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Frank Ulrich Montgomery, President of the German Medical Association and the German Medical Association
Source: dpa / Guido Kirchner
He expects a double corona incidence within ten days: The chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, is therefore calling for the Christmas markets to be closed nationwide. He is also worried about virus variants that could be "as dangerous as Ebola".
Dhe chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, warns of the emergence of dangerous variants of the corona virus. "My great concern is that there could be a variant that is as infectious as Delta and as dangerous as Ebola," he told the newspapers of the Funke media group.
He expects the corona incidence to double within the next ten days. "We could have incidences between 700 and 800 during St. Nicholas Week," he said. All measures to combat the corona pandemic that are still being taken – even contact restrictions or lockdowns – would only begin to take effect with a delay of two weeks.
The nationwide seven-day incidence indicates the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week, and has been recording new highs every day for almost three weeks. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Saturday morning, the value increased to 444.3.
Years of vaccination necessary
The new South African variant B.1.1.529 is a good example of the fact that the virus should not be given a chance to mutate. To prevent further variants, it will be necessary to vaccinate the world for years to come, said Montgomery.
An Ebola infection usually leads to a high fever and internal bleeding and is very often fatal.
"There is nothing we can do about the fact that on the day of Olaf Scholz's election for Chancellor the numbers will be dramatically high," said Montgomery. The chairman of the World Medical Association called for a strict reduction in contacts and for the Christmas markets to be closed nationwide in order to lower the infection curve again.
Without medication, around 50 percent of the sick die, although the proportion can be significantly lower or higher, depending on the type of virus. The Ebola outbreak with the most serious consequences to date was in West Africa in 2014/2015, when more than 11,000 people were killed.
"We should close the Christmas markets"
He also called for the infection curve to be lowered again. "We should therefore close the Christmas markets nationwide. There is no point in banning the Christmas markets in one region if people then go to another where they are still open, "he says according to the preliminary report.
This Christmas market is only allowed to open for one day
First "Ho, ho, ho", now "Oh, oh, oh". This Christmas market in Frankfurt is over after a day. The state parliament wants to ban further operation due to the corona situation.
Source: WELT / Thomas Vedder
Countries and municipalities should also ban larger celebrations, fireworks and private gluttony across the board on New Year's Eve. "This not only prevents contagion, but also relieves the emergency clinics." If the incidences cannot be brought under control, the federal states would have to be able to close nationwide businesses again or impose curfews.
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# SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability - Witness Setup
# - Target:  Only the SQL Witness Node
# - Tasks:   Creates a Witness Fileshare
#            Grants Permission to those file shares for the SQL Server Domain Account
#
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
    [string]
    $paramWitnessFolderName,

    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
    [string]
    $paramWitnessShareName,

    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
    [string]
    $paramSqlServiceAccount,

    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
    [string]
    $paramAzureVirtualClusterName,

    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
    [string]
    $paramSqlAvailabilityGroupName
)

#
# Module Imports
#
Import-Module .\Util-CredSSP.psm1

#
# Setting up Credential Service Provider (for file share witness access)
#
Write-Output "---"
Write-Output "Setting up CredSSP for file share witness trusted access..."
Write-Output "---"

Set-CredSSP -paramPresent -paramIsServer -Verbose:($PSBoundParameters['Verbose'] -eq $true)
Set-CredSSP -paramPresent -paramDelegateComputers ("*." + $domainNameLong) -Verbose:($PSBoundParameters['Verbose'] -eq $true)

Write-Output "---"
Write-Output "Creating the Witness folder and File Share..."
Write-Output "---"

Write-Output ("Creating directory " + $paramWitnessFolderName + "...")
$existingDirectory = Get-Item $paramWitnessFolderName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if($existingDirectory -eq $null) {
    Write-Output "Directory does not exist, creating it..."
    New-Item -Path $paramWitnessFolderName -ItemType Directory
} else {
    Write-Output "Directory does exist, already. Skipping creation!"
}

Write-Output ("Creating file share '" + $paramWitnessShareName + "'...")
$smbShare = Get-SmbShare -Name $paramWitnessShareName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if($smbShare -eq $null)
{
    New-SmbShare -Name $paramWitnessShareName `
                 -Path $paramWitnessFolderName `
                 -Description "Share used for SQL Server AlwaysOn Witness Functionality" `
                 -FullAccess $paramSqlServiceAccount
}
else
{
    Write-Output "Witness Share does exist, already, skipping creation!"
}

Write-Output "---"
Write-Output "Now that the Witness share is available, update the cluster quorum settings..."
Write-Output "---"

Write-Output "Installing Clustering command line interfaces..."
$existingClusterCliFeature = Get-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell
if( $existingClusterCliFeature.Installed -ne $True)
{
    Install-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell
    Install-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface
}
else
{
    Write-Output "Clustering CLI Features installed, already... skipping installation"
}

Write-Output "Getting full details about current computer with WMI..."
$computerDetails = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem
if($computerDetails -eq $null)
{
    throw "Failed retrieving computer details from witness machine; stopping!"
}
$computerName = $computerDetails.Name

Write-Output ("Getting cluster " + $paramAzureVirtualClusterName + "...")
$cluster = Get-Cluster -Name $paramAzureVirtualClusterName
if($cluster -eq $null)
{
    throw "Cluster " + $paramAzureVirtualClusterName + " not found! Stopping Execution!"
}

Write-Output "Add the Witness Share to the cluster quorum..."
Set-ClusterQuorum -InputObject $cluster -FileShareWitness "\\$computerName\$paramWitnessShareName"
$fileWitnessRes = (Get-ClusterResource -cluster sql1 | Where { $_.ResourceType -eq "File Share Witness" })
Move-ClusterResource -InputObject $cluster -Name ($fileWitnessRes.Name) -Group $paramSqlAvailabilityGroupName
Start-ClusterGroup -Name $paramSqlAvailabilityGroupName -InputObject $cluster

#
# END OF SCRIPT
# No further scripts to execute
#

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1.1 How is 'privacy' treated in relation to the media?
Privacy is a concept that is not easy to define. Essentially, it can be seen as the right – or at least an expectation – of every individual to be shielded from intrusion into his or her personal life or affairs. The intrusion may happen through physical means or through the publication of material or information. Given that the media often write about people and their activities, including highly personal activities, this area of the law is of considerable relevance to journalists and other media practitioners.
1.2 How does the law deal with privacy?
Some countries (e.g. France) have discrete laws which attempt to define and protect an individual's privacy. These laws punish the media with fines or imprisonment in the event of any invasion of privacy taking place. Where such laws exist, the media is, not surprisingly, usually particularly careful in what it publishes about individuals. Some commentators have argued that the presence of such strict laws discourages investigative journalism.
In a lot of other countries, especially those which follow English common law, the tradition of having laws that specifically and explicitly recognise the right to privacy does not exist. In these countries, privacy is protected through laws on other subjects such as defamation, breach of confidence, trespass, data protection, and copyright.
1.3 What does international law have to say on privacy?
Recent years have seen the inclusion of protection for individual privacy in international human rights instruments. For example, the European Convention on Human Rights, to which some 47 countries are signatories, has a provision which declares that "Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence," subject to certain qualifications. The courts in a number of countries, e.g. the United Kingdom, have used this article to introduce a right of privacy in their own domestic legal systems, with varying degrees of success.
1.4 How does the law of trespass deal with privacy?
Trespass to property has been one of the earliest legal techniques to be used to protect a person's property. Under the law of trespass, it an unlawful for anyone to enter another person's property without permission or reasonable cause. If, therefore, a journalist were to walk into the grounds of a celebrity footballer and take pictures of him against his wishes, the journalist could be prosecuted for trespass.
The law of trespass does not, however, assist property owners if the media was to intrude on their privacy from a public road or from another person's property which they have lawfully entered. This is often the case when press photographers take pictures of celebrities using telephoto lenses.
1.5 How can the law of defamation deal with privacy?
Defamation has a limited use in the protection of privacy. It can only be used where information that is untrue has been published about someone. However, some well-known figures, e.g. the late London-based publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell, have used the threat of a defamation action to frighten the media from investigating their lives or business affairs.
The threat of a defamation suit can quite potent in countries where the courts have a tradition of either being too plaintiff-friendly or subject to political pressures. In such circumstances, the media might consider it too risky to engage in investigative journalism.
1.6 How can the law on breach of confidence deal with privacy?
3. there must be an unauthorised disclosure of the information.
(b) 'confidential' information was deemed to include 'private' information as well.
The test as it stands today is that, where information about someone is disclosed without authorisation to a third party in circumstances where it should have been clear to the person disclosing that it was 'private' information, there would be a cause of action. So, if a journalist came upon a picture concerning intimate moments between a celebrity and his wife and he decided to publish the picture without authorisation from either of them, they could sue him for breach of confidence.
1.7 How is breach of confidence treated by the courts?
The experience varies from country to country, but if the English courts are anything to go by (and it is worth remembering that their judgments have high persuasive value in most common law countries), a number of factors are taken into account. The following cases would illustrate the trend.
In A v. B and Another, a footballer, Gary Flitcroft, sought an injunction against a newspaper which wanted to publish an interview given by one of two women with whom he had had an extramarital affair. The court refused to grant the injunction on the ground that the conduct in question did not merit a ban on publication (if the newspaper had sought to publish private information about Mr Flitcroft's relationship within his marriage, it would have been restrained from doing so).
In Theakston v. MGN, a television presenter tried to stop a newspaper from publishing details, including a photograph, of his visit to a brothel. The newspaper successfully argued that any such ban would amount to an unjustified restraint on its freedom of expression. The court agreed and allowed the story to go ahead, but it injuncted the newspaper from publishing the photograph on the ground that there was no public interest to be served in its publication.
In Campbell v. MGN Ltd, a fashion model, Naomi Campbell, sued a tabloid newspaper which had published a front page story alleging that Miss Campbell was addicted to certain narcotic drugs, that she was receiving treatment for her drug addiction, and that she was attending meetings of Narcotics Anonymous. The paper also gave details of the treatment that Miss Campbell had been receiving, and published a photograph of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting (which it had obtained through surreptitious means). The court held that the newspaper was justified in publishing information about Miss Campbell's drug addiction, and the fact that she was receiving treatment for it, including attending meetings of Narcotics Anonymous. This was particularly so, argued the judges, because Miss Campbell had previously lied about her drug addiction, and there was in any case a strong public interest justification for the story. There was however no justification, said the court, for the publication of the details of Miss Campbell's treatment or of a picture of her leaving the NA meeting. In this case, the court used the term "misuse of private information" as better describing the cause of action traditionally known as "breach of confidence".
In Douglas v. Hello!, an actor couple, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, sued a celebrity magazine, Hello!, for publishing pictures of their wedding reception, the rights for which had been granted exclusively to another publication for a hefty fee. The couple had taken elaborate precautions to prevent surreptitious photography at the reception, but Hello! magazine managed to evade those precautions. The court held that the couple's right to privacy was not reduced by their decision to sell the pictures in question, and that Hello! magazine's actions had resulted in a breach of their privacy.
1.8 Can the media use a "public interest" argument to publish information that someone may want to keep private?
Yes, this is what happened in the Spycatcher case referred to above. However, sometimes such an argument may fail, as can be seen in the case of X v. Y decided in the UK. Here, a newspaper reporter was supplied with confidential information by a health trust employee which indicated that two doctors working in a hospital or hospitals belonging to the trust were carrying the AIDS virus. Before the journalist could publish an article revealing this information, the hospital trust sought and obtained an injunction restraining publication. The court in this case ruled that the public interest in keeping the information confidential (so as not to deter prospective patients from seeking treatment in the hospital/s) outweighed the public interest in the freedom of the press to report the matter.
1.9 How can the law on copyright deal with privacy?
Copyright can be used effectively in some circumstances to protect individual privacy. For instance, if a newspaper or a television channel used photographs or video clips which belonged to the subject of a story and which it has obtained without his permission, he can (assuming that he is the copyright owner in the picture or video) could sue for copyright infringement.
The usefulness of copyright in protecting privacy was brought home in a case filed by the Prince of Wales, the heir to the British throne, when a newspaper decided to publish extracts from his private diaries in which he had made certain indiscreet observations about the political leaders of China with whom he had interacted during the British handover of Hong Kong to the Chinese government in 1997. The diaries were meant to be circulated to a small number of close friends of the prince, but when the newspaper surreptitiously obtained a copy for publication, he approached a court to restrain it. One of the grounds on which the court granted the injunction was that copyright in the diaries vested in the prince and the newspaper had not obtained permission to reproduce extracts.
1.10 How does the law on data protection deal with privacy?
Data protection is a relatively new area of the law. Essentially, it involves safeguards in the use of personal data, particularly personal data stored in electronic form. Some countries have put in place sophisticated regimes for data protection, but a large number of nations do not have any laws in this area. To that extent, the use of this concept to protect individual privacy is limited.
A simple example of how data protection law may affect the media can be seen in the following circumstances. A newspaper publishes a story about someone. That person can, under the law, demand that the newspaper provide him with a copy of all the information it, the newspaper, holds on him. He may also require the paper to publish a correction where the story is inaccurate in any respect.
Data protection laws also affect marketing activities by the media.
1.11 How does the law on harassment deal with privacy?
Most countries have laws which make harassment an offence or a civil wrong. There are several facets to harassment, but from the point of view of the media, "doorstepping" activities or intolerable pursuit of individuals by photographers ("paparazzi") would be particularly relevant.
Harassment usually requires a persistent course of conduct which causes alarm or distress to the person being harassed. If proved, this sort of conduct can lead to both criminal and civil consequences, viz. a fine/imprisonment and/or damages. There have been numerous cases of high-profile celebrities using the law of harassment to protect themselves from media intrusion.
For example, the actress and model Sienna Miller succeeded in obtaining compensation to the tune of £37,000 in 2008 from the well-known picture agency, Big Pictures Limited, after she alleged that she was being relentlessly pursued by that agency's photographers. As part of the settlement reached, the agency also undertook not to pursue Miss Miller or doorstep her at her home.
1.12 What is the legal position concerning the use of telephone taps?
This is a complex area, and the laws and practices vary markedly from country to country. As a rule, most democracies have legal safeguards against indiscriminate or arbitrary interception of communication by both government agencies and private parties. Exceptions are always made for interception of communications for national security and other similar purposes, and such interception is, for obvious reasons, carried out without the knowledge of those being targeted.
Typically, there would be a law – passed by the national parliament – which would lay down the conditions under which telephones or other forms of communication can be tapped. These would include: the interests of national security; the prevention or detection of serious crime; and the protection of vital economic interests of the nation. The tapping can only take place if it is authorised by a senior government functionary, e.g. a Cabinet minister, and then only if the information being sought cannot reasonably be obtained by other lawful means. The law would also require the order for tapping to be precise in scope and to be confined to a limited period. Frequently, the working of this legal regime is overseen by a tribunal or a commissioner who would have powers to order the termination of any telephone tap if it fails to comply with the requirements of the law or is otherwise unjustified. More importantly, the law would make all unauthorised interception of communications illegal.
Many countries do not, however, have such strict controls over telephone tapping. Indeed, instances are rife where private communications are routinely intercepted both by state agencies and private parties without official authorisation. Often the targets of such unauthorised interception may be the media, so journalists need to be particularly careful when revealing confidential information over public telephone networks.
Equally, it is possible that journalists themselves may fall foul of the law if they engage in intercepting other people's communications without authority in pursuit of a story. Since breaking the law can never be justified, any such action will result in criminal sanctions and/or a claim for compensation.
1.13 What about publishing a person's picture without his or her permission?
There is wide variation in the legal position between countries. Generally speaking, it would be impermissible to photograph a person without his or her permission on private premises, viz. premises to which members of the general public do not have a right of access. In some countries, it is an offence – and/or a civil wrong – to publish the photograph of a person without his or her permission even on public premises. For example, the Canadian Supreme Court has held that the right to one's "image" is a right protected by that country's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms: it consequently held that the publication by a magazine of a 17-year-old girl sitting on the steps of a public building in Montreal was unlawful. However, some exceptions have been recognised to that rule: where a person engages in public activity or where someone's "professional success depends on public opinion," he or she would have no ground to complain.
The prohibition against publishing pictures of individuals in public places is enforced even more strictly in France. Here, it is not uncommon for individuals to sue or prosecute the media, for example, for publishing a picture of a crowd in which the complaining individual may be present. A few years ago a male nurse sued a newspaper which printed a photograph of him standing near the French President, Jacque Chirac, because the nurse did not want to be seen with Mr Chirac.
However, in a significant number of other countries, including the United Kingdom, it remains entirely legal for anyone to be photographed in public without their consent. This is seen as a necessary extension to freedom of expression. Where, however, any photograph taken in a public place is either altered in any way or used as part of, say, an advertisement or write-up in a manner that shows the person involved in a disparaging manner, those responsible for the act would expose themselves to an action for defamation.
1.14 Can a broadcaster use images of someone taken from a CCTV camera installed in a public place?
Generally speaking, only with some risk. The perils are highlighted in a case from the UK which involved a young man who unsucessfully attempted, to commit suicide in a public place by slashing his wrists. While moving around a city centre in a distressed state with a knife in his hand, he was captured by CCTV cameras operated by the local authority who, on the basis of the pictures, stopped the suicide. When the local authority subsequently gave the film to a television company which broadcast it, the young man sued on the grounds that his privacy had been invaded. After losing his case in the UK courts, he took his plea to the European Court of Human Rights which agreed with him and ordered the UK government to pay compensation for breach of privacy.
 In France, the invasion of privacy as a civil wrong was recognised as far back as 1858. It became part of the French Civil Code in 1970.
 These conditions were laid down in the case of Coco v. A.N. Clark Engineers Ltd. (1969) R.P.C. 41.
 H.R.H. Prince of Wales v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. (2006) EWCA Civ 1776.
 Exceptionally, where the national parliament has failed to make a law, the courts may step in and lay down guidelines which the government is obliged to follow. This happened in India where the Supreme Court, in the landmark case of People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India AIR 1997 SC 568, prescribed an elaborate set of rules for interception of communications.
 See, e.g. Interception of Communciations Act 1985, s. 2 (UK).
 Peck v. UK  36 EHRR 41.


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The film opens with narration by Jim Douglas and "memory" clips from the first film. The narration ends saying Herbie is now owned by an arrogant Scotsman named Simon Moore III (John Hannah), who abuses and insults Herbie until Herbie comes last in a race, not wanting to obey Simon. Furious, Simon sends Herbie to the junkyard. Meanwhile, Hank Cooper (Bruce Campbell), a mechanic in a small garage, is told to enter a race and persuaded to acquire Herbie. The judges are Donny Shotz (Micky Dolenz), a car enthusiast; Alex (Alexandra Wentworth), an old flame of Hank's; and Simon. When Herbie and Hank have won the race, Alex questions Hank, and he gives her a ride, wherein Herbie takes them to an isolated road. Meanwhile, Simon finds the engineer who created Herbie: Dr. Gustav Stumpful (Harold Gould), and requests a second such car: an evil, black edition, whom Simon names Horace.


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Three killed in Channelview home invasion
Authorities were called to a mobile home on Amie Michele Lane off Wood Road in Channelview last Monday morning about 9:30 am, to investigate a shooting in which three men were killed.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reported that three or four men backed a car into the drive of a mobile home, occupied by two males. They entered the home, with an unknown motive, possibly robbery. The family thinks it may have been a personal grievance, but the occupant Yair Gallegos said he did not recognize any of the men.
One of the intruders was armed, and the second resident of the home had a shotgun, and shot and killed the three invaders. During the gunfight that ensued, Gallegos was shot twice, in the leg and back. Deputies believe there was a fourth man in the car, which was still running in the driveway when they arrived, but he apparently fled and disappeared.
The home owner was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, reportedly in serious condition with two wounds. Sheriff Gonzalez said they were continuing the investigation, and asked anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers, 713-222- TIPS. You can remain anonymous and there may be a reward.
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In last week's feature, we spoke about flatbed wide-format printers, and remarked that one of their big selling points was that they could print on a bewildering variety of materials—increasing the number of applications that creative shops could develop, the more niches shops could carve out for themselves, and the better they could serve their clients.
So what are some of those substrates? And what are some of the issues involved in printing on them? This feature is a general overview of the options available; over the next several months, we will be providing additional features that look more closely at specific substrates and their applications.
Rollfed substrates have been around since the advent of wide-format printing, and may seem a tad passé, but still can serve many of the wide-format applications that shops may be called upon to produce. And, of course, print-then-mount still remains a viable alternative for shops that have invested in rollfed devices, but still would like to produce ultimately rigid products.
As I remarked in last week's feature, the ability for flatbed printers—and especially UV flatbed printers—to print on almost any surface has opened up a seemingly infinite variety of specialty printed applications.
One important caveat to bear in mind is that not every flatbed printer can print on every single substrate. All machines have their unique capabilities, and picking up a good flatbed and assuming you'll be able to run anything you want through it is setting yourself up for grave disappointment. Some machines have a limit to the thickness they can handle, some inks may require that the substrate be pre- or post-treated in order to adhere properly, and/or there may be other limitations. Therefore, it's important to o your due diligence and decide what you want to print before selecting a model. That way you can pick the machine that best handles what you need it to handle—and the best advice remains, test, test, test.
It is impossible for a single feature to include every possible type of substrate available, certainly not without the writer's head exploding. Most of the options fall into broad categories, as outlined above. Here is a roundup of some unique (and a couple of not-so-unique) substrates and some applications for them. This is by no means a comprehensive list, and if you, gentle reader, are familiar with other substrates that lend themselves to unique applications, please feel free to mention them in the comments at the end of this article.
Aluminum—Horizons Inc. Imaging Systems Group offers its AlumaJet aluminum substrate that can be printed upon with using traditional inkjet inks with no pretreatment. It can come in a variety of thicknesses and can potentially be used in some rollfed devices. It is designed to be used for plaques and awards, diplomas, signage, labels, and more.
Aluminum composites—These are substrates that comprise two thin sheets of aluminum sandwiching a non-aluminum (usually plastic) core. 3A Composites has developed such a material with the trade name Dibond that is designed for use in interior and exterior signage, POP displays, and exhibit graphics. It is available in a variety of colors and finishes. Laminators Inc. also has a variety of aluminum composite materials.
Imitation metallics—If you don't want to—or can't—print on metal substrates, there are materials that will simulate metals. For example, Acrilex Inc's Acriglas Metallic Acrylic simulates the look of natural metals, such as anodized aluminum. Unlike metals, they do not oxidize, crimp, or ding. These sheets can be cut to a variety of sizes and are available in a wealth of colors and textures. FiberBrite is another imitation aluminum substrate (comprising what the manufacturer refers to as Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic). FiberBrite may be familiar as it is used in traffic signage, being "the only plastic to meet the government traffic control sign specifications." Ergo, it is well-suited for outdoor applications.
Foam-centered materials—Fome-Cor is one of the "classic" wide-format substrates, familiar to many shops that began in print-then-mount applications. Fome-Cor comprises a polystyrene board with clay-coated liners. It has been used for all manner of signage and POP displays, and can be finished in a wide variety of ways, such as cutting and embossing, although not as many as some other type of rigid substrates. Try also Elmers Foam Board (formerly Bienfang MightyCore). If you are looking for a biodegradable foamboard, try Duraplast or Insite by Gilman Brothers.
Magnetic materials—If you have a certain animal magnetism and want to print on magnetic substrates, Gilman Brothers offers InSite Reveal Magnetic-Receptive Foamboard. It's your basic foamboard, but includes a thin ferrous (iron-based) film beneath the surface to you can stick magnetic materials to it. It is designed for courtroom graphics, games, schedule boards, interactive displays, and so forth.
Renewable material-based—One interesting substrate I came across was the Spartech Rejuven8 series of substrates, based on NatureWorks' polymers made from renewable resources like corn. Spartech touts the applications for the Rejuven8 substrates as being food packaging, drinking cups, tableware applications, gift and phone cards, and plant tags.
Fabrics—We'll be looking at textile printing in a future feature, but one substrate I came across whilst preparing this feature was Decoprint, by French company DHJ. It is a polyester fabric with an acrylic coating that allows for direct printing using solvent inks.
There is also a wide variety of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) based substrates, polycarbonates, and others.
I hope this has given you a general idea—with a few specific ideas—of the breadth of substrate options available. The most important thing to keep in mind is to ensure that any desired substrate is compatible with the hardware and the inks you are working with. However, it may not be unheard of to first pick what you want to print on (or what specific products you want to print) and let that decision drive the purchase of the actual hardware. And, as I said earlier, test, test, test.
Two important trade shows are coming up in October: Graph Expo and SGIA. Both, but especially the latter, will provide excellent opportunities to examine printing equipment up close, and understand how they differ with respect to the substrates they handle.


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Katy Perry And Orlando Bloom Welcome First Child Together, Daughter Daisy Dove
Katy Perry has given birth to her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom, a baby girl named Daisy Dove Bloom. The baby's birth was first announced by the official UNICEF Instagram page on Thursday alongside a black and white photo of the couple holding Daisy's hand and included a statement from Perry and Bloom who also reposted the image and message. Perry and Bloom are Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF.
Perry and Bloom announced that they have set up a donation page to help support UNICEF: "In celebration of the heart we know our daughter already has, we have set up a donation page to celebrate DDB's arrival. By supporting them, you are supporting a safe start to life and reimagining a healthier world for every child. We hope your [heart emoji] can bloom with generosity."
Perry first announced she was pregnant with her first child in March with the release of her music video for "Never Worn White." Bloom is also the father of 9-year-old son Flynn who he shares with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. The couple were engaged on Valentine's Day in 2019, after an on-again, off-again relationship that began in 2016.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Welcome a Baby Girl
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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have welcomed their first child together, Billboard has confirmed….
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Panthers aim to stifle Siemian, Broncos
CHARLOTTE – For a game that is being touted as the biggest rematch from a season ago, there's one glaring, integral cog missing from the Denver offense – their five-time NFL MVP quarterback, Peyton Manning.
He'll be at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Thursday night to celebrate the Broncos' banner raising ceremony, but it will be second-year quarterback Trevor Siemian taking his place under center in his first career NFL start.
He played in Denver's first three preseason games and won the job after completing 27-of-43 passes (62.8 percent) for 285 yards and a touchdown. With only one interception against the Rams, he had an average quarterback rating of 70.4 in those games before taking in the fourth game from the sidelines.
Linebacker Luke Kuechly is impressed with what he's seen on tape.
"You can see a little bit from the preseason what he's able to do," Kuechly said. "I think he's smart; I think he's confident in what he's doing, and they do a good job of running the ball – that makes everything easier. I think he has a good grasp of what they're trying to do offensively, and we have to make sure we're prepared for it."
Success is not unprecedented for the Broncos' seventh-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Siemian assumed the starting role at Northwestern in 2012 during his redshirt sophomore season, eventually leading the Wildcats to their first bowl victory in 64 years with a 34-20 victory over Mississippi State in the 2013 Gator Bowl. By the time Siemian's college career was complete, he had thrown for 5,931 yards (fourth most in school history) in 44 games, completing 550-of-934 attempts (58.9 percent) for 27 touchdowns.
Last season, Siemian was the third-string quarterback behind Manning, and Panthers know that time wasn't wasted.
"He's a great ballplayer," free safety Tre Boston said. "He might be fresh, but all the film he's watching is of Peyton Manning. When you're watching a guy like Peyton Manning, you're getting told exactly what to do.
"We expect him to do a good job, do what he has to do and play through the coaches."
Although there may not be much film of Siemian available for the Panthers' coaches to evaluate, they're optimistic that it will prove valuable, especially when paired with film of Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak's offenses in Baltimore and Houston.
"I think there's still some things that, when you have a new quarterback coming in, you have to expose your offense, or some parts of your offense, to your upcoming opponents," said head coach Ron Rivera. "We had to do the same thing when we first started with Cam (Newton).
"There's some things that we are going to look at to estimate what we could potentially see Thursday night."
Practice: Week 1
View photos from the Panthers' week of practice leading up to their game at Denver.


Nord Bistro is a neighbourhood hotspot on Dupont Strip offering intimate dining in a casual atmosphere with classic French-based dishes updated with a modern twist.
Chef Bart Pocock has appeared on the television program Market to Table in which he used ingredients exclusively from Farmer's Markets. It is Bart's mission to create exceptionally fresh dishes with well-balanced flavours. All of the cuisine is made from the best sourced ingredients including free range Mennonite chickens from Ontario and mussels from Morel, PEI.
The wine list was assembled by the chef, an accredited Sommelier, and the cocktails were exclusively created for the restaurant by Toronto mixologist, Adrien Stein.
Patrons describe Nord as a gem of a restaurant, due to both its small size and its exceptional food and service.
Nord Bistro is open for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday and for Sunday Brunch.


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Ski Safari in the Mighty Dolomiti
We just completed a six-day Ski Safari in the Dolomites. It should be on every serious skier's bucket list. The Dolomites, or as the Italians say it, Dolomiti, is a vast UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northern Italy. It received the designation because of the natural beauty and unique local culture. The region, also known as South Tyrol, is the[Read More…]
by Jon Weisberg —	April 3, 2019 —	9 comments —	International
Mystery Glimpse: A Rare Artifact
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SeniorsSkiing Guide: Silver Star Update
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Seniors Visit Cranmore, Bring Grandchildren
Historic Mountain Is Perfect For Seniors Who Like Mellow Skiing And Kid-Friendly Amenities. Cranmore offers a lot for seniors to like: Fun and varied terrain, manageable size, easy flat walk from parking lots and most of all, friendly vibe. I visited Cranmore on a Saturday with a group of senior skiers. Though busy, the main chair lift to the summit,[Read More…]
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Group Or Private XC Lesson?
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A Banner Winter Through The Camera Of An Average Skier
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SeniorsSkiing Guide: Sunapee Goes Epic
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Mar.22)
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Ski For Light: Why A Guide Keeps Coming Back
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History Lives At Cranmore Mountain
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6,500 ROCK TO 'DEAD' SOUNDS;
RIDERS SUPERB IN WARMUP
The Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage provided a most memorable evening of rock 'n roll and Country and Western music for 6,500 concertgoers last night at the War Memorial.
The New Riders, with Jerry Garcia of the Dead on pedal steel guitar, have long prefaced the Dead's live performances. Last night, with a combination of excellent Country and Western instrumentation and brilliant vocal harmonies, the New Riders were simply suberb.
In addition to their uptempo brand of Country and Western music, the New Riders exhibited a flare [sic] for rock 'n roll midway in their performance with an outstanding rendition of "Hello, Mary Lou," first popularized more than 10 years ago by Ricky Nelson.
Following a 20-minute intermission after the New Riders' one-and-a-half-hour set, the Grateful Dead took the stage, setting the scene for a fire marshal's nightmare.
There was no way the War Memorial's security staff and the two dozen or so Syracuse University volunteers (each wearing a T-shirt proclaiming he or she a "Space Ranger"), could prevent the concert hall's aisles from being carpeted with bodies.
Nearly everyone was on his (or somebody else's) feet, as the Dead played an intensely rhythmic set of some of the finest rock 'n roll heard today.
Garcia's lead guitar playing was highly tasteful and every bit as masterful as his pedal steel work. It was wonderful to see and hear him reach back into the '50s for, once in a while, a resounding "What'd I Say?" lick or the like.
Rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's vocals were very pleasant, and the backing he received from Phil Lesh on bass, Bill Kruetzmann on drums, and Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan on piano [sic] was outstanding.
The Dead proved an important thing. The sound and excitement they generate will never be captured satisfactorily on records.
Listening to the Dead and seeing them in concert are two completely different experiences. You'll never fully appreciate the band until you've seen it on stage.
(by John Wisniewski, from the Syracuse Post-Standard, 28 October 1971)
https://archive.org/details/gd1971-10-27.sbd.miller.32668.sbeok.flac16
16 ARRESTED AT ROCK CONCERT;
SEVERAL FACE DRUG CHARGES
City police undercover agents and uniformed policemen last night at the War Memorial made 16 arrests, several on drug-related charges, during the Grateful Dead concert, police said.
One teen-ager was arrested while injecting heroin in a men's room, police said.
Another teen was arrested when he grabbed a quantity of what police said were narcotics, and threw the drugs into the crowd while a suspect escaped from custody. Police said they did not catch the suspect or find the narcotics. . . .
[Omitted a partial list of those arrested, including ages, addresses, and drug-possession charges.]
Those arrested on drug-related charges were held overnight without bail at the Public Safety Building jail for arraignment today in Police Court.
The other nine arrests, police said, were on various charges, including three on criminal possession of stolen property counts.
Trained dogs were used outside the War Memorial in an attempt to prevent persons from "crashing the gate" by climbing through windows. The dogs have been used during other recent concerts.
(by Peter Volmes, from the Syracuse Post-Standard, 28 October 1971)
Thanks to jgmf.blogspot.com
Light Into Ashes March 23, 2015 at 11:07 PM
This reviewer is suspiciously enthusiastic - the Riders are "simply superb," the Dead are "some of the finest rock & roll heard today," but he seems totally unfamiliar with the music. The only two songs named are from the '50s, perhaps indicating where this reviewer's tastes lay! Fortunately, the country-rock Dead circa '71 were right up his alley.
He does indicate the excitement of the crowd and the Dead's "intensely rhythmic" playing. The end of his review is particularly notable:
"The sound and excitement they generate will never be captured satisfactorily on records. Listening to the Dead and seeing them in concert are two completely different experiences. You'll never fully appreciate the band until you've seen it on stage."
Many would say the same thing (bandmembers had been saying since '66 that their sound couldn't be captured on record) - and it's a revealing statement to make right after a new live Dead album had come out! (Though there's no indication he knew of the album.) It's also perhaps a reminder to those of us listening to tapes of these shows that we aren't hearing 'the real thing.'
Weir's vocals are praised, something we occasionally see in reviews around this time. Keith was on piano, of course; Pigpen wouldn't be back on tour until December. (The reviewer's mistake here reveals his lack of knowledge of the Dead; though he did know that NRPS had been touring with them for a long time.) This would be one of Garcia's last shows playing pedal steel with the New Riders.
Right above the show review, the newspaper placed the article on the drug arrests at the show (perhaps indicating news priorities). It's a sad topic - I can imagine the paranoia of the crowd as police & plainclothesmen circulated with their trained dogs, looking for people to bust...
This show was broadcast on the radio. (Note that Keith's piano is a bit louder in the mono FM mix than in the Miller copy I linked to.) There's very little jamming (no Other One), instead it's a tight, energetic rock & roll show - the jam between NFA>GDTRFB is a highpoint, featuring a China Cat tease and some great Garcia lines.


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Former reporters support News of the World's methods
Two former reporters for the now-defunct News of the World spoke up for much-maligned tabloid tactics at Britain's media ethics inquiry on Monday, saying undercover stings and kiss-and-tell stories helped expose criminals and hypocrites.
Mazher Mahmood, once the tabloid's star undercover reporter, and ex-chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck were the first of several witnesses from Rupert Murdoch's media empire to address the inquiry, set up amid a scandal over illegal eavesdropping by the News of the World.
Both said reporters and editors balanced privacy against the public's right to know when deciding whether to publish titillating scoops.
Thurlbeck — on bail over alleged phone-hacking — used the example of a 2004 story alleging that soccer star David Beckham was having an affair. He said it was justified because the athlete and his wife, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, traded on an image of wholesome, fairy tale family life.
"We thought it was important we exposed that the fairy tale was a sham," Thurlbeck said.
He said the story had been a classic kiss-and-tell, with Beckham's supposed mistress, Rebecca Loos, paid "a six-figure sum" for details of the affair.
Media intrusion
Thurlbeck was arrested in April on suspicion of illegally intercepting phone voicemail messages. Inquiry chief Brian Leveson said he would not be asked questions about phone-hacking because of the ongoing police investigation.
Prime Minister David Cameron set up the judge-led inquiry after it emerged that the News of the World had for years illegally eavesdropped on the voicemail messages of celebrities, public figures and even crime victims in its quest for exclusive stories.
More than a dozen Murdoch employees have been arrested over the hacking scandal, which also cost the jobs of several of his top executives, two senior police officers and Cameron's communications chief.
The inquiry has heard from crime victims and celebrities, including actor Hugh Grant and "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling, who have described the devastating effect media intrusion had had on their lives.
Monday's first witness was the bane of many celebrities — Mahmood, a controversial figure nicknamed the "Fake Sheik" after his signature ruse of pretending to be a rich Gulf businessman to trap celebrities, politicians and suspected criminals.
He said his stories had to meet rigorous public interest standards, such as exposing criminality or "moral wrongdoing" by public figures such as members of Parliament.
"I don't think I'd vote for my MP if I knew he was cheating on his wife," Mahmood said. "If you hold public office, you should be open to scrutiny."
He also said celebrities were fair game "if they present themselves as wholesome characters and trade on that status" while behaving hypocritically.
Mahmood, who worked for the News of the World for 20 years, has not been implicated in phone hacking. He said he had not been aware it was going on until the newspaper's royal reporter, Clive Goodman, was arrested in 2006. Goodman was later jailed for eavesdropping on the mobile phone voicemails of members of the royal family staff.
Mahmood, who now works for Murdoch's Sunday Times newspaper, said he was proud that his investigations had resulted in more than 260 criminal prosecutions — including the convictions last month of three Pakistani cricketers for match-fixing in a scandal that rocked the sports world.
He gave evidence out of sight of the press and public to protect his identity. His words, but not his face, were broadcast on the inquiry's website.
Murdoch shut down the 168-year-old News of the World in July after evidence emerged that the tabloid had eavesdropped on the voicemails of Milly Dowler, a 13-year-old who was abducted and murdered in 2002.
'Abhorrent' behaviour
The revelation appalled many in Britain — especially the detail, reported in the Guardian newspaper, that someone had deleted messages left on Milly Dowler's phone after she disappeared. Her parents have said this gave them false hope that their daughter was still alive.
The Guardian, citing police sources, reported on Saturday that the key "false hope" message might not have been deleted by someone working for the News of the World.
The Dowler family's lawyer, Mark Lewis, said in a statement that it was unclear who had deleted the messages but that it "remains unchallenged that the News of the World listened to Milly Dowler's voicemail and eavesdropped on deeply personal messages which were being left for her by her distraught friends and family".
Earlier this year Murdoch's News International paid £2-million compensation to the Dowler family and apologised for the News of the World's "abhorrent" behaviour. — Sapa-AP
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Kapunda Craft Shop's 'Spirit of Christmas' held during the 2018 festive period was thoroughly enjoyed with 42 beautifully decorated trees viewed by more than 400 people. The annual event, held in the town's institute over seven days involved local businesses, the kindergarten, primary school, churches, club and individuals displaying their uniquely decorated tree. According to Kapunda Craft Shop volunteers, the event was again successful, with the support of Light Regional Council with hall hire and donation of helium for balloons. Volunteers were also thrilled to see 435 people sign the visitor's book. Several teachers, carers with their classes from the primary school and kindergarten visited and were given a small bag of lollies, with the leftover bags being donated to the Kapunda Christmas Carol organisers for their event. Proceeds of $380 from the event were donated to The Kapunda Car Cruise fundraising to assist their amazing charity work which results in valuable donations for the Kapunda Hospital. The Craft Shop volunteers wish to thank all who supported the event in any way as the goal and outcome is to benefit the Kapunda community and surrounding areas.
Kapunda Craft Shop volunteers pass on valuable funds to The Kapunda Car Cruise.
Kapunda Craft Shop's 'Spirit of Christmas' held during the 2018 festive period was thoroughly enjoyed with 42 beautifully decorated trees viewed by more than 400 people.
The annual event, held in the town's institute over seven days involved local businesses, the kindergarten, primary school, churches, club and individuals displaying their uniquely decorated tree.
According to Kapunda Craft Shop volunteers, the event was again successful, with the support of Light Regional Council with hall hire and donation of helium for balloons.
Volunteers were also thrilled to see 435 people sign the visitor's book.
Several teachers, carers with their classes from the primary school and kindergarten visited and were given a small bag of lollies, with the leftover bags being donated to the Kapunda Christmas Carol organisers for their event.
Proceeds of $380 from the event were donated to The Kapunda Car Cruise fundraising to assist their amazing charity work which results in valuable donations for the Kapunda Hospital.
The Craft Shop volunteers wish to thank all who supported the event in any way as the goal and outcome is to benefit the Kapunda community and surrounding areas.


At the beginning of this series Tanya is pregnant and then during the first episode she has the baby – but it's not as simple as that… Tanya is concerned about the identity of the father so has a wicked plan to make things turn out just perfect!
DESCRIBE HOW SHE IS COPING WITH HER PREGNANCY.
I think Tanya is in a denial about her pregnancy – and it hasn't affected the way she lives her life!
HOW IS TANYA COPING LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF AS CONRAD AND AMBER?
She's fine living with Conrad but Amber is a complete pain.
ARE THERE MORE CAT FIGHTS PLANNED BETWEEN AMBER AND TANYA? AND WILL THERE BE A WINNER?
WE HAVE HEARD THAT TANYA HAS AN EVIL PLAN UP HER SLEEVE WITH THE BABIES - WHICH INVOLVES NURSE DUNKLEY. WAS IT FUN FILMING ALL THOSE 'DASTARDLY' SCENES?
It was great fun filming all the scenes in the hospital and it was good to have Nurse Dunkley back – Julie Le Grand who plays her is lovely. I think I got it easy though as poor Laila ended up sitting in a birthing pool for hours.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE STORYLINE FROM THE SERIES FOUR?
I think swapping the babies would be my favourite storyline from this series – it's just so wicked.
DO YOU THINK SERIES FOUR DIFFERS FROM THE OTHER SERIES AT ALL?
Yes, I think all the characters have been developed considerably.
IT WAS THAILAND FOR SERIES 3 –SERIES FOUR THE SHOW IS IN SPAIN. YOU ENDED UP FILMING SOME SCENES IN SPAIN – HOW WAS IT?
It was great filming in both those locations. I loved filming in both Thailand and Spain –it really is a perk of the job!
DO YOU REMEMBER A FAVOURITE LINE FROM SERIES FOUR?
WHAT IS YOUR ALL TIME FAVOURITE TANYA'ISM?
There are so many! I particularly love when she adapts words so I loved it when she said "mentalist". But it's hard to choose her best as she does have some wonderful dialogue.
SHE HAD A SPELL IN PRISON - HAS THIS AFFECTED HER AT ALL?
No, Tanya seems to have bounced back very well after prison.
WAS IT SAD SAYING GOODBYE TO THE CHARACTER AND THE CREW?
It was very sad saying goodbye to the character of Tanya and of course I also had to say goodbye to the cast and crew too, many of them had worked on all four series.
YOU GOT SOME FUN PRESENTS ON YOUR LAST DAY – WAS IT A GOOD SEND OFF?
I got a wonderful send off on my last day. It was brilliant and everyone was so kind. I was given a pocket sized Tanya complete with the nails, hair and cigarettes.
IF YOU COULD KEEP ONE ITEM OF TANYA'S WARDROBE OR PROPS WHAT WOULD YOU KEEP?
I would love to keep quite a few mementoes but I particularly would like to have had the huge engagement ring she got from Jason. It was huge and the stone was the size of a 1 pence piece!
WE'VE HEARD TANYA LEAVES THE SHOW AFTER EPISODE FOUR - CAN YOU TELL US HOW?
No – I won't reveal how she exits - but it's a brilliant story. I went straight onto filming the character of Jenna in Bombshell. There was not much time between the two shows so it was a mad time for me.
YOU DYED YOUR HAIR FOR THE ROLE OF JENNA WAS THIS A DELIBERATE DECISION?
Yes it was deliberate decision to dye my hair brown for the role, as the character of Jenna is totally different to Tanya, so it was right for her to have darker hair.


Four whimsical animals adorn these 3.5" candles. An elephant strolls in the noon day sun, a monkey has just come from a party, a jaguar rests in his tree, and a penguin is looking for mischief. All gift boxed, lightly scented with Orange Ginger and ready to go!


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Another landmark, another chart
August 4, 2016 August 4, 2016 aaronboardley
This week marks the one year anniversary of my move to London. Plenty has happened in that time – I've met new people, experienced new things, and had all the highs and lows anyone can expect over the course of a year.
Throughout it all, there were often headphones over my ears or music piping out of my laptop. Being the nostalgic kind of guy I am, I realised that a rundown of the music I've listened to over the last year probably provides a pretty fair soundtrack to all that's gone on, and will trigger memories of what being this newbie in London has been all about. So, with the usual help of last.fm, I compiled a chart of my top 52 tracks from the last 52 weeks.
But, not content with just compiling a music chart, I decided to make a chart of a chart! I've been trying to experiment more with infographics, illustrations, and visual stuff of late, so this seemed an ideal opportunitity to add some annotations and colours to what might otherwise be* a pretty bland list. It's been useful to play about in Inkscape for the afternoon, anyway.
Now, ten points to whoever spots the first typo…
(I couldn't do the accent in Édith Piaf's name and it really annoyed me)
* – minus ten points to the first smart Alec to say 'it still is'
What if…Eurovision 2015 was run with 2016's scoring system?*
February 26, 2016 February 26, 2016 aaronboardley
Eurovision has a new voting system this year. Rather than combining telephone and jury votes in each country before awarding points to its ten favourites, each country will award points to both its jury's favourite ten and its telephone voters' favourite ten acts. This is good news for those acts who only really appeal to one or other of the jury or public.
Say you were an outrageous act who was the number one favourite of every telephone voter in a country. If that country's jury thought you ranked somewhere middling, and hence your combined score there placed you 11th best out of 27 acts, you'd score 0 points from them. If that was repeated for every country in the competition, you could score zero overall despite being the favourite of literally every telephone voter in the continent.
Now, them's the breaks, and part of the skill of the competition is to find something that pleases both public and jury. But – it's nice to see both rewarded in the cases where publics and juries want different things. So, with twice as many points up for grabs both sets of preferences will now be more fully recognised – while the winners will still be those who manage to hit big on both fronts.
As a warm up for this year, I decided to look at how last year's competition would have ended up if two sets of points had been awarded – as a full breakdown of jury and telephone voters is available on the Eurovision website**.
2015 total scores under the 2016 voting system (left axis), with jury points in red and telephone votes in blue. Grey bars show actual points received under old 2015 system (right axis) – where half as many total votes were available.
No change at the top – Sweden would have still won – though with less of the total available points (642 out of a possible 936 – left axis, instead of 365 out of a possible 468 – the grey bar read off the right axis). It's interesting to see how others' points break down though, and how the order would have changed.
While Latvia, Norway and Cyprus did better with juries than telephone voters, it's clear that the opposite is true for Italy, Estonia and Austria. This information was available to us anyway, but it's worth nothing how this could have affected the overall rankings – Albania (17th) would have hopped up to 11th, while UK (24th) would have slid down to last place. This may not be a big deal in a winner-takes-all contest – but note that Russia and Italy would have switched places in 2nd/3rd position.
This leads me on to the crucial point – the tension and suspense in the way the points are announced. For though national jury scores will be announced in the traditional country-by-country way under the new system, all telephone scores will then be combined and the totals awarded to each country in turn, starting with the smallest – meaning the winner won't be known until right at the end.
For example, if 2015 had been run under the new scoring system, here's how the scores would have looked after all the national jury scores had been read out, but before any telephone points were added:
2015 scores under the new voting system, after all jury points have been announced.
Could Latvia be huge contenders? What about Estonia, they'll be lucky to make the top ten, right? Well, let's add in the telephone totals, one by one, starting with the smallest. Poor old Austria get 0, keeping them on 40 points, and France get a mere 4. We keep adding the scores, lowest to highest, and the table is updated with the new totals. In order of increasing value, we find out the 20th telephone score to be added is…a total of 100 points for Latvia.
2015 scores under the new voting system, with 20 of 27 telephone vote totals announced.
A huge cry from eastern Europe – Latvia now can't possibly win! Their combined jury and telephone vote score is even lower than Sweden's votes for jury alone, despite them having been a strong second in the jury votes! So, will one of the remaining countries score enough from telephone votes to overcome Sweden's lead? There's still over 1500 points to award between the 7 remaining countries – it's still possible!
So, Israel (104 points), Australia (132) and Estonia (144) have their points announced – a surprisingly strong showing from Estonia, but not enough to win. Then Belgium (195), and then, the 25th of 27th countries to have their scores announced is – Sweden!
2015 scores under the new voting system, with 25 of 27 telephone vote totals announced
Sweden did not get the most points from telephone votes – they got 279! So, Russia and Italy have scored even more telephone points, will it be enough to secure victory?*** The final two scores are announced and…no! Sweden have it! But as the favourite of telephone voters around Europe, Italy make a superb jump from sixth to second. Well done!
2015 scores under the new voting system, with all jury and telephone points announced.
So, the tension is there until the very end. We still get the joy of every countrycalling in their results – and at theis point they all count as you don't know how the telephone voting will go. No scores announced by video link get to be brushed aside, no matter when they're announced. But then, one by one, you drop off the little guys and put the big contenders in a race for the finish.
I'm optimistic this will make it a great – if slightly more drawn out – finale, with tension right until the end. Comparing last year's results shows it will make a difference, but there's not a drastic realignment in what Europe sees as the best – just more points up for grabs. You'll have to try really hard to get nul points now.
A bit of mathematical fun, sure. Now…roll on May!
* one of my more niche blog titles, I'll admit.
** jury results were unavailable for Montenegro and F. Y. R. Macedonia, so for the sake of simplicity this post works on the basis of their juries voting identically to their telephone voters. Similarly, telephone votes are unavailable for San Marino, so their jury votes were duplicated.
*** in fact, there's not mathematically enough points, but it's not far off, and by the time you've worked that out I hope they'll have announced the actual winner.
Don't be boring
February 13, 2016 aaronboardley
Last night, I saw Alfonso Cuarón speak at the Science Museum about Gravity. It was a great insight into a film I found incredibly powerful.
I remember seeing Gravity at the cinema in 2013. Soon after handing in my master's dissertation, I was hyper and happy and buzzing with joy. Two hours later when I walked out of the cinema, I was quiet, reflective, and hugely impacted. It's an immersive and, at points, overwhelming film. The movie industry often tells us that the cinema experience provides so much more than watching something on DVD at home six months later and, in Gravity's case, I completely agree with them.
From the opening shots of space that fill your peripheral vision to the radio dialogue of the characters that buzzes around you in glorious surround sound, you cannot help but feel you're there with them, in orbit. As beautiful long tracking shots follow Sandra Bullock through space stations and into capsules and away from fires, you're right there with her. And so, when she's thrown into a spin or plummets to earth, you feel it too. Or, at least, I did.
So, as host Samira Ahmed asked Cuarón about his background, his inspiration and his choices, I was fascinated to understand more about the movie. "It's about rebirth", the director said, confirming the not-too-subtle yet wonderful imagery. From the foetal position of astronauts in a womb-like capsule, to the umbilical cords connecting their suits to their shuttle. As Bullock's character stands up to walk off at the end, it's about more than one human's birth, but about humanity. "Not in an intellectual way. I mean the species," explains Cuarón. That's all well and good, sure. But I don't love the film for a metaphor. I love it because it look and sounds and feels so…much.
Cuarón's creative choices made it so. He resisted studios trying to add in scenes of Mission Control in Houston, to show the 'other side'. In fact, even George Clooney's character was a later addition, it was originally about just the single woman in space. But, it had to work, and it had to be interesting.
As a filmmaker, Cuarón is unapologetic about compromises made to make the film more interesting. Though technically accurate down to the sort of wire cutters used on a space walk, there are some elements that deviate from documentary reality. But why not? "I'm not stupid!", Cuaron exclaimed, acknowledging that, yes, Bullock's character would have been wearing a nappy beneath her space suit, and Clooney's veteran astronaut would not be chattering away in space without a focus on the mission. But a film's got to be interesting. "That would be boring," Cuarón kept saying, of dimissed alternatives to the finished product. For example, Bullock's final scene in space, where she undocks the Chinese capsule and addresses Houston that her descent to earth 'could go one of two ways', was initially attempted without a score, but that version was abandoned. Though music was used minimally on the film, and always without percussion – a Hollywood rarity – it had to be there in this case. Without it, the scene was too boring. End of.
It's also relevant to why the film ends abruptly – Cuarón hates the trend, that grew in the1980s, of prolonging an ending to assure audiences that everything's alright. Films like Robert Zemeckis's Cast Away, which he loves except the ending, should finish when the story finishes and the lead character makes it to safety – not add on a postscript about the life after the climax. I think this is good advice too. Finish telling the story you're telling, and leave something to the imagination. I'm a fan of a short-and-sweet film, and at 91 minutes Gravity doesn't outstay its welcome for a second.
So, full credit to Cuarón. And to his visual effects teams. And to Bullock, who underwent gruelling training for four months to get into the shape needed to act within the demanding rigs used on set. They're necessary for the long tracking shots I love, but exhausting. Still, Bullock thought it was preferable to riding in a 'vomet comet' to film in actual microgravity (Cuarón, on the other hand, loved having that opportunity – cashing in on the fact his many advisers on the film worked in an industry he'd admired since a child. Why wouldn't you take up Nasa's offer?).
It was amusing to hear in the Q & A after the main interview that a number of audience members asked Cuarón if key creative aspects of the film were done 'on purpose'. I wonder how irritating this question might be to a director, or any artist. You might as well as a chef if his use of ingredients were deliberate. Still, Cuarón took the opportunity to explain how he came to his decisions. Like the choice, despite the movie featuring all current and accurate technology, to put the characters in older space suits, as the latest real ones looked too futuristic. The details like that matter – so the audience is not distracted or disconnected. Gravity is not a fantasy, like Star Wars, nor is it a science fiction about future or hypothetical technology and its consequences, like Interstellar. It's a drama, about a person, in space.
Cuarón's message of 'don't be boring' was the notable takeaway from the night. You can be as arty, moving, accurate as you like, but if you bore audiences you've lost them. It's food for thought, from beginning to end. Watching Bullock's final escape scene brought it all back to me – how Gravity was a film you couldn't turn away from, and I was emotionally impacted even just watching a two-minute clip out of context of the rest of the film. That's Gravity's power.
Samira Ahmed interviews Alfonso Cuarón
Thanks so much to the Science Museum for hosting the night. There's still a few weeks left of their Cosmonauts exhibition, to which the event was linked, and if our journey into space at all interests you, I'd definitely recommend a visit.
February 7, 2016 aaronboardley
A shifting commute means my reading habits were all over the place in 2015, but there were some periods where I ploughed through some great ones – and others where I plodded through some tougher ones. I got through 22 in total.
I spent four months at the start of the year reading Shantaram – amusing and fascinating, if a rather long read at over 900 pages. Still, there were some really touching scenes and many wonderfully written chapters – I'd recommend it if you don't mind reading a lot. I then proceeded to finish reading Fleming's Bond novels – which really tailed off into pulpable cliches. Towards the end of the year, I found We Need To Talk About Kevin to be one of the best pieces of fiction I have read. I also enjoyed The Martian – if you view it as the literary equivalent of a fun action movie – and made a start on Robert Ludlam's Bourne series – though I won't be rushing through them.
In non-fiction, I found Christian Rudder's Dataclysm fascinating and enjoyed Victoria Coren-Mitchell's autobiography. Simon Singh's The Code Book, though, has to be my favourite factual book I read in 2015 – striking a great balance of technical detail and historical storytelling.
There were a few books I didn't enjoy, but I won't slag them off here – my Goodreads profile has my ratings and reviews if you want to see more. I've made a good dent on books in 2016 already, and look forward to a time when there might, finally, be more read than unread books on my shelf.
A few of the books I read in 2015
2015 in movies
I started keeping track of the films I watched in 2015. It started off with a desire to organise the list of films I wanted to watch, and a way to keep track of the ones I had. I was recommended Letterboxd as a means to this end, and have found it to be superb.
So, I can tell you that in 2015 I watched 113 films – 77 of them for the first time. This included 9 films featuring Alan Rickman, 6 films directed by Richard Linklater, and one terrible movive entitled The 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue.
A lot of the films I watched were from a few years back – catching up on classics, the big films of the last couple of years that are now kicking about on DVD, and other recommendations and TV movies. Amongst these, and indeed amongst all the films of any age I saw this year, my favourite has to be Magnolia. Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 masterpiece of interwoven stories, long brooding shots, superb rhythm and captivating characters living contrasting city lives. Despite being over three hours long, I didn't want it to finish a single minute early – and that's saying something.
Amongst the year's cinema releases, Birdman was my favourite. I have a thing for long, unbroken steadicam shots – and this film is essentially one extended shot of this type. Combined with a fascinating glimpse behind theatrical scenes and a powerful performance from Michael Keaton, then the film is not just one-of-a-kind, but darn good as well.
Closely following on the heels of Birdman are the likes of Mad Max: Fury Road (beautifully audacious action movie with fresh characters, minimum annoying exposition, and no apologies) and Whiplash (superb tension for such a character-driven movie, thanks largely to J K Simmons) – while the latest Bond and Mission:Impossible installments left me underwhelmed. In terms of older movies then I'm glad to have finally seen superb titles such as Captain Phillips, Drive, and 12 Angry Men. It's good to play catchup.
I also made a start on watching old Hitchcock movies at the end of the year, and I'm sure that will continue into 2015. One of the most enjoyable film series of the year, though, has to be Richard Linklater's Before… trilogy – I watched them back-to-back in a single day and loved the dialogue, the characters, and the realism of the simple settings. I'll be back to see them plenty, I'm sure.
You can see my full 2015 in film review over at Letterboxd – including ranked lists, reviews and ratings for all the films I saw last year. For now, though, I'm off to grab a DVD.
January 31, 2016 aaronboardley
It's been a year of good new music, plenty of old music, enjoyable live music, and much singing in the kitchen. At this time of year, I like to reflect on what was making my ears happy over the last months. So, with the help of last.fm, I present the chart of my most listened-to artists, 2015:
The Kleptones
There's not an awful lot of difference to last year's top ten – I'm a man of consistent tastes. New music is only really represented by Belle and Sebastian, who chucked out a new album in January, and Ryan Adams, whose cover of Taylor Swift's 1989 has been one of my favourite albums of the year.
In fact, Taylor herself didn't do so badly in my charts, just out of the top ten but slam-dunking in at number 13 thanks to several spins of 1989 and the rest of her back catalogue – it helps that I've moved into a flat full of Swift fans. Apart from the old stalwarts of the Manics, Radiohead, Bush and Bowie, the rest of my top artists can largely be linked to the music I've seen live – while Bruce Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac prop up the top ten by virtue of just being great.
In April I had an awesome night at London's O2 to watch Sting and Paul Simon play a solid three hours of tight, moving and outright rocking music. Attracted to get tickets by Simon's presence, I was pleasantly surprised by how much Sting I enjoyed. Since then, I've listened to a lot of Sting and The Police, who just miss out on the top ten as separate entities – though if I combined play counts they would jump to number 5, just behind Paul Simon himself (though that's without songs by Simon & Garfunkel – at number 20 as a duo).
After last year's most amazing gig in Bristol, I jumped right in for more Polyphonic Spree tickets and saw them play the entirety of their first album, plus a few hits besides, in London in September – and have filled up my collection with the rest of their back catalogue since. My other live music highlight has to be Joanna Newsom at the Hammersmith Apollo in November. Her beautiful, beautiful music had the audience totally hushed and I'm certain there were a few tears in the crowd as she played harps, piano and all sorts of other instruments I couldn't name. Her new album, released a few weeks prior, has also received a few plays – popping her at number 16.
Me with Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree
While I also saw The War On Drugs in February this year, the other special mentions for live music have to be from my third Glastonbury festival. Florence + The Machine impressively stepped up to the headline slot, The Libertines' surprise addition created one of the best atmospheres I've ever been a part of at the Pyramid Stage – until Lionel Richie crammed it full the next day for tremendous fun sing-alongs, and I'm really glad I got to see the rousing set from Duke Special (and have him stage dive on me at the end). Plus, after giving up on Kanye after three songs, I'm so pleased I went to see Suede headlining the John Peel stage. Superb guitar music for a superb Saturday night.
A final nod from the top twenty has to go to Public Service Broadcasting. Thanks to a recommendation from podcaster Brady Haran, I have feasted on their album The Race For Space time after time again since the summer. I could give a blow-by-blow recommendation for most its fantastic tracks, but I'm sure I've rambled enough. Why not set aside an hour to just listen to it?
As we wave goodbye to the musical highlights of 2015, and look ahead at what 2016 will stir in us, I'll leave you with a song that caught my attention on the radio last summer and has been in my head, if not played out loud, every day since:
Wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music?
Eurovision by numbers
May 29, 2015 May 29, 2015 aaronboardley
Last Saturday saw the final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, in which the viewers decided their favourite act was, again, Sweden. For me, though, Eurovision is more than a spectator event. Awarding your own scores at home can be pretty fun too.
So, as my friends the Bentleys invited me once again to their Eurovision party, I got an opportunity to play with the fifth incarnation of my Eurovision spreadsheet. With its help I can tell you that as a group we liked Australia the best, were bored by Hungary, and found Sweden more fun to watch than to listen to.
The spreadsheet makes use of a scoring system proposed by the BBC a few years ago, in which partygoers award marks out of ten to each country in three categories: songcraft, musical performance, and visual performance. Crunching these scores with some lookup functions and pretty conditional formatting, the workbook spits out reports of the best and worst country in each category, the most generous and stingy markers, and ranked total scores.
Total scores awarded to acts by the Bentley party, in order of performance.
There was a clear gap between our top twelve for the night (Australia, Belgium, Sweden, Italy, Lithuania, Israel, Austria, Latvia, United Kingdom, Estonia, Georgia, Russia) and the rest of the pack. Though there was some obvious pro-U.K. bias at our party, we were still disappointed (though not at all surprised) to see it rank so low overall in the real scores, while I was shocked to see hosts Austria earn nil points this year – THEY HAD A FLAMING PIANO ON STAGE FOR GOODNESS SAKE!
Average scores (out of ten) awarded in each category, sorted by total. You may now judge us.
Splitting our scores by category it's clear that some countries (Italy, France) provided singers of a much higher calibre than the piece they were there to perform, whilst others (Sweden, Spain) were favoured far more for their visuals, costumes and dancing than their music – in our opinions, at least.
Eurovision's just a bit of fun, and a chance to shout at the telly with friends, but I won't pretend I don't enjoy getting a bit deeper into what our party thought of what went on before us. If you'd like to do similar, you're welcome to download a copy of my spreadsheet and adapt it to your own needs next time. There's still the odd bug, but it improves every year – get in touch if you've got any ideas for development.
For now, though, congratulations to Sweden. See you next May!


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New Small Molecule AZ67 May Help Prevent Brain Cell Death, Early Data Show
by Marisa Wexler, MS
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A small molecule that alters glucose metabolism in stressed brain cells may help prevent their death, representing a new strategy for treating brain diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease, among others.
The potential therapeutic candidate was described in the journal Scientific Reports in a study titled, "Targeting PFKFB3 alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice."
Most cells in the body extract energy from sugar, or glucose molecules, through a process called glycolysis. In contrast, brain nerve cells usually do not rely on this process; instead, they use mechanisms or even rely on neighboring cells to get the energy they need.
But there is an exception: When there is damage to the brain as a result of stroke or disease, some neurons will perform glycolysis. This process is regulated by a protein called PFKFB3, which acts as a "master activator" that "turns on" glycolysis in neurons. However, this change in behavior results in cellular stress, and can ultimately lead to cell death.
Researchers from Gero Discovery, a pharmaceutical company specializing in PFKFB3 inhibitors, in collaboration with the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca and Nanosyn, tested a new small molecule called AZ67 for its ability to block the activity of PFKFB3 and protect neurons from glycolysis-mediated death.
Through a battery of lab experiments, the team first demonstrated that AZ67 can effectively inhibit PFKFB3 activity and reduce glycolysis-induced cellular stress in neurons cultured in dishes.
Next, they tested the new compound in a mouse model of stroke. Mice were treated with AZ67 or a placebo immediately following brain injury induced by stroke, and the animals were evaluated the following day.
Mice treated with placebo showed severe neurological damage, with average Neurological Severity Scores (NSSs) above 3, motor coordination of about 40% that of mice without strokes, and 43% percent (by volume) of the mice's brains showing signs of damage. In contrast, mice treated with AZ67 had average NSSs of about 2, retained 60% motor coordination, and 27% brain volume affected, suggesting significantly less neurological damage than the other group.
Researchers also administrated AZ67 to mice that were healthy and had not had strokes to further assess the impact of the treatment. In general, the brains of these mice appeared unaffected, suggesting relatively low toxicity of AZ67. Still, additional studies are warranted to assess potential toxicity before the compound is approved for human testing.
"These results show that pharmacological inhibition of PFKFB3 is a suitable neuroprotective therapeutic strategy in excitotoxic-related disorders such as stroke [and neurological illnesses]," the team concluded.
"We are glad that our hypothesis that pharmacological inhibition of PFKFB3 can be beneficial in an excitotoxicity-related condition such as stroke was confirmed," Olga Burmistrova, director of preclinical development at Gero Discovery and a co-author of the study, said in a press release.
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public interface Source<T> {
    void addDestination(Destination<T> listener);
    void removeDestination(Destination<T> listener);
}


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Q: How to correctly push a Docker image using Github actions I am setting up a Github action to push a Docker image to Docker Hub following Github official README.md for docker/build-push-action@v2.
This is my action inside directory .github/workflows/
name: Publish Docker image

on:
  push:
    branches: master

jobs:
  push_to_registry:
    name: Push Docker image to Docker Hub
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      -
        name: Set up QEMU
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
      -
        name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
      -
        name: Login to DockerHub
        uses: docker/login-action@v1
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
      -
        name: Build and push
        id: docker_build
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
        with:
          push: true
          tags: user/app:latest
      -
        name: Image digest
        run: echo ${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.digest }}

Having tested the action worked in my fork branch I then merged the branch to the main repo. To my surprise the login step failed showing the following error inside Github actions log
Run docker/login-action@v1
  with:
    logout: true
Error: Username and password required

At first I thought I could have wrongly defined (or even not defined) the secrets inside the main repo but after a request with octokit I found out that they are there
{
  total_count: 2,
  secrets: [
    {
      name: 'DOCKER_PASSWORD',
      created_at: '2020-11-04T15:28:55Z',
      updated_at: '2020-11-16T13:11:27Z'
    },
    {
      name: 'DOCKER_USERNAME',
      created_at: '2020-11-04T15:28:55Z',
      updated_at: '2020-11-16T13:11:27Z'
    }
  ]
}

I guess that docker/login-action@v1 is not using username and password provided after the with: keyword. I am very puzzled by this as it did work on my fork branch and do not understand why with: is sending the keyword logout: true instead which I did not set.
Does someone have more insight into this ?

A: Could you check that in the repository's settings the secrets are there like this:

Also, when you say

Having tested the action worked in my fork branch I then merged the branch to the main repo.

does this mean the main repo is also yours?
Because secrets don't transfer between repos. If you've forked another user's repository and want to contribute workflow changes requiring secrets, the main repo's owner(s) will have to add secrets with the same name.
Additionally, secrets aren't used in Pull Requests workflow runs. Hence you'll only see if it's working after the changes have been merged into the repository.

A: I have run into the same issue please check where you are giving your secret, now GitHub has two types of secrets, you should use Actions as shown in the image. If you use depependabot.

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