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A crazy saga ends as Raiders officially cut Antonio Brown
Frank Schwab
September 7, 2019, 4:00 p.m. UTC
Antonio Brown never played a game for the Oakland Raiders, yet his time there will be remembered for a long time.
On Saturday morning, after a crazy offseason, the Raiders released Brown six months after a high-profile trade to acquire him.
The Raiders have released WR Antonio Brown from the team today.
— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) September 7, 2019
Less than 24 hours before that tweet, the Raiders said Brown would be playing Week 1 against the Denver Broncos, even after a threat that they were planning to suspend him.
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It's safe to say that Brown's time with the Raiders will go down as one of the zaniest stories in sports history.
Antonio Brown asked for his release, got it
Let's start the Brown story back before Week 17 of last season. That's when it really started to get crazy.
Brown had an argument with Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at a Wednesday practice, skipped meetings and practices, then showed up Sunday ready to play in a must-win game. The Steelers deactivated him, and that basically set in motion the end of his Pittsburgh career.
Brown, after basically nixing a trade to Buffalo by threatening to not report to the Bills, was sent to the Raiders for a third- and fifth-round pick. He got a raise. Everyone seemed happy.
It wouldn't take long to unravel. There were early warning signs, like continued public feuds with former Steelers teammates Roethlisberger and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Then at the start of training camp, everything went off the rails.
To sum up the madness, Brown (long breath) burned his feet in a cryotherapy mishap, fought the NFL over use of an outdated helmet, left the team while he threatened to sit out over the helmet issue, lost a grievance with the NFL over the helmet, was told his preferred replacement helmet wasn't safe, complained about the NFL again, finally settled on a new helmet and reported, skipped enough meetings and practices to get fined more than $50,000, posted the fine letter to social media, got in a heated argument with GM Mike Mayock during practice, apologized after the Raiders threatened suspension, was told he could play Week 1, posted a video of a phone call with Jon Gruden to YouTube, was fined for the Mayock incident, was told his guaranteed money was voided, vowed to not play for the Raiders again, asked for his release, and was released on Saturday morning.
Everything in that last paragraph happened in a little more than a month.
Antonio Brown has been released by the Raiders. (AP)
What happens next for Brown?
Gruden said the team tried everything it could.
#Raiders coach Jon Gruden says Antonio Brown "is a great guy. He's misunderstood." He has said "we have exhausted everything." And that's that.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 7, 2019
Gruden: "At least I got to meet Antonio. I never got to meet Khalil."
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) September 7, 2019
Brown is immediately free to sign with another team, and that's quite interesting.
Every team in the NFL had a shot to trade for Brown back in March, and nobody gave more than the third- and fifth-round picks the Raiders were willing to give up. Go back and read that long paragraph ... do you think NFL teams are more willing to sign him now?
It's hard to figure out what's next for Brown. He's obviously one of the most talented receivers in NFL history, but by now the baggage is obvious. People have speculated the Patriots will grab him, but it's hard to imagine Bill Belichick putting up with that circus. He wants players who are committed to football.
Brown is out in Oakland, and the Raiders presumably feel comfortable they have grounds to void all of his guaranteed money and won't be on the hook for anything financially from the Brown trade and contract.
And with all that happened during Brown's time with Oakland, one significant thing never happened: Brown never played one snap for the Raiders, even in the preseason.
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will be performing similar missions.
The mission generation algorithms are the heart of this thing. Much effort has been put into creating heavily randomized missions that appear natural and still provide for an enjoyable experience (o.e. enemy planes more often than not should be around ... but sometimes not).
Q: I click on the jar and winace (or some other extractor) opens.
A: Disassociate files of type jar from your extractor. Jars are really just zip files with a different extension. Some extractors, when they are installed, include jars as a file type.
Q: My computer can't handle the missions. Performance is horrible.
A: open RofCampaign\Data\RofCampaign.config. Set the base flight parameter for your side to zero. This will reduce the number of friendly flights.
If it sill happens, reduce the enemy flights to 0. Increase opposition flight odds 100.
Improvements are coming int terms of performance options.
Q: The skies are empty.
A: Increase opposition flight odds 100.
Improvements are coming int terms of pathing to make encounters more likely. This should help quite a bit.
Q: My takeoff position is messed up.
A: Send me a PM with the airfield and squadron. I will look into it.
Fantastic! Thank you for all your hard work on this. Released on my day off too!
Patrick, thanks for all the hard work!
Definitely gonna give it a try!
My first user made campaign. I can't wait to dig in. Your efforts are really appreciated Patrick. Thanks.
edit: Patrick, am I missing something? I'm not sure where to put this so the generator will find the path it needs.
I tried it stand alone fextracted within a temp folder. I tried it extracted in RoF/Data/Missions. Both times when I go to create mission (after inserting name, date, and squad) it can't find path.
Last edited by knightgames; 11/03/09 06:20 AM.
Just put the folder "RoFCampaign" from extracted zip into the RoF main directory.
Just tried three missions. The first one was with 148Sqn flying Camels. Long flight to the front. No contact. Cycling through externals showed that there were several formations of DFW's circling their airfields approx 35km behind the lines. They didn't appear to have any other waypoints than that.
Second mission was similar. Third one, I transferred to 201Sqn at Le Targette. Nice and close to the front line. Gameplay was in slow motion and not really playable by any stretch. Going to externals to try to work out what was causing it, I counted 24 entente aircraft. Spads, Se's and Camels. Plus a further 25 DFW's, Pfalz and albatri.
I'm hoping the numbers of aircraft can be controlled later on. Such a blistering number of targets would be fine in most other sims, but RoF doesn't seem optimised yet to handle such numbers.
D'oh! Thanks. I should have re-edited my post. I figured it out and flew a DR1 mission. 78kms on one leg? No contact, though like Feathered I cycled though the views to see Sopwiths escorting Bregets (sp). My side also had Pfalzes about 1500 meters up.
I think this has great potential, but want to try it out more before I comment further.
Thanks again Patrick. The work for the community is greatly appreciated.
I tried to fly several more missions. Spawn points are wonky. The planes face the hanger tents. That's not a huge issue for the human pilot but the AI clips their wings on the tents. I noticed it the first time, but it was me and my copilot. This last 2 times it was a squad. Each time they were about 15 feet from the hanger and they 'tried' to roll between the hangers only to clip the wings.
Brilliant idea and execution (some bugs, as always, are to be expected).
I don't own RoF - so I just tried it "strictly offline" and to generate a mission report. Couldn't select the type of planes shot down for each claimed victory - is that read directly from the game directory?
This will totally change the way RoF is played offline.
Flew another couple of missions. Still no contact however.
Taking a peek at the externals I counted 15 AI aircraft per side. All flights were widely spaced on the map and very far from the front line (30 mins into the mission). Game performance was again very slow due to the amount of aircraft.
Interestingly, all aircraft were flying at extreme height. Something in the region of 20,000ft.
I think the basics are well covered. The gui is easy to use and the system shows great promise.
User defined settings would be a great addition if at all possible in the future. The current version with all planes spawning at the start of a mission is a bit of a resource hog though. It's great to be flying around, knowing that there are plenty of other aircraft out there somewere (an innovation that has eluded the default campaign so far).
It would be a welcome feature if the mission had proximity-activated spawn points for most aircraft, rather than having random flights orbiting in distant areas behind the lines. Fly over grid such and such, and a trio of Spads appear nearby. That sort of thing.
Bloody jood job getting it this stage already. I'm looking forward to watching it progress.
In general seems very interesting, but I noticed couple of issues. First is mission desing. At my first mission (Jasta 11 with Dr.I) wind was set to 11m/s (from W). That lead to pretty hilarious flight as my flight struggled to even to reach frontline. Couple of first waypoint alt was set to 4km so that didnt help either as AI tried to climb aswell. Now after reaching fronline (which took long, long time) second set of waypoints were back to SE so now we had wind our back. My plane actually went so fast that AI blowed its engine So I think weather is set to way too extreme as AI cannot handle it that well.
Second issue that I noticed is combat report. I actually could make report (2 kills) and press accept button many times. Now campaing log recorded those two kills every button press (so If I pressed accept button 3 times I could get 6 kills, etc).
You can get used to everything, but icicle in the a**. It melts before you get used to it.
... so now we had wind our back. My plane actually went so fast that AI blowed its engine So I think weather is set to way too extreme as AI cannot handle it that well.
The plane flies relative to the wind. So a following wind causes you to reach your next waypoint faster, but in no way should it alter the handling or aerodynamics as experienced by the pilot/engine.
Well, it is. Didnt check speed, but engine did die by itself (might be because of altitude also. Some in RoF forums have said Oberursel and Clerget dies at altitude if you use them over 1200RPM long enought. Anyway AI cannot handle it and blow their engines).
My plane actually went so fast that AI blowed its engine So I think weather is set to way too extreme as AI cannot handle it that well.
Only the AI blew its engine, trying to stay in formation with you? Sounds like AI had no backwind applied.
My plane blew (flown by AI) the engine.
I am digging the idea of this mod a lot, unfortunately my computer does not appear able to handle it. For me the missions are in slow motion.
Got your campaign Patrick and like it.
The problem with finding enemy planes, is the distance in which you are able to see them in ROF IMO.
Some weather conditions are reducing visability a lot.
is fine for me since its easier to fight in the FD7 there .
Allied AI planes (camel) try to turn fight and stall.
Sounds more like the waypoint speeds are set too high, and the AI isn't dealing with it well.
Lieste, this is the problem with the AI having the same limitations as human players and a fluke of mission design/AI interaction with it. If the WP speeds are above max, the AI are going flat out trying to make it happen, resulting in burned out engines.
Perhaps in a future version waypoint establishment will be limited in speed by type of aircraft?
That's a lot of coding, though!


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La Compagnie du chemin de fer de Dakar à Saint-Louis est une filiale de la Société de construction des Batignolles, chargée de la construction de la première ligne de chemin de fer en Afrique-Occidentale française, celle reliant Dakar à Saint-Louis du Sénégal, alors capitale de la colonie.

Les origines
La question du chemin de fer du Cayor est soulevée une première fois le , à l'occasion de la ratification d'une convention avec Lat Dior. L'État français, ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, organise en 1880 un concours ouvert aux grandes entreprises françaises, pour construire et faire exploiter par une compagnie une voie ferrée de 265 kilomètres entre Dakar et Saint-Louis. Le chemin de fer de Dakar à Saint Louis (DSL) est concédé pour 99 ans à la Société de construction des Batignolles (SCB) par une convention du , confirmée par la loi du , avec rachat possible à compter du .

La loi du  approuve le cahier des charges. Si la compagnie dispose d'un capital de 5 millions de francs, l'État lui fournit une avance de  francs. Le montage financier de l'opération est assez alambiqué : la ligne sera construite et exploitée aux frais de l'État qui, en vertu de la garantie accordée à la compagnie, devra payer l'intérêt du capital de construction et les insuffisances d'exploitation. L'État a de bonnes raisons pour offrir de tels avantages au concessionnaire. La colonisation débute à peine et les habitants se montrent résolument hostiles aux « tentatives de pénétration ». Les opérations militaires ne sont pas terminées, et les guerres avec les Damels du Cayor et les Teignes du Baol ne prendront fin qu'avec la mort du dernier damel, tué en .

Pour réaliser cet important chantier et exploiter la future ligne, la SCB d'Ernest Goüin crée en 1883 une société anonyme au capital de 5 millions de francs, appelée Compagnie du chemin de fer de Dakar à Saint-Louis. Le conseil d'administration de la SCB autorise l'apport de la concession, la souscription d'un maximum de  actions de la nouvelle compagnie et la signature d'un marché à forfait et une convention, précisant les conditions financières des rapports entre les deux sociétés.

Construction et débuts de l'exploitation

Organisation du chantier
Les conditions locales compliquent ce chantier, la compagnie est confrontée à une main-d'œuvre sans expérience et à des conditions de terrain et de climat particulièrement difficiles. Durant les trois années nécessaires pour ouvrir la ligne dans sa totalité, il faut faire venir : le personnel, ouvrier et techniciens qui prennent le bateau à Marseille, mais aussi tout ce qui est nécessaire à la construction de la ligne : matériel (fixe et roulant) et matériaux (pierres de taille, briques et charpente). Le fonctionnement du chantier pose aussi des problèmes importants avec notamment, la fièvre jaune et des conditions climatiques qui nécessitent le rapatriement du personnel européen, chaque année, pendant la mauvaise saison.

Commencés simultanément à Rufisque et à Saint-Louis, les travaux suivent une marche rapide à partir du  sous la direction du directeur en chef du service construction Blondelet. L'exploitation commence dès la mise en service des premiers tronçons, sous la direction de l'officier d'état-major Bois, collaborateur direct du colonel Pinet-Laprade. La mise en service de la ligne dans sa totalité a lieu en .

Confrontation avec la population locale

Les premières années d'exploitation sont assez dures, les populations locales luttant contre le nouveau moyen de colonisation qu'est le chemin de fer. Le , la maison d'équipe du PK 37,5 est attaquée par les Sérères, un homme d'équipe est blessé, mais deux prisonniers restent entre les mains du commissaire de police. À l'origine de l'affaire, une sombre histoire de vol de vin de palme. Le , le train déraille à Bargny, provoquant la mort d'un enfant et trois blessés graves. Le , lors du passage du train n 2 au PK 182,4, on signale des jets de projectiles divers sur le convoi par « des Noirs déjà assez grands ». Le , le même train (le n 2) déraille à proximité du pont de Rufisque à la suite d'un affaissement du remblai. La locomotive, le fourgon et une voiture disparaissent dans le marécage.

Il faut aussi compter avec les hommes du damel, qui ne prennent pas vraiment le chemin de fer au sérieux. Le , un télégramme annonce : « Le roi du Cayor est venu se plaindre que les employés de la voie avaient dés-harnaché un cheval hier au PK 102 et de plus, suivant ses expressions, que ces employés faisaient des bêtises avec ses hommes. Il menace de se plaindre au gouverneur ». Plus prosaïquement, il semble bien qu'une rixe ait éclaté entre les ouvriers et un homme du Cayor qui voulait circuler à cheval sur la ligne.

Le , le chef d'équipe n 17 qui effectue une tournée en lorry trouve au PK 131,5 une briquette de charbon « placée de façon à faire dérailler le train ». Au PK 132, c'est une racine d'arbre qui est placée en travers des rails. On décide donc d'instaurer une « surveillance spéciale » sur toute cette section.

Pendant ce temps, les administrateurs de la compagnie négocient des arrangements avec le damel. Un acte, additionnel au traité du , conclu entre la France et le Cayor, offre des « conditions exceptionnelles » au chemin de fer, à savoir une extension des terrains réservés à la compagnie autour des gares. En échange, il faut accorder « la concession au damel de la gratuité du parcours sur toute la ligne pour lui et sa suite de 20 personnes ».

Chronologie des ouvertures
  : de Dakar à Rufisque ()
  : de Saint Louis à M'Pal ()
  : de Rufisque à Pout ()
  : de M'Pal à Louga ()
  de Pout à Tivaouane ()
  : de Louga à Guéoul ()
  : de Guéoul à Kébémer ()
  : de Tivaouane à Ngaye Méhé
  de Ngaye Méhé à Ndande
  : de Ndande à Kébémer

Une difficile modernisation au début du

Les installations vieillissent rapidement. La compagnie décide de moderniser l'ensemble au début du , mais par petites touches. En 1906, le téléphone commence à remplacer le vieux télégraphe Breguet. De nouveaux trafics voient le jour, en particulier grâce à la politique de grands travaux de la colonie qui nécessite une grande quantité de matériaux. Deux carrières ouvrent en 1907 et se raccordent au chemin de fer : celle de M. Peignet, au PK 24,482, et celle de M. Sallenave, entrepreneur à Dakar, au PK 2,550, où est construit un long embranchement de .

La construction de la ligne du Baol, première amorce du Chemin de fer de Thiès à Kayes (CFTK) exploitée par le Dakar-Saint-Louis jusqu'en 1910, est une véritable manne pour la compagnie : en 1909, cette ligne procure à elle seule un trafic de tonnes d'arachides, presque toutes à destination de Rufisque. Mais la situation ne présente pas que des avantages, et elle fait surtout ressortir le manque de matériel de la compagnie. La même année, le Dakar Saint-Louis est sollicité pour établir des voies sur le port de commerce de Dakar, tandis que la nouvelle gare de Saint-Louis du Sénégal est inaugurée le .

Malgré tout, ces tentatives de modernisation restent bien timides. Dès 1910, les chambres de commerce locales mettent la compagnie sur la sellette, ce qui finit par provoquer une enquête très officielle du gouverneur. Les résultats sont particulièrement édifiants : L'exploitation est défectueuse à tous les points de vue. Les trains de voyageurs n'arrivent jamais, ou bien rarement, à l'heure règlementaire. Souvent, les retards dépassent une ou deux heures, et même plus. Ces retards proviennent généralement du temps considérable perdu dans les gares à charger et décharger des marchandises, à laisser des wagons vides pour en prendre des pleins, et de l'insuffisance du personnel. Cela n'arriverait pas si les trains de voyageurs étaient uniquement des trains de voyageurs. Le matériel, aussi bien machines que wagons, est défectueux et insuffisant. Les wagons voyageurs sont mal entretenus, d'une saleté repoussante, les coussins de banquettes maculés de taches de graisse. On a vu des voyageurs, des dames, rester debout tout le trajet jusqu'au terminus, soit 10 heures de route, plutôt que de s'assoir sur des coussins dont la malpropreté leur répugnait. Il faut aussi signaler que les wagons sont vieux et mal compris. L'enquête révèle que les plaintes des chambres de commerce sont « en partie justifiées » Effectivement, les retards sont fréquents. Au cours du premier semestre 1910, le train 1 accusera 73 retards d'une amplitude allant de 30 à 255 minutes. Le train 2 se "contente" de 47 retards. Pour le gouverneur, « la mauvaise exploitation provient de l'instabilité du personnel européen, qui est trop peu payé ».

Un programme de modernisation beaucoup plus ambitieux est alors lancé. En juillet 1912, la compagnie décide de remplacer tous les ponts métalliques de la ligne. Dix nouveaux tabliers sont commandés, et l'opération est terminée en 1915. Mais celle-ci est surtout motivée par l'introduction des nouvelles locomotives de type Mallet.

La reconstruction de la gare de Dakar

Dakar, entre-temps devenue le point de départ de la ligne du Niger, nécessite une gare plus monumentale. L'avant-projet du bâtiment et des installations est approuvé par décision ministérielle du . L'agrandissement des quais du port de commerce, qui a déjà donné lieu à divers échanges de terrains, doit provoquer la disparition de la gare voyageurs d'origine, reportée  plus à l'ouest, et la suppression des voies ferrées entre ces deux points. Les travaux sont terminés en 1914, mais en raison du décès du président du Dakar-Saint Louis, André de Traz, la cérémonie d'inauguration est purement supprimée par décision du gouverneur en date du .

La première guerre mondiale
L'entrée en guerre de la France n'a pas de grosses conséquences pour la compagnie. Les trains express, provisoirement suspendus, sont réintroduits fin 1915. La compagnie est alors placée sous le régime de la réquisition limitée. L'année 1915 est surtout marquée par des pluies torrentielles et par de nombreux déraillements dus au mauvais état de la voie : en août, celle-ci est coupée sur 13 kilomètres, entre Thiès et Tivaouane.

À la suite d'une convention du , un important embranchement particulier est créé pour desservir le camp de Thiaroye. Quelques nouvelles carrières s'embranchent également sur la ligne, comme celle de MM. Maurel et Prom, au PK 31,7, fin 1915.

La démolition de l'ancienne gare de Dakar, début 1914, avait provoqué le transfert du service petite vitesse dans un baraquement provisoire sur le mole n 1. Devant l'accroissement des transports de charbon enregistrés depuis 1914, il est à nouveau nécessaire de la déplacer. Ce sera fait sur un nouveau site installé au 1, rue de Traz, en février 1917.

Peu après, la compagnie propose une refonte des conditions générales d'application des tarifs généraux et spéciaux, approuvée en . À la demande du gouverneur général, le Dakar Saint-Louis présente peu après une étude très complète sur la réduction de la consommation de charbon, proposant notamment :
 La réduction à 3 par semaine dans chaque sens du nombre des trains de voyageurs durant la période du  au
 La réduction du nombre des trains de marchandises qui ne seraient mis en marche que lorsque les quantités à transporter seront suffisantes
 Un allongement des délais de restitution du matériel du Chemin de fer de Thiès à Kayes (CFTK).
Le gouverneur refusera, trouvant ces mesures trop draconiennes.

Le Dakar-Saint-Louis poursuivra une exploitation profitable dans les années 1920. Le gouvernement général de l'AOF reprendra la ligne à sa charge par convention des  et . La vieille ligne de Saint-Louis sera alors intégrée à la Régie des chemins de fer de Dakar au Niger (RDN).

Liens avec les autres chemins de fer

Le matériel
Locomotives à vapeur :

Notes et références

Annexes

Archives utilisées pour la rédaction de l'article
 Archives du service des travaux publics de l'AOF. Conservées sous forme de microfilm aux Archives nationales, Paris.

Bibliographie
 Compagnie du Chemin de fer de Dakar à Saint-Louis. Tarifs généraux et spéciaux pour les transports à grande et petite vitesse, Paris, Imprimerie Burgin, 1926, 87 p.
 Corinne L. Benveniste, Les relations Dakar - Saint-Louis. Le rail et la route, Dakar, Université de Dakar, 1967, 119 p. (Diplôme d'Études Supérieures)
 M. Lakroum, « Le jeu de l'argent et du pouvoir dans une entreprise coloniale : la Compagnie du chemin de fer de Dakar à Saint-Louis », dans Entreprises et entrepreneurs en Afrique, , L'Harmattan, Paris, 1992,
 Edmond Maestri, Étude des chemins de fer sénégalais : le Dakar-Saint-Louis, 1985
 Rang-Ri Park-Barjot, La Société de construction des Batignolles: Des origines à la Première Guerre mondiale (1846-1914), Presses Paris Sorbonne, 2005 .
Frédéric Riembau, De Dakar au Niger. La question du chemin de fer et la mise en valeur des territoires de la Sénégambie et du Niger, Paris, Challamel, 1908, 123 p.
Paul Claverie, De Dakar à Saint-Louis, Paris, Plon, 1899, 32 p.
Jean Labasse, Le "Dakar-Niger" et sa zone d'action, Géocarrefour, 1954, 29-3, pp. 183-204

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Transport au Sénégal
 Chemin de fer de Dakar au Niger
 Gare de Dakar
 Petit train de banlieue
 Transrail

Liens externes
 « Bataille syndicale autour du rail sénégalais » (une carte de Cécile Marin, Le Monde diplomatique, )
 Dakar à Saint-Louis (Archives nationales)

Transport ferroviaire au Sénégal
Entreprise fondée en 1883
Entreprise disparue en 1932
Transport à Dakar
Écartement métrique
Histoire des chemins de fer en Afrique de l'Ouest et en Afrique centrale
Ancienne compagnie de chemin de fer en France

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The last time I used the push notification service for this blog to send out a link to a new post, I noticed that in Chrome no notification was received. After some digging around it became obvious that they changed the API, so it was the right time to check and revise the current setup. So in this article I want to show how my current system works and the tools I used, which may be interesting for some of you.
One thing that was new for me was VAPID, which stands for Voluntary Application server Identification. As you can guess by the name, this optional ID helps to identify your application server, which enables a push server to restrict push notification to certain servers. This increases security, because if a push subscription datset would be stolen, the person could not send a notification from an other unknown server. Besides, additional data can be attached to a message with VAPID, for example the mail address of the application server's operator.
In the sequence diagram below I sketched the basic workflow for creating a push subscription. Please note that there's no error handling, as every step is dependent on the success of a previous one.
First, we generate the VAPID keys on the application server. You get a private you're going to keep secret and a public key you're going to send out to the user.
A simple way to do this is installing the global web-push package, which generates the VAPID keys and can even send notification both from CLI.
The output contains both VAPID keys which you need on the application server.
In the diagram you see that the User starts a request on /vapid, which returns the public VAPID key as a Base64String. You could also provide the VAPID key right from the start, this additional request is not needed.
Both keys are converted to a Uint8Array and are required for payload encryption. If you're interested how this encryption works in detail, you can take a look at Mat Scales' in-depth post.
Definitely, both keys and the endpoint URL are sent to the application server, which persists this data as a successful subscription. When all of this is done, the overall subscription process is complete and you're ready to send push notifications.
Note that the functions generatePublicKey(), generateAuthKey() and urlBase64ToUint8Array() are simple helper functions to keep the code simple. I've put their implementation in this little gist. Another point which important in this code is using userVisibleOnly: true when subscribing via the pushManager. This flag indicates that your application will always show a notification when receiving a push message and is required in Chrome for UX and security concerns.
Here, we start with a signal reaching the application server saying that we want to dispatch a push notification with a message as payload to all of the subscribed users.
For instance, this could be done as a command in the terminal or via a web interface and is entirely up to you. I chose a simple REST API request providing the payload information which should be attached to the message.
You see that the VAPID keys generated in the previous step, are retrieved as environment variables, but they surely can be stored elsewhere. The rest of the code is just constructing the arguments the sendNotification() method needs.
I hope I could give you some insights how the web push notification process can be done and how I used it for my blog. The overall subject is huge and there are surely much more things to consider. Especially by having various systems (minimum: browser, application server and push service), there's a lot of room for potential bugs and misunderstandings.
If you're interested in this technology, I can only recommend to build a little example for yourself to get a feeling for it and to take a look at Matt Gaunt's well-written and approachable web-push book.


The Word is important. Nothing on earth has the power that the Word of God has. We who are Born Again have access to this Miracle-Working, Life-Changing Power. This is a present day reality. God has spoken and continues to speak to us through His Word. His Word has the anointing to accomplish what God desires. We who Believe have access to that Anointing. The anointing is the Miracle Working power of God.
God's Word will accomplish what pleases God. What is it that pleases God? Jesus said: "Fear not little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom…" Luke 12:32 God wants to GIVE YOU the Kingdom. God is a Giving God and it is His giving that brings Him pleasure.
1. Faith comes by the Word therefore Faith is dependent on the Word.
2. God is revealed by and through the Word.
3. Sinners are Born Again by the Word.
4. Saints have their minds renewed by the Word.
5. Believers are Sanctified by the Word.
6. The Body of Christ is chastened by the Word.
7. The human spirit is recreated by the Word.
8. The Word overcomes the devil and hell.
The Bible tells us that the Word is the Alive and full of Power. Hebr. 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
1. We BELIEVE that the Word of God is indeed the WORD OF GOD. The Word of God is Inspired, Inerrant, and Infallible. It is authentic and it is alive. It is full of miracle-working power. It is God-Breathed and it is eternal. It will never pass away. It is with us now and it will be with us in heaven. Holy men of God were inspired and moved on by the Holy Ghost and what they spoke and what they wrote became the written Word of God. 2Pet. 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. That record is complete and sufficient and it is the Message of the Church and to the Church today. It is God's Word and it is relevant and up-to-date. It needs nothing added to it and it needs nothing changed in it. It is perfect and it is finished.
2. The Word of God is the Will of God. It is His Testament… it is what He desires for His creation. The Word reveals His Eternal Purpose for the Earth, for the Heavens, for the Nation Israel, for the Church and for the Believer. The Word is the written down will of God. If you know the Word of God you know the will of God. If you do not know the Word of God you do not know the Will of God.
3. The Word of God is the key to bringing God's Will to pass on earth. When we believe the Word, say the Word and do the Word, we bring heaven to earth. Jesus prayed for the Will of God to be done in earth as it is being done in heaven. When the Word prevails, heaven's power is released on earth and God's will is done. God's will can be accomplished only through the Church. The Body of Christ can accomplish the Will of God only by Doing the Word of God. When we do the Word we accomplish the Will of God.
Matt. 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
If you LIVE to the fullest potential of God's plan, you will do so only through the Word. The Word is able. The Word is adequate. The Word is enough. The Word will tell you what is to come and will prepare you for it. The Word will get you strong and keep you strong. The Word will drive out sickness, disease, infirmity and weakness and the Word will keep you well, keep you whole, deliver you, and keep you in prosperity. The Word will convict you and chasten you. It will cut off the excess and expose the unnecessary. It will starve your doubts and feed your faith. It will make you ready to meet Jesus. It will give you Life and Life more Abundantly.


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Gordon Frederic Hamilton (Belfast, 13 de mayo de 1964) es un exjugador británico de rugby que se desempeñaba como ala.

Selección nacional
Fue convocado al XV del Trébol en diez oportunidades debutando en el Torneo de las Cinco Naciones de 1991 ante Les Bleus, su último partido fue frente a los Wallabies en 1992.

Participaciones en Copas del Mundo
Solo disputó una Copa del Mundo; Inglaterra 1991 dónde marcó un try, el único de su carrera internacional ante los Wallabies en cuartos de final. Este partido es considerado como el mejor de aquel mundial y el try de Hamilton puso a Irlanda arriba del marcador, sin embargo el partido terminó 19-18 a favor de los australianos que ganaron en el último minuto.

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Accumulated dirt from an Harris County Flood Control District excavation project sits on a lot in Friendswood off Dixie Farm Road near Blackhawk Boulevard. After public attention was brought to the site, the district reviewed the location and found it was in a flood-risk area. The dirt will be relocated, the district said.
After reviewing its South Belt excavation project, the Harris County Flood Control District will remove all of the soil dumped onto a site in Friendswood in order to place it in a safer area, the district said Thursday.
According to the district, the City of Friendswood allowed the project contractor to use the site as it was not considered to be in the floodplain, according to the city's maps. However, the district's maps show the opposite.
"However, because the Flood Control District believes its own, more restrictive floodplain maps reflect a more accurate floodplain boundary for Clear Creek, the Flood Control District has made the decision to remove the material to a more appropriate disposal site," the district said in a written statement.
The project, which is creating a new stormwater retention basin to reduce the potential for flooding in the Clear Creek and Mud Gully/Beamer Ditch watersheds, had been suspended Tuesday in response to residents' concerns about the movement of dirt onto a section of land in Friendswood. The district had inspectors at the site, located at 2811 Dixie Farm Road near Blackhawk Road, to check for compliance with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention plan, which is intended to prevent sediment from washing into storm sewers or bayous during construction.
On social media, residents expressed concern that the soil was being removed from the old Southbend subdivision area, which has a history of contamination from the Brio superfund site, but the district said that tests have shown it is safe.
The district's statement Thursday reiterated that the decision to move the material is based on the potential flood risk and is not an environmental quality issue.
The work will resume once the contractor can obtain approval for another disposal site and can get crews to the Dixie Farm Road location, the district said.
The disturbing of any soil in the Brio site or the surrounding area, which was also used for dumping and spraying and piping of waste toxins (and I saw it with my own two eyes), is unwise. The area needs to be simply left alone or further remediated. The so-called testing that is done on these sites (as was done back when Brio was being brought to the public eye) may well show that the soil passes EPS standards. The issue though was that the standards never included the kinds of heavy metals and waste products that were so very deadly in the Brio property itself and the surrounding fields and ditches. It is tempting land for development or for infrastructure projects, but the residents remember, its deadly land.
New housing developments have have completely surrounded the Brio Site right up to the borders. These people that are buying the houses are gambling with their health starting at around $300k -400k. I seriously doubt the new house owners really understand what they are living by. I've considered printing off Brio information flyers and putting them on these new development housing.
If the area is truly safe would the people who approved this project be willing to move their families into homes build using this removed soil as a foundation for their new homes? or move into that new built up area right next to Brio? I bet not.
Isn't anyone sounding the alarm on this? The backyards of these homes go right up to the Brio fences?!
I can understand to a point young couples wanting a new home-not around in the 80's when attention was drawn to the disaster but government agencies should be looking at this-YES?! I wonder who is being paid off to turn a blind eye on this?


Take time out to analyse what you do through a feedback analysis. The method is a great way to understand where your strengths lie and where you have no strengths at all. Once you know where you strengths lie you can put a greater focus into improving the strengths you have and filling any gaps. Less time is wasted in life once you define your focus.
More often, people know what they are not good at—and even then more people are wrong than right. And yet, a person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weaknesses, let alone on something one cannot do at all. The only way to discover your strengths is through feedback analysis. Whenever you make a key decision or take a key action, write down what you expect will happen. Nine or 12 months later, compare the actual results with your expectations.


At Happy Hounds Dog Training, we're committed to using force-free training methods.
We do not use or advocate any training methods that inflict pain, fear or suffering to a dog, which is why we are very much against the use of choke, pinch, prong or shock collars. Why would you want to use pain, when you can use your brain (and your dog's) to accomplish a task?
Unfortunately, the sale and use of these types of collars isn't banned in the UK (with the exception of shock collars in Wales). At the time of writing this blog post, there is a petition which is calling for an all-out ban on the sale and use of these collars in animal training. The petition can be found at: www.saynotothepinch.co.uk and is something we wholeheartedly support.
Our training methods are based on the way in which dogs (and humans learn). This is the 'science' of dog training and is known as learning theory. We like to think of this as the training equation, where what you add or subtract affects the outcome.
When you use reinforcement in training, its role is to increase the frequency/likelihood of the desired behaviour.
Negative reinforcement (R-) – where you subtract (remove) something to the equation, to increase the frequency of the desired behaviour. Using our example of loose lead walking, R- is the loosening of the choke/pinch/prong collar after the dog stops pulling (you are subtracting the pain). The idea of this is that the dog will associate the cessation of pain with the act of walking on a loose lead and therefore the frequency of walking on a loose lead increases.
Positive punishment (P+) – where you add something the dog finds aversive. The use of the word positive in this sense is purely to do with the addition of the punisher, not in the sense of the word as we would commonly use it. The addition of P+ causes a decrease in the unwanted behaviour. For example: You're teaching loose lead walking using a choke/pinch/prong collar. When the dog pulls and the collar goes tight, the dog experiences pain and discomfort (P+). The addition of the pain aims to reduce the lead pulling.
However, one of the many side-effects of using P+ is that the dog may not associate the positive punishment with their behaviour. An example of this is: the dog is pulling on the lead and the choke/pinch/prong collar goes tight… on the other side of the road, there is a small child on a bike who appears at exactly the same time the dog experiences pain. Rather than associate the act of pulling on the lead = pain, the dog is more likely to associate small children on bikes = pain and, as you can imagine, this could lead to another unwanted behaviour whenever the dog sees a child on a bike.
Negative punishment (P-) – where you subtract or remove punishment in the training equation. In this context, P- is the removal or withholding of R+. In our loose lead walking example, if the lead goes tight and the dog starts to pull we stop moving (we DO NOT yank or jerk the lead – that is P+) and do not give the dog any reinforcement (moving forward/food/game of tug/go sniff) – this is P-. We either wait for the lead to go loose, or we encourage the dog back to our side and take a step with a loose lead and then reinforce (R+) the step that is taken on a loose lead.
Which side of the training equation are you on?
At Happy Hounds we're on the side of using our brain and NOT pain to train our dogs. We use force-free R+ (and P-) training methods and advocate reward based training only.
You can download our leaflet, which explains how reinforcement and punishment are used and why punishment doesn't work by clicking here or clicking on the PDF icon at the end of this post.


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Hip hop in Swem
Bailey Kirkpatrick
The Earl Gregg Swem Library keeps much more than centuries-old books in Special Collections.
On Thursday, April 3, Earl Gregg Swem Library Special Collections and Ph.D. student Kevin Kasanovich '14 hosted the Second Annual W&M Hip Hop Collection Celebration. This year's collection was expanded and even more comprehensive than last year's.
"This is going to be bigger and better in terms of ambition and what we are going to be pulling off," Kosanovich said. "It is a unique moment where all different folks from different constituencies and interests can celebrate history."
The celebration, lasting from 1 p.m. to around 7 p.m., consisted of a series of events. These included multiple panels that discussed everything from neglected communities to music production, live music performances by the sundial, a graffiti mural painted by professor of art John Lee, a special viewing of the collection, and turn-tabling and breakdancing in the Botetourt Gallery.
While they did run into a few snags during planning, overall the event was a success. Multiple performers, panelists and dancers came to celebrate the collection. Donations included posters by J'Sar, which he signed on the spot.
A few of the performers, such as the S.M.I.L.E.S. Crew and J.B. da Pilot, also known as Jerome Waller '13, are already part of the College family and just wanted to attend the event to perform and celebrate. Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University's expert on black popular culture and the history of popular music, also came to be a panelist and discuss his works.
"Last April, we launched the collection and had an event to showcase it then," Associate Director of Communications and Outreach Tami Back said. "This year we thought it would be great to have another event to celebrate culture and collection to bring attention to it, make some more connections in the community and spotlight some of the artists who have contributed to the collection."
Each article of the hip hop collection has been donated or found, and after much fostering, it has begun to grow into an exemplary collection. During his research, Kosanovich often perused Cornell University's hip hop archives.
"This idea came from Kevin," Dean of University Libraries Carrie Lynn Cooper said. "His involvement in the Cornell archives got him thinking of the importance of chronicling this movement. It sparked his desire to see more hip hop archives across the country."
Kosanovich garnered most of the information for his research by gathering oral histories and then reconstructing lives, eras and stories for his dissertation. As he began to talk to people, they would send him off to meet their friends or old acquaintances to hear more stories. In the words of Back, it is a very 'grassroots' effort, starting from the people and building up.
"I realized, while writing my dissertation, that Virginia has a very rich hip-hop, as well as musical, history in general that is oftentimes ignored or the communities themselves perhaps aren't as vocal as others," Kosanovich said. "Now, Swem Special Collections and libraries nationally are increasingly thinking of community engagement and outreach. Hip hop has been a culture and an art form from the beginning and has always been invested in issues of community."
Often, as Kosanovich finds during his research, ideas that have been perpetuated about hip hop only include modern and generalized interpretations. As Back explained, hip hop is not limited to what we consider gangster rap; there is a whole range of styles of music, art, literature and culture that falls under the umbrella of hip hop.
"It is really great to see how hip hop can lead you to all these different things," Kosanovich said. "Normative theory frames hip hop as a dead end, but really it is a beginning. It includes so many cultural aspects, skills and knowledge that we have picked up. The conversation is missing when we think about mainstream representations of hip hop."
Hip hop in modern culture is often used as a pedagogical tool to teach students. Kosanvich hopes that this collection will not only benefit anyone who wants to use it for research, but will also leave a lasting impression on communities.
"Rather than saying, 'here is the knowledge and it's over', we're saying 'here are these amazing relationships that you can come and investigate and see how they are connected to the College and wider world," Kosanovich said.
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Hackers tried to disrupt the parliamentary elections in Montenegro
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Montenegro's PM Djukanovic attends a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels
While the U.S. frets over potential cyberattacks derailing the presidential election on November 8, cybercriminals attempted to disrupt the parliamentary elections in Montenegro on Sunday.
The vote was hotly contested between parties that split over the issue of greater integration with Europe or closer ties to Russia.
But while Montenegrins went the polls, several media and government websites buckled under the weight of DDoS attacks from an unknown source, according to the Ministry for Information Society and Telecommunications of Montenegro.
The attackers targeted several sites including the news service CDM, radio station Antena M, and the website of the ruling political party, Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro.
Since last Thursday, the website of political non-governmental organization the Centre for Democratic Transition was knocked offline (access is still patchy as of this writing), and mobile carrier T-kom experienced a wave of attacks, too.
Montenegrin officials told reporters at Euractiv that many of the attacks have been endured and service for most government sites was returning to normal.
The ministry has not responded to our requests for comment over who it believes was responsible for the series of DDOS attacks. Howeve,r the pattern of attacks – news media, party websites, and NGOs – would suggest an attempt to stifle the flow of information in the run-up to the election.
Supporters of Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic gather for an election rally in Podgorica, on October 14, 2016
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Ultimately, Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic of the Democratic Party of Socialists, whose site was crippled by Sunday's DDOS attacks, was re-elected but without a majority and will need to form a government. If successful, he plans on his government joining the EU and NATO rather than building further links with Russia.
Djukanovic's own campaign was not without its own controversy, as WhatsApp and Viber were blocked on polling day to prevent "unlawful marketing." Opposition politicians called it an attempt to block the flow of information among voters.
While Djukanovic's party was targeted by the DDOS attacks, it remains unclear where exactly the attackers' allegiances lay.
These parliamentary elections were also marred by much controversy before the day of the vote, including an attempted coup by Serbian paramilitaries in the country.
Back in the U.S., polling day is around the corner a,nd this incident may serve as a warning of sorts over potential cyberattacks on the country. The U.S. has, after all, officially accused Russia of interfering in the election.
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Overfishing off Africa's West Coast continues to threaten food security, natural ecosystems and local economies.
That's what my recent reporting, in collaboration with Zhan Yang and Teng Xu in VOA's Mandarin service and Ricci Shryock in our Africa division, uncovered. Foreign trawlers, mainly from China and Europe, have cost West Africa 300,000 jobs and $2 billion in income, according to John Hocevar, a marine biologist with Greenpeace.
For families in small communities on the shores of Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia and nearby countries who have fished the seas for generations, tradition and culture have been lost.
A combination of technical, legal and political solutions is needed. But these efforts won't work without transparency and multinational cooperation, according to André Standing, an adviser at the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements.
Some initiatives are underway to address the problem, but governments and international organizations are hobbled by a lack of data and transparency. This prevents information sharing and interagency cooperation, according to Todd Dubois, assistant director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement.
Coordination among West African nations is critical for improved regulation. Two or more countries share two thirds of the fish stocks in West Africa, according to a 2012 report by the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic.
Such cooperation should take the form of a regional governing body, according to Greenpeace, Standing and other experts. It's a proven model in other parts of the world that could help in monitoring and publishing information about exactly who is fishing where. Presently, even such basic records are lacking.
At first sight, the fishing wharf in Joal, Senegal is teeming with boats, their nets full of wriggling fish. But look a bit closer and you see an industry in crisis. Ricci Shryock reports for VOA from Joal, Senegal.


As this is a cycling trip, the carbon footprint and effect on the environment generated by our activity is minimal. Although this trip is self-guided, leaving clients with ultimate flexibility over what they do or don't do on the trip, we encourage people to engage with local culture as much as possible, to spend at small businesses and to operate with a 'leave no trace' policy. Already arranged is local bike hire, which is paid on booking, and luggage transfers using local services. So we can ensure that this trip is providing some benefit to local businesses and employment levels.
We recommend that instead of repeatedly purchasing bottles of mineral water, that cyclists re-fill a singular container. This is more environmentally friendly, reducing the chances of plastic waste. Along the Danube Cycle Path between Passau and Vienna there are several water-bottle-fill-up opportunities (local drinking fountains). Drinkable water is also available nearly everywhere at restaurants, cafes and your accommodation.
You will spend 7 nights in a mixture of simple inns and comfortable hotels. Along the more rural parts of the trip the accommodation varies from charming inns to family run hotels. The vast majority of staff will be locally employed, which is a boost to local economy. All breakfasts are included and will be taken in a continental style. Ingredients will be locally sourced wherever possible and should include some specialities like regional hams and cheeses. Lunches and dinners are an opportunity to explore cuisine along the Danube and to support businesses in the area. We'd recommend traditional Apple strudel and Kaiserschmarrn in Austria, Vienna's Naschmarkt for fresh fruit and veg, Goulash in Hungary, and locally produced wines in the 'Danube Bend' region.
This itinerary is designed to pass by several cultural and historical sites, which encourages clients to stop by, enjoy and support these churches, castles, small towns and villages. Highlights that you may consider include visits to the grand Schonbrunn Palace, Sigmund Freud Museum and a tour in the Vienna State Opera House, the Roman remains at Petronell-Carnuntum, Bratislava's quaint city center, cathedrals and palaces of Gyor, Babolna for its famous horses and stud museum, the Basilica of Esztergom and museums and galleries in Budapest.


After things slowed down following a period of rapid growth and expansion, Genentech created a career lab to enhance development options for employees and keep them engaged.
By cultivating cross-functional collaborations with other departments, MasterCard Chief Learning Officer Janice Burns is connecting some profitable dots between learning, culture and the business.
For the Dutch technology company, learning is a tool with which to ensure business viability. Yashwant Mahadik is leading its efforts to change the learning function to facilitate a global business transformation.
Accenture is sharing its employees' and nonprofit partners' talents to combat global unemployment — particularly of youth — through its Skills to Succeed initiative.
By centralizing and professionalizing learning at the American Cancer Society, the organization's talent development leader is increasing organizational effectiveness and contributing to change in the nonprofit sector.
Facing a leadership gap thanks to a surge of baby boomer retirements, Hormel took a pro-active stance to leadership development and replacement by targeting emerging leaders in key divisions.
Bank of the West found the best learning and development associated with its new Quick Balance mobile app came thanks to intense interdepartmental collaboration.
BD's early career experience program has helped to reduce turnover in high-potential talent and accelerate their moves to the next level of the leadership food chain.
For Kevin Bruny, chief learning officer for Chesterfield County, Va., developing the county's 4,400 employees helps the community's citizens enjoy a better quality of life.


Manage your life, your time and your fitness like never before. The Apple Sport Watch keeps you connected to what's important to you - everything from iPhone and music playlist syncing to calorie-burn tracking. Its built-in GPS helps you chart your workouts and track your progress, and its water-resistant design means you can wear it rain or shine. You can even set Move alerts that remind you to be active. It's like having your own personal assistant, right on your wrist.
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DAVID GEOFFREY BARRETT was from 1996.10.24 to 1997.08.01 at TELFORD INSULATIONS LTD employed as Director (FINANCIAL DIRECTOR).
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With a free program, training agency SSI is raising awareness of how to protect our ocean. "We have created a well-researched, holistic program that is available to any diver. This program teaches readers about issues facing our ocean, and how even their individual contributions can help", says Guido Waetzig, CEO, SSI International GmbH.
Lack of training, carelessness, negligence, and ignorance by humans can cause great damage to the oceans. With the free Mission Deep Blue program, SSI explains the importance of protecting the oceans, and how anybody can easily contribute to this cause in their day-to-day life. "We must start with ourselves to make things better. We must be role models and pass along our commitment to others. We must open the eyes of our families, friends, and acquaintances and encourage them to become "marine ambassadors" as well. Education and training are the first steps", says Guido Waetzig.
With Mission Deep Blue, SSI encourages its training centers and their customers to think environmental challenges, and to take positive actions that benefit the environment. The program will launch with three main topics, and more will be regularly added to keep customers informed and engaged. The first three topics are: Coral Reef Loss, Ocean Plastic and Shark Finning.
Accompanying the online program, a new SSI Training Center status is being introduced: Mission Deep Blue Center. To receive the status of a Mission Deep Blue Center, a number of requirements must be met as outlined in the Mission Deep Blue Dive Center Handbook. This handbook focuses on running an environmentally-friendly operation and describes how the training center can involve their entire team and customers in this cause.
For more information on Mission Deep Blue, and to register for the program, visit www.missiondeepblue.com.
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. . . and this weekend has been breakfasts on terraces and raspberries & cherries; the farmers' market on saturday afternoon for mangos & strawberries, and surprise bouquets of roses from p in rapturous shades of delicate white and palest pink; secret gardens and waterfalls, and an extravagant ease about these mid-summer days . . .
Love all of these pretty photos! Thanks for sharing and I hope you had a great weekend!


The online version of this article ( https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1024-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent, non-curable, life-threatening disease, characterised by irreversible changes in lung structures [1, 2, 3]. Pulmonary vascular abnormalities, as shown by alterations in vessel structure, abnormal cell growth, endothelial dysfunction and resistance to apoptosis, are characteristic features in COPD [4, 5]. An altered pulmonary vascular function in COPD patients may predispose to pulmonary hypertension, which is associated with adverse outcomes . Growing evidence suggests that endothelial cell damage found in pulmonary vessels of COPD patients is an initial and important triggering factor that promotes pulmonary vascular remodelling . It has been shown that COPD patients present endothelial dysfunction in both pulmonary and systemic arteries at early disease stages [7, 8, 9]. This endothelial damage may result from an imbalance between vascular injury and the body's repair capacity .
Reduced number and function of circulating PCs has been established as an independent prognostic factor associated with endothelial dysfunction, high cardiovascular risk and increased mortality [14, 15, 16]. In COPD, few studies to date have investigated the number of circulating PCs [10, 12, 17]. We and others have previously shown reduced levels of circulating PCs in COPD patients, as compared to controls [10, 12, 17]. To date, two different mechanisms have been suggested to explain the reduced number of circulating PCs seen in COPD, an impairment of the bone marrow to generate enough circulating PC numbers and/or an increased PC recruitment in pulmonary vessels in response to tissue injury. Accordingly, in this study we aimed to quantify in the same individuals both circulating PCs and bone marrow-derived cells localized in pulmonary arteries, as well as their association to pulmonary artery remodelling, and systemic and pulmonary artery functionality.


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Tower Road Christian Preschool 14/12/2021 Public Meeting Report
Summary of Questions asked
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Timing of the decision to close the preschool relative to the date of the revocation of the licence
Why were the staff not better informed and better cared for emotionally
What happened to the playground upgrade fund
Was all money fundraised through the Kid on the Rock Foundation and tagged for the preschool transferred to the preschool bank accounts
Was any money transferred from TRCP bank accounts to the Kid on the Rock Foundation
Did Spence Reichardt (Director) shred important documents
Additional information - Summary of support by the Kid on the Rock Foundation to Matamata Christian School and Tower Road Christian Preschool - 2017 to 2021
The Directors are grateful to God that the preschool could continue to run over the past five years touching the lives of many, and acknowledge that the closure of the preschool was very disappointing and emotional for the Directors, teachers, parents, children and the wider community.
This is the final communication from the Directors. The final report from the Liquidators will be made public when available, expected mid 2022
Extracted from minutes of BoD meeting 29th September 2021
Between 29th September 2021 and February 2022 there will be 12 children leaving equating to half of the roll. (Indicating a roll of 24) Note that in the Centre Managers report dated 11 October 2021 it is recorded that the permanent roll is 29
Reporting from APT (the preschool bookings, attendance, billing and staff rostering system) indicated that projected November income in the budget appears to have been highly over estimated, but actual figure will not be known until payment is received on the 1st November. Nic from APT had confirmed that figures from APT correctly reflected the data that had been entered.
Board decided to review the end of September financial reports and budget based on September actual data as soon as possible.
Also Aniela to confirm boards legal obligations and responsibilities in cases of insolvency.
Report to the Board 5th October 2021
On the 5th October the Board received end of September financial reports and a revised cashflow forecast budget.
Based on this information received as well as previous information the board decided to seek legal advice and an appointment was made for Wednesday 13th October 2021.
Report on visit to Solicitor Wednesday 13th October 2021
The main points from the meeting with the Solicitor were that Directors are expected to act responsibly towards all involved, Directors should act early enough to ensure that no debts remain unpaid at the end of the process, Directors must not continue to operate the company if it is insolvent, and if they fail in the above Directors risk personal liability for outstand debts.
The two Directors who attended the meeting with the Solicitor spoke briefly as they left the meeting and it was obvious to both that the preschool needed to close as soon as possible should it become insolvent, however the third needed to be consulted so that evening a summary of the meeting along with further financial information was circulated to the board, and at that point the third Director resigned from the board due to personal reasons.
Decision making context - Planning the closure process
Tuesday 5th October 2021 the board decided to seek legal advice regarding the predicted liquidity problem.
Wednesday 13th October 2021 2 of the 3 members of the board met with a Solicitor.
The financial picture
The bare minimum of children to operate the preschool for a short time is 29 children
For the ongoing operation of the preschool a minimum of 33 children is required
To recover losses and for the business to grow 36 plus children would be required
Financial projections indicated insufficient funds to pay expenses through to March 2022 including holiday pay in December
The Centre Manager reported that over the next 6 months, twelve 5 year olds would be leaving and there were no replacement bookings
Possible options considered
Reducing staff hours (No because staff already on minimum contracted hours)
Reducing staff numbers (No because we would be outside of regulation requirements including the 80% ratio which would reduce funding)
Closing the preschool for a short period to investigate other options (No because restarting would require attracting teachers and new families)
Securing funding to cover the shortfall (No because contacting known supporters attracted pledges of only $9,000.00 which was a significant shortfall on the $50,000.00 required, and taking the money knowing that the preschool could still fail would be dishonourable to the donors)
Why was the pledged funding not taken up (Pledged funding would only be considered if there was sufficient to carry the preschool longer term)
After considering all of the above, it was decided that if pledged funding was insufficient, closing the preschool was the only option.
Factors affecting the closure process
At what date would the company be unable to meet its financial obligations and become insolvent
What would the MOE requirements for the closure of the preschool be
Fact finding
15th October efforts to contact MOE representative Terri Burredge began, with several attempts over a number of days
20th October further financial information indicated that the preschool could not continue operating and remain solvent, and it was decided to close the preschool immediately
Closure Notifications
Notifications to staff and parents were prepared for Friday 22nd October
Friday morning 22nd October the Center Manager was advised of the closure followed by the staff, and then the parent community. Other stakeholders were advised later in the day and over the weekend.
The Shutdown Process
The Centre Manager was asked to stay on to carry out all of the administrative functions necessary to close the preschool
Funding resources were actively pursued, although it was becoming increasingly apparent that it would be unlikely to achieve the required amount of $50,000.00
Tuesday 26th October 2021 contact was made with the new MOE representative Shannon Woodcock and the email sent to Terri Burridge on the 20th October was forwarded to Shannon.
Tuesday 26th October 2021, in response to the reply from Shannon a further email was sent requesting if it was possible for the licence to be suspended for a period of time before it was cancelled. There was no response to this request until 29th October.
Thursday 28th October 2021 the Centre Manager emailed an EC11a form advising MOE of the teachers leaving and the email stated "Centre closed down and will not re-open at all".
Friday 29th October 2021 in a telephone call, Shannon advised that the MOE had taken the 28 October email from the Centre Manager as confirmation of the preschool closure and that the licence had been revoked. The Ministry had chosen the 20th October (the date of the boards email to Terri Burridge) as the revocation date, instead of the advised closure date of 22nd October.
An email was sent requesting that the TRCP licence be placed in recess for 6 months, however a response from Shannon advised that "as we had received a EC11a form from Tower Road confirming closure I will need to discuss with my colleagues how to proceed with the recess".
A subsequent telephone call from Shannon confirmed that as the "official" EC11a form had been received and acted on the process could not be reversed.
Friday 29th October 2021 emails were sent to staff, parents and other stake holders, advising that as the $50,000 of pledged funding had not been reached the preschool would remain closed permanently
After full consideration of the winding up process the Directors came to the conclusion that they did not have the knowledge nor expertise required and a liquidator was appointed, resulting in the preschool being placed in voluntary liquidation on the 4th November 2021. The liquidator advised the Directors that the liquidator would handle the winding up process and the Directors should not involve themselves further in any way.
The liquidators have full access to and full control over all financial information and relevant documentation and no information nor documents have been withheld, deleted or shredded by the Directors.
When a liquidator is appointed, while the company and Board still exists the liquidator takes control of the company and liquidation process. While the Board was advised not to involve themselves in the process, the Board has endeavored to keep the staff informed by email as new information has become available, but the liquidation process takes considerable time.
An update email was circulated to staff on the 26th October, just 4 days after the closure, and again on the 29th October a brief email was sent confirming the closure. Further emails have been circulated by the board and the liquidator as relevant new information has become available, and a public meeting was arranged for 14th December which two staff members attended.
When Matamata Christian Early Learning Centres Ltd took over Tower Road Christian Preschool on the 1 January 2017, an amount had already been earmarked by the previous trust for a playground upgrade. This amount in the TRCP fundraising account is estimated to have been $3942 but it is difficult to establish the exact amount as the full transfer of assets including bank accounts was spread over 18 months or so.
Starting 1 January 2017, transactions, mainly from sales of worm casting tea ,sun hats, Op Shop and tog bags, were accumulating in the fundraising account, and there was a confirmed balance of $7162 at 31 December 2017.
At 31 December 2018 the balance was $14,735, mainly thanks to Op Shop profit ($2,060), Gala Day profit ($3,204) and the continued sales as above.
By 31 December 2019 the fund had grown to 15,117. It is noted that during 2019, an amount of $2,208 from the Op Shop was banked into the operating account and not transferred to the fund raising account, and also the sales profits were not being transferred over. An adjustment for the sales profits was made on the 11th September 2020.
On the 24th February 2020 the amounts of $1,500 and $10,000 were transferred separately from the Kid on the Rock Foundation to the preschool. The $10,000 was a donation received by the Foundation that was tagged for the preschool. The $1,500 was half of the profit from catering for the Matamata Festival of Flowers in the previous year and was tagged for the playground project. The other half of the profit went to Peria Christian Education Inc building fund.
On the 28th September 2020 a further donation of $1,000 untagged funds was made by the Foundation to the preschool from the Trustees accumulated funds.
During 2020 the board was starting to experience cash flow problems and decided to borrow funds from the TRCP fund raising account to tide it over, always expecting to repay the borrowings. At 31 December 2020 the fundraising balance was $29,386.
During 2021 the fund raising funds continued to be utilised to maintain cash flow and by the end of June there was only $510.30 in the fund raising account, which along with a further $1312.10 from sales, was eventually fully absorbed into the operating account prior to the liquidation.
Early 2021 there were two fund raising activities held at Matamata Christian School by a newly appointed fund raising committee, with the purpose of sharing any profit between Matamata Christian School and Tower Road Christian School. The profit from the activities was a little under $2,000.00 so the Foundation boosted the amount to $4,000.00 and on the 9th of July 2021 paid the school and the preschool $2,000.00 each.
Also during October 2021 a small fundraiser was held by the preschool with the orders and funds being processed through the Kid on the Rock Foundation bank account. The profit from this activity was banked into the Baker Tilly Trust fund in 3 amounts being $66.90 on the 10/11/2021, and $131.38 and $150.00 on the 14/11/2021. A total of $348.28.
Was any money transferred from Tower Road Christian Preschool bank accounts to the Kid on the Rock Foundation
No money was transferred from the TRCP bank accounts to the Kid on the Rock Foundation bank accounts.
Please note that the financial recording and reporting of both organisations are audited annually and any such transactions would be noticed immediately and explanations required.
Did the Directors or any other persons shred important documents
Neither Spence Reichardt or any other Director shredded any important documents. Following their appointment, due to not being able to leave Auckland the liquidator appointed a local agent to prepare and sell assets, dispose of any irrelevant documents and prepare the preschool property for either sale or handing back to the owner.
Mr Reichardt was asked on two occasions and in the presence of the agent to identify documents suitable for disposal due to age or not being relevant. On the second occasion Mr Reichardt was asked to also assist, along with two other persons arranged by the agent, in setting these documents aside for collection and disposal.
On one other occasion Mr Reichardt dropped in to check on the cleanup progress. At that time the agent and at least three other people including a Baptist Church Pastor were also onsite.
Shredding important documents is a serious offence. Anyone who actually witnessed the shredding of any evidence, official or relevant documents, or digital files or records by Directors, staff or any other individuals is asked to advise the liquidator Jared Booth urgently on 09 309 0463.
Summary of support by the Kid on the Rock Foundation to Matamata Christian School and Tower Road Christian Preschool - 2017 to 2021
$3,704.00 - Matamata Christian School Sponsorships - 13 children from 6 families
$2,000.00 - Matamata Christian School
$2,000.00 - Tower Road Christian Preschool
$3,000.00 - Peria Christian Education Inc building fund
$12,500.00 - Tower Road Christian Preschool
$2,000.00 - Tower Road Christian School Sponsorships - 2 Children from 2 families
$1,500.00 Peria Christian Education Inc building fund
$1,000.00 Matamata Christian School
$3,400.00 Matamata Christian School Sponsorships


The U.S. Army has concluded an autonomous micro-robotics research project that involved collaboration between the Army Research Laboratory and multiple industry and academic partners over the past 10 years.
The Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology program was completed during a capstone event which featured 17 demonstrations and presentations of ground and air micro-robots, the Army said Monday.
BAE Systems led the MAST collaborative technology alliance and collaborated with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in efforts to integrate microsystems.
The University of Michigan, University of Maryland and University of Pennsylvania focused on microelectronics, microsystem mechanics and targeted processing for autonomous operations under the project.
"We're now seeing a wave of commercialization in this space," said Brian Sadler, Army senior research scientist for intelligent systems.
"I believe this is going to be a tactical offset strategy for the Army — the miniaturization of the robotics, the combination of large and small platforms, what it brings to the networking, what it brings to sensing and the ability to go fast in complex environments," Sadler added.
Other MAST participants included University of New Mexico, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Texas A&M University, University of California, Merced, University of Delaware, University of Texas, Austin, Kansas State University, University of Colorado, Bolder, Bowie State University and University of California, San Diego.
The Army plans to establish a new collaborative research alliance that will focus on distributed collaborative intelligent systems and technology.


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