Once a year, I have the privilege of introducing the annual edition of our software development tools. This year, you'll find continued leadership in optimization and standards support, including excellent support for the latest CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs from Intel. And you'll find an exciting new capability that enables plug-ins which add support for non-Intel devices. This opens the door for "no excuses" support for all of accelerated computing. The first two instances of offering plug-in support come via NVIDIA* and AMD* plug-ins, prebuilt from open source projects and supported by Codeplay* Software. Together, oneAPI tools and plug-ins are making real the dream of an open future for accelerated and heterogeneous computing.
Enabling NVIDIA and AMD GPU support
A bold new innovative plug-in model enables optimized support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. The approach provides paths to open source support for hardware, and it also connects to closed source library options should they be preferred (e.g., cuBLAS for NVIDIA). In other words – the goal is “no excuses” access to performance for all vendors and all architectures (not just GPUs). While Intel rolls out oneAPI 2023.0, plug-ins from Codeplay Software offers prebuilt plug-ins for the oneAPI tools to add support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs, with a number of free and paid technical support options.
Available Now: Intel® oneAPI 2023.
The tools are already preinstalled and ready to use on Intel® Developer Cloud.
These programming development tools are available for download from Intel® Developer Zone, as well as repositories and other channels. Linux* and MacOS* tools are available immediately, and the Windows* tools will follow shortly.
For a video overview of the release please watch “An early look at the Intel oneAPI & AI Tools for 2023” webinar recording - a part of the impressive collection of ever growing Tech.Decoded videos.
LLVM is Delivering Strong Value
Intel compilers, both C/C++ and Fortran, benefit from adopting LLVM. A year ago, our C/C++ LLVM implementation achieved feature and performance parity with our older “classic” compiler. Drawing on the LLVM SYCL* project, our LLVM-based C++ compiler has added the latest SYCL 2020 support available in the open source github. With this release, our Fortran LLVM implementation reached a milestone of the surpassing features and standard support of our older “classic” compiler. This includes OpenMP* 5.x, F2003, F2008, and F2018 support including Coarray support and DO CONCURRENT with offload to accelerators. While performance is solid in the new Fortran compiler and accelerator support is unique to the newer LLVM-based compilers, we are eager to hear more feedback from our customers about their experiences.
Community projects including SYCL, OpenMP (with OpenMP target), and support for GPUs from multiple vendors, are among the benefits that LLVM brings to developers who use our latest tools. The new plug-in capability opens oneAPI tools to expanded support for products from more vendors. We are committed to helping open approaches to all computing, with an emphasis on the multivendor and multiarchitecture needs of accelerated computing everywhere.
Optimized for Intel's Latest Hardware
Intel is introducing and ramping many exciting new CPU, GPU, and FPGA products; this tools release is ready to help you make the most out of these exciting new Intel products.
In this release, you will find support for 4th Gen Intel® Xeon Scalable and Xeon CPU Max Series processors with Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel® AMX), Intel® Quick Assist Technology (Intel® QAT), Intel® AVX-512, bfloat16; Intel® Data Center GPUs, including Flex Series with hardware-based AV1 encoder; and Max Series GPUs with data type flexibility, Intel® Xe Matrix Extensions (Intel® XMX), vector engine, Intel® Xe Link and other features. Of course, these tools already offer optimized support for the already installed base of powerful Intel CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs.
Exciting CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs - Intel offers outstanding solutions, and our oneAPI software supports them well. Learn more about Accelerate wth Xeon® in an event on January 10, 2023, or visit the website now. Learn more about Intel® Data Center Intel GPUs on their website. Learn more about Intel® FPGAs on their website.
AI Reference Kits
A series of open source AI reference kits, developed in collaboration with Accenture, show data scientists and developers how to innovate and accelerate using the AI application tools. All AI models are optimized using AI tools powered by oneAPI for faster training and inferencing performance using less compute resources. The AI reference kits use components from Intel's AI software portfolio, including Intel® AI Analytics Toolkit and the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit. Each kit includes model code, training data, instructions for the machine learning pipeline, libraries, and oneAPI components.
The tips and techniques found in the AI reference kits help highlight performance gains – such as the 122% boost in ‘Pytorch real-time prediction’ shown in the Visual Quality Inspection reference kit. Each kit (over a dozen already) is full of useful information with actual performance results highlighted to motivate techniques of value.
Join oneAPI to Help Create the Best Future Together
The oneAPI initiative, and its open specification, are focused on enabling an open, multiarchitecture world with strong support for software developers—a world of open choice without sacrificing performance or functionality.
Please come join the growing community of those helping refine and drive this vision.
Try the tools on your own system or Intel® Developer Cloud. Get plug-ins from Codeplay. Join the various oneAPI groups to provide your expert advice and guidance on how to meet your needs for a productive and open solution to our software development needs. Your particiaption is encouraged: come be a part of the discussion, join oneAPI standards discussions and work, or contribute to the numerous open source projects working toward an open future for accelerated and heterogeneous computing. Learn more at oneapi.io.


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The 20-year-old was subject to interest by Brentford this summer, but the Athletic reported that in the final couple of days of the summer transfer window that the Bees had failed in their attempt to lure Johnson to the Brentford Community Stadium.
Will Johnson leave in January?
Former Forest striker Nigel Jemson isn’t sure that a move to the Premier League right now is best for the attacker, telling This is Futbol: “Any youngster in the game wants to play as high as he can, no matter who they are, and they want to test themselves and compete with the best.
“So, on that note, I’m sure Brennan wants to go to the Premier League, now is it the right time for him? Possibly not. Is he better off serving his time at Nottingham Forest playing first-team football or maybe going to Brentford and being on the outskirts of the first-team squad? You know, that’s a decision that Brennan would have to make if he got that opportunity.”

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Hana El-Samad is a bit of a control freak. She’s been obsessed with the idea of injecting order into chaos since she was a little girl growing up in Lebanon during the height of the country’s protracted civil war. During the day, El-Samad would bury herself in the textbooks her mother, a math teacher, brought home—the unfailing law and order of numbers and equations her cloak against the uncertainty outside.
When she got to college, that predilection turned to a career. That’s when she found a field called feedback control theory—the study of how complex systems regulate themselves. “Everything just came into focus,” says El-Samad, now a systems biologist at UC San Francisco. “There is a system of checks and balances that make sure the craziest of us are put back in line, and that’s true in human societies, in ecosystems, and inside organisms. Sometimes those systems fail. And you get war. Or disease.”
She started building robots, designing feedback control algorithms to stabilize their movements. A few years later, as a PhD student in Ames, Iowa, she worked on automated flight control systems for Rockwell Collins, a US military aerospace contractor. But El-Samad worried that her work would wind up in war zones like the one she had grown up in. That’s when she switched to designing circuits for living cells instead.
She wasn’t alone. In the early 2000s, lots of electrical engineers and control theorists were joining the emerging field of synthetic biology, thinking they could design biological circuits to control the flow of information in a cell, just as the physical versions moved electrons around computer chips. They started designing strings of DNA never seen before in nature, and sticking these synthetic operating systems into bacteria and yeast. But these tools remained blunt. Sure, you could make a malaria-drug-belching E. coli, but you couldn’t tell it to stop making the medicine when there was too much, or to just make a certain amount every day at the same time. For that, you needed feedback control.
And that’s where El-Samad comes in—along with the ideas of a Russian-American engineer named Nicolas Minorsky. Every time you flick on your car’s calf-saving cruise control or bask in your Nest-enabled, cool but not cold home, you can thank Minorsky. In the 1920s, his penchant for calculus combined with patient observations of helmsmen steering US battleships allowed Minorisky to figure out the mathematical theory behind proportional-integral-derivative control, or PID. Today, PID algorithms are everywhere in the modern world; they run aircraft autopilot programs, keep manufacturing robots from crushing their human coworkers, and make smart thermostats, well, smart.
This week, El-Samad and a team of collaborators from David Baker's lab at the University of Washington announced that they had figured out how to make a biological equivalent of a PID algorithm. It starts with a designer protein—they call it LOCKR, short for Latching Orthogonal Cage Key pRoteins. Shaped like a cage with a latched door on one side, the LOCKR opens wide when it comes into contact with a preset molecule, revealing whatever functions researchers have hidden inside the cage.
For example, in one version, that function is a tag that condemns whatever is attached to it to a cellular garbage heap. Say you’ve got an enzyme that takes molecule A and breaks it down into molecules B and C. But you’re worried you’re going to wind up with too much of molecule C, which can be toxic. You design a LOCKR whose key is molecule C, and you fuse it to molecule A. As the enzyme makes more and more molecule C, it opens more of these LOCKR proteins, revealing a tag to send it, along with molecule A to the garbage dump. Without molecule A, the enzyme slows down its production of molecules B and C. And that, my friends, is a feedback control circuit.


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Reese's Peanut Butter Bars - 5 minutes from bowl to pan, no baking. Took me more like 20 minutes but delicious. Very sweet so could serve a lot of people. Not quite a reeses peanut butter cup but just as good.
Wendy's Frosty Recipe - only 3 ingredients: 16 oz cool whip, 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk, and 1 gallon chocolate milk. Add Cool whip and s. milk to ice cream freezer and chill. Add choc milk to "fill" line and turn on machine. enjoy when frothy!


Strongman has teamed with the Ministry of Sanitation, The World Bank and GAMA PCU to embark on a project to curb the rise in open defecation in the Ashanti Region.
In the wake of the time where Kumasi is leading in the number of open defecation, it is in light of this that the parties came together to help build toilets at affordable prices for households.
As part of his social responsibility to the people of the region and Ghana, the musician has composed a theme song for the project titled ‘Di Who Ni’, which features singer cum producer Apya.
The project calls out to people living in low income areas with a 70% subsidy of the cost of household toilets to make the capital cost of accessing the toilets affordable to the low income residents.
The beneficiary Assemblies include eight Metropolitans/Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) of the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area, comprising Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Asokwa, Oforikrom, Old Tafo, Suame, Kwadaso, Ejisu and Asokore Mampong Municipal Assemblies.
Having sighted as the mouthpiece of the youth of Greater Kumasi with his art and music, it was only prudent that Hip Hop act Strongman pens down a song that elaborates the details on this project to help reach the masses.
In due time, Strongman will be embarking on a tour to visit neighbourhoods in the region to propagate and educate them on cleanliness and how this project is beneficial in the development of the country.
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April 28, 2023 | Newfields Deer Link Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN
Martin University hosted its second annual Empowering Excellence Gala: An Evening of Inspiration, Celebration, and Entertainment on April 28, 2023 at Newfields. The event was a black-tie fundraiser aimed in celebrated the achievements of Martin University and its students while raising funds for important initiatives.
"Empowering Excellence" reflects Martin University's dedication to empowering students from various racial and ethnic communities through education and support, as stated by the university's President, Dr. Sean Huddleston. This theme highlights the university's commitment to helping students reach their full potential and achieve their academic goals, including their many accomplishments along the way.
The gala was graced by the presence of special guests including Grammy Nominated National Recording Artist Kelly Price, actress and model Eva Marcille, fitness trainer Donna Richardson-Joyner, and motivational speaker LaVernne Richardson, as well as a performance by the Kentucky State Mighty Marching Thorobreds and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Youth Orchestra.
Proceeds from the Empowering Excellence Gala went towards funding the National Center for Racial Equity and Inclusion, and student scholarships at Martin University.
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If you would like to support Martin University's mission, please contact Dr. Kristie Johnson at 317-543-3093 or firstname.lastname@example.org. For more information and to stay up to date on upcoming gala events, visit Martin.edu/gala.


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Partial Amnesty Offered to Delinquent Taxpayers in Connecticut
Are you in arrears on your Connecticut taxes? This news could help you out.
Taxes. We hate them, but still have to pay them.
Connecticut is giving people who owe back taxes a chance to pay their debt to the state with some savings to your bottom line. Hey, it's better for the state to get some money rather than none, so here's the deal that's being offered.
The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services wants individuals and businesses to know about the CT Fresh Start program which waives penalties and reduces interest to individuals and businesses who pay outstanding taxes to the state.
The posting at ct.gov states the following:
The program provides incentives to taxpayers to voluntarily come forward and pay their unreported tax liabilities. You may be eligible if you failed to file a return, or failed to report the full amount of tax on a previously filed return for any tax return due on or before December 31, 2016.
You know that the tax man is going to find you and eventually get the money from you, so you might want to take a look into this program. So for more info on CT Fresh Start read the Frequently Asked Questions or call the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services at 1-877-729-6691.
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Globally unique James Farm's circular farm to fork strategy
James Farm is a unique farm business. Rearing pigs, chickens, cows and with a small abattoir, a dairy processing facility, vegetable garden and a farm shop, every link in the chain is represented. Thanks to a collaboration with an exclusive hotel chain, the sustainable and animal friendly products easily find their way from farm to fork. 'To be involved in the complete process from farm to consumer is an enriching experience', says entrepreneur and farmer Torben Carstensen.
Torben Carstensen almost became a dairy farmer responsible for 200 to 300 dairy cows. Plans were already in place to take over the running of his parents' dairy farm with 120 cows in the German village of Hörup. The intention was to build a completely new barn and to considerably expand the herd. A plan similar to many conceived by young dairy farmers and their parents around this time - 2015 - was developed and seemed ready to be realised. Intensification and specialisation were the solutions to managing the sector’s tightening margins. The 180 hectares of ground - including 100 hectares of grassland - at the Carstensen farm provided sufficient opportunity. The future seemed secured.
Partnership with hotel chain
This plan never actually came to fruition, and Torben ended up taking things in a bold new direction. A close neighbour came by to visite him. This entrepreneur and owner of several exclusive hotels had a dream. He wanted to have control of the food supply chain to his hotel kitchens. To use sustainable and local produce with an emphasis on a highly distinctive quality. Stephan Johannsen was looking for a farmer and farm to help turn his dream into reality. Whilst the initial plan might have been considered too radical, it was discussed and developed further during a follow up meeting a few months later. 'Stephan was very serious', says Torben. ‘He wanted to continue with his plan and asked if, I wanted to join him.' The young farmer was immediately drawn to the project. 'Milking a large herd of cows is not for me', he says with determination.
Complete new construction
The ambitious duo made plans. It had to be self-sufficient, innovative, sustainable and of the highest quality. The food needed to be distinctively tasty and regionally produced. A visit to the farm needed to be an unforgettable experience. The plan was to convert one barn for the cows and another for the pigs. 'But this lead to too many compromises. Eventually we came to the conclusion that all existing buildings needed to be demolished and we constructed a completely new James Farm', explains Torben . 'I’m a third generation farmer, but we took things in a wholly different direction. Once the buildings had been demolished and the cows were taken away, there was no way back.' That was a really significant moment.
Construction took place during the coronavirus-pandemic and lasted for more than a year. It wasn’t easy, but the final outcome has produced something globally, very unique. In late 2021 they opened their doors to the public for the first time. A beautiful new building complex, stylishly designed and firmly focused on animal welfare, with lots of space for the animals and the freedom to roam outdoors. The farm management system easily satisfies the requirements of organic certification. 'We work organically, for example without using artificial fertilisers, but we don’t have a certificate', says Torben. 'We are honest and open, a certificate is very bureaucratic, even for the butcher.'
The 20 MRIJ cows - dual purpose and a durable breed- live in a straw filled barn where animal welfare easily merits three stars. In front of the feed gate lies hay harvested from their own, surrounding fields. 'No silage or maize, hay ensures higher quality milk and also gives a distinctive cheese taste', says Torben. The cows are given concentrates in the form of self-grown protein products made from arable crops like lupins, peas and barley. The ‘rich’ milk consists of 4.8% fat and 3.6% protein; breeding is focused on A2A2-béta casein. 'Which means people with a lactose intolerance can also drink our milk', explains Torben.
User friendly and innovative milk solution
The German company Thomsen Tarp were involved in the design - mainly customisation - of the barns and the milking parlour. 'The milking process is possible with any machine', explains Torben. 'But we were looking for a user friendly and innovative milking solution of benefit to the cow, milker and milk quality. Combined with the high level of service offered, we came into contact with Thomsen Tarp, who've delivered the complete package.' This includes the SAC 2x4 herringbone milking parlour and a 'mobile' tank that, when full of fresh milk, is taken on a daily basis to the milk processing facility. Once there, butter, cheese, milk and other dairy produce are made. 'We milk the right number of cows to suit how much milk we can process and supply in the form of dairy produce', is how Torben explains the conditions for production. It is possible to expand the milking parlour to the larger 2x6 model, but the herd's current average daily milk yield of 16 litres is sufficient to supply the hotels and for sale in the farm shop. This caters for 20 % of the revenue, says Owe Brodersen.
Shop is the farm experience
Owe is, alongside Stephan and Torben, the third partner in the project and is responsible for marketing and a fluency in decision making between Torben’s farm and Stephan's hotel chain. Brodersen continues: 'The shop is part of the farm experience. There is a generation of people completely unaware of where their food is sourced as everything is readily available to buy in the supermarket', he explains. ‘They have the opportunity here to see how their food is produced and what this entails. That’s why we offer guided tours of the farm.'
The name James Farm was conceived collectively by all three partners. 'James is a name suitable for an accommodating butler. This is what our business wants to be, accommodating to our guests on the farm and in the hotels, closely followed by a focus on regionality, value and innovation.'
Meat with a focus on flavour
Next to the dairy processing facility is a small abattoir where the pigs - who have the freedom to roam inside and out - and beef products (Angus x Wagyu) are processed. This ensures that the chef in the hotels can serve cuisine with an interesting back-story. 'Beef is hung up to age for five weeks before it goes on sale, which intensifies the flavour', says Torben, explaining the other working method that applies to every component of their management approach. ‘Ecology, animal welfare and quality are our guiding principles’, Owe states as their motto, while also providing an example. The meat intended for consumption in the restaurants is regionally produced, so it travels a shorter distance and has a lower carbon footprint. ‘By following a sustainable model, we put value on every part of the animal.' For example, pig ears are smoked and resold as dog treats. 'We can put everything to good use and they are really popular.'
Enriching farming experience
Torben oversees the work at James Farm, where eight employees are responsible for the animals and product processing and twelve (part time) employees share responsibility for the running of the farm shop. 'Our work is really varied and a lot more interesting than simply milking hundreds of cows.' His father and mother still work on the farm. 'This is a great adventure, I’m so grateful that we made the decision to take the business this way', explains the modest farmer’s son. 'It's brilliant when the opportunity arises to bring such a fantastic idea to fruition. As a farmer, it's such a rewarding experience to see how our work and produce reaches the consumer and the pleasure this gives them.'

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Ants in Florida. Do you think it’s easy to find the right pest control company in Florida? Not so! It would help if you took your time to provide all the necessary information about bugs and pests that you see in or around your home.
Then, you know better than anyone else what needs to be done for your business place, home, or yard to look its best.
Ants In Florida
1. Red Fire Ants
You’ll come across fire ants in your yard that builds mounds on your grass lawns or moist soil beds.
These red ants aren’t native to the U.S. and are also known as imported fire ants because the aerospace industry first introduced them during the 1957 Space Race.
Fire ants are indiscriminate stingers and can sting multiple times but have a sort of 24-hour smell memory, so if you accidentally step barefoot on an item their nest is hidden around, you better watch out!
Pharaoh ants prefer to be inside your home rather than in your yard like fire ants. They might get into your food while eating or want to move in with you.
Because they’re nice enough guys who understand you don’t have room for them back at all.
Unlike fire ants which can sting multiple times with the same stinger, pharaoh ants can sting only once, diminishing the chances of being stung several times right away.
2. Pharaoh Ants
Quickly identify these concerns by their reddish backs, followed by yellowish-red exteriors. Pharaoh Ants build nests inside structures, specifically within walls and flooring.
Nests are typically connected — with a prominent central nest where a queen is located among her brood. Getting rid of the problem can be challenging for DIY-ers.
Because of its complex network structure, which links multiple satellite nests like the one where the queen resides.
Pharaoh Ants spread diseases such as Salmonella, Citrobacter rodentium, Actinomycetes fecalis, and Staphylococcus xyloses bovine mastitis bacteria.
Contact may occur when you accidentally touch or handle something contaminated by this pest when handling pets or food preparation in kitchen areas.
3. Crazy Ants
Crazy ants are the smallest of the three tiny red ants in Florida. They got their name as crazy ants because they move quickly and at a brisk pace.
Crazy ants don’t bring an infestation threat to your home or yard that can cost you, dear. But they’ve got an uncanny behavior of nesting in areas like electronics and inside various appliances throughout your home.
Experts say that the warmth from these products attracts crazy ants. And given their tight spaces, crazy ants love living inside techie gadgets like laptops.
Another type of ant, known as the red velvet ant or cow killer, is found across Florida. These alternate prefer to live outdoors in trees but are uncommon in houses in urban settings.
However, if you live close to the woods, expect to encounter these kinds of bugs lurking around on your property.
How do fire ants get into your yard?
Much like ants, fire ants are incredibly independent creatures capable of surviving on their own. They tend to do life in communities with other like-minded ants most often.
Their destiny, however, lies together, and that’s how they thrive! These creatures share a propensity for moving around – just as the so-called “communist ant,” many fire ant colonies want to be free to roam.
Wherever they please and when they please, with little thought of being trapped in one place. As a member of this breed of ant society yourself, you shouldn’t struggle to make your own decisions.
After all, everyone else is doing it, which means there’s got to be some truth if others have been doing it for centuries.
Do tiny red ants pose a threat to you?
Red ants are tiny and insignificant in size. However, they are pretty robust as far as their stings go. One might not be able to spot them, but when you try to step on them or accidentally run into them.
The pain starts instantly and can last for days after. It is essential to have rich red ant removal strategies that work effectively in your home if these little creatures start creating problems for you because of their presence.
You do not want to stick around in a house where a red ant infestation is gathering steam because doing so could cause you significant harm.
Do not underestimate the power of red ants. You never know what damage a single bite from one might do until it is too late! They should never be tolerated, no matter how insignificant they appear.
Ants In Florida. In this article, we’ve discussed what kind of ant you’re likely to encounter when you come to the U.S. (or other countries in the world). Many different types of ants are present in Florida, so here is a list of some of them– crazy ants, fire ants, and Pharaoh Ants – which also indicates they are not exactly tiny. The latter is also known as “crazy” since Pharaoh Ants have been commonly associated with a disease that causes mental problems.
In addition, fire ants have a painful bite, while pharaoh ants carry pathogens that can pose risks to your health. It would be easy to say these names when identifying the red-colored ant! What’s more, fire ants tend to be more prevalent outdoors than indoors. In contrast, Pharaoh Ants prefer an urban environment with clutter and darkness — making it easier for their nests to be located at night by exterminators (e.g., Regency Pest Control San Antonio TX).


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Clients have three years left to use the enhanced unified credit before it gets cut in half. Putting holistic techniques in place that consider tax, financial planning, and asset protection sooner rather than later will be important. In this episode of the PFP Section podcast, Bob Keebler, CPA/PFS, interviews Marty Shenkman, CPA/PFS, JD, and Jonathan Blattmachr, JD, to get their thoughts on using SLATs and other strategies. They answer the following questions:
How do SLATs work?
Why are SLATs and other techniques effective for clients who won’t be subject to the estate tax even when the unified credit is cut in half?
Why is it important to mix and match techniques like SLATs, DAPTs, hybrid DAPTs, and SPATs to get the best results for your clients?
What are the most critical considerations for making sure that your clients get the most access to these trust assets?
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This episode is brought to you by the AICPA’s Personal Financial Planning Section, the premier provider of information, tools, advocacy and guidance for professionals who specialize in providing tax, estate, retirement, risk management and investment planning advice. Also, by the CPA/PFS credential program, which allows CPAs to demonstrate competence and confidence in providing these services to their clients. Visit us online at www.aicpa.org/pfp to join our community, gain access to valuable member-only benefits or learn about our PFP certificate program.
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Last week’s abrupt firing of General Motors Co. CEO Fritz Henderson and a quick shakeup of the company’s management team sent signals that the 101-year-old company may be struggling to keep up with its more agile rivals.
After just eight months on the job, Fritz Henderson was forced out of his position as CEO of GM last week in a move that was shocking to some analysts. Late last week, GM Chairman Edward Whitacre reportedly spent only four hours to draw up a new management team—and subsequently notified the affected individuals.
“He basically reorganized the entire company in half a day," a GM insider told Detroit News.
Henderson’s firing wasn’t exactly unexpected. Having served under former CEOs Richard Wagoner and John Smith for almost 30 years, Henderson was a finance guy—adept at cost-cutting and increasingly profitability—whose strengths were no longer needed after GM exited bankruptcy shedding most of its debt.
In addition, Henderson was almost a GM lifer—someone its board didn’t view as being independent enough from its past to steer the company into a new era.
Some analysts praised Whitacre’s aggressiveness—he has told the media previously that he wanted to make lasting changes to GM’s bureaucratic culture. Whitacre, the former AT&T CEO, proceeded to appoint several younger executives and females executives to leadership positions.
Mark Reuss will take over as president of GM North America, and Susan Docherty will become the head of sales and marketing. Robert Lutz will return to his role of designing vehicles, and Tim Lee will head up GM’s international operations.
Sales and Reputation
But behind all the musical chairs, it is evident that the moves were brought on by the company’s slow start following its historical government-assisted bankruptcy in July. GM’s board is nonetheless aware that the company is falling behind its competitor Ford Motor Co., as well as a host of Japanese rivals such as Toyota Motor Corp.
Last month, GM reported a quarterly loss of $1.15 billion—compared to a profit of almost $1 billion at Ford. More recently, its November sales figures came in 2 percent below the same month in 2008, while its rival Ford reported flat sales.
“We have more to do, but we’re committed to earning consideration and future sales,” said Docherty in a statement regarding November vehicle sales.
GM’s decision to keep its German brand Opel after exploring a sale of the company no doubt affected its reputation. After securing a sale of Opel to Canada’s Magna International, GM abruptly pulled the plug on the sale and decided to keep the European automaker.
Some analysts questioned GM’s rationale on selling the brand in the first place. Opel’s research and development netted GM several of its best-selling and most aesthetically pleasing vehicles—the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu, and Buick LaCrosse, to name a few.
To be fair, Opel was a money-losing operation. But in the long run, having a European brand that is almost as venerable and old as the GM brand itself is a winning proposition—not to mention its cross-platform importance of supplying designs and underpinnings for Chevrolets and Buicks globally.
Venture with China
GM recently announced a new joint venture in India with its Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp. (SAIC). The joint venture will sell small cars and light trucks in India, a market dominated by Hyundai and Suzuki.
Some analysts were puzzled by why GM would need the help of SAIC to boost operations in India. One reason could be GM’s financial situation, as investing in India alone could prove to be too expensive. Another is GM’s desire to increase sales globally especially as its North American operations stagnate.
The Chinese market is markedly different, as the Chinese Communist Party regime requires that each foreign automaker set up a joint venture with a Chinese partner in order to manufacture vehicles there—partly as a way to share revenues and to siphon Western automotive technology.
Nonetheless, GM last week turned over 1 percent of GM China’s ownership to SAIC—to give SAIC a majority share and rights to budgeting and appoint a management team.


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Zenith is offering up a one off prototype of the El Primero Stratos created for Fexlix Baumgartner, who infamously broke the skydive record by making a 24 mile freefall jump from space. The Felix Baumgartner Stratos Prototype I/I was the only prototype to be used for testing and development and features a stainless steel case with black ceramic bezel, AR-coated sapphire, a caseback decorated with the Stratos mission logo, and Zenith's in-house El Primero 4057B movement. The watch will be available at the Only Watch Auction in Monaco, which takes place September 28th. Only Watch
F.P. Journe brings an incredible prototype timepiece to the Only Watch auction
The watch boasts eighteen functions and complications that can all be adjusted from the crown.

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A delicious and hearty Thai Red Curry Soup with chicken, sweet potatoes, and zoodles. This Whole30 soup recipe will be a hit with the whole family! Be sure to check the recipe notes for ideas to make it less spicy if feeding kiddos.
*This post is sponsored by SunButter, a sunflower seed spread perfect for allergy-safe baking and cooking! Thanks for supporting the brands that keep Sunkissed Kitchen running.
A Creamy, Spicy, Dreamy Soup
There’s not a lot of dishes that can compete with the complexity of flavors in Thai dishes.
If you’re also a fan of Thai flavors, you’ll love these Thai inspired dishes:
This Thai Red Curry Chicken Zoodle Soup is a hearty soup, perfect for warming up on a chilly day. Make it spicy or mild, either way it’s delicious.
Coconut milk, SunButter sunflower seed butter, and red curry paste provide layers of flavor and complexity that make it absolutely irresistible. Plus, the healthy fats make it satiating and give it some staying power.
I layer in tender chunks of chicken, sweet potatoes, and lots of fun zucchini noodles, for a great mix of healthy carbs, protein, and green vegetables.
Lots of Thai dishes have a nutty flavor from peanuts — a great undertone to their vibrant dishes.
I’ve subbed the peanut flavor in this dish with SunButter Sunflower Seed Butter. My favorite varieties to cook with are the No Sugar Added and the Organic options — because I prefer to add my own sugar to recipes, if needed, or leave dishes unsweetened.
SunButter is a great way to get the same nutty flavor as peanut butter, but in a healthier way that is also allergy friendly. I love using it to make cookies and desserts that are safe to send to school!
How to Make Thai Red Curry Soup
Step 1: Begin this soup by sautéing the garlic, ginger and turmeric in a large soup pot. These ingredients aren’t just delicious, they are anti inflammatory powerhouses.
Step 2: Into the pot with the aromatics, add the red curry paste and SunButter, along with a splash of the vegetable broth. Whisk the paste and sunflower seed butter to form a creamy base, and then add the chicken, sweet potato, and the rest of the vegetable broth. Allow the chicken and sweet potatoes to simmer in the broth for about 15 minutes, until the sweet potatoes have softened.
Step 3: Add the coconut milk, red pepper, and onions. Season the soup with lime juice and coconut aminos. Taste the broth, and season with additional lime juice, coconut aminos, or sea salt, if desired. Allow the vegetables to cook for 5-10 minutes.
Step 4: Once the vegetables have softened, remove the soup from the heat, and add the zoodles. Or, if you’re like me, and like your zoodles to have some crunchy texture, just add the raw zoodles to your soup bowls and then add hot soup on top. This is my favorite way to serve it, especially if you’re not planning on finishing the soup.
Tips for Making the Best Chicken Zoodle Soup
Use the best quality coconut milk. Living in Asia for 12 years, and spending a lot of time in Thailand, I definitely know what good coconut milk tastes like. The stuff we buy in cans in the US is not good coconut milk. I’ve tried many of them! In SE Asia, coconut milk is sold in paper cartons (if not fresh!), and the taste is a lot sweeter and richer than what we are used to. If you love coconut milk based curry dishes, buy Thai coconut milk in cartons on Amazon or from a local Asian import store.
Find a good Red Curry Paste. I love this brand because it has clean ingredients and a wonderful flavor. It is spicy, however! If you’d like a more mellow spice, try this curry paste. You might also want to start with half the amount in the recipe and add a bit more to taste. Another option is to add about a tablespoon of coconut sugar to offset the spice.
Keep your Zoodles fresh and prevent them from getting watery. Zucchini releases a lot of water when cooked, so the best way to keep it from getting watery is to keep it fresh. I like to add the zoodles to the bowls, and add hot soup on top of them, so they retain a crisp texture. This is also a great tip if you are making this for meal prep. Keep your zoodles separate until ready to serve!
Thai Red Curry Soup with Chicken, Zoodles and Sweet Potato
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or sub olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons ginger grated
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
- 1/4 cup SunButter No Sugar Added
- 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste *makes a very spicy soup – add less if needed
- 1 pound chicken breasts cubed or thinly sliced
- 1 large sweet potato peeled and cubed
- 1 14 ounce can coconut milk full fat
- 1 red bell pepper cut in thin strips
- 1 cup red onion thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons coconut aminos or 1 1/2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 zucchini about 6 cups zoodles (1 very large zucchini)
- cilantro chopped, to garnish, optional
- green onions chopped, to garnish, optional
- Heat a large soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat, and add in avocado oil, garlic, ginger, and turmeric. Saute the aromatics for about 5 minutes until softened.
- Into the pot, add a splash of the vegetable broth, along with the red curry paste and SunButter. Whisk to create a creamy paste, and then add the chicken, sweet potatoes, and the rest of the vegetable broth. Allow to simmer until the chicken is cooked and the sweet potatoes are softened, about 15 minutes.
- Add the red peppers, onions, and coconut milk, and bring back to a simmer. Season the soup with coconut aminos and lime juice. Season the broth with sea salt, if necessary, to taste. Allow the vegetables to soften for about 5 minutes.
- While the soup is cooking, use a spiralizer to make zoodles. If you don't have a spiralizer, use a vegetable peeler to create long strands of zucchini, or just chop the zucchini to keep it simple.
- Add zoodles to bowls, and top with hot soup to serve. Garnish with cilantro and green onions, if desired.


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In Memoriam (Demo)
A downloadable game
In Memoriam is a tabletop game about ghosts and finding peace for 3+ players. Perhaps it's Powered by the Apocalypse. It is untested, incomplete, and, for the moment, presented as-is.
At a later date, this may be polished and released as a PDF with art, full rules, and premade blank playsheets. This is the jam edition of the game and was written in less than half the available time because I got sick.
Open the ZIP file and read the TXT files. Gameplay instructions are inside.

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Maddox Roberts has a lot to answer for. When I was fourteen years old I walked home from school past the local WH Smiths, and had a look at some of their books. I picked out Conan the Valorous because I liked the cover. I bought it and went home, started reading and nine pages in I put the book down, went back to WH Smiths and bought a couple more.
Since then there has rarely been a time when I’m not reading a book. And although I’ve come to realise that the newer Conan novels aren’t really a patch on Howard’s originals, they are still great sword and sorcery.
Conan is bored having a drink at an inn when he takes on the job of escorting a beautiful woman, her brother-in-law and their scholarly friend, deep into the mysterious Coast of Bones to help find her husband.
It rapidly becomes clear that Conan has been lied to about the purpose of their journey; they are in fact in search of treasure, as well as the missing husband/brother. With a gang of cut-throat pirates to try to keep control of the Cimmerian must also travel through strange forests, cannibal-infested lands, and jungles, all the while followed by murderous Stygians.
The Conan books offer adventure, exploration, and excitement. There is fighting, sorcery, beautiful women, and evil. They are simple, enjoyable, entertainment.
Roberts does it again, another exciting fantasy adventure. More Conan please!

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About Words with Friends (yegwords)
Words with Friends (aka yegwords) is an Edmonton-based creative writing collective and performance series designed to build a community network of local writers in a welcoming and non-competitive atmosphere. Every 8 to 10 weeks, we meet, share our work, and discover local literary talent via live reading events that follow a format similar to an “open stage”.
Words with Friends is open to anyone in the Edmonton area involved with or interested in creative writing. We welcome writers of all experience levels, ages and walks of life across a variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, scenes/sketches, stand-up comedy, songwriting, and performance art.
A standard Words with Friends event typically features a program of 8 to 10 writers and lasts for about 2 hours, with a “musical guest” as an intermission at the halfway point. Musical guests are local singer/songwriters who play original material. We like it if you e-mail us in advance of an event to let us know that you’d like to read something. Having an idea of how many writers will be performing, who they are and what they’re planning on reading helps us schedule the program and make sure there is enough time for everyone to take their turn. But we also accept last-minute sign-ups at the events as well if there is time in the program.
Words with Friends was founded by local writers Jason Lee Norman and Kasia Gawlak. Both Jason, who is focused on short stories and creative non-fiction, and Kasia, who is primarily a confessional poet, were interested in creating a new venue for performing their writing live for some time. Jason was a seasoned veteran of the Edmonton Story Slam, while Kasia had been more active in poetry slams and live performance during her time as a student at the University of Alberta in the late 90s. Jason and Kasia shared a vision for a forum where hosting a variety of writers in a mix of different genres was the order of the day, and where the focus was on community building among members of the local creative writing scene, rather than writers competing against each other (as was the case with many existing writing events in the city). Ultimately, Words with Friends is about having fun being a writer with other writers and people who love writing.
The first Words with Friends took place in June of 2011, and since then has run every eight to ten weeks at a variety of different venues around the city of Edmonton, including Bohemia and Brittany’s Lounge. Words with Friends also pioneered some novel formats for live performance writing events. These include last fall’s live reading atop the High Level Streetcar, and WordCrawl last May, which saw writers and lit lovers zig zag across the city in a yellow school bus to 4 different venues for performances from 9 writers. We will continue to think outside the box and develop exciting and original formats and venues to stage our events.
Words with Friends has seen interest grow from the writing community, as well as from a loyal audience of Edmontonians who appreciate live readings. We have partnered with many amazing people and organizations in the course of our adventures in writing, such as Audrey’s Books, Daffodil Gallery, the Edmonton Poetry Festival and the Unknown Studio.
We have plans to make Words with Friends a registered non-profit community organization, and to expand the scope of our efforts and the events we organize. Stay tuned for details!

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Alexa Antonella Polar, Robin Johzen Pabello: Large Living Wannabes Cop to $285k Theft
Between Sept. 21 and Nov. 16, 2011, Polar stole a $19,500 check made out to the Newport Beach law firm where she worked as a paralegal. With her roomie's help, the payee's name and the amount of the check were removed, replaced with Pabello's name and the new amount of $285,000.
They later obtained cashier checks for $100,000 and $33,000 from the fraudulent fund to acquire the huge pad in Riverside County.
The thefts were discovered after the issuing bank rejected a check that the receiving bank had processed.
Pabello and Polar, who repaid the bank that was out $42,000 that full amount, originally faced felony charges that could have sent them on a luxury trip to state prison for six years each.
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Each county board of developmental disabilities shall establish
procedures for the resolution of grievances between the following:
(A) The board and providers ;
(B) The board and an entity with which it has a shared funding agreement.
Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 483, §101.01, eff. 9/15/2014.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.
Amended by 128th General Assemblych.28, SB 79, §1, eff. 10/6/2009.
Effective Date: 11-11-1994; 2007 HB119 06-30-200.

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There’s a great shift happening in the web design industry. Many are ditching current norms for designs that have a more familiar feeling. This shift in web design trends is another phase in the ever-changing technological cycle, where older designs become reinvented and relevant again. Below are some trends shifting into focus in 2018.
A big trend that came and went in recent years is known as “flat” designing. Images that are made with less detail (like shadows or contrast) in order to give a more clean and modern appearance. A great example of this trend can be found when comparing the iOS 6 to iOS 7 design differences. You can clearly see a lack of detail in the update, which was meant to be a modern upgrade to the phone. The ability for screens to process more complex images has opened the gateway for people to come back to the more intricate designs. There is now a shift back towards the detailed designs, which have stronger signifiers for action in the mind of users.
As we discussed in our post about marketing psychology, typeface has a sizable impact on how consumers view and interact with your brand. Different styles of typeface can elicit different responses from your consumer base. Therefore, sans-serif font has been a big favorite for the last few years. It evokes a sense of a modernism and sleekness that was expected in the age of booming technology. Now, however, we are seeing a shift towards a look of authority and reliability in an age influenced by “fake news.” This subconscious need for trustworthy brands is pushing design back into serif fonts, known to evoke such emotions.
The “rounded edges” trend comes in on the heels of the shift in typography. Many companies have used straight and sharp designs in the last few years to give the “modern” vibe that every designer is after. But now we’re seeing a shift back towards the rounded design features again. Sites such as Twitter are changing all of their boxy and bordered shapes for more organic and rounded ones. These changes are noticeable in both the profile picture area and the text back for writing tweets.
Scrolling effects are still in their “new” phase, but they are being redefined as technological needs shift. Parallax effects were the “it” trend in web design after their incorporation in 2011. However, this design fell by the wayside after load times became the more important web design factor. But sticky background images are bringing back the feeling of parallax without bogging down systems. The sticky background remains in place while the remaining web page continues to scroll. This makes for a “reveal” type background that gives a lot of design opportunity.
S&C is here to work with you on all of your web design needs! From one-time use landing pages to full site designs, we have you covered. Contact us for more information.
Excerpted from Ben Davis at Econsultancy: https://www.econsultancy.com/blog/69683-10-no-nonsense-web-design-trends-for-2018


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Seiji Ozawa is best known as a celebrity who was born in Shenyang on Sunday` September 1` 1935. Seiji is currently 82 years old. Ozawa’s birth sign is Virgo.
Scroll below and go to the next page to see our most recent 2017 and 2018 Estimated Net Worth for Seiji Ozawa as well as Seiji’s estimated 2017 earnings` income` and salary!
Seiji Ozawa is 1 of just a few people on AlphaLife with the first name Seiji and is also a member of people who are 82 years old` celebs who are known for being famous figures with the birth sign of Virgo!
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Boeing will supply the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services, according to a new contract.
The IRS services will be provided using the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
The company will operate, maintain and support ScanEagle systems for the special operations forces mid-endurance unmanned aircraft system (MEUAS) programme for the next five years.
The autonomous ScanEagle UAS carries inertially stabilised electro-optical and infrared cameras to track stationary and moving targets.
The UAS is capable of flying above 16,000ft almost invisibly and inaudibly over the battlefield for more than 24 hours and offers persistent low-altitude ISR.
The UAS is flown either preprogrammed or on operator-initiated missions and is launched from a SuperWedge catapult launcher.
The SkyHook system used to retrieve the UAS makes it runway-independent and minimises its impact on shipboard operations, similar to a vertical take-off and landing vehicle.
Boeing’s subsidiary Insitu has been providing these services to various clients since 2004.


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Dr. Penny Spikins and colleagues from the Centre for Human Palaeoecology and Evolutionary Origins and the Department of Archaeology at the University of York in Britain presented new evidence that supports the idea that Neanderthals were good parents and displayed a surprising number of what are commonly called good parenting skills on April 9, 2014, at the University of York website.
Both burial evidence and archaeological evidence indicate that children played an important role in Neanderthal society. The role that children played was more group oriented than present child rearing practices but contained essential elements of emotion that are common to both Neanderthals and modern man. Most Neanderthal extended families lived separately from other family groups and rarely intermingled. This behavior explains the group orientation found in Neanderthal children and culture.
The scientists found evidence that sick Neanderthal children were cared for at times for years until the children either got well or died. A substantial amount of evidence indicates that children were buried with much more ceremony than adults. This conclusion is based on the elaborate structure of the burial sites of Neanderthal children and the number of artifacts interred with deceased children.
The common interpretation of a harsh and short existence for Neanderthal children is partially correct. The environment and the scarcity of food sources made life short for Neanderthals. However, the attention given to the burial of children by Neanderthals indicates a level of compassion for their children on the part of Neanderthals that is equivalent to modern man’s relationship with children.

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Many vanity items were made from the material commonly known as French Ivory.
You may have seen items like these on your grandmother’s or mother’s dressing table when you were young. Many vanity items were made from the material commonly known as French Ivory. Actually a form of early plastic, French Ivory was produced as a less-expensive substitute for natural ivory. The material is made by mixing nitrocellulose in a solvent, then adding a wax or oil.
Made from celluloid, the versatile material was used to make buttons, knife handles, compacts, manicure sets, jewelry and many other small decorative items. These items were also called Ivorite, Ivoride, and Pyralin. Items like these were in production roughly from 1880 to 1940, with popularity waning as newer and more durable plastics were formulated. Celluloid is well known to be very sensitive to heat and solvents.
Natural ivory is known for the striations that run through each piece, especially noticeable once it is carved. These striations can be uneven or inconsistent and create a cross hatch pattern. French Ivory was intended to mimic this natural structure. French Ivory is distinguishable from natural ivory by the parallel, non-intersecting, and regular striations that run along pieces.
The value of French Ivory items can vary wildly by the type of item and the market it’s being sold in. Many of the smaller vanity items can sell on Ebay for under $10 a piece. However, a recent Ebay auction garnered over $400 for a lot of five Celluloid bracelets!
Despite the fact that many of these items are handed down to younger generations in relatively good condition, the items are still considered desired collectibles.
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Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, PA20 9LR
Our talented chefs use the finest local ingredients to ensure you have the ultimate dining experience.
Morvern, By Oban, Argyll, PA35 5UZ
We serve delicious local food: prawns, scallops, mutton, venison, beef from the Isle of Mull and vegetables from our…
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|1||The Water's Edge Restaurant at The Tobermory Hotel||Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA75 6NT|
|2||Mount Stuart Restaurant||Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, PA20 9LR|
|3||The Whitehouse Restaurant||Morvern, By Oban, Argyll, PA35 5UZ|
|4||Kerrera Tea Garden||Isle of Kerrera, By Oban, Argyll, PA34 4SX|
|5||Tralee Bay Fish and Chips||Benderloch, by Oban, PA37 1QR|
|6||The Café Caledonian||Station Square, Oban, PA34 5RT|
|7||Inver Cottage||Strachur, Argyll, PA27 8BU|
|8||The Whitehouse||Morvern, Near Oban, PA34 5XT|
|9||Wide Mouthed Frog||Dunstaffnage Bay, by Oban, Argyll, PA37 1PX|
|10||Waypoint Bar and Grill||Isle of Kerrera, by Oban, PA34 4SX|
|11||Coriander Indian Restaurant||Oban, PA34 4HU|
|12||Gannet Restaurant||Isle of Coll, Argyll, PA78 6SZ|
|13||Isle of Lismore Cafe||Isle of Lismore, PA34 5UL|
|14||Coasters||Oban, PA34 5PS|
|15||Kilcamb Lodge Hotel||Strontian, Argyll, PH36 4HY|
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After eight seasons with the Windsor Spitfires, associate head coach Bob Jones has left the club to become head coach of the Memorial Cup champion Oshawa Generals.
The Spits have had at least one player’s named called at the NHL Draft for 21 straight years. Hayden McCool is expected to extend that streak at this week’s draft.
Windsor native and former Spitfires captain D.J. Smith has been hired as an assistant coach by Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock.
Defending NCAA men’s 800-metre champion Brandon McBride is one of three area athletes competing at the NCAA track and field championships along with University of Miami hurdler Kelsey Balkwill and University of Virginia thrower Jordan Young.
The future of the Tecumseh Chiefs in the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League is now in limbo.
Windsor’s Brett Siddall was taken in the 13th round of Wednesday’s Major League Baseball Draft.
Former Lancers standout Melissa Bishop is trying to make up for lost time and the clock is ticking on her national team hopes.
Old friends Jacob Robson and Brett Siddall are hoping to find success in the Major League Baseball Draft.
Defenceman Trevor Murphy was living proof at Friday’s Windsor’s Spitfires fitness and conditioning camp of what can be accomplished with commitment.
The Essex Ravens rallied from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the London Mustangs 45-43 Saturday in the club’s Ontario Varsity Football League home opener.


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BASF has been established in Thailand since 1966. Our facilities in Thailand provide chemical products for various industries, including crop protection, automotive catalysts, construction chemicals, coatings, care chemicals, nutrition and health, industrial chemicals, polyamide and intermediates, performance materials, and performance chemicals. In addition to production, sales and customer services, BASF also provides technical services for its customers in Thailand.
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New Delhi: Sensex takes off, As the Indian value lists logged new highs with the BSE Sensex hitting the 50,000 imprints unexpectedly, the way to this milestone has been rough on occasion in the previous year, as it had plunged to around 25,000 focuses in March 2020.
On March 24, 2020, Sensex contacted a decadal low of 25,638.9 focuses after the declaration of the cross country lockdown to handle Covid. Strangely, it took the record only 10 months to arrive at the milestone 50,000 imprints. This shows an almost 100% return during the multi month-time frame.
The business sectors got a significant push after the declaration of the liquidity measures by the public authority under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ bundle and the means of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) including the bringing down of rates.
Another main consideration pushing the business sectors higher was the enormous inflow of unfamiliar institutional speculations (FII) which ran towards India in the midst of zero or nil loan fees in significant economies including the US and European nations.
India got FIIs of around $22.5 billion or Rs 1.7 lakh crore in values in 2020. Net FII inflow so far this month remains at Rs 20,098.53 crore. The net inflow of unfamiliar portfolio ventures (FPI) so far in the current monetary year remained at over Rs 2.38 lakh crore, as per NSDL information. This is the most noteworthy FPI inflow ever in a financial.
In opposition to the eager cooperation of unfamiliar financial specialists, the homegrown institutional speculators (DII) have been careful about the Indian securities exchange and persistently pulled out ventures in the midst of the pandemic. In FY21, DIIs recorded their first net surge in fiver year. Net DII surge in this financial stands at more than $4.9 billion up until now.
Shrikant Chouhan, Vice President and Technical Research Analyst with Kotak Securities noticed that the meeting from 40,000 to 50,000 has been marvelous, post sharp remedy in August 2020 when the Sensex hit 40,000, the record has acquired 10,000 focuses in 100 days.
“The ideal methodology ought to be to purchase on plunges purchase somewhere in the range of 49,600 and 49,500 and keep the last stop misfortune at 49,200 for the equivalent. On the opposite side, the market can scale higher with the upturn wave prone to proceed up to 50,800-51,750,” he said.
In accordance with Sensex, the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange additionally has of late contacted new highs and is well on its course to contact 15,000.
A new report by ICICI Securities said that Nifty50 has seen its quickest convention since the monetary year 2009-10 as it acquired 86 percent in the current monetary year. On Thursday, Nifty50 recorded an unequaled high of 14,745.20 focuses and the Sensex logged a high of 50,149.49.

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - Effectiveness
It always seems when I teach a concept at work, I see it again and again in my daily life. For example, my husband was upset his solar-powered calculator had been left in the dark and was “dead." My suggestion that he use his iPad instead was rejected. He insisted he had to use his calculator.
My way or the highway
Also, the Y has now mandated the wearing of masks even when working out. Classes this week were noticeably smaller. People did not want to work out under those conditions.
The dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) concept I am trying to illustrate is effectiveness. Effectiveness is simply doing what works. It is based on reality and accepting and dealing with what is. It has nothing to do with what people “should” do. It has nothing to do with what we want to do. It does not even have to do with wanting to be “right." It just has to do with doing what works under the circumstances.
Doing what works
Doing what works requires not only looking at reality but also looking at our goals and finding a way to get there. It may not be the usual way we do things. It will just be a way that gets us to our goal.
Doing it my way
Sometimes, however, we are unwilling to do things a way that will work. My husband did not want to use his iPad to do his calculations. He preferred to wait and do it “his way”. People not showing up for exercise classes at the Y want to work out the way they have always done it.
The problem with this approach is two-fold. First of all, the reality of the situation is not honored. For example, right now the pandemic is surging. The choices we have are limited. If we do not want to spread the virus, rules need to be made and they need to be followed. Not following a mask rule will have me being shown the door. The second part of the problem is this: not doing what is effective leads to our forfeiting our goals. Not being willing to accept all aspects of reality and thereby find a way to work with reality, means we have no way to surmount obstacles and get where we want to be. If I want to do exercise classes at the Y, I wear a mask. End of story.
Effectiveness and visual impairment
Thinking of all of that today, I started thinking about visual impairment. There are people who are thwarted and frustrated by their visual impairment. The truth of the matter being, there are a lot of people thwarted and frustrated by their visual impairment but it may not have to be that frustration always follows thwarted. The difference between those who are thwarted and find a way to get to their goals and those who are thwarted, stalled and frustrated is a willingness to be effective.
Accepting vision loss
How many times have you adopted a “my way or no way” attitude towards doing things with a vision loss? How did that work for you? You probably did not often get to your goal because you failed to calculate in reality. You wanted to do things the way you always did them or the way they “should” be done.
Have you introduced yourself to the community yet?

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This work deals with the modeling and control of automated drilling operations. Advances in drilling automation are of substantial importance because improvements in drilling control algorithms will result in more efficient drilling, which is beneficial from both economic and environmental points of view. While the primary application of the results is extraction of natural resources, potentially there exists a wide range of applications, including offshore exploration, archaeological research, and automated extraterrestrial mining, where implementation of new methods and control algorithms for drilling processes can bring substantial benefits.
The main contribution of the thesis is development of new methods and algorithms for control of drilling processes in industrial drilling systems, ensuring stability and high performance characteristics. The problems of regulation of vertical penetration rate and drilling power in rotary drilling systems are solved; as a result, stability and vibration mitigation is ensured. A number of challenges is addressed, such as complexity and nonlinearity of the drilling model, lack of information about environment and parameters of the drilling system itself, and poor communication between downhole sensors and ground-level equipment. Several cases are considered, depending on the amount of information that is available in advance or in real time. Two mathematical models of the drilling system are investigated: one is finite-dimensional, and another is a distributed parameter model. Several solutions are proposed for both of them, using methods of adaptive, robust, and sliding mode control, and comparisons are made. Feasibility and efficiency of the proposed control algorithms are confirmed by simulations in MATLAB/Simulink.
Summary for Lay Audience
Nowadays, extraction of natural resources is essential for generation of energy and raw materials. Drilling is an important part of this process, because these resources often lie deep underground. Automation of drilling processes (i.e., making a drilling system work with minimum human supervision and intervention) makes a positive impact from economic and environmental points of view, because it may improve safety of operations, reduce the number of breaks, failures, and wearouts, as well as make operators' work easier and more effective.
In this thesis, we propose new methods for automatic control of drilling processes, assuming that our knowledge about characteristics of the material that we are drilling is extremely limited, and measurements from the bottom end are often unavailable. Utilizing a number of mathematical models that describe a conventional drilling system with acceptable precision, we design several control algorithms that generate control signal (in our case, electrical voltage) in real time. This control signal, when applied to the motor on the ground level, successfully brings the whole system into a certain desired stable mode of operation.
Results presented in this thesis correspond to gradual relaxation of simplifying assumptions, and complexity of control schemes described in different chapters depends on how much we know about the drilling system and environment where it is operating. Effectiveness and feasibility of the results are confirmed by simulation using the software package MATLAB.
Faronov, Maksim, "Nonlinear Adaptive Control of Drilling Processes" (2023). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 9474.


Anyone out there up for going muddin' in a Prius? That may be possible, sort of, because Toyota might be getting ready to offer an all-wheel-drive version of the world's most popular hybrid. No word on mudflaps, but one can only dream.
The Japanese automaker may include premium-level versions of the 2016 Prius with an electric motor that would drive the rear wheels, which so far have been simply along for a fuel-efficient ride, according to Japanese publication Minkara (nope, we can't translate it either, but India Autos Blog and Green Car Reports were kind enough to take a look for us). On the lenient JC08 cycle (94 miles per gallon. We said it was lenient), the standard Prius gets 40 kilometers per liter, while the e-AWD only gets 35 km/L (83 mpg).
Using the US tests, the 2016 Prius is expected to boost its fuel economy to about 55 miles per gallon, and an electric all-wheel-drive option will eat into those gains a bit. How much is uncertain, since those JC08 numbers are difficult to translate into US EPA figures.
The Prius can use all the advance buzz it can get, since people have been holding off on buying the current Prius while they wait to see what Toyota will do differently with the next one. Toyota spokesman Sam Butto, in an e-mail to Autoblog, declined to comment, only saying there'd be more information available on the 2016 Prius "at a later date."
Through August, US sales of the four variants of the Prius were down 17 percent from a year earlier to about 126,000 units. The option would dovetail nicely into the effort by Toyota to equip the next-generation Prius with a slightly sportier feel. The production version of the new hybrid was revealed a few weeks ago, and will go on sale early next year.


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Wine and popcorn are not two things commonly eaten together, unless you like to smuggle a bottle of Pinot under your coat on trips to the local cineplex. Populence, the one-year old, New York-based organic popcorn company, is hoping to change that fact very soon. They have teamed with New Zealand winemaker, Kim Crawford, to create a Sauvignon Blanc kettle corn.
The bright yellow colored Sauvignon Blanc Kettle Corn ($2.50) has a flavor that's new to me: slightly less sweet than a typical caramel- or sugar-coated popcorn but with a bitter aftertaste from the wine. But I'm not sure I could detect the type of wine used in the coating if I didn't already know what it was.
In addition to the wine flavor, Populence sells seven other varieties at their retail store on 8th Street, and also have a website where you can order gift tins and other items. The standard kettle corn flavor (without the wine infusion) is also very good with an effective sweet-saltiness, but it's also less sweet than you'd expect.
Though I enjoyed the sweet variations, my favorite flavor was the 100% savory jalapeño cheddar ($2.50). The jalapeños bring some real heat and the cheddar coating tastes like real cheese. The garlic rosemary ($2.50) coating was also interesting, and the taste reminded me—in a good way—of the flavors of a good roast chicken.
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Its Capcom Week at the Humble Store! That means that you can get Capcom titles for up to 80% off. The sale runs from Thursday, April 11 until Friday, April 19.
They have deals running on Monster Hunter World, most of the Resident Evil games, and classics like Okami HD, along with many other titles in Capcom’s vast catalog.
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