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Washington D.C. Aerial Photographycategories: USA Travel
One great plus of the change in rules about when you can use your electronic gadgets when you fly in the United States is that you can now whip out your iPhone when you are taking off from Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. and take pictures like this of the U.S. capital. Reagan is just across the Potomac River from the District of Columbia.
Have any photos you have taken since the change in the rules?
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5 Responses to "Washington D.C. Aerial Photography"
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January 11th, 2014 at 1:42 pm
Some great photos, Chris! A unique perspective of the nation's great monuments and a reason I always like to sit by the window when traveling (especially in daylight). On a recent flight back from Europe we had some wonderful views of the Greenland Ice cap, photos of which you can find here if you'd like to see: http://www.travelgumbo.com/blog/greenland-from-six-miles-high
January 12th, 2014 at 5:57 am
Interesting photos. A 10 yr old could have done better with photo 3, which is incompletely labeled.
Also, sounds like you're a fanboy. They are called "tablets", not ip….. My non-ip…. tablet takes great photos out of windows too.
January 12th, 2014 at 6:08 am
Sorry, photo 6.
Enjoyed the others.
January 15th, 2014 at 8:06 am
Great cell phone pics … I like the changes personally, for obvious reasons!
January 21st, 2014 at 8:25 pm
The aerial view of Watergate sure looks awesome!
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China's cabinet has delayed inspections to ensure central and local government offices are using legitimate software, The Wall Street Journal reported. China's Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Zengwei originally promised the State Council would complete a review to weed out pirated software by October 2011, but said Tuesday that it would not happen until sometime in 2012. When asked about the reason for the delay, Jiang said, "Better areas like Beijing and Shanghai can compare with Washington or New York, but the poor areas I think are not very different from certain places in Africa, so arrangements for fiscal revenue in local areas must be budgeted." The Business Software Alliance, an international industry group, estimates that 78% of software installed in China is pirated. Jiang also announced that Vice Premier Wang Qishan would head a new government office to coordinate work on counterfeiting and intellectual property violations.
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Chinese owned company ByteDance, owner of TikTok and (Chinese equivalent app) Douyin generated $17 billion in 2019.
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Alphabet revealed in February, YouTube generated $15.5bn in ad-revenue in 2019. Combining this with around $2-3 billion it generated from non-ad-revenue service, such as subscriptions (YouTube Premium, YouTube Music), it places YouTube and TikTok level in their 2019 revenues.
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Alex Trebek is getting a bittersweet send-off from the game show that made him famous … "Jeopardy!" just said goodbye to the late host with a touching tribute.
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Tottenham Hotspur's Scott Parker says Spurs must finish fourth
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Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker says the team must qualify for the Champions League to justify their performances this season.
Spurs were 10 points clear in third place in February, but have been caught by Arsenal and are only ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle on goal difference.
"If we don't end up fourth we will have failed as a squad," Parker said.
"We've had a few hard-luck stories but we need to stay positive and grind out the rest of the season and get fourth."
One of those moments of misfortune occurred in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley when Chelsea were awarded a goal that appeared not to cross the line, and went on to record a 5-1 victory.
Tottenham's season has threatened to disintegrate after some stylish play in the first part of the campaign and an unbeaten league run of 11 matches.
Another turning point in their season came during the league visit to Manchester City on 22 January, when a stamp by the already-booked Mario Balotelli on Parker went unpunished and, to compound matters, the Italian striker scored an injury-time penalty to give City a 3-2 victory.
Had Spurs won that match they would have been only two points behind then joint leaders City and Manchester United, but their form has dipped dramatically in the last two months.
Since Fabio Capello left as England boss on 8 February, and Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was installed as the favourite to replace him, Spurs have won only two of nine Premier League matches.
"We've had a fantastic ride this year and we've dipped, that's obvious," Parker said. "Even our own manager is probably doubting us a little bit at the moment. Others (are), too, like our own fans.
"Has the speculation about the manager affected us? I wouldn't like to think it has.
"It's probably a combination of a few things: dip in form, a bit of tiredness, but we need to try to stay mentally strong and grind it out now.
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The Consulate General of Greece in Boston hosted an exhibition and two lectures recently revisiting the work and honoring the legacy of distinguished Greek architect Dimitris Pikionis (1887-1968). The event's theme was "Dimitris Pikionis: Modernization and Greek Identity."
Greek Consul General Stratos Efthymiou expressed his great admiration for Pikionis, who he described as a larger-than-life personality and a colossal figure in Greek architecture, and a creator with the unique ability to combine the world around him with the world we inherited from our Greek ancestors.
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The two speakers embraced the central theme of the event by re-visiting the arc of the visionary architect's career, giving particular focus to his stunningly beautiful design for the landscape which surrounds the Acropolis and Filopappou Hill in downtown Athens.
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Although he never had the opportunity to travel to Japan, he became acquainted with that part of the world through author Nikos Kazantzakis, coming to admire Japanese architecture, an influence which translated subtly into architectural elements such as gateways and pavilions.
Doxiadis' speech, entitled "Walking Through History: Dimitris Pikionis' Paths Around the Acropolis," focused on Pikionis' paths and walkways which encircle the Athens Acropolis, a project which was deceptively unpretentious given its central geographic and cultural position.
Through the use of pertinent photographic materials, Doxiadis drew attention to Pikionis' unique ability not to mimic but rather to re-interpret the legacy of ancient Greece, thus achieving the illusion that the area we encounter today has always existed in its present form and configuration.
This is exactly the impression all visitors have when visiting the iconic Hill, despite the fact that all the landscape around it and leading up to the Parthenon is a thoroughly choreographed creation.
Pikionis ensured that his gleaming stone pathways would make their way through the landscape in harmonious coexistence with the flora he selected to grow alongside. In his characteristically mindful approach, he studied the native local vegetation and chose a plethora of indigenous plants, resisting the tendency of Greek landscape designers at that time to plant mainly pines.
Concluding his presentation, Doxiadis spoke of the great power of aesthetic sensitivity, paying tribute to the sensibilities of the great architect, which are reflected in the way in which he reconciled the past and the present of Athens, a city that, as Doxiadis said, is continuously being "reconstituted from its fragments."
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John Gallant- Music will always play a big part in my life7 min read
Hello John, Nice to meet you.
When I was a child, I really wanted to play the violin, but I didn't have this possibility as I was born in a village and it was too far for my parents to drive me back and forth for lessons and it was expensive. There was one virtuoso musician in my family, he had a very beautiful expensive violin and I was tempted to play it but was not allowed as I could destroy it. Today I am an artist in many fields with many prizes too.
I have many questions, but they are very natural, and I just want to compare your dreams with my musical unfulfilled dreams. When I saw you and heard your beautiful violin playing I got excited, it reminded me of my childhood. Now I can only listen to someone's performances and dream about my violin playing.
Thank you very much for this interview, John. Thank you for sharing your story with the magazine DESIGNER/ Stockholm.
H.R Please, could you introduce yourself and mention few facts from your biography?
J.R.G. My name is John Gallant. I study at Eton College where I am a music scholar. I play the violin and piano and have performed both as a soloist and orchestral player in many prestigious concert venues around the world, including the Albert Hall in London, International House of Music in Moscow, and Carnegie Hall in New York. I studied at the Royal College of Music and I was selected to be a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.
H.R When did you feel that music is your passion, an elixir for the mind and soul?
When I was a child, I gave a concert which I did not expect to become a particularly profound occasion. However, I came away with an entirely different perspective on music. I began to view it as of way of communicating my emotions to people better than I ever could through speech.
H.R How do you feel when you stand on the stage and play for so many people? For whom you play and compose the music most?
J.R.G. Whenever I am on stage, I just focus on the feelings that I want to convey to my audience. It puts me in a very calm and satisfied frame of mind even if the feeling I am trying to convey is anger or sadness. My audiences are always mixed. They include people of all ages and backgrounds. Most of the music I composed has been written for myself to perform but I do have several works in my collection written for a group of instruments. I intend to write more of these in the future as bringing people together in performance is a big part of what music is.
H.R What the family means to you? Do they support you or you must struggle yourself? What do you do on your casual day?
J.R.G. My family is essential to me. Every time any doubt develops in my mind, they are always there to give me confidence. My mother, father, and grandmother are all a major part of my musicianship. I would go as far as to say, without their assistance, I would be nowhere near where I am now. As always music has been a great source of therapy for me and it gets me through anything life throws at me, though I must admit I have been very lucky in my life.
On a casual day, I always start by doing some gentle practice on the violin and piano. Then I improvise on the guitar, ending up writing a song. In between the music, I clear my mind by playing football with friends or watching a film.
H.R You are the winner of many prizes. Could you tell us more about it?
J.R.G. I won multiple prizes including the international America Golden Strings Competition, after which I was invited to play in the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Hugh Bean Violin Competition at the Royal College of Music, London Young Musician Competition among many others. You will have to trust me when I say I won other ones too! The truth is that lately winning has never been my primary aim since I do not think this is what music is about. What is much more important is the feedback you get so you can improve and the emotion you can convey to your audience.
H.R What is your plan with music in the future?
J.R. G. Whatever I do music will always play a big part in my life. To me, it is not important if music is the way I earn money. I believe it is always better to play music for its own sake. However, there is of course no harm in making money by making music.
H.R Do you want to say more about your good friends and family? Who most supports you in your artistic path?
J.R.G. Many people support me including my family, music teachers, and friends. I owe them so much! They all support me in different ways, and I really value this.
H.R Did you travel a lot? Did you take part in many performances? What do you bring with your music to other people?
J.R. G. I have traveled quite a lot to perform for people. I was made to perform a lot from a young age and I appreciate it because I realize it has made me far more confident not only as a performer but a person in general. All I hope for is that the people who heard me play felt something in my playing. This is my only true aim in music.
H.R How much time you spent practicing playing the violin?
J.R.G. I have always tried to practice smart rather than just try to put in the hours. I was warned that it is very easy to just launch into a long period of music practice that is of more harm than good. It is very easy to practice bad habits and important to be careful and strategic when you practice.
H.R I remember as a child I was even shy to say something, but you were only four years old when you started to play the violin and to perform in front of a large audience. How did you feel? Is it difficult, or it makes you excited?
J.R.G. In music and in life I always try to focus on the task at hand. It is one of the central themes in Buddhist philosophy and it is proven to benefit many people's quality of life and experience. In music, this idea of focusing simply on what you need to do right now has allowed me to feel satisfied with my performance as I know I have given my best effort and not succumbed to distracting thoughts. As I get older, I feel I understand this concept better and better but even when I was four years old on the stage, I think some part of me knew the only way to go is to think about what I need to do at the moment, instead of what might happen.
Your mother Olga Balakleets is a producer, and she is planning exciting shows under the umbrella of Theatrum Vitae's multifaceted cultural platform. Are you planning to take part in them?
J.R.G. I owe so much of my musical ability to my mother, and I will want to support her projects especially the Theatrum Vitae. I believe in this project and I hope I can contribute to it musically.
H.R What is your biggest dream? And how do you want to fulfill it?
J.R.G. My biggest dream is an abstract idea. I simply want to feel that I have realized my potential in as many ways as I could in my life. This would be in music and other things too.
H.R How does music help you to overcome difficult moments in your life? Did friends play a role in your childhood and in your life?
J.R.G. To quote a song by Jim Morrison, lead singer of 'The Doors', 'music is your only friend in the end'. I am so grateful to the people who have supported me in my life, so I hope you do not think I am a sociopath! The truth is music has seen me through my darkest moments and I played out my emotions in the music rather than talking about it with words with people.
Contrary to what some of what I wrote for this interview suggests I have always been quite a sociable person. I would always choose a company over being alone and I still do now. I thank my mother and father for never getting in my way when I wanted to hang out with friends, so I think I have been very lucky in the childhood I had.
H.R Who inspired you most, do you have your idols? What or who gives you energy for creating?
J.R.G. My biggest inspiration is an idea rather than a person. The idea of realizing my potential to the maximum. I think all people can better themselves if they put their faith in ideas rather than people. This is because all people, me as much as anyone, have limitations and weaknesses but ideas do not. I think all of us should set the bar as high as possible otherwise we have no chance of doing the best we can. The idea of realizing my maximum potential is what always gave me the energy to play and create music.
Photos: John Gallnat Family Archive.
Stockholm 05.05.2021


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Binance Review: Key Things to Know
Should you trade with Binance? Although there are some key things to know, overall, Binance is a staple in the cryptocurrency industry and is currently the largest exchange for a reason.
In a matter of three years, Binance has grown to become the largest cryptocurrency exchange worldwide, reaching daily trading volumes as high as $37 billion (as of 25 November 2020). The exchange was the brainchild of Chinese-Canadian cryptocurrency billionaire and business exec Changpeng Zhao.
The exchange does not only graciously support simple buying and selling of countless cryptocurrencies but also advanced trading on multiple products and platforms. Clients can use various packages to trade well over 150 cryptocurrencies.
As a testament to their influence, Binance has its own cryptocurrency named Binance Coin, which is presently the 10th most traded digital currency. Any existing clients of the exchange who own this token are incentivized by lower fees and using the token to invest in ICOs (initial coin offerings) through the company's Launchpad program.
Although much praise is due to Binance, what about the drawbacks? This review will dive deeper into their products and see how suitable they are for those interested in using their services.
Binance's fees are among the lowest compared to other cryptocurrency exchanges. The average flat trading fee for most is 0.25%. With Binance, this figure is at 0.1%. The 0.1% is, in fact, the highest spot trading fee and only applies if your trading volume is less than $50 000 per month.
The exchange applies a tiered structure for their fees by way of VIP levels ranging from VIP 0 (0.1%) to VIP 10 (0% to 0.02%), according to your 30-day trading volume. Like many exchanges, Binance uses the taker-maker fee model. This design stipulates how liquidity works in any cryptocurrency trade.
There are always two parties involved: the maker and taker. The 'maker' is responsible for adding volume to the order book, while the 'taker' essentially takes away liquidity in matching their orders with the maker.
Additionally, Binance also has its own digital coin known as Binance Coin (BNB), a native token on the ERC20 standard of Ethereum. By holding these tokens with Binance, the exchange incentivizes users with up to 25% discount on trading fees.
Clients can get to enjoy numerous active and passive trading opportunities with Binance. Whether a customer desires to trade cryptocurrencies actively or buy and hold, the exchange offers the best of many worlds. Namely, the trading methods they provide are Basic, Classic, Advanced, Margin, OTC, and P2P:
Basic (simple buying and selling crypto)
Classic (trading using a simple interface)
Advanced (trading using a more advanced interface)
Margin (using leveraged trading with their platform)
Buying or selling OTC (over-the-counter rather than their exchange, allowing for larger settlements at better pricing)
P2P (buying and selling among other registered users on the network)
Depending on the package chosen, not all cryptocurrencies may be available on each one.
Another interesting product that Binance offers is Tether-margined and Bitcoin-margined futures. Like regular futures, Binance allows investors to speculate on the future of both instruments (Tether and Bitcoin) without the need to own the underlying asset, which is an alternative route of gaining exposure to these currencies.
For added convenience, clients do not have to worry about different expiry dates, as is the case with ordinary futures. Binance leverages these futures up to 1:125 leverage depending on the notional value of the positions.
For more passive and non-trading investment opportunities, Binance also offers:
Flexible saving, fixed saving, and staking with crypto
A mining pool for miners
A Binance-branded VISA card to transact using cryptocurrencies
Crypto loans using crypto assets
Requirements for opening an account
In the realm of cryptocurrencies, KYC (Know-Your-Customer) standards are still relevant, especially in eliminating money laundering, fraud, or any other financial malpractice. Binance is one of the many reputable exchanges that support enforcing KYC.
For clients to gain access to all their products and services without limitations, they will have to provide proof of identity (government-issued ID, driver's license, or passport) and proof of address (bank statement or utility bill) not older than three months.
Deposits and withdrawals
The exchange offers several convenient deposit methods for clients:
Cryptocurrency deposits through different wallets that Binance support
VISA and Mastercard credit/debit card
Bank deposits
P2P trading
Third-party payment via Banxa and Simplex
Withdrawal fees vary widely according to the digital currency in question. Customers have the option of withdrawing Binance-supported digital currencies to external wallets or crypto-to-fiat money.
Depending on how busy the network is, wallet transfers typically take roughly 30 minutes to be processed. At the same time, fiat money withdrawals should reflect between two to three business days in the client's account.
Platform and analytical research tools
Binance avails their trading platform on the web, in addition to being downloadable for Windows, Mac desktop users and Android, iOS smartphone users.
For research purposes, the brand provides institutional-grade reports by analyzing current happenings in the crypto market. The Launchpad further improves this aspect by giving users access to new project launches by unveiling details, whitepapers, timelines, and ultimately allowing them to invest in the ICOs.
Pros and cons
Overall, Binance's firm lead among cryptocurrency exchanges is clearly evidenced by the broad range of products and services they offer, catering for the beginner all the way to the most die-hard investor.
The few small drawbacks pale in comparison to the distinct advantages they offer to users. Therefore, Binance is a highly-recommended cryptocurrency exchange for trading and investing purposes.
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Multiple Branchs/Units Operations by Companyby Probuse Consulting Service Pvt. Ltd. http://www.probuse.com
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Multiple Branches/Units Operations by Company
Multiple Branch/Units Operations Management App for Odoo.
This module all Odoo to have multi branch concept by company. So you can setup multiple branches per company. Concept of multi branch operate same as multi company environment works in Odoo standard.
This app support Branch/Unit features on Sale Order, Purchase Order, Invoice/Payments, Warehouse. For more details you can see below screenshots.
Main Features:
- Allow you to create multiple branchs/units of your companies.
- Access group created for Multi Branch similar like Multi Company group in Odoo standard/base.
- Access records / Security of its specific branch.
- Working as multi branch concept same as Odoo's multi company environment.
- Branch functionality added to Sales, Purchase, Invoice, Warehouse.
- Single Chart of accounts for all branches by company.
- Users can see current branch records only (not all branch records where he/she is allowed to see). So user has to switch to current branch to view records for branch.
- Complete business workflow for branchs i.e Sales order to Invoice and Delivery. Same for Purchse to Vendor bill and Vendor payments.
- This app will compitible with Odoo community and Enterprise both editions.
- For more details see video and below screenshots. You can contact us if you have any query.
Setup of Branches / Units for Company
You can go to Settings/Users & Companies/Companies Branches.
User form Allocate / Assign Branch to User
On user form you are allowed to assigned branch to that user.
Set Multi Branch Group on User
Branch on Customer / Supplier / Partner Form
Branch on Product Form
Branch On Sales Order Workflow.
You can create sales order by branch you are working on and that will be pass to invoices and delivery orders. Default branch will be current user branch.
Branch on Delivery Order Form
After Quotation confirmed and it generate picking / delivery will have same branch automatically set based on Sales Order.
Branch On Customer Invoices
When invoice created from sales order workflow then branch of the sales order will automatically set on invoice form. And system will also supporting creating manual invoice so log in user branch will be set to the customer invoice.
Journal Entry and Journal Items with Branch/Unit
Once you Validate invoice then selected branch of the invoice will pass and set on Journal Entry and journal items of accounting.
Customer Payment Screen
Customer Invoice to Payment workflow will respect branch information. And also payment entry after validation of payment use branch.
Configure Branch on Warehouse Stock Location
Allow you to have branch wise stock locations.
Set Branch on Procurement Group
Branch On Purchase Order Workflow
Purchase Order to Vendor bill and Purchse order to Incoming shipment Branch will be pass automatically.
Branch on Incoming Picking / Incoming Shipment
PO to Incoming shipment flow.
Branch On Vendor Bill
PO to Vendor bill Flow.
Branch On Vendor / Supplier Payment
Vendor Bill to Supplier Payment and then to Payment Journal entry.
Branch On Analytic Account / Cost Center
Branch On Analytic Entry / Anlaytic Lines
Branch On Inventory Adjustment / Stock Adjustment
Branch On Inventory Adjustment - to Product Move
Branch On Account Bank Statements
Branch Wise Analysis Report
Sales Analysis.
Invoice Analysis
Branch Wise PDF Report
Sales Order
Purchase Order
Branch On Calendar / Meetings
Switch Current Branch
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Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the country this year, after Myanmar was accused of instigating ethnic cleansing and driving nearly 700,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.
"From what I've seen and heard from people – no access to health services, concerns about protection, continued displacements – conditions are not conducive to return," Ursula Mueller, U.N.'s Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said after a six-day visit to Myanmar.
A Myanmar government spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Mueller's remarks.
The Myanmar government has previously pledged to do its best to make sure repatriation under an agreement signed with Bangladesh in November would be "fair, dignified and safe."
Myanmar has so far verified several hundred Rohingya Muslim refugees for possible repatriation. The group would be "the first batch" of refugees and could come back to Myanmar "when it was convenient for them," a Myanmar official said last month.
Mueller was granted rare access in Myanmar, allowed to visit the most affected areas in Rakhine state, and met army-controlled ministers of defense and border affairs, as well as de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials.
Mueller also raised the issue with Myanmar officials of limited humanitarian aid access to the vulnerable people in the country and added, referring to the authorities, that she would "push them on granting access" for aid agencies.
"Humanitarian access in Myanmar has significantly worsened in the past year, not only in Rakhine but also in Kachin and Shan states," said Mueller in a statement.
"When you cut that humanitarian lifeline, there is a very real human impact," she said.
The exodus of Rohingya Muslims followed an Aug. 25 crackdown by the military in the northwestern Rakhine state.
The U.N. has documented mass gang rapes, killings – including of infants and young children – brutal beatings and disappearances committed by security personnel, constituting what the U.N. says amounts to crimes against humanity.
"I asked [Myanmar officials] to end the violence … and that the return of the refugees from [Bangladeshi refugee camps in] Cox's Bazar is to be on a voluntary, dignified way, when solutions are durable," Mueller told Reuters in an interview in Myanmar's largest city Yangon.
Bangladesh officials have previously expressed doubts about Myanmar's willingness to take back Rohingya refugees.
Myanmar and Bangladesh agreed in January to complete a voluntary repatriation of the refugees in two years. Myanmar set up two reception centres and what it says is a temporary camp near the border in Rakhine to receive the first arrivals. "We are right now at the border ready to receive, if the Bangladeshis bring them to our side," Kyaw Tin, Myanmar minister of international cooperation, told reporters in January.
Many in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar regard the Rohingya as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The U.N. has described Myanmar's counteroffensive as ethnic cleansing, which Myanmar denies.
Asked whether she believed in government assurances the Rohingya would be allowed to return to their homes after a temporary stay in camps, Mueller said: "I'm really concerned about the situation."
Part of the problem is that, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch, Myanmar has bulldozed at least 55 villages that were emptied during the violence.
"I witnessed areas where villages were burned down and bulldozed...I've not seen or heard that there are any preparations for people to go to their places of origin," Mueller said.
Myanmar officials have said the villages were bulldozed to make way for refugee resettlement. However, eyewitnesses have reported that bulldozed village are being militarized by the government.


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Setup for Windows
Setting System Properties On Windows
Just about all the software we use depends on a variety of environment variables in order to work. So I'm writing here how to set those environment variables generically. That way whenever the code says 'set environment X to Y' you can refer to this section on how. This text is for Windows 7. Presumably Windows 8 is similar.
Right click on computer and select properties
In the screen that pops up select "Advanced system settings"
In the next screen that pops up select the 'Advanced' tab
On that tab select (at the bottom) "Environment Variables…"
You should then see a screen entitled 'Environment Variables'. It is broken into two parts, one for the user account you are logged in as and one for system variables that applies to all users. In general it doesn't matter for most people in most situations which one you select. I am inconsistent about which one I use but generally I suspect I should prefer system variables.
To create a new variable:
Hit New
Type in the variable name
Type in the path. The path does not need to be escaped, so you can type in
C:\Program Files (x86)\…
In many cases you need to add to the system path. This is where the system looks to find binaries. Many apps depend on the path rather than dedicated system variables.
Generally speaking 'good behavior' is to not put file paths directly into your system path. Instead it's usually better to create a new system variable with the path you want and then put that variable's name into the system path. The reason for this indirection is that it makes it easier if you need to change a path (for example, you install a new version of a piece of software with a different version path) you don't have to dig through the huge path in the tiny path dialog but instead can just edit the variable you created.
For example, I needed to add the android tools to my path. I already had to have a variable ANDROID_HOME defined for other purposes. The tools live off
\tools from ANDROID_HOME. So I first defined ANDROID_HOME and then added to the end of my path
To add to path:
If you don't already have some
*_HOMEvariable pointing to the location (or base of the location) for your path then follow the directions above to create a variable to hold the path
In System Variables scroll down to the entry titled 'Path' and hit Edit.
In the 'Edit User Variable' dialog always APPEND the name of your variable to the end by typing a ';' (this is the delimiter) and then your variable name surrounded by '%' characters (tells the system its a variable) followed (if needed) by a '\' and the rest of the path.
Existing cmd windows won't pick up the new variables so you need to close existing windows and open new ones to get the new values.
What variables paths do you need?
I am going to try my best to capture all of them in the instructions below. But I looked through my own environmental variables and here is what I found so far:
- System variables
- Values in path
- Note some of these were put in automatically so they don't follow the variable strategy
- Also note that these are extracted from the much larger path values, these are just the ones that I believe are relevant to Thali
- %M2%;C:\Program Files (x86)\apache-maven-3.1.1\bin;%ANT_HOME%\bin;%ANDROID_HOME%\tools;c:\Program Files\apache-maven-3.0.3\bin;c:\apache_ant\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\;C:\Program Files\Perforce;%ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools
- Also note that these are extracted from the much larger path values, these are just the ones that I believe are relevant to Thali
Java for Windows
Go here and click on the download button under JDK
Navigate to the section entitled 'Java SE Development Kit 8u5', click the accept button and then click on the entry for Windows_X86 (I know, you have a 64 bit OS, it doesn't matter, just click X86, there are still some folks who don't use 64 bit Java and the issues working with their software are not worth dealing with so just install the 32 bit version).
Now do it again, but with the 64 bit version. Android Studio now requires 64 bit Java. Joy!
<– Need to validate if this is true
Set JAVA_HOME, the path is usually something like:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0
[Note: The latest Android studio gets really unhappy if you don't have JAVA_HOME pointing to 64 bit Java. So I'm now experimenting with that too.]
Maven for Windows
We are currently using Maven 3.1.1. Please go here and download the binary zip. Unzip the file and put the unzipped directory (e.g. apache-maven-3.1.1) under
C:\Program Files (x86). Then create a system variable MAVEN_HOME that points to
c:\Program Files (x86)\apache-maven-3.1.1. Then add to the end of your path
However there is one thing worth knowing about how Maven works locally and that is where the local repository is. It lives under
c:\user\[your user id]\.m2\repository. The JAR and AAR files are then stored in directories using their package names. When things aren't working it can be useful to jump into the local repository to see what the heck went wrong or even to see if you did your build correctly and the JAR/AAR has been updated in the repository.
As of March 2014 Maven is at 3.2.1.
As per http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17136324/what-is-the-difference-between-m2-home-and-maven-home, M2_HOME supercedes MAVEN_HOME for Maven 2.
To validate the install, mvn –version.
Gradle for Windows
Since we use gradle wrappers there is no need to install gradle on your machine. Stuff should 'just work'.
Android for Windows
We are constantly changing SDKs. Our base SDK version is 18 but we are currently building with 19 and I'm sure that will change. So just install the latest Android SDK from here. Make sure to create a system variable ANDROID_HOME and set it to something like
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-studio\sdk. Then add to the end of your path
To set up Android we need access to the Android SDK Manager. To do this I open an admin cmd window and navigate to
c:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-studio\sdk\tools\lib and execute android.bat.
- Tools/Android SDK Build-tools 19.1
- Tools/Android SDK Build-tools 19.0.1 (this might not be needed anymore)
- Tools/Android SDK Build-tools 18.1.1 (this might not be needed anymore)
- Tools/Android 4.4.2 (API 19) - What we are building with
- Tools/Android 4.3 (API 18) - This is what we are currently targeting
- Extras/Android Support Repository
- Extras/Android Support Library
- Extras/Google Repository
Then hit the Install Packages key, accept License and hit Install again.
Note that you may have to go through the install and/or delete Packages process a couple of times before the SDK Manager is happy.
I'm sure the specific numbers above will be out of date soon but the process should work so when you get errors about not having the right versions of whatever use the approach above to fix it.
Visual Studio for Windows
You need to install the latest community edition of Visual Studio or you won't be able to build couchbase-lite-java-native.


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The Space Sword is the talisman wielded by Sailor Uranus. Initially sealed within her own pure heart crystal, she used the sword to perform the attack Space Sword Blaster, which was her most powerful attack in the anime. The specific design of the weapon has changed over time.
- Dimensions: This pendant measures 7cm long and 2cm wide. The bail opening is 5mm wide. This pendant is light enough for smaller chains but perfect for everyday wear
- Materials: this pendant is available in either .925 sterling silver, a mix of 92.5% fine silver and 7.5% copper, and antique bronze, a mix of 90% copper and 10% tin. Both are free of nickel, zinc or cadmium, which are common metal allergens, which can cause rashes and sores. For more info on bronze, read the blog post click here.
- Colored rinstones are places on the sword based on the anime. If you have a preference in colors, please ask!
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Ketamine is a generic dissociative medication that has a 50 year history of safe use as an anesthetic agent in medical procedures. Recently, ketamine has shown to have great promise as an off-label treatment for Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD), PTSD, OCD, drug and alcohol addiction, and other psychiatric diagnoses. The doses used in psychiatry are a fraction (10-25%) of the doses used in anesthesia procedures.


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I was happy to see that John Wesley Harding is about to release another album on October 11.
The album is called The Sound of His Own Voice, and it sounds like, from the song below, it features an entire band (not always the case with Harding).
John Wesley Harding's real name is Wesley Stace – the name under which he has already penned three novels – Misfortune, by George and Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer.
But as John Wesley Harding, he's a guitar-playing songwriter of the Elvis Costello mold. He started in the mid-80s and came up with that class of alternative musicians.
This is the first song I've heard from the new album – There's a Starbuck (Where the Starbucks Used to Be), and I really like it. Hopefully, you will, too. And if you do, check him out live. His live show is one of the better, more intimate shows you will ever see.
This is what he had to say about making the video:
"This video is the simplest idea in the world: sing my song in front of as many Starbucks as possible, in as short a time as possible. (We managed to squeeze it in between the earthquake and the hurricane.) In one day, with a crew of one cameraman and one driver, we went to about 25 – and I believe there will be an interactive map provided, so you can follow along. At each location, the driver loitered in the car, while I pulled on a new shirt – though, if you notice, it's the same pair of pants and the same shoes – waited until the camera was set up, jumped out of the car and performed the song. We had no playback, so at the beginning of the video you see me putting in my headphones and pressing play on my iPhone, which provides the playback to which I am miming. Sometimes I sang out loud, sometimes I didn't, and we just let New York City and Brooklyn pass all around me."
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) software is a computer program that imitates human activities and behavior by learning various data patterns and insights, therefore, a combo of AI with machine makes to day to day life much simpler and easier. AI software plays a vital role in transforming anything from scratch to a valuable document. It not only simplifies apps but also streamlines the same according to its usability. Let's discuss the best Artificial Intelligence Software for PC.
Features of AI
- Artificial Intelligence Platforms: This will provide the platform for developing an application from scratch and therefore many built-in algorithms are provided in this. Drag and drop facility makes it easy to use.
- Chatbox: This software is mostly used in most of the leading companies. It automates the conversation. AI software replies to the chat and therefore in the nutshell AI generates the chatbox and responds on behalf of the company. Matrimonial portals use the chatbox.
- Deep Learning Software: It is comprised of speech recognition, image recognition, etc.
Now let us throw some lights on Best Artificial Intelligence Software for PC
1) Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine
Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine helps you in training your model. Components that are provided by Cloud ML Engine are Google Cloud Platform Console, gcloud, and also REST API.
- Google Cloud helps in training, analyzing and fine-tuning the model.
- This trained model will then get deployed
- Then it will start forecasting, one has to monitor those fore castings and will also be able to manage your models and its versions.
- Google Cloud ML has 3 components, i.e. Google Cloud Platform Console is a UI interface for deploying models & managing these models, versions, & jobs; gcloud is a command-line tool for managing the models and versions, and REST API is for online predictions.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: The cost of training varies in different countries.
- US: $0.49/hour for per training unit.
- Europe: $0.54/hour for per training unit.
- The Asia Pacific: $0.54/hour for per training unit.
2) Azure Machine Learning Studio
Azure Machine Learning Studio is a combined, drag-and-drop tool. It can be used to build predictive analytics solutions on data, therefore, Machine Learning Studio publishes models as web services also.
- It can deploy the models in cloud and on-premises and also at the edge.
- Provides a user-based solution.
- Simple and easy to use because of its drag and drop feature.
- It is scalable.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Anyone can generate a free account. He will be privileged with more than 25 services with one account. If required, it can be upgraded at any time by paying additional charges.
3) TensorFlow
It is the latest and widely used apps of the AI and therefore the most famous profound learning library in the world is Google's TensorFlow. If the user types a keyword at the search bar then Google provides a recommendation about what could be the next word.
The solution can be used on:
- CPUs, GPUs, and TPUs.
- Desktops
- Clusters
- Mobiles
- Edge devices
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Free of cost.
It is used by more than 129,000 data scientists and 12,000 organizations globally. Now a day it is widely used by the banking, insurance, healthcare, marketing, and telecom sector and therefore
This tool allows a user to use programming languages like R and Python to build models and also open-source machine learning tool can be useful for everyone.
- Auto ML function
- Supports most of the algorithms like gradient boosted machines, generalized linear models and also deep learning.
- Linearly scalable platform.
- It follows a distributed in-memory structure.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Free of cost
5) Cortana
It provides a virtual assistant, helps by multi-tasking like setting an alarm or reminders, answering your questions, etc. and it also Supports operating systems include Windows, iOS(Siri) Android, Amazon fire stick (Alexa) and Xbox OS.
- It is multi-tasking; – it assists right from placing an order for a pizza to switching on the light.
- Uses the Bing search engine.
- It follows a voice command.
- Supported languages include English, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and also Japanese.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Free of cost.
6) IBM Watson
Watson is an IBM supercomputer which is one of the best artificial intelligence software for pc that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and it is also a sophisticated analytical software to optimize the performance.
- Supports distributed computing.
- It runs smoothly with the existing tools.
- Provides an API for application development.
- It can be executed from small data also.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Free of cost
7) Salesforce Einstein
We usually have data and therefore Salesforce Einstein learns from all that data to deliver predictions and recommendations based on the unique business processes and it pairs that with automation and the user has the insights and time to truly connect with his customers.
The bottom line is that it is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. This can be applied to Sales, Marketing, Community, Analytics, and Commerce.
- Provides more awareness about the opportunities.
- Derives data and manages the time of data entry by adding new contacts.
- Helps in prioritizing the opportunities based on history.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Salesforce provides a 30-day free trial. For further inquiry contact their customer care service.
8) Infosys Nia
Infosys Nia will help the enterprises by making tough tasks into simpler ones and it also has three components like Data platform, Knowledge platform, and also automation platform.
- It helps in refining the systems and processes, to empower the business.
- Provides automation also for repetitive and also programmatic tasks.
- Automation platform blends RPA, Predictive automation, and also Cognitive automation.
- Knowledge platform is all about capturing, processing and also reusing the knowledge.
- Data platform provides advanced data analytics and also machine learning platform.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Get in touch with them for pricing details
9) Amazon Alexa
It is just like Cortana as it understands English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish.
- API is provided to support development.
- It can be upgraded with the current products also using AVS (Alexa Voice Service).
- Based on cloud service.
- It can connect to devices like Camera, lights, and also entertainment systems.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Free with some amazon devices or services.
10) Google Assistant
It is a voice assistant by Google and therefore nowadays it is widely used on mobiles and smart home devices. Operating systems that are supported include Android, iOS, and KaiOS and also
Languages that Google Assistant Supports are English, Hindi, Indonesian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, and also Swedish.
Functions which Google Assistant can do are:
- Supports two-way conversation and also schedules events.
- Search for the information on the internet.
- Sets alarms.
- It identifies objects, songs, and can also read visual information.
Tool Cost/ Plan details: Free of cost. It can be downloaded or installed from the play store.
Thus to conclude, an artificial intelligence once restricted to science and the movies, today's Artificial Intelligence is in your pocket, on your computer and coming soon to a variety of devices and technologies that you can also use every day. What actually best artificial intelligence software for pc is? The term itself was coin by Dartmouth College's John McCarthy in 1955 in a proposal to university researchers for its summer research project on AI. According to the cognitive scientist Marvin Minsky, one of the field's most famous practitioners, AI is "the science of making machines do things that would require intelligence if done by men." Practically, artificial intelligence – also simply defined as AI – has come to represent the broad category of methodologies that teach a computer to perform tasks as an "intelligent" person would.
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2020 - 2021 NCHSAA Physical FormMedical Exam.pdf
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This helpful guide will provide you with a checklist of the required items you will need to participate in high school athletics.
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The NCHSAA believes it is essential to the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of students to return to athletic activity as soon as deemed safe. However, the health and safety of these student-athletes is vital. Therefore, we are requiring that all students wishing to be involved in athletics complete this form before being allowed to participate in ANY organized activity.


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Preparing for an M&A? Better Check Your Cyber Coverage
Quantifying specific risks and best practices in managing cyber risk during mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a bit like determining how many pages there are in a contract.
Exposures vary widely by the type of transaction and the nature of the parties. It is also a bit like three-dimensional chess, because the steps in any deal create exposures for both parties by their very nature. Due diligence is the mandate, but so are collaboration and disclosure.
"In the case of a corporate change-in-control transaction where the buyer is acting for strategic reasons — intellectual property [IP], technology, distribution — and acquiring the seller in whole rather than in part, then we typically see the seller's cyber coverage put into run off," said John Marchisi, area vice president for the southeast region for Gallagher's U.S. retail property and casualty brokerage.
"The buyer then negotiates the purchasing of tail coverage for the reporting of claims arising after the transaction date."
He stressed that 'run off' and 'tail' are often used interchangeably, but they shouldn't be.
"Run off is the condition," Marchisi explained, "and the tail is the cure. Like directors and officer's coverage, a change-in-control ceases coverage for events occurring after the effective date. That is what triggers the policy in force to run off. The tail is purchased for as much as six years after the change-in-control date for the expected statute of limitations."
One of the challenges with cyber due diligence, as with the related representations and warranties (R&W), is that they are to some degree intangible. So is goodwill, which is readily quantifiable.
But a big part of cyber risk involves what might have to be done in the future to resolve something that might have happened in the past.
"No company, in this day and age, can afford not to have either some small limit for cyber or at least have it as part of their risk management plan." — Marcin Weryk, head of cyber risk for western and southern U.S., AXA XL
"With cyber, we are moving beyond moats and walls," said Marchisi, "and into a state of resiliency. Previously, cyber concentrated on known breaches. The seller would warrantee that there had been none, but often those can go undiscovered for years."
The way to prepare for change in control, many sources agreed, is for due diligence specifically on insurance with a focus on current coverage and loss history. "From there," said Marchisi, "we can negotiate the tail for some assurance that liability for prior events is contained inside that tail. Then the buyer can feel comfortable in absorbing the seller."
Insurance should be a consideration much earlier in the process, from the beginning if possible, but it often is not considered.
"There have been acquisitions where the insurability, or near-uninsurability, of the seller have come as a shock to the buyer," said Marchisi.
As a positive example of cyber due diligence being considered early in the process, Marchisi related a case where the buyer was specifically making an acquisition to gain intellectual property.
"A search of the dark web revealed that the desired IP had already been compromised. The buyers were able to renegotiate the deal in a material way."
Of all the kinds of IP — patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets — Marchisi noted trade secrets are the most valuable and therefore most attractive to bad actors. They are also the most vulnerable in the cyber space during M&A.
As a staunch advocate of cyber security due diligence, Marchisi also urged buyers to examine the seller's internal communications protocols.
"If there are established procedures and record keeping for communicating incidents up through business heads to senior management and the board, those should be demonstrable."
The existing cyber security coverage of a target company can be extended forward from the date of a planned acquisition or purchased retroactively, said Michael McGowan, head of M&A for North America at AXA XL.
"In cases where the acquirer is a private equity [PE] fund or financial sponsor, they usually just try to purchase tail insurance."
If the deal is a strategic combination or tuck-in acquisition into an existing PE portfolio company, there may be a tail component, he explained. Or, the target company could be rolled into the buyer's own existing program.
"We don't see underlying cyber coverage in every deal," McGowan added. "Cyber insurance may only be necessary if cyber security or potential data breaches are of material concern to the target company's existing business."
He elaborated that, "in many cases where there is existing cyber insurance, a R&W policy may provide additional coverage that sits excess of, and no broader than, the underlying cyber policy. The R&W policy would then provide additional protection for an insured, since there would likely be some overlap."
Furthermore, issues that are important to cyber underwriters may also be underwritten again by a carrier placing an R&W policy.
"Typically, we review various diligence reports prepared by a buyer's advisors in a transaction, and then look for diligence gaps or material issues," McGowan said.
"From there, we can give guidance on whether a buyer should be purchasing some or more cyber coverage or place necessary exclusions into the R&W policy.
"The process for areas where complimentary but necessary underlying coverage is applicable is similar to how we approach underwriting environmental or product liability risks within an R&W policy," he added.
Take Up Is Still an Issue
The reality is that there is not necessarily cyber coverage in every deal, said Marcin Weryk, head of cyber risk for western and southern U.S. for AXA XL.
"No company in this day and age can afford not to have either some small limit for cyber or at least have it as part of their risk management plan. Cyber coverage has come a long way in just a few years, but still the purchase rate is not anywhere near where anyone would like it to be."
In some sectors, such as finance, retail and health care, cyber coverage is mandated.
"Typical books of business have been built on those three verticals," said Weryk. Uptake in professional services, construction and manufacturing has been slower but is starting to accelerate.
One approach that Weryk takes is through group purchasing by large- and mid-market companies.
"As soon as they make an acquisition, they require the new portfolio company to 'mature their cyber process.' The new acquisition has the option to buy standard coverage, and it's rare that they do not."
The buying rate for cyber coverage is lower for small businesses, even though they may have a need, said Robert Pizarro, vice president of commercial specialty at AmTrust Financial. Smaller firms by nature likely have less resilience to deal with a data breach.
"It is important for insureds to understand the risk and the minimum levels of protection available in the market," he said. "For example, every state now has privacy notification requirements."
One factor favoring wider uses is that cyber coverage is becoming more standardized, said Pizarro. Differences remain because of carriers' underwriting practices and coverage offerings.
"There is a tendency for companies being purchased to keep the kimono closed to some degree, even to the acquiring entity," said Christopher Keegan, cyber practice leader at Beecher Carlson.
He also noted that "the M&A systems integration process itself can be a risk. Still, there are external methods of evaluating cyber security. They are not exact, but they can provide a good sense of cyber good practices."
From the transactional side, Joe Ehrlich, co-practice leader for private equity, family offices and M&A at Beecher said that he "is not seeing much due diligence done on cyber security even where insurers are issuing a reps and warranties policy."
He added: "I'm not suggesting due diligence in lieu of insurance, but rather we are seeing R&W insurance sitting excess over insurance in place even without diligence. Cyber exposures can have a deleterious effect on value."
Ehrlich observed that "for financial due diligence in a deal, companies hire an accounting firm; for compliance due diligence, they hire a law firm. But we are not seeing that much in cyber, where professionals are regularly being retained."
For the most part the key question is "sufficiency of policies in place."
One mitigating factor is that cyber coverage has improved in recent years.
"Cyber insurance is broader than ever," said Keegan.
"The gaps in coverage have been identified over the years and filled. There is still no such thing as a 'standard form,' but there is not much that would get through a broad cyber form any more."
Which also means underwriting standards have risen. Keegan is familiar with a transaction where the business being acquired had such a bad reputation that it could not get cyber coverage as a standalone company.
"That sort of thing is unusual," he said.
"As long as a company can tell a good story about what happened, why it happened, how it was addressed, and steps taken to prevent reoccurrence of a cyber event, then in most cases the seller will be allowed to roll into the buyer's coverage."
"It all depends on what the buyer [and the buyer's underwriters] can live with," Ehrlich said.
"For anything they can't, the insurer will seek an exclusion to the policy and the buyer would be left to seek indemnity directly from the seller, or adjust the price of the deal." &


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Sean Farney leads the segment growth supporting Kohler Global Data Center strategy including channel programs, brand awareness and product performance and solutions differentiation. Sean is highly regarded for his vast knowledge and hands-on operator experience, including building & running Microsoft's Chicago facility, founding & managing data center company Ubiquity Critical Environments, and successfully orchestrating global data center consolidation and cloud migration programs at Fortune 500 companies.
Sean has been an invited speaker at 30+ technology industry events including DatacenterDynamics, Uptime Institute Symposium, 7×24 Exchange, IMN Financing and Investing for Data Centers, CRE Data Center summits, and BisNow. His work in the industry has been highlighted by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Information Week and 451 Research. Sean holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Miami University and a Master's in Information Technology from Northwestern University where he teaches a graduate seminar in Data Center Technologies.