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Here is a link to a fantastic article in the New York Times about living with cancer. I hope you'll read it.
Thanks so much for your support and encouragement regarding last Friday's post. Brian and I have done a lot of talking...no resolution yet, but I feel like we're doing a great job discussing our feelings and concerns openly and compassionately. Being the information guru that I am, I've spent the past couple of days doing lots of research on pregnancy after breast cancer. We have an appointment next week with a reproductive endocrinologist to discuss fertility options...all steps in the right direction to make the best, most informed decision we can.


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Tell us a little about yourself. I am a retired special education teacher. Born and raised in Hawaii, I was sent to a Christian church by my Buddhist parents, where I met Jesus. That's covered in my first book, "A Promised Kept". Served in Peru with Wycliffe Bible Translators, got married once back in Hawaii and raised three children. God keeps his promises and twenty years ago, I was told I would write a book. Struggling with English was a problem but I stepped out believing and now have two books published. He provided an editor and the inspiration to what I should write about.
What was your motivation behind this project? So many children have no fathers in their lives or fathers who have issues themselves. Our heavenly father provides the love, guidance, and support we all need. I wanted to write a story describing a father and child relationship as an encouragement. While writing the Lord brought up the topic of forgiveness, especially forgiving yourself. And how many children or parent themselves need to forgive their own parents. The Lord desires healing in all of us.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I work in Prison Fellowship and one day an inmate confessed she can forgive others but never herself for what she did. I hope through a fiction story based on the truth of our Father's love that we realized how much He wants a relationship with us and our healing so we can live free. So forgiving yourself is a reality through His love.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? I was amazed in the ideas the Lord encouraged me to write and the development of the characters. He gently encouraged me to rewrite, edit and rewrite again. I had to laugh at how He used my interests, for one character is deaf because I teach the deaf and I teach teens and adults about hearing God's voice and often I would bring this up with my characters own discoveries.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? My students and friends, who despite a lack of a father or an abusive one, they developed a relationship with God that has healed, encouraged and enabled them to go beyond what they thought they were limited to.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: This novel is meant for young teens but adults would discover a truth within. Also there are many characters with creative names, be patient...it adds to this fictional story.

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Modern cars are moving towards removing many requirements for the driver to control the car.
The technology is far from ready to do this on public roads at present. A plethora of sensors are used to aid vehicle navigation. Can the same sensors replace the police's accident forensics teams to reveal the truth?
This talk will be given by Dr David Jenkins from the School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics at the University of Plymouth.
This event is organised by the IET (Devon and Cornwall Network). The session is equivalent to one hour CPD and is open to all - no booking required. Contact email@example.com for queries.
- 18:30 - Refreshments in Room 002, Babbage Building
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text: Breakfast with an Impact The IIDA Leaders Breakfast: then and now 10.01.2015 By Genny Ramos The conversations we have about design today are evolving not only by topic, but in the way we talk about design. IIDA has spearheaded these kinds of conversations from an evolving panel discussion to sold-out speaking events. Before Ted Talks, there was the Leaders Breakfast. What began in New York in 1989, as a morning panel discussion by thought leaders in design and business, has transformed into an IIDA international annual event meant to invigorate the mind and soul—all before lunchtime. When Jeannie Bochette of Steelcase launched the first Leaders Breakfast discussion panel, the purpose was twofold: to introduce IIDA as the leading association of Commercial Interior Design to the business world, and to inform IIDA Members about major economic issues affecting them and their clients. The need to create such an event emphasized what many designers already knew and what those in the business world knew designers needed to learn: 1) Design impacts the bottom line, and 2) Economics can predict the industry's fate. The success of this panel discussion was tremendous and so was its demand. For the next several years, the annual event continued as a free-flowing "meeting of the minds" with lively discussion in the morning leaving one renewed with the excitement and energy to tackle the rest of the day. Though the program has taken on a different form currently, the focus and the feeling of the events has remained unchanged—to cultivate connections between noteworthy industry leaders and the local design community through a celebration of design innovation and leadership. Today's Leaders Breakfast format is quite simple. Each selected host city (eight in total) organizes a weekday breakfast featuring a renowned keynote speaker and recognizes one city-selected honoree that has made significant contributions to the design industry. Honorees are bestowed with the coveted Leadership of Excellence Award and a special edition Charles and Ray Eames stool awarded by Herman Miller. While the format may be pretty straightforward, the outcome dictates a seamless experience where design, business, and leadership coalesce—and not by accident. As the Commercial Interior Design Association, it is critically important that the art, science, and business of design are branded together intentionally. The business of design is celebrated through the recognition of design leaders, creative pioneers in the arts and enterprise. "The value and importance of the design community is highlighted throughout this event by honoring remarkable people within the industry, allowing the audience to hear their journey and their passion for what they do," said Anastasia Gedman, special events manager at IIDA Headquarters. The list of honorees is diverse and past honorees have included Holly Hunt, former mayor of Boston Thomas Menino, Hazel Siegel, and Art Gensler, FIIDA. In charting their careers, what stands out is each honoree's drive to envision what has yet to be realized. As Mayor Menino once told Boston University's The Daily Free Press just eight months before he passed, "My experience is 20 years being mayor. I was running a $2 billion corporation and making sure that corporation runs smoothly. My expertise is good management skills and the ability to be creative. That's what's important today, finding new ways of doing things. Think outside of the box. Think differently. When you stick to the status quo, it means you're going backwards. We don't want to go backwards; we want to move forward." The essence of design is storytelling, and the value of Leaders Breakfast is its mission to inspire, engage, and invoke through powerful keynote speakers who embody the Leaders Breakfast spirit. "Our mission for the Breakfast is to offer our guests a morning that will deliver a profound and thought-provoking message," said Suzette Rhodes, Leaders Breakfast New York chapter committee member. Pages: 1 2 View All related articles Future Perfect What's Really Behind Unhappiness at Work What's Next for Design Education The International Perspective


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Install openSUSE in VirtualBox Virtual Machine
You will learn
In this tutorial, you will install and set up a Linux operating system (openSUSE) in a VirtualBox virtual machine container. This can then be used as host operating system for installing an SAP NetWeaver system.
To enable also users working with Windows or Mac OS X operation system to install
SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, we describe here how to make use of
Oracle VM VirtualBox (VirtualBox), where the ABAP system then is installed and run on a Linux Virtual Machine (VM).
Hint: If you have already a 64 bit Linux OS then you might be able to skip this tutorial and begin directly with Install SAP NetWeaver in openSUSE. However, please note that we haven't tested or documented this.
System Requirements:
Make sure that you have on your PC/Laptop or Mac:
At least 8 GB of RAM (better: 16 GB).
At least 100 GB of free disk space.
The tutorial has been tested to work for Windows and on Mac OS X.
As the some of the installation files are very large (> several GB) we recommend to start the download first for all files, before you start the installation process.
Download Oracle VM VirtualBox
Download the latest released version of
Oracle VM VirtualBox(in short VirtualBox) from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads for your host operating system (Host OS).
Click on e.g.
x86/amd64link to start the download of VirtualBox for Windows OS.
Download Linux OS openSUSE
Linux OS openSUSE Leap(DVD Image,
x86_64) to your local machine from https://software.opensuse.org/distributions/leap. (Ensure that you do not choose the Network installation files.)
Hint: This tutorial is based on
Linux OS openSUSE Leap
42.1, which is not the latest openSUSE release. Therefore the look of your installation might be slightly different from the provided screenshots.
On the opened download page click Direct Link link to start the download.
Install VirtualBox
Use the VirtualBox installer you downloaded before in step 1.
You can keep all default settings of the installation wizard.
After installation, you can start the
VirtualBox Manageras follows:
- On a Windows host: Open the standard
Programsmenu and click on the item in the
- On a Mac OS X host: In the
Finder, double-click on the VirtualBox item in the
Applicationsfolder (You may want to drag this item onto your Dock).
- On a Windows host: Open the standard
Create new Linux VM in VirtualBox
VirtualBox Managerapplication
Click New button to create a new Linux Virtual Machine (VM) image with the following settings:
- Name:
SAP NetWeaver 7.50 SP02
- Type:
Linux(Operating System)
- Version:
openSUSE (64-bit)
- Click Next
- Name:
On the next displayed wizard page:
- Change
Memory sizeto
- Click Next
- Change
On the next displayed wizard page:
- Make sure that
Create a virtual hard disk nowis selected.
- Click Create
- Make sure that
On the next opened wizard page:
- Make sure that
VDI(Default) is selected as
Hard disk file type.
- Click Next
- Make sure that
On the next displayed wizard page:
- Make sure that
Dynamically allocated(Default) is selected as
Storage on physical hard disk.
- Click Next
- Make sure that
On the next displayed wizard page:
- Change
File sizeto
80 GBand keep the
File location
- Click Create to create
a new VM entrywith the specified settings.
- Change
Result: A new VM entry with name
SAP NetWeaver 7.50 SP02is created on the left side of the VirtualBox Manager.
Set boot installation file for Linux VM
Right-click on the new VM entry
SAP NetWeaver 7.50 SP02to open the context menu.
Choose Settings… to open a settings dialog.
Select Storage from the navigation.
In the
Storage Treesection select the Empty node of
In the
Attributessection on the right side click on the disk icon to open a context menu.
Click on option Choose Virtual Optical Disk File… to open a file browser.
Select the openSUSE Linux OS
.isofile from your local storage that you downloaded in step 1.
Back on the
Settingsdialog click OK to save the settings.
Result: The VM has been prepared to boot from the specified
openSUSE DVD Imagefile as soon as it is started as described in the next section.
Install openSUSE Linux OS on the VM
VirtualBox Managerselect
SAP NetWeaver 7.50 SP02VM node and click Start button to start the new VM. It opens a new window
Oracle VM VirtualBoxand starts the virtual machine.
Note: If you have never worked with a Virtual Machine before, you have to imagine that a VM acts like a computer inside of your operating system. The window that now opened acts like a computer monitor for this emulated machine.
Quickly use your keyboard DOWN key to select the Installation menu item, otherwise it will automatically select the first menu item.
Hit the RETURN key to start the VM OS installation of openSUSE Linux.
During initialization, click the icon of the mouse pointer integration message so that this message is never displayed again.
In the installation wizard, set the OS language to English and the keyboard language corresponding to the keyboard layout that you are using. You should check that your keyboard layout is correct by typing some special characters (e.g.
>) in Keyboard Test area.
Click Next to accept license and press Next in the screen with Installation Options by leaving the defaults.
In the next screen with
Suggested Partitioningclick on Edit Proposal Settings.
- For the field File System for Root partitioning, choose
Ext4from the drop-down box.
- Uncheck Propose Separate Home Partition. This option is needed so that openSUSE Linux OS installation creates only one drive, instead of two drives (
Extension) where
Homewould have insufficient space to install the SAP NetWeaver backend system.
- Choose OK to save settings.
- For the field File System for Root partitioning, choose
Click Next.
Timezoneand press Next.
In Desktop Selection, choose KDE Desktop.
Click on Next.
Provide User's Full Name, Username and Master Password and click Next.
Note: Regarding the
Master Passwordwe assume that you might want to use the same password throughout the tutorial, because it might be easier to remember. The SAP NetWeaver requires a certain password complexity. Therefore, it makes sense that you use at least 8 characters, one number and one capital letter to form your password, e.g.
In the
Installation Settingswizard step, scroll down to find Firewall and SSH settings:
- Click on the disable link to disable the Firewall.
- Click on the enable link to enable the SSH service.
Click on Install.
After confirming that all settings are correct, click on Install.
After the installation finished (about 15-20 minutes), the VM will reboot automatically.
The VM will come up with default start option Boot from hard Disk. If you do nothing it will
automatically use this option after 60 seconds (you may also hit RETURN key to speed this up).
Next the openSUSE Leap <version> is displayed as default boot option and will be used automatically after a few seconds.
openSUSE might want to install quite some updates. It is not necessary to install these, so you may skip this step.
Eventually you will reach the logon screen for your openSUSE installation. (The logon page/lock screen will also come up after certain time of not working with the running VM). Enter your
passwordand click Unlock to enter the KDE desktop.
Note: This password is also the password of the
rootuser, which you have to enter frequently later in this tutorial. The
rootuser has advanced administration privileges in a Linux OS.
Close the Desktop Folder window: Hover over the window and click the X icon (with tooltip
Remove) in the lower right corner of the window.
For Laptop/Notebook/MacBook Users: To keep the Linux VM session alive when not connected to a power supply you must change the default
Energy Savingsystem settings.
Warning: The default power setting is that the server will suspend your session after 10 minutes of inactivity when your laptop is running on a battery. This stops any access to the SAP system and also shuts down the network connection making the VM inaccessible.
On the KDE desktop open the
Applicationmenu (similar to the Windows
Startmenu) in the bottom left corner. In the search field enter the query string power and click on the menu entry Energy Saving.
In the
Energy Savingdialog select tab On Battery. Disable the checkbox Suspend session.
Select tab On Low Battery. Again disable the checkbox Suspend session.
Click on Apply and close the dialog with OK.
Create VM Snapshot
Having successfully installed and set up your openSUSE Linux operating system, you should create a VM snapshot of this initial state. You may revert to this snapshot, in case something should go wrong or break in the VM.
In the running
Oracle VM VirtualBoxwindow menu: Choose Machine | Take Snapshot….
In the opened window enter Initial Installation Snapshot and click OK.
Result: The VM snapshot
Initial Installation Snapshothas been created and saved.
Configure Internet Proxy (optional)
In case you are using a proxy to connect to the internet, you have to configure it as follows; otherwise you may skip this section.
VM VirtualBox Setting
In the running
Oracle VM VirtualBoxwindow menu: Choose Input | Keyboard | Keyboard Settings….
In the opened
Preferenceswindow select
Proxyfrom the navigation:
- Select Manual Proxy Configuration option.
- Enter your Host and Port to the corresponding input fields (e.g.
- Click OK to save the proxy settings.
YaST Proxy Setting
YaST is the installation and configuration tool for openSUSE. It can be used to configure your entire system, network, system services and security settings. It may also install new software packages from the internet. Hence you might need to set up a proxy for YaST.
In the running
Oracle VM VirtualBoxopen the KDE Application Menu by clicking on the gear with K icon in the lower left corner.
Navigate to System | YaST and click on the
Enter your root password to open the
YaST Control Center.
proxyas search term into the Search field.
On the right side, select the Proxy icon in the
Network Servicescategory.
On the
Proxy Configurationpage:
- Select Enable Proxy checkbox.
- Enter HTTP Proxy URL value, e.g.
- Select Use the Same Proxy for All Protocols checkbox.
- Click Test Proxy Settings to verify the proxy settings.
Proxy settings work successfullypopup should appear. Confirm with OK.
Click OK to save the proxy settings.
Confirm the
Successfully Saveddialog with OK.
Firefox Proxy Setting
In the running
Oracle VM VirtualBoxopen the KDE Application Menu by clicking on the gear with K icon in the lower left corner.
Navigate to Internet | Firefox and click on the item to open the
Firefoxweb browser.
Open Firefox menu in the upper right corner and click on Preferences.
On the opened Preferences page:
- Choose Advanced item from left side icon bar.
- On the
Advancedpage click Network tab.
- Click Settings… button
On the opened Connection Settings dialog:
- Select Manual Proxy configuration option
- Enter your HTTP Proxy and Port value (e.g.
- Select Use this proxy server for all protocols option
- Click OK to save the proxy settings.
Test Internet Connection
In the running
Oracle VM VirtualBoxopen the KDE Application Menu by clicking on the gear with K icon in the lower left corner.
Navigate to Internet | Firefox and click on the item to open the
Firefoxweb browser.
You should now see a working openSUSE default web page.
Enable bi-directional shared clipboard
Before you continue with the ABAP installation specific steps, you should enable the bi-directional shared clipboard as follows. This option allows you to use clipboard contents (copy & paste) from your host OS (Windows / Mac OS X) in the VM (openSUSE) and vice-versa. This should make things much easier when you copy and paste contents from this tutorial into the Linux console.
In the running
Oracle VM VirtualBoxwindow menu: Open Devices | Shared Clipboard | Bidirectional.
Click on the Bidirectional item so that it is enabled.
Hint: With this enabled
bi-directionaloption you can now copy and paste from your host operating system to the VM image window and vice versa. This is very helpful as you can copy e.g. needed command lines from the tutorial description (web page on your host OS) into a bash window of your VM window.
You have now successfully completed this tutorial and set up openSUSE in a VirtualBox VM. You can now proceed with installing a SAP NetWeaver system in this VM, as described in this next tutorial: Install SAP NetWeaver in openSUSE
- Tutorials: Create a trial account on SAP Cloud Platform
- System Requirements:
- 64 bit Windows / Mac OS
- 8 GB RAM (better: 16 GB RAM)
- 100 GB available disk space


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This is the final, and I think my favourite, card from my August Card Class.
There is only one small stamped image and the rest is all about punches!
The base is 4"x4" Certainly Celery card, layered with a piece of Whisper White and a piece of Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper from the Subtles Stack.
The branches have been punched from Certainly Celery card with the 2-Step Bird Punch, and the flowers from Pink Pirouette card with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack Flower.
We have obviously used the 2-Step Owl Punch here, with Soft Suede card, some Whisper White for the eyes, and the same DSP as before for the chest section.
The sentiment is from Plane and Simple stamp set in Soft Suede ink, punched with the Word Window Punch and layered onto Certainly Celery card punched with the Modern Label Punch. This was stuck down with Dimensionals.
The flowers have had a tiny Basic Pearl added to the center.
Very simple and very cute!
If you have liked the cards I made for my August Card Class and would like to come to the next class, it is being held at my house on Saturday 10th September. Click onto the Classes tab at the top of the page for all of the details. I'd love to see you there!
The Details:
Card / Paper - Certainly Celery / Whisper White / Soft Suede / Pink Pirouette DSP Subtles Stack
Stamps / Ink - Plane and Simple / Soft Suede Marker
Embellishments - Basic Pearls
Tools - 2-Step Bird Punch / 2-Step Owl Punch / Word Window Punch / Modern Label Punch / Itty Bitty Punch Pack / Tombow / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist


text: In this prospective talk, we will disclose the synthesis and characterization of a series of polymer-polymer bulk hetero-junction (BHJ) blends, which incorporate benzodithiophene (BDT)-based donor-acceptor (D-A) copolymers as donor, naphthalene diimide (NDI)-based D-A copolymers as acceptor. By introducing different numbers of alkyl aromatic side chains to the donor polymers, together with crstallinity modification on acceptor polymers, the performance of all-polymer solar cells was greatly improved and optimized power conversion efficiency (PCE) over 6.0% was obtained with a high Voc of 1.0 V. Compared to the widely used fullerene derivative acceptor, the polymer acceptor can harvest more photons up to NIR region, and we further investigated the widely current and fill factor losses in current all-polymer solar cell devices. Assisted by ultrafast transient transmission spectroscopy, 2d-GIWAXS and other morphological characterization technique, we reveal the origin of loss mechanism in polymer-polymer solar cell devices and quantified the hole transfer efficiency from acceptor polymer to donor polymer. In addition, through systematic morphology optimization including processing additives and third component ternary device structure, we further improve our all-polymer system to 7.1 %, we have shown that the introduction of the third component and processing solvent additives are beneficial for the light absorption, intermolecular π-π stacking and hence improves the polymer crystallinity as well as hole mobility. Finally, we first revealed the preparation of high-efficiency homo-tandem all-polymer solar cells, exhibiting 40 % PCE enhancement compared to the single junction solar cells. All these findings are particularly important when considering further molecular design, device processing and long-term organic solar cells durability under various conditions.


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Alitalia MilleMiglia has extended their great status match offer to January 31st. However status is only granted to March 31, 2016 so you won't have it for too long but perhaps long enough where you can get another airline to match that status!! Find out more here.
Lindner Hotel Nights program has done away with its top end category of 24,000 points! The most you'll now spend on a redemption is 19,500 points at their top end hotels. Nice to see a program actually decrease the amount of points required for a redemption!! (Source Lindner)
Loyalty Traveler outlines changes to Choice Privileges expiry rules. You now have to activity in your account once every 18 months to ensure you keep your points. This policy takes affect on February 1st. Currently the rule is 24 months of no activity sees you losing your points. So as along as you complete a stay, partner point earning action (ie Car Rental), refer a friend or redeem points for something once every 18 months you won't lose any of your points.
View from the Wing outlines the return of Marriott Rewards' offer to use points to buy back/retain your status.
View from the Wing also brings us details of new Starwood Preferred Guest Platinum benefit choices. The new options are:
- Free rental up to 5 days with Silvercar
- Free Night Award at a property up to category 5
- 5 Elite Qualifying Nights
- 40% off your favorite hotel bed (including Westin Heavenly Bed)
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text: Exclusive to The Gulf TodayThere is an ongoing debate among Israelis over the anti-regime uprising in Syria, with participants saying that the world is not doing anything about the carnage against the Syrian people by security forces loyal to the government. Caught in the debate is the Arab World, with many Israelis using the opportunity to thrash the Arabs accusing them of doing nothing to help the Syrian people.That argument is for argument's sake only because many others point out that the Arab League has not only condemned the crackdown but also has sought UN intervention to check the killing of Syrians. They ask how those actions could be described as silence and inaction.Some say that Israel should be rejoicing that a regime hostile to it is being dismantled. Others say that the Jewish state should be worried that the Muslim Brotherhood will take power in Syria as and when the regime of President Bashar Al Assad is toppled. They point out that the Muslim Brotherhood replaced the regime of Israel-friendly Hosni Mubarak, that Hamas is dominant in the Gaza Strip and Hizbollah is the most powerful group in Lebanon.There is indeed strong condemnation of the Syrian crackdown in the Israeli media. A typical comment appearing in cyberspace was: "The eye doctor who studied and was educated in Europe, and appeared like a civilised man when he took power in Syria, has been exposed as a brutal, blood-thirsty dictator ordering his loyalists to massacre the rivals of his regime of horrors."Some commentators also blast China and Russia for having blocked a UN Security Council resolution on the crisis.While many Israelis believe that the conflict in Syria is in favour of their country's interests, others warn that a new regime in Damascus could be unpredictable. The latter say they fear an Islamist takeover of Syria that could upset the truce that the current regime has been maintaining on the Golan Heights.Israelis also worry that a collapse of the Assad regime could nudge Lebanon's Hizbollah to consolidate its power so that the loss of the Syrian ally would not bring pressure to bear upon it to surrender its weapons and dismantle its fighting forces.It is known that the Israeli military is on high alert on its borders with Lebanon and on the Golan Heights to face the fallout of the Syrian crisis.Israeli commentator Guy Bechor argues that the conflict in Syria, coupled with the international sanctions against Iran in the nuclear dispute, could spell the end of Hizbollah as it exists today. He states that Tehran is not in a position to maintain its flow of funds to Hizbollah and that without money the Lebanese group will be sunk."The economic oxygen supply that arrived from Iran and kept Hizbollah alive is drying up," writes Bechor. "Iran faces the economic threat of paralysing sanctions, its regime is on the defensive, and it has no money for adventures on the Lebanese front. This means that Hizbollah has no money to pay salaries and fund projects."According to Bechor, Israel need not fear any cross-border Hizbollah action in a bid to divert attention from the Syrian conflict because there could be no such diversion, given the intensity of the conflict in Syria and the level of pressure being applied on Iran to dismantle its nuclear enrichment programme. Furthermore, Israel is seen as waiting for an opportunity to hit at Hizbollah and destroy it as revenge for the humiliating defeat it suffered in the war of the summer of 2006 with the Lebanese group.Israel should also see Hizbollah's armed presence in south Lebanon across the Israeli border as a boon, Bechor argues. Hizbollah's "control in southern Lebanon is convenient for Israel," he says. "The Shiite Hezbollah maintains the area's stability, prevents Sunni groups such as Al Qaeda and Global Jihad from operating there, and also prevents Palestinian groups from reaching the border with Israel."Bichor is against any Israeli intervention in Lebanon or Syria."Israel has no interest in intervening in any way whatsoever, neither in Lebanon nor in Syria," he writes. "Hizbollah's trouble vis-à-vis the Middle East's Sunnis and vis-à-vis Syria are its own business, and this is how it should be."Well, what not many Israelis say is that they hope for a disintegration of post-revolt Syria into "pockets of influence" controlled by armed groups at conflict with each other, as is the case in post-rebellion Libya. For, as along as Syria remains destabilised and disintegrated, Israel benefits.The author a former jordanian ambassador, is the chief editor of Al Urdun weekly in Amman.


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Top 5 Most Annoying Things at Holiday Parties
This past week has been hectic for me and I'm sure you have begun the rush of holiday parties already this season. They have all been a riot but, there is always something at each party that really bugs the royal geebies out of me. (And no, the in-laws are not on this list).
1. Forgetting people's names - It is very awkward and annoying when I have to go talk to that lady with the glasses and that hair that I see once a year and I can never remember her name. Than as always, I proceed to walk at her with a big smile like I know exactly who she is and say "How have you been?!" when I really want to say, "Wait, who are you again?".
2. The Truth - The only honest ones left in this world are little children and drunks. At your office holiday party, after a few cosmos you may slip and tell a little too much about that annoying person in the cube next to you. This actually happened at our holiday party last week. Best thing to do: Hope everyone drinks a lot more and forgets your stupid little comment ever happened.
3. Repeating Yourself - When at your family get together seeing all your old aunts & uncles, you may as well record answers for the following questions because your conversation is likely to go something like this to begin with every single one of them. "How have you been?", "What's new?", "How's work". I feel like even the aunts I see on the regular have this routine with me.
4. Nice sweater? - Sometimes you stare at your closet full of millions of clothes and continue to say over and over "I have nothing to wear". Problem is really not that you do not have a lot of clothes but, you don't know exactly what everyone else is wearing so you do not under-dress or over-dress. Especially you ladies. Nobody wants to be wearing that ugly sweater when you should have worn a sports coat. But, nobody wants to be wearing a suit when you should have been wearing jeans. What's worse?
5. Driving Home - Here's the problem: After dealing with problems #1-4, I seem to have used those rum & cokes as an escape. Whoops. But, now I need a Designated Driver.


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In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Pdvwireless Inc. (NASDAQ:PDVW) reported that Vanguard Group Inc. has picked up 1,443,107 of common stock as of 2017-05-10.
The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Vanguard Group Inc. to a total of 1,443,107 representing less than 10.06% stake in the company.
For those not familiar with the company, pdvWireless, Inc., formerly Pacific DataVision, Inc., is a wireless communications carrier and a provider of mobile workforce communication and location-based solutions. The Company's solutions focus on enhancing the productivity of its customers' field-based workers, and the efficiency of their dispatch and call center operations. The Company is deploying and operating the two-way radio networks that offer push-to-talk (PTT) communications services to primarily dispatch-centric, small and medium-sized businesses. The Company has launched its PTT networks in markets throughout the United States. The Company offers its DispatchPlus service, which combines pdvConnect, its suite of mobile communication and workforce management applications with digital network architecture and mobile devices. Developed for dispatch-centric businesses, pdvConnect enables businesses to locate and communicate with their field workers.
A glance at Pdvwireless Inc. (NASDAQ:PDVW)'s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 319.23 Million based on 14.34 Million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $22.60 per share.
Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.
Specifically, on 2016-12-01, Sidman picked up 500 at a purchase price of $23.50. This brings their total holding to 14,150 as of the date of the filing.
It's possible to gauge a company's potential by tracking the activity of its major holders, as well as checking in on insider activity such as those transactions listed above. We'll be keeping an eye on Pdvwireless Inc. (NASDAQ:PDVW) as things move forward to see if its progress aligns with these transactions.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
It's OK to...
And it's really one of her favorite columns, because it's a constant reminder that life can be and should be 100% guilt free.
So, really, it's OK to...
...Dress up in your "normal" clothes for Carnival
(The Cat, styled as Gwen Stefani, with the kind help of her friend M. Jacket, Stradivarious. T-shirt, Zara. Gloves, bikini and socks, no idea. Tracksuit pants, Puma. Scarf worn as a belt, H&M. Shoes, Pimkie)
...Equally love your books and shoes (and equally shop and stock both)
(heels, Office. Books: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy, Douglas Adams. My Booky Wook, Russell Brand. Tristram Shandy, Laurence Sterne)
...Envy your friend's style (although you know the things they wear would never look half that good on you)
(the Cat's best friend, Evi, who has spent one too many nights watching Next Top Model:p The Cat adores her, and her preppy school girl meets urban chic combo)
(notice the brooch...)
(even cowgirls get the blues...)
And this is lovely Alex, the Cat's friend and co-worker. A rock chick with a skater attitude and loads of drama - well, she IS an actress!)
(she loves skulls and will always love dear McQueen...)
(To shop or not to shop? That is the question!)
...Find style inspiration in silly little things
(Green, mustard and grey? Anytime. Reading glasses case, Octopus. Dress and belt, Sfera. Mustard cardi, well, see previous post)
...or in your imaginary friends
(The Joker, photo from imdb.com. Dress, Asos. Scarf, H&M. Belt, Asos. Bag, Moschino).
...have a weird crush on this guy
(Katy Perry's boyfriend, photo from JustJared)
...or this guy
(the notorious Cat's boyfriend. Unfortunately, that's not his real hair:p)
...love fluo a bit too much
(necklace, no idea. Nail polish, Essie. Jeans, Asos. Shoes, Oasis. Bangle, H&M)
But hey, it's NOT OK to...
...Forger you hated it, just because it's hot right now!
I mean, cycling shorts as the new leggings? Really now? (picture from asos.com)
What is "OK to" for you?
Let the Cat know (and she will post about it or write about it in next month's issue)...
And for more "It's OK to", don't forget to check Glamour Greece's March Issue!
14 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 5:40 AM
eisai thea!!!!!!!!!!!1i love you!!!!!!!!ax!na mhn htan oi govitses sto noumero mou!!!!!!!!!!!1ReplyDelete
Χαχαχα, σε κατάλαβα! Εσύ είσαι θεά!ReplyDelete
- Cat's boyfriendFebruary 24, 2010 at 6:53 AM
Please REMOVE either the pic of the guy with the girly top OR my pic. Both of them together is an insult. And me second. And YOU have a crush on HIM which means you like this kind of guys, and that means that I ... make the damn connection..ReplyDelete
- Cat's boyfriendFebruary 24, 2010 at 6:57 AM
"Forget you hated it, just because it's hot right now!"ReplyDelete
Εδώ γελάμε..
Αφού αυτό κάνετε. ΣΥΝΕΧΕΙΑ..
Μόλις κάποιος παπάρας σας πείσει ότι είναι της μόδας, ή αβαν γκάρντ ή δεν ξέρω και εγώ τι.. ΒΟΥΥΥΥΡΡΡΡΡ...
tosa polla dn kserw ti na prwto sxoliasw mou aresei polu to blogaki dani mu !ReplyDelete
@Mairyliscious Thank you dearest!ReplyDelete
@Cat's boyfriend Russell has a weird yet great sense of humour. That's the only connection I'm willing to make concerning you two:p
prasino me moustardiiiii agapo!!!!ReplyDelete
what a... liberating post!ReplyDelete
i guess, it's ok to wear whatever makes you happy, it's not ok to wear what will please anyone other than you:)
*see, that's why I never claim to hate anything, damn things always return for revenge!!
Shoes and books. I agree on that one! 100%ReplyDelete
Cat's boyfriend.. seems like you need to grow your hair then??
- Cat's Bald BoyfriendFebruary 24, 2010 at 11:15 PM
Μπα, όχι πάλι μακρύ μαλλί.. πάνε αυτές οι εποχές...
i'm with Cat's boyfriend! still can't believe how you can claim to have a crush on Russel...too! :PReplyDelete
to prasino foremataki me ta fermouar einai teleio!!!ReplyDelete
@justaddaccessory Ευχαριστώ! Το έχω και σε μαύρο! Αλλά νιώθω ότι χωρίς μια ζώνη στη μέση, "προσθέτει" λίγο με όλα αυτά τα ruffles.ReplyDelete
Πολύ ωραία τα πράσινα φορέματα!ReplyDelete


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According to Hospitality Association of Zimbabwe (HAZ), Victoria Falls chapter chairperson, Jonathan Hudson, Victoria Falls is ready to host Routes Africa 2014 forum for the first time. He said while there were no major refurbishments to be expected for the forum to be held from June 22-24, this year, indications were that hosting the event would see the country derive major economic benefits. Routes Africa, the largest route development forum for the entire African region is a forum where airlines, aviation, tourism and government representatives from the continent meet to explore opportunities to develop the aviation industry. The event will be organised by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ).
"As HAZ I think we are ready for the forum which will see about 400-500 delegates in attendance."
Much work was done last year as the country prepared to co-host the 20th session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly," he said. Clement Mukwasi, a tourism executive in the resort town said the forum was also coming at a time when the country was making aggressive strides to make Zimbabwe a leading tourism destination.
"As operators we feel all is in place. UNWTO last year was a platform that is opening such avenues and we are hoping that such forums pay dividends through increased arrivals by tourists," he said. Victoria Falls International Airport, situated 21km south of the town, provides easy access to Victoria Falls and is currently served by scheduled domestic and regional flights and charter flights from various parts of the world.
The airport is currently implementing a major infrastructure upgrading project at a total cost of $150 million including construction of a new runway, international terminal building and control tower and is expected to be completed by December 2014.
Source: The Chronicle


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Johnny Nightelf is the spiritual father of the band Thelemite and Thelemite from Athens, Greece is a band that should not be missed. Especially if you are in the melodic Heavy Metal vibe, worshiping Rainbow, Sabbath, Priest and Malmsteen this is THE band for you. What follows is an interview that would introduce the band to the reader, we would go back to their early days, letting John to share some really interesting band info, adding some very important notes about his complete artistic vision as well. Grab a cold beer, spin some Thelemite on the speakers and let yourself enter their magical world.
By: Chris Papadakis
Hello! Welcome to your first Forgotten scroll interview! So lets get to the point Can you give us some basic information about the starting point of the band? Who were the founder members and which was the initial line up?
Hey Chris. So...Thelemite was summoned an Autumn twilight of 2010 by three ceremonial magicians, Johnny Nightelf, Nikos and Tassos. The original trio that remains until now and is the core of the band.
Who came up with the name Thelemite? Any special concept behind it?
I wanted a name that had to be one word, audible and mysterious at the same time. It had to express our musical ifluenses itself without being an already used word or a phrase from famous album songs or titles.I studied several web links until I thought maybe Aleister Crowley invented a couple of definitons I could use as a name.Besides Crowley lent his name at an Ozzys song and surely people would relate to that when they would listen to our name. Thelemite sounded just great. It expresses all the mystical and heretic paranoia of Crowley and everybody would be interested to find out if we are really any mysterious dogma adherents. Thelema is a spiritual philosophy or religion that was developed by A.C.The religion is founded upon the idea that the 20th century marked the beginning of the Aeon of Horus, in which a new ethical code would be followed; "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law". This statement indicates that adherents, who are known as Thelemites, should seek out and follow their own true path in life, known as their True Will rather than their egoic desires. The philosophy also emphasizes the ritual practice of Magick.The word "Thelema" itself is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα: "will", from the verb θέλω: to will, wish, purpose.
Your first release was your Promo Digital Release. Was there any specific title for it? When it was released and how many songs were included? Which was the actual tracklist?
When we designed the promo we had already organized the album conceptual artwork, so it featured the same title "slave to desire" and front cover, with the star of David and the letters ΘΕΛΗΜΑ .We had put some titles like Doomed to Passion , Forever, Veils of Vertigo and a couple of others, plus a bonus classic rock cover.
Were there any releases before this Promo that we are not aware of?
No previous releases, just several unofficial uploads just to give a taste of what we had been preparing.
Before we go on on your actual debut release I want to ask how would you describe the music of the band in your own words to someone that have not heard even a single tune of yours.
Thelemite sounds a lot like Sabbath of all era, Judas Priest, Rainbow, Dokken, Savatage, Ozzy and Malmsteen. The sound of the album has enough air and all the elements are clear and powerful. I would say that "Slave To Desire" sounds like a best of all those bands in modern production. If someone is a fan of classic power metal shall enjoy Thelemite. The vibe is there.
Which bands and artists are you main influences? ?I remember that before your actual Promo release there were some rough mixes laying arround the internet, one of them was a cover of Diamonds And Rust - a song that also made it to the promo right?- So are you a big fan of Joan Baez, Judas Priest or both?
The whole heavy metal is quite influential to me all the time. Tony Iommi, Paul Stanley, Ozzy, Malmsteen, Blackmore, Halford, I kneel and pray to these gods every day and they are so inpsirational to me at every moment. We planned to record a cover song for the promo, something that i could play and sing live. I am not a fan of Joan Baez at all, but Judas Priest are the A and z of heavy metal to me and the cover was suitable for the promo.
When have you started to work on your debut release?
We started working on the debut from scratch, from day 1. I composed new songs exclusively for Thelemite and left my past songs for future use. Time proved that we needed them.
Which was the recording line up on this release?
The line up for this release was Me on vocals, guitars and piano/keys, Nikos-bass guitar and Tassos-Drums.
I know that originally the full length album was to include less tracks that the ones included on the final release. But it seems you went into a process of getting back into light some older songs re-working on them. What happened? Why you did this?
Well we presented the album to the record company,with less songs and duration, so the company suggested that although the album was already interesting, they needed a couple of songs more to complete space and boost the duration, making it more reasonable. I brought to light 3 past songs of mine and a new one I was planning for the next release. The boss got excited and I re-recorded, arranged and remixed them in fast motion. They are now considered the aces of spades of the album!
So the album is out, so lets start with the basic info for those who are not aware of it: what is the title? How many tracks are included? Who have done the covers and artwork?
In the New Testament as well as the works of Plato, Thelema includes the ideas of will, choice, inclination, desire, including sexual desire, and pleasure. And the phrase "slave to desire", although taken from Sabbath's "Immaculate Deception", fitted just fine. This concept incarnates Thelemite's image philosophy in all its length and depth. The album includes 15 tracks, 9 full Heavy Metal tunes, 2 instrumentals and a ballad, plus a bonus track... I worked on the band's cover layout and artwork... I am an artist and designing to me goes parallel to music. Kostas from S.G. guided me when came the time of adjusting the meters to become a booklet.
I know that you record and produce all the band's stuff on your own studio. How easy or difficult is that? Any tips to bands that want to do the same?
I wouldn't say that its easy or difficult. It is something that concernes me first of all. Its my music, "Slave to Desire" is my first son and I am very proud of every moment i spent on it. I would cry when I wrote the songs, I spent all my energy on them and the process made me forget hard times or issues of my life. "Slave To Desire" is my best friend and thats for everything artistic I do. I put my soul in it and obviously i was the only one who could drive the result where I wanted to and where it deserved.
Thelemite is a lucky band. We saved a lot of money as I take control of all the composing, recording, arranging, mixing and production steps. As O previously refereed, I love all the artistic procedures regarding such efforts and i really enjoy involving in them personally and exclusively. Thats why the result is so solid and succesfull and not a misguided mess, and the professional help of the company added to the result. I would advice everyone who want to do the same, to hire me! haha... or at least exhaust all their chances to improve their music in their home studios...
In general are you satisfied with the debut album? Would you change anything if you could?
Oh no, not that question haha... well ok , I wouldn't say what i would change because it will preoccupie the reader. Its technical staff that only I know, and in the next release the mix might not be better, but surely different, maybe darker.
Which is your favorite song of the album and why?
Hm... Intriguing question... I feel like choosing "Fallen Angel". Its so Black Sabbath/Martin Era and the pronounciation of the verses is glorious. "Save Your Soul" is a Power Metal anthem too and I love it. Anyway I really like the album. Even "Hell" wins you with its Alice Cooper attitude. "Back Home" is a mini epic and "For Your Eyes" reminds me of Uriah Heep.
Are you satisfied with your co operation with Steel Gallery Records so far?
Yes, quite. For a new band as Thelemite, Steel Gallery offers a satisfying cooperation so far and they are friendly and true Metallers.
Are there any plans to bring the band on stage? Where and when? Will the line up be the same as the one that recorded the CD?
Of course there are plans to bring the band alive on stage. Live is the essence of our music and we love to perform!! We believed in the ceremonial character of a rock show and the only thing that stops us is the army services of our drummer. But I am getting really impatient with all this, and we are really revisiting our chances of getting a temporary drummer to play a couple of gigs in the near future. But we also look for a permanent keyboardist and who knows, maybe a lead singer some time. Just wait!!!
Apart from Thelemite, have you got any other projects running?
Apart from Thelemite I play with Crimson Fire, which are friends of mine and I had the luck to produce their last EP "Fire in The Sky". I help them by playing bass.Who could ever imagine?? :P
I have also noticed some recordings with legendary Angelo Perlepes. Do you plan a co operation in the future or they have been made just for fan?
I would not make any comment for Angelo Perlepes, cause I know he hates them. NOT! Angelo was and is the ambassador of Neoclassical Rock of our country and one of the last classic rock guitar heroes. It is an honor for me that this virtuoso trusted me to share his love for Alcatrazz and the other Swedish guy who owes a lot to Ritchie like ...us!!! I find really inspirational and encouraging the fact that I've got a brother and co-fighter in Neoclassical Metal. Of course there is more to come ,stay tuned!
You are playing guitar, singing and writing the lyrics on the Thelemite stuff, you are also doing the recording, mix and mastering on your stuff. Can we point Thelemite as a personal project? Is there any creative participation from the other band members or they just perform what you have composed?
I wont deny that statement. Thelemite is Johnny Nightelf and I am afraid I will interfere with most of these responsibilities for ever. I used to do it all by myself since my first years .I had no one in my age in the same level at me at anything and that frustrated me so much. I had to get 20 years old to find band members at last. Even if a real band is established, until now I do most of the procedures and then the boys perform their parts to add the human factor to the result. People need a real band and we must support this. I want a real time band also.
Composer, guitarist, singer and producer. Are you self-taught?
Haha. Yes i am self taught in everything....I've been writing lyrics since 6....after a year in English... I organized them as songs before I even learn music... My dad showed me some basic principles regarding guitar and then I evolved my technique. I never studied music, I just keep playing all the time and never exercised upon my style, it comes off naturally. I never went clubbing or for coffee during adolescence and I was locked in my home studio, I was out only for playing at the neighborhood, go soccer or go to school. I was religiously dedicated to the art and i could feel the divine calling or purpose thats above wasting time for nothing. Every day I had to do something more and better than the previous. The difficulty was to become a record-able singer, I like singing but I always dreamed of having a main man and leave the guitar role to me. But now i enjoy working on my vocal techniques. In the start I wouldn't sound gifted, my voice was immature and primitive in adolescence. At 11 I left drum machines and four channel recorders to join digital pc music production suite Cubase. It was my playstation. My revolution of playability came along with the recordings that I made as I was playing. Thus I managed to improve my skills so what i play sounds professional not only virtuoso. Everything has to sound like a ready, correct song and not like some guy who practices in front of people. Thats my principle and top priority. Now I work as a sound engineer in parallel with my music duties. I believe that you can have every teacher you want, but the key is you and only you can make yourself better. No one else. Just keep your eyes and ears open and trust/listen to the right guys. Then filter the information and do what thou wilt ;)
What are the plans of the band for the near or further future, are you in the mood to work on newer stuff?
We MUST find a key player and complete our military services. I have already composed and pre-recorded many of the songs which gonna be the second release of the band .I am definitely in the mood to work in the next album and I sincerely have many songs as a back up in case of writer's block!!!
Well that was all dude. Thanks very much!
For more info about the band you can visit http://www.steelgallery.com
You can by the album online here.


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■ Clone a website
■ Obtain user names and passwords using the Credential Harvester method
■ Generate reports for conducted penetration tests
Tools Needed
■ Run this tool in BackTrack Virtual Machine
■ Web browser with Internet access
■ Administrative privileges to run tools
Steps :-
1. Log in to your BackTrack virtual machine.
2. Select Applications -> BackTrack -> Exploitation Tools -> Social
Engineering Tools -> Social Engineering Toolkit and click Set.
4. You will be presented will a list o f menus to select the task. Type 1 and
press Enter to select the Social-Engineering Attacks option.
5. A list o f menus in Social-Engineering Attacks will appear; type 2 and
press Enter to select Website Attack Vectors.
6. In the next set o f menus that appears, type 3 and press Enter to select
the Credential Harvester Attack Method.
In this example, the IP is 10.0.0.15.
Now , you will be prompted for a URL to be cloned, type the desired
URL for Enter the url to clone and press Enter. In this example, we
have used www.facebook.com. This will initiate the cloning of the
specified website.
10. After cloning is completed, the highlighted message, as shown in the
following screenshot, will appear on the Terminal screen of SET. Press
Enter to continue.
11. It will start Credential Harvester.
12. Leave the Credential Harvester Attack to fetch in formation from the
victim's machine.
13. Now , you have to send the IP address of your BackTrack machine to a
victim and trick him or her to click to browse the IP address.
14. For this demo, launch your web browser in the BackTrack machine;
launch your favorite email service. In this example we have used
www.gmail.com. Login to your gmail account and compose an email.
15. Place the cursor in the body of the email where you wish to place the lake URL.
Then , click the Link
16. In the Edit Link window, first type the actual address in the Web
address field under the Link to option and then type the fake URL in
the Text to display held. In this example, the web address we have
used is http://10.0.0.15 and text to display is
www.facebook.com/Rini_TGIF. Click OK
17. The fake URL should appear in the email body, as shown in the


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Yesterday I got the 07:23 from Euston to Birmingham New Street to attend a quarter of the annual conference of the Association for Science Education (ASE). ASE host over 400 professional development and training courses for teachers from across the world; be it chemistry teachers from Croatia, biologists from Bolivia or physicists from South Kensington. Trainee teachers can attend for free for a day; ASE members for £89 and non-ASE members a staggering £156 per day! And it doesn't even get you lunch! But it does get you an overwhelming programme of sessions; from designing tactile science diagrams for the visually impaired to updates on the Rosetta mission. The schedule is so jam-packed there's not even time to sample any of the University of Birmingham's gastronomic highlights- but Birmingham New St. has the full Wasabi/ Yo Sushi/ Pho/ M&S/ Pret range, so I didn't go hungry for long.
What of the actual conference then? Well there certainly were a lot of trainee teachers, which I guess is good to see, only it means there weren't as many actual teachers and that most of the people in the audience had very little practical experience. Instead of perfecting techniques the trainers had to lay the foundations, which I'm not sure they were aware was part of the job description.
I arrived a little late thanks to some train problems getting in to Birmingham, so I snuck in to an IOP session about Medical Physics, which was fine because there was such a busy schedule that most people were late for most things. The IOP had a little ultrasound kit with some coupling gel and a small baby in a chamber, with some worksheets about the frequencies of an ultrasound wave and how you'd calculate the depth of a baby from a mom's tummy. They had a spinning speaker on a motor and a laptop with a microphone and audacity, an app which lets you record and analyse wave forms. The spinning speaker is a bit like an ambulance's siren. When the speaker comes towards us the sound becomes high-pitched, i.e. the wavelength decreases and the frequency increases, and when it goes away it becomes low-pitched, the wavelength increases and frequency decreases. The free link to audacity lets you see the shift of the waveform, as the waves spread apart and the wavelength increases (red-shift) or vice versa. There was a CT scanner and a pulse oximeter, and some very nice people trying to explain how it works. A pulse oximeter is a little photodetector, which clips on to the finger and shines two wavelengths of light into the finger. The oximeter then measures how much the absorbance of the light changes when blood pulses through our body.
I left the IOP's medical lab to see a talk about the Rosetta mission by Laurence O'Rourke from the European Space Agency. This was SO cool. He's even got a TED talk. From a physics point of view it was like everything I've wanted to ask but couldn't quite face saying aloud. The Rosetta mission is orbiting a massive comet, '67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko', which has some pretty cool properties. How big is 67P/C-G? Check out this artist's comparison to the footprint of LA.
At the ASE conference is an unfamiliar audience- they aren't all physics postgraduates- so we have to start off by saying why it's called Rosetta, and what a comet is (NB: a comet is an icy gas ball, whereas an asteroid is a rocky little fellow). Laurence was on the board of people who had to decide where the probe should land, he was there at the launch and he celebrated when Philae woke up. He's loaded with great stats, awesome diagrams and epic videos. To leave the earth's gravity the 3,000 kg Rosetta spacecraft had to travel at 11.1 km s-1, but the comet is travelling at 14 km s-1. It's pretty hard to pick up speed in space, so the spacecraft had to boost its speed by swinging around Earth and Mars in a series of 'gravity assists'. When the spacecraft got to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter it got some pretty awesome shots of Lutetia, a cratered, 100 km wide metal-rich rock moving at 19 km s-1.Now, back to our comet, which is covered in a pattern of sinkholes resulting from particularly active gas emissions and huge dune like structures. The huge gas explosions + a rotating ball of ice mean that there are huge flat areas, which excites space explorers no end when they're trying to decide where to land. There are some 900 m cliffs, which is taller than any building on planet earth (the Burj Khalifia is 828 m tall). Gravity on our C67P/C-G is super weak, so if you just jump you'd escape the atmosphere. Laurence plays us a soundtrack of the comet, which is the sound of the gas emissions interacting with the solar wind and generating an electromagnetic wave. First Laurence's plan was to land Philae. Only, it went a bit wrong. First two harpoons failed, then a thruster failed, then Philae bounced…into the shade. Germany celebrated the touch down, but the team at ESA noticed a fluctuating solar signal that could only mean one thing: the solar signal was changing and the Philae wasn't secure. The good news was that it came close enough to the edge to feel the comet, get a bit of data, and then bounce to the edge of a crater, which was enough to keep it from escaping gravity. It's loaded with two batteries, one that holds 72 hours of charge and the other charges in the sun. The Philae probe is a fully loaded 100 kg science lab with dust collectors, cameras, UV sensors and spectrometers. Philae has told us so much cool stuff. The MUPUS (MUlti-PUrpose Sensors for Surface and Sub-Surface Science) hammer has told us that the comet's surface is tougher than concrete (C67P/C-G actually broke the MUPUS) and that it's 90 % porous (it would float on water). Basically, C67P/C-G is an icy armadillo. Philae's only awake for a couple more months, then the plan is to get Rosetta itself to touch down later in 2016.
I raced across campus for the IOP's session on gender balance. Think long-distance race. Over the course of ASE, my iPhone says I walked 10 km. Natasha Plaister and Jessica Rowson, two of the finest people on Portland Place, gave a good presentation of facts and figures behind why girls struggle in physics classrooms. DID YOU KNOW that the top five A-levels for boys are Maths, Physis, Chemistry, History and English. Last year, 4927 boys took A-Level Computing. For girls, it's a slightly different situation: English, Psychology (!), Biology, Maths and Art. Last year 496 girls took A-Level Computing. Jessica and Natasha started by saying where initatives have gone wrong, with IBM's #HackAHairdrier, EDF's #PrettyCurious and the EU's "Science: it's a girl's thing". Only, it was all very PC/ like a BBC radio show- Jessica didn't explicitly name the offending companies, just said 'some people thought this was a good idea…'. They showed a super 'cutesy' YouTube from a group of girls in America who were NOT impressed by the videos; saying that they were being drip fed messages that science wasn't for them (albeit they communicated via the medium of a talking outline). The Americans say if you look at the past three winners of the Google Science Fair, they were all girls. They want people to 'stop trivializing science'. And, for the most part, I agree with them- only academia should be trivialized ;). The audience are introduced into unconscious bias and things they do subconsciously: mark work differently, talk about subjects being 'really hard' and use sexist language. They've got some sensible suggestions on embedding careers advice with every topic: linking it to the teaching at the start of a lesson, making it big around option time and even rolling it out as a homework activity with parents. They have loads of links about how to convince people physics is useful. The teachers share their experiences teaching physics practicals: girls are quick to make detailed, neat notes, whereas boys just jump straight in, usually get it wrong, but always interact with the kit. The IOP suggest assigning roles, which are rotated every week and tell people to be 'data collectors' or 'technical advisors'. They emphasize that the teacher-student relationship is super-important for girls, as is feedback. Whilst girls are usual praised for their hard work, boys are celebrated for 'understanding and ideas'. The teachers in the audience say that boys are great for 'short answers', whereas girls were less confident, and wanted time to check they were 100 % sure before answering. The IOP's big thing is that they're not pushing people to physics at university, just trying to best equip them for the big bad world, where physics is a very valuable degree to have. By teaching resilience, by equipping the girls with skills and loading them with careers advice, we're giving them the best opportunities in life.
Next, I had intended to make it to a University of Oxford seminar on unconscious bias, but couldn't make it across campus before the end, so snuck into an AQA workshop entitled 'Chocolate Science'. In short, there was very little chocolate and not much real science. There was no intention for the students to actually understand what they were being shown, just a lot of 'wow' and 'cool' looking demos of 'low ability' students. Honestly, I've never heard low-ability said so many times in one hour. I think the room was packed because if you write 'chocolate' in your title over lunchtime any room will be packed. The cheap hands on ideas included building a Gauss gun out of a metre rule, ball bearings and neodymium magnets. I was ALL for this. Then there was the whole ' and the boys LOVE it because you tell them they're making a rail gun'. Really, you're teaching a classroom full of scientists about momentum. There's some fun matchbox cars, interesting concepts about working out how much money you'd save by turning lights off, projects on home insulation. She said girls loved the home insulation project because they 'got to make dolls' houses in shoe boxes'…UGH. There was a sweet gold leaf electroscope made from a jam jar, a ruler, cardboard and a paper clip. There was the old magic duck I took to Greenlight4Girls Brussels two years ago (his head gets wet in a cup, the water evaporates, some gas condenses in his neck and he pops up). She was really into radioactivity, starting small scale: Brazilian brazil nuts, uranium glass, tilley lamp mantels, radium watches- you name it, she's bought it on eBay. Her pièce de résistance is some rice krispie/ coco pops model atoms, which are made in cake pop holders and can be cracked apart to reveal three tiny toffee neutrons. She uses this to teach fusion and fission- although, I'm pretty sure I'd be thinking more cereal and chocolate and less about breaking and making bonds.
I went for what was SUPPOSED to be a small walk around the exhibition space, but ended up with me beaming like an idiot for an hour collecting flyers from happy scientists who all probably have doctorates and got phased by academia. When you meet people at these gigs you can almost always start with, 'so what's your PhD in…', which is sad, but good I guess, because they're inspiring the next generation not sweating on a minimal salary getting data for something they're not sure they believe in anymore. I saw some familiar faces from the Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, saw an awesome Japanese science kit service, the world's biggest collection of MolyMods and some 3D models of organelles. There were some super sweet microscopes from the Royal Microscopical Society, who'll send them to your primary school for free (!!) and let you play with them for a term, connect them to your own laptops and get some pretty awesome images…Only, I have two of the world's most sensitive microscopes, using £500,000 worth of lasers and a range of surface sensitive probes. It was a bit like looking at a smart car when you've got a Ferrari. There were microbits from the IET and BBC, the British Physics Olympiad, the British Model Flying association, the Royal Horticultural Society. Oh man, these guys were awesome- they've sent Tim Peake to space laden with rocket seeds, which are coming back to Earth in two months. When they return home they're being sent to schools and colleges along with a second packet of seeds that haven't been to space. The school children are going to grow them and compare them and try and make their own discoveries. I asked the very sweet RHS lady whether she was sick of Tim's face yet (which I am a little bit, sorry mate)- she totally wasn't and absolutely loved him. The RAEng had some beautiful posters about the power of engineering, in health care, in structural design, in changing lives. I made it to an hour long lecture on gravitational waves, which was nice, if you're in to super expensive experiments trying to prove something no one is entirely sure about. They're on a quest for gravitation waves that come out of binary black holes.
My last talk was by far the highlight, Keith Gibbs giving his last demo lecture at an ASE conference. He's been teaching physics for 50 years, he's well in to his retirement and he's so good it's incredible. He has more energy than the rest of the room combined (it's been a long day!) and he's got the coolest demos in the biz. A few are here and he's even got a website and resources. Keith's demos all have negligible set-up costs and impressive impact. I'm left speechless for almost the whole hour. The audience are desperate to be involved as he moves through his circus of science, setting up standing waves with an electric tooth brush and piece of elastic, showing circular motion with a sparkler on a rope (Gibbs has little time for health and safety), and hiding pyrex in baby oil. He's like the grandfather I never had. I'm going to illustrate a few of his demos, but for now, order the book.
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After a good trip to Wasabi and a smooth ride home to Euston, I was pretty excited about the future generation's prospects. If all of these teachers communicated just 1 % of Keith's enthusiasm to their classes then we'll be okay. If these teachers learn how to properly teach radioactivity, if they can get people to handle the concepts of circular motion, if they can explain forces and moments using a tug-of-war- then I'm happy. Please keep doing this ASE.


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In the past, I was a postdoc at the LazerLab at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University and a fellow at Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science. I completed my graduate work in the Societal Computing program in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, where I studied under Kathleen Carley in the CASOS lab.
My research focuses on obtaining a better understanding of the dynamics and cognitive representations of stereotypes and prejudice, and their interrelationships with sociocultural structure. In my work, I leverage a variety of machine learning/NLP methods, agent-based modeling strategies and socio-cognitive theories.
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Joseph, K., Friedland, L., Hobbs, W., Lazar, D. & Tsur, O. (2017). Constance: Modeling Annotation Contexts to Improve Stance Classification. EMNLP 2017.
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Joseph, K., Wei, W., & Carley, K.M. (2017). Girls rule, boys drool: Inferring semantic and affective relationships between identities from text. CSCW 2017.
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Joseph, K. & Carley, K.M. (2016). Relating semantic similarity and semantic association to how humans label other people. NLP+CSS, workshop at EMNLP 2016.
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Carton, S., Helsby, J., Joseph, K., Mahmud, A., Park, Y., Walsh, J., Haynes, L., Cody, C., Patterson, E. & Ghani, R. (2016). A Model for Improved Early Intervention to Reduce Adverse Police-Public Interactions. KDD 2016.
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Selected coverage: ChicagoInno, Chicago Tribune, fivethirtyeight
Joseph, K., Wei, W., & Carley, K. M. (2016). Exploring patterns of identity usage in tweets: a new problem, solution and case study. WWW 2016.
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Joseph, K., & Carley, K. (2015). Culture, Networks, Twitter and foursquare: Testing a Model of Cultural Conversion with Social Media Data. ICWSM 2015.
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Wei, W., Joseph, K., Lo, W., & Carley, K. M. (2015). A Bayesian Graphical Model to Discover Latent Events from Twitter. ICWSM 2015.
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Joseph, K., Tan, C. H., & Carley, K. M. (2012). Beyond "Local", "Categories" and "Friends": Clustering foursquare Users with Latent "Topics." LBSN 2012. Best Paper Award.
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Benigni, M., Joseph, K., Carley, K.M. (forthcoming). Covert Network Detection in Social Media: Uncovering the ISIS Supporting Network on Twitter. PLOS One.
Joseph, K., Wei, W., Benigni, M., & Carley, K. M. (2016). A social-event based approach to sentiment analysis of identities and behaviors in text. The Journal of Mathematical Sociology.
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Wei, W., Joseph, K., Liu, H., & Carley, K. M. (2016). Exploring characteristics of suspended users and network stability on Twitter. Social Network Analysis and Mining.
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Joseph, K., Carley, K. M., & Hong, J. I. (2014). Check-ins in "Blau Space": Applying Blau's Macrosociological Theory to Foursquare Check-ins from New York City. ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology.
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Joseph, K., Morgan, G. P., Martin, M. K., & Carley, K. M. (2014). On the Coevolution of Stereotype, Culture, and Social Relationships An Agent-Based Model. Social Science Computer Review.
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What's next for preventing adverse police/public interactions? 2016 Data Science for Social Good Conference.
Latent Cognitive Social Spaces: Theory and Methods for Extracting Prejudice from Text Sunbelt 2016.
A social-event based approach to sentiment analysis of identities and behaviors in text. ASA 2015.
Culture, Networks, Twitter and foursquare: Testing a model of cultural conversion using social media data. Computational Social Science Summit (CSSS 2015).
``Modeling the Coevolution and Coexistence of Stereotypes, Prejudices and Socio-cultural Structure''. CMU Machine Learning and Social Science Seminar.
CMU Gelfand Student Service Award. (2015). "Presented to students who share time, talent, energy and a passion for learning to make a difference for members of the external community."
Data Science for Social Good fellow. (2015).
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"Sheila Take a Bow" is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in April 1987, reaching No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart, the highest chart placing in their career during the band's lifetime.
The production of the single was troublesome. Morrissey's original idea was to bring back Sandie Shaw to be a second vocalist on the track. Shaw had earlier collaborated with The Smiths on three tracks in 1984—re-recordings of "Hand in Glove", "Jeane" and "I Don't Owe You Anything". However, when Shaw arrived to record with The Smiths on 13 December 1986, Morrissey called in sick. Shaw was a bit "frantic", according to Mike Joyce, and she had to call up Morrissey to get the song's melody. She recorded her vocals, but her version was ultimately scrapped. She also later explained that she "thought it was a horrid song", and scoffed at the notion of being a backing singer.[2]
The early version of the track, produced by John Porter, was deemed unsatisfactory by the band. It featured a prominent sitar-sounding riff and can be found on many "unreleased/demo" bootleg compilations. The single was re-recorded with Stephen Street as producer. Street's version scrapped the sitar and used a brief audio clip of a marching temperance band from the film Hobson's Choice(a movie that is referenced in the etchings of the single "Bigmouth Strikes Again") in the song's intro. A music video was to be filmed, but Morrissey refused to show up for the taping at Brixton Academy.[2]
It was one of the band's many "between album" singles (the last of four in a row), not having natural home on any of the studio albums. It was, however, featured on the Louder Than Bombs compilation released the same year.
The single's two B-sides, Peel Session versions of "Is It Really So Strange?" and "Sweet and Tender Hooligan", are also featured on Louder Than Bombs.
A German CD was issued with the tracks from the UK 12" as well as "Panic" and the tracks from the UK 12" for previous single "Shoplifters of the World Unite". The seven tracks on this CD make up the first seven tracks on Louder Than Bombs.
The brass band music at the beginning is sampled from the 1954 film Hobson's Choice.[3]
The single's cover features actress Candy Darling from the film Women in Revolt (1971). Candy Darling was a trans woman and part of Andy Warhol's entourage.


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Willie Maxwell II (born June 7, 1991), known professionally as Fetty Wap, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence after his debut single "Trap Queen", reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015. This helped Fetty Wap secure a record deal with 300 Entertainment, a record label distributed by Atlantic Records. He subsequently released two Top 10 singles in the U.S., "679" and "My Way". Fetty Wap's eponymously titled debut album was released in September 2015 and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
Willie Maxwell was born on June 7, 1991 and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. He was born with glaucoma in both eyes,he revealed this in a 2015 interview that doctors were unable to save his left eye and instead fitted him with an ocular prosthesis. He began taking interest in music in 2013. Initially starting off as only a rapper, he later decided to start singing as well because he "wanted to do something different". He was nicknamed "Fetty" (slang for money) as he was known for making money. "Wap" was added to the end of the name to perform under in tribute to Gucci Mane's alias, GuWop.
Fetty Wap's commercial debut single, titled "Trap Queen", was released in early 2014. He recorded the song in February 2014. However, it did not gain major recognition until mid-November 2014, and since then it has become a platinum record and has over 130 million plays on SoundCloud. In November 2014, Fetty Wap represented by Attorney Navarro W. Gray secured a recording contract with 300 Entertainment, the imprint was founded by Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, Roger Gold and Todd Moscowitz, as well as a distribution deal with Atlantic Records.
The song "Trap Queen" is about a woman dealing and cooking crack cocaine. His debut mixtape, Fetty Wap: The Mixtape was originally set for release in February 2015 but was delayed because he continued to create new songs. In June 2015, Wap was included in XXL's 2015 Freshman Class.
On June 29, 2015, Wap released his second single "679". The song's accompanying music video premiered on YouTube in May, before being commercially released. 679 had an original version with Monty only and an added verse by Wap. The Remy Boyz Version was removed from the album. His next single, "My Way", became his second top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Later, Drake remixed My Way and created the version that was then played on radio. Afterwards, "679" reached the Hot 100 top 10 peaking at number four.
During the week of July 26, 2015 to August 1, 2015, the rapper matched Billboard marks by hip-hop prominent artists Eminem and Lil Wayne. He became the first male rapper with three songs occupying the top 20 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart since Eminem did so in 2013. He also became the first male rapper in four years to have concurrent singles reach the top 10 of the same chart since Lil Wayne did so in 2011. With his fourth single "Again", Wap became the first act in the Hot Rap Songs chart's 26-year history to chart his first four entries in the top 10 simultaneously.
Wap's debut studio album Fetty Wap was released on September 25, 2015. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with 129,000 equivalent album units (75,484 in pure album sales). Wap subsequently released two mixtapes for streaming only: Coke Zoo in collaboration with French Montana and ZOO 16: The Mixtape with Zoo Gang. Wap received two nominations at the 58th Grammy Awards.
On February 5, 2016, Fetty Wap released a new single titled "Jimmy Choo". On April 26, 2016, it was announced that Fetty Wap will be getting his own mobile racing game that will be available on phone, tablet, and Apple TV starting on May 3. The game is offshoot of mobile game Nitro Nation Stories. A street racing game, it has multi-player, car customization, and different storylines to choose. It has partnered with automotive brands like BMW, Nissan, and Cadillac. The Fetty Wap version will include Fetty Wap and Monty into the storyline.
Wap was featured on the Fifth Harmony 2016 single "All in My Head (Flex)". He released the single "Wake Up" in April 2016. The official music video for the song was filmed at his alma mater, Eastside High School. His single "Make You Feel Good" was released in August 2016.
On November 21, 2016, he released a 19 track mixtape titled Zoovier.
His song "Like a Star" features Nicki Minaj and was released in December 2016.
On January 4, 2017, he released the song "Way You Are" featuring Monty, and the song "Flip Phone" on February 10, 2017.[38] He walked in Philipp Plein's runway show during New York Fashion Week in February 2017.[39]
Wap released the single "Aye" on May 12, 2017. He released the mixtape Lucky No. 7 on June 7, 2017. On August 18, 2017, the single "There She Go" featuring Monty was released. In October 2017, Wap featured in Cheat Codes' single "Feels Great" with CVBZ.
Just after midnight November 2, 2017, Wap was arrested.
Fetty Wap usually wears the flag of Haiti in honor of his daughter's grandmother who had died and draws influences from Haitian culture. In an interview with CivilTV, he said that he "fell in love with the culture; people don't know what Haiti means to me." He also talked about how unity has built his career and how it overpowers everything. He explained that he didn't really grow up off of love and mentions the struggles he has had. Still, he had felt the mutual love for the Haitian people, and stresses that he does not wear the flag for the looks, but for appreciation. On several occasions, Fetty Wap has also cited Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane as a major influence in his music.