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Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : The Leadership Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 3, June 2012, Pages 443–455
This study investigates the effects of intelligence, personality traits and emotional intelligence on transformational leadership and the effective performance of leaders in the organizational context. Data were collected from 134 midlevel managers from a large Brazilian company that operates in the energy sector. Our findings suggest that leadership effectiveness, as measured by the achievement of organizational outcomes, is a direct function of a leader's transformational behaviors, and is an indirect function of individual differences (experience, intelligence and conscientiousness) that work through transformational behaviors. A negative effect of neuroticism on leadership effectiveness was also observed. In addition, while emotional intelligence seemed to be statistically related to transformational leadership if considered in isolation, when ability and personality were controlled for, the effect became non-significant. We discuss implications for theory, research and practice.
Transformational leadership theory has been an important field of inquiry in the organizational sciences, one that has attracted the attention of a large number of researchers (Gardner et al., 2010 and Lowe and Gardner, 2001). Various studies have found a relationship between transformational leadership and the efficacy of organizations (Avolio, 1999, Avolio et al., 1995 and Dumdum et al., 2002), and meta-analytic reviews have corroborated positive connections between transformational leadership of superiors and the performance of their subordinates (Judge and Piccolo, 2004 and Lowe et al., 1996, Autumn). However, despite the apparent relevance of transformational leadership for organizational outcomes, a smaller number of studies have empirically investigated the antecedents of transformational leadership (Lim & Ployhart, 2004). While previous research has indicated that intelligence and certain personality traits of leaders seem to be related to transformational leadership and leadership efficacy (e.g., Bono and Judge, 2004 and Judge et al., 2002, Aug), many doubts persist specifically regarding emotional intelligence (e.g., Antonakis et al., 2009 and Schulte et al., 2004). Moreover, studies testing the effects of emotional intelligence on leadership are rarely done effectively and simultaneously controlling for ability and personality or correcting for measurement error (Antonakis, Bendahan, Jacquart, & Lalive, 2010). Such restrictions of research designs are quite problematic because the results observed for the effects of new predictors can be highly distorted if there is no control for traits that have been shown to affect leadership, particularly when old and new factors are correlated. When based on biased coefficients, reports on the connections between emotional intelligence and transformational leadership fail to comply with evidence-based principles (Rousseau, 2006 and Rynes et al., 2007), and therefore, their theoretical implications and practical recommendations are undermined. In this study, we investigate the effects of emotional intelligence on transformational leadership and on the effective performance of leaders in managing work units, while assessing the full breadth of individual differences supported as predictors of leadership by the literature, i.e., intelligence and the five-factor model. We also apply a widely used measure of emotional intelligence endorsed by publication in leading journals (Law et al., 2004 and Wong and Law, 2002). This is done in a sample of practicing managers in a large Brazilian company that operates in the energy sector. Besides this, we also examine the role of transformational leadership in the relationship between individual differences and work performance, thereby assessing its effect as a mediating factor in the unfolding of the leadership process (Barrick, Mount, & Judge, 2001).
نتیجه گیری انگلیسی
Our findings give support to the assertion that leadership effectiveness, as measured by the achievement of organizational outcomes, is a direct function of a leader's transformational behavior, and is an indirect function of individual differences working through transformational behaviors. When all the control and substantive factors are considered, intelligence and conscientiousness are the individual differences that seem to matter for transformational leadership and that had indirect effects on leadership effectiveness. Managerial experience also had positive effects on both transformational leadership and leadership effectiveness in managerial roles, while neuroticism had only negative effects on leadership effectiveness. In addition, our analyses show that when considered alone, emotional intelligence seems to be statistically related to transformational leadership. However, when ability and personality were controlled for, the effect became non-significant. This study is, to our knowledge, the first to examine the impact of intelligence on transformational leadership and leadership effectiveness in a sample of managers from a single company, using subordinate-assessed measures of transformational leadership, as well as objective, practical and broad performance measures. We contribute to the literature on individual differences by indicating that intelligence does seem to be a relevant, although neglected, predictor of transformational leadership and organizational outcomes. More process research could shed light on the specific implications of intelligence-driven capacities, such as creative problem solving and strategic thinking, on specific dimensions of transformational leadership. Our findings also contribute to the literature on individual differences by observing their implications for the achievement of organizational outcomes through the mediating role of transformational leadership, and by analyzing such a process in a different cultural setting, thus extending knowledge in the field beyond its present cultural boundaries, as recommended by several scholars (e.g., House and Aditya, 1997 and Lowe and Gardner, 2001). Our results suggest that conscientiousness seems to carry more weight for transformational leadership and leadership effectiveness in managerial roles than previously thought, and also indicate that neuroticism appears to have a negative effect on leadership effectiveness. These observations somewhat diverge from preceding findings from meta-analyses (Bono and Judge, 2004 and Judge et al., 2004). In Judge at al., although conscientiousness was found to have a similar effect on leadership emergence, extraversion and openness were also strong correlates. The study of Bono and Judge further highlighted the effects of extraversion on transformational leadership, and toned down that of conscientiousness. It is worth noting that the initial results observed in our correlation matrix for the associations between the five factors and transformational leadership are quite consistent with the values reported by Judge et al. However, in our study we had the opportunity to further analyze these relationships while applying several controls (i.e., organizational context; leaders' experience, intelligence and gender; team size) and mitigating measurement error. Under such conditions, the only personality trait that seemed to matter for transformational leadership was conscientiousness. Our findings connecting conscientiousness to transformational leadership are in tune with evidence from robust studies on the relevance of conscientiousness for achieving higher career positions (Judge, Higgins, Thoresen, & Barrick, 1999) and leadership (McHenry, Hough, Toquam, Hanson, & Ashworth, 1990). Extraversion, on the other hand, has been also associated with conflictual relations with others (Bono, Boles, Judge, & Lauver, 2002) and lack of persistence when dealing with long-range projects (Beauducel, Brocke, & Leue, 2006), tendencies that may counteract its beneficial effects to achieve goals in the long run. Therefore, we speculate that while extraversion might help a leader to be perceived as appealing and charismatic by others in short-lived encounters, it may not be enough to inspire, stimulate, motivate and care for skilled followers, as work relations evolve across time and when more complex organizational goals are at stake. Nevertheless, given that our study was limited to a single company, we cannot rule out the possibility that contextual characteristics such as organizational culture could have also influenced such a trend. Only additional studies following similar designs can verify if these findings will replicate in different settings. Because we had enough power in this study to detect significant effects, the null finding for the hypothesis pertaining to emotional intelligence should be understood in its own right, and as a plausible result from investigative research in a field that is still maturing. Our contributions here are twofold. First, our analyses reinforce the need to use the appropriate controls when testing the implications of emotional intelligence for leadership, calling attention to the fact that empirical results might be inflated whenever relevant predictors (i.e., ability, personality and experience) are omitted, consequently casting doubts on the conclusions reached under such conditions (see also Harms & Credé, 2010b). Although we are focusing here on the additional predictive effect of emotional intelligence above and beyond that of other antecedents, the same issue should be considered when any other individual differences are tested as antecedents of transformational leadership and leadership effectiveness. Second, because our analyses show that a substantial portion of variance in emotional intelligence was explained by intelligence and personality, concerns are raised regarding the discriminant validity of the WLEIS scale. Although WLEIS is a highly cited scale that is easy to apply in field studies, our results suggest that 75% of the variance captured by that instrument overlap with known predictors of leadership. This reinforces the idea that validity tests of the scale could be a product of measuring well-known and established constructs (Harms & Credé, 2010b). Our study has shown that, when other individual differences associated with leadership are taken into account, the predictive power of the measure becomes frail. These observations raise concerns regarding the application of the scale in practical assessments as well as in research venues. Moreover, although ability-based measures of emotional intelligence are believed to yield less biased results than trait-based scales such as WLEIS, the issues raised here have also been observed in analyses of scales following that measurement approach (e.g., Antonakis and Dietz, 2011 and Schulte et al., 2004). Clearly, the development of more fine-tuned measures that can capture the unique features of emotional intelligence and explain outcomes above and beyond known predictors of leadership seems to be an extremely important condition to truly advance the field. As future efforts are made in that direction, it could be helpful to consider that self-rating models of emotional intelligence may not be the most reliable strategy to properly assess all aspects of the construct, given that observers may actually be better judges of effective expression and control of emotions as they come across in social settings. In addition, ratings provided by other sources may offer an alternative to avoid the problem of inflated multicollinearity between measures of emotional intelligence and self-rated individual differences due to method effects. Although in our study we could not assess the reliability of the performance measure used by the company, it should be noted that measurement errors in the endogenous regressors are absorbed in the disturbances and orthogonal to the exogenous regressors, thereby not biasing coefficient estimates (Antonakis et al., 2010 and Ree and Carretta, 2006). Also, even if only small to medium portions of variance were explained by significant predictors when taken in isolation, together they accounted for 56% of the variance in transformational leadership and 26% of leadership effectiveness in managerial roles. Considering that we applied controls such as team size and managerial experience, used a measure of effectiveness that was taken over time, and eliminated issues of common method variance by having measures of predictors and criteria from diverse sources, the association between individual differences, leadership and performance supported by our analyses merits attention. Nevertheless, we did not measure other forms of leadership that might affect performance in managerial roles, such as transactional leadership. Although the discriminant validity of transactional and transformational leadership scales is well established, we cannot discard the possibility that the magnitude of the effect observed for transformational leadership on performance is overstated. In addition, in our study emotional intelligence and the five factors were measured by the same source. Even though the latter are considered as the product of strong genetic trends, in which case they would be truly exogenous, common-method effects may still be present. It should be noted, however, that the correlations between emotional intelligence and personality traits such as neuroticism and agreeableness clearly stand out as being much higher than any intercorrelations among the five factors, which in some cases are non-significant or close to zero, thus suggesting that there is probably more behind the association between those traits and emotional intelligence than method effects. Finally, although common-method bias between transformational leadership and performance could be present due to subordinates' taking part in the performance ratings, such biased effects were eliminated by the use of the instrumental-variable procedure. Of all the individual differences studied here, emotional intelligence is by far the most controversial. Besides the lack of a sound theoretical reason to assume that emotional intelligence would be less relevant for leadership in Brazil than in other parts of the world, our results also echo those observed in the few instances in which similar controls have been applied to analyze the incremental validity of existing measures of emotional intelligence (e.g., Antonakis and Dietz, 2011 and Schulte et al., 2004). We can only infer that strong statements based on the existing literature on the role of emotional intelligence as an antecedent of transformational leadership are not yet warranted given the methodological shortcomings already discussed. Still, the debate over the importance of emotional intelligence for leadership effectiveness is far from over. Our findings regarding the negative influence of neuroticism for leadership performance in managerial roles suggest that a leader's emotional stability might be even more relevant for the achievement of goals in such a context than thought before. Only future research based on sound metrics and research designs will be able to verify when, how, and how far emotional intelligence and other emotion-related constructs contribute to effective leadership in organizational settings. Based on the previous discussion, the importance of correctly testing models in research circles before their findings can be applied in practice becomes evident. Researchers, both as producers of knowledge and as evaluators of the knowledge produced by their peers, should be aware that studies on individual differences as predictors of leadership and its outcomes require the use of the appropriate controls in order to reach consistent conclusions. Following the recommended methodological precautions, our study sheds light on some individual attributes and leadership behaviors that seem to yield effective outcomes in business administration. Given that these factors (intelligence, conscientiousness and neuroticism) are not correlated, when applied together, their predictive validities are enhanced. In addition, there seems to be ground to recommend that transformational capabilities be emphasized in leadership teaching and training not only in contexts where the theory has already been supported by research, but also in Brazil. In this way, we hope to have contributed to practice by providing impartial and consistent criteria that decision makers can draw on when planning managerial succession and development programs.

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Moscow – Eighth-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup on Monday by beating Russian wild-card entry Margarita Gasparyan 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Safarova won five consecutive games in the first set, and then broke twice in the third before serving out the match at love.
Earlier, Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden marked her Kremlin Cup debut with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia.
Samantha Stosur, the 2011 U.S. Open Champion, is the top-seeded player in the women's draw, while Marion Bartoli of France is No. 2.
Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine leads the men's field of the 23rd edition of the tournament. Andreas Seppi is seeded second. – Sapa-AP

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Tips for Getting Your Baby to Sleep
It can be frustrating for parents when a baby won’t nap, when a newborn is fussy at night, or when a baby only sleeps when held. A baby waking up too early can also be problematic for sleep-deprived parents. First, understand why babies sometimes fight going to sleep, and then use these tried-and-true tips for getting your baby down to nap or sleep for the night.
Why Do Babies Fight Sleep?
Babies can be difficult to understand. They can’t tell you what’s wrong, so they cry instead. It helps to know what goes on in their little minds when they fight sleep so hard. There are several common reasons a baby does this:
- They are either overtired or not tired enough. The latter makes sense, but the former is harder to understand. When babies get too tired without being put down for sleep, they get irritable and fussy.
- They’re overstimulated. Babies are learning so much about the world. Something that seems minor to you, like a new song or play session, can be overstimulating before bedtime.
- They don’t want you to go. When putting a baby down for bed or a nap, they might fuss because they don’t want to be alone or away from you.
- They’re hungry. No one likes to go to sleep on an empty stomach. This might be what your baby is trying to tell you.
- They’re hitting milestones. Babies hit developmental milestones rapidly. Once they have learned something new, like sitting up, they want to do it constantly and might resist lying down for sleep.
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep More Easily
There is hope for weary parents. It is possible to make nap time and bedtime easier. Even if your baby still struggles to fall asleep sometimes, remember that this will pass. Babies will settle into regular sleep patterns.
- Keep your baby active and stimulated during waking times. This will help satisfy their curiosity and exploration needs while tiring them out for later.
- Stick to calmer activities and avoid stimulation before bedtime.
- Create a calming routine before bed. Lower the lights, play soft music or sounds and read a story together.
- Put your baby to bed or down for a nap as they start to get drowsy but while they are still awake. This helps them associate the bassinet or crib with falling asleep.
- Infants feel soothed by swaddling. This can mimic the sensation of being held if your baby struggles to fall asleep alone in their crib.
- Maintain a consistent routine. To the best of your ability, put your baby down for naps, put them to bed, and get them up at the same time every day. Babies respond to consistency and might struggle to sleep when you disrupt their schedule.
Soothing sounds, like a shushing that mimics the sound of being in the womb, can also help babies fall asleep. Use your BetterSleep app to find the sounds that your baby responds to. A quiet mix of sounds can help them drift off sooner.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- The 2014 New York State Fair will take place from August 21 to September 1 this year. And while it's too early to know what concerts the fair will bring in 2014, it's not too early to make some educated guesses.
According to the concert tracking service Pollstar , there are three concerts already in the works or scheduled for the 2014 New York State Fair, though no official announcements have been made:
- Aug. 25 -- John Kay & Steppenwolf
- Aug. 26 -- Bowzer's Rock n' Roll Party
- Aug. 29 -- Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
While these dates aren't official, Pollstar tends to be fairly accurate in its concert listings. Last year, it accurately listed the Doobie Brothers' concert at Syracuse JazzFest months before the festival made any official announcement.
The State Fair concerts are booked by Triangle Talent out of Louisville, Ky. The company lists many of the artists it works with on its website , including Black Eyed Peas, Charlie Daniels Band, Crosby Still and Nash, Def Leppard, Godsmack, Goo Goo Dolls, James Taylor, Journey, Kid Rock, Taylor Swift and ZZ Top.
Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan have been the only two sellout concerts at the grandstand in the past two years, making it likely one of them will return this year. Expect several country bands, as they tend to sell better than most other acts.
Initial concert lineups for the grandstand are typically announced beginning in May. We'll keep you up-to-date with any concert listings.
Until then, let us know in the comments who you'd like to see perform at the fair this year.


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Thanks to the first of the career of Lithuanian Jonas Valančūnas and the second to Jan Morant triple-double, Memphis Grizzlies with the result 119:106 beat the Milwaukee Bucks, securing a place in the play-in or relegation for a place in the NBA playoffs. Valanchun and Morant rewrote the history of the Grizzlies team, becoming the first duo to collect triple-double within one game. “We showed character and we won’t go home,” Valanchun said. “We’ll fight until the last second.” Jannis Adetokunbo, who was disqualified for one game, could not help the Bucks. Memphis played confidently and kept the whole match stable. The Bucks have never been able to take the lead. The Grizzlies threw the game with 50% accuracy, while the Bucks performed worse with 39.4%. Memphis will face a fight with Portland for a place in the NBA playoffs. The Grizzlies will win two games, while the Trail Blazers will win one.
Valanchun scored 26 points, collected 19 rebounds and returned 12 assists (previously the career record was five assists). Morant scored 12 points, collected 13 rebounds and returned 10 assists. Dylon Brook scored 31 points. 19 points and nine rebounds for Brook Lopez in the Bucks.
Ja Morant and Jonas Valanciunas are the 12th pair of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game, including the postseason.
They are the first pair of Grizzlies to accomplish the feat in their 25-year history. pic.twitter.com/Ajkk330ZwZ
– ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 13, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers, playing more with reservists, with a score 122:136 conceded Sakramento “Kings”. The Lakers took the lead in the first quarter of the game, but in the middle of the second quarter, the Kings took the lead and did not return. Kings did a great job (56.8%). The Kings gained the most in the second and third quarters when the Lakers basket kings threw 77 points. The Sacramento team will not play in the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season, and this is the league’s anti-record. The Kings last played in the knockout tournament in 2006 when they recognized San Antonio’s Spurs superiority in the first round. Lebron James spent only 15 minutes on the field, but Anthony Davis watched the match from the side.
Royal 28 points for Bady Hill, but Bogdan Bogdanovich scored 27 points and gave nine assists. The Lakers’ top scorer was Dions Weiters, who scored 19 points and gave five assists, and James 17 points in 15 minutes.
It has happened – San Antonio “Spurs” has not been eliminated from the tournament for the first time in 23 years. Last night suffered a loss against Feelings of Jazz with the result 112:118. “It’s not right to look to the past,” said legendary coach Greg Popovich after the game. Spurs already knew before the start of its game that it would not be able to reach the playoffs, as both the Dog and the Grizzlies won. It may have played a role in the first quarter, with the Jazz scoring 41 points and the Spurs 24. This will be the first season in the NBA since 1981, when Pets Raily or Greg Popovich won’t play in the playoffs. The Spurs team was able to win five championship titles and various records during this time gas not only the team but also the coach. This was the first Spurs season since 1996/97. of the NBA season, when the team ‘s win and loss balance is negative.
In the ranks of “Jazz”, the most productive was 22-year-old Dirak Takers, who got 18 points. Another seven players on the Jazz team managed to stand out with 10 or more points. 24 points for Keldon Johnson in favor of the Spurs team, but considerable double-double Dezonte Marejam – 12 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists.
For the first time in 22 years, the San Antonio Spurs are eliminated from the postseason.
The last time the Spurs missed the playoffs:
– MJ only retired once
– Robert Parish was still in the NBA
– Kobe/Allen Iverson were rookies
– Tim Duncan was at Wake Forest pic.twitter.com/tVwcJV6dKN
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) August 13, 2020
NBA games 13/14. in August
|Time||The game||Rez.||The most productive|
|19:00||Celtics – Wizards||90:96||Green 23 – Brian 26|
|20:30||Lakers – Kings||122:136||Weiters 19 – Hill 28|
|23:00||Grizzlies – Bucks||119:106||Brux 31 – Lopez 19|
|23:00||Suns – Mavericks||128:102||Bookers 27 – Dončičs; Marjanovičs 18|
|1:30||Jazz – Spurs||118:112||Takers 18 – Johnson 24|
|4:00||Nets – Trail Blazers||133:134||Leverts 37 – Lilards 42|
|4:00||Magic – Pelicans||133:127||Vuchevich 23 – Jackson 31|
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Pozen Plus Privatization Hastens Soc. Sec. “Going Broke”
Jason Furman analyzes the impact of the Pozen plan as well as the Pozen plus privatization plan on solvency in various ways. As far as long-run solvency defined in terms of the size of the 75-year shortfall, the former closes only 60% of it and the latter closes only 30% of it. In terms of the estimated date for Fund “exhaustion”, the Pozen plus privatization plan accelerates the date from 2041 to 2030. In terms of the estimated date for when benefits exceed receipts, the Pozen plus privatization plan accelerates the date from 2017 to 2011.
Personally, I think this last criteria is just plan silly – but the President and his minions tout it ad nausam. Jason Furman’s analysis shows that the proposal these minions are touting makes matters worse per their favorite criteria.


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Best Sunny Deol Movies of All Time List
1. Mohalla Assi
Mohalla Assi is an upcoming Bollywood movie 2018 featuring by Sunny Deol and Sakshi Tanwar as a lead characters. It is a fantastic Hindi language film that is scheduled to be released on 16th November 2018 at Indian box office. Sunny Deol, Ravi kishan, Sakshi Tanwar, Saurabh Shukla, Mukesh Tiwari, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Rajendra Gupta, Seema Azmi
Mohalla Assi: Bollywood Movie
Blank is an upcoming Bollywood movie 2019 that is all set to rock the Indian box office on 11th January 2019. It is a drama movie in Hindi language in which Sunny Deol and Karan Kapadia playing lead role.
Blank: Bollywood Movie
Border is a great Indian army war movie in Bollywood film industry that was earned lots of box office collection. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Puneet Issar plays lead roles in this film. It is directed and produced by J. P. Dutta. It is distributed by J. P. Films and edited by Deepak Wirkud. The total box office collection of this film is ₹61 crore . You can download Border movie in HD online free by click on the youtube link given below.
Border: Bollywood Movie
4. Cheers – Celebrate Life
Cheers – Celebrate Life is a comedy drama film, featuring by Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Film going to release in 2019 and directed by Sangeeth Sivan.
Cheers – Celebrate Life: Bollywood Movie
5. Fateh Singh
Fateh Singh is an upcoming Indian film which is going to release in 2019. It will be an action film in which Bollywood star Sunny Deol will play a role of Sikh. The film is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Dimple Kapadia’s son Karan Kapadia playing a lead role with Sunny Paji.
Fateh Singh: Bollywood Movie
6. Gadar 2 Ek Prem Katha Returns
Gadar 2 Ek Prem Katha Returns is an upcoming Bollywood movie in Hindi language starring by Sunny Deol and Kareena Kapoor Khan in prominent roles. The movie is all set to rock the Indian box office in October 2019. It is a action, thriller film which is ready to blast the box office.
Gadar 2 Ek Prem Katha Returns: Bollywood Movie
7. Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se: Bollywood Movie
8. Bhaiaji Superhit
Bhaiaji Superhit: Bollywood Movie

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U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday, notching their largest gains since March 1, as financial shares led markets higher while investors monitored corporate earnings and the latest developments between the U.S. and its geopolitical adversaries. The S&P 500 index climbed 20.06 points, or 0.9%, to 2,349.01, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 183.67 points, or 0.9%, to 20,636.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 51.64 points, or 0.9%, to 5,856.79. Shares of United Continental Holdings Inc. [S: UAL] and Netflix Inc. rose as both firms prepared to report quarterly earnings after the bell. United shares tumbled last week as the company took heat after video surfaced of a customer being violently dragged off a plane. The company is now facing a lawsuit filed by the passenger. Shares of MoneyGram International Inc. climbed after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd controlled Ant Financial Services lifted its bid for the U.S. money-transfer unit. Bank of America Inc. shares will be in focus as the company prepares to report quarterly earnings on Tuesday before the bell. In other markets, gold futures settled higher on Monday for a fourth straight session. One ounce of gold for June delivery rose $3.40, or 0.3%, to $1,291.90.
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Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus and its moons occurred on January 24, 1986, returning images that for many of us will always be associated with the outpouring of grief over the loss of Challenger, which occurred a scant four days later. But Voyager’s data were voluminous, its images striking, as we examined the ice giant and its unusual moons up close. The spacecraft closed to 81,500 kilometers of the cloud tops, examining the ring system and discovering 11 new moons.
Image: The planet Uranus, in an image taken by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986. The Voyager project is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
Uranus was already known from early analysis of the Voyager data to have an odd magnetosphere, created where solar wind plasma interacts with the planet’s magnetic field. The planet spins on its side, and its magnetic field axis is tilted 60 degrees away from its spin axis, producing a magnetosphere that wobbles in ways that researchers liken to a poorly thrown American football. Modeling a magnetosphere like this is no easy task, but we’d like to know more because these interactions with the solar wind affect local space and the circulation of plasma, with a known effect on atmospheric plasma escape.
Now we learn from a new paper taking a deeper look at the Voyager magnetometer data that the spacecraft’s passage past Uranus took it through a type of magnetic ‘bubble’ called a plasmoid, one that needs to be factored into our understanding of the planet’s magnetic environment. The paper calls plasmoids ‘helical bundle[s] of magnetic flux’ that pinch off the end of a planet’s magnetotail, as the magnetosphere is shaped and pushed by the Sun.
To turn up the plasmoid, a phenomenon little studied at the time of the flyby, authors Gina DiBraccio and Dan Gershman, both at Goddard Space Flight Center, fine-tuned the analysis of the magnetometer data by plotting new datapoints every 1.92 seconds. What they found was a quick blip that occupied 60 seconds out of a total 45-hour flyby, but it revealed a plasmoid believed to consist mostly of ionized hydrogen some 200,000 kilometers long and 400,000 kilometers across.
Plasmoids are interesting here and elsewhere because by drawing ions out of a planet’s atmosphere, they alter its composition. They’ve shown up from Mercury to Saturn and have been observed at Earth, but this is the first time one has been identified at Uranus. The smooth, closed magnetic loops the scientists found are characteristic of plasmoids formed as a rotating planet loses atmosphere to space. Says Gershman: “Centrifugal forces take over, and the plasmoid pinches off.”
Image: An animated GIF showing Uranus’ magnetic field. The yellow arrow points to the Sun, the light blue arrow marks Uranus’ magnetic axis, and the dark blue arrow marks Uranus’ rotation axis. Credit: NASA/Scientific Visualization Studio/Tom Bridgman.
This is the first observation of a plasmoid in an ice giant magnetosphere. Should we expect the same thing to occur at Neptune? From the paper:
Although no relevant measurements are available for Neptune due to the 1989 Voyager 2 flyby trajectory [Stone and Miner, 1989], we suggest that its systematic mass loss may include a significant plasmoid contribution as well. Similar to Uranus, Neptune’s magnetosphere exhibits a large variance between the rotation and magnetic axes at an angle of ~47. However, in contrast to Uranus, Neptune’s rotation axis is not aligned with the solar wind (~30 inclination). This difference may allow for internal effects to play a larger role in mass loss and overall plasma convection. For this reason, unlike at other magnetospheres throughout the solar system, the planet’s rotation and solar wind forcing may have nearly equal contributions to the energy and plasma input at Uranus and Neptune.
It’s clear that circulation within the magnetosphere and the processes of atmospheric loss are major topics for both of our ice giants, leading the authors to note the importance of new in situ measurements “to definitively determine the relative contributions of planetary rotation and solar wind forcing in driving global plasma dynamics…” For now, the ice giants remain mysterious, revealing themselves only through our single Voyager flyby.
The paper is DiBraccio and Gershman, “Voyager 2 constraints on plasmoid‐based transport at Uranus,” Geophysical Research Letters 9 August 2020 (abstract).

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LAKE HAMILTON — The Polk County State Attorney says the Lake Hamilton Police Department is unable to investigate serious crimes because of incompetent officers, poor training and a lack of leadership.
The Ledger reports that a state attorney's investigation about the small city's police force was released Wednesday.
Prosecutors were "horrified" to learn that a lieutenant made a misdemeanor case of a violent child abuse crime. That officer is no longer on the force.
Other allegations included a botched a sexual battery investigation involving a 16-year-old girl because the sergeant didn't obtain a sexual assault kit.
Prosecutors also said the department mishandled a suicide investigation by not following standard procedure of treating it as a homicide.
It also described the agency's evidence storage as slapdash.

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Just a girl from Dublin, Ireland, living in southern Germany with my German husband blogging about my experiences.
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Random pandemic musings
During the worst stages of the pandemic, many people stopped physically greeting each other in the same way. Elbow bumps replaced hugs. Waves instead of handshakes. People were advised to keep their distance. The pandemic isn't officially over yet, but many people have resumed many aspects of life before the pandemic. Some of my friends and I hug each other when we meet which is really nice. However with many other friends we end up automatically keeping some distance still.
Sometimes I would like to hug a friend but I don't want them to feel uncomfortable if they are still anxious about catching Covid so I don't say anything. Personally I find it a bit of a shame and I hope the pandemic will officially end soon and that people will hug each other more again (with consent of course)!
I get the impression a lot of people are trying to make up for lost time because all of a sudden this summer there have been lots of social events. That has taken some getting used to because during all the lockdowns there was very little social interaction, so it's felt like a lot to go from that to suddently lots of interactions and events. Nice but exhausting too!
It's still required to wear a facemaks on public transport here and everywhere else is optional. Personally I have been mostly wearing mine still while shopping or going indoors because I still hope to reduce the spread of the latest variant. It's also just a habit now. It feels strange not wearing a mask after being so used to wearing one! I really hope there won't be any lockdowns this winter.
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Still no shaking hands in medical settings (we spend a lot of time at appointments thanks to baby having spina bifida). But no more masks and both parents are allowed to attend appointments - for now.ReplyDelete
oh yes I forgot about how it used to be common for doctors here to always shake hands at visits. I wonder will they ever feel comfortable shaking hands again. That's good that both parents are allowed go to appointments again.Delete
I could completely relate to what you shared, and glad that we are slowly getting off from the pandemic and touch wood we will never have to experience this again.ReplyDelete


Bethany Moser, Mason – The senior keeper had a shutout last week in a win over Princeton Oct. 3 .
Ryleigh Bright, Ryle – The senior midfielder scored two goals in the 3-2 win over Boone County in the district semifinals Sunday.
Jayden Boelter, Conner – She corralled a well-placed through-ball from Emily Bischoff and beats the keeper from close range for her 32nd goal as Cougars win in double overtime, 2-1 over Cooper. She had two goals in the game and had three goals in as many games earlier in the week.
Tori Kelley, Lakota West – The senior scored the tying goal at Fairfield Thursday. She knotted the game at 2-2 with just 79 seconds remaining by scoring with a pressure packed penalty kick to force a tie. This tie kept West undefeated and clinched at least a share of the GMC championship for the Firebirds.
Ella Pittman, Harrison – The junior scored 3 goals against league rival Little Miami in a 4-4 tie Sept. 30, bringing her to second in the Southwest Ohio Conference in points and goals.
Cayla Enzweiler, Western Brown – This week the freshman scored three goals in helping Western Brown defeat two Division I teams. The Broncos defeated Goshen 2-1 and Wilmington 3-1 to keep in 1st place in the SBAAC. Cayla has helped the Broncos to an overall record of 12-2 while scoring 16 goals on the season, which is top in the American Conference.
Maria Velazco, Norwood – The junior had three goals against Clark on Tuesday, Oct. 1, to help Norwood women's soccer claim their first ever conference championship.


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Game Pass Could be a Threat to the Industry; Xbox Co-creator Warns
Przemyslaw Dygas, 24 May 2022, 13:35
Game Pass is an ideal service for many gamers. However, the former Xbox vice president has a different opinion, believieng the service could have a bad impact on the industry.
Video Games are World's Biggest Entertainment Medium, Take-Two Reports
Adrian Werner, 18 May 2022, 12:01
Take-Two's financial report included a lot of interesting information about the overall health of the video game market and the directions of its development.
Hard Times for PC - Segment Will Grow Slower Than Console Market in 2022
Adrian Werner, 06 May 2022, 13:30
This year, video game market revenues are expected to exceed $200 billion for the first time. The console segment will grow the fastest.
War in Ukraine - Developers and Gaming Organizations React [UPDATED]
Michal Ciezadlik, 17 March 2022, 14:10
This morning Russian troops attacked Ukrainian territory, starting a war. This shocking situation has caused an avalanche of comments and opinions - also in the gaming community.
Exiting Russia Means Loss of a Market Worth Billions of USD for Game Publishers
Jacob Blazewicz, 10 March 2022, 14:56
Game developers and publishers (and more) are pulling their products out of Russia en masse, and in doing so are rejecting a market that generates billions of dollars in revenue.
In Five Years, 90% of Games Will be Play-to-earn, Says Reddit Co-founder
Miriam Moszczynska, 21 January 2022, 14:24
If the vision of making money while playing games sounds like a dream to you, you'll have to wait another five years for it to come true. At least that's what one of Reddit's founders, Alexis Ohanian, thinks.
1 in 3 Gamedevs Sees Potential of NFT in Video Games
Miriam Moszczynska, 21 January 2022, 12:09
The organizers of the Game Developers Conference have released the State of the Game Industry 2022 report, which addresses a number of important issues affecting the video game industry.
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
Hubert Sledziewski, 18 January 2022, 15:09
Microsoft will purchase the holding company Activision Blizzard. Publisher of games such as Call of Duty: Vanguard and World of Warcraft will end up under the wings of the Redmond giant for a huge amount of money.
2022 Will Bring More Game Delays and Hardware Shortages
Adrian Werner, 09 December 2021, 14:00
Analysts predict that in 2022, the pandemic will continue to cause major delays in game development and further trouble with hardware availability.
COVID Hurt the Gaming Market in 2021; 2022 Could be a Record Year
Adrian Werner, 19 November 2021, 14:52
Thanks to the pandemic, 2020 was a record year for the gaming industry. This year, however, the coronavirus dealt it a severe blow. All due to numerous delays.
Survey Names Ubisoft the Most Hated Game Publisher in the World
Przemyslaw Dygas, 28 September 2021, 13:56
It seems that Ubisoft is the most hated publisher in the world. Such conclusions can be drawn from research based on the opinions of Twitter users.
SIE Worldwide Studios Ex-CEO: Industry Consolidation is Killing Game Diversity
Michael Kulakowski, 27 July 2021, 22:36
Shawn Layden, formerly one of the key figures in the decision-making process for Sony Interactive Entertainment, expressed his concern over the recent consolidation in the digital entertainment industry. According to Layden, the merger of development studios and major companies is a threat to game diversity and will hinder the further growth of interest in gaming platforms.
Netflix Confirms It is Entering the Gaming Industry
Gacek, 21 July 2021, 11:03
Netflix has officially confirmed that it is entering the video game market. Initially, the company will focus on developing mobile games.
Take-Two's CEO on Pandemic's Impact on Games: „This Change is Permanent”
Gabriela Sicinska, 23 May 2021, 19:27
The pandemic changed the gaming industry forever - Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick commented on the past financial year in an interview with Gameindustry.biz.
Video Game Industry Will See a Dip in 2021, Newzoo's Report Claims
Angelika Kaldus, 17 May 2021, 18:18
Newzoo claims that the video game market will see a decline in revenue compared to last year. Reasons for such assumptions include Apple's policies and the universal deficit of chips.
Video Games Industry Is Bigger Than Film, Sports and Music
Angelika Kaldus, 11 May 2021, 15:00
The gaming market has overtaken the movie industry - valued at nearly $180 billion in 2020 - and Gen Z values it more than sports.
„Funding the Dream in Gaming” Webinar Will Teach You Exactly That
Karol Laska, 15 December 2020, 21:46
How to obtain funding from the largest venture capital companies for your own gaming project? This is what LVP, Google or BetaDwarf representatives are going to talk about during the upcoming webinar titled „Funding the dream in gaming”.
Video Games are Ready for Netflix Model, Claims Analyst
Bart Swiatek, 29 September 2020, 16:30
Futuresource Consulting analyst Morris Garrard argues in a recent report that the video game industry is ready for Netflix's business model - a subscription that provides access to an extensive catalogue of games at a fixed monthly price.
Over 3 Billion Inhabitants of Earth are Gamers
Frozen, 15 August 2020, 18:51
According to the latest report of the analytical company DFC Intelligence, gamer represent as much as 40% of the world's population.
It Takes Only a Week to Make a Diablo Clone These Days
Bart Swiatek, 11 August 2020, 12:30
One youtuber decided to prove that a week's work is enough to create a fully functional diablo clone. It turns out that this is possible provided that we use Unreal Engine and ready tools, models and maps.
We Don't Need E3 - Analysts on Success of Publishers' Conference
Jacob Blazewicz, 30 July 2020, 21:47
Analysts from SuperData and Fancensus analysed the popularity of this year's game presentations. The reports leave no doubt: the big E3 style fair is unnecessary - at least for big publishers.
Gaming Industry With Significant Growth in 2020
Michael Kulakowski, 12 May 2020, 19:31
According to forecasts for 2020, the pandemic will not prevent large increases in value of the video game industry, which is to generate revenues of nearly $160 billion in that period. The mobile market is expected to grow the most this year, which will largely contribute to the global number of active players exceeding 2.7 billion.
European Gamedevs are Afraid of the Crisis; Some May Not Survive
Bart Swiatek, 23 April 2020, 16:33
European Games Developer Federation conducted a survey on the condition of European gamedev companies and their concerns about the coronavirus crisis. 17% of such companies are worried that they may not survive three months. Small studios are in the worst position.
E3 2020 Canceled Without the Announced Online Event
Michael Kulakowski, 07 April 2020, 20:58
Contrary to previous assurances, the E3 2020 organizers will not prepare an online event to present the most important announcements in the schedule of the canceled fair.
Bethesda Drops Its June Conference and Announcement of New Games
Michael Kulakowski, 01 April 2020, 21:20
Unlike other developers and publishers, Bethesda has no intention of organizing an online event, stream or show in June that would replace the company's traditional conference at E3.
Game Refunds on GOG - Developers Share Their Concerns
Peter Doron, 28 February 2020, 13:07
The new refund policy at GOG.com has triggered a wave of online discussions about the validity of this solution. Developers, especially the independent ones, are mostly against. The feelings of the players are extremely mixed.
Gaming Disorder Survey Reveals Most Addictive Video Games
Peter Doron, 13 January 2020, 14:59
Clutch conducted a survey on „gaming disorder”, a new disease to be included in the International Classification of Diseases in 2022. Thanks to it, we got to know potentially the most addictive video games.
Wolfeye, New Team From Arkane Studios Founder, Will Announce First Game on TGA
Michael Kulakowski, 20 November 2019, 21:51
The founder and former head of Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Prey) introduced his new development team, Wolfeye Studios. The studio's debut game will be shown for the first time at the TGA Awards ceremony, next month.
Co-founder of Devolver Digital: If we're Going to be Drug Dealers, Let's Offer People Psychedelics
Paul Wozniak, 05 November 2019, 20:47
At Reboot Develop conference, Devolver Digital co-founder Mike Wilson compared developers to drug dealers and their productions to addictive drugs. He also asked for thoughtful serving of content that would broaden the horizons of players, and not only take their time and money.
Oxford University: Obsessive Playing is Not Illness
Christian Pieniazek, 22 October 2019, 20:50
Research by the Oxford Internet Institute has shown that there is currently no evidence that excessive gambling is a illness. Instead, they argue that it is merely a symptom of wider problems unrelated to video games.
Industry Wants to Remove Gaming Disorder From IDC-11
Frozen, 29 May 2019, 20:39
In response to the World Health Organisation's decision to classify gaming addiction as a disease, the American ESA, in agreement with several other institutions, issued a statement calling for the withdrawal of the controversial decision.
Excessive Gaming Officially Recognised as Illness
Adrian Werner, 26 May 2019, 16:37
The World Health Organisation has officially adopted the new version of the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The controversial gaming disorder was added to the list.
GDC 2019 report: PC remains developers' favorite platform
Michael Kulakowski, 26 January 2019, 22:35
According to the GDC report for 2019, based on a surver sent to four thousand developers from around the world, PC remains the most attractive platform for game development.
Netflix: Fortnite is more dangerous than HBO
Bart Swiatek, 18 January 2019, 12:54
Netflix published a financial report which states that it does not compete with other streaming platforms, but with video games, especially Fortnite.
Swastikas and other Nazi symbols are no longer censored in German games. Here’s how it happened
Mathias Zulpo, 10 August 2018, 15:25
Swastikas and other Nazi symbols, banned from German video games for two decades, are back. Learn what made them unlawful, how it affected the industry, and what it took to bring them back.

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Shraddha Kapoor to dance off with Nora Fatehi for Remo D’Souza’s ABCD 3 (Photo: Twitter)
Shraddha Kapoor is up for the dance of her life after filmmaker Remo D’Souza announced the entry of Nora Fatehi for his ABCD 3. With Fatehi winning the dance playlist of 2018 with her Sushmita Sen’s Dilbar remake, we know that Fatehi with Shraddha will be one dancy ride for the dance buffs. Speaking about the onboarding of Nora Fatehi, Mumbai Mirror, recently reported that D'souza's ABCD 3 first schedule has already been wrapped up in Amritsar by Varun Dhawan while the next schedule that will feature Stree actor Shraddha alongside Nora is reported to kick off in London this February 10.
Regarding the upcoming shoot, a source also told Mumbai Mirror, "Both Shraddha and Nora belong to opposing teams in the film and will be a part of an intense face-off in a street dance form that will be shot in London. All the actors have started rehearsing for their dance sets and the duo is looking forward to the sequence that is an important part of the story." So, it’s a war of the dances!
Shraddha and Varun were also earlier spotted practising hard on their furnished wooden floors earlier this month, so we can rest assure now that the dance movie is finally underway. To give a gist of the movie, Shraddha is reported to be playing a Pakistani dancer and is currently learning five new dance forms for the film. Varun meanwhile will take on the role of an aspiring Punjabi boy with an utmost passion for dancing.
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Director Remo D'Souza will also be choreographing the moves for the movie. The movie which is currently underway is likely to warp up around the end of March.


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Vik Tells U.K. Court Deutsche Bank Dispute Left Him in HospitalKit Chellel
Alexander Vik said margin calls by Deutsche Bank AG as markets tumbled in October 2008 caused him so much stress that he was treated in a hospital, according to evidence given by the Norwegian investor to a London court.
Vik was in a state of “confusion and shock” as Deutsche Bank demanded hundreds of millions of dollars to cover losses by a trader, Klaus Said, on behalf of Vik’s Sebastian Holdings Inc., according to a witness statement released today. Vik, who thought Said had a $35 million trading limit, said his wife took him to a Greenwich, Connecticut, hospital where he was given anxiety medication.
Sebastian Holdings is suing Deutsche Bank for as much as $8 billion in losses and missed profits. Sebastian says Germany’s biggest bank allowed unauthorized trading in its accounts, then improperly liquidated positions.
Vik, 58, appeared as a witness for the first time today in the 12-week trial, and answered questions about his wealth and expertise in financial markets.
“I’m proud of being knowledgeable and experienced in business,” he said. On individual financial products, “I don’t have any expertise.”
The Frankfurt-based bank denies doing anything wrong and says Vik’s fund still owes it money from margin calls. Sebastian Howell, a Deutsche Bank spokesman, declined to comment on the testimony.
The case is Deutsche Bank AG v. Sebastian Holdings Inc., High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court, 09-83.


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A quick glance at happenings in the Chicago area restaurant world.
Paul Kahan (Blackbird), Shawn McClain (Green Zebra, Spring) and Dean Zanella (312 Chicago) are among the dozen or so chefs participating in a four-course benefit dinner (with wines) at 4 p.m. Sunday at 312 Chicago, 136 N. LaSalle St. Cost is $100, proceeds go to the Green City Market. For reservations, call Amy Welsh at 312-696-2420 or 312-325-7101.
The Peninsula Chicago, which in the last couple of weeks has piped aboard a new chef de cuisine (Graham Elliot Bowles) and executive pastry chef (Brian Schoenbeck), has added a new wine director: Aaron Elliot, formerly the No. 2 (behind Scott Tyree) at Tru.
Atwood Cafe (1 W. Washington St.) will celebrate five years of serving contemporary American comfort food with special menu items, complimentary cupcakes and more beginning Monday through Oct. 15. 312-368-1900.

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Address122 Fernow Hall
Karim-Aly S. Kassam is an International Professor of Environmental and Indigenous Studies in the Department of Natural Resources and the American Indian Program at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. His objective is to merge teaching with applied research in the service of communities. His research focuses on the complex connectivity of human and environmental relations, addressing indigenous ways of knowing, sustainable livelihoods, and climate change. It is conducted in partnership with indigenous communities in the Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Arctic and Sub-Arctic; the Pamir Mountains in Afghanistan and Tajikistan; and the rain forest in the south of India. By investigating the relationship between biological diversity and cultural diversity, Dr. Kassam seeks to expand the foundations of the notion of pluralism.
Dr. Kassam's book, "Biocultural Diversity and Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Human Ecology in the Arctic," was published in 2009.
Dr. Kassam states, "I have been working in the Arctic for over 15 years with northern communities such as the Sami, Inuit, Inupiat, and Dene, and have just published the results of my life's work and, therefore, have something meaningful to contribute." Dr. Kassam is interested in speaking to academic, graduate student, and general public audiences. Dr. Kassam's work in the Arctic has been used by civil society institutions as well as government agencies to develop policy.
Potential lecture titles include:
Ways of knowing
Mapping Indigenous Knowledge
Human Dimensions of Climate Change in the Arctic and Alpine Areas
Link between Biological and Cultural diversity
Dr. Kassam holds a PhD in Natural Resource Policy and Management from Cornell University, an MSc in Social Policy and Planning in Developing Countries from the London School of Economics, an MPhil in Islamic Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary.
Areas of Applied Research Focus: Indigenous and local ecological knowledge Human ecology Biocultural diversity Pluralism Ways of knowing Food sovereignty and security Participatory action research Climate change impacts and adaptation Natural resource policy and management International development studies Indigenous land and marine use Gender analysis Arctic social science Social change in indigenous communities Community economic development.

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If the pandemic has been less than kind to your finances, you might want to skip this. That's because America's billionaires have added more than $1 trillion to their collective net worth since its start, even as many everyday Americans have struggled. Wondering which state has the most billionaires? Unsurprisingly, California tops the list with 189 of them, while some states have none: Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia. Read on to see how many there are in your state, and how some made their fortunes.
Related: The Richest Person in Every State

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Law enforcement officers interrupted a cockfight in progress Sunday morning at a farm property on Telephone Road east of Santa Maria. Two injured roosters were found, and later euthanized, as well as six dead birds and 15-20 live roosters that were taken to County Animal Control. The raid, conducted by Santa Maria Police Department and California Highway Patrol officers in addition to Sheriff’s deputies, netted 11 individuals who were cited for spectating at a cockfight, resisting or delaying peace officers, or possession of fight paraphernalia. About 40-50 people were in the crowd around the pit when officers pulled up, and most of them ran away.
The raid was the result of an anonymous tip and investigation by the Sheriff’s rural crimes detective, John McCarthy. Said to be a tournament, the fight had attracted participants from as far away as San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles counties, with bets of up to $12,000. The items recovered included the blades attached to the roosters’ legs, suture kits, and gambling paraphernalia. Cockfighting is an illegal activity throughout the U.S., according to the Humane Society. The Sheriff’s Office encourages citizens to contact the tip line, (805) 681-4171, or website, sbsheriff.org, to report such animal cruelty.


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Micronuclei Analysis in Environmental Studies
"In conlusion, this work is the first human biomonitoring study focused on the measurement of MN by automated image analysis for assessing chromosomal damage as a result of environmental mutagen exposure. [...] Further, our findings indicate the ability of the automated system to easily analyze slides with a low density of cells that would be very laborious to score using visual analysis. [...] Furthermore, we suggest that the classifier setting used in this work be used in other biomonitoring studies to allow for comparable inter-laboratory results."
The impact of air pollution on the levels of micronuclei measured by automated image analysis.
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South Bend Time Machine: The rebirth of South Bend's Studebaker Electric Fountain
Episode 26 focuses on the restoration of the Studebaker Electric Fountain, a 1906 South Bend landmark that originally stood in Howard Park.
The fountain went missing from public view for nearly 70 years, but recently was restored and is now being prepared for a new life in Leeper Park. Listen to this conversation between podcast host Margaret Fosmoe and Brenda Bowyer, a producer at WNIT-TV, who has created a one-hour documentary about the fountain and its rebirth.
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To make use of game instructors, you to begin with need to have to download all of them coming from particular sites. Open all of them up as well as teach your maker to get in a particular activity.
In order to be certain that the video game is being correctly operated through the coach, there are particular factors that you must appear for. Most game personal trainers possess the “activity procedure” code infused into all of them.
To ensure that the data set is appropriately utilized for video game instructors, there are also certain things that you should ensure of. Produce certain that your computer keyboard is correctly established to allow the usage video game coaches. Additionally, the computer keyboard needs to be actually softly angled to prevent receiving stuck on any one of the secrets. The computer mouse must certainly not be actually touching any of the personal computer’s ports – it should be actually contacting the display itself.
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The Pori Jazz Festival is one of the most highly anticipated events in the world of music. Held annually in the picturesque town of Pori, Finland, this festival has become a cultural phenomenon that attracts thousands of music enthusiasts from all corners of the globe. With its rich history and eclectic lineup, the Pori Jazz Festival has firmly established itself as a must-visit event for both seasoned jazz lovers and newcomers alike. In this article, we will delve into 13 fascinating facts about the Pori Jazz Festival, giving you an inside look at what makes this event so special. From its humble beginnings to its international acclaim, get ready to discover the magic of Pori Jazz!
Pori Jazz Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious jazz festivals in Europe
The Pori Jazz Festival, held annually in Pori, Finland, has been captivating music lovers since its inception in Over the years, it has established itself as a major player in the European jazz scene, attracting top-notch musicians and enthusiastic audiences from around the world.
The festival offers a diverse lineup of musical genres
While jazz remains at the heart of the festival, Pori Jazz also showcases a wide range of other musical genres, including blues, soul, funk, and Latin music. This eclectic mix ensures there’s something for everyone, creating a vibrant and inclusive atmosphere.
The festival takes place in picturesque surroundings
Situated in the beautiful coastal city of Pori, the festival benefits from its stunning natural backdrop. Concerts are held in various venues, including parks, concert halls, and even historic churches, creating a unique and immersive experience for attendees.
Pori Jazz Festival has hosted legendary artists
Over the years, the festival has welcomed an impressive lineup of renowned artists, solidifying its status as a must-visit event for jazz enthusiasts. From jazz legends like Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie to contemporary icons like Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, the festival has seen them all grace its stages.
The festival attracts a diverse crowd
With its diverse lineup and inclusive atmosphere, Pori Jazz Festival attracts a wide range of attendees. Jazz aficionados, music lovers of all genres, and even families looking for a fun summer outing, all come together to celebrate the joy of music and cultural diversity.
Pori Jazz Festival offers more than just music
While music is undoubtedly the main attraction, the festival also offers a variety of other activities and events. From art exhibitions and dance performances to workshops and culinary delights, there’s something to cater to every interest and taste.
The festival has a strong commitment to sustainability
Pori Jazz Festival is dedicated to minimizing its environmental impact. From implementing eco-friendly practices to promoting sustainable transportation options, the festival strives to create a greener and more sustainable future.
Pori Jazz Festival is a great platform for up-and-coming talents
The festival not only showcases established artists but also provides a platform for emerging talents. With its reputation for nurturing young musicians and supporting new talent, Pori Jazz Festival continues to contribute to the growth and development of the jazz industry.
The festival offers a vibrant street jazz scene
Outside the official venues, the streets of Pori come alive with a bustling street jazz scene during the festival. Local musicians and street performers create an enchanting ambiance, making it a truly immersive experience for festival-goers.
Pori Jazz Festival is a major economic boost for the region
With its international recognition and large influx of visitors, Pori Jazz Festival brings significant economic benefits to the region. It boosts tourism, supports local businesses, and helps create a thriving cultural and entertainment scene.
The festival promotes cultural exchange and collaboration
Pori Jazz Festival serves as a platform for cultural exchange and collaboration between artists from different countries. It provides an opportunity for musicians to connect, learn from each other, and create unique and memorable performances.
Pori Jazz Festival has a strong community spirit
The festival is deeply ingrained in the local community, with many volunteers and supporters coming together to make it a success. This community spirit adds an extra layer of warmth and hospitality, creating a welcoming and friendly environment for all.
Pori Jazz Festival has gained international recognition
Over the years, the festival has gained widespread acclaim and recognition, earning its place among the top jazz festivals globally. It has been featured in numerous international publications and has become a destination of choice for jazz lovers from all corners of the world.
The Pori Jazz Festival is a must-visit event for jazz enthusiasts and music lovers alike. With its rich history, stunning waterfront location, and world-class performances, it has become one of the most renowned jazz festivals in Europe. The festival offers a unique and immersive experience, featuring a diverse lineup of artists, vibrant atmosphere, and a wide range of activities to enjoy.
Whether you’re a dedicated jazz aficionado or simply looking for a memorable summer getaway, the Pori Jazz Festival promises to leave you captivated and inspired. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness the magic of live jazz music against the backdrop of the stunning Finnish coastline. Embark on a musical journey and create unforgettable memories at the Pori Jazz Festival.
1. When is the Pori Jazz Festival held?
The Pori Jazz Festival is typically held in July. The exact dates can vary from year to year, so it’s best to check the official festival website for the most up-to-date information.
2. Where is the Pori Jazz Festival located?
The festival takes place in the city of Pori, located on the west coast of Finland. The main stages are situated in the Kirjurinluoto Park, a beautiful green area near the Pori River.
3. How can I purchase tickets for the Pori Jazz Festival?
Tickets for the festival can be purchased through the official festival website. It is recommended to book your tickets in advance, as they can sell out quickly, especially for popular performances.
4. Are there age restrictions for attending the festival?
No, the Pori Jazz Festival is open to people of all ages. However, some of the evening performances and venues may have age restrictions or require parental guidance for younger attendees. It’s advisable to check the festival’s official guidelines for specific details.
5. Are there accommodations available near the festival venue?
Yes, Pori offers a variety of accommodation options including hotels, hostels, and vacation rentals. It is recommended to book accommodations in advance, as the festival attracts a large number of visitors from around the world.
6. Are outside food and drinks allowed at the festival?
Outside food and drinks are generally not allowed within the festival grounds. However, there are various food and beverage stalls available on-site, offering a wide range of culinary delights and refreshing beverages.
7. Is there parking available near the festival venue?
Yes, there are designated parking areas near the festival venue. However, parking spaces can be limited, especially during peak festival days. It is advisable to use public transportation or arrange alternative transportation options if possible.
8. Can I bring my camera to the festival?
Yes, you are allowed to bring cameras and take photographs during the festival. However, it’s important to respect the privacy and performance rights of the artists. Recording or filming of performances without prior permission is strictly prohibited.
9. Are there any COVID-19 safety measures in place?
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Pori Jazz Festival may have specific COVID-19 safety measures in place, such as mandatory mask-wearing, social distancing guidelines, and limited capacity. It is advisable to check the festival’s official website for the latest updates and guidelines before attending.
10. Are pets allowed at the festival?
Pets are generally not permitted within the festival grounds, with the exception of certified service animals. It’s best to leave your furry friends at home and ensure their well-being while you enjoy the festival.


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Chainlink (LINK) just hit a new all-time high
- Chainlink (LINK) recently hit a new all-time high after a rapid price surge.
- The coin saw its price start surging from $13.5 to the current ATH at $22.5.
- LINK then saw a small correction which has already turned into another strong recovery.
The price of Chainlink (LINK) recently skyrocketed to a brand-new all-time high at $22.06. The coin — currently the 9th-largest crypto by market cap — surged by as much as 22.77% in the last 24 hours, while going up by 43.44% in the last week.
LINK price up by over 40% in less than a week
Chainlink’s price surge started on January 13th, after the coin attempted to go up twice earlier in January, but was stopped by a resistance at $17.5. On January 13th, however, it started surging again, beginning at the price of $13.5. By January 15th, it already reached a 5-month high, trading at around $18.73.
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Market behavior analysis firm, Santiment, noted on Twitter that its Holders Distribution data indicated that whales — LINK holders who own 100,000 LINK or more — are not trying to sell their coins.
With the whales keeping their LINK in their wallets, mid-tier addresses — those who own anywhere between 100 LINK and 100,000 LINK — started growing rapidly.
LINK hits a new all-time high
Since the tweet that announced LINK hitting a 5-month high, the coin’s price saw two more rapid price bursts. The first time took it from $18 to $21, which took place on January 15th, as well.
However, this surge was followed by an equally strong correction, which simply returned a LINK to its starting price of $18. The coin then started surging again almost immediately, hitting a new ATH at $22.5 earlier today, January 16th.
Santiment published another tweet about the project’s progress, noting that its metrics indicate that LINK had the highest day of active addresses in approximately 5 months earlier today.
Some among the traders are expecting to see the whales start dumping coins in the near future, which will undoubtedly be followed by a strong correction, if it happens. However, such expectations were expressed on January 15th, as well, but it did not happen until now.


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Indonesia has a lot of low-calorie coal and needs to be converted to become synthetic gas. The Ministry of Industry considers that the potential for the development of coal gasification industry in the country is still quite large.
“Low-calorie coal can be developed to produce dimethyl ether gas that can replace liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas so that gas raw material imports are no longer needed,” said Director General of Chemical, Textile and Aneka Industries Achmad Sigit Dwiwahjono, As quoted by Antara, Sunday (15/1/2017).
Sigit rate, it takes an investment of Rp13 trillion to produce as many as 1,000 metric tons derived from coal gasification. “If calculated, in the period of testing, can be converted 100,000 tons of coal into 3,600 million metric british thermal unit (mmbtu) of gas per day,” he said.
Furthermore, if the gas produced is not used, it can be used for domestic industry at a price of about USD4-5 per mmbtu. “In addition to the potential, this investment will also generate great added value for the domestic industry because the gas can be utilized, just need to be built infrastructure,” said Sigit.
Previously, Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto said that business development in the field of coal gasification in Indonesia is needed to meet the needs of raw materials of fertilizer and petrochemical industries. “It can be used as raw material for fertilizer and methanol, in fact, gasification is one of alternative energy that can be used for industry,” he said.
Related to his meeting with CEO of Zemag Clean Energy Technology Gmbh, Fu Minyan some time ago, Airlangga said the German company will implement a pilot project of coal gasification facilities in Indonesia. “They said they wanted to invest here to develop a derivative of coal gasification,” he said.
For that, continued Airlangga, it encourages Zemag to work with local companies in building coal gasification industry in Indonesia. Regarding the location of the factory, offered in the region of Kalimantan and South Sumatra. “The development of this industry in Indonesia is actually still attractive to foreign investors amid the global economic slowdown,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Fu said, Indonesia has a source of low calorie coal is large enough. The result of meeting with the government, become input to develop investment in Indonesia. “Discussions with the government are very interactive, Indonesia needs coal derived gasification products for the manufacturing industry,” he said, adding that we are still exploring methanol investments with low-calorie raw materials.
Fu added that his side had discussions with the government to seek local partners in Indonesia to develop a coal gasification plant. “The government will help locate local companies in Indonesia if our investment is realized and the technology will give added value to the industry in Indonesia,” he explained.
Fu also claims Zemag technology is currently being implemented by 180 coal processing plants worldwide, including the first factory operating since 2000 in Germany. “We have the technology to reduce low-calorie coal moisture, process coal into briquettes, to coal gasification process. Processing can produce various types of derivative products such as methanol, ammonia, oil, until synthetic gas, “he concluded.
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Batman: Arkham Knight has been withdrawn from the market due to numerous bugs and technical issues. Game developers confessed of improper sequence and diverse performance from the game.
Within a few hours of the game’s release, the reports said game play is unpleasant and filled with glitches.
The Batman game will be withdrawn
“While we work to address these issues to satisfy our quality standards”
Warner Brothers, owner of Batman franchise, publicly announced.
Based on the current survey on steam accounts, the game records “mostly Negative” status now. Repeated reports of audio glitches, frame rate drop, and Screen freezing covered the whole page with over 8,700 posts about numerous problems.
According to reports, the largest number of players to report issues were those using AMD Graphics in their PCs.
The game also launched on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with zero technical issue. People enjoyed playing it on console and has already reached the climax in the game.
But, the game failed miserably on the PC with graphics and other technical issues. Overall frame rates were poor and gamers with high-end machines are also not able to play the game properly.
A refund option is available in steam or any retailer you got your game from and this announcement can save many gamers from frustration. The company is promising a refund for every piece that got sold.
Removal of bugs, glitches, and other technical problems will take time and it is in the best interest of both consumers and company to take way the game from the market.
This might not be the worst game created in the history of gaming, but for a reputed company like Warner Brothers, this type of incident is definitely a setback for them.


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Black box functions, such as computer experiments, often have multiple optima over the input space of the objective function. While traditional optimization routines focus on finding a single best optimum, we sometimes want to consider the relative merits of multiple optima. First we need a search algorithm that can identify multiple local optima. Then we consider that blindly choosing the global optimum may not always be best. In some cases, the global optimum may not be robust to small deviations in the inputs, which could lead to output values far from the optimum. In those cases, it would be better to choose a slightly less extreme optimum that allows for input deviation with small change in the output; such an optimum would be considered more robust. We use a Bayesian decision theoretic approach to develop a utility function for selecting among multiple optima.
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When the whistle blew just a minute into the second half, it was for a surprising reason. Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell was issued a technical foul for arguing what he felt was a missed foul call. Caleb McConnell was hit with a lot of physical contact on the other end of the floor playing defense. When no call was made, Pikiell snapped.
The usually composed leader was livid and was yelling at the officials that his player was fouled. Even after the technical was called, Pikiell continued to jaw at the officials. It was an unusual but welcomed sight by Rutgers fans and his team.
This was of course, the rematch against Ohio State. It was less than six weeks ago that the Buckeyes beat RU on a buzzer beating three-point shot that the Big Ten later stated should not have counted. Tanner Holden had clearly stepped out of bounds in Columbus on that night, but the officials missed it. It was a stomach punch loss and something fans will never let be forgotten. Sunday’s rematch was looked at as a revenge game to everyone except maybe Steve Pikiell.
When asked if he spoke about the first meeting and used it for motivation, Pikiell downplayed the importance of the rematch.
“Maybe by these guys (the players). Quite honestly, I don’t even think I brought it up,” Pikiell stated. “You’ve got to move on in this league. It was a long time ago. Maybe they would have a different answer, but we moved on to this game and we’ve got Michigan State on the road next. So we’ll quickly move on to that one.”
In addition, the officiating has been unpredictable and inconsistent in Big Ten play this season. Just in the last game at Northwestern, Rutgers wasn’t called for a foul in the first 16 minutes of the game. They ended up committing 15 fouls over the final 24 minutes of the contest.
So not only was frustration was increasing with fans, it apparently was with Pikiell as well.
Whether Pikiell had the active thought of being more animated with officials recently or something snapped or triggered his reaction on Sunday, it helped refocus his team on its way to another important win in Big Ten play.
It was a brilliant move. The technical came at the perfect time at the start of the second half. It’s wasn’t too late that it could cost Rutgers the game by swinging momentum. By defending one of his players, it gave his team an emotional lift. And in regard to the officials, the vocal call out by Pikiell got their attention. Soon after the technical, Cam Spencer drew a foul on a three-point attempt. After the technical as a whole, Ohio State was called for 14 fouls and Rutgers just 8, which included overtime. However, OSU did foul twice intentionally at the end of overtime.
It was the rarity of Pikiell getting a T that made it more impactful. His players knew the significance and answered the bell. Their intensity and urgency went up a notch after the technical. It was a huge moment in the game.
“I’m fighting for my guys. I’m just fighting for my guys,” reiterated Pikiell. “I thought they missed a call. I move on quickly after the game.”
Rutgers displayed its usual toughness and were able to close out the game in overtime. Cam Spencer, Mawot Mag and Cliff Omoruyi all made huge baskets late for a team that trailed 15-4 in the beginning of the game. After trailing 61-60 with 1:50 to play in overtime, RU rattled off an 8-0 run before giving up a late three near the buzzer.
“They just stay the course. Even in the first half, in the locker room, I said I liked the looks that we got,” explained Pikiell. “They’re not going. But if we can’t score, they can’t score and that’s how we just continue to grind. Even getting it into overtime the way that we did. They’re really good. That was a really good basketball team. I have a ton of respect for these guys, but down the stretch, we made a few more plays than them and that was the difference.”
In the end, it was the defense of Rutgers that won the game. After holding the third most efficient offense in the nation in Ohio State to their least efficient performance against a high major this season, Rutgers is now No. 2 nationally in defensive efficiency and tops in Big Ten play.
Both teams shot 34% as OSU produced its second worst offensive efficiency rating in games against high majors this season. The Buckeyes scored a season low 64 points and over 14 points below their scoring average. The Rutgers defense played at an elite level once again. As a team, RU blocked 8 shots and swiped 8 steals.
“Cliff gets six blocks. Everyone had some huge steals. Their freshman (Brice ) is really terrific. He made some big shots. They got the ball into the post. We did a lot of good things on the defensive end of the floor. They’re the most efficient team offensively in the league and one of the most efficient in the country. Sueing is a really good player. Mawot and everyone that played him held him to 7 points. That was one of our keys today. It takes everybody and everybody was connected.”
Rutgers will now head back on the road to East Lansing for a high profile meeting with Michigan State. The Spartans host No. 3 Purdue on Monday afternoon before taking on the Scarlet Knights on Thursday night. If MSU can knock off the Boilermakers, it will create a three-way tie atop the Big Ten standings. Michigan State, Purdue and Rutgers would all have a 5-2 league mark.
When asked about the significance of his team only being half a game out of first place in the Big Ten, Pikiell remains focused on the task at hand.
“No, you guys can talk about that. We’ve got Michigan State and it’s the best league in the country. We don’t ever look down the road these guys know how I am and I’ll never change. There’s a lot of season left and there is a lot of really good basketball and there’s a lot of things that go on, so we’ve got to stay focused on what’s important.”
Rutgers is now No. 16 in the NET rankings with three coveted Quad 1 wins. They’re also No. 14 in Kenpom and have a good chance to be ranked in the national polls on Monday. While there is a long way to go this season still, the Scarlet Knights are well positioned for the postseason right now.
As far as Pikiell, he knows how to push the right buttons of his team. He’s now won 2 of 3 against Chris Holtmann. He’s won five of the last six meetings against Matt Painter. And now he’ll take Rutgers to face Michigan State after he’s beaten Tom Izzo two times in a row.
“To be able to come away with a ‘W’ after 45 minutes, it was a really difficult basketball game,” explained Pikiell. “These guys, they all stepped up. It was one of those games – the ball wasn’t going in early. We just stayed the course, hung with it. Our defense always gives us a chance. I’m just real proud. They all made big plays.”
With elite defense, clutch foul shooting, knowing how to close out games and their program defining toughness, Rutgers has a legitimate shot at winning the Big Ten title. Above all else, they have a head coach who knows the pulse of his team and how to get the most out of them.
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