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Mendoza-Perez faces up to 20 years because she's twice been ordered deported and previously have been convicted of a child abuse case in Florida.
Along with facing federal prison time, they also ultimately still will face deportation.
Religious and immigration advocates have called on the government to show compassion in the aftermath of the raid, one of the country's largest in recent years.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 13, GNA - Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, says Ghana is poised to take advantage of growing urbanisation of the country which was about 52 percent.
She said planning was an important tool for Ghana and that urbanisation should be welcomed to link up with industrial planning, adding that, 'what Ghana needs to do is to enhance her capacity in the area of urban planning and creating of services and jobs'.
Hajia Mahama was speaking at a high-level meeting on a panel discussion with representatives from the European Commission, African Union, China, World Bank, among others on the theme: 'Urbanisation and Development: Investing in Transformative Force of Cities' at the World Urban Forum (WUF 9) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
'We should not be afraid of migration; we should not be afraid of urbanisation,' she declared.
Hajia Mahama who led Ghana's delegation to the WUF9 said, planning should be done to ensure that it took advantage of every situation and there was the need to discourage slums as they created social nuisance and urbanisation would transform the country's economy.
Other members of the delegation were; Nana Boateng Agyei and Mr Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, a Deputy Local Government Minister and a Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, respectively, Mr Felix Mensah Nii Annang-La, Tema Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive and National President of NALAG, as well as some MMDCEs and officials.
The WUF9 is the key platform to discuss the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the urban dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and it is one of the most open gatherings in the international arena.
It mobilises urban actors in national governments, sub-national and local governments, civil society, private sector and academia to share knowledge and solutions for sustainable urban development; facilitate stakeholders' inputs to monitoring and reporting on the New Urban Agenda and facilitate strong multi-stakeholder partnerships.
The New Urban Agenda was adopted in October 2016 at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development - Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador and was a result of a unique consensus among all participating states.
The document sets out a common vision and global standards for urban development in the coming decades and comes at a critical moment, when for the first time in history, over half of the world's population is residing in cities.
The WUF9 which is on the theme: 'Cities 2030, Cities for All: Implementing the New Urban Agenda' will place the forum's focus on the New Urban Agenda as a tool and accelerator for achieving Agenda 2030 and the SDGs.
The New Urban Agenda lays out the vision for future cities based on the science of urban development providing tools in crucial areas and the WUF was created in 2002 to bring countries together to discuss issues that were critical to the management of urban areas through a sustainable urban development and cities.
The first was that the #1 question investors should ask themselves is not 'where can I make the most money' but rather 'where can I avoid losing the most money'?
He then predicted that the endgame of all this easing will be "massive wealth destruction" through some combination of hyperinflation, credit collapse, social unrest, and WAR!
Doom, boom, and gloom indeed.
For what it's worth, he didn't predict, exactly, when this is coming.
"In Georgia, in Arizona, in Florida their property values will not collapse much more and will stabilize, so I think to own some land and some property, not necessarily in the financial centers but in the secondary cities, these are desirable investments relatively speaking."
The Superior Court of Quebec has upheld a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a section of the Quebec Labour Code that denied collective bargaining rights to workers on farms that have three or fewer employees working on a year-round basis. The law, challenged by the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada union, had kept thousands of seasonal workers on Quebec farms from being able to effectively unionize and bargain.
Agricultural workers in many provinces are granted fewer workplace protections than employees in other sectors. In Alberta, for instance, they aren't even covered by the province's Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The same day, no televised battalion of law enforcers descended on construction sites in Vancouver to root out incidents of employers breaking health, safety or employment rights laws.
Supporters of the detained workers, including their Canadian spouses and children, held a protest yesterday outside the Vancouver office of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Outrage is also building over the case of a Surrey, B.C. immigrant who has been denied re-entry to Canada after a routine stint in the U.S. in his job as a trucker, in what appears to be an innocent misunderstanding about the paperwork requirements following his trip to India for a wedding earlier this winter.
More labour groups spoke out this week to denounce the Saskatchewan government's proposed new employment act, Bill 85, that would replace all existing workplace and employment legislation in the province.
Labour advocates say the changes brought by the bill are so sweeping, and its timeline for review so rushed, that no one's had time to do a thorough analysis of what all of its implications would be for workers and businesses. On first reading, it does not look good for workers.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union wrote this week that the bill would "weaken unions by interfering with bargaining and dues remittance, restricting strikes, forcing small Locals to run costly audits, allowing for the decertification of a union at any time and removing successor rights for some of the most vulnerable workers. It also eliminates the eight-hour workday, meal breaks and employees' right to refuse overtime in excess of 44 hours per week, as well as undercutting weekends and public holidays."
The National Union of Public and General Employees says that "thousands of employees in Saskatchewan could lose their union rights and protections... An employee who gives policy advice, is involved in budget planning or implementation, or business strategic planning, for example, will not be allowed to belong to a union."
Striking workers who re-fuel airplanes for Porter Airlines were joined by dozens of supporters this week in blocking the ferry service that brings passengers and fuel to the Toronto Island airport. They staged two blockades Sunday and Monday, lasting from 50 minutes to two hours.
The workers have been on strike since early January, in an increasingly bitter dispute over low pay and a lengthy list and health and safety concerns.
Also this week, the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association made donations to the Porter workers' strike fund.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Canada union (UFCW) is targeting American-based chain retail giant Target in a public campaign to pressure the company for fair treatment of workers as it opens outlets in hundreds of former Zellers locations across Canada.
Shoppers outside the new stores were greeted last weekend by "activists with information flyers to remind the community that the newest retail department store in their neighbourhood has been anything but neighbourly to tens of thousands of Zellers workers who were denied a chance to reclaim their jobs."
The union is asking supporters to send a message to Target through its campaign website at www.targetfairness.ca.
HARARE – Bryan Kadengu, a rookie musician who came tops in the popular Star Brite reality show drove home, in a brand new a Toyota Spacio as part of his prize for winning the talent search show.
The red van courtesy of Pinnacle Holdings was presented last week at an exclusive handover ceremony held at Pandhari Hotel in Harare. “It has been wonderful and I am honoured to receive such a gift from Pinnacle. All I want to do is to thank the Almighty God,” he said before he went on a spin.
Presenting the car and an agreement of sale, Pinnacle representive Elizabeth Chiyangwa hailed the winners for their efforts. “On behalf of Pinnacle Holdings I hope you will be proud owners of your homes,” she said amid huge applause from the crowd.
Besides winning the car, Bryan also got a residential stand from Pinnacle Holdings, a weekend for two at the Victoria Falls resort courtesy of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, a handset from G-Tel as well as a recording deal with Oliver Mtukudzi’s Tuku Music.
He also got a 32-inch LCD TV courtesy of Goldtech Electronics. Others winners were Amanda Manyowa of Harare and Xolani Ndlovu of Bulawayo who performed on the night. Manyowa will travel to South Africa for a mentorship programme with Judith Sephuma.
Xolani, who is a cousin to football legend Peter Ndlovu, also got a recording contract with Tuku Music and a laptop, Android phone and a residential stand.
In the special category, poet Promise Mudavanhu from Masvingo came first with Nomore Dovi as the runner-up. Harare-based dance group Magesh Tonardos got a residential stand, two Android phones, a laptop and a laptop bag.
Barney Mpariwa, the producer of the show, also got a residential stand from Pinnacle Holdings. A seasoned radio and television presenter, Barney thanked the sponsors for believing in the show.
“It is one thing for me to make a sacrifice because I know where I want to take the show but when other people believe in that vision and buy into the idea it is wonderful. I would like to thank Dr Philip Chiyangwa for buying the into idea and it was amazing that he was one of the first to believe in the show since its inception.
“If there are people who can testify that Dr Chiyangwa is a man of his words I think I would be the first one to confess. He has honoured his pledge,” Barney said.
Guests were treated to some of the bleeps and blunders during of the last season and in between some riveting performances by the winners as well as fruit juices courtesy of Thirsty’s Water and Juice.
The channel's handling of Chris Chibnall's brilliant whodunnit gives Caroline Crampton hope that ITV is going to give the BBC some serious competition when it comes to original drama.
A strange thing has happened to me over the last couple of months. I've found myself voluntarily watching ITV - truly choosing it, rather than just not being able to find the remote. I even had to learn how to use ITV's on demand service. I can't remember the last time I was this hooked on a TV programme, let alone one on three.
The reason for all this? Chris Chibnall's Broadchurch. Eight episodes of extraordinarily plotted drama, so slow burning that it was hard to know if anything was ever going to happen to relieve the itchy feeling of not-knowing. At its heart, it was a simple and familiar story – a boy is found dead on a beach, and a tight-knit community struggles to cope with the difficult truths the ensuing investigation reveals. A linear narrative, no fancy tricks with dream sequences or convenient flashbacks, and slow, so slow. When the story finally came to an end (of sorts) in last night's finale, it was filtered through performances of such astonishing power that I hardly dared to blink in case I missed a second – something I’ve found all too rare of late.
Olivia Colman single-handedly drove the drama to its denouement. Her facial expressions and tearful retching as she was told that her husband was the killer she had been hunting the whole time confirmed what I think we already knew - she's one of the finest actresses around at the moment. The use of lots of steadicam shots and unconventional framing helped both her and David Tennant along – it’s easier to bring out the uncomfortable parallels in a narrative when the director is suggesting them visually as well. It was the little things like this that elevated this drama, and had me returning to a channel I usually forget exists. Little things like the inexplicable slug Olivia Colman stepped on when she returned to her family’s home, shattered by revelations of murder, to fetch toys for her children. Or the single tear that the previously rapacious journalist shed at the final police press conference announcing an arrest had been made. Or the final ambiguity of motive – the too-neat solution of paedophilia shunned in favour of a killer who just wanted his victim to be happy.
Part of what made Broadchurch such a compelling series was how topical it was, both in medium and subject. I bored my Twitter followers to death each week after a new element of the press intrusion narrative was revealed, the parallels with the Milly Dowler case and the various witness statements given to the Leveson Inquiry so fresh in my mind. As this piece by my colleague Rafael Behr threw into sharp relief, there is no public interest in a family’s grief, and yet the press keeps intruding and insisting it holds some kind of moral authority to do so. The sequence where photographers jostled at the churchyard gate to get snaps of the family of the murdered boy as they entered was all the more poignant because even as you watched it you knew that same scene has been acted out for real countless times.
The medium too was topical – as the final credits rolled, the continuity announcer informed viewers that we could “go to ITV’s Facebook and Twitter pages to see an exclusive extra scene”. Part of why I enjoyed Broadchurch was because of the community it developed on social media. Unlike almost all the other programmes I keep up with, I wanted to watch Broadchurch live so I could sit on the metaphorically large sofa and chat to other viewers while it was on. DVD boxsets and on-demand services are in many ways brilliant, but Broadchurch showed me that they are also often lonely. Sitting down at the same time every week, knowing that millions of others are doing the same, is still an excellent way to enjoy a programme.
It’s always telling when a show’s creator is interviewed as it is concluding, rather than when it starts. Publicity drives always happen before a book is published or a film is premiered in an attempt to drum up as many readers or viewers as possible, and then tail off afterwards. When the opposite happens, and the coverage crescendos towards the finale, it’s because the show is picking up fans organically as it goes and thus editors feel they must reflect that in their commissioning. This is particularly notable for this show, since “serious” original drama with “proper” actors is something the BBC has a reputation for, not ITV. But so it was with Broadchurch – it was no accident that Chibnall appeared on Radio 4’s flagship culture show Front Row last night, just a couple of hours before his finale aired. The viewers have spoken – Broadchurch will be back.
It was this last announcement that struck a slightly sour note. As Adam Sweeting over at theartsdesk.com has noted, the danger is that it be reduced to some kind of “Midsomer Murders-on-Sea”. I can only hope the second series won’t return me to my previous view of the third channel as merely a purveyor of football matches and things with Simon Cowell on. Because last night, for once, we were all watching ITV and it was great.
Wells Fargo CEO Testifies Before House Financial Services Committee Wells Fargo's John Stumpf was pilloried again Thursday in an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee. Stumpf reiterated his apology for the fake accounts scandal and promised the bank would do better, but it did little good. Many lawmakers wanted to know why it took the bank so long to put an end to the fraudulent practices.
Wells Fargo's John Stumpf was pilloried again Thursday in an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee. Stumpf reiterated his apology for the fake accounts scandal and promised the bank would do better, but it did little good. Many lawmakers wanted to know why it took the bank so long to put an end to the fraudulent practices.
Sometimes saying sorry isn't enough, like when the bank you lead creates as many as 2 million fake accounts under the names of real customers. The CEO of Wells Fargo, John Stumpf, went back to Capitol Hill this morning, taking blows from the House Financial Services Committee. The hearing went on for four hours, and as NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports, his apologies didn't go very far.
YUKI NOGUCHI, BYLINE: The last time stump was on Capitol Hill, he swore in with a bandaged right hand. Then the Senate Banking Committee issued its beating. Today Stumpf entered the ring again, this time with his arm in a splint and plenty of new problems. He is at least $41 million poorer after the board clawed back a good chunk of his compensation earlier this week.
Yesterday the bank's home state of California said it would sharply curtail the business it does with Wells Fargo for a year. Stumpf began by emphasizing the ways the bank is trying to right its wrongs - getting rid of sales targets and reaching out to affected customers.
JOHN STUMPF: Any fees these customers may have paid already has been refunded, and we are developing a process to deal with any other forms of harm.
NOGUCHI: This did not appease committee chair Jeb Hensarling of Texas. He questioned why Stumpf didn't warn the board sooner after similar problems surfaced in its mortgage business in 2011.
JEB HENSARLING: But if you saw the problem in one area of the business, why didn't you thoroughly investigate in the other?
STUMPF: There's no question, Mr. Chairman. We should have done more sooner.
NOGUCHI: Again and again the committee pressed Stumpf for a timeline, what he knew and when he knew it. Then they questioned why he didn't immediately disclose the problems to the board of directors. Stumpf tried to explain that problems existed in only about 1 percent of accounts which he said was not materially significant and therefore didn't merit a warning.
But California Democrat Brad Sherman said Stumpf's story didn't square with the bank's firing of more than 5,000 employees connected with the unethical sales.
BRAD SHERMAN: The peak firings, according to your own documents, was in 2013. So you knew you had a problem then.
NOGUCHI: Around the same time, Stumpf sold off $13 million dollars of his shares. New York Democrat Carolyn Maloney did not accept his explanation that the two things were unrelated.
CAROLYN MALONEY: It seems that when you found out about the fake accounts, instead of helping your customers, you first help yourself.
NOGUCHI: For the second time, Stumpf met with calls to step down here from New York Democrat Gregory Meeks.
GREGORY MEEKS: You came out here and said, I apologize; the buck stops with me. And you have to also admit that criminal activity was going on in your bank. Then you should be fired because it stops with you.
STUMPF: Again, Congressman, the board has that power.
NOGUCHI: Michael Capuano, a Massachusetts Democrat, went further, posting a photo of a man he said was convicted of robbing a Wells Fargo Bank.
MICHAEL CAPUANO: Why shouldn't you be in jail? He didn't use a gun. You got the money back. I understand that at his arraignment, he said he was sorry.
NOGUCHI: Today, Capuano warned, is just the beginning, and indeed it very likely is. Wells Fargo faces local, state and federal probes as well as allegations it violated a host of banking and securities laws. It also faces a fresh round of lawsuits, including from former employees and investors. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News, Washington.
The Global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market is presumed to register 51.9% CAGR during the forecast period (2018-2023) owing to the growing adoption of AI solutions among the healthcare providers, asserts Market Research Future (MRFR). Artificial intelligence (AI) is regarded as the next frontier for healthcare innovation. In the healthcare sector, artificial intelligence is being applied for sorting structured and unstructured data. Potential of AI spans across healthcare verticals. AI is considered to play a vital role in overcoming some of the toughest hurdles being faced by healthcare providers.
The prominent players operating the global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market are Google, General Electric, IBM Watson Health, Microsoft Corporation, Intel Corporation, DEEP GENOMICS, Koninklijke Philips N.V., General Vision, NVIDIA Corporation, CloudMedx Inc., Next IT Corp., and Stryker.
The augmented focus on the use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector in the recent past. The adoption of AI solutions in the healthcare sector is growing rapidly owing to the growing number of healthcare applications of AI coupled with its rising demand for medical research. AI is also being employed in clinical laboratories, hospitals, and research facilities, which is further contributing to the growth of the market during the assessment period. Broader applications of AI and technological advancements in deep learning have further led to its increased adoption in the healthcare sector across the globe.
Technological companies are highly investing in the development of AI for research and healthcare, which is further boosting the market growth. Moreover, AI in the healthcare sector is being used for prognosis, diagnosis, and therapy, thereby stimulating its growth during the appraisal period. AI has also developed several applications across the healthcare sector, such as delivery of health services, detection of diseases, drug discovery, and management of chronic conditions. AI in the healthcare sector ensures effectiveness and efficiency, which is further considered to trigger its adoption in the coming years. AI also enables the healthcare sector to overcome the crisis of human resource by providing productivity through automation of complicated tasks. Such factors are presumed to contribute to the market growth.
On the flip side, the high cost associated with the implementation of AI in the healthcare sector coupled with the stringent guidelines regulating AI are some of the major concerns considered to dampen the market growth during the appraisal period.
The global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market has been segmented on the basis of component, application, technology, end-user, and region.
By mode of component, the global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market has been segmented into software, hardware, and services.
By mode of application, the global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market has been segmented into virtual nursing assistant, robot-assisted surgery, clinical trial, dosage error reduction, automated image diagnosis, and preliminary diagnosis. Among these, the robot-assisted surgery segment is considered to hold the most significant share in the global market owing to the flexibility and high precision assured by robot-assisted surgeries while performing complex procedures.
By mode of technology, the global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market has been segmented into querying method, machine learning, and natural language processing. Among these, the machine learning segment is considered to demonstrate the highest CAGR owing to the ability to handle multi-dimensional data while facilitating a reduction in the process time cycle.
By mode of end-user, the global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market has been segmented into pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies, hospital & diagnostic centers, and academic & research laboratories. Among these, the hospital & diagnostic centers segment holds the largest market share owing to the extensive application of healthcare AI in robotic surgeries and diagnostic imaging.
Geographically, the Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market span across regions namely, Europe, America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.
Among all the regions, America is predicted to dominate the global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare market due to the growth witnessed in the biotechnology industry, presence of a developed healthcare sector, and rising cases of robotic surgeries.
The European region has secured the second position across the globe and is considered to garner USD 3453.4 million during the appraisal period. The growth is attributed to the extensive research and development activities for healthcare AI. Also, increased funding is responsible for catalyzing the proliferation of the regional market.
The Asia Pacific region is predicted to strike a relatively higher CAGR owing to the increasing therapeutic demand for chronic diseases coupled with the fast-developing healthcare sector.
December 25, 2018: By harnessing digital health data, artificial intelligence, and deep learning, Shefayim-based health care start-up Zebra Medical Vision is aiming towards identifying the exotic diagnoses; the zebras by offering radiologists with high-performance algorithms in order to identify accurately and prevent breast, lung, cardiovascular, liver, and bone diseases.
Aboriginal people across Canada are urging stores to stop selling what they call racist Halloween costumes, and they're posting photos of the costumes to social media to turn up the pressure.
From coast to coast, stores are stocking costumes with names like "Reservation Royalty" and "Chief Long Arrow," and some customers are telling them that they've had enough.
A store in Truro, N.S., agreed to remove such costumes from its stock after a Mi'kmaq woman complained.
Stacey Marshall Tabor took her daughter to the store right after she had been dancing in her regalia to celebrate Mi'kmaq history month — regalia that looked similar to the costumes in the store.
"Here I am trying to show my daughter be proud of who you are, be proud of your culture, be proud of your traditions," she said. "Then, we walk in there to buy her a Halloween outfit that's supposed to be fun, and they're mocking her."
In downtown Toronto, indigenous protesters are picketing a Halloween chain store for selling such costumes.
A Winnipeg children's store was selling aboriginal-themed costumes with the label "rubbies," an offensive term for someone who drinks rubbing alcohol.
After photos of the labels were posted on Facebook, the store apologized and pulled all the costumes, saying the label was a printing error.
One store in Regina refused to remove their "Noble Warrior" and "Huron Honey" costumes after complaints.
"I feel like these costumes promote an incredibly negative stereotype that is outdated and considered inappropriate," Cindy Freeman said in a Facebook post.
A Calgary store defended selling Indian headdresses, saying they were trying to meet a demand.