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CORVALLIS, Ore. – The invasion of predatory lionfish in the Caribbean region poses yet another major threat there to coral reef ecosystems – a new study has found that within a short period after the entry of lionfish into an area, the survival of other reef fishes is slashed by about 80 percent.
Aside from the rapid and immediate mortality of marine life, the loss of herbivorous fish also sets the stage for seaweeds to potentially overwhelm the coral reefs and disrupt the delicate ecological balance in which they exist, according to scientists from Oregon State University.
Following on the heels of overfishing, sediment depositions, nitrate pollution in some areas, coral bleaching caused by global warming, and increasing ocean acidity caused by carbon emissions, the lionfish invasion is a serious concern, said Mark Hixon, an OSU professor of zoology and expert on coral reef ecology.
The study is the first to quantify the severity of the crisis posed by this invasive species, which is native to the tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean and has few natural enemies to help control it in the Atlantic Ocean. It is believed that the first lionfish – a beautiful fish with dramatic coloring and large, spiny fins – were introduced into marine waters off Florida in the early 1990s from local aquariums or fish hobbyists. They have since spread across much of the Caribbean Sea and north along the United States coast as far as Rhode Island.
"This is a new and voracious predator on these coral reefs and it's undergoing a population explosion," Hixon said. "The threats to coral reefs all over the world were already extreme, and they now have to deal with this alien predator in the Atlantic. These fish eat many other species and they seem to eat constantly."
Findings of the new research will be published soon in Marine Ecology Progress Series. The lead author is Mark Albins, a doctoral student working with Hixon.
In studies on controlled plots, the OSU scientists determined that lionfish reduced young juvenile fish populations by 79 percent in only a five-week period. Many species were affected, including cardinalfish, parrotfish, damselfish and others. One large lionfish was observed consuming 20 small fish in a 30-minute period.
Lionfish are carnivores that can eat other fish up to two-thirds their own length, while they are protected from other predators by long, poisonous spines. In the Pacific Ocean, Hixon said, other fish have learned to avoid them and they also have more natural predators, particularly large groupers. In the Atlantic Ocean, native fish have never seen them before and have no recognition of danger. There, about the only thing that will eat lionfish is another lionfish – they are not only aggressive carnivores, but also cannibals.
"In the Caribbean, few local predators eat lionfish, so there appears to be no natural controls on them," Hixon said. "And we've observed that they feed in a way that no Atlantic Ocean fish has ever encountered. Native fish literally don't know what hit them."
When attacking another fish, Hixon said, the lionfish will use its large, fan-like fins to herd smaller fish into a corner and then swallow them in a rapid strike. Because of their natural defense mechanisms they are afraid of almost no other marine life. And the poison released by their sharp spines can cause extremely painful stings to humans – even leading to fatalities for some people with heart problems or allergic reactions.
"These are pretty scary fish, and they aren't timid," Hixon said. "They will swim right up to a diver in their feeding posture, looking like they're ready to eat. That can be a little spooky."
Their rapid reproduction potential, Hixon said, must now be understood in context with their ability to seriously depopulate coral reef ecosystems of other fish. Parrotfishes and other herbivores prevent seaweeds from smothering corals. A major, invasive predator such as lionfish could disrupt the entire system.
Options to manage the lionfish threat are limited, Hixon said. They can be collected individually, which may be of localized value, but that approach offers no broad solution. Recovery or introduction of effective predators might help. Groupers, a fish that has been known to eat lionfish in the Pacific Ocean, have been heavily over-fished in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, Hixon said.
"We have to figure out something to do about this invasion before it causes a major crisis," Hixon said. "We basically had to abandon some studies we had under way in the Atlantic on population dynamics of coral reef fish, because the lionfish had moved in and were eating everything."
OSU scientists say they hope to continue research on lionfish in their native Pacific Ocean habitats for information that may be of use in their control.
Editor's Note: Digital images of the lionfish and OSU researcher Mark Albins studying them underwater can be obtained at these URLs:
Video of lionfish is also available by contacting Larry Pribyl at OSU News and Communication Services, at 541-737-3817 or firstname.lastname@example.com A copy of the full study can be obtained from OSU News and Communication Services, 541-737-0787 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Rami Malek Aims to Play James Bond Villain
Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek was reported to be in final negotiations to appear as the main villain in the 25th James Bond movie from Eon Productions.
Malek, who won this year's Best Actor Oscar for his depiction of Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic, has only one other commitment on his schedule after the completion of the fourth season of Mr. Robot: the voice role of Chee-Chee in next year's movie The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.
The working title of the new Bond film is rumored to be Shatterhand, and it could be Daniel Craig's final outing as the British spy. Malek's name has surfaced earlier, but his participation wasn't thought possible since the movie's shooting schedule conflicted with Mr. Robot's. But Collider quoted "well-placed sources" saying the problem had been resolved.
"There is no deal quite yet, but one is expected," the report said. "The sides just wanted to wait and see whether Malek would win the Oscar, which would, of course, raise his quote."
Details are sparse on the character he'll play, though various reports suggest it will be a North African character who may be blind. The follow-up to 2015's Spectre will be Craig's fifth appearance as James Bond. It's being directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, after Danny Boyle vacated the role last year; its latest predicted release date is April 8, 2020.
Last year Malek admitted the Bohemian Rhapsody offer had been a "gun-to-the-head moment," telling the Guardian, "I like to think if it's a fight or flight situation, I'm going to fight. The scariest endeavors that I've chosen to take in my like have been the most fulfilling and rewarding. And this has proven to defend that equation."

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by Christina Luke and Jane Evans
The current Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Cyprus, is up for renewal in 2012; each MoU comes-up for renewal every five years. AIA members testified before the Cultural Property Advisory Committee of the State Department in support of renewal. This year, over a dozen experts – former diplomats, scholars, field archaeologists, art historians – testified in the public hearing before the Committee on January 18 (many more submitted letters to the public file at regulations.gov). AIA Vice President for Professional Responsibilities Laetitia La Follette spoke on behalf of the AIA; Brian I. Daniels represented the Cultural Heritage Center of the University of Pennsylvania; and Stephen Knerly spoke on behalf of the Association of Art Museum Directors. Others spoke as well (see complete list of those that spoke and their affiliation). The Committee asks that speakers (as well as those submitting written comments) address the four 'determinations,' the specific components of the Cultural Property Implementation Act that will be considered as part of any initial request or a renewal for a current MoU: looting, preservation, the market, and international significance of the request.
Testimonies by Ellen Herscher, Tom Klein, and Andrew McCarthy, Director of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), spoke to the first and second determinations: plunder and preservation efforts in-country. Their reports were based on American archaeologists' long-term experience conducting successful, professional excavations on the island. Herscher and McCarthy pointed out that plunder is an issue that must be tackled holistically because it is not confined to just one area of the island and it is a problem in urban as well as remote areas. Tom Klein argued that the Cypriots have a history of arrests and recovery of looted objects, which continues today. Herscher reminded the Committee that there is continued need for improved site protection, especially given the up-tick in market demand, and for a new national museum.
Joanna Smith and Ann-Marie Knoblauch both spoke about the fourth determination: international interest and significance. Of specific interest are opportunities for cross-cultural education for Cypriot and American students in the many on-going excavations on the island. Smith also pointed to a series of exhibitions that have taken place recently, or soon will ("City of Gold: The Archaeology of Polis Chrysochous, forthcoming at the Princeton University Art Museum"). Former Ambassador Ray Ewing, President of CAARI, also made comments relating to the fourth determination: efforts made by Cypriots in educating people about the harmful impacts of looting: destruction of the archaeological record and loss of potential for tourism development. International collaboration is one way to bring in training as well as to foster cross-cultural exchange. In this spirit, the speakers and statements submitted also emphasized the importance of not only people-to-people programming in Cyprus, but also the value of institution-to-institution collaboration focused on loans for exhibits.
One of the requests that the Cypriot government had made was to ask for the inclusion of ecclesiastical and ethnological objects up to 1850 in the designated list of objects to be protected via import restrictions into the US. Chris Schabel supported this extension. Stephen Knerly (Association of Art Museum Directors), too, supported the renewal of the MoU as a whole, yet he asked for more definition of the objects that would fall into this specific category.
There was a great deal of web activity prior to the hearing about the inclusion of coins in the MoU. Three numismatists posted public comments and testified on behalf of retaining coins on the list, and suggested extending the time period to at least Byzantine coins minted on Cyprus. Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, representing the Harvard Art Museums, noted that she was not arguing against collecting coins, but that the looting on the island was now such a problem that extraordinary steps must be taken to combat the loss of knowledge that comes when coins are taken out of context. Nathan Elkins provided evidence that 80 percent of the coins known to have been minted in Cyprus, have been discovered on the island, suggesting that the vast majority of coins remained in local circulation. Jane Evans tried to point out specific instances where coins—found in situ—have made a great deal of difference to our understanding of ancient Cyprus, which is sadly lacking mention by many ancient historians.
Three people attended the session opposed the renewal of the MOU with Cyprus due to the inclusion of coins on the list of objects with import restrictions. Their arguments were threefold: that the agreement abrogated their constitutional right to happiness (through collecting); that coins were meant to circulate widely in the ancient world, and so should continue to circulate today; and that the restriction of coins and the documentation required for legally imported coins would have deleterious effects upon small business. These views were met with penetrating questions by committee members
The AIA urges other members of the archaeological community to participate in such hearings of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC, State Dept.) about MoUs—even if you do not write a letter, it is important to have experts show interest in U.S. cultural policy as it pertains to not only U.S. foreign relations, but also the practice and conduct of U.S.-foreign cultural exchanges that are part of the network of scholarship, of specific interest in countries with U.S. Foreign Centers, such as CAARI.
According to the State Department's website, oral comment was heard from the following people:
Public Comments on Cyprus
Arnold-Biucchi, Carmen – Curator, Harvard Art Museum
Daniels, Brian I. – University of Pennsylvania Cultural Heritage Center
Elkins, Nathan – Public
Evans, Jane DeRose – Temple University
Ewing, Raymond – President, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI)
Herscher, Ellen – Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
Klein, Tom – Public
Knerly, Stephen J. – Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD)
Knoblauch, Anne Marie – Public
LaFollette, Laetitia – Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
McCarthy, Andrew – Director, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI)
Sayles, Wayne – Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG)
Schabel, Chris – Chair, Department of History, University of Cyprus
Smith, Joanna – Public
Tompa, Peter – International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN), Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG)
Ullman, Eloise – Industry Council for Tangible Assets
Public Comments on Peru
Daniels, Brian I. – University of Pennsylvania Cultural Heritage Center
Gero, Joan – Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
Heaney, Christopher – University of Texas, Austin
LaFollette, Laetitia – Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
Townsend, Richard – The Art Institute of Chicago


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We Told You So: Major Cost Overruns Latest Sign of Vogtle Woes, Including Construction Errors and Raft of Amendments to Federal License
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 11, 2012 – Even though the Vogtle reactor project got its federal license just three months ago, the controversial nuclear reactors are already in trouble. The latest problem: A cost overrun of nearly $1 billion in 2011 dollars, according to groups that warned in February that the Vogtle expansion effort is a boondoggle that could hurt ratepayers and (depending on the status of a pending Solyndra-style federal loan guarantee) U.S. taxpayers.
Southern Co. publicly acknowledged its share of the cost overrun in a filing this week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at
http://investor.southerncompany.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=92122-12-76&CIK=092122. The new admission about problems at Vogtle follow recent reports about grading issues under the reactor's foundation, improperly installed rebar that has slowed the project, and dozens of amendments requested to the federal license for the two new Vogtle reactors.
Given all of the partners involved in Vogtle project, the cost overrun would break down as follows: Georgia Power ($400 million); Oglethorpe ($263 million); MEAG Power ($199 million); and the City of Dalton ($14 million). The $875 million in 2008 dollars would be worth $913 million in 2011 dollars.
Southern Co.'s SEC filing warns that more cost overruns could be in the works. In its SEC filing, Southern Co. notes on page 139: "Additional claims by the Consortium and [Georgia Power] (on behalf of the owners) are expected to arise throughout the construction of Vogtle 3 and 4." However, no details are provided on how far losses could mount over and above the current nearly $1 billion cost overrun total.
On February 15, 2012, nine groups — Friends of the Earth, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Citizens Allied for Safe Energy, Georgia Women's Action for New Directions, NC WARN, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, and Nuclear Watch South — held a news conference to warn that Southern Company is deliberately keeping ratepayers and U.S. taxpayers in the dark by covering up the details of 12 sizeable construction "change order" requests that are expected to add major delays and cost overruns to the controversial reactor project. See http://www.cleanenergy.org/index.php?/Press-Update.html?form_id=8&item_id=278.
Mindy Goldstein, director, Turner Environmental Law Clinic, said: "In an appeal filed with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year, nine environmental groups asked the court to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider the true cost of constructing and operating Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4. In its environmental impact statement, the Commission previously concluded that the new nuclear reactors were more cost effective than certain energy alternatives. In light of the design changes that will very likely be required to incorporate lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, this conclusion must be revisited. And now, knowing that the project is already suffering from a $900 million cost overrun, an accurate assessment of the costs is even more important."
Dr. Arjun Makhijani, president, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, said: "Southern Company rushed into this project, as evidenced by the many requests for modifications of the license and early technical difficulties and problems including failure of 'some details' of early construction to conform to the Design Control Document, according to Georgia Power's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Indeed, a part of the cost increase of $900 million appears to be attributable to overcoming delays and rushing the project again despite construction non-compliance. The cost increase should not be a surprise; rather it is déjà vu all over again. Rushing nuclear power reactors is not prudent and stockholders and/or the vendors, not ratepayers, should bear the burden of such costs. It would be much better if construction were suspended until all design issues were resolved."
The groups will continue to press their case today by filing a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Pitch the Perfect Investment, by two money managers who have also taught for many years at Columbia University's Graduate Business School, can stop small caliber bullets or deflect a vicious sword blow with its heavy-gloss 496 color pages. Bad jokes aside, is the book worth the $30+ for its intended audience, young professionals seeking an investment career or can other readers gain investing insights?
FYI: I previously mentioned here Sept. 6th 2016, Pitch the Perfect Investment and Sept. 21, 2017 Pitch the Perfect Investment
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The authors synthesized many academic publications for the reader to understand the subtleties behind concepts like the Wisdom of Crowds, market efficiency, behavioral finance, and risk into clearer language. This book with its colorful diagrams can help you grasp the theory of a discounted cash flow model or "DCF"; DCFs are used throughout the book because as the authors say, "all valuation is at the core a DCF, either explicitly or implicitly, whether they (analysts and portfolio managers) admit it or not." Of course, it is a given that the young analyst can gain his or her own company and industry expertise so as to insert reasonable assumptions into the DCF model.
Investing is simple but not easy some say. This book provides the simple concepts in a colorful, insightful way, but you have to do the hard part—scratch out a variant perception while competing with many other professionals. Sobering.
The reader is taken through the basics of valuing an asset, a business, how to evaluate competitive advantage and value growth with simple examples (The Lemonade Stand). The authors drive home the importance of differentiating between nominal growth and profitable growth. Growth without competitive advantage earning a return above its cost of capital is useless or worse. Certainly, all investors must grasp those concepts. Every page is festooned with color cartoons, diagrams, tables and graphs. This is a visual text.
The most interesting part of the book for me was the Chapter 6, The Wisdom of Crowds. As Buffett says, "You must know two things as an investor: how to value a business, and how to think about prices." If I can paraphrase correctly, the Wisdom of Crowds with an adequate amount of domain-specific knowledge and diverse views acting independently from each other on disseminated information will be a force to push price towards efficiency or intrinsic value. My respect for market efficiency and the person on the other side of the trade from me was reinforced. If you gain anything from this book, understand that earning an investment edge or variant perception is EXTREMELY difficult and rare. The authors may have intentionally driven home their point with their example of Cloverland Timber Company.
In their example, the analyst had the domain expertise to notice a line in the financial statement that the Cloverland was undercutting its forests, then satellite imagery was used to assess the quality of the asset and arrive at a more accurate valuation than the market's current estimate. The information is available but not publicly disseminated. I wonder how many analysts/portfolio managers have the time, energy, money, or inclination to go this extra mile? If you are this able, then you deserve alpha. What are the implications?
If diverse individuals with independent thoughts are required to have the "Wisdom of Crowds" operate effectively, how will investment firms with their hordes of MBAs and CFAs all taught the same concepts, reading the same newspapers, magazine, research reports, and attending the same investment conferences arrive at non-consensus conclusions often–or ever?
The Wisdom of Crowds gives you an understanding of how prices are set under normal conditions when the forces of darkness and "Mr. Mayhem" (cartoon figure in the book using a magnet to pull prices away from market efficiency; he is the guy you need to spot quickly) are not strong enough to pull prices sufficiently away from intrinsic values. In other words, behavioral finance is complementary to efficient markets. One can then recognize when the Wisdom of Crowds becomes the Madness of Crowds. For an understanding of how prices are set by individuals in a free market, go to pages 79-185 in Man, Economy, and State by Murray Rothbard (Google: Man, Economy, and State.pdf) which has an analysis of how individuals set prices through direct exchange.
Another valuable chapter in the book is Chapter 9, How to Assess Risk. When investors confuse uncertainty (unknowns) with risk (losing money), then opportunity may appear.
Paul Sonkin, one of the authors, gives sobering advice to students who dream of becoming money managers. Page 151: "I'm not trying to discourage you from pursuing your dreams, but you should do it with your eyes open. Do it because you love analyzing companies, not to make a quick buck. And, if your goal is to outperform the market, keep in mind how difficult it has been in the past and the fact that it will only be more challenging in the future." Those are true words. The investing profession may end up like acting. Only the crazy brave will pursue.
Once you have finished Section 1, The Perfect Investment, you then learn how to "Pitch" the Perfect Investment. Assuming you are diligent enough to acquire the information, assess risk, identify an actual mispricing, and know the catalyst, then convincing another of the merits of your investment should be the easy part. Unfortunately, too many do not provide a convincing case for the merits of their investment. An example, of a devastatingly compelling case: The truth shall set you free (liar, liar)
The authors lay out a framework below in this example:
Value or What Can I Make: Market price is $90 but the stock is worth $140—time horizon is less than 18 months.
Catalyst: Or Who else will figure this out: Activist with a good track record is pushing for a sale.
Mispricing: The activist did an independent appraisal which the market is unaware of showing a substantially higher value than the company appraisal. Also, the presence of the activist does not appear to be priced into the stock. The market is unaware of the activist or does not think he will be successful.
Downside: Limited. Timberland is a hard asset.
For another example of a forceful investment case with an implied catalyst: Other People's Money Does Danny Devito provide a strong case? Does he show how much one can make, lose, what is the market missing, and the catalyst?
If you truly have a variant perception, then this is usually your reception: Michael Burry's Variant Perception
And, only if you are right, and you make the decisions can you present this way: Michael Burry's Investors If you read the book, The Big Short, ironically you know that Michael Burry was not making a macro bet, but on the impossibility of individual mortgage holders to make their mortgage payment when asset prices decline and/or interest rates reset higher.
An investment edge: There are only three ways to gain an edge
In summary, while I do not agree with the book-jacket blurb:
Mr. Nicholas Gallucio, CEO of Teton Advisors, who said, "In this era of hyper-competition on Wall Street ……even the smallest edge can make the difference between success and failure. Pitch the Perfect Investment will give the professional investor that edge." I do believe the book is worth $30 for a beginning and intermediate investor who wants to refine their understanding of key investment concepts and to review how to make clear and convincing investment pitches. Even if an investor does not have a boss to pitch to, the investor should always write down a succinct investment case for each investment.
Remember, I'm biased. I'm a cheapie who went Dutch on his honeymoon, charged an entrance fee, and had a cash bar. Sure, I made a profit, but the divorce cost a fortune. Perhaps, I confused price with value.


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St. Basil of Beth Man'em, better known as Mor Baselios Sham'un, was a Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church in its upper Mesopotamian heartlands in what today is northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey during the 18th century. St. Basil of Beth Man'em is commemorated in the Syriac Orthodox Church on April 6.
St. Basil was born Sham'un (Simon) Malke and raised in Beth Man'em. Sometime before 1695 he became a monk on Tur Abdin and was [ordination|ordained]] to the priesthood. On Tur Abdin, Fr. Sham'un became renowned for his virtuous life and asceticism and was eventually consecrated Maphrian of the East by the Patriarch of Antioch in 1710. It was at his elevation to the episcopacy that the Saint was given the name Baselios (Basil).
Not long after his consecration, in 1711, St. Basil returned to his life as a monk and did not resume the oversight of Tur Abdin, which had been entrusted to his case as maphrian, until 1727. He served his diocese faithfully until 1740, when the Kurdish chieftain Abdal Agha sent him to Muhammad Bey of the Jazirah to have him killed.
When the Maphrian arrived in Bohta, the seat of Muhammad Bey, he was given a cup of poison to drink. After blessing it with the sign of the Cross the Saint drank the poison with no ill effects. When the slave who had mixed the drink rinsed it with water and tasted it (on Muhammad Bey's orders) he became ill and died that day.
Having failed to poison St. Basil, Muhammad Bey asked him to sing and dance for him, knowing that this was forbidden hierarchs and that he would then have a pretext to kill him. The Maphrian apologized for being unable to dance and proceeded to recite his famous Kurdish-language poem ("Lavej"). Hearing this, Muhammad Bey returned St. Basil to Abdal Agha, who put him in jail.
On the night of Holy Friday, St. Basil called his students Metropolitan Mor Ruzq'allah of Mosul and Deacon Danho of Dayro d'Saliba to him and prophesied that he would be killed the next day. On Holy Saturday (April 6, 1740) the Saint was called before Abdal Agha, who demanded that the Maphrian give one of Abdal Agha's servants permission to marry against the canons of the Church. When St. Basil refused to give the marriage his blessing he was thrown down from a high roof and martyred for the Faith.
After St. Basil's death a light was seen descending from heaven to cover his body. St. Basil remains well known to this day for his many erudite works (primarily written in the Syriac) and ranging in nature from theological treatises and sermons to poetry.
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- Mapheryono Mor Basilius Sham'un of Beth Man'em (Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Vicariate of the Western United States)
- "A Commentary on the Lord's Prayer" by Baselios Simon of Tur Abdin (Gorgias Press)
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Last weekend, I sat down with a calendar and began sifting through all the fabulous Christmas-related events happening this month.
As I plotted out which ones we could try to squeeze in — Christmas parades, Christmas concerts, Christmas plays, live nativity scenes, town tree lightings, Santa visits, and nighttime holiday festivities in our downtowns — I had a flashback to last year's Disney preparations.
But unlike the strategic scheduling that goes in to a day at the Magic Kingdom, there was no app to help me with this one.
Luckily, our Arts and Entertainment section this week gives you the play-by-play of Christmas happenings to take in. A fan of the performing arts, I'll take a moment to plug some kid-friendly theater productions with a Christmas theme this month.
• "A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas" is coming to the Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City the next two weekends.
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In their poorest winter ever, when the crops have been devastated by locusts and the family must deal with the death of baby Freddie, the Ingalls backtrack to Iowa to take over the running of a hotel.
When wealthy Mrs. Starr asks for Laura as a companion to read to her in the afternoons, Laura is overjoyed to be invited into such a fine house. But when she overhears Mrs. Starr offer to adopt Laura as her own daughter to ease Ma and Pa's burden of so many children, Laura is certain her parents will give her up.
As Christmas morning approaches, Laura is faced with a decision: Will she choose what she believes is best for the family or will she find a way to stay with Pa, Ma, Mary and Carrie?
The production runs Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 13-15, with shows at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with an extra show at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9. $8 adults, $5 ages 6-18, free under 6. www.smctheatre.com.
• "The Nutcracker Ballet" will be at the Smoky Mountain Center for Performing Arts in Franklin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21.
A full, two-act ballet following the dreams of a young girl named Natasha, including her run-in with the evil Rat King, and her exciting adventure to the Snowflake Forest and Land of Sweets. Presented by A Family of Friends Productions in conjunction with Betsy's School of Dance.
$11 Adults, $7 kids. www.greatmountainmusic.com/.
• "A Christmas Carol" will come to the Haywood Arts Regional Theater in Waynesville the next two weekends.
The Charles Dickens classic comes to life with a knock-out production. A huge cast, including village carolers, a live orchestra, a lavish set and period costumes, transports the audience back to the days of Charles Dickens.
HART's Executive Director Steve Lloyd plays Scrooge, a role alone worth seeing.
The show will run Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 12-15, with Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
$20 for adults; $17 for seniors; $6 for kids. Sunday matinee is $16 for adults. www.harttheatre.com.


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Voltage Support of Transmission Grids Using Resources Located in the Underlying Lower Voltage Networks
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Doctoral student: Stefan Stanković , Elkraftteknik
Opponent: Andrew Keane, University College Dublin
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The path to sustainable, fossil-free future leads to inevitable energy transition towards renewable energy sources. A part of this transition includes replacement of conventional transmission system connected power plants with distributed renewables plants such as wind power. Consequently, transmission system loses its main source of reactive power responsible for voltage control – synchronous generators. This dissertation tries to answer if, how and to what extent can the missing reactive power be replaced from underlying Active Distribution Networks (ADN) hosting renewable distributed Inverter-Based Generation (IBG).
The first part of this dissertation analyzes potential of ADNs to support reactive power in long-term time frame where dynamics of interest lasts from couple of minutes to couple of hours. The bounds on how much reactive power can be provided or consumed at the point of common coupling are analyzed. The most important factors affecting these bounds are identified. Some of these factors are subject to uncertainties. To analytically represent ADN reactive power capability bounds in the presence of these uncertainties, new probabilistic ADN capability charts are proposed. These charts describe in the compact form the aforementioned reactive power bounds as random variables given as a function of active power exchange at the point of common coupling. Having defined ADN reactive power capability, a new method to calculate flexibility of DSO/TSO interface is introduced. This flexibility is calculated taking into account both ADN provision capability and transmission system need for flexible reactive power at the point of common coupling.
The second part of the dissertation analyzes short-term capability of IBGs hosted in ADNs to support voltage recovery of local ADN buses and remote transmission system buses. Special attention is put on relevance of preserving IBG active fault-currents in the areas with high ratio of dynamic load component. The results of case studies show that ADN hosted IBGs can substantially help in voltage recovery of local ADN buses. However, they have limited effect on the voltage recovery of electrically further transmission system buses.
The studies presented in this dissertation point out to the substantial potential of supporting reactive power to transmission systems from the underlying ADNs. However, this potential is not enough to fully replace synchronous generators as providers of reactive power. As a solution, the missing reactive power can be replaced by combination of reactive power support from ADNs and other dynamic reactive power resources hosted locally in transmission systems.


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Did you know that one in every four adults over the age of 65 falls at least once every year? With one in every five falls leading to a serious injury, falling can be one of the biggest dangers to your overall health and wellbeing as well as your quality of life. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to prevent falling and reduce your risk of injury – and chiropractic care can help.
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Several new share holders in Grundfos
A total of 4,100 of the Group's 17,600 staff members have decided to invest in Grundfos shares. This is the biggest number ever and a little more than 500 more than at the latest offer in 2007. This is the positive result of the recently concluded share offer, at which staff were offered to buy shares in Grundfos Holding A/S.
- We are very pleased with the excellent sales and see it as an indication of staff's confidence in management being able to continuously develop the company. It is worth noticing that the sales took place at a time with great financial unrest, the Grundfos share is at the highest level ever, and the offer was launched during summer holidays, said Jens Mundbjerg, Partner in People & Strategy.
The shares are sold with 75 and 40 percent discount respectively and in addition it was possible to buy shares at the full price of DKK 662.08 per share.
- There was a limit to the total discount of DKK 60 million and this limit was reached. The main object of the share offer is to get more share holders and we succeeded in this, said Mr Mundbjerg.
A total of 46 countries participated and this makes it the largest offer in the company's history.
- Not until all those who ordered shares have paid for them, will it be possible to know precisely how many new share holders are now owners of part of the company. However, already now we know that the number of staff outside Denmark has increased considerably, Mr Mundbjerg concluded.


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Machine Type: | HIGH PRESSURE CLEANER | Applicable Industries: | Machinery Repair Shops |
Condition: | New | Fuel: | Pneumatic |
Use: | Clean Parts | Cleaning Process: | Other |
Cleaning Type: | Degreaser | Material: | Metal / Coil |
Warranty: | 1 Year | After-sales Service Provided: | Online Support |
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Shanghai AA4C AUTO Maintenance Equipment Co., Ltd is professional auto maintenance equipment manufacturer since 1995. AA4C means Always and All for (4) Customer. Our factory covers an area of more than 20, 000 squares meters and with our up-today manufacturing facilities, high-tech industrial, product developing manufacturing sales and perfect after-service with a total capital of more than ten millions. For many years our company has been awarded as "Enterprise with High Reputation" "Enterprise with High Credit in Quality " and "China National Grade AAA Enterprise, etc. Besides, We have passed ISO9001, authenticated by 2000 International Quality Control System.
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Talking with their doctors may help convince reluctant Americans to get COVID-19 vaccines, evidence from a previous pandemic suggests.
Researchers analyzed responses from more than 19,000 people in the United States who were surveyed during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009.
The poll assessed respondents' attitudes toward doctors, their openness to discussing vaccines with their physician, their willingness to get vaccinations, and whether or not they got the H1N1 vaccine.
The results showed that being willing to talk to doctors about the issue was associated with increased trust and receipt of the vaccination, according to the study published online recently in the journal Health Communications.
Previous research has shown that doctors can change negative attitudes toward vaccinations in general, but this study specifically focused on that role during a pandemic.
"A vaccine during a pandemic is definitely different from others, like the flu vaccine, which people already know about," said study author Porismita Borah. She's an associate professor in Washington State University's College of Communication, in Pullman, Wash.
"During a pandemic, it is a new vaccine for everybody. People may have more hesitancy and may be more worried about side effects," Borah said in a university news release. "The doctor's office is one of the best sources of information for patients who have questions."
Many doctors feel it's not ethical for them to tell patients to take a certain vaccine, the researchers noted.
Instead, doctors can simply act as a resource by answering patients' questions to help them make better informed decisions, the study authors suggested.
And they don't need to wait for patients to approach them.
"Doctors could voluntarily reach out to patients, even by email, to let them know what the COVID-19 vaccine means," Borah said. "They can answer questions like how was the vaccine made? What should patients expect? Why are there two doses? I think there might be many questions people have which can be easily answered by primary care physicians who are usually well trusted by the general public."
Doctor communication with patients is especially crucial now, given that one in five Americans have indicated an unwillingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine and the large amount of misinformation around the pandemic, Borah noted.
"People have to be really careful about what they're seeing and what they're reading because there is so much misinformation circulating on social media," Borah said. "Sometimes this misinformation is circulated by friends and family members without any sort of bad intention -- they just share it, so it's extremely important to get information from trusted sources."
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on COVID-19 vaccines.
SOURCE: Washington State University, news release, March 15, 2021


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pam_dhkeys(5) [freebsd man page]
pam_dhkeys(5) Standards, Environments, and Macros pam_dhkeys(5) NAME
pam_dhkeys - authentication Diffie-Hellman keys management module SYNOPSIS
pam_dhkeys.so.1 DESCRIPTION
The pam_dhkeys.so.1 service module provides functionality to two PAM services: Secure RPC authentication and Secure RPC authentication token management. Secure RPC authentication differs from regular unix authentication because NIS+ and other ONC RPCs use Secure RPC as the underlying secu- rity mechanism. The following options may be passed to the module: debug syslog(3C) debugging information at LOG_DEBUG level nowarn Turn off warning messages Authentication Services If the user has Diffie-Hellman keys, pam_sm_authenticate() establishes secret keys for the user specified by the PAM_USER (equivalent to running keylogin(1)), using the authentication token found in the PAM_AUTHTOK item. Not being able to establish the secret keys results in an authentication error if the NIS+ repository is used to authenticate the user and the NIS+ table permissions require secure RPC creden- tials to access the password field. If pam_sm_setcred() is called with PAM_ESTABLISH_CRED and the user's secure RPC credentials need to be established, these credentials are set. This is equivalent to running keylogin(1). If the credentials could not be set and PAM_SILENT is not specified, a diagnostic message is displayed. If pam_setcred() is called with PAM_DELETE_CRED, the user's secure RPC credentials are unset. This is equivalent to running keylogout(1). PAM_REINITIALIZE_CRED and PAM_REFRESH_CRED are not supported and return PAM_IGNORE. Authentication Token Management The pam_sm_chauthtok() implementation checks whether the old login password decrypts the users secret keys. If it doesn't this module prompts the user for an old Secure RPC password and stores it in a pam data item called SUNW_OLDRPCPASS. This data item can be used by the store module to effectively update the users secret keys. ERRORS
The authentication service returns the following error codes: PAM_SUCCESS Credentials set successfully. PAM_IGNORE Credentials not needed to access the password repository. PAM_USER_UNKNOWN PAM_USER is not set, or the user is unknown. PAM_AUTH_ERR No secret keys were set. PAM_AUTHTOK is not set, no credentials are present or there is a wrong password. PAM_BUF_ERR Module ran out of memory. PAM_SYSTEM_ERR The NIS+ subsystem failed . The authentication token management returns the following error codes: PAM_SUCCESS Old rpc password is set in SUNW_OLDRPCPASS PAM_USER_UNKNOWN User in PAM_USER is unknown. PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR User did not provide a password that decrypts the secret keys. PAM_BUF_ERR Module ran out of memory. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT Level |MT-Safe with exceptions | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
keylogin(1), keylogout(1), pam(3PAM), pam_authenticate(3PAM), pam_chauthtok(3PAM), pam_setcred(3PAM), pam_get_item(3PAM), pam_set_data(3PAM), pam_get_data(3PAM), syslog(3C), libpam(3LIB), pam.conf(4), attributes(5), pam_authtok_check(5), pam_authtok_get(5), pam_authtok_store(5), pam_passwd_auth(5), pam_unix_account(5), pam_unix_auth(5), pam_unix_session(5) NOTES
The interfaces in libpam(3LIB) are MT-Safe only if each thread within the multi-threaded application uses its own PAM handle. The pam_unix(5) module is no longer supported. Similar functionality is provided by pam_authtok_check(5), pam_authtok_get(5), pam_auth- tok_store(5), pam_dhkeys(5), pam_passwd_auth(5), pam_unix_account(5), pam_unix_auth(5), and pam_unix_session(5). SunOS 5.10 21 Jan 2003 pam_dhkeys(5)


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The Hampton Historical undertook a massive scanning and indexing project in 2013-2014 and were able to digitize and create a table of contents for the first seven volumes of the original Town records of Hampton dating from the first settlement of the town. These records can all be viewed on the Society's website.
The library has been able to scan a number of old documents, some dating back to the founding of the town, relating to Hampton families and town affairs. Most of these documents haven't been either cataloged or transcribed, but we present their images here for your perusal.
- Transcriptions of the early founding documents of the Town of Hampton
- 1645 deed between William Palmer of Hampton and John and Martha Sherman of Watertown. Image // Transcription
- Selections from the ledgers of Nathaniel (1731-1806) and Sanborn Batchelder (1771-1850) of Hampton.
- A List of Deaths in Hampton, 1767-1875
- The Shaw and Moulton cases
- A Record of the Doings of the Trustees of the Hampton Proprietary School in the case of Simeon Brackett Shaw, Simon Moulton & Jacob Moulton, students at Hampton Proprietary School, December 13-19, 1815. Transcription of an original document.
If anyone would like to take on the job of cataloging and/or transcribing any of these items, please contact the webmaster at webmaster(at)hampton.lib.nh.us.


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How come the electoral college decides the Presidential election? How come they decide the election instead of the popular vote? And whats the point of voting if the electoral college can and has overridden the popular vote?
The electoral college decides the presidential vote because they wanted a division of power between the gov and people. They wanted to give people some power, such as voting for the president they want. The electors usually vote for the president that the majority of the people from his/her state, but they can override it. However, people vote for electors as well, so most of the time the electors will vote for what the people want. They do this because they want a boundary of power between government and people. Hope this helped!


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Tiny house lovers, meet Tikku. A super sleek, multi-level tiny apartment that currently lives in a bustling Helsinki square, where it only takes up a footprint of 2.5 x 5 meters (roughly 8′ x 16.5′) — the size of a parking spot. The house, designed and installed by Marco Casagrande, is described as "a contemporary cave for a modern urban nomad." Tikku, which means "stick" in Finish, seeks to bring a sense of the organic to city life.
How the furniture was arranged for entertaining, for conversation, for "company." It was once common for friends to drop by, even unannounced, and for you to spread some refreshments around while you sat on couches, facing each other, to shoot the breeze. Nowadays that sounds insane. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco perfectly and hilariously illustrates the difference between someone dropping by 20 years ago versus now.
The house is designed to be mobile, to set down wherever one might place a car. It has three floors: one for sleeping, one for working, and a green-house that are designed to be endlessly adaptable to the owner's needs. There's a sandbox in the base of the building for balance, so one can simply set the house down wherever there is space, no foundation required.
Chapo first expressed his interest in furniture design in 1947 when he met a Naval carpenter with a studio. Here he developed woodworking skills and produced his first furniture designs. The following years were further enriched by studies in architecture at Les Beaux-Arts in Paris, during which time he also traveled across Scandinavia and the Americas, bringing back a deeper knowledge and understanding of traditional crafts.
A heat sink is a mechanical component that is attached to an electrical component for the sake of transferring heat from the electrical component into the surrounding environment. This environment is most commonly air, but it can also be other fluids, such as water or coolant. Heat sinks are typically made of aluminum or copper and have fins or pins that work to increase the surface area of the component, to expedite the heat transfer to the surrounding fluid.
Although a meal satisfies your hunger you should have dessert, because the educated palate craves that particular spice as a proper finish. Scientists tell us that a dinner digests better because of a tasty dessert, which, they say, gives the final stimulus necessary to dispose of the food previously received.
There's actually quite a lot of space here, so I think it's difficult to get everything done. I'm still at it — there's a lot of work to be done in the bedrooms. But the biggest challenge is to really curate each area the way you want it because it's a big space. The stools — they took a lot of time. I created them for a furniture fair in Milan and the original idea was to create a super light leather piece using carbon fiber and cowhide. I would like to get some original pieces by Donald Judd, either wood furniture, like the super simple geometric pieces, or some original Eames prototypes.
The image below demonstrates both a fin (right) and a pin (left) type of heat sink. As we can see, the heat sink has a much greater surface area than the flat component to which it would be attached. The metals of which heat sinks are made also have a much higher coefficient of thermal conductivity than the plastic packaging of typical electrical components.


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The taxpayers of New Jersey have been taken for a ride...again. This time, however, it's not just at the expense of their wallets...it's at the expense of their safety too.
In November 2015, after Governor Christie called a special session on August 4, 2015 (only one of two times he has ever done this), the citizens passed a constitutional change labeled SCR128, allowing New Jersey judges to deny bail to offenders of certain crimes. The companion to SCR128 was Amendment S964. S964 establishes new Pretrial Services and overhauls the bail system in New Jersey. Sold to the citizens as a solution to New Jersey's need for bail reform, this bill virtually eliminates commercial bail, in favor of a more kind and gentle approach...a "get out of jail free" card.
These sweeping changes to New Jerseys laws not only makes the citizens LESS SAFE but will cost the taxpayers MILLIONS.
Learn here the truth behind these changes and why New Jersey should petition the State to slow the implementation of these new laws on January 1, 2017 until a more meaningful solution to bail reform can be made.
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A father and daughter watch the Queen's Lifeguards marching through the city, as they do every day, on their way to the changing of the guard at the palace. They're sitting in/on their Triobike. They are really gaining in popularity in Copenhagen.
A Nihola rolling along Nørrebrogade. With a little accessory on the front - a propeller that spins happily. Here's me guessing that it's for the pleasure of the kids who ride in the Nihola. Custom-made soup and hot chocolate vending bikes on Amager Square. The past year has seen an explosion of custom bikes for selling goods on the streets here in Copenhagen. The City relaxed the rules about vendors and that really opened up the streets to creative bike designs - and it's a plus for creating a vibrant city.
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St. Valentine
At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under date of 14 February. One is described as a priest at Rome, another as bishop of Interamna (modern Terni), and these two seem both to have suffered in the second half of the third century and to have been buried on the Flaminian Way, but at different distances from the city. In William of Malmesbury's time what was known to the ancients as the Flaminian Gate of Rome and is now the Porta del Popolo, was called the Gate of St. Valentine. The name seems to have been taken from a small church dedicated to the saint which was in the immediate neighborhood. Of both these St. Valentines some sort of Acta are preserved but they are of relatively late date and of no historical value. Of the third Saint Valentine, who suffered in Africa with a number of companions, nothing further is known.


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The Scissor Sisters closed their UK tour last night in London - announcing an indefinite hiatus at their Camden Roundhouse gig.
The New York band performed their second of two nights at the North London venue, playing an extended set as a thank you to fans - announcing their separation towards the end of the show.
Frontman Jake Shears told the audience "This will be the last time we will play in London for quite some time," after Ana Matronic thanked London fans, saying the UK audience was "The ones who got us first - and always get us best."
To mark their hiatus the four-piece played an extended show, playing early hits including 'Laura', 'Mary', 'Kiss You Off' and closing the show with a spectacular rendition of 'Filthy / Gorgeous'.
The show also included performances of singles including 'Fire With Fire', 'Invisible Light', 'Only The Horses', 'Shady Love', 'I Don't Feel Like Dancing', 'Take Your Mama' and Pink Floyd cover, 'Comfortably Numb'.
Scissor Sisters perform 'last' UK show in a while last night in Camden
Following the show, band members confirmed to Gigwise that there were currently no plans for the band to return to the studio to record a follow up to their 2012 album, Magic Hour. Guitarist Del Marquis reveals he has solo work in the pipeline and Ana Matronic is close to completing work on a comic book project.
The flamboyant singer reassured fans that this was not the end of Scissor Sisters, telling Gigwise "Don't you worry - this isn't the last you've heard of us," at the official after party, held at Camden's Lock Tavern.
The Scissor Sisters were supported by London-based band Bright Light Bright Light at the show, who joined the Scissor Sisters on stage for a performance of the band's fan-favourite track, 'Let's Have A Kiki'.
Watch Scissor Sisters perform 'Let's Have A Kiki' in London below.
Photos: Scissor Sisters' farewell? New York stars play Camden Roundhouse
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