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The National Development Planning Commission’s compensation package is competitive in the public sector, with very attractive fringe benefits. |
Applicants must be able to serve the Commission for a minimum of four (4) years on the appointed grade before attaining the compulsory retirement age of (sixty) 60. |
According to Amazon's website, Big Sean's G.O.O.D. Music debut Finally Famous: The Album has been pushed back a week to June 28. The album is set to feature Kanye West, Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa and tentatively, Nas. |
Attention coders, designers and all other builders: the TechCrunch China Hackathon is returning to Shenzhen, the city known as the hardware capital of the world, this month and we want you to take part! |
So if your inner being is to code, design, build and hack cool things; if you want to have fun with others like you over a weekend; if you love to use your superpower to win cash and prizes; and if you need an excuse to kickstart that side-project project you’ve been thinking about for weeks… then come on over! |
Arranged as a pre-cursor to our TechCrunch China Shenzhen event this month, the hackathon takes place on November 17. There’s really is no better place to build your next app, product or hack. |
Like the traditional TC Hackathon, participating in the Shenzhen Hackathon is entirely free. All you need to do is register, which you can do right here. |
The plan is simple: after 24 hours of building, hackers present their projects to their peers and a panel of judges who decide on the winners. |
The top teams win the grand prize and there are other special awards on offer, including the Most Innovative Product, the Most Valuable Product, and the Most Completed Product awards. |
In addition, this year, we’re giving you more. Every hacker who successfully submits their project will receive a two-day pass to the TechCrunch Shenzhen 2018 event — valued 1299 RMB or $188 — in addition to a certificate of honor and a souvenir t-shirt. |
There will also be a bunch of blockchain challenges from our sponsor Ontology and other partners. With blockchain’s versatile applications and usability across a range of industries, the blockchain challenges bring together different knowledge bases and backgrounds, from gaming to supply chain software, medical softwar... |
The TechCrunch Shenzhen Hackathon takes place at the Shenzhen Bay Inno Mall 深圳湾创新广场 from November 17-18. Get your tickets here — you can visit this link for more information. |
“Hello. Your tickets, please,” say child railway conductors in uniforms as they welcome passengers of the Children’s Railway. A 130-year old locomotive Katka whistles from May to October as the choo-choo is running from Čermeľ for four kilometres to the stop Alpinka. |
After a 20-minute-ride passengers get off in recreation area Alpinka, which offers playgrounds, a mini zoo, western show and golf. It is an ideal place for picnic or lunch at a restaurant serving regional dishes. Just up the hill is the 180-metre-long rope park Tarzania, which consists of tree top tracks from 4 to 10 m... |
Zoo Košice is open all year long and is the biggest such facility in central Europe. It is located in a Košice suburb and houses more than 140 different animal species. Today it is best-known for its brown bear quintuplets, who were listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Visitors can enjoy feeding the penguins, ... |
Those interested in dinosaurs can also visit the Dino Park, which is part of the zoo. The affiliated exhibition features 13 static and five mobile dinosaur models, as well as a 3D cinema. Children can try the paleontological playground, with its hidden skeletons of dinosaurs. Food is available at the Dino Grill while s... |
Endangered animals like leopards or tigers can be seen at another zoo in the Košice region, in nearby Spišská Nová Ves. Children are offered a number of attractions including the inflated air giraffe or air castle, horseback riding, a mini car show and trampolines. |
Outside the city, children can ride horses and have contact with domestic animals like goats, sheep, pigs or rabbits at several places in the region. Ranch Šugov is a typical example of countryside life. It offers restaurant with typical Slovak cuisine and accommodation. Horse riding schools at Ortáše, Kráľovce or Šeba... |
Game three, NBA finals: Lakers or Magic? |
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will go head to head against Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic tonight in game three of the NBA finals. The Lakers are up 2-0, winning the first two games at home. Tonight, the Magic have home court advantage. But does Orlando have what it takes to make a much needed come back i... |
The next three games will be played in Orlando, if the series lasts that long. Orlando was 32-9 at home during the regular season and was 7-2 in the playoffs, including three straight wins against Cleveland in the conference finals. Injuries all season long, four last-second losses in the playoffs and series deficits i... |
Only three teams have won a championship title after losing the first two games in the finals, most recently Miami over Dallas in 2006. |
It’s been 14 years since Orlando has reached the championship round. Back then they had a young and talented squad that included Shaq and Penny Hardaway. Unfortunately they were crushed in four consecutive games by the Houston Rockets. Winning games in the finals for Magic is still a difficult mountain to climb. Overal... |
In game two against the Lakers, Magic almost won with 0.6 seconds left and the score tied. Courtney Lee broke free, as Hedu Turkoglu threw a lob in his direction right in front of the basket. Lee jumped in the air and just barely missed the alley-oop on the final play in regulation. |
If the shot had been made, Orlando would have tied the series, 1-1. A near Orlando victory, however, turned into a 101-96 loss in overtime. The Magic turned the ball over 20 times, made just 22 assists and lacked good ball-handling. Magic has its work cut out if it’s going to win its first ever championship. |
The Lakers on the other hand are closing in on their 15th title. Things are looking up for the Lakers, especially under the leadership of superstar Kobe Bryant, who scored 40 points in the first game and 29 in the second. The Lakers also have a solid head coach in the genius of Mr. Phil Jackson. |
Talking to reporters, Bryant said he’s not letting up and promises a win tonight. |
Lakers forward Pau Gasol expressed confidence that his team has what it takes to win. “We’re playing tougher and we understand what it takes to go get the championship,” he said. |
Most teams that have home court advantage get a boost, and the Magic need all the positive energy they can get right about now. |
Many basketball fans, including this writer, want the series to be as exciting as some of the games in the playoffs so far. It would be boring if Magic goes down in the first four games. Too many sports fans expected Bryant and the Lakers to go against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs and James had an... |
Bryant is arguably the most talented player in the NBA. But could his leadership steer the Lakers toward another title win? If Orlando pulls off a victory tonight and continue that momentum in the following games, the enthusiasm of a new, fresh and younger championship team would be welcomed. |
In the end, unless you are a diehard Lakers or Magic fan, a long and competitive series would be best. |
Justice AM Badar also granted discharge to Gujarat police officer Vipul Aggarwal, a co-accused in the case related to the 2005-06 encounter of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and their aide Tulsiram Prajapati. |
The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the discharge granted by a trial court to ex-Gujarat ATS chief DG Vanzara and four others, all of them police officers from Gujarat and Rajasthan, in the case of encounter of suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife and aide. |
The court held that the applications challenging their discharge were devoid of merit. |
Mr Aggarwal's discharge plea was earlier rejected by the trial court and he had approached the high court seeking discharge on grounds of parity with Mr Vanzara. |
Justice Badar had conducted detailed daily hearings for about two weeks in July on the five revision pleas challenging the discharge of these officers, and the plea filed by Mr Aggarwal. |
In granting relief to former IPS officers DG Vanzara, Rajkumar Pandian and NK Amin of the Gujarat police, and Dinesh MN and Dalpat Singh Rathod of the Rajasthan Police, Justice Badar held that the applications challenging their discharge were devoid of merit. |
Sohrabuddin Shaikh's brother Rubabuddin had challenged the discharge granted in the case by the trial court to Dinesh MN, Rajkumar Pandian and DG Vanzara. |
The remaining two revision pleas were filed by the CBI, challenging the discharge granted to NK Amin and Dalpat Singh Rathod. |
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had charged these officials, along with 33 other people, as accused in the "fake" encounters of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Kausar Bi (in November 2005) and Prajapati (December 2006). |
Between August 2016 and September 2017, a special court in Mumbai, where the case was shifted from Gujarat, following a Supreme Court order, discharged 15 of these 38 accused. |
Those discharged included 14 police officials and BJP president Amit Shah. |
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Fullscreen and Wattpad are partnering on FANtasies, a 10-episode scripted anthology series produced by New Form, set to premiere June 22 on Fullscreen. |
In the first-of-its kind collaboration, Fullscreen will select fanfiction from Wattpad and other social platforms, and adapt it into an immersive narrative starring the talent who inspired the story. Stories will be drawn from a variety of genres including a musical romance, a pregnancy comedy, and a found footage horr... |
FANtasies stars Andrea Russett (Apologies in Advance with Andrea Russett); Brandon Rogers (Magic Funhouse); Tre Melvin (12 Deadly Days); Jon Cozart (After Ever After); Mikey Murphy (Dirty 30); Bart Baker (FML); Gabbie Hanna (Laid in America); SSSniperWolf (Clickbait with SSSniperWolf) and Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox ... |
Series guest star Mamrie Hart (Dirty 30) directs this season’s premiere episode, a hospital soap opera entitled “Paging Dr. Hart,” starring alongside Grace Helbig (Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig) and Hannah Hart (Electra Woman and Dyna Girl). |
The series is created by Fullscreen and produced by New Form, with Kathleen Grace and Melissa Schneider serving as Executive Producers, with Lon Harris as Executive Producer and showrunner. |
Zhen Wang was a passenger in a truck that got hit by a tractor trailer Wednesday night. |
The man killed in a four-car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike on Wednesday night has been identified as a 50-year-old Brooklyn man, state police said. |
Zhen Wang was the passenger of a Dodge Ram when it was rear-ended by a Mack truck, said Sgt. Jeff Flynn of the New Jersey State Police. The accident, which happened around 5:30 p.m., caused a chain reaction and the Ram then struck a Honda Accord and a Lexus RC. |
The driver of the Ram, who was not identified, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries while Wang was pronounced dead at the scene. Flynn was unable to provide an update on the Ram driver's condition. |
No other serious injuries were reported and the accident remains under investigation. The accident closed down at least two lanes, which were later reopened. |
Josh Jongsma contributed to this report. |
From eOne's Secret Location, 'The Great C' will premiere at the 2018 Venice Film Festival. |
Get ready for Slime Time in virtual reality! |
I don't know if you've heard, but you'll float too. |
The completely CG experience will run around 9 minutes and be released by next May. |
Plus what he learned about VR storytelling while making the series, the future of VR, the way he likes to work when making any project, and more. |
The cinema-grade camera will be developed in concert with Google. |
Callum Hudson-Odoi, 18, has yet to make a Premier League start, but has impressed in Cup competitions and the Europa League for Chelsea. |
Chelsea teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi was called up by England for the first time, while Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse was also drafted into Gareth Southgate's squad on Monday amid a series of withdrawals due to injury. Fabian Delph, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, John Stones and Luke Shaw have pulled out for Euro 2020 q... |
"It's been a crazy day but getting my first (senior) international call-up is an amazing feeling," said Hudson-Odoi, who had just arrived in Bristol for his first call-up to the England under-21 squad before being told to head to the senior side's training base in the Midlands. |
"I was shocked and then when I heard that I actually had to go over, I couldn't believe it. I was delighted. It's a dream come true. |
"Now I've got to work hard, enjoy every moment and keep working to just hopefully make an impact when I get the opportunity." |
Ward-Prowse has just one senior international cap but is well-known to England boss Gareth Southgate from their time together as manager and captain of England's under-21s. |
The 24-year-old has led Southampton's battle for Premier League survival with goals in his past three games, including brilliant free-kicks against Manchester United and Tottenham. |
"We love Prowsey. I've been accused of being 'father of Prowsey' over the years," said Southgate when announcing his squad last week. |
"This most recent spell is his best spell since we capped him before. He is a world-class deliverer of set-plays." |
There was better injury news for Southgate on Jordan Henderson as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed the midfielder will join up with the squad this week after suffering an ankle injury in the Reds' 3-1 win over Bayern Munich last week. |
"Hendo will go to the national team -- two or three days at (Liverpool's training ground) Melwood to do the rehab, but it looks positive," said Klopp. |
"If he plays, Gareth will decide then, but it's really positive. |
"He was still not able to play today (Sunday) but it was not that serious -- and now, in three or four days, he should be fine." |
Are you ready for even more baseball? |
Fresh off the longest game in Major League Baseball playoff history, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers will meet Saturday night at Dodger Stadium in Game 4 of the 2018 World Series. Boston lost Game 3 in crushing fashion, but still holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. |
The Dodgers will turn to lefty Rich Hill in looking to tie the series, while Boston will counter with Eduardo Rodriguez. |
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Maybe you need to replace a bunch of those old, decrepit hand tools filling up the junk drawer in your house. Maybe you're moving into your first real place—or you know someone who is. Either way, it's a good day to save on this 65-piece Stanley tool set. It's 30% off on Amazon today, marked down from $39 to $28. |
Stanley's set contains all the basics within a nicely organized case. There's a standard 13-oz. hammer, good for light duty around the house. You get a 16-foot measuring tape, torpedo level, two kinds of pliers, a two-piece screwdriver set, and a few other key pieces. |
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Flight attendant Loretta Hidalgo gives emergency instructions prior to takeoff. |
Passengers are seated during a high-G period, immediately preceding a Martian-level parabola. |
Buzz Aldrin, the second human to touch the moon, floats during one of the flight's parabolas. |
Each parabola of weightlessness on G-Force One lasts less than a minute. |
MUMBAI: Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a workplace comedy that deals with a diverse group of detectives. Set in the 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn, the single-camera ensemble comedy follows a talented-but-carefree detective Jake Peralta and his colleagues, who have to prove themselves to the ne... |
Together, these cops interrogate suspects, arrest perps and solve murders. But, ultimately, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a workplace comedy that’s not really about the job. It’s about the men and women behind the badge – singing karaoke, eating gourmet ham and hitting on each other – all while protecting the fine people of Br... |
Andre Braugher and Golden Globe winner Andy Samberg are the most unusual yet compelling actor duo on the block. Catch them in action and get ready for all the drama starting. May 19, 2014 onwards, every Monday – Wednesday at 10:00pm exclusively on Comedy Central India. |
Anna Karlin, 108 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 (+1646-861 0739; annakarlin.com). Apparatus, 124 West 30th St, New York, NY 10001 (+1646-527 9732; apparatusstudio.com). Bec Brittain, 27 West 20th St, New York, NY 10011 (+1212-220 4008; becbrittain.com). Gabriel Scott, 372 Broome St, New York, NY 10013 (+1212-837 2923;... |
A small group of designers based on Manhattan Island are creating a new genre of lighting design. The silhouettes are architectural but organic. The style is modern but warm. The made-to-order pieces are crafted to the highest level. If we could fast-forward 50 years, curators and auction houses might well describe the... |
Walking into the Apparatus studio on West 30th Street is like arriving at a Fritz Lang film set by way of Halston, with every character styled by Rick Owens. The 929sq m space was once the gymnasium within a school that occupied the site and today houses the design studio, showroom and manufacturing facility of the com... |
Like Apparatus, Adelman’s work mixes organic with industrial – some of her acutely engineered lighting resembles parts of enchanted trees (Branching Bubble light). It is also incredibly pretty. “I describe my aesthetic as ‘troubled heiress’,” she says. “I see it as a mess, but gorgeous. I like the idea of shipwrecks – ... |
If Adelman created a blueprint for this genre of lighting, she also gave a kickstart to two of the biggest names on the scene: Mary Wallis and Bec Brittain who both worked in her studio; the latter now has her own atleier with five people making around 150 pieces a year. “I spent years in a very academic architecture s... |
Alongside the big names, there are others illuminating the scene. Jean de Merry’s Lumiere chandelier ($4,350) is a vibrant reinterpretation of the classic midcentury Sputnik chandelier, while Gabriel Kakon and Scott Richler of Gabriel Scott describe their work as “bold yet delicate, hard yet soft, heavy yet light”. Lik... |
Much of the lighting coming out of New York today resembles contemporary jewellery. Those horsehair pendants at Apparatus look a little like the necklaces from the catwalks of Ann Demeulemeester or Maria Cornejo. Anna Karlin is a jewellery maker who also designs lights – her lantern sconces ($3,095) and pendants ($3,75... |
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