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December is upon us and that means it's time to change over math stations in my kinder classroom. My stations last about 3 weeks. So these stations should take me right up until Christmas.
Why Math Stations
While math instruction whole group gives students the big picture, math stations give them the chance to try new skills out. I'm a BIG believer in Math Stations because they allow students to get differentiated, hands-on, engaging practice with math skills they are introduced to all year. Any kindergarten teacher can tell you, even though you may have taught it once or twice. . . .or even ten times, it will take many many many opportunities of using the skill to really master it. Math Stations give my students that chance for practice.
The Stations
STATION 1: SENSORY TABLE GINGER ADDITION. (Part of December Spinner Math Fun Galore)
There are always several sensory tubs going on at any given time in my classroom. So, of course, I would include one in math stations. My students are just starting to get into addition. You always have those few that are ready to take off, but in general, they are just starting to discover different ways to find the answers. I always make number lines available to them for this if they want it, but they usually use whatever manipulatives I have in my sensory table (mini-bulbs, pasta, buttons . . .) to solve the problem if they can't figure it out in their head or on their fingers. It's differentiated, of course, so you can choose the level of difficulty for your students. And if you're looking for a little inspiration for what you might put in your sensory tub, here's an idea of things I put in one of mine. I generally slide my activity into the bin for them to complete first, and then they have free reign to work with the materials that are available to sort and count and make patterns.
Station 2: Give Me Your Sweets (Part of Sweet Ginger Math Stations Galore):
This is a greater than/less than spinner game. It's pretty straight forward. The packet allows you to choose from ten frame numbers or numerals so your students have some variety, and you have the ability to differentiate.
Station 3: Santa's Helpers Love Base Ten Write The Room Fun: Mykindergartners love anything that lets them get up and move, and I'm happy to oblige them with a clipboard and a dry erase marker.
The one above gives them tons of practice with those tens and ones and it's differentiated. But, of course, it's no good to you if your students are working on counting and/or addition. In that case, you may want to throw up an option like the one below where students are either counting to ten or adding to 5 or adding to 10 depending on their readiness level.
Station 4: Gingerbread Making Ten Play-doh Mats (Part of Sweet Ginger Math Stations Galore):
I will not apologize for STILL using play-doh in my classroom. I know some administrators frown on it for being 'non-educational,' (not my administrator thank goodness) but my kinder friends are DESPERATE for fine motor work, and this is an engaging way for me to give them practice making 10 AND working those precious little fingers.
Station 5: December Spin One More Number (Part of December Spinner Math Fun Galore):
Spinner games are a hit in my class. I can make this one a bit more challenging by differentiating the spinner mat used (counting objects, ten frames or numerals) for some while others still try and master that concept of adding one more.
Station 6: Ginger Loves Yatta (Part of Sweet Ginger Math Stations Galore):
This is a fast pace fluency game where students quickly count (or add) and then find the number on the playing mat. When they find it, they say 'Yatta.' If they are correct, they get to keep the playing card. I haven't found much better for fluency.
Station 7: Self-Correcting Sweet Addition Fun (Part of Sweet Ginger Math Stations Galore):
This one is so independent that students can check their own work. They simply lay a playing card on the top of the playing mat, write the equation they see from the picture on the playing card, and write the answer. Once completed, they remove the close pin from the playing card and the answer is revealed underneath.
Station 8: Sizing Up Ginger (or Sizing Up Santa edition) (Part of Sweet Ginger Math Stations Galore):
This is a non-stardard or standard measurement activity that can also include an estimation element to it if you desire.
Station 9: Sweet Doubles Bump (Part of December Spinner Math Fun Galore):
We have started introducing the concept of doubles in my kinder class, and I wanted a little fun activity to give the chance to work with it more. I add a few manipulative to this station for students who need it to find their number's double, but you would be amazed how quickly they pick up those doubles and are no longer using their fingers.
Managing Stations
So that's the nine stations for this month. You can see that there are 9 stations listed. However, at any given time, only 7 stations are being used (it's usually 6 stations when I have a regular sized class). Students rotate through each station in the course of 3 weeks two times. Each day that we have stations (about 3-4 times a week) they visit 2 stations for 15-20 minutes each. This system works great for me. These activities are familiar and predictable for my students which make them very independent. I can choose a station to sit and work with students, or I can easily pull students to work with me, and I know that the other activities will continue without need for my constant supervising. Along with predictable activities, picture instruction cards help greatly at facilitating independence in math stations. And I always add or remove different activities based on the interests of my class each year.
And There's More
Most stations are such that they don't have early finishers, but in the event that there are, I always have a Hide and Seek Game available (like the one below) for them to play. This game can be played with sight words, numbers, ten frames, letters . . . basically any skill you need to practice and THEY NEVER TIRE OF IT. I keep it up in a pocket chart for the entire month so that it is readily available to play if I have students who have finished their work. You can play with 2 students or a whole class. (You can see more about Hide and Seek Games HERE.)
Organized For Differentiating
Each station is aligned to a Common Core Standard which I list so my administrator can easily see what standard we are working towards mastering, and they are tiered when applicable. My orange tier is my students who are ready for a bit more challenge. Green tier is for students who are generally right about where they should be in terms of the skills we are learning right now. My blue tier is for students who may need a bit more support. (Just because a student is blue, green or orange doesn't mean they are always that color. I keep their names on laminated name cards so their colors can easily be changed if needed to meet their readiness level. Likewise, all my orange students are not placed together in a station nor are the blue nor green. (If you'd like to learn more about how I tier my math stations with color, click on the picture below to see my blog post explaining it.)
If you'd like to find out more about these activities, you can just click on any of the pictures above, and it will take you to a preview and description of them. Or, you can check out all my math station items by clicking HERE.


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You have a deck with the 13 cards of diamonds. After shuffling the deck, you will turn the first card and note its value $n$ (as usual A=1, J=11, Q=12, K=13). At that point, you invert the order of the first $n$ cards; if for example the order of the deck is 481KJ537XA2Q6, four cards are to be inverted, and the deck will then be K184J537XA2Q6. Look at the new top card and keep performing the same operation until the first card will be an ace; at that point there's nothing to do, and the operations end. Could the operations go forever?
P.S : This question has also been discussed here

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Curling Canada announces pools for Calgary Scotties
With the countdown to the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts now in full swing following the conclusion of playdowns, Curling Canada officially announced the two pools that will compete for the Canadian women's curling championship in February.
The 18-team field will once again be broken down into two pools of nine where an eight-game round robin will commence. Following round-robin play, the top three teams from each pool will advance to the six-team playoff.
Nunavut announced earlier this month that they won't be sending a team to this year's Tournament of Hearts.
There will be no tiebreakers at this year's Scotties with head-to-head results followed by Last-Shot Draw rankings determining playoff spots if needed.
In the playoffs, the first-place team in Pool A will take on the second-place team in Pool B and vice versa. The winners of these games will advance to the page playoff 1 vs. 2 game while the losers take on the third-place finishers for a spot in the 3 vs. 4 game.
Competition from the WinSport Event Centre in Calgary will begin on Friday, Feb. 16 with the gold-medal game going Sunday, Feb. 25.
See below for the pools and team lineups:
3. Team Canada, Kerri Einarson (Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris, Krysten Karwacki, Reid Carruthers; Gimli, Man.)
4. Manitoba-Lawes, Kaitlyn Lawes (Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman, Kristin MacCuish, Connor Njegovan; Winnipeg)
5. Alberta, Selena Sturmay (Danielle Schmiemann, Dezaray Hawes, Paige Papley, Ted Appelman; Edmonton)
8. British Columbia-Brown, Corryn Brown (Erin Pincott, Jenn Armstrong, Sam Fisher, Jim Cotter; Kamloops)
9. Saskatchewan, Skylar Ackerman (Ashley Thevenot, Taylor Stremick, Kaylin Skinner, Amber Holland, Patrick Ackerman; Saskatoon)
12. Northern Ontario, Krista McCarville (Andrea Kelly, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Rick Lang; Thunder Bay, Ont.)
13. Quebec, Laurie St-Georges (Jamie Sinclair, Emily Riley, Kelly Middaugh, Marie-France Larouche; Glenmore & Laval-sur-le-Lac, Que.)
16. Prince Edward Island, Jane DiCarlo [throws third stones] (Veronica Mayne [throws fourth stones], Sabrina Smith, Whitney Jenkins; Crapaud)
17. Newfoundland and Labrador, Stacie Curtis (Erica Curtis, Julie Hynes, Camille Burt, Jessica Wiseman, Eugene Trickett; St. John's)
1. Ontario-Homan, Rachel Homan (Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Rachel Brown, Don Bartlett; Ottawa)
2. Manitoba-Jones, Jennifer Jones (Emily Zacharias [throws second stones], Karlee Burgess [throws third stones], Lauren Lenentine, Glenn Howard, Winnipeg/Altona)
6. Ontario-Inglis, Danielle Inglis (Kira Brunton, Calissa Daly, Cassandra de Groot, Kimberly Tuck, Steve Acorn; Ottawa)
7. Manitoba-Cameron, Kate Cameron (Meghan Walter, Taylor McDonald, Mackenzie Elias, Mackenzie Zacharias; Winnipeg)
10. British Columbia, Clancy Grandy (Kayla MacMillan, Lindsay Dubue, Sarah Loken; Vancouver)
11. Northwest Territories, Kerry Galusha [throws lead stones] (Jo-Ann Rizzo [throws fourth stones], Margot Flemming [throws third stones], Sarah Koltun [throws second stones], Shona Barbour, Kevin Koe; Yellowknife)
14. Nova Scotia, Heather Smith [throws third stones] (Jill Brothers [throws fourth stones], Marie Christianson, Erin Carmody, Taylour Stevens, Colleen Jones; Halifax)
15. New Brunswick, Melissa Adams (Jaclyn Crandall, Molli Ward, Kendra Lister, Kayla Russell, Alex Robichaud; Fredericton)
18. Yukon, Bayly Scoffin (Kerry Foster, Raelyn Helston, Kimberly Tuor, Helen Strong, Kevin Patterson; Whitehorse)


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Speri Valpolicella Classico Superiore Sant'Urbano Organic 2019 750ml
"medium weight and a drinkable style with hints of grilled herb, wild berry and blackcurrant..." read more
Wine Information:
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Appellation: Valpolicella Classico Superiore
Variety: Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara
Type: Reds
Size: 750ml
A deep ruby red color with a broad and intense bouquet redolent of fruit and aromatic herbs. There are spicy hints on the firm and forthright, elegant palate.
Ideal for accompanying grilled red meats, braised meats, roasts and cheeses.
Eric Guido writes: The 2019 Valpolicella Superiore Classico Sant'Urbano is perfumed in the glass, as savory herbs, crushed rocks and graphite give way to peppery blackberries and currants. This coasts along the palate, cool-toned and finessed with a core of crisp red fruits and minerals cascading across the palate. Violet and lavender tones resonate throughout as sweet tannins add a pleasant farmwork to the finish. This is top-shelf Valpolicella. Drinking 2023 - 2029 - Vinous 93
Monica Larner writes: A certified-organic wine, the Speri 2019 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Sant'Urbano offers medium weight and a drinkable style with hints of grilled herb, wild berry and blackcurrant. This style of easy-drinking wine offers a good alternative to the overblown red wines of the Valpolicella made with air-dried fruit that are harder to drink in hot weather and with the lighter foods we enjoy eating today. Drinking 2023 - 2027 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate 91
James Suckling writes: Lovely red cherries, strawberries, licorice and a splash of white pepper on the nose, extending to the medium-bodied palate, coated by some polished tannins before a juicy, berry-flavored finish. Well made. From organically grown grapes. Drink now. - James Suckling 92


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YORK City have extended Olly Green's loan from Hull City by a further month.
The 20-year-old midfielder first linked up with the Minstermen at the end October on an initial one-month loan from the Sky Bet Championship play-off chasers, but has certainly left an impression.
He was handed his first start in City's dramatic 1-1 draw with Yorkshire rivals Halifax Town on October 28, earning The Press' Man of the Match after a stellar performance.
Green has made a further five appearances for Neal Ardley's side since, including a Man of the Match display in their disappointing defeat to Hartlepool United.
Before making the move to York, the highly-rated youngster enjoyed loan spells at both Pitching In Northern Premier League division one east side Bridlington Town and at Step Three with the Pitching In Northern Premier League premier division's Marske United, where he contributed five assists in seven matches.
Whilst at Hull, he captained the club's Under 18 side before signing professional terms with the Tigers in 2021.
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When Pete Mackanin first took over after Ryne Sandberg abruptly resigned as manager of the Phillies this summer, it was assumed he would just be a placeholder until the new team president hired a new general manager who would then hire a new manager to take the reigns next year.
And while the Phils are still on pace to lose 100 games for the first time since President John F. Kennedy's first year in office (1961), the team has performed better in the second half, 27-32 (.458), despite a 4-14 September. And with that improvement, Mackanin appears to be on board as the team's full-time manager for 2016.
Perhaps the surest sign that we can expect "Happy Pete" back next year is how he came down on one of the pleasant surprises of this rebuild, Odubel Herrera, over the weekend. Clearly agitated at some emotional outbursts by Herrera, one that included the 23-year-old flinging a bat into the on-deck circle after making an out in Atlanta on Sunday, Mackanin benched Herrera for the rest of the game, and had some strong words for the rookie afterward.
"Boys play Little League and men play Major League Baseball," Mackanin said (per Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Daily News). "We will not pout, we will not feel sorry for ourselves. If you want to, then you don't belong here. He had to learn a lesson. To me, he's been pouting for a few days, so I just wanted to make sure he gets the message."
Mackanin went on.
"This game is easy to play when everything is going your way. When you're hitting and pitching and winning games, it's easy. Character (expletive deleted) comes out when you're struggling. What kind of person are you? That's what we talk about with the pitchers, to see if they can can get over the hump in getting out of jams . . . You cannot afford to pout or feel sorry for yourself at this level. You've got to play like a man."
Herrera has been lauded for most of the season for his spirited, high energy play. Is this the first time Mackanin's had a problem, or has it come up before this year?
"Lately he's been showing his emotions a little bit more," Mackanin said. "We're just not going to stand for it. He's got to understand that it doesn't work that way. I'm sure he's going to understand."
For the record, Herrera, a Rule 5 pick, has had a remarkable season, leading the team with a .298 batting average. He has a .335 on-base percentage, eight home runs and 27 doubles in 135 games.
But he has struggled as of late. Since September 14th, he's just 3-for-20 (.167 batting average) with a .250 on-base percentage, and the team has struggled to score runs. Frustration and fatigue is understandable, but Mackanin wants to make sure it doesn't become a problem for a player who, for most of the season, has been praised for his energy and attitude.
We don't see what goes on in the clubhouse, so it's unfair to come down hard on Mackanin without knowing all the facts. But it sure seems like an odd fight to pick, with the guy who has been worth 3.3 bWAR and didn't seem to be doing anything to show up the coach. Does Mack really have a problem with a player showing his emotions? Did he really need to refer to Herrera as if he were a child? What's not "to stand for?"
Certainly, benching Herrera for throwing his bat after making an out is reasonable, but Mack's comments afterward seemed like an overreaction, too strong, something reserved for a player who shows up their manager or screams obscenities at the other team.
Mackanin's comments felt like something Sandberg would have said.
However, Mack's handling of Herrera certainly signaled one thing. He believes he's going to be back as the team's manager in 2016.
Why would he have gone out of his way to deliver a message to Odubel, and by proxy, to the rest of the team if he didn't feel he was going to be back?
Interestingly, it took an "unhappy" Pete to drive home the point that yes, "Happy Pete" will be the team's manager next season.


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Job of the Day: Marketing initiatives manager for Smucker's
Did you know coffee comes from the inside of a bright red berry? We didn't, but if you did that know—or you have in interest in coffee—this might be the ideal job for you.
Did you also know that all the coffee on the planet comes from inside the "bean belt"—an area between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn—and that it's harvested from trees that can grow to 30 feet tall?
Neither did we.
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Through happy coincidence, I ended up watching Redline the same week as I did Disney's The Princess and the Frog. Both are adamantly hand-drawn throwbacks defying the computer-oriented trends in animation today. And considering my childhood was as much about hand-drawn Disney as it was hand-drawn anime, their simultaneous grasp for a 90s renaissance allows for an interesting retrospective experience. But while both successfully recapture the spirit of a bygone era, only Redline is essentially soulless.
So bad news first. Writer Katsuhito Ishii (Trava) describes his movie as one that 'defies logic' and hopes its force of innovation will leave us 'traumatised' (in a good way). When speaking of the plot, however, the word I'd pick is 'tranquillised'. Harsh perhaps, but Ishii's idea of defying logic is to throw in as many ideas as won't fit, meaning rather than organised chaos, he achieves a thematic mess.
Considering the subject matter, I was expecting no plot. Imagine my surprise when I got three half-baked ones instead. Hero JP's infatuation with sassy heroine Sonoshee and his drive to live up to her standards is the least obscure of the narratives. It characterises him as a dedicated sweetheart and gives him an emotional motive for participating in an otherwise murderous sport; without it, we'd have to assume JP was merely a glory-seeking dunce. But the cheesy execution makes the romance shallower than a Disney sequel. The worst subplot sees the military government of Roboworld trying to kill the Redline racers because their chosen track happens to invade Roboworld territory. The antagonists' roles are so blatantly contrived to guarantee the use of missiles in the final race, that they have no opportunity to make us believe they're serious. I would have much preferred bad guys organically grown from the show's inherent themes. Finally, hovering somewhere between genuine poignancy and total superfluity, we get the tale of Frisbee, JP's best friend who is involved in some trouble with gangsters. All these components are then precariously tacked together by the self-explanatory device of a car race.
Whole narratives aside, the movie would have benefited simply from cutting more scenes. The middle sees plenty of pointless sequences and dialogues that dissipate its momentum faster than you can say 'drag'. Instead of tight, action-packed, essential story, we get distractions like JP trying to figure his way around the interior of a space pod, him shopping in an alien village, and one extended scene at a restaurant that could have been cut in half without losing any value.
I can imagine others plausibly coming to a different conclusion. The plot is discombobulated, they might argue, but this is a virtuous end in itself. Like a Coen brothers movie, chaos only adds to the charisma. The problem is simply that I could never buy this excuse from Redline; at no point could it convince me that it wouldn't be a better movie if it just focused.
The good news for Redline (and it really is great news) is that it looks so damn good that, when it counts, we forget its hollowness. Its 100,000 hand-drawn comic book-style images imbue it with a retro-chic street cred that glassier CG works could only pray for. I especially like the invasive positioning of the 'camera' during races, which gives us the feeling we just might disappear up someone's arse at the next crash. Even better, it emanates a sheer love of its own existence that I haven't seen in a long time. There is love in the mechanical designs, which leak macho potency out of every exhaust pipe, and love in the character designs, which offer an eerie cocktail of alien appendages and 70s outfits, and love in the sumptuous colour tones and warm gloss of the images. We like to talk about dense narratives, but Ishii here delivers some dense imagery. Freeze a frame. There are one hundred things happening for five different reasons.
In terms of technique, Redline represents one of those unlikely once-a-decade events, and its mere existence warrants a sort of exhilarated shock. Let's not forget, the movie is hand-drawn. Honest-to-God drawn by the hands of honest-to-God people who do it because they like giving us cool things to gawp at. These days, if you're not Studio Ghibli, you're probably risking financial ruin for your manual art. Thus, while the movie failed to suck me into an emotional experience, it forced me to stand back mouth agape and admire every corner of its uniquely wondrous construction. Watching the breathtaking first racing sequence, Redline gave me the taste of something I had sorely missed. Sure it's confused, but it's also sexy, painstakingly fashioned, and bold.


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Singin' in the Rain*
Directed by Artistic Director Richard E. Frazier
Age Recommendation
Ages 5+
Performance Times
July 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22 @ 8:00 PM
July 13 & 20 @ 7:30 PM
July 9 & 16 @ 2:30 PM
Summer Musical
Theatre Macon Series
Singin' in the Rain*
July 7 - 22, 2023
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Arthur Freed & Nacho Herb Brown
Singin' in the Rain has all the makings of a Tinseltown tabloid headline - the starlet, the leading man and a love affair that could change lives and make or break careers! In silent movies, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a hot item but, behind the scenes, things aren't always as they appear on the big screen! Meanwhile, Lina's squeaky voice might be the end of her career in "talking pictures" without the help of a talented young actress to do the talking and singing for her.
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NIST Releases New Framework for Organizations Associated with AI Technologies
Blog Article Published: 03/07/2023
Originally published by BARR Advisory.
Written by Kyle Cohlmia.
On January 26, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0). According to NIST, the framework was developed in collaboration with private and public sectors and is meant to be a voluntary resource for organizations designing, developing, deploying, or using AI systems.
AI is a rapidly developing technology with benefits that can make a significant impact on how we live. From healthcare to transportation to cybersecurity, AI can improve efficiencies and drive economic growth. However, no matter how careful we are, AI comes with risks—including privacy violations, data breaches, and augmenting biases and inequalities that already exist in our society.
NIST created AI RMF 1.0 to enhance trustworthiness within AI systems. It provides a flexible approach that can be adjusted for organizations of all sizes and sectors to measure and manage their AI risks, including policies, practices, implementation plans, indicators, measurements, and expected outcomes. For example, AI RMF 1.0 can aid healthcare organizations in delivering valid and reliable results to patients while ensuring the privacy and protection of their personal information.
At the AI RMF 1.0 launch, Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Commerce said, "This voluntary framework will help to develop and deploy AI in ways that enable organizations, the US, and other nations to enhance AI trustworthiness while managing risks based on our democratic values. It should help to accelerate AI innovation and growth while advancing—rather than restricting or damaging—civil rights, civil liberties, and equity."
How it Works
AI RMF 1.0 was developed through a collaborative process with over 240 organizations that included a Request for Information, several draft versions for public comments, multiple workshops, and other opportunities to provide input.
The framework is composed of four functions, 19 categories, and 72 subcategories. These functions can be used in any order, however, the Govern function is most commonly used first, followed by Map, Measure, and Manage.
Let's take a look at a breakdown of the four functions.
- GOVERN—A cross-function that is infused throughout AI risk management and enables the other functions of the process. Aspects of GOVERN should be integrated into each of the other functions as a continual requirement for effective AI management.
- MAP—Establishes the context to frame risks related to an AI system. The MAP function is intended to enhance an organization's ability to identify risks and broader contributing factors and is used as the basis for the MEASURE and MANAGE functions.
- MEASURE—Employs quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method tools, techniques, and methodologies to analyze, assess, benchmark, and monitor AI risk and related impacts. The MEASURE function uses knowledge identified in the MAP function and informs the MANAGE function.
- MANAGE—Entails allocating risk resources to mapped and measured risks on a regular basis and as defined by the GOVERN function. After completing the MANAGE function, plans for prioritizing risk and regular monitoring and improvement will be in place.
Getting Started
NIST has provided multiple ways to engage with the new framework and a few educational resources on how to get started. Those resources include:
- A NIST AI RMF Playbook;
- The AI RMF Roadmap and AI RMF Crosswalk;
- Perspectives from various organizations and individuals, and;
- An AI RMF video explainer.
NIST intends to evolve the framework as AI advances and will update the playbook twice per year. Organizations are encouraged to provide feedback on how the framework is working and to tailor its features to their specific environments.
Dr. Alondra Nelson, Deputy Assistant to the President said, "The AI Risk Management Framework honors that legacy and advances that critical work for this era of American innovation. The framework gives us practical guidance on how to map, measure, manage, and govern AI risks. It guides us on the characteristics that can make AI safe and secure, fair and accountable, and protective of our privacy."
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Joint Statement from Tribal Council and Protective Services: Incident Report, Community Action
In the early hours of Sunday June 25, Gaa-Miskwaabikaang lost a beloved community member. The Red Cliff Tribal Council and Red Cliff Police Department send its sincerest condolences to all impacted by this incident and tragic death.
Shortly after arriving on scene Sunday morning, officers made an arrest. The suspect is facing felony charges, each of which carry a maximum prison sentence of 25-30 years in the state of Wisconsin. The manner of death is suspected to be a fentanyl overdose. However, official cause of death cannot be definitively confirmed until autopsy and lab results are available.
The Red Cliff Police Department is working closely with the Bayfield County Drug Investigator as well as BIA Drug Investigators on this case. Updates will be provided as the investigation continues.
Resources are available to anyone grieving and impacted by this incident. The Red Cliff Community Health Center and Red Cliff Behavioral Health Department offer care and support to anyone in need. Please call 715-779-3707 or 715-779-3741.
Community Action
While RCPD and official Drug Investigators work diligently on cases like this, action from community members is vital to making a difference. RCPD has had community members come forward with knowledge, suspicion, and rumors – all of which do help to an extent. However, what law enforcement needs most is proof, including community members willing to write and sign witness statements, to appear in court, and to testify to what they see. The idea of "everybody knows what is going on" does not stand up in court.
RCPD estimates there are roughly an equal number of drug dealers in the community as there are official law enforcement officers in the department. We must work together to protect our community and our future generations. If you have any information you are able and willing to share, please contact RCPD at 715-779-3733, or stop by the RCPD office at 88385 Pike Rd (lower level).
The Red Cliff Tribal Council and RCPD send its sincerest condolences to all affected. Be well and continue to support one another. There is strength in numbers.
Chairman Boyd & RCPD Chief Hall


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I am making a sort of "Dont Starve" game and I'm having trouble finding an object in a position.
I want to do this because I want to adjust a "wall" sprite's image with its corresponding position.
In the above, the A position should be a south-east (r) shaped wall.
The B position should be a south-east-west (T) shaped wall.
The E position should be a north-south-east-west (+) shaped wall.
and etc . . .
I made all the versions of the wall as an animation so I just change the animation of an object to change the shape.
The problem is, I can't find a way to find out if there are existing wall objects in the North, South, East, and West position of a newly placed wall.
I need to find out if there are other walls so that I can set the new wall and the existing surrounding walls to the proper shape.
Any tips?
Use overlapping test; 'is overlapping at offset' So you can check whether there is overlapping object at that offset position.
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'Is Overlapping at Offset' can be a real pain.
Why and more about auto tiling is discussed here;
Thanks guys! I'll try to get something to work with your tips.
Ah adaptive sprite/tile aka bitwise operation:
I modified R0J0 example, make it compact & intuitive (and touch friendly) bitwise_mod.capx


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But the trick is to resonate the transformer at EXACTLY 1.5 times the output frequency, so that any gradual resonant buildup ends up being out of phase with the next cycle. It has a magic self damping effect, and its amazingly effective. But you need to be within one or two Hz to get the maximum benefit. Mark's transformer tuned to 76Hz with exactly 6uF across the secondary.
Thanks Tony, excellent explanation as always.
That 6uF capacitor is way bigger than anything I tried across the secondary.
Which got me thinking, on Marks set up that capacitor is on the control board and connected by longish leads out of necessity to the secondary.
On my set up that 'tuning' capacitor is right on top of the toroid and connected by the shortest possible leads.
Does the lead length make much difference? Intuition tells me yes but I might be wrong.


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I recently read "High Variance Management" by Sebas Bensu and this made me think about datascience work.
First some examples from the post:
Some work needs to be consistent, not extraordinary but always very nearly the same. Theatre actors performing multiple shows per week need to deliver their acting in the same way every day. Their work is low variance.
Some work needs superb results, results you don't know if you can reach it but you try it many times and between all of the failures, you might find gold. Film actors need to try many different approaches for scenes, their best take will be put into the movie and the other takes end up in the trash.
What does this mean for data science work?
Some parts of data science projects need to be high variance, you want to run as many different experiments as you can, in the hope you find a great solution: experiment with different models, different hyperparameter values, hell even try to figure out if the problem description can be interpreted differently. This is high-variance work.
Other parts need to be low variance: the way you setup your code, the code style, how you retrieve data from a backend, how you deploy your model to production.
As an MLOps person I want to make some things so boring, so easy, so effortless and so consistently low variance, that you as a data scientist can do all the high variance work that delivers value.


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PB453 Half Unit
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This information is for the 2019/20 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Grace Lordan OLD.M.2.26
This course is available on the MSc in Behavioural Science. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Priority is given to students applying in the following order: students on the MSc in Behavioural Science, students in the department of Psychology and Behavioural Science and students in the wider school.
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The course provides the opportunity for students to learn how the tools of behavioural science can help to improve the outcomes of the firm. Specifically, behavioural science lessons for search and hiring, diversity and inclusion, firm culture, conduct and high stakes decision making are covered. Each topic starts with equipping students with the predictions from traditional economic models. We then proceed to consider the individual biases which distort the decision making process, and how this distorts outcomes. We consider interventions and solutions to these problems with a specific emphasis on : 1. is there a problem, 2. menu of solutions for the problem 3. quantifying if the solutions worked.
10 hours of lectures and 15 hours of seminars in the LT.
Students will have a reading week during week 6.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 1 case study in the LT.
Case study with short questions that matches the style of the summative assessment
Indicative reading
Bertrand Marrianne and Duflo Ester. Field Experiments on Discrimination. in Handbook of Economic
Field Experiments. Volume 1, pages 309 - 393 2017.
MLA: Gneezy, Uri, Kenneth L. Leonard, and John A. List. "Gender differences in competition: Evidence from a
matrilineal and a patriarchal society." Econometrica 77.5 (2009): 1637-1664.
Johnston, David W. and Lordan, Grace (2016) Racial prejudice and labour market penalties during
economic downturns European Economic Review, 84. 57-75
Lordan, Grace and Pischke, Jorn-Steffen (2016) Does Rosie like riveting? Male and female occupational choices
NBER working paper, 22495. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, USA.
Kandasamy, Narayanan, et al. "Cortisol shifts financial risk preferences." Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences 111.9 (2014): 3608-3613.
Shiller, Robert J. Finance and the Good Society, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
Fama, Eugene, "Market Efficiency, Long-Term Returns, and Behavioral Finance," Journal of Financial
Coursework (100%, 4000 words) in the ST.
Two case studies with short questions
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Department: Psychological and Behavioural Science
Total students 2018/19: Unavailable
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Post-disaster Building Safety Evaluation Guidance (FEMA P-2055) Report on the Current State of Practice, including Recommendations Related to Structural and Nonstructural Safety and Habitability |
Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential (FEMA P-2018) An evaluation methodology intended to determine the relative risk of collapse of older concrete buildings in strong earthquake shaking. |
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The massive blackout in August, which left about 50 million people in the Northeast, Midwest and Canada without electricity, will long be remembered as one of the worst power outages in the nation's history. In the event's aftermath, local governments searched for ways to better prepare for future outages. Fortunately, many lessons emerged from the recent crisis.
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Her full name is Kaviya Maran, and she was born on the 6th of August in the year 1992. According to this, he is now thirty years old. It surpassed all other executives in terms of revenue in 2019-20. Traveling, listening to music, and shopping are some of his favorite pastimes. Kalnithi Maran is his father's given name. His mother's name is Kaveri Kalnithi, and he was born to her. They are the only children in the family. In addition to being the Grand Nephew of M.Karunanidhi, who is a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and politician, Kaviya Maran's father is also an accomplished Indian writer.
His uncle's name is Dayanidhi Maran, and he currently serves as India's Minister of Textiles. Murasoli Maran, a former Union Minister of India, is his paternal grandpa. The company's co-founder and joint managing director, Kaveri Maran, is also the company's highest-paid businesswoman in addition to being Kaveri Maran's mother. The organization in which Kaviya Maran serves as the CEO is known as Sunrises Hyderabad [SRH]. He was born on the 6th of August in the year 1992 in India. Her nick name is Kaviya Maran, which means "Kaviya Maran." He was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies.
She was recently spotted in the Indian Premier League 2021 and is a great source of motivation for many young women. She is the daughter of Kalnithi Maran, the founder and chairman of the Sun Group, who is also her father. For the time being, she is 30 years old and adheres to the Hindu religion. They have also been raised in Tamil Nadu, where they were born and raised. Girls are no longer lagging behind their male counterparts; rather, they are leapfrogging ahead of them. In every profession, it is clear that women are at the forefront of their respective fields. In addition to the fact that she was in the company of her father, but also due of his ability and hard work, she has arrived where she is now.
These individuals are also referred to as Mysterious Girl in some circles. Because she comes from a prominent political family. He is in politics because practically everyone in his family is involved in politics. He has completed postgraduate studies and earned a Master of Business Administration degree. For the time being, she is assisting her father in his business. They haven't tied the knot yet and don't have a boyfriend. He has a large following of fans who are interested in learning about his love life and personal life. She has a strong belief in Lord Ganesha, and she also has a strong affection for pets.
She practices yoga and exercises on a daily basis to keep herself in shape. Her height is 5 feet 4 inches, and she began modelling shortly after graduating from high school. His body weight is 55 kg, and the colour of his eyes is a dark brown. On top of that, he is highly active on social media. His fan following page has a large number of followers. The majority of the girls pay close attention to them. She takes excellent care of herself as well as the rest of her group. If you want to find out more about them, you can follow them on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. She is the CEO of SRH as well as a successful businesswoman.
His annual salary is around Rs. 87.5 crores. SUN TV Network is the largest television broadcast network in India, with a reach of over 100 million people. Which was formerly handled by Kaviya Maran's father, but she now collaborates with him on commercial ventures. It also attended the opening ceremony of the IPL 2021. He has been spotted in orange colour jerseys on numerous occasions in this area. She enjoys cricket and attends team meetings on a regular basis. Kaviya Maran is seen as something of a role model by many young women.
Kaviya Maran Profile-
- Famous Name– Kaviya Maran
- Birth Sign- Leo
- Date of Birth– 06 August 1992
- Birth Place– Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Age -30 years (As 0f 2022)
- Nickname– Kaviya Maran
- Parents– Father: NA, Mother: NA
- Sibling– NA
- Height-NA
- Profession– Businesswoman
Kaviya Maran Phone Number, Email, Contact Information, House Address, and Social Profiles:
Ways to Contact Kaviya Maran:
1. Facebook Page: @KaviyaMaran
Kaviya Maran has her Facebook where she gets posts her pics and videos. You can go to her page via the link given above. It is reviewed and we confirm that it is 100% Real Profile of Kaviya Maran. You can follow her on her Facebook profile and for that, you can follow the link above.
2. YouTube Channel: @KaviyaMaran
Kaviya Maran had her YouTube channel, where she had also uploaded her music videos for her fans. Furthermore, She has gained a million subscribers and has millions of views. If anyone wants to see her uploads and videos, they can use the username link which is given above.
3. Instagram Profile: @KaviyaMaran
Kaviya Maran also has her Instagram profile where she has gained a million followers and also got around 100k likes per post. If you want to see her latest pics on Instagram then you can visit through the above link
4. Twitter: @KaviyaMaran
Kaviya Maran created her Twitter account where she has collected many Followers yet. If you are willing to tweet her then click on the above link. We gave her Twitter handle above, and we have checked and authenticated the given twitter Id. If you want to talk to her via Twitter, you'll need to use the link above.
5. Phone number: NA
Many phone numbers are leaked on google and the internet in the name of Kaviya Maran but upon checking we found that none of that numbers actually work. However, when we will found the exact number, we will update here.
6. Fan Mail Address:
Kaviya Maran
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India


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THINK C, originally from THINK Technologies and later Symantec, was a C compiler for the Apple Macintosh. Initially released in 1986 under the name "Lightspeed C", it featured libraries and extensions useful to creating native Macintosh applications. It competed with Macintosh Programmers Workshop.
Although it contained some C++ compatibility, under Symantec it was expanded to full C++ compliance and renamed to "Symantec C++"
THINK Technologies also produced a related language product: THINK Pascal.
4.0 includes the THINK Class Library, the C compiler includes improvements making it 95% conformant with the draft ANSI C standard, as well as object-oriented extensions.
System Requirements: 2MB RAM HD System 6.0 MultiFinder (not recommended for 1MB Macs)
Minimum: 1MB RAM (No debugger or MultiFinder) 2x 800K System 5.0
Compatible systems: Mac 512Ke (if 1+ MB RAM) Mac Plus Mac SE Mac II series
Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
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Silverado Trail Wine Studio is located right off the southern part of Silverado Trail (on the west side of the road). Look for the sign that says, Silverado Trail Wine Studio. This winery is owned by Premier Pacific Vineyards a "vineyard sourcing" company which was founded by William Hill – who also found the nearby William Hill Estate Winery. As of press time Premier Pacific Vineyards control a number of different premium vineyards in California, Oregon and Washington. Bighorn Cellars sources most of the grapes for their wines from Napa. They do have their own small estate vineyard located next to the actual winery.
It is easy to mistake this winery as a business office as from the front it does not look like a winery. In addition, their retail room is only open by walk-in on Friday and Saturday. The tasting counter is in the back through the hallway past the offices. A visit here is very low key and relaxed. Wine club members often stop by on the weekends in the summer for tasting – its a welcoming atmosphere. A porch is located right behind the tasting area and this overlooks their vineyard. Their wines are priced very reasonably. All tastings are paired with a variety of cheeses and chocolates.
If available, try the delicious Camelback Vineyard Chardonnay (from the Carneros region). This is a popular wine and at the time of one of our visits it was already sold out. Our tasting started with a 2005 Yamhill County Pinot Noir – Big Horn Cellars had this wine made in Oregon and then brought to the actual winery in Napa. This is the best of both worlds – a Napa Winery being able to offer a high end Oregon Pinot Noir (not many Napa wineries do!) while ensuring this wine is produced carefully on site rather than trucking it down to Napa to be produced. This Pinot has a lot of nice fruit both in the bouquet and on the palate. The entry is juicy with nice notes of tangy berry, white pepper and other baking spices. The nose on the 2004 Merlot has some notes of tea leaves, black fig and herbs but its core is in the fruit. Slightly spicy on the palate we picked up notes of plum and red cherry.
If there ever was a food wine, the 2005 Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon is it. As of press time this is their most produced wine (around 1000 cases). It is an elegant wine both in aroma and flavor. A core of plum and cherry shows on the palate with a finish that is slightly dusty. Age has treated their special reserve Cabernet Sauvignon well (sourced from the best blocks of their Coombsville vineyard). We tried the 2001 – lots of spices and nuances of pepper intermingled in with nice cherry flavors. It is quite smooth. Lastly their 2005 Syrah is a dark inky wine. The aromas are decidedly fruit and floral driven with little spice. However, the spice is picked up on the palate along with blackberry and blueberry notes.
Future plans include a major project on site to be called the Silverado Trail Wine Studio. This would be a step beyond the normal "winery collective" which the wineries represented typically have no ownership of the actual winery and whose wines may or may not be present in the collective tasting room. In this case Silverado Trail Wine Studio plans to build a "condominium" style complex in which the ownership comes from small wineries who are investors. This allows each winery to use the shared services including the winemaking & production facilities, tasting room, and make use of the brand marketing. We've seen the preliminary designs for this; it is a state of the art winery with a nice kitchen, lab, and private tasting facilities. It is an ingenious idea and once completed will be the only one of its kind in Napa Valley. Also inquire about their "Case for a Cause" where if you purchase a case of specific wines they will donate a certain amount to a charity of your choice.
Note that several other labels are also tasted here including Expression (north coast and Oregon wines) and Tetra (blend of four varietals). Crushpad, the winery that was founded and based in San Francisco moved their operations here for a short while. Wine from their clients can also be tasted on site along with the "house" labels.
NOTE: Tetra, produced here has been moved downtown – where you can taste at their barrel storage facility.
NOTE: This review has been archived.
REASON: Tasting room and winery closed down. purchased by the Laird Family and has been renamed to Laird Wine Studio


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What Emchild is Gthis, who, Dlaid to rest
On EmMary's Clap is Bsleeping?
Whom Emangels Ggreet, with Danthems sweet,
While Emshepherds Bwatch are Emkeeping?
BmThis, Gthis is DChrist the King,
Whom Emshepherds Cbless and Bangels sing;
BmHaste, Ghaste to Dbring Him laud,
The EmBabe, the BSon of EmMary.
Why lies He in such mean estate,
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Good Christian, fear: for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh;
Come, peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.


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Board minutes for 10 September 2019
Meeting details
Marjorie Sykes,Friends House,
173-177 Euston Road,
10.15 – 14.00
- Louise Baxter (LB)
- Shane Carmichael (SC)
- David Forrest (DF)
- Anna van der Gaag (AVDG) (Chair)
- Ian Gilmore (IG)
- Hermine Graham (HG)
- Rachel Lampard (RL)
- Simon Tanner (ST)
- Heather Wardle (HW)
In attendance:
- Helen Rhodes (HR)
Staff names other than the Leadership Team have been redacted.
- Marc Etches (ME)
Actions and status
Minutes and actions
Apologies and declarations of interest
AVDG welcomed Board Members to the meeting and apologies were noted for ME.
There were no declarations of interest and the Board were informed that the updated Register of Members' Interests has been uploaded onto the ABSG website.
Minutes and matters arising from 10 July 2019: ABSG 19 04 (01)
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved and there were no matters arising.
AVDG gave Board Members an update of the progress on actions from the previous meeting, informing them that the recruitment adverts for new Board Members, with a focus on public health and children and young people, are now live.
It was noted that the Gambling Commission are developing a plan to improve engagement with experts by experience and other key stakeholders in the National Strategy for Reducing Gambling Harms. ABSG will develop processes to allow it to support the development of these networks. The former RGSB Advisory Group will be discontinued and replaced by these new structures.
Draft short paper summarising stakeholder engagement activities for the National Strategy and processes for ABSG to support these.
AVDG informed Board Members that meetings have taken place with the Digital Advisory Panel Chair and that the Commission Board will be meeting in October to discuss next steps on work to improve collaboration between different expert advisory groups.
To continue work developing plans to co-ordinate the work of the Gambling Commission advisory groups.
Share details of upcoming induction sessions for new Board members so other Board members can attend to refresh their knowledge.
Introductions, Chairs' Update and Horizon Scanning: ABSG 19 05 (02)
AVDG set the scene for the meeting and reflected on events and meetings that have happened since the last Board meeting.
Board members noted the announcement that Lord Chadlington will chair an independent committee to decide how improve allocation and distribution of funding for treatment and prevention activities.
On horizon scanning, the Board noted that some payments for gambling are facilitated through mobile phone bills, and engagement will be needed with these providers alongside the engagement with banks and credit card companies to ensure that consumers receive protection via other forms of payment besides credit card use. Board Members asked about implications for gambling resulting from the 5G roll out.
Closed session: 4NLC Player Protection: ABSG 19 05 (03)
Board discussed player protection issues with the team implementing the Fourth National Lottery Competition. Details of the discussion are redacted because of the commercial sensitivity of this topic.
ABSG was asked to provide a note documenting their views on the player protection issues discussed on the Fourth National Lottery Competition for the Gambling Commission to consider further.
Online harms: ABSG 19 05 (04)
(REDACTED) introduced the paper on online harms as an opportunity for the Board to review and agree upon the updated draft before it is submitted to the Gambling Commission.
Board members discussed the pros and cons of offering lifetime self-exclusion. The Board agreed that a balance needs to be struck between what is currently achievable with existing technology and what could be possible in the future.
There were areas where the Board thought the paper needed to be strengthened, with recommendations on actions the Gambling Commission could implement within a shorter timeframe. The Board were particularly keen to see more work on new arrangements for stake and prize limits for online gambling.
LB raised the issue of welfare benefits being spent on online gambling and suggested that it should feed into the engagement with financial institutions and other methods of payment. The Board discussed the potential for algorithms to detect this, and other similar forms, of gambling that could be harmful.
Ways of Working Conflicts Policy: ABSG 19 05 (05)
AVDG introduced the paper as an opportunity to update the conflicts policy and specified that the proposed changes were fundamentally about achieving transparency and making sure that the Boards values are reflected in its policies.
The main issue of concern was the role of active researchers on the Board. It was noted there were advantages to having researchers on the Board as they are likely to have specific knowledge of what is happening and could provide valuable information when ABSG are asked to advise on a topic. However, conflicts can result from these researchers having insight on the Gambling Commission's work, as well as the issue of conflicts which arise over funding sources.
It was agreed that more discussion was needed in order to reach agreement on a revised conflicts policy that balanced these considerations appropriately. There was broad agreement that this issue needed to be resolved.
Howard League: Evidence on links between gambling and crime: ABSG 19 05 (06)
(REDACTED) introduced the paper and explained the approach the Gambling Commission is taking to a submission to the Howard League on crime and gambling. The Board were asked to consider the key points AVDG should highlight when she meets the Howard League's Commission on Crime and Gambling in November.
HW observed there were no recommendation on treatment needs for those in prison. The Board also asked about the extent the review will draw on evidence from people with lived experience.
ST suggested that the review is broadened to include all associations between crime and gambling harms, and not just problem gambling – which implies a narrower scope.
National Strategy Gap Analysis: ABSG 19 05 (07)
The key focus for this discussion item was identifying gaps in the implementation plan. It was noted that there were items that covered more than one area but were just mentioned in one priority or enabler area. It was agreed that there are pros and cons to this presentational issue but it was best to avoid duplication.
The Board suggested that the implementation plan should highlight more on the Commission's role and what it is planning to deliver the National Strategy.
Any other business
The Gambling Commission's Governance team have plans in progress to schedule a Board to Board meeting.
Dates for ABSG 2020 Board Meetings are to be scheduled.
Quarterly Research Brief: update: ABSG 19 05 (08)
This paper was provided for information.
Safer Gambling Team: Update Report: ABSG 19 05 (09)
This paper was provided for information.
GambleAware: Update Report: ABSG 19 05 (10)
This paper was provided for information AVDG thanked those who had prepared the update reports and noted their value to the work of the Board.


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Stability of Control Systems with Local Adaptive Feedback Loops
Kazuhisa MITOBE, Tomoki SYOJI, Norihiko ADACHI
pp. 85-93
This paper discusses stability of a class of adaptive control systems. The system considered consists of an adaptive block and non-adaptive blocks. The adaptive block is constructed by the conventional model reference adaptive control (MRAC) approach. Assuming the general properties of MRAC, sufficient conditions for the whole system to be stable are obtained.


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TON blockchain by TON Foundation is a newly emerging ecosystem set to revolutionize modern-day interactions and business with its
advanced technology.
Launched in 2020, here's all you need to know.
TON The Open Network is basically a fully decentralized
Layer-1 blockchain
offering scalability and security that can handle almost a million transactions per second with its fast processing speed.
According to the team,
TON is the blockchain of blockchains
because it not only connects different decentralized networks but also processes transactions of as many users as it can.
Launched in May 2020, it is a solution to bring together many blockchains and the internet to pioneer the next-generation network. It is easy to use and environment-friendly.
Like Ethereum,
hundreds of computers are connected to TON as users act as "nodes" to process transactions within the blockchain. In other words, data is equally distributed among all users.
Like other blockchains,
TON also processes transactions using smart contracts which run on TON Virtual Machine or TVM built on the stake principle.
Toncoin is the native token of TON that was initially launched as an alternate Gram but later became the main coin of the chain with a maximum supply of 5,000,000,000 TON coins.
Wallets built on the TON blockchain allow users to store, buy, sell, and trade digital assets. It is a decentralized platform with fast-transaction speed, cheaper gas fees, and quicker payment processes.
Ton blockchain is less popular yet its unique infrastructure has attracted many eyes. Other networks focus on investors, while TON aims to be the bridge between all blockchains and the internet.
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How xdg-mime
searches for MIME type handlers (more or less)
XDG is what was once called the X Desktop Group and is now
freedesktop.org. Part of their
work is to create various cross-desktop and desktop agnostic standards
and tools for how to do things like determine what program should
handle a particular MIME type. This includes special 'scheme' MIME
types, like x-scheme-handler/ftp
, which means 'whatever should
handle FTP' (technically this is 'FTP urls').
The XDG tool for mapping MIME types to programs (actually .desktop
files) is xdg-mime
. Like all of
the XDG tools, xdg-mime
uses a collection of environment variables,
which will normally have the default values covered in the XDG
base directory specification.
In theory there are two sorts of data that xdg-mime
looks at. The
first, found in files called <desktop>-mimeapps.list
, is supposed to be a set of specifically chosen
applications (whether configured by the user or the system). The
second is a general cache of MIME type mapping information based
on what program can handle what MIME types (as listed in each
program's .desktop
file); these are found in files called
and mimeinfo.cache
. In practice, a system
file may have just been slapped together based on
what the distribution thought was a good idea, and it may not
correspond to what you want (or even what you have installed).
(Not all Linux distributions ship a system mimeapps.list
Fedora does; Ubuntu doesn't.)
Xdg-mime searches for mimeapps.list
in any of $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
, and the 'applications
' subdirectories of
and $XDG_DATA_DIRS
. It searches for the other
two files only in the applications
subdirectories of $XDG_DATA_HOME
and $XDG_DATA_DIRS
Now, we get to an important consequence of this. $XDG_DATA_DIRS
is normally two directories, /usr/local/share
and /usr/share
each of which has MIME type information only for itself, and they
are checked in order. The normal result of this is that things
installed into /usr/local
steal MIME types from things installed
in /usr
because xdg-mime
will check the
files first.
(I discovered this when I installed Google Chrome on my laptop and
it promptly stole URL handling from Firefox, which I did not want,
because the RPM put bits into /usr/local
instead of /usr
Actually finding the files that controlled this was remarkably
Normally, nothing automatically generates or updates the system
; on Fedora, it's part of the shared-mime-info
(and kde-settings
for the kde-mimeapps.list
version). The
files are maintained by update-desktop-database
which will normally be automatically run on package installs, removals,
and probably upgrades.
Now, xdg-mime
does not give you an actual program to run. What
it does is give you the name of a .desktop
file, eg firefox.desktop
In order to use this to run a program, you must look through the
right magic places to find the .desktop
file and then parse it
to determine the command line to run. Probably you don't want to
do this yourself, but I don't know what your alternative is; as far
as I know, there is no XDG tool script to say 'run this .desktop
command with the following arguments'.
(Note that the .desktop
file is not necessarily in the same
directory as the MIME mapping file that caused it to be the handler
application. For example, your $HOME/.local/share/applications
might just have various MIME type overrides you've set for what
system application should handle what.)
This explanation is somewhat dependent on what exact version of the XDG tools and scripts you have installed. It's also not necessarily totally complete, because I am reading through undocumented shell scripts here and I've left a few things out. See the Arch wiki entry on default applications for much more information.
PS: If you're trying to track down why xdg-mime
is giving you
some strange result, set $XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL
to at least
'2'. This will tell you just what files it looked at when,
although I don't think it ever reports what directories it looked
at but didn't find any files in.


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Well-known member
Why title this part of the board index "coffee beans and espresso beans" when everything coffee related comes from coffee beans. A bean is a bean is a bean..... just different places of growth, different forms of processing and roasting.... There is no such thing as an espresso bean and I have people that ask me this exact thing quite often. They must've read it here..... Later!


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Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is for Ms. Lutfallah, because she was unable to finish answering the question I asked her earlier about quarantine verification.
From what I understood, notifications can be sent through the ArriveCAN app, and there may be telephone verifications.
Are physical verifications also made to determine whether people are complying with quarantines?