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“There’s no point in writing about someone unless they are flawed,” Aaron Sorkin said when he was asked about depicting Steve Jobs as a “flawed genius” in his script for the 2015 biopic. Apparently no one told Sorkin that this rule does not apply to beloved heroes of childhood classics.
The estate of Harper Lee is suing Sorkin and his producer Scott Rudin over their stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, which they say depicts Atticus Finch as a racist. The complaint cites an interview Sorkin gave in September where he stated, “As far as Atticus and his virtue goes, this is a different take. . . He becomes Atticus Finch by the end of the play, and while he’s going along, he has a kind of running argument with Calpurnia, the housekeeper, which is a much bigger role in the play I just wrote.”
“He is in denial about his neighbors and his friends and the world around him, that it is as racist as it is, that a Maycomb County jury could possibly put Tom Robinson in jail when it’s so obvious what happened here. He becomes an apologist for these people.”
It sounds like the Lee estate is upset that the play gives Atticus Finch a character arc. But any stage adaptation was bound to do that. A novel might be able to dispense with that kind of dramatic trajectory, but not a play. They ought to drop their lawsuit and let the playwright get on with his work.
Every Sorkin adaptation takes liberties with its main character. The Steve Jobs of Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs was nothing like the Apple founder. The Mark Zuckerberg of The Social Network had all kinds of weird status anxieties that the real Zuckerberg never gave a second thought. The main character of his HBO show The Newsroom, ostensibly a Republican TV anchor, resembled no Republican that has ever existed.
In exchange for tolerating these liberties, you get to see your story told in the words of Aaron Sorkin, who still writes better dialogue than anyone else alive. If the Lee estate wanted a by-the-numbers transliteration, they could have picked any other playwright.
Anyway, they should relax. Sorkin and Rudin can’t be going too dark with their Atticus Finch if they’ve cast Jeff Daniels to play him.
If the Lee estate isn’t careful, they may meet the fate that befalls those who try taking Aaron Sorkin to court: he will write them into his next show. When two screenwriters sued Sorkin for allegedly having stolen their work for the film The American President, he retaliated by writing an unflattering subplot about them into Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. (A show no one watched, and which got canceled after a single season. . . Maybe the Lee estate can be forgiven for having missed it.)
“Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel,” runs the old adage. There are two reasons not to pick a fight with Aaron Sorkin. The first is that, as a Hollywood screenwriter, he has access to the biggest megaphone in the world. The second is that he really is a genius. The less he is harried in the run-up to the play’s Broadway debut in November, the better work he is bound to do.


text: A judge has ordered a second mental health exam for a man accused of stabbing a student at Husson University.Police say 45-year-old Horst Wolk stabbed his wife on the school’s Bangor campus in May. She was cut on her leg and neck. Wolk pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and aggravated assault. Thursday his lawyer asked for another psychological exam. Prosecutors say a first exam found Wolk competent to stand trial. Wolk was returned to Penobscot County Jail and is due back in court in April.

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Even when he wrote those words, as part of his 1952 essay on "The Decisive Moment," photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was ignoring any number of his colleagues.
The now 95-year-old master, who made his reputation decades ago as a photojournalist and documentarian, was referring in his essay to photography's unique ability to freeze time to capture moments in an instant, be it a fleeting emotion between two lovers or, more often, tragedy, elation or other high drama amid war, chaos or upheaval.
It can be assumed that he was not talking about landscape photographers making pictures of immovable mountains, or still life photographers or architectural photographers. [And just as obviously, given the year of his essay, he was not talking about some poor soul trying to digitally manufacture a great moment after the fact in PhotoShop.]
What he was talking about was only one type of shooting: call it journalism, documentary photography, spot news photography, interpretative or environmental portraiture even snapshooting.
Cartier-Bresson was talking about photography of the evanescent, of the here and now. The kind of photography that, in many ways, defines the entire craft, the entire art.
Most photography, but especially this kind, has a tenuous reputation for truth-telling largely because of the camera's, if not always the photographer's, ability to record events objectively. In fact photography is unique among the visual arts, not only because a photograph cannot be created from (sometimes clouded or prejudiced) memory, but because the subject of the photograph and not really the photographer determines absolutely what that depiction will be.
That is to say, Richard Avedon may trip the shutter when he makes a portrait, but the subject's face and surroundings are what actually burn the image onto the film. Of course, Avedon brings hugely important elements into the equation as well: his talent for composition, for lighting, and of course, his sense of when his subject's expression becomes, for Avedon, "the picture."
Yet another form of The Decisive Moment.
"To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that event its proper expression." From The Decisive Moment
This seemingly miraculous confluence of expression, gesture, lighting and composition is what makes so much of Cartier-Bresson's work exceptional, especially since most of it happened on the fly, in the real world and not in the studio. But he is not unique. How many other riveting images have you, as a photographer, seen that seem to have this perfect blend of elements: that convey something more than a mere grab shot? Hundreds, I'll bet. You know them when you see them pictures that transcend themselves.
And, I will venture to say, you probably have taken some of them yourself. I have taken some as well. Only not, it's probably fair to say, in such numbers as H C-B or Richard Avedon.
Part of being able to capture the decisive moment is practice. It is no accident that great photographers tend to photograph all the time, developing a kind of intuitive muscle memory and hand-eye coordination that can recognize developing elements of a picture and grab them on film or pixels. I am convinced that, after a while, the effect is unconscious you develop a kind of peripheral vision that becomes hyper-aware of your surroundings, especially when you have a camera in your hand, ready to use. Is it any accident that when he was an active photographer Cartier-Bresson had a Leica with him at all times, or that the late Garry Winogrand, another superb documentarian, burned so much film during his too-short life that when he died he left behind an unbelievable 2500 rolls of film that he had shot and not developed?
On a more mundane, yet no less real, level consider the times you have tried to create your own decisive moment. The first instance that comes to my mind is trying to make a telling picture of a child blowing out birthday candles. You know what's about to happen; you are in position for the shot. You are waiting for the child to perform. If he or she does, fine and most often you'll get a passable snap of a kid with billowing cheeks blowing out candles. But with more experience you might think of waiting for the instant just after the candles go out, when the child looks up from the cake, his or her face flush with excitement and achievement amid a wreath of candle smoke.
Like I said: it takes practice.
One of my favorite shots that my wife Judy made during her days as a children's photographer was of two twin toddler boys sitting side by side on a couch in their parents' living room. During the shoot, Judy asked the mother to place her older son's electric guitar something the babies never were allowed to touch in their lap. The ecstatic looks on the boys' faces the decisive moment, to be sure was the best picture of the session.
At still another time, when I was working on my book Faces of the Eastern Shore, I photographed a blacksmith in his shop. I asked if it would be difficult to create a cascading shower of sparks while hammering molten metal.
Not at all, Rob Hudson answered. And so we choreographed a number of "one, two, three bang!" moments that I caught using slow shutter speed and flash. All I had to do afterward was choose the most dramatic fireworks display to print. Multiple decisive moments and all the more exciting because they were real.
"Photography shows us things that lie beyond our imagination and compel our amazement because they really happened," said writer/photographer David Jenkins in a piece that I quoted here several months ago and which bears repeating now. "It revels in the beauty, the mystery and the strangeness of life. It is the most powerful purely visual medium ever created."
That's why I cringe to hear some people even some photographers, though none I really admire dismissing the idea of the decisive moment as outmoded, even irrelevant in the digital age. That somehow, a transcendent picture a photograph can be patched together from disparate digital elements.
Sure it can. Just don't call it photography.
And just as important, don't try to pass it off as same.
Frank Van Riper is a Washington-based commercial and documentary photographer and author. His latest book is Talking Photography (Allworth Press), a collection of his Washington Post columns and other photography writing over the past decade. He can be reached through his website www.GVRphoto.com.

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EARLY INTERVENTION (EI) is a community-based, family centered program serving children who have or are at risk of having developmental delays and disabilities. We serve children from birth to three years old who live in Acton, Bedford, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow and Hanscom Air Force Base.
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You can call our Early Intervention Office at 978-287-7950 or click here to make an appointment for an evaluation or a child can be referred by a pediatrician, childcare provider, hospital neonatal intensive care unit or community agency working with families.
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HALIFAX - In celebration of Right to Know Week the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia has partnered with the Centre for Law and Democracy and the University of King's College School of Journalism to host a public panel discussion on how well Nova Scotia's access to information law is functioning. Read more...
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Privacy regulators study finds Internet of Things shorfalls
HALIFAX - Six in ten Internet of Things devices don't properly tell customers how their personal information is being used, an international study has found.
The study, by 25 data protection regulators around the world, looked at devices like smart electricity meters, internet-connected thermostats and watches that monitor health, and considered how well companies communicate privacy matters to their customers. Read more...
New tool to find government proactive disclosure data
Government websites contain a significant amount of information for citizens. Sometimes that information is hard to find. We have collected together some of the most interesting websites and databases for easy reference by citizens. Want to know who won the tender for building the new baseball diamond in your area, curious about your local MLA's expenses, concerned about health care worker hygiene? Scroll through our organized list of government disclosures available online to find data on these issues and many more: Government Disclosures Available Online
Information and Privacy Commissioner releases Review Report 16-09
A third party objected to a proposed disclosure decision by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). The third party argued that disclosure of any of the records would harm its business interests. The Commissioner notes that, considering the type of records involved and HRM's statutory duty to sever, it is unlikley that the exemption could apply to every line of the record. A thorough review of the records confirmed that no exemption could apply to a majority of the information. The Commissioner further finds that much of the third party's evidence amounts to mere assertions that harm will result, and concludes that the evidence provided does not satisfy the requirements of the Municipal Government Act. HRM provided no submission or evidence in support of its application of the exemption and so failed to meet its burden of proof. She recommends full disclosure. Read more...
Information and Privacy Commissioner releases Review Report 16-08
A grieving mother sought access to copies of photographs of her son taken by the medical examiner at the time of her son's death. The Department refused to disclose the photographs because it said the disclosure of the photographs would be an unreasonable invasion of the deceased's personal privacy. The Commissioner agrees that the deceased has privacy rights but determines that compassionate considerations outweigh the presumed unreasonable invasion of the deceased's privacy rights in this case. She recommends disclosure of the photographs to the applicant. Read more...
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Where a third party objects to the disclosure of information on the basis that it believes disclosure would be harmful to its business interests, it is the third party that bears the burden of proving that the applicant has no right of access. If, as in this case, the third party provides no evidence in support of its position, it fails to meet its burden of proof. In the absence of any evidence to support the application of the third party business exception the Commissioner recommends full disclosure of the naming rights agreement for the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) owned fourplex. Read more...
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This unique, one-of-a-kind adjustable size cognac amber ring features genuine cognac color Baltic amber of an oval shape set in an unusual .925 sterling silver setting, forming a contemporary amber and silver design. This delightful ring looks great on any finger. Size is adjustable from size 5 to size 6.
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THE SUDDENLY-LESS-DEFERENTIAL PRESS: Daily Caller’s Neil Munro interrupts President Obama; ‘is this right thing to do for American workers?’ I like this: “POTUS interruptus.” We are all Sam Donaldson now!
ANOTHER UPDATE: “Amnesty” Is A Spanish Word That Means “Desperate.”
And reader Jeff Johnson writes: “So Obama is pushing for Amnesty at that same time that Eric Holder is trying to stop Florida from purging its voter rolls of non-citizens. Coincidence? I think not!”
MORE STILL: Tucker Carlson: “I don’t remember Diane Sawyer scolding her colleague Sam Donaldson for heckling President Reagan. And she shouldn’t have. A reporter’s job is to ask questions and get answers. Our job is to find out what the federal government is up to. Politicians often don’t want to tell us. A good reporter gets the story. We’re proud of Neil Munro.”
You should be. He’s not a lapdog. And it’s rather late for the White House to try to stand on Presidential dignity.
Plus, Prof. Jacobson points out that it really is news when Obama gets a tough question from the press.


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BUS is the short
BUS is the short term for ‘Omnibus’ that means everybody.
Dont let short-term frustrations keep you from focusing on the long-term relationships.
The right path gives short term challenges but long term goodness. The wrong path gives short term happiness but long term problems.
Life is short. Short, and not about anything except what you can touch and what touches you.
“You must have long term goals to keep you from being frustrated by short term failures.” – Charles C. Noble
We must recognize the frequent contradictions between short-term benefit and long-term harm.
Life is short and often stingy; feast the heart with what it craves, short of cruelty, and let the world wonder. -Reynolds Price
Short waisted? Wear a long top and short skirt.
Studies have shown smoking weed causes short term memory loss…..Next they will be saying that smoking weed causes short term memory loss
Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all. – W. Churchill

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Don’t eat those dammed apple ring pancakes!
Genji from Blizzard’s Overwatch is armed with the mighty Dragonblade. If you’ve played the game, then you know Genji’s blade is a force to be reckoned with. Man At Arms recently accepted the challenge of making it a reality, and the results are impressive.
They made the blade using state-of-the-art forging and traditional katana sword making techniques, and the final product even features a glowing sliver of plexiglass. See how it came together in the video below. [click to continue…]
For the most part I haven’t been keeping up with this whole mannequin challenge thing, but I can’t resist one with cosplay. Star Wars cosplay no less—and it’s an official thing.
It takes place at Event Cinemas in Sydney, which made for a cool setting if I do say so myself. Watch it below. [click to continue…]
If you’re a Star Wars fan, then you probably know the GNK or “Gonk” droid well as it has made appearances in numerous movies, shows and games. Gerardo Arellano and his son Michael found the droid to amusing while playing Battlefront, so they decided to make a Gonk costume for Halloween.
It took the father and son duo two weeks to make the costume using basic household items like storage bins, a baking pan, grommets, and even calculator keys. And, since the costume was designed with Halloween in mind, it also features a little candy slot the front. Check out more pics below. [click to continue…]
We’re less than three weeks away from Rogue One, and NEFF has launched a fashion collection inspired by the film that looks casual and comfy but also stylish. Pieces from the women’s collection are pictured here, but there are similar minimalist styles available for men.
Check out more designs below. [click to continue…]
Catherine Elhoffer’s awesome cardigan line has a new addition that celebrates the Stormpilot bromance of Finn and Poe Dameron. Talk about a boyfriend sweater!
It runs in sizes XL to 3X and it’s available for pre-order now. I really hope couples buy them and wear them together. Awwwwww.
Cyber Monday is here and we’ve updated our Black Friday deals list with more merchants and the latest nerdy sales. Head on over to our sister site Nerd Approved to check out our favorites.
I’m pretty sure this is the first frog cosplay that we’ve seen. Certainly the first Princess Leia frog cosplay. Using snails as an accessory is probably a first too. Yeah, I’m pretty sure.

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With the post-Brexit fallout leaving some of us feeling more divided than ever, the display of unity and positivity that is London Pride came at exactly the right time. This year's parade was especially poignant after the anti-LGBT Orlando attacks earlier this month. Our city stood in solidarity with a very public display of affection.
Close to a million spectators gathered between the West End and Westminster to watch...
...with 40,000 people from over 300 organisations taking part in the march.
Stars of 'Absolutely Fabulous' Eddie and Patsy snipped the ribbon to start the march, walking with the parade alongside their own float wearing signature stilettos (what else, darling?).
London Mayor Sadiq Khan stepped in too, praising Pride as an opportunity to focus on what unites us, not divides us.
This was echoed by everyone at an event of acceptance now as multicultural as it is multicoloured.
And for the first time ever, love really was in the air as the Red Arrows flew across the parade.
Until next year, Pride!

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Author has written 6 stories for Harry Potter, and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.
Ohisashiburi! (Long time no see!)
My name is Ray.
I have been writing stories here for a little under a year now. My favorite stories are cross-overs so the majority of my stories are as well. I started writing here in hopes of spurring others into writing stories that I would like. So if you see a story that you want to spin off of or write a side story let me know.
Serenity/Harry Harry/ X-Men
Harry/House MD. (I've only seen two and the includes mine)
Let me know if you find some good ones.
Ground Hog Day, Fight Club, Memento, American Psycho, Caddy Shack, Unleashed, Snatch, Matrix (duh), Back to the future, and more...
Hitch Hiker's Guide, Harry Potter (hated book 6 and 7 was shrugs), Rum Diaries, Fear and Loathing, Anita Blake series, Serial Killers Club, The traveler, Walden, Art of War, and more...
I don't actually watch it, but I rent the DVDs... House MD, Scrubs, Monk, Taken and Bones...
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Stop Obama's Surrender of American Sovereignty - Support the HALT Act
I am outraged that President Obama has taken it upon his own authority to grant safe haven to millions of illegal aliens who are residing in our country. This unilateral action by the President is tantamount to a monstrous amnesty which will do nothing but draw more millions of illegals into our country. This betrayal of the American people must be stopped and our elected officials will be held accountable if they do not put an end to this attack on our security, prosperity and the personal well being of the American people. Send a letter to your Representative in Congress now to express your outrage and urge them to support the Halt Act and other legislation that will thwart President Obama's pro-illegal immigration agenda.


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When Lasse Marhaug wrote if I was interested in doing a Single with stuff he recorded together with Otomo Yoshihide on the 6th February 2011 at Tokyo Superdeluxe, I was straight up honoured. It only took a handful of emails til Marhaug came up with a complete concept for the release including that specially printed gold letter cover, was a true joy and minimal effort on my part to release these legendary artists!
Black vinyl with big center holes (black labels) housed in an all black cover with gold pantone 876c printed letters, limited to 300 copies.
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Creative Counter Space for a small kitchen. Here, a rolling cart tucks neatly into this island to offer additional workspace as needed. The cart can be wheeled throughout the kitchen to give multiple cooks room for meal prep and staging.
Dish storage in kitchen island.like this idea! I LOVE the idea of keeping plates in a drawer. This is a great example of drawer storage I would like in the island and cabinetry. Little or no standard cabinet fronts down low. all drawer storage.

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Scott Disick didn’t look too pleased about hanging out Kourtney Kardashian this week, but the two reunited for the sake of their daughter, Penelope.
Penelope headed to Color Me Mine, a paint-your-own ceramics chain. How cute?!
Penelope bared the stormy Los Angeles weather in a beige jacket and green leggings. Kourtney also looked comfortable in a green jumpsuit, a Yeezus cap, and shades.
- Penelope Disick Awkwardly Stands Next to Mom Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Making Out Backstage: Watch
- Kourtney Kardashian Fans Beg to See 3-Month-Old Son Rocky as She Shows Off His Stroller Backstage at Blink-182 Concert
- Kim Kardashian's Niece Penelope Disick Wears Taylor Swift Shirt Despite Reality Star's Ongoing Feud With the Singer: Photo
She and Scott weren’t seen walking together, and that is likely because the 32-year-old troubled reality star has a new romance.
Scott is dating Swedish model, Linda Sandberg, and Kourt’s sisters aren’t too happy about it. She doesn’t look too thrilled either!
What are your thoughts on Scott and Kourtney reuniting for the sake of P? Let us know in the comments section below.

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text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Teekay Tankers (NYSE: TNK) is trading at unusually high volume Tuesday with 2.1 million shares changing hands. It is currently at 4.1 times its average daily volume and trading down 24 cents (-4.5%) at $5.04 as of 3:45 p.m. ET. Teekay Tankers has a market cap of $224.8 million and is part of the services sector and transportation industry. Shares are up 50% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Teekay Tankers Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of oil tankers. As of August 16, 2011, it owned a fleet of nine double-hull Aframax tankers and six double-hull Suezmax tankers. The company has a P/E ratio of 30.8, below the average transportation industry P/E ratio of 91 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. TheStreet Ratings rates Teekay Tankers as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share. You can view the full Teekay Tankers Ratings Report. See all heavy volume stocks in our stocks moving on unusual volume list or get investment ideas from our investment research center. Interested in other stocks that are falling on unusually high volume? Get free SMS text alerts sent to you when the action happens by texting HVDOWN to 95370 or select from multiple alert options.

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Researchers at the University of Stuttgart measured for the first time optical near-field intensities of three-dimensional nanoantennas. The team of Prof. Harald Giessen at the 4th Physics Institute achieved those results with a novel scheme of nanospectroscopy and published their paper in the journal “Nature Communications”.*)
Molecules (blue) are positioned with nanometer accuracy next to three-dimensional optical nanoantennas. Vibrations in the molecules are excited. The oscillation strength depends on the near-field distribution (red) and can be measured in the far-field.
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Their method gives new insight into light-matter coupling at the nanoscale and allows precise measurement of enhanced optical near-field intensities generated by optical antennas. This technique can facilitate the engineering of future sensing platforms with extremely high sensitivity.
Molecules exhibit vibrational resonances in the mid-infrared and terahertz regions which is called the molecular fingerprint since it is unique for each substance. With far-field spectroscopy techniques, molecules can be detected and unambiguously identified. Nevertheless, huge quantities of molecules are needed since the excitation of the vibrational resonances is very inefficient. Metallic optical nanoantennas are resonant to incident radiation and generate high near-fields in their direct vicinity. These intensive fields can be used to make small amounts of molecules or even single molecules visible. This plays an important role in early disease diagnostics and in the detection of harmful substances or explosive gas mixtures, such as hydrogen in air.
The Stuttgart group was able to position a few molecules next to gold nanoantennas. Using electron-beam lithography they achieved an accuracy as small as a few nanometers. Due to the high near-field intensities the excitation of the molecular vibrations was orders of magnitude more efficient and was measurable with far-field spectroscopy techniques. By positioning the molecules at different locations with respect to the optical gold nanoantenna the underlying physical process of the vibrational excitation was identified for the first time. In particular, the team of researchers found that the efficiency of the vibrational excitation scales linearly with the near-field intensity generated by the optical antennas.
With this insight the researchers developed a new method to measure quantitatively near-field intensities of optical nanoantennas. The resolution limit of conventional microscopy was overcome since the detection volume using the molecules was much smaller than the wavelength cubed. Compared to state-of-the-art optical near-field microscopy, the method of the Stuttgart group exhibits the unique advantage of measuring near-field distributions of three-dimensional nanoantenna structures. Daniel Dregely was able to incorporate molecules at specific locations during the fabrication process of the antenna structure. He could then detect the vibrational excitation and thus measure the near-field intensity. Such complex nanostructures add another degree of freedom to enhance the interaction of light with single molecules at the nanoscale. The design of future sensing devices will benefit from this new tool of assessing near-field intensities of three-dimensional optical antennas.
*) Reference: D. Dregely, F. Neubrech, H. Duan, R. Vogelgesang, and H. Giessen, “Vibrational near-field mapping of planar and buried three-dimensional plasmonic nanostructures”, Nature Communications (2013). http://www.nature.com/naturecommunications
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On August 17, 2017, at 12:41:04 UTC, scientists made the first direct observation of a merger between two neutron stars--the dense, collapsed cores that remain...
Seven new papers describe the first-ever detection of light from a gravitational wave source. The event, caused by two neutron stars colliding and merging together, was dubbed GW170817 because it sent ripples through space-time that reached Earth on 2017 August 17. Around the world, hundreds of excited astronomers mobilized quickly and were able to observe the event using numerous telescopes, providing a wealth of new data.
Previous detections of gravitational waves have all involved the merger of two black holes, a feat that won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics earlier this month....
Material defects in end products can quickly result in failures in many areas of industry, and have a massive impact on the safe use of their products. This is why, in the field of quality assurance, intelligent, nondestructive sensor systems play a key role. They allow testing components and parts in a rapid and cost-efficient manner without destroying the actual product or changing its surface. Experts from the Fraunhofer IZFP in Saarbrücken will be presenting two exhibits at the Blechexpo in Stuttgart from 7–10 November 2017 that allow fast, reliable, and automated characterization of materials and detection of defects (Hall 5, Booth 5306).
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Using a new cooling technique MPQ scientists succeed at observing collisions in a dense beam of cold and slow dipolar molecules.
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Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, using high precision laser spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen, confirm the surprisingly small value of the proton radius determined from muonic hydrogen.
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Do you feel prepared for a cyber-related attack? Although most IDS/IPS systems do a very good job with the “D” (detection) and “P” (prevention), hackers still make their way in. High profile cases are all over the news, and those are just the ones we hear about.
Once an intrusion does occur, IDS/IPS and other security solutions fail to provide network engineers with the details they need to determine the magnitude of the intrusion and assess the impacts, key steps in reassuring yourself, management, and customers that you know exactly what happened, what was compromised and how it will be prevented in the future. In addition to perimeter-based network security, like IDS/IPS and firewall solutions, network recorders with network forensics capabilities are required. Without them, you are potentially exposing your network, and your company’s reputation, to a great deal of damage.
This year Bit9’s “Year of Attack” revealed that Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), or long-term patterns of sophisticated hacking attacks, were the most concerning hacks to IT security experts. APTs don’t always have to breach a perimeter firewall or trigger IDS/IPS warnings, as many take advantage of risky, yet allowed, behavior by internal users. And in this age of mobile users, with laptops and handheld devices on wireless networks, network vulnerabilities are further exposed. Threats can sometimes be carried in on laptops that were recently connected to other less secure networks, finding yet another way to penetrate existing perimeter-based network security. The effect of such an attack is often like unpeeling an onion, so understanding what has happened on your network over a period of time by performing ongoing, detailed network forensics is one of the key ways to identify and remedy the damage caused by APTs.
To ensure that you have a complete security solution in place, here are five questions you should able to answer after an attack, based on the network security solutions you already have deployed. If you cannot honestly answer all of these questions, then additional network security, like network recorders with network forensics, is probably required.
- Who was the intruder?
- How did the intruder penetrate security?
- What damage has been done?
- Did anything get left behind?
- How can we prevent this attack from reoccurring?
While no system, including network recorders and network forensics, can prevent a zero-day cyber attack, the information provided by network forensics can lead to an informed and efficient security posture within an organization, as well as a timely and detailed response should such an attack take place. If you are interested in hearing more about how you can directly use network forensics to answer these questions, check out our cyber security webinar.
Author Profile - Jay Botelho is the Director of Product Management at WildPackets, Inc., a leading network analysis solutions provider for networks of all sizes and topologies. Jay holds an MSEE, and is an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in product management, product marketing, program management and complex analysis. From the first mobile computers developed by GRiD Systems to modern day network infrastructure systems, Jay has been instrumental in setting corporate direction, specifying requirements for industry-leading hardware and software products, and growing product sales through targeted product marketing.


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On August 18, 1920, the United States of American formally ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, (finally) granting women the right to vote. On November 8, 2016, by this principle, I will cast my vote for the presidential election. Like many of you, I am disheartened, and frankly, disillusioned by the thought of this year’s election. It seems as if every time I turn on the TV, I am reminded of another issue with our candidates. Let me just put out a friendly disclaimer that hey, I don’t care who you vote for, and no, the Get Out the Vote Campaign did not put me up to this. However, come November, I simply cannot bring myself to leave a vote uncast.
Many people will choose not to elect a president, but rather, to avoid the voting booth altogether. “My vote doesn’t matter anyways,” or “I don’t want to take the time out of my day. I can’t stand Trump or Hillary,” are commonplace arguments against voting. I myself considered this alternative option. I don’t have a resounding positive opinion of either candidate, nor do I feel like I agree with all of the opinions of one or the other. The next four years make perspiration form on my forehead, and I laugh along with others claiming that they’re going to hightail it to Australia. I have never been so concerned about an upcoming election. I can’t decide if the reason is that I am more informed now, or if this election truly is one for concern. Nevertheless, I fully intend on checking a name off on a ballot this coming fall.
As a history major with a concentration in gender in public and private life, I can’t ignore the shear history behind my impending vote. Whenever I entertain the thought of skipping out on Election Day, I remind myself of a certain convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. This convention for women’s suffrage proved so progressive for the time, and was organized by names that are now bolded on history book pages. Some of America’s first feminists, such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony, unfalteringly rallied for the right to vote. The crusade for women’s suffrage culminated with the 19th Amendment in 1920 after 70 years of advocating, lobbying government, and raising public awareness (History.com). After reflecting on the struggles of these women, how can I not cast a vote? It’s not to say that all women will agree with me, and I don’t expect them to. However, as I grow older, it is a reminder that I can no longer ignore.
Without promoting one candidate or the other, I encourage you to consider voting. It’s a right for every United States citizen, and it is one that I intend on utilizing. When you consider the struggles of those before us, such as the aforementioned feminist pioneers, it sheds light on the importance of considering our rights. As a true advocate for #girlpower, and a history geek, the two overlapping themes of feminism and history prove so pertinent in the up-in-coming election. Whether you’re an elephant, donkey or somewhere in between, don’t forget that your opinion matters.


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Josef Newgarden was smitten for the kitten when he posed with a little cutie for Baltimore’s Show Your Soft Side anti animal abuse campaign. Josef adopted the kitten, who was personally delivered to him by the foster mom today.
Josef Newgarden has shown his passion for anti-animal abuse and animal rescue with his involvement in organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society and Show Your Soft Side.
The story from the Grand Prix of Baltimore that touched a lot of hearts came full circle a few weeks ago when Josef sent his application into BARCS Animal Shelter to adopt MJ, his good luck charm that backed his 2nd place finish at Baltimore.
Courtesy of Southwest Airlines, the formerly homeless Baltimore kitten and his foster mother were able to fly from Baltimore to Nashville, Josef’s hometown this morning.
The kitten and his new petdad fell for one another during the Baltimore photo shoot back on Labor Day, when the driver was in town for the Grand Prix of Baltimore. Josef has officially adopted the little guy who he now calls Simba.
Show Your Soft Side is a brilliant anti animal abuse campaign that stresses love and tenderness, even from the toughest of tough guys, and features prominent athletes and others on billboards, cuddling cats and dogs. Show Your Soft Side billboards encourage Baltimore’s youth to get the message that cool guys, tough guys, athletes and other men love and respect animals, and only punks in the worst understanding of the word hurt them.
The campaign was created through the Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Task Force, but is entirely volunteer run, with participants putting their own time, money and talents into the effort. Show Your Soft Side maintains an active Show Your Soft Side Facebook page.
For more on the Show Your Soft Side campaign at our site, click HERE.
For updates and photos and the campaign, along with pet related issues and fun, visit Show Your Soft Side on Facebook.
The photos below show Simba’s journey to his new home. Simba was accompanied by his foster mom, Michelle Green, on a flight from Baltimore to Nashville this morning. Southwest provided the first class flight for Michelle and the kitten. Michelle hand delivered her foster baby to his new guardian.
All the passengers in the terminal were wondering “what the heck is going on” so Josef took the mic and explained.
“Show Your Soft Side” is a campaign developed to combat the alarming incidence of animal abuse in Baltimore. Many of the more horrific cases have been perpetrated by teens, thus leading the Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission to look for ways to change the mindset of young people who often view the maiming and torturing of defenseless dogs and cats as a sign of “toughness” or “manhood”. The campaign puts forth a very different message – a message that subtly shows that “being a man” has many facets to it, including a “soft side” when it comes to animals. The goal is to reach kids early because research shows that kids who abuse animals soon graduate to even more violent crimes. Featuring acknowledged hard men of Baltimore with their pets, the campaign’s posters, billboards and print ads make the point that only a punk would hurt a cat or dog.

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Food bank needs volunteers
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to help distribute food to the half million people now receiving food assistance from the nonprofit every month.
The number of people served by Second Harvest has doubled during the pandemic. In response, Second Harvest and its partner agencies have continued to open new public food distribution sites throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, including 130 new drive-through sites. Second Harvest needs more volunteers at these sites, many of which have been operating with only half of the needed workforce.
Individuals and groups can volunteer to hand out food at distribution sites located throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties or to sort and box food at Second Harvest’s Cypress warehouse, 4001 N. First St., San Jose. To sign up for shifts, visit https://www.shfb.org/give-help/volunteer.
Valley Water grants
Valley Water is accepting applications for more than $900,000 in project grants through Dec. 1. The grants are designed to help institutions, public agencies and nonprofits advance environmental projects in Santa Clara County under the Safe, Clean Water, and Natural Flood Protection Program.
A total of $200,000 is available for projects focused on cleanup, education, outreach or watershed stewardship activities. There is a limit of $50,000 for each project.
A total of $571,000 is available for projects that provide access to open space and trails. There is a minimum grant amount of $25,000 for each project.
A total of $300,000 in mini-grants for small-scale projects or to help kickstart larger-scale projects that encourage community engagement in wildlife habitat restoration, watershed stewardship, or water conservation activities in Santa Clara County. Up to $5,000 is available per project.
For more information, including eligibility and criteria, visit valleywater.org/grants.


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Andrew Siderowf focuses on Psychiatry, Internal medicine, Disease, Parkinson's disease and Impulse control disorder. His Psychiatry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cronbach's alpha, Dementia and Audiology. His Internal medicine research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Gastroenterology, Placebo and Neurology.
His Disease study incorporates themes from Biomarker and Bioinformatics. His Parkinson's disease research incorporates themes from Physical therapy, Severity of illness and Rating scale. Andrew Siderowf interconnects Movement disorders, Punding and Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in the investigation of issues within Impulse control disorder.
Andrew Siderowf mainly focuses on Parkinson's disease, Disease, Internal medicine, Dementia and Psychiatry. His Parkinson's disease study combines topics in areas such as Central nervous system disease, Neuroscience, Depression, Gerontology and Physical therapy. His research in Physical therapy intersects with topics in Clinical trial and Rating scale.
His work deals with themes such as Pediatrics, Bioinformatics and Intensive care medicine, which intersect with Disease. His Internal medicine research includes themes of Gastroenterology and Oncology. His Psychiatry study combines topics in areas such as Movement disorders and Impulse control disorder.
His primary scientific interests are in Internal medicine, Parkinson's disease, Cohort, Disease and Dementia. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Gastroenterology and Oncology. Andrew Siderowf has researched Parkinson's disease in several fields, including Dopaminergic, Cerebrospinal fluid and Physical therapy.
His study in Cohort is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Psychiatry, REM sleep behavior disorder, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Hazard ratio. Andrew Siderowf specializes in Disease, namely Movement disorders. His Dementia research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Alzheimer's disease, Cognition, Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance and Audiology.
His scientific interests lie mostly in Internal medicine, Alzheimer's disease, Cohort, Cognition and Dopamine transporter. His Internal medicine research integrates issues from Positron emission tomography, Endocrinology and Oncology. His Cognition study incorporates themes from Dementia, Audiology and Pathology.
His Dopamine transporter research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cohort study, Psychiatry, Movement disorders and Parkinson's disease. His work focuses on many connections between Movement disorders and other disciplines, such as Rating scale, that overlap with his field of interest in Disease. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Dopaminergic and Parkinson's disease.
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Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): scale presentation and clinimetric testing results.
Christopher G. Goetz;Barbara C. Tilley;Stephanie R. Shaftman;Glenn T. Stebbins.
Movement Disorders (2008)
Projected number of people with parkinson disease in the most populous nations, 2005 through 2030
E. R. Dorsey;R. Constantinescu;R. Constantinescu;J. P. Thompson;K. M. Biglan.
Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study of 3090 Patients
Daniel Weintraub;Juergen Koester;Marc N. Potenza;Andrew D. Siderowf.
JAMA Neurology (2010)
The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI)
Kenneth Marek;Danna Jennings;Shirley Lasch;Andrew Siderowf.
Progress in Neurobiology (2011)
Association of dopamine agonist use with impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease.
Daniel Weintraub;Andrew D. Siderowf;Marc N. Potenza;Joseph Goveas.
JAMA Neurology (2006)
A controlled trial of rasagiline in early Parkinson disease: The tempo study
Andrew Siderowf;Matthew Stern;Ira Shoulson;Karl Kieburtz.
JAMA Neurology (2002)
Validation of the Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease
Daniel Weintraub;Staci Hoops;Judy A. Shea;Judy A. Shea;Kelly E. Lyons.
Movement Disorders (2009)
Co-morbidity of TDP-43 proteinopathy in Lewy body related diseases.
Hanae Nakashima-Yasuda;Kunihiro Uryu;John Robinson;Sharon X. Xie.
Acta Neuropathologica (2007)
Impulse control disorders in parkinson disease: A multicenter case–control study
Valerie Voon;Mandy Sohr;Anthony E. Lang;Marc N. Potenza.
Annals of Neurology (2011)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment Performance in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease with “Normal” Global Cognition According to Mini-Mental State Examination Score
Sarra Nazem;Andrew D. Siderowf;John E. Duda;Tom Ten Have.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2009)
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With heavy rain in the forecast, here's how Memphis officials are preparing for floods
With heavy rains bearing down on the region over the next few days, Memphis city workers will be working to prevent and stem the effects of potential flash flooding, Public Works Director Robert Knecht said Tuesday.
The flood control system, a series of flood walls and levies with gates and pump stations, allow for a controlled flow of stormwater that protects the city from a deluge during heavy rains.
Pump stations will be manned, and low-lying areas that are prone to flooding will be monitored, Knecht said.
A flash flood watch is in effect for the Mid-South through Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. As much as 8 inches of rain is expected through Saturday.
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Public works employees will be working overtime to address any flooding issues.
"We respond to flooding calls and inspect and monitor our drainage system, our catch basins," Knecht said.
Underpasses are one of the most problematic areas, he said.
NWS:Mid-South under flash flood watch until Thursday afternoon
"The challenge we face is the river’s high, all those tributaries now have much more water than they typically do," Knecht said. "There’s not as much capacity and things drain more slowly."
Knecht asked citizens to monitor low-lying areas, advised against driving through standing water and notifying the city of flooding concerns by calling 311.
"We’re going to have periods of heavy rainfall, it looks like," Knecht said. "That will cause flash flooding to occur in primarily those low lying areas."
Shelby County advises residents to prepare for flooding
The Shelby County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Office issued a news release urging people to prepare for potential flooding.
The release warns of 4 to 8 possible inches of rain Tuesday through Saturday, with flash flooding and river flooding possible.
A second round of rain could result in widespread lowland flooding. Urban areas with poor drainage could also have street flooding, according to the release.
The office advises that people have a flood safety plan with two routes out of a neighborhood, an emergency “go kit” and a plan to evacuate pets with the family.
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By TIM ALEXANDER
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — With negotiations for the 2023 Farm Bill on the horizon, several unanswered questions remain as to what agricultural programs, if any, might face a reduction in federal funding. A larger unanswered question is when negotiations for the 19th Farm Bill will actually get underway, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Jonathan Coppess.
“Things have been a little interesting with the start of the 118th Congress so far,” Coppess told farmers and agribusiness professionals attending the Illinois Farm Economics Summit in East Peoria. “What this (means) for the farm bill, I do not know. It’s been a bumpy start.”
Coppess was referring to the House leadership nominations that stretched on for days before California Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected as the House Majority Leader, along with concern for the concessions McCarthy made to the Freedom Caucus and whether he has the ability to be a strong leader moving forward.
“Those 20 (Freedom Caucus) members have proven themselves to be willing to go to the very bitterest of ends to make whatever point they want to make on social media. How this will affect the farm bill, I wish I could tell you,” he said.
However, the U of I economist said he remains confident that a new farm bill will be in place before the end of September 2023, despite looming budget battles. The biggest issue affecting the success of the new farm bill will be the statutory debt ceiling, Coppess noted. “A fight over the debt ceiling is what disrupted the farm bill process in 2011. We’ll be watching this closely to see what happens,” he said.
A lot also depends on the amount of funding estimated for key farm bill programs by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In May of 2022, the CBO projected an outlay of $178 billion for mandatory farm bill programs in fiscal year 2022, but just $157 billion for 2023 and $126 billion for 2024. In May of 2023, these numbers will be revised by the CBO.
“There is currently a $1.2 to $1.3 trillion, ten-year baseline for these programs according to the CBO,” said Coppess. “What the CBO estimates is what the (House and Senate Agriculture) committees have to work with. That’s why it’s so important; the committees are required to stay in that spending range. If you want to increase spending on one title, you have to cut something else.”
Coppess expects the usual budget battles over outlays for federal crop insurance, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), conservation programs and reference price levels for key farm safety net provisions. Due to supplemental and ad hoc disaster payments made to farmers by the government between 2018 and 2022, budget hardliners will be looking to reduce the outlay for disaster funding through the farm bill.
“We had never seen a scenario under any farm bill in history in which on top of the spending through farm bill programs we have added this level of ad hoc or supplemental disaster payments,” Coppess said, referring to the Market Facilitation Program and pandemic-related payments made to farmers and ranchers. “I’ll leave it to you to think about what this means politically. I don’t know; we’ve never seen this before.”
The economist predicts a likely showdown over funding allotted for Title II farm bill conservation programs due to unprecedented investments in conservation and climate made through the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.
“The Inflation Reduction Act added roughly $18 billion to what we were already spending on conservation programs, with the legal authority to spend it through 2031. This is not in the farm bill baseline, but it is funding that (members of Congress) are looking at and asking ‘do we cut back and spend this money somewhere else?’ It is possible that in the budget rules they could eliminate this spending and use it somewhere else as an offset,” said Coppess.
Those tasked with writing the 2023 Farm Bill may consider a new farm support program payment trigger based on cost of production. Huge increases in farm input costs — some by as much as triple digits— have forced farmers to sell their products at higher prices to defray the increase in production costs. Payment triggers would vary by crop region, according to Coppess, though further details of the proposed program -- which would closely mirror federal policy that supported farmers during the Great Depression -- have not been fully worked out.
The 2023 Illinois Farm Economics Summit was held January 10 in Mt. Vernon, Jan. 11 in East Peoria and Jan. 12 in Dekalb. In addition to Coppess’ farm bill preview, U of I farmdoc team members offered presentations on topics including farmland prices, the 2023 U.S. grain market, expectations for the South American grain market and more.


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Donald Trump Is Making Some Sense
Donald Trump Finally Starts Making Economic Sense
Sure, he's wrong on trade. And consumer activism. And even his own net worth. But a broken clock is right twice a day, and former president of the Minneapolis Fed Narayana Kocherlakota says Trump's plan to combine easy money with government stimulus could be a good idea.
Mark Zuckerberg Gets to Control Facebook a While Longer
Democrats Pay High Price for Liberal Smugness
Breathalyzers, Textalyzers and the Constitution
If you're involved in a car crash in New York state, police may soon be able to scan your smartphone for signs of distracted driving. But Noah Feldman says it's unclear whether such roadside "textalyzer" devices are constitutional.
Some Crimes Should Be Forgotten
A conviction for loitering in the 1980s shouldn't haunt someone until 2016, but having a criminal record -- even for a minor offense -- can ruin a person's life and career chances. Cass Sunstein and Peter Orszag argue that after years of good behavior, some nonviolent offenders should be allowed to move on.
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London, May 7, 2014 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has today announced that it is providing a new operational control software module as part of NEC's Cloud City Operations Center to enable the city of Santander in Spain to improve the services it delivers to local residents by automating the management of its public infrastructure while reducing costs. The new plug-in to the existing smart city platform that NEC previously supplied will help Smart Santander track how water, waste, lighting, power, roads and other resources are used in response to real-time environmental conditions. This will help the city to minimise wastage, increase the timeliness of communications with local residents and free up staff to focus on longer-term strategic planning.
Over the last three years Smart Santander has been transformed into a city-scale research facility that is being used to test Machine to Machine (M2M) sensors and smart public services. It has deployed over 20,000 sensors and cameras to monitor and manage traffic congestion, parking and public transport availability, street lighting and pollution levels, refuse collection services and park irrigation systems and share this information with the public via a smartphone app and website. The project also tracks a wide range of environmental parameters, including temperature, pollen count, noise, carbon monoxide and ambient light levels.
In the first phase of the project, NEC developed the smart city visualization platform and multi-touch display screens in the Santander control demo centre. The solution visualises real-time and historical data from sensors across the city in easy-to-understand numerical, graph and map formats. It also checks that each sensor is functioning correctly, assessing the battery power level, communication link status and consistency of data collected.
Using the multi-touch interface in the control centre, Santander's staff can quickly cross-reference key data sets, such as carbon monoxide levels with traffic, temperature, and issue alerts when air quality thresholds are exceeded, benefitting citizens with respiratory conditions. With NEC's new control module, this process can now happen automatically, helping to reduce the workload for the city planners. With future evolutions of NEC's platform, it will also be possible to manage discrete vertical services in an integrated way. This will, for instance, enable waste collection services to be automatically re-routed in the event of a road blockage and irrigation systems to be instantly switched on when sensors detect a drop in rainfall and earth moisture levels to protect plants, while avoiding water wastage during rainy periods.
Inigo de la Serna, Mayor of Santander, commented, "We are impressed by the benefits NEC's Cloud City Operations Center platform has brought to the city. The new software module will take this project to the next level. It means that technology can do what it does best ? crunching and visualizing data and automating routine city management tasks in a timely way. While our expert city planners can focus on big picture thinking and making the very best use of public funds to improve the way in which we deliver our services to local residents."
"Santander is taking a pioneering role in Europe in running real large-scale, holistic smart city services to improve residents' quality of life, while reducing the impact of the city on the environment and its operational costs," said Naoki Iizuka, President & CEO, NEC Europe Ltd. "NEC is pleased to be able to bring our unique expertise in integrating a diverse range of M2M sensors and an advanced big data analytic engine with our data visualisation and city automation platform to help make Santander's ambitious smart city goals a reality."
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
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Heros Journey The Magic of Large Group Interventions A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. Joseph Campbell
Heros Journey Large Group Methods Future Search Open Space Simu Real Conference Model Real Time Strategic Change
Heros Journey Ordinary World Refusal of the Call Mentor Threshold Tests, Allies & Enemies Inmost Cave - Review Ordeal Life & Death Reward Road Back Resurrection Return with Elixir Call to Adventure
Heros Journey Hero – Separate from ordinary world, challenge, quest, restores balance Mentor – provides motivation, insights & training Threshold Guardian – protect Special World, secrets, tests Herald – challenges and announces the coming of change Shape shifter – misleads, hides intentions and loyalties Shadow – represent darkest desires, untapped resources, rejected qualities. Sometimes fears & phobias Trickster – disrupt status quo, phrase, antics, transformative. Laughter and ridicule to see absurdity.
Heros Journey As facilitator, sponsor, leader or participant… What role do you play in change experiences? What character do you tend to assume? Gate Keeper Shadow Herald Trickster Shapeshifter Mentor
Heros Journey All adventures or journeys begin… in the Ordinary World Every process involves breaking something up. Joseph Campbell Eventually those who go on the journey will compare the Ordinary World to the Special World and integrate the two. Ordinary World
Heros Journey Call to Adventure The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to the adventure. Joseph Campbell The Call can come in many ways. It is recognition we are not going to be able to sustain status quo
Heros Journey Refusal of the Call Fear The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear… The coward runs. Its the same thing, fear, but its what you do with it that matters. Cus DAmato There is a point, whether on the part of a participant, facilitator, leader or organization, where there is a reluctance to take on the challenge which has presented itself. Fear The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear… The coward runs. Its the same thing, fear, but its what you do with it that matters. Cus DAmato
Heros Journey Mentor Each is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person whatever he says has enhanced value. Mme. A.M. Bigot De Cornuel We all have mentors who have shown up in our lives. The length of their stay is inconsequential; it is the impact of that stay which will determine the title.
Heros Journey I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Helen Keller This is the point in the process where the group crosses over a threshold that separates the ordinary world from the special world. Crossing the First Threshold
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Heros Journey Return with Elixir The hero returns with the boon - a new perspective, knowledge and experience and must integrate the Special World in spite of the challenges involved in that integration The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers. Johann Kaspar Lavater
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