from Skelton.
What type of antenna array is being used at Woofferton? Is it the same type that was in use at Skelton - AHR1/1/0.3?
Rather unstable this morning in Stockholm. The log is one hour long. 75.7% decoded audio and the SNR seems to be higher than it used to be from Skelton.
probably due to AGC of my SDR as BBC is at least 20 dB stronger.
Interference is not a problem as far as BBC is only 20 dB stronger.
It does happen that ,fading helping, this is not always the case.
AM seems less critical on that point.
Due to the low power of RFI i think this is not a real problem.
The overnight reception report - no decoded audio, 7.14 dB max SNR.
A bit unstable today too. 91.68% CDA in the 34 minutes long log. Max. SNR was 26.10 at 0644 UTC. The Channel Impulse Response is not distinct - perhaps I'll try "First Peak" in Time Sync Tracking tomorrow.
The overnight reception report - no decoded audio, 7.47 dB max SNR.
88.55% CDA during the last 30 minutes. Max. SNR was 27.6 dB.


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The Impressionist movement
In 1912, the painter Fernand Léger, stigmatised in an acute and modern way the revolutionary dimension of Impressionism, opening the way for modern criticism : ?Les Impressionnistes, les premiers ont rejeté la valeur absolue du sujet, pour ne plus en considerer que la valeur relative. Là est le lieu qui rattache et explique toute l'évolution moderne?. * Through this meaningful sentence Léger situates the beginning of modernism with Impressionism. This quotation appears as a striking summary of what is now considered as a series of common places. However, in 1912, such a declaration, was in itself a little revolution, so, let us close examine the words picked by the painter, and let us try to put them in their context. First, the word Impressionism is a neologism, that was coined by a reactionary critic, at the occasion of the 1874 arts exhibition , standing in Nadar's gallery, and which gathered the works of most the guiding-figures of the New Painting, such as Monet, Renoir, who referred Pissarro. Leroy referred to the painters as ?Impressionists?, in a derogatory way; he actually mocked what he judged as inferior artists, responsible for a random and unfinished absurd works. In contradiction with the consensual contemporary approach but standard and vague acceptation, the notion of ?Impressionism?, which was coined retrospectively in a controversial purpose, never covered a pure aesthetic reality, which should be ruled by a clear set of doctrines and would advocate for a definite and single aesthetics. A study of the historical background leads us to realize, that this critic actually projected a definite and artificial derogatory vision, and a clear political dimension through this label, which was typical of a Conservative Bourgeois audience. So, immediately, the term of ?Impressionist movement? does not seem devoid of any social and political connation, that echoes the different readings imposed to this Painting. In the same way, although a traditional heroic conception of Impressionism would tend to portray a unified movement, and elude the early years, 1874 does not mark the birth, or even social recognition of New Painting. The notion of ?movement? covered actually a range of ex-students of the School of Fine Arts, who protested against the aristocratic and academic values and rules of the institution, and shared the same aspiration to a new form of expression, which would be more conform to the emerging modern society. Of course, such an aspiration echoed, and so was imbued in a larger political and social concern represented by the Bourgeoisie and the middle-classes, that had largely emerged of the Industrial Revolution.
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[...] As one has attempted to suggest, Impressionism was never a school, established on a precise set of rules. On the contrary, Impressionism was a revolution because it cast a new and pure eye on a which suddenly became something changing, subjective, and some universal in its multi dimension of language. Such thirst for freedom could not give credit to the reactionary aristocratic prevailing taste, subsidized by a State dominated by an elite that tried to confine the people to silence and ignorance. [...]
[...] So, as the Republic finally fulfilled the Impressionist's aspiration to democratisation of the Salon, it was already to late, and the arts had lost its official status within the modern society. In fact, in 1881, the Gambetta's government awarded Manet with the Legion d'Honneur, and then government the first Minister Ferry used the Beaux Arts to organise a Manet's Retrospective, one year only after his death. The relative emergence of the Impressionists, as a recognized movement, had undermined the aristocratic principle of arts, and called into question the credibility of the critics, who had so despised it before. The capitalist market had invested the artistic sphere. [...]
[...] The painters were aware of the last scientific experiments carried out by the physician Chevreuil regarding the composition of colours. After years of experiments, regarding the composition of colours, the physicist had succeeded in settling the colours prism. This discovery showed how the human-eye artificially superimposed a primary colour with its complementary to create the range of shades. So, the reality depicted by Classical painters consisted in an illusion of reality. On the contrary, the Impressionist group intended to capture this changing reality, through the subjectivity of the painter's eye. [...]
[...] On the contrary, their former counterparts, Cézanne, Degas and Renoir, who had clung to visions of a bygone France, wedded the Anti-Dreyfusian side. In fact, after Zola had published his famous and scandalous article J'accuse, in Clemenceau's paper, L'Aurore, Pissaro lost no time in sending a message of sympathy to his old friend: he rendered homage to him in these words: ?Accept the expression of my admiration for your great courage and the nobility of your character?. From Pissarro's point of view, faithful to his old anticlerical ideas, it was inevitable to join the side of ?free of defenders of humanity and justice, as opposed to the Bourgeois clerical side, terrified by the idea of a social crisis. [...]
[...] The Impressionists had depicted its symbols: some peaceful and prosperous rural areas, the splendour and dynamism of Haussmanian Paris. The late 80's saw the horizon getting dark, as then, rapidly emerged the first doubts: in 1882, the collapse of the General Union, anticipated the Panama Canal Crisis, that was the sign of the general climate of corruption and speculation. Bourgeois society, was holding on its narrow values, and unconsciously associated the international competition that challenged French rural economy, to the moral crisis that threatened French unity. [...]
[...] A democratisation of the society consisted in the political premise to the achievement of this social philanthropic ideal. So, these young painters were originally inclined to fraternize with the camp opposed to the Empire. Although all of them were not so politically committed as Bazille's father was in the Camp of the Ferryst Left, most of their families were more or less linked to the Republican circles. Moreover, painters such as Pissaro, who was of Jewish ancestry, frequented some members of religious minorities, such as Jewish and Protestant families and intellectuals, who were particularly well represented within Republican society. [...]
[...] To that extent, the Impressionist movement had been a transition, but also a revolution in itself. The political dissensions that had gradually narrowed among the Impressionist painters, or had lost of their polemical acuity after the Republic had emerged, suddenly reappeared during the Affair and destroyed the loose lies that still linked the Impressionist painters. It is sure, for these artists, painting has never been a question of political adhesion to a set of values, but much more a matter of personal commitment. [...]
[...] The critics praised this work for its social realism. Although the canvas could be seen as a precious illustration of Bourgeois Life in the mid-70's, it should be said that Renoir himself particularly enjoyed such pleasures. So, it seems more plausible he succeeded, more in creating an impression of ever-lasting pleasure, than in reproducing details in an attempt of serving any social purpose. It could be assumed that the Impressionist masters were concerned in representing these scenes, because they were part of a modern environment. [...]
[...] These frames intrinsically challenged the painting establishment, and they were systematically excluded from the annual Salon, that was headed by academicians. The Salon of 1863 remained famous because of the scandal it aroused. In front of the protestations of the young painters, Monet, Pissaro, and Renoir, whose paintings had obviously been refused, the Emperor took the decision of opening a ?Salon des Refusés?. Renoir's Déjeuner sur l'Herbe, picturing a nude among a group of people picnicking on the grass aroused a real scandal. [...]
[...] Impressionist painting denied the anecdotic dimension carried by academic painting, and enjoyed by the audience. So, Monet did not intend to convey a political message, but to suggest in a genial and acute way the emotion he was submitted to, as he was the active observer of the scene. He went beyond any kind of political or social judgement, as he succeeded in coining a real symbolic dimension. The painters came into the street to capture the spontaneity of reality in its here and now. [...]
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The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has waded into the ongoing anti-tax evasion political debate by urging lawmakers not to burden banks with too many regulations.
The SBA said on Thursday that it supported the introduction of automatic tax data sharing with other countries. However, the lobby group remains firmly against complementary measures to make banks step up efforts to identify untaxed funds that come from abroad.
Parliament yesterday began to debate the automatic exchange of tax information (AIE) bill. This proposes sharing bank data with foreign clients' home countries to determine if taxes have been paid on assets parked in Switzerland. If passed, the system will come into effect at the start of 2018.
But Switzerland is unlikely to share such information with all countries. In June, the government said it wanted banks to step up internal due diligence on clients from countries that will not have AIE agreements with Switzerland.
The government hopes that these measures, completed at the banks' own expense, will prevent tax evasion assets from slipping through the net and making it into Switzerland. This proposal has already been twice rejected - in 2013 and 2014.
At the SBA's annual Bankers Day presentation in Zurich on Thursday, Chairman Patrick Odier said the lobby group remains "firmly opposed" to introducing enhanced due diligence measures along with AIE.
"As we have said repeatedly, this measure does not correspond with any international standard and would not be understood by other countries or clients," Odier said.
The parliamentary debate, which kicked off on Wednesday and is expected to last several months, was immediately split down party political lines. The conservative right Swiss People's Party lined up against AIE and the so-called extra "Swiss Finish" regulations that banks in other countries would not have to bear.
The leftwing Social Democrats hailed the proposed measures as an "historic day" towards reviving the international reputation of the Swiss financial centre. Switzerland has endured years of mounting global criticism for attracting tax evaders, forcing the alpine state to dismantle its once-famed banking secrecy defences.
The SBA also urged the government to mend its fences with the European Union to ensure that Swiss banks are not frozen out of the EU market. Switzerland is currently reviewing a raft of financial consumer protection regulations to keep up with recent changes to EU laws.
Odier fears disastrous consequences for the Swiss financial sector if the Swiss adaptations do not fit the bill with the EU. In this case, Swiss banks would no longer be able to serve EU clients from Switzerland.
"A substantial part of the banks' substance could leave Switzerland if the issue is not resolved," Odier said.
Bank lobby decries regulation "overload" Matthew Allen Sep 17, 2015 - 11:00 The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has waded into the ongoing anti-tax evasion political debate by urging lawmakers not to burden banks with too many regulations. The SBA said on Thursday that it supported the introduction of automatic tax data sharing with other countries. However, the lobby group remains firmly against complementary measures to make banks step up efforts to identify untaxed funds that come from abroad. Parliament yesterday began to debate the automatic exchange of tax information (AIE) bill. This proposes sharing bank data with foreign clients' home countries to determine if taxes have been paid on assets parked in Switzerland. If passed, the system will come into effect at the start of 2018. But Switzerland is unlikely to share such information with all countries. In June, the government said it wanted banks to step up internal due diligence on clients from countries that will not have AIE agreements with Switzerland. The government hopes that these measures, completed at the banks' own expense, will prevent tax evasion assets from slipping through the net and making it into Switzerland. This proposal has already been twice rejected - in 2013 and 2014. Politicians face off At the SBA's annual Bankers Day presentation in Zurich on Thursday, Chairman Patrick Odier said the lobby group remains "firmly opposed" to introducing enhanced due diligence measures along with AIE. "As we have said repeatedly, this measure does not correspond with any international standard and would not be understood by other countries or clients," Odier said. The parliamentary debate, which kicked off on Wednesday and is expected to last several months, was immediately split down party political lines. The conservative right Swiss People's Party lined up against AIE and the so-called extra "Swiss Finish" regulations that banks in other countries would not have to bear. The leftwing Social Democrats hailed the proposed measures as an "historic day" towards reviving the international reputation of the Swiss financial centre. Switzerland has endured years of mounting global criticism for attracting tax evaders, forcing the alpine state to dismantle its once-famed banking secrecy defences. "Disastrous consequences" The SBA also urged the government to mend its fences with the European Union to ensure that Swiss banks are not frozen out of the EU market. Switzerland is currently reviewing a raft of financial consumer protection regulations to keep up with recent changes to EU laws. Odier fears disastrous consequences for the Swiss financial sector if the Swiss adaptations do not fit the bill with the EU. In this case, Swiss banks would no longer be able to serve EU clients from Switzerland. "A substantial part of the banks' substance could leave Switzerland if the issue is not resolved," Odier said.
Swiss banks managed CHF6.66 trillion in client assets last year, but the number of banks and staff fell.
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Home Legal Topics Criminal Law Proof & Defenses in Criminal Cases Defenses to Criminal Charges Self-Defense
Imperfect Self-Defense
Sometimes self-defense isn't available, but a partial defense related to it is.
By Micah Schwartzbach, Attorney
The law of self-defense allows people to use force, and sometimes deadly force, to defend themselves from an imminent threat of harm. In most states and circumstances, if the defendant's fear and the amount of force used are reasonable, he'll "walk." But what if a defendant uses deadly force, and either the fear or the amount of force is unreasonable? The doctrine of imperfect self-defense may apply, by negating the element of malice and reducing a murder charge to manslaughter. (See Homicide: Murder and Manslaughter.) In that way, imperfect self-defense is a "partial" defense.
Many states don't recognize the doctrine of imperfect self-defense. In those that do, court decisions have developed and refined it.
(For related concepts, see Defense of Others and Self-Defense.)
Limited to Murder Charges
Unlike "perfect" self-defense, which is available for most violent crimes, imperfect self-defense applies only to murder and attempted-murder charges. It negates only the type of malice required to prove murder; it doesn't apply to other crimes, even those that have malice as an element. For instance, even though the crime of mayhem often includes a malice element, imperfect self-defense doesn't apply to it.
When Imperfect Self-Defense Applies
In the states that recognize it, imperfect self-defense typically applies where a defendant kills someone pursuant to an actual, but unreasonable belief that:
there was an imminent threat of death or great bodily injury, or
deadly force was necessary to stop a threat.
If there is evidence that the defendant actually believed in the need for self-defense, both imperfect and perfect self-defense could apply. Which defense is successful depends on whether the defendant's belief was reasonable. It's for the jury to ultimately determine the reasonableness of the belief.
Example: Oscar, who lives alone, awakens in the middle of the night in his bedroom and hears someone moving around in the next room. He hears footsteps coming toward his bedroom door and gets his gun from the nightstand. As he sees the doorknob begin to turn, he starts firing, killing the person on the other side of the door. Oscar doesn't qualify for "perfect" self-defense if he didn't reasonably believe that he faced an imminent threat of death or great bodily injury when he started shooting. Firing through the door without knowing who was on the other side may have been unreasonable. As a backup to self-defense, Oscar could argue imperfect self-defense in order to reduce the murder charge he faces to manslaughter.
Note, however, that the outcome of a case like Oscar's will depend in part on the law in the state in question. For instance, variations on the "castle doctrine" may provide a complete defense in somewhat similar cases. (See "Stand Your Ground": New Trends in Self-Defense Law and Self-Defense Laws.)
Other Circumstances
In some states, imperfect self-defense applies only if the defendant would have had a perfect self-defense claim had she not acted on an unreasonable belief about the need for force or the amount of force necessary. In other states, imperfect self-defense may apply in additional circumstances—for example, where the defendant provoked the conflict, didn't fulfill a duty to retreat, or used excessive force.
Provocation. If the defendant creates a situation where the victim is legally justified in using force—say, by first attacking the victim—then imperfect self-defense usually doesn't apply. But consider the following example.
Example: A wheelchair-bound defendant invited his cousin to meet him and several others in an alley. When the cousin arrived, the defendant confronted him about a past sexual attack on the defendant's brother. After the cousin lunged at and started choking him, the defendant pulled out a gun and shot the cousin several times, killing him. Because the cousin's use of force was unreasonable, the defendant could claim imperfect self-defense, even though he set in motion the chain of events leading to the cousin's initial attack. (People v. Vasquez, 136 Cal. App.4th 1176 (2006).)
No retreat. Imperfect self-defense may be available if the law requires someone to retreat before using force. In a duty-to-retreat state, a defendant who didn't retreat, but otherwise reasonably acted in self-defense might have to settle for imperfect—rather than perfect—self-defense.
Victims of Abuse. Imperfect self-defense often becomes an issue in cases where the victim has abused the defendant over time. Depending on the state and the facts, perfect self-defense may even apply. For instance, a history of trauma may be relevant to the reasonableness of the defendant's belief in the need to defend herself.
Even in those states where imperfect self-defense can be a viable claim, its requirements vary. And there may be limitations to the doctrine not covered in this article. It's important to seek the advice of an experienced attorney in any criminal case. An attorney in your state will be best able to explain the law and advise you as to how it applies to your case.
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You've got your business idea, but you could maybe use a little support to flesh it out? Incubators and accelerators can help you develop a viable business concept and find networking partners, premises, infrastructure and mentors. A host of useful points of contact are shown on our map and in this list.
UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Innovation and Business Creation at the Technische Universität München, is in the business of identifying and building bridges between talents, technologies, capital and customers. UnternehmerTUM motivates students, scientists and business professionals to think and act like entrepreneurs. It also helps established companies and startups alike to use the challenges of our day to their own advantage by creating successful new businesses. The UnternehmerTUM Fund frees up capital for promising young tech companies that have international market potential.
The LMU Entrepreneurship Center brings together students and graduates who have a keen interest in entrepreneurship. Each semester 15 startups with promising business models are supported by the lab with free offices, coaching and access to a fantastic network. The LMU EC community meets at exceptional events in the digital field as well as at many more startup events like "Leading Entrepreneurs". Besides, LMU EC also offers qualification programs and the LMU Spin-Off-Service (go to map).
The Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE), an offshoot of the Munich University of Applied Sciences, provides education and research programs in the field of entrepreneurship, as well as fostering innovation processes and the development of entrepreneurial personalities. SCE supports startups that are spun off from the academic community, accompanying young companies as they progress from developing ideas to delivering market-ready innovations. In July 2011, the SCE and the Munich University of Applied Sciences together became one of a total of six EXIST startup universities in Germany.
The Center for Technology and Innovation Management (CeTIM) is the entrepreneurship center run by the "Universität der Bundeswehr München". The center has an international focus and supports industry-focused startup entrepreneurs from the academic environment by organizing networking activities, events and a wide range of other services.
The new Munich Technology Center supports startup entrepreneurs and young companies in every area of technology during the launch phase, supplying suitable space and offering intensive coaching. Right next-door is the M-Campus technology park, which provides high-quality work spaces for established technology companies.
Based on the concept of coworking, WERK1 is designed to provide freelancers, startups and small businesses with business premises, office space and excellent opportunities to build networks. Events, workshops and a network of mentors give advice and support to young entrepreneurs.
The ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) Bavaria startup program operated by the AZO Anwendungszentrum in Oberpfaffenhofen provides financial and technical support to young firms whose business model is based on the use of space technologies and/or space travel infrastructures for products in other (non-space) lines of business.
For a good 20 years, BioM has been supporting southern Bavaria's biotechnology startup community. BioM acts as a general-purpose networking agency, covering everything from ideas to innovations, from business plans to subsidies, funding and the launch of new businesses. The network has a local, national and international footprint and gives startups the right contacts at the right time.
The three-month accelerator programme is looking for new business models , focusing on smart ideas for the 'IoT-kitchen of the future'.
Media Lab Bayern is the right place for anyone who wants to help shape the changes digitization is bringing to the media landscape. Situated in the east of Munich, this coworking space and ideas incubator for digital journalism is open to young talents and offers a Founders Fellowship to support the launch of media startups.
The Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) is a joint research and teaching institution of two Munich universities, the Technische Universität München (TUM) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). Its focus is on highly talented students, applied ICT research and promoting entrepreneurship.
The German Accelerator helps ICT startups to enter the US market. The program runs for three to six months. In workshops and seminars, young firms are brought together with IT corporations and venture capital companies. During their stay, they are coached by mentors. Workplaces are also made available.
The Innovation and Start-Up Center for Biotechnology (IZB) is one of the world's top ten biotech hubs. At the complex in Planegg-Martinsried on the southwest edge of Munich, it offers both space and an extensive network to startups with a focus on medical biotechnology. North of the city, in Freising-Weihenstephan, the IZB creates optimal conditions for business startups in the life sciences sector.
NUTRION operates a Munich-based business incubator specifically to develop startups and entrepreneurial innovation. Nutrion also serves as a management consultant in the fields of organization, financing and communication.
The Retailtech Hub: MediaMarktSaturn promotes the development of digital companies in the electronics and retail industries at its tech accelerator facility. A mentoring program offers office space to complement three months of hands-on support.
ProSiebenSat.1's three-month accelerator program runs twice a year. It provides consumer-focused startups with advertising time worth EUR 500,000, startup cash totaling EUR 25,000, mentoring services and office space. In return, the media company acquires a stake in the startups.
In this overview (german only) you do not find an incubator of its own, but a large number of different network partners in the field of social entrepreneurship.
The first Munich-based Digital Health Accelerator, created by Werk1 in cooperation with Roche and Plug and Play.
The Startup Collaboration Space of the Volkswagen Data:Lab in Munich supports innovative Startups of any stage in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing), Advanced Analytics and any other technology related to the automotive industry.
TechFounders is a three-month international accelerator program that brings technology startups together with industry partners and venture capitalists.
Wayra, the Telefónica Group's startup accelerator, actively seeks business ideas in the internet and new technologies context. Funding, specialist mentors, training courses, professional business consulting and access to the Telefónica Group's own business network are made available to startups – as is an office in the heart of Munich.


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Healing Gaia
Book Review: My Year of Living Spiritually by Anne Bokma
Making use of her eagerness to find answers to life's questions yet relying on her reporter's skepticism to remain objective, Bokma invites readers to vicariously experience her 12-month sampling of spirituality.
By Doreen Nicoll
I'll admit, it's been a very long time since I have been able to sit down and read a book. Don't get me wrong, I love reading. In fact, I read at least one newspaper a day - sometimes more, seemingly endless articles and reports, and information to make me a better teacher. Still I wasn't able to sit down and read a book from beginning to end. That is, until I started devouring Anne Bokma's new release, My Year of Living Spiritually.
Bokma, the Hamilton-based award-winning freelance journalist and creator of the fantastically popular Six-Minute Memoir which tasks Steel Town locals with creating themed short stories about their lived experiences, has outdone herself one more time.
We meet Bokma in mid-life. She is not in crisis, but she is looking for something more. That lays the groundwork for her year of living spiritually, chronicling each month's journey to find greater depth of meaning, connection, simplicity and ultimately inner peace.
This book is for those who think for themselves and want to have a spiritual life without the baggage associated with organized religion. Bokma, who left the Dutch Calvinist Canadian Reform Church at 20, joined the growing group of individuals who may or may not believe in God, but who share a deep connection to nature and the earth. Known collectively as spiritual but not religious (SBNR) Bokma tells us it's the fastest-growing faith group in the Western world.
January is the month of hope and fresh starts, a chance to try out new morning routines and to once and for all, put an end that obsession women have with busyness. By the end of the year, only the most essential practices remain.
February finds Bokma creating sacred space on a budget while trying to avoid spiritual appropriation. Ultimately, Bokma morphs her altar into a collection of meaningful keepsakes and personal items that show she is charting her own spiritual path.
In celebration of a secular Lent, Bokma gives up her beloved wine for 40 days beginning in March. Fortunately, Bokma's husband let her in on a well-kept secret: Catholics have a fallback plan that allows them to 'break the fast' on each of the six Sabbaths of Lent. This makes getting through the ritual much more manageable and agreeable for everyone concerned.
In April, Bokma explores improving her inner dialogue with the help of a 'Soul Coach.' She also spends quiet time in a sensory-deprivation chamber, better known as a float tank. When that quest for quiet goes well, Bokma opts to spend 48 hours alone in a secluded luxury tree house retreat, where she rediscovers the wonders of spending time disconnecting from technology and reconnecting with nature.
May finds Bokma 'Forest bathing' - walking in the woods and talking with the trees to find out how to make life matter. During this existential experience Bokma observes, "How like a dew drop we are, I think, so often trembling and hanging on for dear life." Ain't that the truth.
Her spiritual journey takes her on a pilgrimage to Concord, Massachusetts where Henry David Thoreau spent two years living, walking, playing his flute and writing about the local plants and animals.
Thoreau was also a founding member of transcendentalism based on the belief that people and nature are inherently good. Transcendentalism established the distinction between religion and spirituality. It's in Thoreau's beloved Walden pond that Bokma conducts her own spiritual baptism.
June brings the antithesis of May, when Bokma actively searches for her voice. She starts the chapter with a quote from the French singer Edith Piaf: "Singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth."
Many of us are unable to relate to Piaf's adoration of singing. Possibly someone told us when we were young that we couldn't carry a tune, or perhaps, like Bokma, our first solo performance in front of a sizable crowd didn't sound quite the way we thought it would.
Joining a weekly neighbourhood drop-in group that sing together at a local pub gives Bokma the confidence and freedom to toss aside her self-consciousness, "like a bouquet thrown by a drunken bride," and find her true voice.
Then a private music lesson goes well and Bokma is encouraged to keep singing "for the joy of it." Her next stop is the Hamilton-based choir Singin' Women, made up of homeless and precariously housed women and their allies. Yet, all cares evaporate when the singing begins.
After a couple of revelationary singing retreats, as well as some time spent with a choir singing for chronically ill and dying patients, Bokma realizes singing in a group is not only good for body and soul, it also increases social connectedness, a sense of belonging and all of that is good.
This is a powerful chapter that can trigger tear-filled moments. It's a good place to stop reading for the day in order to process Bokma's spiritual journey through the first half of 2017 as well as the intense feelings that readers may experience.
July is certainly a great month to take a trip, but it's a psychedelic trip with therapeutic overtones that Bokma embarks on with the help of an ayahuasca ceremony, holotropic breathwork and some magic mushrooms. Her guided experiences take Bokma through the process of letting go of children and motherhood and realizing the everlasting bond between mothers and daughters, but it also gives the reader a brutally honest account of her relationships with her own two daughters and especially her husband, Jeff.
August is a busy month dealing with Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) that encapsulates pretty much the entire dogma of organized religion and leaves individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, perfectionism, and a sense of being unlovable. It's also the chapter that asks you to think of Jesus as a protector and a radical who challenged the authorities of his time.
This is also the time that Bokma explores her local Unitarian church, whose welcoming philosophy includes believing in inherent worth and dignity, a free and responsible search for truth and meaning, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence.
Bokma also explores a very long list of secular gatherings, including drumming circles, secular alcoholics anonymous meetings, storytelling events, death cafes, and the Women's March on Washington, in order "to nurture that shared ethical basis."
September brings an exploration of supernatural states like chakras, reiki, tarot card readings, past-life regression therapy and mediums.
October is spent meeting Tim, the brother Bokma never knew she had. It was also spent exploring all aspects of death and coming to terms with it over dinner with a group of women friends.
November ushers in the ultimate spiritual practice - gratitude as well as rebuilding relationships.
December becomes the month Bokma lets go of exhausting Christmas traditions (two years ago I also decided to give money, chocolate, and a few trinkets, go out for Chinese food, and then see a movie) and declutters and organizes not only her house but her personal life.
Being the same age as Bokma, I often found myself thinking I tried reiki or tarot readings, OMG that same thing happened to me at that age, or I remember feeling the exact same way when I encountered that situation. There's a familiarity, unity, perceived sisterhood, and natural comfortableness that comes with these shared experiences.
Interspersed throughout Bokma's spiritual journey are interesting, often heart-wrenching stories of her life. It was a privilege to share in Bokma's year of self-discovery and learning to love herself. I can hardly wait for the next chapter.
My Year of Living Spiritually by Anne Bokma, published by Douglas and McIntyre (2019)
Doreen Nicoll is a feminist and a member of several community organizations working diligently to end poverty, hunger and gendered violence.


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Major global banks, notably JPMorgan Chase, are testing investor interest in the trade finance equivalent of collateralized debt obligations as a way of boosting their lending capacity in the face of stricter regulations.
Major global banks, notably JPMorgan Chase, are testing investor interest in the trade finance equivalent of collateralized debt obligations as a way of boosting their lending capacity in the face of stricter regulations. New global regulations, especially higher capital requirements, are expected to triple trade finance prices.


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"War Memorials of the Adelaide Hills" Book
The Adelaide Hills Council was fortunate to obtain a grant through the South Australian Government's "Anzac Day Commemoration Fund". For this they nominated that the funds would be used towards "research and preservation of Honour Board Memorials of Adelaide Hills", and to "engage with schools and local groups to locate and research honour boards for inclusion in the publication War Memorials of the Adelaide Hills".
The War Memorials of the Adelaide Hills Council
To commemorate Anzac 2015, a publication "War Memorials of the Adelaide Hills" was produced which details information about the war memorials throughout the Adelaide Hills in the towns covered by the Council, giving town name with details of the monuments.
A second edition of "War Memorials of the Adelaide Hills", that will also include additional material and corrections that have been made by the community will also be produced, and released in due course.
The Council also have a separate project to research, photograph and record details on all the honour boards in the Council area. While the majority of the honour boards can be found in local RSLs, community halls and schools, others have found their way to more obscure locations. The lack of detail of honour boards made it difficult to provide a comprehensive account of the memorials within the Council area. The aim is for this one to be released as a book as well.
The Adelaide Hills Council covers a large area in the Hills region, and includes the towns: Aldgate, Aldgate Valley, Ashton, Balhannah, Basket Range, Birdwood, Bradbury, Bridgewater, Carey Gully, Castambul, Chain of Ponds, Charleston, Cherryville, Crafers, Crafers West, Cudlee Creek, Dorset Vale, Eagle on the Hill, Forest Range, Forreston, Greenhill, Gumeracha, Heathfield, Houghton, Humbug Scrub, Inglewood, Inverbrackie, Ironbank, Kenton Valley, Kersbrook, Lenswood, Lobethal, Longwood, Lower Hermitage, Marble Hill, Millbrook, Montacute, Mount George, Mount Lofty, Mount Torrens, Mylor, Norton Summit, Oakbank, Paracombe, Piccadilly, Rostrevor, Scott Creek, Stirling, Summertown, Teringie, Upper Hermitage, Upper Sturt, Uraidla, Verdun, Woodforde, and Woodside.
The Adelaide Hills Council believe that honour boards are another link in conserving our heritage and in the recognition of the sacrifice made by young men and women at times of war, and they are after your help. If you know the whereabouts of any honour boards within the district please let them know.
project convenor: Helen Smith
email: mail@ahc.sa.gov.au
web: www.ahc.sa.gov.au
2 Responses to ""War Memorials of the Adelaide Hills" Book"
Richard McCarthy says:
We have an honour board at the Hope Forest-Dingabledinga War Memorial Hall on Brookman Road, Hope Forest. i can email a photo if you wish.
Richard McCarthy
Secretary HFRA
Alona says:
Richard, by all means you could contact the Council and see if they are interested, but Hope Forest isn't technically part of the Adelaide Hills Council, but rather the Alexandrina one. But it wouldn't hurt to check.
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Vol. 6 No. 6 (2017): June 2017 /
Maternal and perinatal outcome in preterm premature rupture of membranes
Jameela Diraviyam M. V. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government T D Medical College, TDMCH, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Lalithambica karunakaran Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government T D Medical College, TDMCH, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Choriomnionitis, Latency period, Maternal outcome, Perinatal outcome, Sepsis
Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) occurs in 3% of pregnancies and is responsible for approximately one third of all preterm births. Objective of present study was to analyse the maternal and perinatal outcome of PPROM patients between 28 to 36 weeks +6days
Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on 141 antenatal patients between 28 to 36weeks+6days with PPROM admitted to Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government TD Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India from September 2014 to September 2015. After establishing the diagnosis of PPROM patients were monitored and Maternal and perinatal outcomes were studied.
Results: 77% patients had late PPROM. 60% of early PPROM latency period >24 hrs and were managed conservatively till 34 weeks. 18% had chorioamnionitis and immediate termination of pregnancy. 73% of newborns in this group needed admission due to complications of prematurity like RDS (54.54%). Perinatal mortality (2.12%) was due to sepsis. 80% of late PPROM had latency period <24 hrs and only 4% had chorioamnionitis.18.5% babies in this group had hyperbilirubinemia. There was statistically significant association between latency period and perinatal complications (p=0.001). RDS was 33% in latency period <24hrs, 18% in >24hrs and sepsis was 36% in >24hrs and 10% in <24hrs.
Conclusions: The most common cause of perinatal mortality in early PPROM is prematurity and its complications. Hence conservative management to prolong pregnancy is recommended under strict monitoring for evidence of chorioamnionitis. At the earliest evidence of chorioamnionitis termination irrespective of gestational age is warranted. In late PPROM, perinatal outcome is good. So, termination is advised as conservative management shall add to the fetal and maternal morbidity due to sepsis.
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