Guests: Classroom guest panelist Paul Breed with co-hosts Dr. Livingston, Dr. John Jurist, Dr. Jim Logan. Topics: The Rocket Equation and why it matters. Welcome to Lesson 2 The Rocket Equation in our Space Show Classroom series. This nearly two hour program focused on The Rocket Equation, how to understand it, use it, and why we build and launch rockets the way we do. In the first of two segments, Paul Breed began our discussion using his presentation materials posted on The Space Show Classroom blog, http://spaceshowclassroom.wordpress.com. This is a very comprehensive discussion and explanation of the rocket equation and the physics and engineering governing the launching of chemical rockets. Paul and our co-hosts talked at length about the difference between suborbital and orbital, the amount of energetic differences in the two and why going to orbit is 25 times harder than suborbital flight. We talked about fuel, mass rations for the rocket full of fuel and payload as well as the rocket's dry weight mass ratios. We talked about the need to accelerate to a minimum of 17,000 mph and the 1,000 mph boost the rocket gets from launching west to east at the equator which diminishes to only about a 300 mph if you launch from a polar site. The Classroom rocket equation team also described and explained the penalty for launching east to west and used Israel as the example for this type of launch. Comparisons were made to the Saturn V rocket and jets. We talked about why a big rocket has less of a launch penalty than a small rocket, the SSTO was examined so that all of us would understand why it is so difficult and illusive to build. We talked about why wings, landing gear and reusable robustness work against the orbital vehicle but are better for the suborbital vehicles. Air-breathing rocket engines were discussed along with jet engines, and toward the end of this segment, we got into the rocket' equation significance for costs. In our second segment, Paul took us through the rocket characteristics, mass, and costs for the typical Lunar Lander Challenger rocket. Listen carefully to what he says about this and how the rocket equation dictates the scaling up for this type of vehicle to orbital status. Paul said such a vehicle would have a gross takeoff mass of 3,000,000 pounds! Air drag was discussed in both segments of the show but again applied to small rockets in this segment, thus within certain limits, an air launch of a smaller rocket is useful. Paul explained why in his opinion the ramjets, scramjets, and hypersonics don't make sense other than for the military or only for upper atmospheric operation because at best they can only produce about 16% of the needed energy for orbit. But again, for suborbital, its a different story. During this segment, we explained rocket staging. As you will hear, each stage is planned and designed using the rocket equation but builds upon the performance of the preceding stage. Later in this segment, Dr. Logan used the Space Shuttle and the SMEs as an example of mass ratios for payload. We had support on what Jim was saying with a Space Shuttle scientist from Houston who offered many comments and facts regarding the Space Shuttle example. This example dramatically describes what Paul, John, and Jim talked about during this rocket equation program. Near the end of Lesson 2, we discussed possible propulsion and space access from other means that would allow significantly better performance given the rocket equation constraints or even not be subject to the rocket equation including nuclear, the space elevator, fusion, and non-chemical rockets. We also talked about the difference in fantasy and reality and all our participants said that the fantasy while important, does not work for space exploration. Space exploration requires reality and reality is not interchangeable with fantasy. The issue of changing orbits came up, carrying more fuel on an emergency Space Shuttle flight, and why its not practical or doable and even insignificant given the ratios for the shuttle. If you have a comment or question for any of the participants on this Classroom program, please post it on the blog. E-mail addresses for the three co-hosts are listed on the blog. For Paul Breed please use paul@rasdoc.com.


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Q: UITableView - Populate labels on each cell I have the following code, which should populate a UITableView with information provided from a JSON variable. Problem is that none of the labels (TitleLabel and ReferenceLabel) populate and I'm left with the default label titles. What am I missing (this is driving me crazy)?
TableView.h
    #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#define kGETUrl @"http://localhost/RtnDBScript.php"

@interface TableViewController : UITableViewController {

    NSMutableArray *json;
}

TableView.m
#import "TableViewController.h"
#import "TableViewCell.h"

@interface TableViewController ()

@end

@implementation TableViewController

- (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style
{
    self = [super initWithStyle:style];

    if (self) {

    }
    return self;
}

- (void) getData:(NSData *) data {
    json = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:kNilOptions error:nil];
    [self.tableView reloadData];
}

- (void) start {
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:kGETUrl];
    NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];

    [self getData:data];
}

#pragma mark - View Lifecycle
- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    [self start];
}

#pragma mark - Table view data source

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
    // Return the number of rows in the section.
    return [json count];
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"TableViewCell";

    TableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[TableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    }
    NSDictionary *info = [json objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    cell.TitleLabel.text = [info objectForKey:@"Name"];
    cell.DescriptionLabel.text = [info objectForKey:@"Message"];

    return cell;
}

In the above code i get the following error 'Property 'TitleLabel' not found on object of type 'CountryTableViewCell'
cell.TitleLabel.text = [info objectForKey:@"Name"];
    cell.DescriptionLabel.text = [info objectForKey:@"Message"];
TableViewCell.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface CountryTableViewCell : UITableViewCell{
}

TabelViewCell.m
@implementation CountryTableViewCell

- (void)awakeFromNib {
    // Initialization code
}

- (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated {
    [super setSelected:selected animated:animated];

    // Configure the view for the selected state
}

Any and all help appreciated.

A: Can you please try?
CountryTableViewCell *cell = (CountryTableViewCell*)[tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];

// It seems that you are using prototype cell so no need to alloc.
//if (cell == nil) {
//    cell = [[CountryTableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
//}

Just make sure CellIdentifier is matching to the identifier in storyboard prototype cell.
Update:
If you can see the default text then the problem can be in binding the labels (Labels are created but not bound to outlet).
To verify put a log right after assignment of text.
NSLog([cell.TitleLabel description]);

Can you please try
 cell.TitleLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[info objectForKey:@"Name"]];// Tell the system explicitly that this value will be NSString.

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The China Scholarship Council: An Overview
Ryan Fedasiuk
The Chinese government seeks to exert influence through its scholarship and exchange programs. This issue brief assembles a picture of the China Scholarship Council—the primary vehicle by which the state provides scholarships—through Chinese-language sources.
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Since the 2010s, U.S. officials have voiced concerns that the Chinese government may attempt to influence or exploit Chinese students on study abroad programs in its quest for foreign technology. Some Chinese student associations at U.S. universities have spoken out about the Chinese government's efforts to provide unwanted "guidance." However, in the first half of 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice charged several Chinese students with committing visa fraud and acting as agents of the People's Republic of China. The extent to which the PRC government may attempt to influence Chinese students, by what means, and how to respond, remain the subjects of debate in the United States.
One avenue by which the Chinese government could exert influence over students is through scholarship and exchange programs. This paper synthesizes Chinese-language resources on the China Scholarship Council—the primary vehicle by which the Chinese government provides scholarships. It describes the characteristics and features of the CSC's largest programs but does not attempt to assess the intent of these programs beyond what is explicitly stated by Chinese primary sources.
The CSC sponsors about 12 percent of foreign students studying in China in a given year (roughly 65,000 students) and seven percent of Chinese students studying abroad (again, approximately 65,000 students).
The CSC's largest study abroad scholarship programs are for Chinese graduate students.
No more than 18 percent of Chinese students in the United States receive funding from the CSC, but the number is likely closer to seven percent (about 26,000 students).
The CSC strongly encourages, and in some cases requires, Chinese scholarship recipients to return to work in China after completing their studies abroad, regardless of country of study.
Despite this pressure, more than 85 percent of U.S.-based Chinese STEM PhD students intend to stay in the United States.
More recently, the CSC has drastically increased the number of cooperative training programs it sponsors between elite foreign universities and Chinese research institutions, some of which are subject to U.S. export controls or affiliated with China's defense industrial base.
Ryan Fedasiuk, "The China Scholarship Council: An Overview" (Center for Security and Emerging Technology, July 2020), cset.georgetown.edu/research/the-china-scholarship-council:-an-overview/. https://doi.org/10.51593/20200042

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Twitter Breach Revives Cloud Security Fears
Google defends Google Apps security
Early Cloud Adopters Ride Out Hype Cycle
Busting the nine myths of cloud computing
Twitter breach revives security issues with cloud computing
Concerns are the same as with any outsourcing, remote data access, IT managers say
Security and privacy issues over cloud computing are not very different from those surrounding any sort of IT outsourcing and need to be treated that way, security managers and analysts say in the wake of breaches involving Twitter and Google Apps.
The incident has resurfaced many familiar concerns relating to cloud computing and is raising questions over a multimillion-dollar plan by the city of Los Angeles to move its e-mail and office applications to the cloud.
While many of the concerns are valid, it's important to retain perspective around them, security experts said.
"These concerns are very similar to the concerns and risks associated with traditional data storage outsourcing, offshoring, or other forms of remote data access," said Christopher Pierson, chief privacy officer with a large financial institution, which he asked not be identified. "Within the cloud, the standard issues of user access, authentication, encryption, location of storage all exist and need to be thought through on the front end," he said.
The advice comes in the wake of the July 15 disclosure by Twitter that a hacker had accessed a substantial amount of company data stored on Google Apps by first hijacking a Twitter employee's official e-mail account. Though the breach had more to do with weak passwords and password resets, the incident has nevertheless drawn fresh attention to broader security and privacy concerns related to cloud computing.
Some groups in Los Angeles are pointing to the Twitter/Google Apps incident as a reason why the city needs to reconsider a recently proposed plan to move e-mail and office applications to Google Apps.
Under the $7.25 million plan, the city will transition its Novell GroupWise e-mail and Microsoft Office applications to Google's e-mail and office productivity products starting this December. The migration is expected to save the city more than $6 million in software license costs over the next five years and an additional $7.5 million from reallocating resources dedicated to GroupWise to other tasks.
But some, such as the Consumer Watchdog group said the Twitter incident raises the question of whether "Google's cloud as offered provides adequate safeguards." Moving medical and health-related records, and information on domestic and sexual assault and substance abuse to Google raises concerns over how such sensitive data will be protected, the group wrote in a letter addressed to City Council members.
"Before jumping into the Google deal, City Council needs to insist on appropriate guarantees -- for instance substantial financial penalties in the event of any security breach," John Simpson, a consumer advocate for the group wrote.
In a similar letter sent a few days after the Twitter breach, the World Privacy Forum urged the city to move forward "slowly and cautiously' because of continuing uncertainty over the legal status of sensitive private information stored in the cloud. The letter noted that different types of information that the city was planning on migrating to Google had different security requirements. For instance, while health data is covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), classified information, tax records and law enforcement data are subject to different requirements.
"It is not clear that the security provided under the contract can meet all existing security obligations" World Privacy Forum executive director Pam Dixon wrote in the letter.
Such issues should not be underestimated and need to be part of any risk assessment involving the cloud computing environment, IT managers said.
"The cloud means that you are generally getting your IT services from the public Internet as opposed to the more private networks you are used to," said Matt Kesner, chief technology officer at Fenwick & West LLP, a San Francisco-based law firm.
Companies need to consider how this fact affects the security and privacy of their data, Kesner said. "It's one thing if you could be sabotaged by five people or even 500 people working with you in your company. It's another thing if the people stealing your information could be any other person on the planet," he said.
Other issues that companies need to consider are the co-mingling of data, which can happen when cloud providers host multiple customers on the same systems and data centers, and the fact that a company's data could be stored anywhere, Pierson said. Issues relating to data destruction, intellectual property protection, and privilege - such as doctor/patient privilege issues - are matters that need to be considered when migrating sensitive data to the cloud, Pierson added.
"The true security of the cloud remains uncertain at best," said David Rice, author of Geekonomics and a consultant with the Monterey Group.
"This uncertainty allows wild variations in claims both for and against security concerns in the cloud," Rice said. At a high level, however, cloud computing environments present "about as juicy a target" as it gets for hackers because they represent a concentration of data from multiple sources.
"There appears to be a strong tendency for blind faith among potential cloud customers that a service provider will somehow be better at securing data than the client is," Rice said. "This is a hope based on unproven assertions about security by cloud vendors and driven by client frustrations about managing their own IT environments," he added.
Security concerns relating to the cloud are not overblown, said Jim Kirby, director of information infrastructure at Dataware Services LLC in Sioux Falls, S.D. However, the concerns are the same as those involving any outsourcing project and touch upon data confidentiality, protection, integrity and availability.
"For an individual business deciding to go cloud or not, it's really a risk assessment issue around the four points," he said. For large businesses, it's hard to see how the benefits of cloud computing might outweigh the risks, he said, but "if I were a startup or small business where data access wasn't a critical component of operations, the ability to deliver and scale rapidly would almost certainly outweigh the risk of using a cloud," Kirby said.


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Systematics Of Fish Larvae And Use Of Fish Ontogeny In Phylogenetic Analysis
Mark McGrouther
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Because larvae differ so much from adults (the analogy with caterpillars and butterflies is appropriate), they are difficult to identify.
Research Scientist: Dr Jeff Leis
Fish Larvae
Nearly all bony fishes, especially marine ones, have a pelagic larval stage which is morphologically very different from the adult. In general, these larvae live in different places than the adult, have different behaviours, eat different foods and have different predators. During this larval phase, the tiny fish develops from little more than an egg with a tail to a miniature adult with all organs fully operational. In addition, many species have highly specialised larval morphologies, with various structures such as strong spines on the head, that are modified or lost upon metamorphosis.
Larval Fish Systematics
Because larvae differ so much from adults (the analogy with caterpillars and butterflies is appropriate), they are difficult to identify. Much research effort involves working out developmental series of fishes, and describing these to enable other researchers to identify larvae, including many of commercial importance. Once the development (or, ontogeny) of these fishes is understood, it can be used to help understand the relationships. The major group under study at present is the Family Lutjanidae, or the tropical snappers, an important commercial, world-wide, warm-water group. The proceedings of a symposium titled "Fish Larvae and Systematics: Ontogeny and Relationships" (co-organized and co-edited by Drs Jeffrey M Leis, John E Olney and Muneo Okiyama) appeared in the Bulletin of Marine Science in early 1997.
This research has been funded by ARC and the Australian Museum. External collaborators on larval fish systematics research include Dr H Geoffrey Moser, US National Marine Fisheries Service, La Jolla, California; Dr Lynnath Beckley of the Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, South Africa; and Mr Carl van der Lingen of Sea Fisheries, Capetown, South Africa. Projects are also under way with Australian Museum staff and associates Ms Sally E Reader, Ms Dianne J. Bray, Ms Brooke Carson-Ewart, Dr Tom Trnski, Dr Tony Miskiewicz, Ms Krysia Lee and Ms Suzanne Bullock.
We recently published an identification guide to fish larvae that covers 120 families. The illustrations on this page are taken from that book:
Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart. (editors). 2000. The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes. An identification guide to marine fish larvae. (Fauna Malesiana Handbooks 2). E.J. Brill, Leiden. ( A soft cover version of this book was published in 2004).
-Abstracts of other recent papers from this project:
Larval development of Pagellus natalensis and evaluation of what larval morphology indicates about relationships in the perciform fish family Sparidae
Jeffrey M. Leis1, Thomas Trnski1 and Lynnath E. Beckley2
1 Ichthyology, and Centre for Evolutionary Research, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. Email Jeff Leis
2 Oceanographic Research Institute, P.O. Box 10712, Marine Parade, Durban 4056, South Africa.
Abstract. We describe the larval development of Pagellus natalensis based on 34 field specimens of 2-19 mm from the western Indian Ocean off South Africa. P. natalensis has unusual larval morphology for a sparid: in particular, extensive head spination including a serrate supraoccipital crest, serrate supraocular, pterotic, and supracleithral ridges, interopercular spines, strong preopercular spination and pitted frontal bones. Development in the family Sparidae is briefly reviewed, and larval development of P. natalensis is central to this review. We suggest what larval morphology might reveal about sparid relationships, and pose several hypotheses for further testing. These include: Pagellus, Pagrus and Dentex as currently conceived are polyphyletic; Pagellus affinis, bellottii and natalensis and Pagruspagrus are closely related; spiny larval morphology is derived within the Sparidae and indicates that the currently recognized subfamilies are polyphyletic; Spondyliosoma is monophyletic; Calamus and Spondyliosoma are sister taxa.
Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 367-376.
Larval development of Achoerodus viridis (Pisces: Labridae), the Australian Eastern Blue Groper.
Jeffrey M Leis1 and Amanda C Hay
Ichthyology and Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Research, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
1 contact author (Email Jeff Leis)
Abstract. Larvae of the south-eastern Australian endemic hypsigenyin labrid Achoerodus viridis are described and illustrated from 30 specimens (3.0-9.6 mm) captured in plankton nets and larval-fish beach seines. Development is typical for labrids. Larvae of A. viridis can be distinguished from those of other labrids because they possess distinctive pigment, 28 myomeres, and fin-ray counts of D XI,11, A III,11, and P1 16-18. Larvae of closely-related hypsigenyin labrid genera are poorly known, but similar. Adult A. viridis live on coastal rocky reefs. Larvae of 3.0-8.2 mm were found over the continental shelf off central New South Wales in the Western Tasman Sea. Larvae of 6.6-7.7 mm were captured in a tidal channel leading to an estuarine lagoon, and the smallest larvae captured in sea grass beds in the lagoon were 7.2 and 8.5 mm.
Ichthyological Research 51(1):46-51.
A larva of the eteline lutjanid, Randallichthys filamentosus (Pisces: Perciformes), with comments on phylogenetic implications of larval morphology of basal lutjanids
Jeffrey M Leis
Ichthyology, Aquatic Zoology, Australian Museum, 6 College St, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
Abstract. The only known larva of Randallichthys filamentosus, a 9.7 mm specimen, is characterized by finray counts of D X,11, A III, 9, ~50 lateral-line scales, an extremely long and whip-like spine 2 of the dorsal fin (80% body length), and very long first ray of the pelvic fin (74% body length). Like all eteline larvae, it is fully scaled at a small size. Within the Lutjanidae, this larva shares the otherwise unique morphological features of very elongate whiplike dorsal-fin spine and very elongate pelvic-fin ray with some species of the apsiline genus Paracaesio. Evidence from larvae supports Johnson's hypothesis, based on adult morphology, that the Etelinae and Apsilinae are basal lutjanids. The morphology of lutjanid larvae, however, suggests several hypotheses of relationships within basal lutjanids that differ from those based on adult morphology: that the lutjanid subfamilies Etelinae and Apsilinae form a monophyletic group, that Paracaesio is polyphyletic, that Randallichthys and some Paracaesio spp. are closely related, and that Aphareus is closely related to Pristipomoides, not Randallichthys.
Published in Zootaxa 1008: 57 – 64 (2005)
1. Australian Museum Larval Fishes website
2. Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart. (editors). 2000. The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes. An identification guide to marine fish larvae. (Fauna Malesiana Handbooks 2). E.J. Brill, Leiden. ( A soft cover version of this book was published in 2004).
Smooth Golden Toadfish, Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)
Magpie Perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, Richardson, 1850
Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878)
Monodactylidae: Diamondfishes, fingerfishes
Dwarf Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963
Little Weed Whiting, Neoodax balteatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Maori Rockcod, Epinephelus undulatostriatus (Peters, 1867)
Coleman's Seahorse, Hippocampus colemani Kuiter, 2003
Mosaic Leatherjacket, Eubalichthys mosaicus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
Onion Trevally, Carangoides caeruleopinnatus (Ruppell, 1830)
Eastern Pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus (Gunther, 1862)
Eastern Fiddler Ray, Trygonorrhina fasciata Müller & Henle, 1841
Ontogeny of swimming speed in larvae of pelagic-spawning, tropical, marine fishes
Publications From Lanternfish Research
This page lists some of John Paxton's Lanternfish publications.
Research Projects 2003
The following research projects were carried out during 2003. Project leaders who are postgraduate students are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Ontogeny of behaviour in larvae of marine demersal fishes
Proceedings of the Symposium
Fish publications - 2006
The following papers published in 2006 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.
In situ behavioural ontogeny in larvae of three temperate, marine fishes
Percichthyidae: Australian freshwater basses, perches and cods
Percichthyids are fresh to brackish water fishes found in temperate regions of Australia (except for the tropical Guyu wujalwujalensis) and South America.
Life Histories of NSW Marine and Estuarine Fishes
In NSW, we know the life histories and habitat requirements for few species. It is the goal of this project to help fill those gaps. In short, this project involves systematic, ecological and behavioural research.
Behaviour as input for modelling dispersal of fish larvae: behaviour, biogeography, hydrodynamics, ontogeny, physiology and phylogeny meet hydrography
Swimming ontogeny of larvae of four temperate marine fishes


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Baines Simmons wins EMAR contracts with two NATO operating units
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Aviation safety consulting firm Baines Simmons has secured two contracts with NATO operating units: the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa, Hungary, and the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) unit in Geilenkirchen, Germany. Both contracts have a duration of around three months.
The consulting firm, which is a division of aviation services group Air Partner (20 offices globally), has been appointed to help the NATO units understand the benefits and the challenges associated with the implementation of EMAR's (European Military Airworthiness Requirements) 21, 145 and M stipulations.
Leveraging civil aviation best-practices, EMARs have been designed to improve the safety and efficiency of military aircraft. The EMARs are issued by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and outline how airworthiness of military aircraft is initially certified, managed and maintained through life. EMARs are forecasted to provide armed forces the potential to get more out of their aviation assets, whilst at the same time achieving significant savings.
The two operating units of NATO have now called upon Baines Simmons to support with the implementation of EMARs. "Baines Simmons is excited to have won the opportunity to help the units to recognise the costs and tangible benefits of EMAR implementation, over mere compliance on paper," said Bob Simmons, Director at the aviation consultancy.
He added, "The EMARs present a great opportunity for nations to work together to a high, common standard and to help cash-strapped armed forces to get the most out of their assets."
The move comes just months after Baines Simmons was appointed by European Defence Agency (EDA) as a trusted partner for its compliance toward the new airworthiness compliance measures, following a number of projects completed with the agency over the past twenty-four months.
Baines Simmons was founded in 2011 and today serves more than 750 aviation organisations and more than 40 aviation authorities. The firm provides three types of services: consulting, training and outsourced services.
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Thread: why only one undo?????????
could someone please explain to me why, after 7.5 versions of lightwave, is there still only one undo level on layout?
i would have thought that, by now, this incredibly frustrating oversight in programing would have been altered. judging by the fact that modeler has a user setable undo level (of at least 50), there must be some valid reason for this. i would greatly appreciate it if someone could spread some light apon this baffeling subject.
While you're at it, you should inquire about bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, and Atlantis. These are also questions that have puzzled mankind over the years.
Well, apart from anything like conspiracy theories or the Yeti I think there is a simple reason: Layout's somewhat outdated architecture. I don't want to beat on Layout or the people developing it, but come to think of it: How many functions are actually plugins? That wasn't to bad, but unfortunately the main application is rather unaware of these up to the moment when they are activated or used. So how do you undo something that Layout doesn't even recognize? Yes, it's once more a matter of inefficient internal communication that has brought down even some big industrial players .
considering that lightwave is vertualy just an empty platform for plugins to run from, perhaps the next plugin should be called "undo till the cows come home". a plugin specificaly designed to provide an almost endless undo level.
are L-Scripts like plugins where you have to load them to use them or what? only thing ive done in lightwave is pretty basic modelling, rendering and animation...most of the plugins i see on flay.com i dont even understand what they do, much less how to use them.
Ride the wave, the Lightwave!!!
l-scripts are very similar to plugins.
In both cases, you load them, add a button, and then use them pretty much like any other tool you use now.
Re: why only one undo?????????
Because Lightwaver's only make one mistake per animation!


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"Tim has a disarming personality and a professional's sense of what works. You can't help but feel like you're the most interesting subject he's ever shot, and the photos are awesome."
"My experience with Timothy honestly couldn't have been better. I was playing a show in NYC and he was enthusiastic, energetic -- getting unique shots from all different angles and views at the club. The shots he sent me all seem to capture an honest moment -- rather than feel like a staged shot, which, for me, was exactly what I was looking for. An authenticity, sensitively to light, and just flat out made me and my band look our best. Not to mention, he's the nicest guy, and super prompt with his photos. I'll definitely be asking Tim to shoot us again as soon as I have an occasion to do so."
I am one of those people who is phobic about having pics taking of myself. There are baby pics, a handful from my 20s, and then zilch!
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Not only was Tim good behind the camera, but he made me feel at ease and came up with a host of shots that not even I could deny looked good and that I could feel great about having out in the world for the pubic to see."
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I am a little late posting this issue's review as the new Mollie Makes magazine is out in the shops tomorrow.
I do believe that last month i mentioned how that issue was my favourite. Well scrap that because this issue is my favourite so far!! I just love the childrens rooms features and the photos are wonderful.
I have included a few of my favourite pages for you to marvel over!
Also, a little reminder about my GIVEAWAY!
Saturday is the last day to enter, i would love for you to enter :) And remember, it is open to everyone! Even if you are not a follower or have a blog.
Awww... I'll need to save my fabric scraps for Mini-Mice! So lovely.
I had a push-along dog like one of the ones in the photo - I'm sure I remember it... hmm... That was more than a couple of years ago (obv)!


We were a family with four daughters. No boys except Rock, our dad. Even the dog was a female. And I think we'd all agree that growing up in an all girl household was pretty rad. There were lots of musical sing-a-longs and hair curling and very few bugs and snakes. And contrary to what you might think, there wasn't a lot of catty fighting or diva behavior. My parents wouldn't have tolerated that. We were taught to treasure our sisters and enjoy family time together.
The only real 'problem' that arose in our household was that at some point pretty early on in my life, my two older sisters decided to gang up on me. Although they now claim to not know why (I am still convinced it's because I'm the only brunette), they just decided I wasn't part of their duo of awesomeness. Thankfully, my parents didn't stop at three girls, but went on to produce a fourth.
When Susanna was born, I seized the opportunity to convince her that I was awesome. She agreed, or at least enjoyed my company enough to tolerate my weird quirks. While the older two were busy being ever so cool, we bonded by being ever so crazy together. We memorized our favorite movies. We made up songs. We shared a room and our dollhouses and countless inside jokes. It was so.much.fun.
The only problem with sisters is that eventually you all grow up and stop living under the same roof. Now none of us live in the same state anymore. In fact, Susanna took her awesome self all the way to LONDON. While she lives a glamorous single life working at a swanky auction house, I'm still in Maryland, living 20 mins from the house we grew up in and raising my own family of (almost) four (perhaps she should have been the one teaching me how to be awesome all those years!). We love each other dearly but rarely do our schedules match up. Even then, it's for a rushed Skype call with my children politely interrupting screaming at the screen. In person visits happen two or three times a year max.
That's why we decided to do this blog together. It's something we can work on together. It's a creative outlet that we both need and a fun way to document our lives. But most importantly, it's a way for me to SEE my SISTER. We hope you'll enjoy seeing us too.
p.s. Just in case you were wondering, my older two sisters eventually accepted me and I miss them and love them just as much as Susanna.
Those were wonderful days–we miss them.
Being the third girl of four as well, I can totally relate! Fun read!


Picture this: You're recruited for a month long internship with a top company, and should you succeed at that internship, the company will offer you a job. However, at the end of the internship, you find out you didn't make the cut. However, another top company happened to notice you, and offers you a full time position there, no questions asked.
Admittedly, while not the best way, this is still a good way to describe what happened to Texas Rangers pitcher Logan Verrett. A former Mets draft pick and projected fringe major leaguer, Verrett was given the opportunity for a fresh start when he was plucked out of their system by the Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 Draft. Verrett had a decent spring, but given the lack of space on the Orioles' roster, especially in the relief corps, the team tried to keep him by sneaking him through the waiver wire. The Rangers, who have been dealing with several injuries this spring, pounced, and flew him out to Arlington where he was given the opportunity to pitch against his old team, the Mets, in an exhibition tuneup.
The Rule 5 Draft is mutually beneficial for teams and players. On the players side, it allows certain prospects who have languished in the minor leagues for years to showcase their stuff for teams who need, and are looking for cheap talent. On the teams' side, it's a very cheap way to try out a player who may or may not have major league potential. Should the player succeed, he has the opportunity to stay on the roster, provided it's for a full year. Should he not, the team offers the player back to his old team for half the money it cost to draft him.
The Rule 5 Draft has been especially beneficial for teams looking for relief help, as it has yielded plenty of decent pitchers; among the more recent examples, Josh Fields, who went from being a failed first round pick in the Red Sox system to being a key member of the Astros bullpen, and TJ McFarland, an Indians minor leaguer who went to the Orioles and became a solid reliever/starter hybrid.
This year's class, while it's still a bit early to make determinations, has the best shot of being one of the more valuable Rule 5 classes in the draft's history. Usually during Spring Training, about half of the picks made are returned to their original teams, but as of today, only one, Astros pitcher Jandel Gustave has been returned, while all those left still have shots at, or have already made the major league roster.
Oscar Hernandez was all but given a shot at being Arizona's backup catcher as the team opted not to upgrade the position following the Miguel Montero trade. With Tuffy Gosewisch expected to start until top prospect Peter O'Brien was ready, Hernandez seemed primed for the important role of backup catcher. However, Hernandez injured his wrist while batting back in early march, and underwent surgery. He is currently in his third week of recovery; usually this type of surgery takes up to 5 weeks to recover. While his roster status is murky, his competition for the backup spot doesn't seem to offer much concern as to whether or not he will stay, or be returned to Tampa Bay. Gerald Laird may have experience, but a 36 year old catcher isn't exactly reassuring for long term security, and Blake Lalli is a more expensive Hernandez. Expect the Diamondbacks to make a decision on him soon.
While first round picks and top prospects are often given higher visibility than other minor leaguers, it doesn't always mean that they're immune to being expendable, and no better example comes to mind than Delino DeShields. The former Astros first round pick took an exceptionally long time to adjust to the minor leagues after being drafted, and jumped on and off of the Top 100 Prospect list. Just when it seemed like he had finally come into his own, however, the Astros had strengthened their system and he found himself expendable. With the Rangers, DeShields has the opportunity to be a fourth outfielder and a late inning speed boost. Given the Rangers' constant problems with injuries, it wouldn't be a surprise if DeShields does find some regular playing time during the season.
If you're a Rule 5 Pick, and you somehow make it on the Orioles roster, chances are you will likely stick. Given the team's recent success with Darren O'Day and TJ McFarland, Jason Garcia is likely breathing a sigh of relief, and thanking his lucky stars that he was kept while Logan Verrett was claimed. He's the typical Rule 5 guy, a pitcher who may present some value in the bullpen. If he can make himself noticed, he may not have to worry about being returned to Boston.
J.R. Graham is a former top prospect trying to reinvent himself after dealing with an injury that nearly ended his career. The former top 100 prospect is considered to still have some degree of value as a reliever, and is expected to enter high pressure situations to prove his worth. Graham was one of the few Rule 5 picks to gain exposure from the national media during camp, as his stirrups led to a fascinating human interest story from Fox Sports. Given the Twins' lack of a viable live arm in the bullpen, odds are Graham will not have to come back to Atlanta.
Taylor Featherston is probably the most underrated pick in this year's class. A guy who didn't make much buzz during the spring, he still somehow impressed the Angels brass enough to make the team as a backup infielder. Given the importance of backup shortstops, Featherston is likely going to serve primarily as a defensive sub off the bench. While the Angels have a glut of middle infield depth in Johnny Giavotella, Grant Green and Josh Rutledge, Featherston's positional versatility should give the Angels more incentive to keep him rather than return him to the Rockies.
Teams that are in rebuild mode often use their Rule 5 pick on positional players. The Marlins successfully gambled their 2005 pick and turned it into Dan Uggla, while the White Sox got value in catcher Adrian Nieto last year. This year, the Phillies are giving Odubel Herrera the opportunity to play the outfield while they play the rebuild game. Herrera has speed and a lively bat, and his glove makes him a valuable centerfielder. In fact, his play in centerfield effectively moved Ben Revere to left field. Herrera's spring, not to mention his ability has led one sports page to dub him the next Shane Victorino, who was, incidentally, a Rule 5 pick of the Phillies in 2005. Because of the value that Herrera offers, he could conceivably stay in Philadelphia, rather than go back to the clog that is the Rangers' middle infield depth.
Although not as visible as Verrett, Andrew McKirahan is filling a similar role to his fellow Rule 5er. Bullpen inconsistency and injuries essentially forced the Braves to claim the former Cubs prospect on waivers and use him. This isn't to make McKirahan's addition sound like a bad move, rather, it's good for him, as he has a guaranteed spot, at least until Josh Outman returns from the disabled list. McKirahan has value as a lefthandedhanded long reliever, and his spring has been decent; in fact he threw a perfect inning in his Braves debut. He and Luis Avilan will make up the left-handed portion of the Braves bullpen, which is a good idea to give him some experience as the Braves rebuild.
Sean Gilmartin follows a similar narrative to Josh Fields: a former first round pick ends up being traded to another team, and then toils in the minors there, only to be picked by another team in the Rule 5 draft. Once a consensus All-American, he found himself thrust into one of the oddest bullpen competitions in spring. Gilmartin was considered the "best man" in a competition where the best ERA was below 6, and though he settled down and lowered his ERA, the Mets went out and acquired two left-handed relievers, likely to put less pressure on him. With the Mets opting to go with an unconventional, and somewhat confusing 8 man bullpen, Gilmartin has the chance to prove that he's not just a warm body. As a former starter, his value will be in long relief. Even if Alex Torres has some consistency issues, Gilmartin is still on a shorter leash, and he will need to replicate his latter half of spring if he wants to avoid returning to Minnesota.
Daniel Winkler may be one of the biggest enigmas of this year's class. A right-hander with plenty of talent, he was struck by the Tommy John bug last year, and is expected to miss time while he recovers. Injuries are usually the big complicator for Rule 5 picks, so the amount of days that Winkler gets with the Braves will likely not be enough to exhaust his rule 5 status until 2016. Don't be surprised if he possibly gets returned to Colorado.
David Rollins is the biggest wild card of the group. While he does have value as a left-handed reliever, he unfortunately shot himself in the foot by testing positive for PEDs, leading to an 80 game suspension, the first time this has happened. The Mariners have not said whether they will return him to the Astros, but don't hold out hope that he will stay.
We've already covered Logan Verrett, so no need to go back there.
The only Rule 5 pick who has prior major league experience, Andy Oliver had an advantage over some of his contemporaries, and as the injuries hit, his chances seemed better and better. However, it seems as if Oliver may not have a spot on the team, despite making Bleacher Report's All Spring Training Team. Oliver was placed on waivers, and even if he clears, the Phillies would have to offer Oliver back to the Pittsburgh Pirates or make a deal involving him, before they could option him to the minors.
Of course, making the roster and surviving the season are two completely different things, so those who have made the the cut still have the challenge of staying on the major league roster. So long as a player stays on the active roster for 90 days, he will lost his Rule 5 status, and a team can proceed however they wish with their player.
Will we be seeing another Uggla, Victorino, or Johan Santana from this group? Time will tell.
And now for the final part of MinorLeagueMadhouse's 2014 mock draft.
The Rays do not have a shortage of prep arms, that's for certain, but given the weak corner infield talent in the draft, which is something the Rays system could use, it'd be better for them to stick to something they know how to develop. Dylan Cease is a fastball pitcher with other options, but they need to be smoothed out. For instance, his curveball is clocked at 70 MPH, which is a couple ticks faster than an average curveball. Cease is deceptive, his body doesn't look like it can take the rigors of pitching, so Cease has a sort of natural deception when he throws. However, like TCU's Brandon Finnegan, he is conscious of his delivery, but because he's young, he does have time to determine if he'll be a better starter or reliever.
Every year, a highly rated college pitcher takes a tumble. Two years ago, it was Mark Appel, last year, Arkansas' Ryne Stanek and Indiana State's Sean Manaea, and this year, it could be Aaron Nola. Avoiding the possible reasons why he could fall, Nola's game isn't reliant on strength, but rather, craft. His command is superb, and his pitching arsenal is very effective. However, his big knock is that he doesn't really have a standout pitch. Now, in the high school ranks, that would work, as the development of a high school pitcher allows for the selection of a dominant pitch, but in Nola's case, because of his potential accelerated development, he doesn't have as much time. Still in comparison to Indians top young pitcher Trevor Bauer, who does rely on strength, Nola does seem to have durability on his side.
The Dodgers system is stronger than you think, despite the big free agency and trade splurges over the past two years. But there's still the question of who will take over for Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier when they go? Joc Pederson and Yasiel Puig are good bets, but the third outfield spot remains unclear. Enter Michael Conforto. Conforto may not have Pederson's baseball pedigree, or Puig's range, but he does have the athletic pedigree. Conforto's father was a linebacker for Penn State, and his mother was a gold medalist in synchronized swimming in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Conforto does have power that matches Matt Kemp's pre-injury potential, and he could fit in the 3 or 4 spot in the Dodger lineup. Conforto does have a natural swing as well, which is good for a power hitter. If Conforto can improve his defense, expect his stock to rise, as Sporting News feels that he could be the top college hitter in 2014.
Detroit has an affinity for flame throwing relievers, see Joel Zumaya, Jose Valverde and Bruce Rondon for reference), but they still can't seem to get a quality closer. Nick Burdi may be the answer. Consistently clocked in the high 90's with the potential to reach triple digits, Burdi's ceiling is as a closer. What Burdi does lack, however, is a good tertiary pitch behind his fastball/slider combination. Sure, he's working on a change up, but it's still in the development stages as of the beginning of the college baseball season. Still, Burdi has the potential to be an Aroldis Chapman-type closer if he can hone the lesser parts of his game.
There are two ways that this pick can go. If Chapman isn't used on the mound at all this year, he'll make a solid infield prospect, however, if he is used on the mound more, scouts may see him the same way they saw former Fullerton teammate Michael Lorenzen. Matt Chapman has been used his entire college career as an infielder, but in summer leagues, especially Team USA, he was tried on the mound as a closer, and surprised people with his fastball. Chapman does have a strong arm and is a top defender, which should give him a few gold gloves, but his hitting needs to improve if he wants to succeed at the Major League level.
The A's are weak in terms of southpaw prospects. Although Billy Beane has shifted away from the moneyball philosophy of drafting collegiate talent in the past two years, Kyle Freeland may have enough upside for Beane to take a look at him. Like Sean Manaea last year, Freeland started getting attention while pitching for Hyannis of the Cape Cod League. His fastball does have movement on it which causes batters to overcompensate, and his slider often takes on the personality of a cutter. His body does have an effect on his mechanics, and scouts are wary of him being in the rotation, but in all likelihood, his effort to compensate could provide him with some leeway on certain evaluators. Freeland's stock can only rise more if he can figure out how to pitch to win at Evansville.
If there were any prospect that could be judged as a hard sign, it would be Missouri prep product Monte Harrison. Harrison has plenty of tools, he's a great hitter, an even better fielder, not to mention he has a strong commitment to the University of Nebraska for baseball and football (as a wide receiver). Given Atlanta's track record with high school outfielders, (see Jeff Francoueur and Jason Heyward), they could be one of the teams that would be willing to incur penalties and future pick forfeiture so that they can get this young man signed. The big flaw in his game, however, is his patience. If he can curb his strikeout numbers, he could rise to a top 15 pick riding on his athleticism alone.
NC State isn't the only school with two potential first round talents. JD Davis' right handed power as a first baseman and fastball as a pitcher could intrigue Boston to go after a second straight two way player after Trey Ball. Davis is kind of like Mike Napoli, but he's young and doesn't have the durability issues the former has. He has an excellent fielding arm, and already has a feel for wood bats, as evidenced by his second place finish in the Cape Cod League Home Run Derby. Davis could rise through the minors quickly and when Napoli is eventually named a designated hitter, could take his spot.
Kodi Medeiros is an enigma. His small stature, lack of control on his secondary pitches, and windup, not to mention he's in uncharted territory as a prep player from Hawaii should have teams backing away, but the Cardinals could actually use a prep lefty like him for their rotation down the road. Medeiros' biggest redeeming quality is his fastball, which while normally a low 90's offering, can go up to the mid 90's on occasion. Although his command is an issue, the movement on his secondary pitches has led to him acquiring the strikeout pitcher label. Medeiros would have some familiarity if he was drafted by the Cardinals, as he was teammates with second baseman Kolten Wong's brother Kean, an infielder in the Rays organization.
The order of the compensatory picks has not been released, and until they are, this will serve as the conclusion of the 2014 mock draft. Stay tuned for version two, which will be released by the start of the College World Series.


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Q: What is hybrid mode - corona I don't understand what is the difference between physics.setDrawMode("hybrid") and physics.setDrawMode("normal")?

A: According to the Corona documentation the normal mode is --for the default Corona renderer, with no collision outlines, while the hybrid one is --overlays collision outlines on normal display objects. You can read more about it here

A: To help debugging physics engine behaviour, Corona allows to set rendering mode to one of three:

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*normal - doesn't show collision outlines

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*hybrid - shows collision outlines on display objects, following  colors are used to distinguish between different bodies

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*orange — dynamic physics bodies

*dark blue — kinematic physics bodies

*green — static, non-moveable physics bodies

*gray — a body that is "sleeping" due to lack of activity

*light blue — physical joints (see the Physics Joints guide)

In the example below, the floor's outline is green, because it is a static, it doesn't move, as defined by the following code:
physics.addBody( floor, "static", { density=1.0, friction=0.3, bounce=0.2 } )

The ball's outline on the other hand, is orange when it's moving, and gray, when it's resting ("sleeping") on the floor.

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*debug - only collision engine outlines are shown;

"hybrid"/"debug" modes will be useful when debugging collisions (as bounding boxes of objects are shown), object movement, physical properties etc.
So in short, the difference between "normal" and "hybrid" modes is that in "hybrid" mode, you can see the physics properties of the bodies.
Documentation here and here.


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iPhone 11 Pro just destroyed Android in comprehensive performance tests
Apple's iPhone 11 Pro model, launched in September 2019. Image source: Zach Epstein for BGR
By Yoni Heisler @edibleapple
There's something of a narrative that Apple's innovation in the smartphone space came to a grinding halt years ago. And while there is some truth to the fact that smartphone innovation on the whole has slowed in recent years, that's not to say that iPhone releases have been lacking in the new feature department. If anything, we've seemingly become so accustomed to new phones with better hardware and better software that we've arguably become immune to some of the more impressive advancements offered up by next-gen devices.
Take the iPhone 11 Pro, for example. From the outside looking in, it may not seem all that different from last year's iPhone or the iPhone X before that. In reality, though, the iPhone 11 Pro has a lot of innovation under the hood that is not readily apparent at first glance. Aside from the introduction of Night mode, which is an overlooked innovation in its own right, the hardware advancements offered up by the iPhone 11 Pro are beyond impressive.
Getting right down to it, Apple's A13 Bionic is an absolute powerhouse that puts all competing processors to shame. Apple, for instance, notes that the A13 Bionic on the iPhone 11 Pro models "features up to 20 percent faster CPU and GPU than A12."
Marketing speak in official press releases is admittedly easy to gloss over, but an in-depth review by AnandTech reveals that the performance and efficiency offered up by the iPhone 11 Pro is not only best in class, but completely trounces any and all competitors. What's more, AnandTech notes that Apple's A13 may be as much as 2-3 years ahead of competing processors.
Overall, in terms of performance, the A13 and the Lightning cores are extremely fast. In the mobile space, there's really no competition as the A13 posts almost double the performance of the next best non-Apple SoC. The difference is a little bit less in the floating-point suite, but again we're not expecting any proper competition for at least another 2-3 years, and Apple isn't standing still either.
The type of performance improvements made possible by the A13 may not be as sexy an innovation as, say, the introduction of Touch ID a few years ago, but that doesn't make them any less impressive or relevant.
One benchmark test performed by AnandTech can be viewed below.
Image source: AnandTech
Beyond the A13, Apple finally gave Apple fans what they wanted in terms of battery life. For years, iPhone users made it clear that they'd rather have a slightly thicker device if it resulted in longer battery life. With the iPhone 11, Apple finally answered those prayers. What's more, the battery life improvements afforded by Apple's iPhone 11 Pro models are substantial, to say the least.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max, for example, has 5 more hours of battery life than last year's iPhone XS Max. The iPhone 11 Pro, meanwhile, boasts 4 more hours of battery life than last year's iPhone XS. These are huge battery life developments that shouldn't be glossed over.
All in all, the iPhone 11 Pro has a number of new innovative features that may not be so obvious at first glance. From vastly improved cameras — including a Night mode that works like magic — to absolutely insane system performance and jaw-dropping battery life, the notion that Apple's ability to innovate has waned is way off-base.
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A life long Mac user and Apple enthusiast, Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large for over 6 years. His writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and most recently, TUAW. When not writing about and analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions, the most recent examples being The Walking Dead and Broad City.
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Two new faces for England Counties
Posted by: County Rugby : International
TWO NEW faces come into the England Counties squad ahead of their match against France Federale on Friday evening at Ealing Trailfinders (7pm).
Blaydon lock Chris Wearmouth and Richmond�s No 8, JP Attlee, replace James Inglis (Esher) who is unavailable and Joe Burton (Loughborough Students) who is in action for England Students against France Universities (Richmond Athletic, 7.30pm).
The England Counties went down 30-20 to the Ireland Club XV two weeks ago despite reducing the home side�s 12 point lead to 23-20 in the second half.
Wearmouth�s memories of the men in green are however more positive having played and scored in the Counties 34-16 win over Ireland at Preston Grasshoppers last year.
�That was an incredible match to be part of,� remembers Wearmouth, �Crossing the line in the last play of the game was a once in a lifetime feeling but it was an intense game. The Irish are a physical and imposing side.
�It was always going to be a tough ask for the players going over there but hopefully we can put right any wrongs in the match against France.�
The Counties squad had limited time together before flying to Ireland, meeting for the first time on the Wednesday before playing on the Friday night.
�There is real quality in this squad and they will be much stronger for having the experience of playing together. I�m really looking forward to joining up with them tomorrow,� said Wearmouth.
The Blaydon lock also represented England Counties on tour to East Africa in June 2012 where he played in all three fixtures.
�We did a lot of good work off the field. It was an amazing opportunity to impact and develop rugby in the countries we visited through the outreach and coaching,� he added, �It was a very memorable and special experience for everyone involved.
�From the tour and last year�s match against Ireland, I am familiar with the coaches and some of the players so it will be easy to fit back in.
�Ealing Trailfinders is a quality ground and the Friday night fixture should attract a decent crowd. There is no doubt that the French will really be up for it but I think home advantage will be a big factor.�
England Counties v France F�d�rale
Where: Ealing Trailfinders Sports Ground
When: Friday, February 22, kick off 7.00pm
Tickets: Available on the gate or call 020 8799 0404 or email info@ealingrugby.co.uk
England Counties Squad:
Forwards: Dave Allen (Blackheath), JP Attlee (Richmond), David Dickinson (Tynedale), Tom Fidler (Cambridge), Mark George (Stourbridge), Matt Hall (Blaydon), Billy Johnson (Old Albanian), Robbie Kalbraier (Blaydon), Sam Shires (Ealing), Will Warden (Richmond), Chris Wearmouth (Blaydon), Ben West (Cinderford)
Backs: Jack Adams (Cinderford), Lewis Barker (Coventry), Scott Barrow (Fylde), Nev Edwards (Rosslyn Park), Chris Elder (Esher), Matt Heeks (Rosslyn Park), Peter Hodgkinson (Ealing), Will Hurrell (Stourbridge), Ollie Marchon (Old Albanian), Rory Teague (Blackheath)


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NPP Vice-Chair fights back, threatens demo against Akufo-Addo
The coming days promises to be so interesting in the Central Region of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as its First Vice-Chairman, Horace Ekow Ewusi, who has been suspended for grossly disrespecting his boss, has initiated a fight back to get him reinstated.
Among the series of activities aimed at achieving his aim is an alleged threat to sponsor a demonstration against the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, when he touches down in the Cape-Coast, on Thursday, July 25, 2019, to begin his three-day official tour to the Central Region.
The President is billed to begin his tour to the regions to interact with the Chiefs and people by first touching base at Western Region on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
He is expected to immediately move the Central Region after cutting the sod for commencement of the Prestea Town Roads.
President Akufo-Addo while in the Central Region is expected to cut sod for the construction of a fish landing beach at Moree following which he will attend Durbars with the Chiefs and people including the fishing communities.
He returns to Accra on Saturday, July 27, 2019 after the Panafest festivities at the Cape-Coast Stadium.
People very close the disgruntled Vice-Chairman say Mr. Ewusi will leave no stone unturned in getting the President to hear and order for his reinstatement since he had done no wrong.
Intelligence picked from Central Region has confirmed that a well-planned sponsored demonstration against the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is in the pipeline when he (President Akufo-Addo) touches down in Cape-Coast to begin his official tour to the region.
It is not clear whether the same group that was sponsored to travel all the way from Agona West Constituency to the NPP's headquarters in Asylum Down, Accra, last week to demand for the removal of Mr. Robert Kutin Jnr, will be staging the demonstration.
Fight over cash for demo
An audio recording which has been intercepted by this paper suggest that the group is sharply divided as some members feel that money dished out for the Accra demo exercise did not trickle down as it ended up in the pockets of some constituency chairmen who played a key role in bringing them together for the said exercise.
One of the coordinators of the Accra demonstration is heard asking another party faithful believed to be one of the coordinators as to how much was given to each member of the group that participated in the exercise as some were accusing him of giving them GH?20.00 instead of GH?50.00.
In response, the man said an amount of GH?20.00 was allocated to each member of the group and not GH?50.00 as is being speculated in the constituency.
The aggrieved man who could not bear the brunt of the feuding supporters said he is being accused wrongly since the information has been on the constituency's platform where members are lambasting him left and right for not giving them GH?50.00 each as they were told.
Next on the agenda after the demonstration exercise is to smear some bigwigs in the party in the region whom he suspects are behind his woes and subsequent suspension from the party.
Inside sources say, the likes of the Regional, Robert Kutin Jnr, Naana Eyiah, Minister for Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister for Special Development Initiatives and MP for Awutu Senya East constituency, Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection and MP for Agona West constituency, Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison, MP for Gomoa East constituency, Hon. Kojo Asomani, MP for Assin South constituency, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour and the Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, will in the coming days come under Ekow Ewusi's allegedly sponsored attacks in the media as pay-back time.
He is said to have allegedly vowed to ensure the exit of all the MPs among the list and replace them with his favourite candidates in the upcoming NPP primaries whether he is reinstated as First-Vice Chairman of the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition in the Central Region.
Already, series of media attacks have been launched on the regional Chairman, Mr. Kutin Jnr, in what appears to be allegedly instigated by his vice, in a loan facility he assessed from the National Investment Bank (NIB) about four years ago of which he is in the process of servicing it.
More of such allegedly sponsored attacks are to follow in the coming days.
The embattled Ekow Ewusi was last week suspended from the NPP and referred to the party's disciplinary committee in the Central Region for further investigations.
This follows his deliberate moves at ignoring directives from the party hierarchy in the region to respond to allegations of fraud by false pretense, jail break and auctioning and pocketing proceeds of excavators seized from illegal miners in a petition filed against him by one Edward Kraku Adum, also a party member.
Ekow Ewusi has since sued the petitioner, Adum, demanding GH?1million in damages for defaming his character.
Source: Kasapa FM
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What is Open Source Ecology?
Open Source Ecology is a creative lab and learning center established to create open source solutions to be applied towards the advancement of humanity. We prefer to look past what is, and strive to materialize what can be. We are a network of farmers, engineers, problem solvers and supporters building the Global Village Construction Set – a modular DIY, low-cost, open source, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different industrial machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts. The aim of the GVCS is to lower the barriers to entry into farming, building, and manufacturing. It's a life-size Lego set that can create entire economies, whether in rural Missouri, where the project was founded, or in the developing world.
The mission of Open Source Ecology is to create the open source economy. By using The Distributive Enterprise Model, we can organize labor and use local resources to drastically reduce costs and maximize efficiency. An open source, libre economy is an efficient economy which increases innovation by open collaboration. To get there, OSE is currently developing a set of open source blueprints for the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) – a set of the 50 most important machines that it takes for modern life to exist – everything from a tractor, to an oven, to a circuit maker. In the process of creating the GVCS, OSE intends to develop a modular, scalable platform for documenting and developing open source, libre hardware – including blueprints for both physical artifacts and for related open enterprises.
The current practical implementation of the GVCS is a life size LEGO set of powerful, self-replicating production tools for distributed production. The Set includes fabrication and automated machines that make other machines. Through the GVCS, OSE intends to build not individual machines – but machine construction systems that can be used to build any machine whatsoever. Because new machines can be built from existing machines, the GVCS is intended to be a kernel for building infrastructures of modern civilization.
We – the countless collaborators upon whose shoulders this Vision stands – imagine a world of innovation accelerated by open, collaborative development – to solve wicked problems – before they are created. We see a world of prosperity that doesn't leave anyone behind. We see a world of interdisciplinary, synergistic systems thinking – not the isolated silos of today's world.
This work of distributing raw productive power to people is not only a means to solving wicked problems – but a means for humans themselves to evolve. The creation of a new world depends on expansion of human consciousness and personal evolution – as individuals tap their autonomy, mastery, and purpose – bo Build Themselves – and to become responsible for the world around them. One outcome is a world beyond artificial material scarcity – where no longer do material constraints and resource conflicts dictate most of human interactions – personal and political. We see a future world where we can say – "Resource conflicts? That was back in the stone age."
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Our core values revolve around open collaboration – which implies the vulnerability to share work in progress, without ego, power struggle, and insecurity. Our core values are efficiency, and the ethics and wisdom to understand what we should be efficient about. In practice, we strive to find effective ways to document our work – to create an open collaboration platform – where we can bring collaborators on boards rapidly. While it is difficult to document – the realtime, cloud collaborative tools of the information age make this easier – and we aim to tap these new tools to document and develop together.
The end point of our practical development is Distributive Enterprise – an open, collaborative enterprise that publishes all of its strategic, business, organizational, enterprise information – so that others could learn and thereby truly accelerate innovation by annihilating all forms of competitive waste. We see this as the only way to solve wicked problems faster than they are created – a struggle worth the effort. In the age where companies spend more on patent protectionism than on research and development – we feel that unleashing the power of collaborative innovation is an idea whose time has come.
Community – Get Involved
The Open Source Ecology project is fueled by a community of countless contributors motivated by the open source ethic of collaborative development.
We are lowering the barriers of participation so that anyone can join: in areas spanning design, engineering, art, communications, video, writing, enterprise – and on to tangible outcomes of hands-on builds and pilot projects. We are building on commonly-available tools and creating processes that allow people with little prior experience to generate sophisticated results – using an integrated, interdisciplinary development process. We care about systems and ecologies – where we value generalist skills that transcends the limits of siloed thinking.
We are testing the limits of collaborative innovation fueled by open processes and open hardware – to accelerate innovation – to make a better world – and to leave nobody behind.
Our goal is to show that anyone, provided access to tools and techniques – can tap amazing productivity, creativity, and power – on a transition from consumer culture to a new level of responsibility. Our goal is to create a cultural revolution – where you can Build Yourself – and build the world around you. We offer Design Sprints, immersion workshops, and the summer of extreme design/builds. Our work is geared at students, professionals, and social entrepreneurs – and anyone looking to make a change in the world, reskill themselves, and collaborate in a growing community creating the collaborative economy. Our goal is to create a kernel for a Civilization Starter Kit, and to create a formidable, open source development platform to create the next economy.
For further information or to begin working on one of the following opportunities, please email info at opensourceecology dot org
Development on the GVCS occurs both on site at Factor e Farm and remotely via Design Sprints, university collaborations, pilot projects, immersion workshops, and other development opportunities. We publish Requirements and Requests for Proposals and encourage anybody to apply either to work remotely or on-site. On-site work includes prototyping, infrastructure buildout, Immersion Workshops, agriculture, and other education opportunities. Our unique approach is creating not single machines, but instead – modular, scalable construction sets for building any machine – to Build Yourself – to Build Civilization.
Design Sprints – We have held a number of Design Sprints where collaborators gather around a Google Hangout and work in real-time on collaborative documents for conceptual and technical design. The potential here lies in – for example a group of 20 mechanical engineering students working for 2 hours to generate CAD on 10 different modules of a machine – given that Requirements are provided and given that the event collaboration architecture is defined precisely. With team leaders emerging, we envision running such events in parrallel with a number of groups. For example, we envision 10 groups of 20 students coordinating development for 2 hours on a Saturday – to generate an equivalent of . Our University Tour is intended to identify and recruit groups for such work. If you are involved in a student group – such as ASME, AIST, ASABE, ASCE, SAE, AIME, TMS, EWB, ESW, AIAS, ASLA, IEEE, IACES, NAEA, AIGA, TAGA, IGAEA, Habitat for Humanity, Architecture for Humanity, public service, alternative spring break, or other groups anywhere in the world, please contact us to get involved in OSE Design Sprints.
Internships – Summers of Extreme Design/Build – with the Learning Factor-e Model. Most of OSE's development occurs at Factor e Farm near Kansas City, Missouri, USA. We have offered Dedicated Project Visits in the past year-round, and in 2014, we are focusing our development efforts on the summer – such that we pull together as a larger, interdisciplinary team. Anyone is welcome to apply. For university students – this is a great opportunity to gain practical experience, make a difference, or build your skill set and resume. See information about what the development process looks like at Development Method – we will be engaging in a process where we prototype a module or machine every week – spending most of our time on design and preparation, and one day on the build.
Alternative Spring Breaks – Interested in changing the world rather than going to the beach? Join us for Alternative Breaks. If you have a group that would like to participate, please contact us at info at opensourceecology.org.
Dedicated Project Visits and Group Visits – You can plug into the Summers of Extreme Design/Builds, into our alternative spring breaks. If you are a special group interested in doing work on site, we can organize other special opportunities.
Residency Program – We are looking for rock star open source developers of hardware and systems to join us for a 3 month program, currently under development. OSE supports the individual in collaborating with us on site at Factor e Farm, plugging into our development process – to take technologies to product release in the framework of our immersion workshops model.
If you have organizational skill and you are interested in working more closely with the core OSE team – help us organize:
University Lectures – or other speaking engagemnents. This is a great form of outreach, intended to recruit participants to build the OSE team from within. We are continuing to find strong stakeholders with our College Tour – and we are actively pursuing Design Sprints, Summer Internships, and student projects with the new contacts.
OSE Chapters – We are currently working on the first OSE University chapters The requirements are hosting one design sprint per month. To organize an OSE Chapter, see the guidelines at the OSE Chapters.
Team Projects, Senior Projects, Capstone Projects, Design Teams, Competitions, Social Enterprise Challenges – many universities have team projects, and we would like to explore how OSE can be a client. If you are excited about the work of OSE – and if you are a faculty, staff, or a student and you would like to organize an opportunity with OSE – we would like to establish creative partnerships with you where students work on tangible projects that make a difference. There is a lot of momentum around distributed manufacturing, open collaborative processes, integrated design and systems optimization – and we'd like to work with you to push the limits in all of these areas.
Organize In-Kind Donations – Do you have a friend or family member who owns a company that can donate goods to OSE? See the OSE Wish List. Companies and individuals can donate materials and get tax advantages.
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Open Source Ecology's roots lie in crowdfunding. When the founder became broke because his tractor kept breaking down – he turned to crowd funding to bootstrap the project. He would blog and post videos (see Distillations Series) on all that he did, and then he put up a ChipIn to collect funding – on the order of $1-2k at a time. Then he turned to the 1000 True Fans – 1000 Global Villages concept to gather a group of supporters who fund the project with a small monthly donation for 24 months. We have since gotten our 501(c)3 nonprofit status, and continue to collect donations and foundation funding. However, in order to scale the project to the next trillion dollar economy – we would like to see the distribution of economic power to many stakeholders. This is why we publish open enterprise models – to lower the barriers to entry – with which a social entrepreneur can start a lean enterprise with zero outside investment. Such start-ups are a true test of our work. Our goal is to collaborate with other distributive entrepreneurs of this nature – to create an ecology of such organizations. Once critical mass is reached – which may be as few as a few dozen solid enterprises spanning different levels of open industry down to the production of materials – then the world may see the next industrial revolution. The world has already seen 3: steam, steel, and computers. The next revolution will revolve around Open.
Founder – Marcin Jakubowski Ph.D.
Marcin Jakubowski is a Polish-American who came to the U.S. from Poland as a child. He graduated with honors from Princeton and earned his Ph.D. in fusion physics from the University of Wisconsin. Frustrated with the lack of relevance to pressing world issues in his education, he founded Open Source Ecology in 2003 in order to make closed-loop manufacturing a reality. He began development of the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS)—an open source tool set of 50 industrial machines necessary to create a small civilization with modern comforts. His work has recently been recognized as a 2012 TED Senior Fellow, in Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2012, as a 2013 Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow, and a White House Champion of Change in 2013.
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The Project FAQs
You ugly! What kind of structures can you build anyway?
Some people commented that our houses are not attractive. Don't be misled by the initial prototypes that we built, or have designed - as they have been built and designed using only a small set of modules as a proof of concept. The system can be used to build any size and shape - and it can be made to look like anything that you want. Because all it takes is module variations or new module variations being added to the system. We will expand the number of modules greatly, including via design challenges for where you can get involved. See some initial examples at http://bit.ly/2aesJ2G. Our goal for the November 2016 build is a beautiful eco-house, with a breathtaking response by the onlooker: "I want one of those." We take this point seriously, as we think that aesthetics are required for wide replication.
What about code compliance?
We're in complete agreement in terms of the importance of regulation compliance. We understand that this project wouldn't be useful - outside of a few fringe applications - if it's not compatible with standard regulations and codes. Like any other building system, code compliance is an essential requirement. So let me elaborate:
- Currently, a number of our (wall and roof) modules do meet and exceed the International Residential Code. Others are experimental and may only ever be used in jurisdictions in which regulations are not as strict (e.g. a composting toilet).
- We're working with our advisors to ensure that for every module there is at least one IRC-compliant version. The expandable home we're building in November will be compliant with the IRC.
- Of course, in addition to building codes, there are also often additional regulations which vary county by county - not to mention more complex permit and approval processes. To address that, we're working with one of our advisors - Elijah Pearce, an architect based in California who has extensive experience with regulation compliance in low cost housing - to formulate a policy. The basic idea for this policy is to provide supporting documentation in standard formats (construction detail drawings, calculations, plans, etc.), which builders can then adapt and use to apply for the necessary permits. In addition to this, we're also developing resources and webinars focused on promoting education about building codes and approval processes - so potential owner-builders are better informed about what is expected and why that is so. One of our upcoming webinars is precisely on this topic.
- The modular and open source nature of the project means that each module and each resulting building design can be adapted to local regulations and needs.
We're also in complete agreement with your statement: "The resulting OBI / OSE guidelines for designers would establish a standard for submitted designs, and a review process to assure conformance with the OBI / OSE guidelines prior to accepting any submission into your library." This is precisely what we're working on, starting with promoting code literacy. It doesn't mean, however, that every single item in the library will be IRC-compliant - there may be "alternative" designs and they will be clearly marked as such.
Does the Seed Eco-Home have to be off grid?
The good news is that our designs are modular. Because the designs are modular - any off-grid element can be replaced readily with a more traditional or on-grid option. This depends on the choice of the owner, and on regulatory considerations.
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